general problems of the 2002 Chevrolet Impala

I was driving along when out of no where my trunk opened. I got off the highway and closed it. At that time I was puzzled wondering who had been in my truck to have not closed it correctly. I knew I hadn't been in it in awhile. It wasn't until a few weeks later when the "service vehicle soon" light on my dash came on. I went and had my vehicle scanned and was told about the trapalert system in the trunk and that is why my trunk popped open. I realize there was a post about this like a decade ago. But this is happening to me now and I can't find help for this issue anywhere. I've contacted both Chevrolet and gm support online as well as repair shops and no one seems to know what I'm talking about. Gm told me they don't keep info on vehicles older than 10 years. All the information online would suggest there is an actual sensor somewhere in the trunk although extremely vague on where it actually is and that it has a disable switch. Well, we've tore this thing apart only to find out it's some looped wiring that goes into the stereo amp in the trunk. I've yet to see a sensor yet for some reason my vehicle is still giving a single that someone is trapped in the trunk thus, popping the trunk whenever it wants. I've been searching high and low for information and already spent $1100 to repair issues to clear the dash light and nothing seems to work. Just a waste of time and money and considering this happened while I was driving 55mph I would think it obvious that its dangerous. Could we at least get some actual information without having to spend more than the vehicle is worth. Smh.

The pieces the dealer glued unto my ignition key fell out. I did not do anything. I just noticed one day they had fallen out. Gluing the pieces in the key was not a fix. I am using my spare key, but I am afraid they will come unglued and fall out.

Car randomly locks me out for 10 minutes, this should be a recall. These cars are shit. Constantly leaves me stranded. Passlock security code, security light flashes for 10 minutes.

Takata recall signal lights do not work all the time. Just sometime, sometimes it does it for a few days. . Then they start working again. I have to travel on interstate quite often to get my son to the doctor.

I have been having problems with the traction control system on my 2002 chevy Impala for the last five years. On December 16th I was involved in a collision with another vehicle when I could not stop st a red light. Traction light kept coming on and off all day. Abs pump would run for no reason. As I approached the traffic light the reaction light came on again and my brakes failed. Causing me to ho through the red light and hit car passing through intersection.

My car want start sometimes. I've taken to the shop and nothing was wrong. It's starts like nothing was ever wrong. I've put a battery in it. Changed the fuel filter and it still does this. My car has been sitting for months and today it started. It is always parked when this happen.

Car was parked I started it and began driving my abs just went crazy. The pump was trying to engage over and over again even while driving. When I hit the abs off button this problem continued. I feel this car could at anytime have something in the break or tire area just compeletly fail. Along with another list of issues including burning oil from the gasket. Please tell me if there is anything that can be done.

Had vehicle in shop to repair recall for oil on manifold. Within a week of that being repaired I started smelling something electrical buring under the hood of my car. We were driving for about 2 minutes when it first started, we stopped looked under hood didn't see anything but could continue to smell it. Checked fuses they were all good, checked under the car still good. Nothing oiutof the ordinary but could still smell something burning.

Got into the car from work drove less than two miles went in the house for about 20 minutes got back in the car drove about a mile and a half to get food got back in car returned to prior location delivery food to my mom went inside house bout 5 minutes later a passerby bang on the door to notify us that the car was on fire use a fire extinguisher couldn't put it out proceeded to call the fire department.

The car dont start. The key stuck always . Sometimes the car turns itself off when start the car.

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.

Car will only start randomly. Engine will not turn. All lights on dash will go out when turning the ignition. Starter has been replaced and electical shop advised to go to dealer. Took to dealer for ignition recall which did not fix the problem. Dealer advised this issue is not covered by recall. Security light turns on.

This automobile was totaled (wrecked) in 2012 it belongs to the salvage yard in traverse city mi (genes). Stop sending the notifications of recall for 2g1wh55k829382287 to roy d. Brumm.

Hello I'm deaf myself and the person that got hurt was me when that situation happen . It was something to do with the ignition switch move out of runing position while driving it turn off the engine at the same tiem I was driving. And some tiem while I happen to park the vehicle and coem back later the ignition switch won't turn out until about 15 min later it keep going on like that for a while and it keep turning off while drivig. I had to pay near thousands out of my pocket to get that repair. I show this letter I get in teh mail to my attorney. So we are hoping I can get that funds back that I has waste on that problems thank you!.

Go to start the car, everything appears normal, you turn the key and nothing happens. There is power to everything but does nothing when you turn the key. No click or crank sound at all. Happens out of the blue leaving you stranded. Sometimes if you wait it out all of a sudden it will work like nothing every happened. Very bazaar. Mechanics unable to figure it out. This is a car our daughter drives and has been stranded alone at night. This is a safety issue. I goggled this problem online and found hundreds of the same complaint. The other problem is the wipers stay in up position on the windshield when your turn them off after it snows. Several thousand complaints about this problem on line as well. Causes a visiblilty issue. . Very dangerous!.

