2006 Chevrolet Impala: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Feb 2, 2020 · Body · 180,000 miles · NC

The back driver side door will not open from the inside or the outside when you pull the handle from the outside it doesn't feel like there's anything catching on the inside it's just loose, it's the same way from the inside also. I went to the store when I left my house I put my daughter in her car seat on that side the door open fine it shut and latched fine when I got to the store and got out to get my daughter out of her car seat the door just would not open it's like it's locked but it's not locked you can move the mechanical lock up and down from the inside , and you can also hit the lock and unlock with the key fob and it doesn't make a difference. The door just will not open. This really concerns me considering if there was an accident and the back passenger needed to get out of the car they wouldn't be able to. This could be a very bad safety issue, and has me extremely concerned considering I have three small children that ride in the backseat daily this is my daily driver

Filed Apr 3, 2018 · Body, Locks · 164,490 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet impala. While the vehicle was stationary, the rear passenger door would not unlock when prompted. A dealer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the door was disassembled, but the vehicle was not repaired. There was no diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 164,490.

Filed Apr 5, 2017 · Body, Electrical · 76,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet impala. While the vehicle was stationary, the rear driver and passenger doors would not open when prompted. The vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic and the motors in the doors were replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Aug 21, 2014 · Body · 80,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that both rear doors would not open from the inside or outside. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Aug 21, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 89,000 miles · IA

Last june I went to the store and tried to open my back doors and they would not open from the inside. I was able to open one of the back doors from the outside only. The door locks indicated the doors were not locked. If I was involved in an accident and needed to get people out of the back seat of my car they would not be able to get out on their own. The locking mechanisms failed on both doors. Both doors has this lock issue for about 3-4 months and then one of the locks started working again from the inside. Eventually the other door started working again once it was getting close to winter. This is a serious safety issue that needs looked into and a recall done by gm. Gm consistently puts out expensive cars with inadequate parts that fail. I researched this issue online and found this was typical of all chevy imapla's no matter the year.

Filed May 12, 2014 · Body, Electrical · MN · fire

Its a 2006 impala she was driving down the freeway and smoke came out the vents of the dash !!! The traction light was on and the power seats do not work but it still runs, she left the car and had it toed ! So I was wondering if this has happened to any one else ? It looks like it happens a lot but gm has not done anything about it !!!! I read a lot of dash fires from the electrical box on different complaints and some the door locks do not work when the electrical problems begin and traps you in the car !!! Its hard to believe this goes on with no outcome its like someone has to die or get killed before anything is done.

Filed Feb 17, 2012 · Body · 134,000 miles · WI

Rear passenger door will not open from inside or outside. Tried unlocking and locking several times. Son was stuck in car seat until I could get him out from the other side. Not sure what would have happened if there was a crash and I could not get him out. Have seen lots of others with similar problems on the internet. Seems like this shoudl be addressed or someone will end up getting killed becasue they could not get out.

Filed Jul 30, 2010 · Body, Locks · 77,000 miles · MN

2006 chevrolet impala 8 months ago the left back door would not open, a couple months later the right back door will not open. I was unable to get my grandson out of the car seat I had to climb over the front seats to unlock the car seat undo the seat belt climb back over and than lift him out through the front seat. If there would have been an accident I would not have been able to get him out through the back doors. There is a safety issue with this problem.

Filed Jan 3, 2009 · Brakes, Engine · 36,500 miles · IL

I purchased the 2006 impala in 11/2006 when stopping the steering and front end shakes and vibrates. 1st the keyless remotes stop working which included my automatic start not working that happened 12/7. I am a trooper so I waited took my car to the chevy dealer 4/08 and they said there was a recall on the system so they fixed that and my tire monitoring system(which went out again on 12/1/08). My seatbelts wont lock in you have to force it hard several times and then still comes out on both the passenger and drivers side. My rear left door stop wrkg 6/08 1st the door would not close now it does not open at all. On 12/21/08 the power steering went out while driving at 55mph on the expressway. Also the heat stop working and the rear defrost 12/16/08 and it is freezing in chicago. Took car to dealership and of course the warranty was expired so I was stuck paying the $300 bill for the power steering. My husband refused to pay the 400.00 for them to replace the thermostat and thermostat gasket. Well two days later car is back in the shop because now 1/3/09 the water pump is leaking waiting on a callback now from the authorized mechanic with the final report on what all is wrong with this car that just came from the other authorized shop on 12/21. Mind u the car was only driven like 4 miles b4 the other problems started happening. I have had it with this car. I will send in more information when I get the final verdict on the death trap from the authorized mechanic when he calls me back today 1/3/08.

Filed Aug 22, 2008 · Locks · 49,000 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet impala. Sporadically, the two rear passenger doors will not unlock from either the interior or exterior of the vehicle. The dealer stated that this was a common failure for this year, make, and model vehicle. The contact would have to replace all the latches, locks, and linkages at more than $200. The vehicle has not been repaired and the manufacturer did not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 49,000 and current mileage was 50,000. Updated 10-07-08 *bf updated 10/15/08.