2001 Chevrolet Impala: won't start

Filed Feb 14, 2016 · Electrical · MI

Key turns in ignition but car will not crank.sometimes wait 10 minutes and it will start some times it won't.security light comes on while driving.

Filed Dec 5, 2015 · Electrical · 60,000 miles · IL

The ignition keeps locking out the cars ability to start. On numerous occasions this vehicle would not start after entering the vehicle. The lights would come on and when the key is rotated to the start position nothing would happen. Upon waiting for 10 to 20 minutes this vehicle will then restart. When taken to the garage to have maintenance done this vehicle never failed for them on twenty times of starting in a row. Took the car home and it sat and now it failed again. My daughter is about to be dismissed from her current job because of this constant failure to start. Lately, the time has grown. My daughter took a video of the incident and have taken it back to the dealer and they are not able to duplicate the problem. They said they had to jump it to start it and when questioned about it they stated it took them 10 to 15 minutes to gather all the equipment to get it to start. The problem would have resolved itself in that time. This is now becoming life threating as the vehicle stalls in traffic and an accident could happen. No codes are showing for this according to the dealer. This has been going on for approximately 5 months now and getting worse. In my opinion it is something to do with the ignition or security system. I hope nothing serious happens while my daughter is driving. This is the only vehicle she has for transportation. I am submitting this on her behalf.

Filed Jun 22, 2015 · Electrical, Fuel system · 28,000 miles · MD

As any serious car owner, I tried to address the cheaper items such as battery replacement and spark plugs, all have been replaced twice. Slowly all the electrical applications in my car began to stop working from the blinkers, radio, hazards, cruise control, car windows, and finally the car stopped starting. I was too broke to address it then, so every early morning my car would require a nice jump start to begin the day. This impala would not start so often that I purchased a portable battery to jump it everywhere, even as simple as the gas station. At first I thought the parasitic drain (drain on the car battery) was coming from the dash cluster/instrument panel which was in line with the complaints I have discovered on google that the bcm was causing non-starter issues for other impalas. However, once the instrument panel was replaced my radio was still not working and eventually the car became a non-starter again; therefore, I suspected the root of the issue still hand not been discovered. I explained this to mr. Mcghee, the owner of mcghees auto shop, he did a thorough job of combing all the intricate wires to determine finally an intermittent draw occurring from the amplifier in the trunk of the car. The solution to the problem, fixing the amplifier, cost a grand total of 220$ to have the actual part fixed; I did not want to risk placing a non-stock amplifier, my specific amplifier is no longer available, in the car. However, I like other consumers continually paid to replace parts that failed as it was not obvious there was an underlying malfunctioning in a particular application that made the essential product useless.

Filed Jun 7, 2015 · Electrical · 119,000 miles · MI

Turn ignition to start all dash lights and power turns on. No crank no start wait about ten min try it again the car starts perfect.

Filed Jan 31, 2015 · 200,000 miles · IL

Well I took the car in t 10am for yemms to put the chip in the key and the car still doesn't start. So I took the key to get another one made tested and there was no chip found in the key. So now what the car doesn't move so I can't take it to yemms.

Filed Dec 17, 2014 · Electrical · 86,000 miles · NY

Since gm performed safety recall # 14350 on our keys we've had more issues with our 2001 impala not starting which has rendered it unable to be started currently. This is my second time posting since I originally posted on 10/24/14 regarding the car cutting out while driving. Since that time we've been having issues with the car intermittently not starting or failing to restart after driving it a short distance, like going to the store. A few weeks ago we had to spend $140 on a new battery after the mechanics told us that was the starting problem. Two days later it once again wouldn't restart after stopping at the store for a few minutes. The mechanic came and checked the car and tightened the battery terminal connections thinking that was the issue. A few days after the car wouldn't restart once again after a short visit to the store. That time a tow truck driver tried to jump it but it wouldn't start, so it was towed to the mechanic. Once at the mechanics the mechanic tried to start it and it started right up. He kept it for two days and tried starting it numerous times and every time it started. Since bringing it back home we've had problems once again with it not starting even though everything seems fine and the battery terminals are tight. Today the key fob would not open the door remotely nor would the car start. I've been researching these issues and see where in many instances people have found the ignition/key fob issues are related to the pass lock system keeping the car from starting or canceling the engine while running. Gm needs to address these issues which are causing vehicles like ours to either not start or have engine failure while driving.

Filed Sep 25, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 180,000 miles · WI

All at once the car would not start depending on how key was in ignition. Could wiggle then start, sometimes had to wait a period of time before you could wiggle it and it started. Unreliable. At the exact same time the front end electrical seemed to all go haywire. Headlights not working properly. High beams with no low. Wipers went into upright position when car started and won't go down. All routine maintenance and tuneups were on schedule.

Filed Sep 21, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 107,000 miles · IN

The vehicle will not start if the security light is flashing... I have to wait atleast 15-20 minutes with the key positioned in the on position until the security light stops flashing.. Then it starts. Another problem is the brake light and the battery light comes on at the same time and the car feels like it wants to stall. Finally, if the car is running in park.....all of the exterior and interior lights starts to flash.

Filed Aug 14, 2014 · Electrical · VA

Car refuses to start. Security system locks up and it won't start for 10 minutes. Signal lights won't work when needed. May work one day, the next, no. This has been a problem for 6 years. The most recent episode was 8/13/14. I have had it in the shop 2-3 times after I bought it with no satisfaction. Getting really tired of this!! I really would like some answer to my problem. It is getting worse about not starting. On 3 different occasions, it took 20 minutes instead of 10.

Filed Jul 26, 2014 · Electrical · GA

This auto theft system,pass-lock in the ignition has caused myself and many other impala owners to be stranded in the all kinds of unbearable weather,and unsafe conditions.the cars after being shut off will not start again until maybe 20 min later.my car would not start after two days I had to leave it in the mall parking lot until I could find someone to tow it for me,there I was stranded a second time with my children in the car and it was above 90 degrees outside.this is very inconvenient I do not have the money for a mechanic to guess at whats wrong with my vehicle.its not the starter,or battery please do a recall on this issue.

Filed Jul 18, 2014 · Electrical · IN

My infant and I was stranded for 3 days my car would not start all the lights came on but would not say anything.. When I investigated online I was informed thousands of people are having this same issue and it was the security system/ignition that locked me out of my own car ..

Filed May 26, 2014 · Electrical · 181,000 miles · VA

The car will not start. Due to security system. Then I found out that I had to wait 10 minutes for the car to start.