You can be driving at any speed and all of the sudden your turn signals stop working. They will work well for hours then when you go to make a turn they either will not turn on or turn on for a couple seconds and then turn off. If you lightly tap the emergency flash button they will start working again but if you tap the emergency flash button to hard your emergency flash lights turn on. It really concerns me when I try to make a left hand turn on the highway in the fast lane and they stop working. I feel this is worse then the key problem gm has had because they work on and off at any given time without warning. I have spoke with a number of people with the same problem with the turn signals and they have advised me that it will run anywhere from three to four hundred to have repaired.

Gm vehicles equiped with the passkey system may, and thousands do, experience a passlock system lockout, where the security system prevents starting of the vehicle, even when using the mfr's supplied key. The passkey sensor problem is recurring even after some consumers had dealers replace it. This defect in the passkey ii and iii as well as the passlock systems on gm vehicles has plagued my vehicle since 3 weeks after purchase. The dealer said I have to replace the passkey sensor, ignition control module, ignition switch, bcm and even possibly the ecm. I have checked with other shops and consumers via online forums and personal interactions, and have come to learn of 1000's if not 10,000's of consumers have this problem, and the dealer recommended repairs/replacements only cover up the problem for about a year. This problem prevents the owner from starting the car, as well as cause it to stall regardless of location or driving condition. This can result in loss of control and possibly leaving a consumer stranded in unsurvivable situations. This is a public safety and a health risk. Even when under warranty, the dealer refused to replace the 'recommended' parts as they were not covered under powertrain warranty, however they cause the vehicle's powertrain to not function or cease function when running just fine seconds prior. Gm has been notified of this issue by myself and to no avail, a resolution is unavailable. I had a friend of mine replace over 8 components of the ignition/security system at the dealer for a cost over $2500. The vehicle was 4 months old. My vehicle, at 9 years has had this problem for the past 4. Gm needs to recall all vehicles equipped with a passlock/passkey 2-3 system for replacement with a more reliable one. A google search turns up over 138,000 results for gm passkey problems. Gm passlock problems turns up over 85,100 results. That is 223,100 results. If I do vehicle specific, that number triples. Chevy passkey problems returns 1,340,000.

I have a 2002 Impala and my turn signal works sometimes and other times it doesnt. My mom has a chevy maliu and her's was doing the same thing and they recalled it due to defective parts so I looked it up on line and gm has recalled other modles but not Impala. So I took it to a gm location and the guy told me they know its a problem but until they recall it theres nothing I can do but pay for it. It started at around 98,000 miles and I would almost get hit when I slowed down to turn after a while the problem went away I guess about 135,000 now its back again im at 182,000 and still no recall.

I got my car on 03/09/2011. I have been complaining to the dealership about the issues I am having with my car. It hesitates to crank, when turning I can feel a popping feeling in the steering. Very often my signal lights doesn't come on. I do a lot of highway driving back and forth to work and this is very dangerous. When hitting my breaks the car sometimes speeds up before slowing down, which can be very dangerous. There is a shortage in the wiring. The low coolant level light stays on, even though they claim they fixed some sensor switch. They also said they fixed my car from leaking break fluid, but the breaks are sounding worst everyday. I asked them if the breaks needed changing and they said it was fine. The car hesitates when taking off. I just got home from work and not even 30 minutes went by before I tried to leave out and my car would not crank. I have been complaining to the dealership since I got the car and they have procrastinated until the 30 day warranty expired. When calling today the dealership said that I would have to pay for any repairs because the warranty expired. When asking why should I have to pay for repairs, when I have been complaining about these issues since I first got the vehicle, the reply was they are not going to pay that any mind and I would still have to pay for the repairs.

We have a 2002 chevy Impala. The security light will come on while driving. When you turn the car off. It will not restart for about 10 to 20 minutes. This used to happen occasionally but now it's happening atleast 3 to 5 times a month. Have taken it in for service but they could not find anything wrong with it. They say it has to actually be doing it while they are checking it. Dealership says they have no idea why it's doing this. This has been occurring now for the last two years since we bought the car used from the chevy dealership.

Abs light comes on frequently and when brakes are applied, it feels extremely unsafe. Brakes either do not respond or skid when attempting to stop. Afraid to drive vehicle. Had mechanics check vehicle and issue cannot be identified from failure codes. Appears wiring may be damaged and will cost quite a bit to repair. Mechanics unsure this will solve it. Don't want to sell vehicle as it will make it someone else's problem.