Hit a pot hole on the highway. Key fell out of the ignition, was able to retrieve the key off the floor and restart the car while driving. I think that my knee may have hit the key knocking it into the accessories position resulting in the key falling out of the ignition. I just left moran chevrolet in clinton township, mi to have the ignition key recall fix. I notice the key can still be removed in the accessories position. In my opinion all the fix did for gm recall 14350 was add more weight to my key by putting a larger, heavier head on my key. The federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000.
2000 Chevrolet Impala airbags complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while waiting at an intersection, another vehicle crashed into the rear end of the vehicle and the air bags failed deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained back, neck and shoulder injuries which required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
I was on my way to work and my car just shut off out of no where at a intersection, I was scared I didn't know what to do. The car behind me almost hit me because of it. I tried starting my car back up and it wouldn't roll over or make a sound and my brakes were like locked up . But all my dash lights were on and my air bag light kept blinking and my radio was working. After about 6 times trying to start my car it finally started up and the air bag light went off for like 2 minutes and came back on and my turn signal stopped working and started making a buzzing sound . Til this day if that air bag light is on my car wont start and sometimes I can put it in neutral and it will start . Every once in a while my car will accelerate on its own and when I put it in park it sounds like my car is just going to blow up because it sounds like my foot is on the gas . I took my car to advanced auto and got a free testing on it and my starter is good and so is my battery I recently got a new one . So I don't know what it could be . But I have noticed that alot of older impalas have this same problem because I have googled and searched online .
As I was driving home from work I accidentally went through a red light and t-boned the other car. Although no one was hurt,there was extensive damage to both cars. My concern is the airbags never went off. I have always thought this was strange. Now that I'm hearing about the impala recall due to faulty airbags it raises more concerns, because now this is my sons car. My understanding is the 2000 impala's are not part of the recall but maybe they should be. There is absolutely no reason those airbags should not have deployed. Now I'm am concerned if my son is ever in an accident he will not have the airbags as a safety net. Should the 2000 impala's be part of the recall also?
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the air bag light was constantly illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop, where the air bag light was cleared from the system. Approximately one year later, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken back to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 21,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Side air bag/heated seat,closed the drivers side door and the air bag deployed on its own causing a really big bruise on my daughters side.contacted the g.m. Dealership about it and was told that they would look into it and to not contact anyone else. Never heard anything back from them.then about a month later the passenger side seat started burning and it ruined the center console ,seat,and carpet. No sense in contacting g.m. Again because they are not going to do anything about it.someone will have to die before anything gets done to solve these problems that everyone is having and that g.m. Will not solve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet impala. While driving 30 MPH the air bag warning light illuminated. The owners manual stated: not to drive the vehicle with the air bag light on because it would be dangerous in the event of a crash. Within a few days the air bag light shut off, then turned on and currently remained illuminated. The vehicle is being diagnosed by the dealer. They also advised her that she would be responsible for the cost to diagnose the failure whether they find a remedy or not. The failure mileage is 42,000.
My air bag light comes on intermittently. Had a fender bender in july of 2006, air bags did not deploy. I asked mechanic at auto collision shop if bags looked ok and he replied that he noted no defects. Light has been coming on for years now.
Air bag light stays on have had checked by chevy dealer and no one can figure out why light stay on system not reading air bag. Also dealer can not get low tire pressure light to turn off. Will not turn off by turning light on and off three times and has no reset button in fuse box and can not turn off in radio settings.
Tl*the contact owned a 2000 chevrolet impala. While driving between 25-35 MPH in foggy weather, the driver drove around an s-shaped curve and crashed into an embankment. None of the air bags deployed and the driver was killed. A police report was filed. The contact has pictures. The current and failure mileages were 90,000. Updated 4/16/08
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet impala. While driving 15 MPH, the front passenger side tire struck a pothole. The air bags deployed and the air bag warning indicator light illuminated immediately afterwards. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence and parked. The vehicle was not damaged. The current and failure mileages were 80,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the air bag indicator light illuminated. The mechanic stated that the driver side air bag inflater separated from the module. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls. The current mileage was 46,000 and failure mileage was 45,300.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the red, air bag light shines and dims inside the vehicle. The failure was noticed while driving 55 MPH. At different times, the red light remains illuminated. The dealer provided the contact with code number b004, which is called an air bag inflater. The current and failure mileages were 99,948.
