2008 chevy impala. Consumer writes in regards to window defogger malfunction. *smd the consumer stated he checked the fuse block under the hood and found the defogger relay to be working. The fuse block did not have a fuse for the rear window defogger. He took the vehicle to an auto repair shop, and after hours of investigating and testing, the door trim under the ip fuse box was removed and a 30 amp fuse and holder was found hidden under the trim. The holder and fuse were replaced. Last december the defogger stopped working again. The door trim had to be removed and the fuse holder was replaced.
2008 Chevrolet Impala visibility complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the windshield wiper transmission fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the transmission for the windshield wipers. The manufacturer was notified and advised that there was no recall for the failure. The failure mileage was 94,860.
The A/C actuator is making a clicking noise which prevents the defrost system from working properly. It starts to click when the temperature is warm outside but it doesn't do it in the cool temperatures. During cooler temperatures, the car makes a revving noise.
For a few days I have been smelling a burning smell in my car. I noticed that my rear window defroster had stopped functioning. After a google search I came up on a posting at the naioa website with many people having a connection burn up in the passenger kick panel with pictures posted. I went and looked at my car and the connector was burnt and melted just like everyone else's in the forum posting. This is a connector with many wires in it, and I think could be a fire hazard or safety hazard on the vehicle if the other wires burned or shorted.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. While the vehicle was parked the contact closed the front passenger side window and did not notice the passengers finger was in the window while it closed. The passenger was transported to the hospital and lost the pinky finger on the right hand. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated they would return the contacts call. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000. Updated 09/21/11
I drove to work at 8 am, sat in my car at lunch around noon, and when I left work at 5 pm, saw an 8-12 inch crack on the bottom driver side of my windshield. Once returning home and getting a better look at the crack, there is no sign of impact or chip from any rock. The crack is smooth and seems to stem from the edge of my windshield and there is another mark within the glass that looks like another crack may be coming. When I spoke with the dealership, one of the people tried to pass it off as a chip from a rock that spread, but there is no mark from a rock in the area and it's also very low down on the windshield-hard to believe a rock could hit at the base of my windshield and not leave a mark. I am currently in talks with chevy and the dealership to have this matter taken care of. This is not something that I caused, but rather something with my windshield I believe as do others who have looked at the window. I have heard that there was a bulletin on the 2008 impala's windshield indicating that stress cracks may occur.
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