Battery problems of the 2002 Chevrolet Impala

I have a 2002 chev Impala,door locks,lock an unlock by there self draning the battery,dome light stays on blinkers don't work there's a clicking sound coming out of fuse box dash lights and head lights blink car starts but runs erratically,replaced turn signal switch did not help,wippers stay in the up rite position also,I'v tryed contacting gm no luck,do not trust dealership been ripped off more than once.

2002 Impala in the check engine light box the low coolant light and the security lights also shows and the battery light then the engine dies in the middle of traffic I have seen so many and more people with Impalas in dangerous moments talking of it online could you please have chevy correct this deadly mess got the problem fixed then it started back I do have kids active in school sports needing transportation I can not describe how being stranded in traffic makes me feel.

My 2002 Impala will randomly not start. The message center flashes security, battery and service engine soon. I have to unhook and reconnect the battery to get the car to start. I do not want to drive it alone, as I live in a big city and do not want to be driving and the car malfunction. I have read numerous accounts of this happening to people with 2002 Impalas. I have asthma and one day I started to have an attack. Husband was going to drive me to hospital and my car decides not to start. I could have died waiting for him to reconnect the battery. I paid gm for a reliable car but got a car that will start only when it wants to. This is unacceptable. It's messed up that I can't drive my car for fear of it not starting and being mugged or raped while trying to unhook/rehook the battery. Gm should be held responsible for this. They don't want to though because they make too much money fixing something that they screwed up. I will never buy a gm again. Toyota and Honda from here on out!!!.

On 01/22/08 while driving, the "security" light appeared in the message center on the instrument panel. When I stopped the car, turned it off, and restarted, all was fine and the light remained off. The following day, after driving approximately 10 miles, the "security" light appeared. This has happened a total of four times, most recently on 01/27/08. When the light appeared, the headlights dimmed for a moment. When I stopped the car, the lights on the radio were extremely dim. On 01/28/08, I went to start the car and the battery appeared to be dead. An attempt to jump off the car was unsuccessful. This seems to be related to the very common "passlock" problems on other gm products.

Initially started with the engine not turning over. Full battery power, put car in n to start, nothing. Put car in emergency park to start and it did. This happened repeatedly, with no warning. Now the car starts every time. The problem now is interior/exterior lights flash like strobe lights every time I start my car till the time I turn it off, so I can't drive at night. The "security" light pass lock issue interferes with the a/c compressor and will blow hot air. A constant clicking from the relays in the passenger side fuse box. Why is it many gm dealerships across the country cannot diagnose this when consumers have brought in the vehicle for assessment. Check out the website of carcomplaints. Com for more of the same issue. Fellow Impala owners; lets file class action law suit again gm to get this resolved. But sadly it will take one death or more for any action from gm. "the american way is lets do something after the fact and not be proactive to prevent".

The following matter is a potential disaster waiting to occur. I have informed gm by mail and telephone. I have went to the chevy dealer only to come out with my key five hand held transmitter to stop working. I have sent letters to the dealership that sold me the car. T the security system shuts down the vehicle at random times automatically. Continuous problems: security light on message center continues to flash security service vehicle soon, - battery the security system automatically, continuously attempts to shut down my car this security system also unlocks my trunk the handheld transmitter does not work after replacing the battery after the chevy dealer checked the problem I have to unlock the doors manually the lights flash and the message on the radio panel says locked I cannot use my car, it will not start - engine light comes on - all lights go out while driving , this faulty "pass lock theft deterrent" system, automatically comes on and shuts my car down when I pull over to the side of the road and turn the engine off. It will not turn on again, only the check engine light comes on. I had the car inspected today at a chevy dealership and the results was," replace the control module at $325. 00, first, then I can program the key five transmitter. " replaced transmitter battery and car battery I conclude that gm has the monopoly on vehicle parts and service all in the name of technology and cost the consumer a tremendous amount of repairs on top of the cost for the vehicle. Consumers should not have to pay for a service that they cannot repair at any shop in town. For instance, I can take my transmission issues to almost any transmission shop, however, I cannot take my manufacturer built- in security system to any shop. They will not touch it just because it is manufacturer built. I want the laws changed.

Driving when all warning lights came on, then the battery light stayed on for a short period. It did not effect the car performance but it did reset the clock on the radio as if the battery had been disconnected. Another time the traction control and abs brake lights flashed and the radio pulsed. The security light remained on as I was moving forward out of a driveway the vehicle stalled but immediately restarted and all the lights cleared.

The ac delco battery post came off of the battery. The clamp and cable were tight, the post was eaten in two from the inside.

My car was running one day when I was in a store and I came out and got in and it was dinging and lights were flashing radio didn't work fan was not as strong as usual. And once in awhile I won't even have lights unless I hold in the brights switch. But that was just the start it got more frequent that this would happen then, it wouln't start I would try for hours to get it to start I would have to disconnect the battery and wait and then even after doing this it might not start. And then just driving down the road it will ding and flash raid shuts off says "locked" what what is this now. So I will stop shut off wont start, finally starts then none of the gauges work or radio or even the a/c. I have lost two jobs because of my car not starting and being late for work or not being able to make it cause it wont start. Now I have taken it to about ten dealer ships , well every place tells me same thing there is nothing wrong with your car. May 30,2007 was the worst time with my car, it was raining really hard, my car started to act up like usual my a/c wouldn't work it was really humid and about 85 degrees and I got to a town and shut off the car and disconnected the battery as usual also and nothing happen and this went on for 2 hours and still nothing happened the worst part about this is I had my 6 month old daughter with me, my fiance is out of town we are an hour from home and my friend has a flat tire and my parents on vacation I had no ride or any body to call and I couldn't call a tow service because I only had $10. 00 to my name I had to bundle my daughter up in her blanket and start walking home, I walked for about 20mins before any one stopped to pick us up. I am so sick and tired of this happening and would like this problem to be resolved but I don't think it should have to be at my expense when it obviously is not just happening to me! please please help me !! I just don't know what to do!!! akl.

Problem with message center, security lite comes on then battery lite, then service vehicle soon, then air conditioning would not turn on, started funny, did not start turning over when I first turned the key it started to turn over about 1 sec after turning the key and started ok then. All of this happened a the same time for the first time. Prior to this I reported a popping/snapping noise when you turned the key. The chev dealer said this was normal (3 weeks prior to the problem).