2007 Chevrolet Impala: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Oct 12, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 31,000 miles · MN

I have 2007 chevy impala....I have trouble with my electrical...examples: radio lighting dim or normal, alarm for ignitionkey left in place dings muffled or normal ..headlights work or one side or another goes out periodically, visibility...huge windshield post; excessive tire wear at low mileage...suspension problems with "weird tire wear on insides of rear tires; manufact. Defect number tsb#08032. And other customer complaints there are ignition problems, fuel tank adhesive problem and a steering knuckle problem; this means ignition can turn off while driving, excessive rear tire wear resulting in tire blow outs(hard to see because it is inside of rear tires and uneven wear, also let us not forget that the fuel can escape from gas tank and cause a fire and windshield posts terrible for visibility etc....gm is well aware of these problems and has recalled police impalas and not civilian owned impalas,,,,could someone please tell me why gm is allowed to make such a vehicle...millions of people have them and are in danger, this was to be my last car..I am a senior, disabled and wanted to be a loyal made in the USA customer...I cannot afford all these repairs and it seems gm is not doing the majority ie out of my pocket. I cannot afford another car and do I pass this on to another person to be unsafe. Also I have 63,000 miles on my car and all four doors on the inside need repair due to rust. Kept in garage. Also noticed another impala has rust spot same place I do on trunk near impala need cambur kit and wheel alignment...purchased new set of tires.

Filed Aug 16, 2014 · VA

On tuesday, august 12th I had a rear tire blowout while driving my 2007 chevrolet impala. Upon closer inspection, both of the rear tires, which were both purchased new approximately 18 months ago, were extremely paper thin on the insides of the tire. The cause of this unusual wear was due to faulty spindle rods.

Filed Jun 17, 2014 · Suspension, Tires · 9,000 miles · MD

Bought 2007 impala new. Have replaced rear tires 6 times due to camber issue. Impala is designed with no adjustment for camber on the rear suspension. Tires wear on the inside at a fast rate. Nothing in the trunk to cause weight issues, standard highway driving on a daily basis. Tire sound is horrible and increases with speed. First set of tires replaced at 9,000 miles. Gm recalled police models of the impala to fix the issue, but not impalas that weren't police models. So gm knows there is an issue with the rear suspension causing excessive tire wear but won't perform a recall. My wife wouldn't even drive the car because she was afraid tires would blow out on the highway. 6 sets of tires on a vehicle with 90,000 miles is absurd. I finally had to have another shop install aftermarket camber adjusting bolts and get an alignment to fix the issue. Shop I dealt with says they've been performing this repair on impala's since mid 2007. $20 for the bolt kit and $80 for the alignment. $100 to fix an issue (not including tire replacement costs) and gm won't own up to it. This is a basic design flaw that gm has been aware of, with no action being taken on there part.

Filed Feb 10, 2014 · Suspension · 55,000 miles · CT

Excessive wear on inside edges of rear tires I'm just fortunate I caught the wear early . So I brought it to my local chevy dealer for a 4 wheel alignment. I was told that both rear spindle rods needed replacing to the tune of $700.00. The service dept. Told me they could not get enough adjustment in the current spindle rods to bring the alignment into spec. And there is an updated part to replace them. Gm has known about this problem since 2009 and it effects both 2007 and 2008 chevy impalas. They did a recall on 07 and 08 police versions of the impala but not on the civilian version. The nhtsb needs to take a hard look at this design problem before someone is hurt or killed due to a blow out.

Filed Mar 2, 2013 · Suspension · 48,000 miles · IN

Excessive tire wear, driver side rear tire inside wears abnormally. Suspect rear wheel spindle rod, which was recalled for police model but not civilian model for rear wheel misalignment. Danger of wear not being noticed since it is excessive on the inside of tire which could result in a tire blow out and crash.

Filed Feb 23, 2013 · Suspension, Wheels · 90,151 miles · PA

Chevrolet impala displays excessive wear on the inside of the rear tires. I am assuming it is the rear tires as online searches describe the same condition affect the rear tires. The tires were rotated every time the oil was changed, so the front tires show some wear but not nearly the same amount of damage. It is my guess this wearing started before the most recent tire rotation. The tires are worn to the point the cords are showing along the inside of the rear tires. The tire is very rounded on the inside edge of each tire while the outside edge of each tire looks like they did when new. The tires are michelin hydroedge tires with approximately 50,000 miles, they are rated for 90,000 miles. Online information says this is a problem with the spindle rods. There is a pending class action lawsuit against "new gm" to honor design problems of "old gm." gm order a recall on all police impalas from 2007-2008 within a VIN range to replace the spindle rods. Bulletin no. 08032a. Also search document pic5406a for more information. This is a severe safety problem which could lead to tire failure while operating the vehicle.!!!

Filed Jan 16, 2013 · Suspension, Wheels · 45,000 miles · MD

Excessive tire wear, driver side rear tire inside wears abnormally. Suspect rear wheel spindle rod, which was recalled for police model but not civilian model for rear wheel misalignment. Danger of wear not being noticed since it is excessive on the inside of tire which could result in a tire blow out and crash.

Filed Nov 30, 2011 · Suspension · ME

Sirs vehicle has just turned over 62,000 miles replaced 4 sets of tires tires wearing out from camber caster problems in rear end g.m. Has not had a recall except for 20,000 police made cars mon. 11-28-11 a gm person finally said you have warranty for 100,000 miles take car back to dealer and tell them to fix the vehicle this car has no value anymore dealers don't advertise them for sale anymore in maine papers, they know of the problems. You folks have to demand that g.m. Recall and repair every car 2007-2008 impalas with problem. One set of tires on this car wore a strip 2 inches wide from outside edges toward center in 4 months my mechanic who was changing the oil called me out to look at them, he had put them on the car. They were down to canvas and steel belt, my wife drives this vehicle and she never noticed anything this was shear chance in spotting problem I feel this is very dangerous problem. A high speed blowout on inter state, the only place she drives fast to visit kids would have been catastrophe. Please take action on these cars 400,000 plus sold and over 20,000 to police which were re-called and fixed best regards [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

Filed Nov 20, 2011 · Tires, Wheels · 23,109 miles · VT

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?

Filed Aug 22, 2011 · Steering · 12,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet impala lt. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the rear passenger tire exploded. The contact drove to the side of the road and the roadside assistance replaced the tire with a spare tire. The vehicle was taken to a tire center where they informed the contact that the severe tire wear was contributed to misalignment. The technician replaced the defective tire and an alignment was performed. On a separate occasion the failure recurred with the identical tire. The defective tire was replaced with a new tire. A four wheel alignment was performed on the vehicle three different times and the failure continued to occur. The rear driver, front driver and passenger side tires had been replaced as a result to the premature tire wear. The manufacturer was notified of the consistent failure. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of failure. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Jul 23, 2011 · Driver assistance, Suspension · 56,743 miles · MI

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?

Filed Jul 14, 2011 · Suspension · 57,059 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the rear tires were replaced three times within the last year due to excessive tread wear and blowouts. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the rear suspension was realigned and the struts were replaced, but the repairs did not remedy the failure. The contact was also informed that there was an arm kit that could be installed on the vehicle to remedy the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the situation and the contact was informed that the arm kit would not remedy the failure. Additional repairs were not performed. The failure mileage was 57,059 and the current mileage was unknown.