Tl*-the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet impala. The air bag lights keep turning on, he took it to the dealer, and they keep repairing the sensor, but it was still not working. The dealer stated that he need to change the air bag in his vehicle, but he felt that it was defective, and the manufacturer needed to know about it.
Air bag system failures; 01.25.01 air bag warning light comes on intermittently (reported to dealer / service; repaired wire under driver seat and passenger seat at sdm had to rr seat passenger side*) *service paperwork language 11.16.01 air bag warning light comes on intermittently (dealer / service; replaced faulty air bag module) 08.27.02 air bag warning light stays on all the time (dealer / service; code b0041 in history. Inspect wiring, disconnect / reconnect cn for l/h side air bag to ensure proper connection. 03.04.03 air bag warning light stays on all the time (dealer / service; code 41, repaired poor connection at lh seat connector. 05.09.06 air bag warning light comes on intermittently (dealer / service; found possible fretting corrosion at driver side inflator connector. Cleaned terminals in cn. Recommended; if code returns will need inflator module). *jb 06.30.06 air bag light stays on all the time.
Dt*: the contact stated the airbag light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealership who determined the airbag module needs to be replaced. However the airbag would deploy without a new airbag module.
2 year + problem with air bag light on and off. Have had the vehicle at the dealership at least 7 times for the same problem. No remedy as yet.
Dt: contact's vehicle was involved in a front collision at 45 MPH. Upon impact the air bags did not deploy.
Rain water leaking in underneath dash into passenger floor board somehow shorting out the airbag system. Have heard of other impalas having same problem. Has been a continuos problem since a couple months after purchase from dealer. Asked dealer about this problem and they want to charge lots of money to "leak test" it but denied any kind of factory defect or design flaw. Have searched internet and found quite a few other poeple with same car having similar problems. Havent had money to correct problem.
On january 10, 2005, I was involved in an accident in hillsborough county. I hit the vehicle, 2005 ford focus from behind and my air bag did not deploy. I was driving a 2000 chevrolet impala ls. The accident caused damages to the ford focus from the behind, denting the bumper and leading to the replacement of the bumper and 1530.00 worth of damages on the ford focus and over a 1000 dollars worth of damages on the impala. The air bag light in the car came up in red, but that was it. The air bag never deployed during the accident, even though major injuries did not occur, major injuries could have occuried and no support to eliminate or decrease the injuries would have occuried.
Airbag light came on and flashed and stayed on. Vehicle taken to dealership, and replaced. I was told that the airbag module had an internally open circuit and causing dtc. They replaced the airbag at the cost of $445. There was no tampering on my part, obviously there is a defect so why do I the consumer have to pay for it? This is a huge safety concern, I am a paramedic/ lt and know how well airbags work. Just thought you should check into this matter and hopefully no one will be injured because of others who have not reported this to you.
While vehicle was running air bag warning light illuminated. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak
Vehicle struck a concrete barrier head on. No air bag deployment.
While driving, the air bag warning light illuminated until the vehicle was turned off. Please provide more information.
The horn was inoperative. The consumer tried numerous times to activate the horn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic informed the consumer that the computer sensor needed to be replaced. Please provide further details. *jb the air bag sensor failed which caused the horn to be inoperative. The lock cylinder had to be replaced because the consumer was unable to start the vehicle.
Consumer complained about an air bag problem. Air bag light stayed on. Consumer contacted the manufacturer, who told consumer that because the vehicle had 68,000 miles and was out of warranty and there was nothing else they could do. *ak . Serial request 1264681108. Costumer relations manger, tina mann, 1‑866‑952‑4368, ex 581-08.
The air bag light came on. Vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated the module was defective, and that there would be a charge. Dealer had to disconnect the module. Consumer was without air bags.
Took car to dealer for routine annual state inspection and advised dealership the air bag light would come on and off during driving and asked them to check this while car was in their shop. We were advised by the dealership the drivers side air impact bag of inoperable and needed to be replaced. We had purchased an extended warranty for this car when it was purchased in september 2002, however, this repair was not covered under the warranty. The total charge we had to pay out-of-pocket for this repair was $352.60. After reviewing other complaints on the nhsta website, this appears to be a defect and I feel we should receiving reimbursement for the amount we have paid to have this fixed.
Periodically the air bag light comes on and stays on while driving. The light has stayed on for 3 days straight. The owner manual states that this indicates a failure in the air bag, which may deploy prematurely or not deploy when needed. Dealership performed a diagnostic test, but no failure code was found.*ak
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