Tl* the contact owns 2002 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the headlights malfunctioned and when switching from the low beam lights to the high beam lights, the lights would shut off. The contact would switch the lights on and off, but the lights would not remain illuminated. The failure recurred continuously over a three year period. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the light switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000. Updated 05/29/14 ma the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. Updated 06/2014
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Hazard flasher switch is bad. The turn signals will go out intermittently. If you press the hazard buttons over again the turn signals work again. This has been happening since 2012 when my vehicle had 70,000 miles.
My turn signals work intermittently. Sometimes not at all and sometimes have to activate flashers on and off. Sometimes lites won't turn all the way off when I park they will make a chiming sound and I will turn them on and off til it stops.
While driving at night on i127 highway, with my dim lights on and cars passing me, my dims go blank. Nothing. I had to quickly pull over and make adjustments to find the problem. After about a dozen episodes of these I find that my bright lights would still operate. After I'd get home I would shut the engine off and wait a few minutes and restart the engine and my dims would come back on !!!!! I have cleaned the little signal switch on the front dash but they still go off at any time of the night. I have come close to a few accidents. Please help ! I have talked with several mechanics and rookies but they were stumped. This is a safety issue and should be addressed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the head lights and the instrument panel lamps failed. The failure recurred sporadically. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 159,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the headlights malfunctioned when switching from low beams to high beams. The manufacturer was notified, but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was now experiencing another new safety concern in regards to the pass lock, where the components were wearing out. The security system would not recognize the key when it was inserted into the ignition. This locked the contact in the vehicle and prevented it from starting. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle had not been driven since this pass lock failure. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were 102,000.
The turn signals stop working on its own. Then started working again. The signal does not work all the time.
Turn signals work intermediately. This is a very common issue with impalas. Very dangerous when I signal I don't know if it is going to work. I have almost caused multiple accidents because of this issue. I complained multiple times to the dealer but they claimed nothing was wrong. As soon as I hit the 100,000 mile mark they all of a sudden have a solution. This should be fixed by the dealer because of the number of times it's been reported. There is obviously something going on with the switch.
I bought this car 4 years ago and I did not have problems till this happened, the car don't want to star in several times, im already pissed off and I don't really know what to do with it, cuz I know that nobody is going to buy it like that; I like the car but this is inoperable!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet impala. While driving at night approximately 65 MPH, the low beam headlights failed to illuminate without warning; therefore, the contact activated the high beam headlights and continued to drive. The vehicle was previously repaired twice in 2009 for the similar failure where the dimmer switch assembly was replaced each time. The contact planned to take the vehicle to an authorized dealer to be repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 77,936.
I got my car on 03/09/2011. I have been complaining to the dealership about the issues I am having with my car. It hesitates to crank, when turning I can feel a popping feeling in the steering. Very often my signal lights doesn't come on. I do a lot of highway driving back and forth to work and this is very dangerous. When hitting my breaks the car sometimes speeds up before slowing down, which can be very dangerous. There is a shortage in the wiring. The low coolant level light stays on, even though they claim they fixed some sensor switch. They also said they fixed my car from leaking brake fluid, but the brakes are sounding worst everyday. I asked them if the brakes needed changing and they said it was fine. The car hesitates when taking off. I just got home from work and not even 30 minutes went by before I tried to leave out and my car would not crank. I have been complaining to the dealership since I got the car and they have procrastinated until the 30 day warranty expired. When calling today the dealership said that I would have to pay for any repairs because the warranty expired. When asking why should I have to pay for repairs, when I have been complaining about these issues since I first got the vehicle, the reply was they are not going to pay that any mind and I would still have to pay for the repairs.
I have a 2002 impala and my turn signal works sometimes and other times it doesn't. My mom has a chevy malibu and hers was doing the same thing and they recalled it due to defective parts so I looked it up on line and gm has recalled other models but not impala. So I took it to a gm location and the guy told me they know its a problem but until they recall it there's nothing I can do but pay for it. It started at around 98,000 miles and I would almost get hit when I slowed down to turn after a while the problem went away I guess about 135,000 now its back again im at 182,000 and still no recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet impala. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the headlights failed without warning. The failure occurred intermittently and when the turn signal mechanism was slightly jolted the headlights would operate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they informed the contact that the universal light switch would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. Updated 04/15/11*lj updated 11/21/11
Both headlights shut off at night with no warning. Sometimes low lights turn off and then come back on after a few seconds. Sometimes high lights shut off and do not come back on unless the lights are manually switched to low. This happens as much as once a month traveling at 65 MPH ever since I owned the vehicle. There is no indication when and where this will happen. It is just random. If you are unaware how to get the lights to come back on, they will not. Dealership is aware of several owners with the same problem, but does not know how to remedy!
