Car Will Not Start problems of the 2002 Chevrolet Impala - part 1

Tl the contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking oil, fuel, and power steering fluid. In addition, the vehicle failed to start and the engine, traction control, and power steering warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v400000 (electrical system) and 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in a recall and provided a case number. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.

The power door locks are not working. When you try to start the car, the security light comes on and the car will not crank or turn over. In the rare instance you do get it to start, if you turn it off, it will not start again (anywhere from an hour to two weeks or more). I have done my research online and there are literally thousands of people whom own gm cars that are having the same problem with no solution. I cannot get help from anyone and am frustrated beyond reason, so hopefully you can do your research and figure this out! I cannot depend on this car and I am disabled!.

My car will not crank or start. . . . . It has something to do with the security system so I'm told. . . . . . This is a safety hazard. . . . This happens often when I'm far away from home! I have the key but the security system still shuts the car down. . . This time I went in the store for 10 minutes, when I returned to go home the car would not start.

Security light blinks and car will not start. Have to wait 10 minutes until the light stops blinking and try to start it again.

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start while parked. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch and the park lock cylinders needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000. Djr.

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start on several occasions, the ignition switch takes abnormal long time to start up vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 185,000. Ng.

My daughter was driving the car and it stalled, so she pulled over to try and restart it but it wouldn't start. We had it towed to a shop and they thought it was the crank shaft censor. We drove for 3 days and the security light came on again and the car wouldn't start. So we had to have it towed home. I've read several complaints about this same problem with this make and model. I find it hard to believe that gm haven't had a recall on this part. This is very frustrating and something needs to be done about it. This part has to be defected.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The contact stated that on several occasions the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

(ad no dealer info) tl the contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. While the vehicle was stationary, the ignition failed. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start when prompted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was determined that an ignition lock failure occurred. The independent mechanic replaced the ignition key lock, cylinder, and ignition switch on the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 90,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that security light illuminated intermittently and the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician diagnosed the ignition cylinder had a short circuit. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 26,000.

On the above date I was driving home from work when my car just shut off on the highway. Had to pull of and car did want to start notice the passlock 2 system security light was on. I had the car towed home car start right up drove to work car didn't want to start again. Has not start since. Note I spent 700 on the passlock system a year in half ago. This is bull gm needs to fix this problem for good.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle would only start after turning the key on and off numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The parts were unavailable to perform the repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 138,000.

Vehicle has failed to start on numerous occasions. Key would turn, but nothing happened even though the lights and accessories were on. After a few minutes, the vehicle would start normally. Dealer attempted to fix by replacing the battery twice, but did not correct the problem. In December 2013, the ignition switch cylinder was replace. The problem has not recurred, but now the tire pressure warning can not be shut off. No further dealer action has corrected the problem.

Vehicle will not start periodicaly, wait a few mins and it will start. When automatic lights come on, the dash lights go out. All lights on go off. Makes night driving dangerous.

Car began to flash security light. Then within a month the light stayed on all the time with signal light making a clicking sound then not able to flash preventing the drivers behind me not to know the direction im turning. The switch you have to juggle and the car would not start anymore. I had the bcm changed the radio is locked the lights use to flash on and off. Now the car starts interment and the radio is still locked the security light is still on, cruise light, and passenger airbag light on. This is a problem for the chevy Impala to but their is no recall. . . . Why?.

Security system failure. Vehicle would not start. Luckily I was in my driveway when it refused to start. Had to replace body control module, lock cylinder with passlock sensor before car would start. This may not seem like a safety problem, but, when you think about all the places your car could leave you stranded, it's scary. I am not the only one who has had this problem. There are thousands of complaints with this problem on several web sites. This is a fault of general motors, they know about the problem and have not done anything to help their customers with this problem. They need to come up with a permanent fix for the passlock system and have a recall and fix it once and for all. Average cost for this repair is about $1,000. 00 dollars. The customers who have paid it deserves their money back.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact attempted to start the vehicle but the engine would not start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Passlock 2 system failed causing the vehicle to stall while driving. Vehicle would not start.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start intermittently after driving a short distance. When the failure occurred, the security warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The dealer informed the contact that the pass lock 2 function had a failed pass lock sensor. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. No repairs were performed. The current mileage was 127,000 and the failure mileage was 115,000.

