For the last year, every so often, my impala won't start. I've put a new battery in it, but the day I did that, it still wouldn't start. I took it to the dealership to have them look at it, but they weren't able to duplicate the problem and also refused to work on my car. In contacting chevrolet regarding the problem, their response was for me to trade in my car and make it someone else's problem. The dealership told me that it could be one of two things, either the passlock system or the ignition switch and both would cost around $700 each to fix. I'm tired of wondering if my car is going to start or if I'm going to be stranded somewhere.
2001 Chevrolet Impala electrical complaints
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Dt: the batteries positive terminal came out and there was no electrical power in the vehicle when it happened. Noticed this on september 17, 2005 because the vehicle would not start. The consumer contacted the dealer for a new battery, but they have not looked at it. *ak
2001 chevrolet impala had a clogged catalytic converter.***no answer required***. *mr the vehicle lost pressure while driving up a hill, the battery had gone dead without warning, rear defroster shorted out and almost injured the consumers daughter, the doors seized, the driver window seized constantly, and the fan blower only worked on 5.
Car security light has come on and then would occasionally be unable to start the car. Turns out the passlock anti theft system is not working correctly and would cost $450 to repair. There should be a way to disable or bypass the system since I could really care less to have an anti theft device for my ignition. Now I either have to dish out the money to the dealership (other mechanics seem unable to repair this of course), or take the risk that the car will not fail to start somewhere with my two little kids in the car.
Problems with the wiring system on the 2001 chevrolet impala after the vehicle was impounded. *mr the temperature gauge, gas mileage and the turn signals were inoperative and the radiator hose had burned against the battery. The consumer found that the wiring system was changed. The consumer also found missing components such as a fuse and a huge hollow area due to the missing fans. *sc
(1) cooling system failure, temp gauge not working, check engine light, cooling fans running continuously (2) improper engine operation, roadside stoppage (3) reset connection on coolant sensor , system returned to normal operation. I'm not sure there was any correlation with the sensor connection. The computer reset itself after a few minutes and all conditions returned to normal.
I would like to report a possible defect with gm/chevrolet's electrical system or body control module, which disables my car's directional signals (e.g., blinkers). I have had this problem for several months and took it to the dealer, who told me it was an electrical problem with the body control module (bcm), which needed to be replaced. They replaced the bcm with a new one, but the directional signals still do not work.
A clanking/growling noise was heatd while driving and making turns. Vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the consumer that the steering shaft needed to be replaced. Consumer had a concern that the vehicle had less then 41,000 miles of wear. *nm the battery was replaced.
Vehicle would intermittently not start. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak the consumer stated that when the security light comes on the vehicle will not start. The vehicle has to sit for 15 minutes before it will start.
Battery dead after 7 days left at airport. Replaced battery, but same thing happened again after sitting in driveway 6 days. Noticed a .4amp drain on battery with everthing off. Will take to dealer but I don't expect much from them.
Consumer wass able to remove the key out of the ignition while vehicle wass in gear. *ak this occurred with the gear shift in reverse and the ignition switch in acceleration. The key was easily removed. *sc
In less than one year the vehicle's catalytic converter converter had to be replaced. The oxygen sensor may have been the caused of the failure. *mr the driver's information center stoppedworking, the passenger side window shattered and the oxygen sensor needs to be checked again.
I have a 2001 chevrolet impala ls and I noticed a problem with it right after I bought it. The security passlock system is either not functioning well or it's defected, I researched the problem on the internet forums and I found out that almost 70% of people that own impalas have the same problem. I took it to the dealer and they gave me an enormous sum for the replacement. Why should the buyer pay for something that is obviously defected when the majority of the owners have the same problem. Gm is at fault here and the owners have to pay for it. I, and many others, believe that it is not us at fault, but gm since they are aware of the high failure rate of their passlock system. My question for you is: why didn't gm issue a recall for this defective part? What can the owners do so we can initiate a recall for this problem?
