2002 Chevrolet Impala: battery drain or dead battery

Filed Nov 7, 2011 · Electrical · WI

I have a 2002 chevy impala,door locks,lock an unlock by there self draining the battery,dome light stays on blinkers don't work there's a clicking sound coming out of fuse box dash lights and head lights blink car starts but runs erratically,replaced turn signal switch did not help,wipers stay in the up rite position also,I've tried contacting gm no luck,do not trust dealership been ripped off more than once.

Filed Apr 26, 2010 · Electrical · 129,000 miles · FL

My car started a sound in the wiring such as a popping sound as if the wires are grounding out then something smell smoke then it started not cracking and I couldn't figure out way I thought it was the battery replaced it then wouldn't start again after I was told it was the battery the dash reads security on it this happen to my car my friends car and my husbands cousins car they are all impalas all in 2002 I have also spoke to other people with them same problem want start reads security on dash wires ground out and hear popping sound and the battery drains from the head lights not turning of or security reads and the lights flash its broken down in my yard no one around hear really knows the problem they say its the security my husband believes its the wiring and it grounds out causing things to happen.

Filed Mar 19, 2009 · 117,000 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the anti-theft device prevents the vehicle from starting. The device drains the battery, makes the interior lighting flicker, and disables the radio. In addition, the relays in the vehicle click on and off as soon as the key is placed in the ignition. The contact has not yet taken the vehicle to the dealer. The failure mileage was 117,000.

Filed Jul 16, 2007 · Electrical, Locks · 78,000 miles · NV

Several times I would go to start my car and the security light would be on in the message center. The car would not start. It did nothing like a dead battery. I would wait about 15 minutes and try again. Sometimes it would start sometimes it wouldn't. It was doing this 2 or 3 times a week. On sept. 9, 2006 I came out from shopping and it wouldn't start. I waited for 15 minutes and still nothing. I did this for an hour. Then I called a friend to come and get me. I went back to my car which is a 2002 impala, the next day, still nothing. The next day, still nothing. I called a tow truck to the dealer to get it fixed. Also my power door locks had quit at the same time. I was told I had to give them $100.00 just to look at it. 3 hours later they called and said that I could pick up my car. Total cost towing $59.00, dealer $496.95. I am disabled and only get $600.00 a month from disability. Now I have no money for my living expenses for the month but the car is still doing the same thing. On the 1st of oct. I went out to start my car and guess what it won't start. Since this was a sunday I called the dealer on monday morning to tell them that it was not fixed . It was still doing the exact same thing that it was before they supposedly fixed it. By the way when they supposedly fix it they replaced the bmc. Now they want another $100.00 to look at it again. The part was guaranteed but not labor, I could not afford another bill like the last one, I just hope it starts when I go to the dr. It starts only when it wants to. My husband just had brain surgery, I have had 5 surgeries on my spine, I need a car that I can depend on to start. Never had a problem with it. I will hold chevrolet responsible if any thing happens to my husband or my self because the car won't start. After I took the car to the dealer I came home, looked on the internet under chevrolet impala 2002 and found 100's of service bulletins on the very same problem. Why isn't any thing being done about this.

Filed Oct 20, 2005 · Electrical, Transmission · 121,500 miles · TX

I purchased my '02 impala through the corporate leasing company of my father's employer. He had no problems with the car other than the transmission fluid turning black by 85,000 miles. When I got the car in june of '05, it was at 121,000 miles, I drove the car around all day, parked the car for 5 minutes, and when I went to start it, nothing happened. The dash lit up, the radio came on, but the car didn't turn over, not even a clicking sound, indicative of a dead battery. I waited 10 minutes, tried again and it started right up. I went for another month without any problems, however in late july, the car failed to start. Again I waited 10-15 minutes, and it started right up. This continued sporadically until october 20, when it took 30 minutes of waiting to get it to crank. I took the car to a local gm dealer, who put it on the machine and advised me that the bcm (body control module) had failed and was sending a signal to the passlock system telling it that my keys were incorrect. The service writer informed me that a new bcm installed would run about $500.00, and the service tech advised that this has become a common failure in both the impala and the malibu, which gm has yet to recall. The technician did suggest that a more cost effective option existed with several of the after-market shops, in which a bypass-relay was installed under the dash, to block the erroneous signals from the bcm, which will allow the vehicle to operate normally. The cost for this bypass is about $55.00 and takes approximately an hour to install. The only problem with this solution, is it blocks the key recognition feature of the passlock system, which will make it easier to steal, if someone can start it without damaging the key ignition. I think it is necessary for gm to understand that a vehicle's failure to start due to faulty component in the anti-theft system is a very serious concern which needs to addressed.

Filed May 24, 2005 · Transmission · 25,805 miles · TX

Dt: consumer states: body control module failure. When trying to start it's like a dead battery, no noise like someone took the starter off. Have some lights come on but not all.