Chevrolet Impala windshield crack problems

Filed May 13, 2021 · Steering · 194,000 miles · MN · crash

The contact owns a 2005 chevrolet impala. The contact was driving at 10 MPH, to merge into another interstate when the steering wheel seized and the front driver's side tire blew out and caused the vehicle to hit a pole. The windshield cracked and the hood was damaged from the crash. A state trooper assisted the contact to replace the tire with a spare tire. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to his residence. An unknown dealer was contacted and informed the contact that he would need to pay for the vehicle to be towed to their dealer for repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they would contact back to provide assistance. However, no further assistance had been provided from the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 194,000.

Filed Mar 19, 2021 · 65,211 miles · CA

My vehicle was stationary. I was sitting at a fast food drive thru. When all of a sudden, my rear windshield cracked without warning. There was no blunt force or object that directly hit my rear windshield. The whole rear windshield cracked and I heard loud sound when my rear windshield cracked. I haven't done anything to my windshield or my vehicle for the matter, for this to happen. I called the dealership for assistance on this matter and I was referred to g.m.c which is general motors, and I couldn't get any assistance, in regards to my vehicle being safe to drive. What may have cracked my rear windshield is unknown.

Filed Jun 6, 2019 · 87,000 miles · TX

Sunroof exploded while driving on hwy at 65mph, two minutes after stopping at a convenience store. 92f outdoor temp. Ac just cooled off vehicle. 2017 black chevy impala ltz. Both front windows and windshield previously cracked after starting to drive while car cooling off (AC on) during previous summers. I was on the phone during the sunroof blowout and the other party was witness to the extremely loud explosion sound. Thank goodness I decided to tint the sunroof when I bought it, could have been much worse.

Filed Oct 1, 2016 · Airbags, Driver assistance · MI

Takata recall I was dropping my daughter off at the babysitters house on my way to a funeral around 10:30 on sunday october 1, 2016. I pulled out the babysitters driveway and proceeded towards berkshire street. My car was in motion and before I made it to the corner my passenger side airbag burst open my dashboard opened all the way across to driver's side. My radio broke off my buttons flew off the dash and I couldn't tell whether it was dust or smoke from the airbag. I wasn't hurt but when I inhale my chest hurt and my asthma flared up and my right ear is irritated. Also my windshield is cracked on the passenger side. I didn't hit a bump or car it's smooth pavement I was confused as to what caused it.

Filed Jan 6, 2016 · Visibility · 17,330 miles · NJ

Windshield cracked inside without any visible impact. Crack widened while driving at 65 miles on I 78 when heat was turned on. Outside temperature was around 40 degrees. Now crack is almost all across windshield. The crack is inside.

Filed Jun 26, 2015 · Airbags · MI · crash · 1 injury

I was driving north on route 24 - dixie highway - south of davisburg road / north of I-75 (oakland country, mi) at 6pm on thursday june 25, 2015. There was a chevy impala driving south in the northbound lane (I.e. He was heading the wrong way). I avoided him by swerving but he collided with a ford explorer heading north. The collision was nominally a head on, offset towards the driver's side. The impala was fairly new, afterwards I checked pictures on the web and I'm pretty confident it was a my 2006-2012 model. The explorer was fairly new as well. I was one of the first people to arrive at the scene of the accident. The impala driver wasn't wearing his seat belt and was unconscious laying across the front seats when I arrived. The windshield was cracked where his head had struck it. The horn was sounding and it looked like fuel had been spilled. I wanted to makes sure the car was off to prevent a fire so I removed the keys from the ignition. The horn continued to sound. It was eventually stopped when someone disconnected the cables from the battery. None of the airbags in the impala had been deployed. There was a knowledgeable volunteer near by who told us not to touch the driver because he may have spinal injuries. I spent the next thirty minutes at the scene and provided a written statement to the police. Based upon the way the body was handled, I am assuming the driver of the impala was killed by the impact. I am surprised that there was enough force in the impact to kill the driver (I assume) but not enough to deploy the airbags. The driver in the explorer was injured but her injuries didn't look especially serious and her airbags deployed. I believe the impala should be investigated / inspected by a trained professional to establish the root cause on why the airbag didn't deploy.

Filed Oct 7, 2014 · Engine · 100,000 miles · WV · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled on several occasions. The contact was not able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence and was not able to be driven due to the intermittent failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 12/9/14*cn the consumer stated the vehicle stalled and ran into a ditch. The windshield was cracked and there was front end damage. Updated 06/1/2015

Filed Apr 1, 2012 · Electrical · 105,000 miles · NJ · fire

My wife was driving home from the grocery store on jan 1st, with my daughter in the passenger seat. They began to smell something burning, so my wife pulled over, when my daughter got out of the car she saw flames shooting out from under the glove compartmented good samaritan came running over with a fire extinguisher to attempt to put fire out, my daughter called 911, and the cranford fire dept. Showed up within minutes to put out the fire. In the fire dept. Report they said the fire was caused by an electrical problem from the fuse box. The car was ruled a total loss, the passenger side air bag deployed and the windshield cracked, luckily nobody was seriously hurt, but gm is claiming they have no responsibility for this fire. Both my wife and I disagree, the car was well taken care of only at a gm dealer, and had no after market accessories installed.we have several photos taken by insurance company and the fire dept. Report. If you need any further information please feel free to contact us. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jun 5, 2010 · Body, Visibility · 24,000 miles · IN

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.

Filed Feb 7, 2010 · Airbags · 109,000 miles · AL

Me and my wife was riding down azalea road in mobile alabama and a car came into our lane and we hit it dead on...my wife head hit the windshield and no airbags deployed .. We were going about 35 MPH..we were in a 2002 impala that we just bought the day before..I want some answers for what happen and I really want to sue the chevy company..please give me information about who I should talk to about my lawsuit.. Even though my wife and I were not hurt, she could have had a serious head injury, because once again her head hit the windshield and crack the windshield..we had to take an ambulance ride and everything and get x-rays...please notify me on what can I do...