general problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Impala - part 2

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact received a notification for recall NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The contact attempted to schedule an appointment with dealer in order to have the recall repaired performed but the dealer explained that they could not remedy the recall since the original vehicle ignition key was needed. The contact believed the recall was a safety issue and stated that he was not provided with the original ignition key at time of purchase. The manufacture was not aware of the issue. The contact had not experience a failure. Pam.

2003 Chevrolet Impala. Consumer writes in regards to ignition key recall notice, but no parts.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while making a left hand turn, when another vehicle crashed into the driver's side on his vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The police report had been filed. The contact later received medical attention for back injuries and the passenger for neck and back injuries sustained from the crash. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to an independent mechanic. The investigation had not been completed. The vehicle was included in the NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system) the manufacturer had not been notified. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 136,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v400000 (electrical system) and 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer was unable to supply the parts within a reasonable time frame so the contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The contact was to check with the manufacturer to determine if the parts would be supplied to a dealer to receive the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The key comes out of the ignition while the vehicle is in motion.

Recently purchased a used 2003 Impala, I was unaware at the time of the numerous complaints on the issue of the passlock feature. The passlock feature shuts down the operation of the vehicle when it dosen't recognize the key. The key is the matching set for the passlock. For the short time we had the car we experienced a shut down during operation. Lucky for us no one was injured, at approxmate 45 mph the car just shut down and the security light came on. Had to dead steer and brake the car to a stop resulting in the car off the road in the ditch. Tried to restart vehicle, did not even try to crank over. Security light was on at the display had to sit for a few minutes and tried again then the car started. Got it home fortunately without further incidents. Since then there were several instances that the car would not recognize the key and shut down the car. I am very aggrivated that we have to experience such issues as consumers, without any attempts or concerns from the manufacturer to deal with such a wide spread problem. This a serious risk placed on the owners lives with these vehicles. Especially when this has been a long ongoing problem and has been annotated hundreds of times. Why has nothing been done about this, are we waiting for fatalities?.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The recall remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The failure specifics were not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 141,000.

The steering wheel seems to becoming loose, afraid to drive vehicle car shut off while driving , had to pull over and restart car. Small fuel leak in fuel tank.

May 16. 2014 at 6:30 am I parked the car in my driveway after taking my husband to work. I locked the doors after exiting the vehicle with my keys in hand. I was in my home at about 6:42 am when my neighbor began banging on my door and yelling that the car was on fire, I took a look out of the window and came down to get a closer look,stunned there was smoke everywhere and flames under the hood. I immediately called 911 they came it took a good bit of time putting the fire out. I spoke to the firefighters after and he said he believed it"s origin was electrical. We received a quote to repair,replace the engine coolant tube on may 6,2014 from tire discounters and my plan was to drop the car off the morning of 5/16. My husband and I are both heart patients and the loss of this car was devastating. I also would like to add that we had just purchased this vehicle on April 6. 2014 . The car is a total loss. We have the quote from tire discounters,video and pictures from the fire and the report from the incident. I pray for others that didn't learn of this recall in time with tragic results and I am grateful no loss of life occurred here but the pain of trying to get to appointments and getting my husband back and forth to work at honeywell begins again. Thank you for your ear.

Every time it rains my entire vehicle floor is flooded. My radio has stopped working and my dashboard lights flicker. I have been researching and there are several models with this problem from 2002 to 2005. This happens often and can eventually lead to electrical problems. I pay a lot if money for this vehicle and still have a ways to go before I am done paying for it. I have 3 children that depend in thus car along with myself if there are so many people with this problem this is definitely a defect and should be recalled.

2003 chevy Impala. Consumer writes in regards to ignition key related recall problems. The consumer stated he saw photograph of the key involved on television and realized it was similar to the one assigned to his vehicle. The stated the problem was related to a weak spring in the ignition assembly.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage and VIN was not available.

The contact owns 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was not diagnosed. Additionally, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unavailable.

The headlights just quit working on 2 5 2014.

I have not had an accident. I have had this car little over a year and had nothing but problems with it. Started off security light flashing then not starting I could unhook battery and reset and it would start. Lights would flash interior lights stayed on then didn't work voltage meter would bury to 0 but battery was fine air consign will not work when this happens door locks do then don't work blows fuses trunk will poc open radio will lock headlights flash t I ll I put manual lights on then automatic would work later. Security light flashes a lot of the time all these things start acting up and it continues to get worse. Sometime car will jerk and I have to reset by taking cable off then it works fine. I have kids and I do not feel very safe b in this car. Some of hard working single parents can't afford to spend 700 here and there from trial and error when it seems a lot of models from this year have the issue.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving at any speed, the vehicle would start to shake with a knocking noise then it stalled without warning. In addition the vehicle transmission leak flued and also failed to start. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine is bad and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 149,000. Aw.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, he attempted to decelerate but the engine stalled without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that they could not diagnose the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the ignition became difficult to turn to the start position and the engine was losing power. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). However, the failure persisted and recurred on several occasions. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 143,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, odors of smoke was noticed before the passenger seat warmer caught on fire. No police or fire report was filed. The contact extinguished the fire. The contact did not sustain any injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000. Jo.

