The vehicle accelerated by itself as I was turning into a parking space, the engine revving so loudly a person stopped and observed the collision as the impala crashed into a parked vehicle directly in front of it on the other side. Nothing would stop the acceleration except manually forcing the car into park.
2000 Chevrolet Impala: sudden unintended acceleration
5 of the 817 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Impala describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
- 20172
- 20161
- 20153
- 20141
- 20132
- 20122
- 20113
- 20102
- 20093
- 20082
- 20074
- 20064
- 20053
- 20043
- 20032
- 20024
- 20011
- 20005
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet impala. While driving approximately 30 MPH the vehicle accelerated on its own. The contact applied pressure to the brake pedal and was able to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer diagnostic testing. The contact stated that she had not driven the vehicle since the failure occurred. The cruise control also deactivated on its own on a different occasion and failed to function normally. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.
Dt: the contact stated, while driving in clear, dry weather, the vehicle lunged forward and all power in the vehicle failed on four separate occassions. Once stopped, the vehicle restarted. The service dealer inspected the vehicle by computer dianostic, on two separate occassions, which did not reveal the problem. The vehicle''s electrical power failed for the fourth time.
The A/C system stinks due to water retention in the heater which caused mold. The dealer could mask the odor but could not eliminate it. A loud bang occurred when the vehicle was started in cool or cold weather. The dealer indicated it was due to an electrical spike. The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while merging into traffic. The brakes rotors have failed three times, every 20000 miles on average. *nlm
When accelerating from stop, engine trys to stall causing the car to suddenly lunge forward when the engine finally decides it is not going to stall. Taken to dealer three times with no improvement in problem. No injuries or damage has occured yet!!!
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2000 Chevrolet Impala sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2000 Chevrolet Impala?
5 of 817 owner complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Impala (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Chevrolet Impala?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Chevrolet Impala
Stalling 87Fire or smoke 56Airbag light 46Won't start 43Harsh shifting 28Steering noise 23No deployment 18Check engine light 18Hesitation 18Headlights 16Engine failure 14Power steering loss 14ABS 10Ball joint 10Knocking 10Fuel gauge 10Jerking 10Overheating 10Steering lock-up 10Brake failure 8Fuel pump 8Transmission failure 8Loss of power 7Pulling 7Door locks 6Fuel leak 6Adaptive cruise 5Whining noise 5
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