Three problems related to brakes failed have been reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Chevrolet Impala based on all problems reported for the 2003 Impala.
2003 chevy Impala brakes failure while driving. This has been happening four times since 11/17. I am experiencing this everytime when I drive this car since 11/17. Here are the steps to create the problem. 1. Shift to park (p) and turn off the engine. (let it sit for 30 minutes) 2. Start the engine 3. Shift to reverse (r) and back my car for around 10 - 15 feet (a couple of click sounds come out under the hood when car starts moving) 4. Shift to drive (d) start slowly and apply brake. 5. At this point the car does not slow a bit but the brake pedal already all the way down to the floor. 6. Re-apply the brake again ASAP. I was wondering if anyone ever reported this before. Since this is a sever safety issue, I'd like to make a complaint on this issue.
This is not in repect to a accident or part failure. But I read today in the chicago tribune about an investigation into gm trucks in the salt-belt that had improper corrosion on the brake rotors, causing the brakes to fail. I just brought my 2003 chevy Impala for a tire rotation at my California mechanic. The mechanic notified my that the rear brake rotors were showing an unusual corrosion. He said that road salt in illinois, where the car is used 50% of the year, may have been a reason, but it didn't look like the usual corrosion he is used to seeing on salt belt cars. The brakes have been pulsing rather strangely and my braking distance seems increased since the last time I left illinois. I was wondering if there were other non-truck complaints of this nature, given the similarities between my experiance and the truck investigation?.
While driving the vehicle's brakes failed. The consumer stated the abs did perform as designed.