My 2007 chevrolet impala was recently in chevrolet shop for 30,000 miles maintenance. I was shocked when told I needed tires. I am the original owner and drive to and from work and an occasional weekend trip. I have my tires rotated every 10,000 miles. What gives?
2007 Chevrolet Impala tires complaints
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Tires completely worn at 23,000 miles dealer said because not rotated properly ($500 for new tire)I rotated every 7000 miles they failed at 61,209 miles put on four new tires (3rd set another $470) and rotated every 5000 dealer said poor choice of tires installed goodyear premium tire next set went in 20000 miles wheel alignment done every year no adjustments needed, last set of tires now worn at mileage 83,300. I have had 15 new cars during my lifetime and never have I encountered the premature wear I have on this impala. Driving all highway miles I do not speed or corner fast I rotate tires check air pressure in addition to TPMS system why am I seeing tire failure on three different brands of premium tire?
I had numerous problems with this vehicle (almost through my third set of tires, oxygen sensor going at 46,000 miles, rust beginning at 38,000 miles {car was two years old}, and the battery going prematurely). Last week, I attempted to put on my rear defogger. The light came on, but my rear windshield was still fogged up. The defroster also does not blow cold air if the car is in park.
We purchased our 2007 impala ss on 11/17/09 with 33,003 miles on it. On july 20, 2011 while driving home from work with my wife and stepson on the I-94 freeway in clinton township, mi., the leftside rear tire blewout. We notice that it had broke the inner plastic piece and bent the muffler tip and there was clearly no rubber left on the inside of the tire all you saw was wires. Had to put our spare tire on. Took the car into the tire shop on july 22, 2011 to have that tire replaced, service guy said there was no rubber left on the inside of the left tire in the rear, and the wires were clearly visible and showed us them, which we had noticed when this occurred. He also stated that on the rear rightside the wires were showing too. We had him replace all 4 tires on the vehicle. He also stated that we had been the 4th impala they had replaced tires on in the past week. While on the lift we noticed that the back tires were slightly leaning out, like (/) left side and (\) right side, I told him that I want the tires back and he gave them to me. We took them home and took picks of them and the back of our car to show how the tires were still leaning out, and also took pictures of where the plastic had been broke in the wheel well. This has happened in less than 20,000 mile since we purchased the vehicle. I went to the dealership that we purchased the vehicle from and told the service guy what had happened, he stated that there was no recall as of yet on this problem but that other people had came in with the same complaints, that I should get ahold of gm and see what they say. He told me that he was aware of the police vehicle that had been recalled but as of yet knew nothing about all others. He stated that he wished he could do something for us but there was nothing he could do. When is gm gonna do something about this?
My 2007 impala tires wore out prematurely. I noticed the tires starting to wear out on the inside at about 6,000 miles and had the tires aligned and rotated. The tires continued to wear out on the inside. I brought this to the attention of luck chevrolet at about 32,000 miles and they said gm would not cover this repair under the warranty. However they did say there was a problem and a kit could be installed to correct. I replaced the tires and had goodyear install the camber kit to correct the problem. I spent $800 for new tires wheel alignment and the camber kit.
Tires wear unevenly and prematurely with possibility of unexpected blow-out at highway speeds.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the rear passenger side tire continuously wore prematurely. The contact had several alignments performed on the vehicle within two years. In addition, when driving in snowy weather, the contact was unable to travel above 35 MPH or the rear end of the vehicle would fish tail. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The current mileage was 109,000 and the approximate failure mileage was 35,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Vehicle performed poorly over 35 MPH on highway with the rear of the vehicle swaying excessively. The tires on the back of the vehicle wore prematurely. I had a dealership look at the vehicle and there was no damage to vehicle suspension. I had to have an alignment and new tires put on the vehicle. I complained to general motors but they were only reimbursing police vehicles for premature rear tire wear.
Car purchased used with new tires in march of 2009. In april of 2010 rear tires had severe wear on inside tread that caused belts to show. Four new tires were installed and a four wheel alignment was done. 11 months later rear tires showed the same wear, inside of tire. Was told there was a safety bulletin from gm but didn't cover my car since it was not a police version. Was told by dealership that gm knows about this problem and has come out with a camber kit to fix problem but I had to purchase it and have it installed. When asked why if it was a manufacture defect with the vehicle causing premature tire wear I was having to pay for it was brushed off. Called chevrolet and filed a formal complaint regarding the matter and was told that it was a maintenance issue and I would have to pay for the repair. Chevy knows that there is a problem with this vehicle and refuses to take responsibility to repair/fix problem and is instead pushing this off on the consumer. Excessive tire wear is a safety problem and I guess people have to die for action to be taken.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet impala lt. The contact stated that when she inspected her vehicle she noticed that all four tires were worn excessively on the inside to the point where the tread was visible. The vehicle was not inspected nor had it been repaired. The dealer informed her that she should consider an alignment and four new tires. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000.