It started when I bought the car in 2003. A week after I had it. It would not start and the battery was not dead I then call the dealer and after about a hour I got it started and took it straight to them. They told me that they had to clean the cables and thats what it was. But after a week it did it again every time I got in it. It would not start but after a while it would start. So I took it back and they then said it was the ignition switch so they replaced it they said. So about a month went by and everything was fine then it started again. So I took it to another dealer for a radiator flush because it keeped on getting hot which it still does and I did not tell them about it not starting because it only does it every now and again, but when they went to start it, it would not start so they put it on the computer thing and they said it was in the ignition again so we told them about what happened before and they said they have alot of trouble with these cars all the time. So we paid $320.00 to get it fixed but it acts like it is going to do it again. I just have this feeling the way its acting. It takes to long to turn over and when it does it grinds like I am over starting it. The thing is I love my car but I have not even had it a year yet. I just think that if I have to pay alot of money for a vehicle it needs to be right.
Car would start but none of the gages nor the radion or any of the electronic components would come on. Shut it off wait a few minutes and it would work again. Happened many times, got it "fixed" started happening again a month later and was again "fixed" but with a different remedy so far shelled out 700 dollars for a car with sixty thousand miles on it
I get a shock whenever I use my power locks upon leaving my car- not from inside the car but from the outside of the car. Jb
This agency owns two (2) 2001 chevy impala (police packages) vehicles have ahd extensive trouble with electrical systems. Vehicles will not start, vehicle will shut down after being started and then wont start. Amounts to a serious safety issue while in traffic or being used for emergency operation, problems have been ongoing since purchase of autos in 2002
Purchased 2001 chevrolet impala base model. I have 51,000 miles and my transmission went out on me. I had a diagnostic test which showed that there was an electrical problem within the the transmission. A new transmission had to be installed. This cost $2500. There is no reason for a car this age with this many miles to have such a problem, granted the warranty goes to 36,000 miles or 3 years whichever occurs first. I am very upset, and it basically solidified that I will never buy a gm car again.
Ignition tumbler failed at 40000 miles.
Any time the vehicle is turned on message center light indicates that the coolant level is low. Consumer checked the coolant levels several times to find them up to par. Vehicle had been taken to several mechanics who could not determine why the message center light would not go off. Manufacturer and the dealer have been notified.
While driving, the headlights started to flicker. *ak. The vehicle had been to the repair shop on three occasions. Also the dash lights flickered. There was a noise coming from the front suspension area, however the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem.
Consumer stated that while driving down the road lost power, all of the dashboard lights were gone. Electrical systems failed on the dashboard, but no where else. He was still able to roll the electrical windows up and down, and radio still came on. Also, airbag light came on, indicating there was a problem. Sometimes when this happened air conditioner did not work. This happened 3 times in the last 2 months. Consumer had taken vehicle to dealer/mechanic, and was told to disconnect the battery.this happened to reset the computer. But when this happened a second time , he took vehicle back to dealer/mechanic. They put vehicle on the computer, and could not find anything wrong with it, but yet they changed the ignition switch, which they said could be bad.
Rear of car caught fire. Occurred in my employer's parking lot at 2121 hudson avenue, kalamazoo, michigan. The third brake light area. Vehicle parked & unoccupied.
The vehicle head lights flicker intermittently which caused poor visibility. *nlm
Customer states dash lights and headlights are dim, especially when driving at night. Dealer test drove and found that the lights flicker, however dealer stated this was normal due to the drop in the voltage regulator, and should not cause lights or electrical system to fail. *tt
Electrical problems causing accelerator to stick and using cruise control does the same. Causing wreck with injuries and no airbag deployment upon impact of crash with speed over 55 MPH to head on into to tree. Could not stop car even when brakes were applied and had to turn key off to stop car from blowing up.
Doors are inoperative due to a computer module failure. Dealer contacted. Feel free to provide any further information.
Consumer states when the vehicle is placed in park, all of the doors unlock, consumer states this is unsafe because if she has to sit in the vehicle for a few minutes before exiting, anyone can open the doors.
While cruising at 45 MPH, the vehicle stalls and will not restart until after three to four attempts. Dealer is unable to diagnose the problem (vehicle is a police package, the township also owns a second 2001 impala with the identical problems).
Battery has been replaced. After a year battery was leaking. Also vehicle had trouble starting up. Contacted dealer ,and the dealer replaced battery.
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