I own a 2002 chevrolet impala ls 4d. I would be driving at night with the headlights on and for no reason both headlights would turn off, driving down the road without ability to see. When I then I then hit the high/low dimmer switch several times with my hand the lights would return. This would occur once every month or so, and occurred at this approximate frequency of time for as often as I owned my car, since 2007. It is quite frightening to drive at night when your lights would suddenly go off without warning. Finally, last year the high beam would not click on with the switch apparently being broken. My father owned the same year impala, and he reported the same exact problem, the lights would suddenly go out and he would have to hit the switch to have the lights return on. He had his fixed and it cost him in the neighborhood of 600 dollars. My brights are currently not functioning due to this broken switch with the cost to fix being around 600 dollars. I find it quite unusual with the same year impala to have this occur, and find it extremely hazardous when driving at night.
Headlights suddenly went out while in operation.
2002 chevrolet impala headlamps go off while driving when high beams are on. Frequency is everytime high beams are used. Researched problem on internet and found this is common problem. Why will gm not recognize this as a safety recall situation?
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the headlights would become filled with water whenever it would rain. The headlight assembly was replaced and resealed yet the headlights continued to retain moisture. In addition, the contact stated that the high beam headlight would short out whenever the bulb was replaced. The directional signals would only operate intermittently. The vehicle was repaired. The current mileage was 51,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 36,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the turn signals would fail intermittently. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer would not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000 and the current mileage was approximately 69,000.
2002 chevy impala. The turn signals often fail to activate, creating a road hazard. Apparently a common problem on that time period impalas. Suspected a faulty multi-function switch.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet impala. Upon starting the vehicle and shifting it into drive she could hear a clicking noise coming from the steering column and fuse box under the engine. She also stated that whenever she shuts the vehicle off the high beams will continue to flicker on and off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where she was informed the vehicle was built with a faulty body control module. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 147,050 and the current mileage was 147,432. Updated 11/05/10.
Blinkers were intermittently working and now not working at all. Brake lights and hazards working. Fuses replaced. See online that many people report this same problem.
2002 chevrolet impala blinkers stop working intermittently. Happens every month or two and lasts about an hour or until the four-way flasher is repeatedly turned on and off. Fixed by replacing the hazard switch in the steering column. This was dangerous since the blinkers would not work when expected and necessary such as changing lanes on the freeway, or when making a left turn at a busy intersection.
2002 chevy impala: turn signal randomly stops functioning: sometimes when lever is pulled signal will function then just stop, other times signal does not work at all when lever is pulled. Pressing hazard button several times returns turn signal functionality temporarily. This is a safety issue! An internet search of "2002 impala turn signal" on google shows that this is a common problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet impala.the contact also owns a 2003 chevrolet impala. The contact stated while the vehicle was being driven the lights went off. The contact states he told his children to stop the vehicle and turn it off and after several attempts the lights came back on. The contact states the issue has happened numerous times. The contact had the vehicles repaired. The current and failure mileages were not available.
I have a 2002 chevy impala. About a year ago the turn signals intermittently stopped working. I was told the multifunctional wand would cost $500.00 (not includ.labor) and there is no after market part. My mechanic could not confirm the problem though. All else on the wand works. I feel this problem is connected with my air/heat running and/or loss of power. This is very dangerous and almost caused several near rear-end incidences. I am afraid to have my daughter in the back seat. Is there a recall for this item?
Both the hazard and turning signal light started acting funny and then stop working at the same time changed the hazard switch it staring working again and changed the turning signal lever the turning signal still does not work.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving at night the headlights shut off and the turn signals failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they were unable to diagnose the failure. The dealer also stated that they could replace the headlight unit for $600 and the turn signal module for $400. The chevrolet manufacturer was not notified. There are no warranties or recalls related to the headlights or turn signals. The failure mileage was 152,000.
We were driving home at night and the headlights on our 2002 chevy impala went out and didn't come back on. We didn't realize it at the time, because we were driving in town and there were street lights. This was the 3rd occurrence. Nothing has been done to correct this issue.
Chevy impala 2002 turn blinkers fail intermittently similar to 03v327000 recall campaign.
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