Gm 2007 chevrolet impala lt2 - goodyear integrity tires vehicle manufacturing detect causes tire cupping, uneven tire wear and premature tire wear out. Possible tire failure while driving if not detected. Tires rated for 50,000 miles failed at 28,000. 30 june 2007 - 205 miles: purchased new gm 2007 chevrolet impala lt2 - goodyear integrity tires 05 feb 2008 - 7,094 miles: dealer rotated tires - all tires tread greater than 8/32. 26 dec 2008 - 14,449 miles: dealer rotated tires - all tires tread greater than 8/32. 15 jun 2009- 18,106 miles: dealer rotated tires - all tires tread greater than 8/32. 25 may 2010 - 23,812 miles: dealer rotated tires - all tires tread greater than 6/32. 01 dec 2010 - 28,517 miles: lube shop rotated tires - all tires badly cupped on inside tread. Tires worn out and unsafe, must be replaced asap.steel belts will start to show. All tires tread less than 2/32. 23 dec 2010 - 28,788 miles: dealer - after escalation to service manager. Rear strut bolt hole requires elongation to allow proper wheel alignment. Under warranty, elongated rear strut bolt hole, replaced with 4 new tires, complete 4 wheel alignment.
2007 chevy impala absolutely sucks on any amount of snow. Rear end fishtails left and right as if it has a mind of it's own. Absolutely ridiculous and unsafe!!
Front and rear abnormal tire wear brought on by improper wheel alignment from the manufacturer. At 22000 miles a vibration could be felt at speeds above 20 MPH. I took the car in for a check ar a local tire dealer. The tech called me out to the car while it was on a lift. He showed me the tires, all four were worn beyond use. The inner two tread lines were completely worn off, I felt the tire in the worn area and it felt like a balloon. The tech commented I was fortunate to have made it to the shop. He was surprised the had not blown up while driving. Later he told me that the car did not have eccentric bolts in the suspension and that he would have to replace the non adjustable bolts in the suspension along with 4 new tires. While I was waiting in the lobby I decided to check on the progress, when I noticed an 2008 impala on another rack, I looked at the tires and saw the same problem I had. Over 600.00 dollars I was on my way home. I contacted the chevy dealer on to get a gaf from the service dept. Okay so I suck kt up, dump the car and not buy chevys again. This was my 4th new chevy from the same dealer, never again. I'm buying german or japanese.
This involves a continued rear tire issue with my 2007 chevy impala ltz that has not been resolved despite encounters with dealers & national tire alignment specialists 12/06: purchased car new, came with goodyear eagle ls2 radials. 3/08: one tire blew in charlotte, nc. At just tires, they pointed out that both rear tires including the one that blew had significant signs of wear, replaced both with ls2 radials. The problem was chalked it up to alignment issues that could've started from the factory. 11/08: after more incidents of low rear tire pressure, took car into local just tires. Tired of continued issues, I decide to get top of the line tires from them (goodyear assurance tripletred) for just under $900. 9/09: tire kept losing pressure, took car into local just tires. Told tires were not only once again out of alignment, but rear tires again needed replacement (in a manner not covered by road hazard plan) for $507 with treads severely worn down. The problem was again chalked up to alignment issues, though they aligned the tires in 11/08. 6/10: randomly check treads on my top-line tires. Completely fine in front, but worn down considerably on both rear tires. I drive only city streets & had driven less than 12,000 miles since buying 4 new tires. Research uncovers a plethora of rear-end alignment issues on 2007 chevy impalas, including a specific identified issue: http://fleetleader.phh.com/recalls/2008/recallsjuly2008.pdf customer satisfaction program #08032 - uneven police car rear tire wear obviously, this extended to commercial impalas & explains what's been happening. When calling pallone chevrolet, the service rep flatly dismisses the talk of the police recall, saying that the spindle rod parts involved are completely different. (later checking indicates the parts are exactly the same on both the police and commercial vehicles.) I'm told that the only way they can help is to check alignment, as if nothing else could be causing the problem.
