I have a 2003 chevrolet impala w/ day time running lights on car from factory. While driving early 4:00 am in the morning, through the mountains with no streets lights. I put my high beams on. Within a second all exterior, and interior lights when out. This is totally unsafe and hazardous. The manufacture should be responsible for this not the consumer. Need to have a recall on this. This a malfunction problem that needs to be addressed, before someone gets seriously hurt. I pray that your just not entering these complaints into the data base, but letting the consumer know that you care and are working on this problem. I also, notice that while looking for recall on this matter there's a lot of complaint on this multifunction. Consumer's can't fix this without a lot expenses and remove airbags. Will you do your best on recalling or getting recalls on this problem.
2003 Chevrolet Impala electrical complaints
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2003 chevy impala , sometimes it won't start, after a few minutes it will.
My 2003 impala ignition switch fails every 2-3 years. It causes the car to stall or not start. This part is known in the industry to be faulty and should be replaced.
2003 chevy impala security light randomly comes on while driving vehicle. Light will turn off sometimes after driving or sometimes after car is turned off. Can go at the longest a week between light coming back on again. Car without warning did not start. Turned key lights worked radio worked and AC but wouldn't turn over.
Bcm - body control module - 2003 chevrolet impala. Started with failure of electronic door locks, then radio went out, then car will not start. New bcm ordered.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the vehicle security lamp illuminated and when inserting the key into the ignition, the vehicle would not start. The contact also mentioned that the failure drained the battery, causing the vehicle to loose power. The dealer was contacted who stated that the pass lock key was probably defective and advised her to bring the vehicle in to run a diagnostic test . The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 37,000.
My chevy impala 2003 intermittently will not start; it seems that there is some electronically activated lockout system that temporarily prevents the car from being started. (the battery, starter and other conventional part of the starting system are ok.) under certain situations, this is a safety issue since the car has been in potentially hazardous locations for a 30 second stop but then it won't start for 10 minutes due to an unknown problem with the car's passlock security / electrical / key tumbler / systems. Aside from the frustration, I cannot rely on my automobile when transporting my 90+ year old parents to lunch or whatever because I may become stranded and their health issues cannot tolerate sitting in a hot car for unknown periods of time.
Security light intermittently coming on. Vehicle will not start for 10 minutes after initial attempt to drive. Transmission kicks terribly when attempting to accelerate. Brake light, battery light, and airbag light intermittently flash when braking. Alternator and battery check fine at service. All signs point to bcm and gauge cluster.
I have a 2003 impala. I went to start my car and it would not start. The battery is not dead. Everything inside the car came on and the windows would roll down. But the engine would not turn over. After waiting for about ten minutes it started right up. I have read that there is a problem with the passlock security system in a lot of gm cars.
2003 chevrolet impala security system causing starting failure. Car has new battery, starter, and alternator, and has no other defects, other than intermittent failure of the security system, causing failure to start.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving, the headlights, the door locks, turn signals and anything electrical began to malfunction. Occasionally, the vehicle would not start and it would stall. The warning lights and the heat would also stop working. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of failure. The dealer suggested replacing the computer; however, they do not know if that will fix the problem. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 88000 and the current mileage was 91000.
I have 2003 chevy impala and I having problems with the passlock theft system that gm puts in the car. I only had the car year and half, I haven't had any problem up to aug 28 2010. Now once every 3 months it wont start. The car for no reason will not start. When it does start it stall out then after other try it start and the security light stays on for 4 to 7days. I haven't fixed it yet reading lot about the chevy dealers haven't fix the problem.
Rear defogger failure- doesn't work.
My 03 impala some times won't start. I have already got it fixed from dealer and as soon as it ran out of warranty, it started to have the same problem, which was fixed 6 months earlier by the dealer. Gm won't help and I am stuck some times, with the car being left about two to three times in shopping malls. Need some help from gm.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that when he turned the vehicle off, he was unable to restart it. The failure occurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the computer chip did not recognize the key and the pass lock sensor failed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000 and the current mileage was 113,148.
Do not worry about filling out this form because it is a waste of time. I filled a complaint on march 2010 and still no response, I contacted them and they tell me that the engineer has found no problems with a 2003 chevy impala pass-lock system.
We are dealing with a problem with the ignition switch/ security system on our car at least once a week now. This issue began about six months back and is definitely worsening. We are experiencing wait times of about ten minutes to clear the security system before we can start the car and have been told this will eventually end up completely failing soon. Now this problem has caused the instrument cluster lights to fail and we cannot judge speed at night without a flashlight. I judge this a safety issue because this is my wife's car and she often has to depend on the car at nights and alone.
I was driving the car and security light comes on. I stop by my house, but when I get back into the car the car won't start. Ten minutes later the car starts with no problem.
I own a 2003 chevy. Impala and last year the security light was flashing in ma dash,so I pulled over and turned it off when I tried to restart it wouldn't turn on. This incident turned to a major problem, it has made me late to appointments,left my kids and I stranded and it has not gone away. This is very inconvenient and should be taken care of, I don not want to invest more money then what the vehicle is actually worth.
03 impala that has had the service vehicle soon light come on. Was just in for oil change, light is not always on. Drive into work, car is flawless. Drive home from work, now the light is on and all interior lights flicker and there is a noise in the glove box of a tick tick tick. Stop at garage and they cannot diagnose the problem as no codes appear. Have to take out the interior fuse when I park so that battery is not drained, shop says I will need to replace the bcm. Car handles well, but why am I reading about all of the same thing happening to other gm customers of impala's between 2000-2005? Recall?
2003 chevy impala will not start. The dealership states it is a bcm problem. The remote installed on the car fob does not work and has never worked. Doors will not lock and the trunk will spring open when traveling down the road. Since the doors and trunk do not lock, there is no security on this vehicle. And again the car will not start. I have replaced the battery and alternator and the car still does not start.
Car will not start. At first it did not happen very often but now it is happening frequently, if I wait for a period of time it will eventually start. I am told it has to do with the security system.
2003 chevorlet impala will not start due to problem with passlock sensor. This is a problem that continues to happen over and over. The manufacturer seems to be aware of this and refuses to issue a recall. There seems to a liability issue if someone is stranded because of this item and gets killed or raped.
Bought a 2003 impala in 2004 and it ran ok for a while. The car now fails to start intermittently and I have to wait 10 minutes or more for the car to start. The dealer states that is a security alarm problem, but they have not been able to fix it. I do not believe they know how to fix this problem. I have learned that there are thousands of gm cars with this problem.
My 2003 impala will occasionally not start. Had batter, alt and generator checked all ok. After sitting about 10 minutes car starts fine. Seems it's the passlock system and is a known problem to gm. A recall should be made.
2003 impala not starting. Leaving me stranded for hours till it decides to start. After searching on line for endless hours. To see its happened to several people. To take it to the dealership pay 180.00 to be told its was in the theft deterrent setting. To get home and a hour later it wont start.. Chevy needs to find out the problem and recall this issue too many complaints that I can read on line daily.
2003 chevrolet impala will sometimes fail to start when the key is engaged, happens at random but often inconvenient times. After ten or fifteen minutes will usually start.
Security light blinking car will not start. Had fixed at gm dealership for $559.00 picked it up 3 days ago it just did the same thing tonight.
Vehicle would fail to start however after 10 minutes would start. High beam out indicator will illuminate but at the same time both high beam headlights are stuck on and will not go off. Multiple diagnostics no problem found. Replaced, bcm ok for a week problem returned. Dealership stumped.
Car will not start then will start 10 minutes later, or while your riding down the road all the lights interior and exterior will flash on and off.
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