2006 Chevrolet Impala: whining or grinding noise

Filed Nov 20, 2017 · Steering · 250,000 miles · MN

Winter of 2016 I lost power steering while I was driving 60mph. My wheel was almost like it was froze and took all I had to pull off the road. I was leaking power steering fluid I was told by a motorist who stoped to help. He said drive it to nearest mechanic. I did and was told it was the hose had burst. He fixed it. Then 4 mo later car was whinning and lost steering again. This time pump was bad and other hose was leaking. Fixed it. Now driving on a cold day and lost steering again!!! Fluid all over ground and horrible whine again. I am a disabled 55 year old woman and its so nhard to steer car. Im very lucky I didnt crash. As well as being on a very strict income of ssi disability and unable to afford getting same thing fixed. Itsvery upsetting. I checked for mrecal and there isnt any for this. Please help with info on what I can do next. Thank you.

Filed Oct 26, 2016 · Tires · 154,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet impala equipped with lionhart tires, tires size:225/60r16. While driving 55 MPH, the rear passenger side of the vehicle made a whining noise. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and noticed that the rear passenger tire was split in two. The vehicle was taken to a tire dealer, but were not replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The tire line information was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 154,000.

Filed Nov 12, 2015 · Engine, Seats · LA

1) car is hard to turn stationary & while turning, steering knuckles--2) power steering whining & just started losing fluid,--3) drivers seat stopped being able to adjust to different positions--4) oil leak on engine--5) paint on trunk & surrounding area is is flaking off.

Filed Dec 14, 2011 · Transmission · 51,000 miles · HI

Transmission failure clutches worn slipping, had to have whole tranny rebuilt, took it to chevy dealer 8 months ago after it was slipping and banging into gear and whining noise (which was the bearing in the transmission being worn, chevy dealer said nothing wrong sent me home.. 8months later and $2,600 later had to have it rebuilt by private transmission shop.

Filed May 16, 2011 · Transmission · 71,000 miles · 00

Impala "ss" with only approximately 71,000 miles, major transmission malfunction / failure without any prior warning. Vehicle had only been serviced at gm dealership since purchased, all regular maintenance followed. Transmission slippage combined with harsh shifting, torque converter shudder, grinding noises from gears. Vehicle would alternate between not going forward or, once moving, very difficult to stop vehicle because transmission did not disengage (nearly rear ended other vehicles, had to stand on brake pedal). No warning lights nor dash indicators, but remote diagnostic via onstar confirmed transmission failure and directed for immediate repair. Valve body, pressure regular, all solenoids (rebuild) replaced under gmpp extended warranty coverage. Not even two weeks later, problems returned but worse. The federal safety agency campaign # 10021844 and tsb # 070730012c seem to address this issue. Vehicle now at gm dealership being assessed. Onstar diagnostics found no issue. Still no warning indicators, but vehicle have high RPM without any forward motion when accelerator depressed. Rpms would also bounce up and down erratically on highway at steady speed, vibrations and whining noises from transmission. Apparently this is known defect with multiple vehicles equipped with the 4t65-e transmission, but there has never been any recall. Cost of repairs for this between $4,000 and $6,000 if not under warranty. This likely effects hundreds of thousands of gm vehicles covering many model years.