Tread separated from tire, loss of air. Third tire of this same make and model to do this.
2007 chevrolet impala. Premature tire wear*cw the consumer also has another complaint with a different vehicle. Odi # 10334853. Updated 06/04/10.*jb the consumer is requesting an inspection of the vehicle. He would like the struts and front end to be inspected. Updated 08/12/10
I purchised this car in april of '08 and it has been failing since I bought it. There is a vibration while riding in the car that makes your body bounce. The dealer states they don't feel it, but I have cronic back pain from it. I have had it at the dealer several times and no fix. I took it to an alinement shop they told me that the stuts were set out from the factory so the tires don't hit the grond flat like they should. The problem causes my tires to slip out of balance constantly making the vibration worse. My windshield and dash both make craking noises now from all the vibration in the car. It makes for a very uncomfortable ride. I am on my 3rd set of tires at 28.300. The brakes don't work properly, the dealer has turned the rotors twice for warping. Now they are grooved and they tell me that "it's normal" and I don't have the normal stoping power I should. The power stering squiels, but they can't hear it. The front end has a banging noise when going over bumps,"they don't hear",but I can feel it in the floor board when it happens. The car is sluggish when excelerating,"no problem found". The fuel econemy has decreased as well. While on an incline the car roles backward like a standard,"it's normal" I have never had a car do that without the trany being bad. When stoped at a light the trany takes a couple of seconds to reengage for take off. Tps repeated problems not working poperly. The cars handling is very poor in the rain,snow,or ice. The muffler system has a leak as well.
Shortly after purchasing the vehicle, electrical system and on-board computer issues started occurring: tire monitor system (TPMS) in-op. Warnings randomly appearing in dash: check tire monitor system. Check left/right rear tire pressure. Tpms did not warn of a flat tire even though a significant amount of air was lost. Increasing no. Of issues with electrical system: keyless entry fails. Check airbag warning appears. Check A/C warning in dash. Ambient temperature gauge erratic. Compass showing n (or ne/nw but always incorrect heading). Cruise control will not resume at times or set incorrect speed (a few m/h higher or lower). Speed has increased on its own. Once, I noticed the speed at over 80m/h when I had set the cruise control at 70. Dash displaying warnings quickly and yellow warning lights flash briefly, which is extremely distracting and warnings cannot be read. Tpms light comes on routinely after driving for 1-3 hours. Warnings may flash at any time. Took the vehicle in six times at the request of gm. Some parts were replaced but electrical issues keep increasing and original issues cannot be fixed. Keyless entry working for now, after components were replaced twice. E-brake did not work when the vehicle was purchased. Though promised by delivery, car had to be taken in five times for e-brake to work modestly. I am not in possession of any old parts as repairs were performed under warranty.
I did not realize such a website existed. I have purchased many new vehicles and have always been happy until I purchased my 2007 impala brand new with 27 miles. I started looking on the internet due to "steering" problem and found this website. You can be driving down the road and the steering wheel will lock up and not move for several seconds. It would be very easy to have a accident you need the wheels to turn, but the wheel want move. I think my husband thought I was crazy until he happen to be with me the other day and witness this. I have noticed that all 5 times this has happened it has been raining out. The 1st 2 times were probably a year ago, but it has happened 3 times in the last 2 months. I have also had the tire issue, did not think about it being the car, but I have had 3 sets of brand new tires on this vehicle. Same problem someone else mentioned the rear tires wear completely out on the inside. I had wires hanging out on 1 year old tires. I do not feel safe at all in this vehicle and can't imagine anyone wanting to drive a vehicle that the steering locks up. I have 2 precious children and am not happy with this. I still owe a tremendous amount on the vehicle so I don't really have any options but to report to someone that might could help. Thanks! The structure- the door molding just fell off on the drivers side one day.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet impala. When driving approximately 30 MPH and turning the steering column he heards a loud noise. Also the computer was not reading the tire pressure of the tire on the rear passenger side. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealer for inspection. The failure mileage was 27,000.
Excessive tire ware on rear tires---noticed there was a problem at 22,000 mile's at 27,000 miles car would not hold the road .in the dead of summer car drove like you were on a lake of ice( 2007 chevy ss impala)talked to dealers they said not a reported problem found out later that was '!@#$%. Its a susp problem .so much so there is an after market kit to correct problem had to take car to tire dealer where they corrected problem. Reported problem to g.m. And got more '!@#$%.