Went to work and when I went to leave the car wouldn't start- thought it was the battery and got a jump, wouldn't start. Had the car towed to auto place, and they couldn't find anything wrong, then after that the car has left me stranded and unable to get to work its shut off while driving- the security light was on, after the many complaints to chevy- they wont assist with the repair of the pass lock security system for the simple reason its out of warranty. Its not a maintenance issue its a mechanical issue. Its also a safety issue. The car just shuts off as if someone is stealing it. How dangerous- on route 80 highway or any road for that matter, your car shuts off and your smashed from behind with cars piled up- someone will be dead andmany will be serious hurt. Or being stranded on a dark country road with no cell reception. This is a safety issue and after alot of research on this problem- gm"s response' sorry we cant help you- today Toyota recalled 412k cars, because of steering issue and was a safety issue. Nissan, Toyota, and Honda didn't need bailouts why because they stand behind their cars unlike gm- this is a big issue with hundreds of thousands of people complaining and gm as usual does nothing to stand behind their products. I will never again purchase a gm product as its a complete piece of garbage and the ones working for gm aren't any better. Let gm sink and go under, that way americans will have more reliable transportation and companies that actually stand behind safety issues with their cars. It amazes me how gm can take bailouts- to keepthem afloat but wont do anything to back their vehicles, sooner or later they will sink and they will all be sitting there dumbfounded scratching their heads wondering OH gee what happened, you didn't stand behind your cars moron that's what happened, and people went to more reliable companies. 13k for a 2002 Impala LS, guess its time to take it to the junk yard very unsafe and no peace of mind to drive the garbage.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated when the security light would illuminate, the vehicle would not start. The dealer advised the contact to wait ten minutes before re-starting the vehicle, but the vehicle could only be diagnosed while the failure occurred. The dealer advised that the computer chip potentially would need to be replaced but could not confirm if it would correct the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage is 62,576. Updated 10/04/10. The dealer replaced the ignition cylinder. Updated 10/05/10.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala LS. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start on numerous occasions while they key was in the ignition. The contact stated that a red security failure light illuminated during the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was contacted who advised that the failure might be caused by the security pass lock system. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 184,000 and the current mileage was 191,000.

Security light comes on, doors lock and will not open manually or electrically. Car will not start. Service engine soon, brakes, door ajar, lights also come on. Red light on stereo flashes, headlamps flash. After waiting 20-30 minutes car will restart. Happens often and intermittently. Replaced battery.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. On July 20, 2009, the vehicle failed to start. The contact had to wait ten minutes before the vehicle would restart. The vehicle has not yet been inspected to determine the cause of the failure. She believes that this is a safety defect due to a faulty security system. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 78,000.

Passlock system failure on 2002 Chevrolet Impala LS. My wife became stranded late at night due to the passlock system failure, vehicle would not start. It took almost 30 minutes to eventually get the car to start and it is now happening more frequently. An internet search turned out literally hundreds of complaints about the problem.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was unknown.

On many occasions, car will not start after sitting for several minutes. This has happened since new and it has been in the shop many times to be fixed. Lots of money spent and no resolution. Leaves my elderly parents stranded and could result in major issue if in the wrong place. Someone needs to address this issue - gm is not!!!.

2002 Chevrolet Impala LS - security/passlock system problem - summer 2007 - took in to Chevrolet dealer (since out of business - palm bay Chevrolet in florida) because security light would come on at times, eventually disabling car for short periods of time. First repair, bcm replaced - same issue two months later - ignition cylinder replaced - two months later, security light would come on again. Dealership out of business that did two original repairs for 1200. 00 - today, security light was flashing and car would not start. Looking online, this is a very common issue with Impalas from 2000 - 2005 - why is there no recall?.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala LS. While waiting in a line, the contact turned off the vehicle and it would not restart. The vehicle had to be towed to a mechanic and they found no failures. The contact believes that the failure was due to the pass lock. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 50,000.

