Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. Whenever the contact attempted to open the driver side door, the metal latch pinched her finger. The rear passenger rear window squealed whenever the contact attempted to move the window upward or downward. The contact also stated that the signal blinker generated false commands intermittently. The failures occurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000.
2009 Chevrolet Impala locks complaints
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My drivers side door lock I have to manually lock and unlock with key.. And now passenger side back seat where my 2 yrs old sets., the lock on her side sometimes doesn't lock and she can open the door.. Also when it does lock I hafta crawl thru front seat into back and pull the latch up to unlock door... Also I have to use a screwdriver to push in some solenoid on my shifter to get my car into gear.. It sucks big time!
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that rear passenger door failed to unlock and the driver's door would not lock. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 24,000 and the current mileage was 26,000.
The actuators in all four of my electric door locks have malfunctioned. The car can only be unlocked manually, which is a major issue since the driver door is the only one that will open from outside the car with a key. We have three children using car seats which makes it impossible to reach one of the doors from the front seat, since one of the seats is rear facing (by law). The children are not capable of unlocking the doors on their own or unbuckling their own car seat restraints. If we were to need to evacuate the car in an emergency, it would take entirely too long for me to have to climb around the back seat to try and get all of my children unrestrained and doors unlocked. I have spoken with the dealership and was told this is not a safety issue. That is 100% incorrect. This is much more than a convenience issue. I have already paid to have the first one that went out repaired, but am quite saddened by the fact that all three of the other doors need the same repairs. Please reconsider recalling these malfuctioning parts, because the safety of passengers is at stake.
Driver door lock does not lock/unlock with key fob intermittently. Driver door also does not unlock when car is shifted into park and must be unlocked manually by pulling on the lock. This does pose a safety concern with an event that would cause a need to quickly evacuate the vehicle.
Tried to lock doors with key fob and both rear doors and sometimes passenger side would not lock. Attempted to lock from inside vehicle and would still not lock or unlock.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the rear passenger's door would not unlock. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the door lock mechanism would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. After the repair, the rear driver's side door then failed to unlock. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 22,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that both rear door locks could not be locked or unlocked whether using the keyless entry or manually. The contact stated that the door latch and the lock had to be replaced. The contact also stated the vehicle had always been parked indoors. The failure and the current mileages were 27,000. Updated 01/30/13*lj updated 1/31/2013
The automatic door locks on these cars don't operate correctly. Currently the rear door locks don't open or close with the automatic locks. This seems to be a common problem with similar models of chevy impala's. So far I have had 3 of the 4 door locks repaired by chevy, but the rear ones went bad again. Read this website for more info http://chevroletforum.com/forum/impala-14/2008-impala-rear-door-locks-non-functional-45920/.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the air conditioner would only blow air from the windshield vent, and as a result, the windshield would freeze. The contact also stated that the front driver's side door latch would not allow the door to remain open, and would sometimes close on her leg. The vehicle was not taken to have the failures diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 16,000. The VIN was unavailable.
2009 chevrolet impala. Consumer states that the vehicle has multiple problems and was included in a recall. He states that the 3 of the 4 door actuators were broken. *kb the consumer also stated the front passenger seat had a problem with a flashing red light if a pencil or piece paper was placed in the seat.
A dead battery at the airport parking lot in a 2009 chevrolet impala may not seem like a problem, however there is no mechanical trunk release from inside the vehicle and my back seat doesn't fold down, so I couldn't crawl into the trunk to trip the emergency release, I was unable to get to my jumper cables. Then when I tried to get the key out of the ignition to lock the car to go make a call. Guess what with the battery dead I couldn't get the key out of the ignition either. A huge concern of mine is this; if that car was involved in an accident, where the battery was destroyed, there would not be any means to access the trunk where emergency equipment is stored, such as first aid kits, fire extinguishers.
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