I purchased eagle f1 (235/50zr18) tires from the corporate goodyear store in richmond, virginia on april 3, 2008. In less than one year, four tires were replaced due to cupping. I researched the internet and discovered other complaints about eagle f1 cupping issues. Now, two additional eagle f1 tires have cupped. I have paid a prorated cost for four additional tires, now two additional tires have cupped. I discovered customers who purchased goodyear eagle f1 tires from tire rack received four new tires at no cost plus a $100 per tire payment to offset tire mounting, freight and balancing. To date, I have spent $1,995.99 for eight eagle f1 tires with cupping issues. Goodyear offered to replace the four eagle f1s currently on my car with four non eagle f1 tires for $722.00. Goodyear denies a tire recall. The manager indicated the eagle f1s as one of goodyears best tires, however, they are no longer on display in his store. Goodyear has yet to offer adequate compensation based on that received by customers of tire rack, which is not a goodyear corporate store.
I am now buying the 3rd set of rear tires in less than a year. The inside tread wears down to the wires every 13-16,000 miles. The VIN on my car falls within the VIN's listed on gm tsb 8032, however this car is not a police car. Gm states that I must be hitting a pothole causing alignment problems. I must be hitting the same pothole at the same mileage all 3 times and it only affects the rear tires. There is extensive anecdotal references to this problem on numerous car complaint websites, including the federal safety agency. Someone is going to get seriously hurt if gm is allowed to ignore this problem. Gm's only solution is to sell me alignments and tires since it is "my fault" and even though the problem is identical to the issue noted by gm in tsb 8032, it can't possibly be related since the other identical problem only happens on police and government cars to which gm sells a lot of cars. The everyday individual does not have the complaining power of a large bulk purchaser.
The tires on my 2007 chevy impala wear on the inside and not on the center or outside.
Tires wearing on inside tread of all four tires.
Back end of 2007 chevy impala slips on water and snow, feels like I'm on an ice rink. Never felt this in the 32 years driving cars. The tires wear on the inside and camber looks way off.
We purchased our 2007 chevy impala brand new january 07. Since then within a year we have already replaced 2 tires that were bare on the outside part of the tire. The tire monitor service always pops on the display saying tire pressure off almost daily. We've taken it back to our chevy dealership on several occasions for them to check. They have re-set this monitoring thing several times, re-aligned the car, replaced 2 tires (at our expense). Right after this last time we took it in, the next day the warning popped up saying right rear tire pressure was at 58!, I thought my tire was going to blow up. Parked it to go into business, within about 20 min came out and started and tire was normal? Several times the light flashes "tire monitoring system service soon" it rides very bumpy even after replacing bad tires and re-aligning. We have taken this car in over and over and still no recall on this problem. I'm sorry but this is one out of several gm vehicles we've had, and gm is terrible at taking care of their customers when it comes to problems. This car has 34,000 miles on it, warranty ending soon, we are now trying to get rid of it because of the problems already with the tires, etc. I do not feel safe in this car and constantly the tire monitor flashes pretty much every day, then shut it off, sometimes it goes off, sometimes it doesn't. I do not feel safe, nor do I feel this is a reliable vehicle on a long road trip.
Vibration and pulling on highway in speeds above 60mph. Had tires rotated/balanced and numerous alignments performed without resolution. Third party inspected tires and found "tread separation" on 3 of the 4 tires. Tires exhibited these problems since about 29000 miles and were replaced at 36000.
When it rains the front wheel wells are extremely loud. It occurred everytime it rains once the tires were worn down. I went back to the purchase place and had their mechanics look at it and then I took it to a different mechanic neither of which found anything. I had to replace the front tires after 6 months of owning the vehicle and the rear tires 3 months later.
Right after I hit 36,000 miles on my car, I started hearing a clunk sound from the steering wheel. I brought it into the dealership, and the gentleman told me it was probably the steering shaft. I asked if this was a common problem, and if it was covered under my extended warranty. I was told yes, it is a common problem, and no, its only covered under the 36000 mile warranty. Not the 50,000. I asked why this isn't covered seeing as its a part that should never go on your car, especially after only 36000 miles. His reply shocked me when he said that all the ones he's seen break before the 36,000! Added onto this, my car remote just stopped working, as well as my tire monitor system is unable to be reset! Basically after owning this car less than a year, I'm starting to feel that I have just bought a nice new lemon!
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