The air bag light began illuminating with the radio locking out on our 2002 Impala at 15,630 miles. Love chevy hummer reset the computer. Later the same problem recurred. At 16,009 miles love chevy hummer replaced the inflatable restraint sensing and diagnostic module. Later, the same problems recurred many times but, we found that we could reset the computer by shutting the car off, opening and closing the door and restarting the car. At 23720 mile the car was taken back to tuscaloosa Chevrolet. The computer indicated the problem was the body control module. It was reprogrammed. Several weeks later the same problems recurred over and over. We took the vehicle in to barkley pontiac, Cadillac, GMC. The computer code indicated a body control module wad needed but that since the car was out of warranty I would have to pay for it. It was not repaired at this time. While driving at night the headlights went out. I was able to get them back on by flashing the low beam / high beam leaver. Notified general motors customer relationship specialist spoke with carley leblanc. (service request: 71-437167435). After several emails and phone conservations we were told us to fix it ourselves if we were so concerned. We sent addition information to carley leblanc and later angelina moncivais contacted about our complaints. After several more emails and phone conversations angelina said she was not able to help us. In January of 2008 all warning indicators started cycling and the warning bells started ringing. On February 6, 2008 the Impala would not start. I charged the battery and on February 15, 2008 took it back in to tuscaloosa Chevrolet. After another diagnostic check was told the body control module would need replacing at a cost of nearly $600. 00. Called gm asking for help since the same problems with the car have occurred since it was purchased new on June 6, 2002. After about 2 â½ weeks of phone conversations we were told there was nothing gm would do.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the traction control abs indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. While the contact was driving at an unknown speed, the brakes automatically activated as if the pedal were depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repair, but the failure recurred a week later. The contact was scheduled to take the vehicle back a third time to be repaired. He placed the key in the ignition and the vehicle would not start. The current mileage was 13,000 and failure mileage was 12,800. Updated 05/05/08. The igntion switch was replaced. The consumer stated a sensor and wiring harness were replaced. Updated 05/05/08. *b.

Safety flashes on dashboard and car will not start for 10 to 15 minutes. It happens totally at random times in all kinds of weather. Disconnecting the battery does not help nor does resetting a fuse with a kill switch. This is a widely known problem why isn't there a recall? I was told from a dealer it was a computer issue and could be fixed for around 1000 dollars. I want to buy american cars but do I have to suffer because of this choice? what an awful inconvenience.

Dealer says I need a new electronic body control module. ( $1,100. ) abs light on and off, traction light on and off, security light on and off, car would not start 4 times. Trunk opens on and off. Service writer told me it is not common. While picking up my car,I refused to have the ebcm replaced, another customer called in with the same problem. Mechanics who work independent have told me the maintenance programs gm requires are a major rip off. A class action suit needs to be started against gm for destroying the moral of the auto consumer. I have seen others post that they had the module reprogrammed. Others have had it replaced for $400-500. Service writers should not be on commission this gives them a rip you off mentality! gm dealers are scum chevy is scum.

Was stranded for about 30 minutes because car wouldn't start on my 2002 chevy Impala the original security system passlock doesn't let the vehicle start. Has happened several times about 10 and I have only had this vehicle for 4 months I have read some forums in the internet and it's a known problem with gm and a lot of people have this problem and a risk since they are trying to fix it by working by the steering wheel and trigger the air bag. Some people say it could be the bcm I don't know but gm does.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. Whenever the contact attempts to start his vehicle while the security light is illuminated, the vehicle will not start. The dealer stated that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The contact has noticed the failure since purchasing the vehicle. The current mileage was 62,000 and failure mileage was 45,000.