It takes at least 2 tries or more to get the car started. While in park and the car was on it suddenly just shut off.

My 2003 Impala has a security passlock feature which either does not allow vehicle to start or shut vehicle off when it thinks it's being stolen. My vehicle randomly shuts off while driving when this security light comes on, at this point I lose all control of vehicle functions. This is an apparent problem with thousands os gm vehicles that they know about but give no solution or recall to. Instead, consumers are being stuck footing the bill to try and find a solution to a problem no one seems to know how to solve. Please help hold gm responsible and repair our vehicles before fatalities occur. There are pages of posts in several forums online with people having the same issue with no help.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled several times. The security sensor illuminated and the contact had to wait a brief moment before attempting to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop, but the cause of the failure could not be diagnosed. The dealer was unable to replicate or diagnose the failure. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

Bought this 2003 Chevrolet Impala on Jan. 2 2012 and rocker arms have been replaced 6 times since then, just today March 11,2013 ( miles are 67483) back in for same thing, car was just in on Feb. 13,2013 for rocker arms ( miles were 100396) and the dealer put a new engine in and in less then a month back in same thing. Head lights don't work right. This car is faulty and should be recalled and off the road before someone kills them self or someone else. When the rocker arms went didn't have power and almost crashed onto a was when turning a bend. Very dangerous vehicle!!!.

Car will shut down while driving and security light will flash. Has done it numerous times, worried it will cause an accident. There are multiple cases of this problem on internet.

We own a 2003 chevy Impala I purchased it because I thought they were safe vehicles. In the last 2 months we have had multiple issues with traction control and our interior and exterior lighting. We have lost all function to our dash lights our head lights only work when they decide too and my traction control fails to work and when I don't need it engages. . . . . This is not ok! we have had everything checked. All fuses and bulbs are good. We have had diagnostics done a couple of times and nothing ever shows up. I have seen hundreds of complaints about the same stuff. Please tell me nobody has to die or get seriously injured before you make them fix these issues. We all paid a lot for these cars they need to fix them now!!.

Tl- the contact owned a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving 35mph the vehicle stalled and crashed into a telephone phone. No air bags deployed at the time of the crash. A police report was filed and minor injuries were sustained. The vehicle was totaled out and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,000. The contact recently received recall NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system) . Sr.

When I attempt to start the vehicle, the security light flashes, radio locks up and the car stalls. After reading the manual and contacting a dealer, I was advised to turn the key into the on position and wait for the security light to stop flashing, then start the car. The first time this happened it took over an hour for the car to start. The second time, it took over an hour as well. This is the third time and im on day 2 of leaving the key in the on position and nothing is happening. I contacted the dealer again and at first I was told I needed to bring it in for a security system reset. Then I was told that I need to replace bcm without anyone actually looking at my car. After researching online, there are several complaints regarding this same issue on model 2000-2005. Gm is clearly aware of this defect but refuse recall. Those that have paid over $500 to fix replace the bcm are still having the same issue. Can gm be held accountable for the flaw that they are aware of yet charging people hundreds of dollars to fix a part that may not be broken?.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala LS. The contact stated that the vehicle constantly looses power while being driven at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN included in NHTSA campaign number:14v400000 (electrical system). The contact stated that she believed it was done incorrectly due to the failure being persistent. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable. Ec.

My turn signals went out. Will not work and idk what's going on but I have read many same complaints the net.

Low-beam headlights have failed to come on and will no longer function. High-beams and daytime running lights still function, but at dusk the low-beams will fail to light; however high-beams can be used instead creating a traffic hazard. I replaced the multi-function switch with a new switch, and replaced the relay with a known good working relay. The relay will still work and actuate indicating that the relay is not the problem. I checked the bulbs and they are still good, fuses are fine, 12v positive power is present at the bulb, but the ground is not activated on either side at any time. All problems point to a bad body control module (bcm). I have checked online and there are many many complaints about this vehicle with the same problem. If the low-beam headlights fail on somebody while they are driving, it could cause a crash and with that comes the possibility of the fatality of the driver and passengers. The bcm computer is known to cause many problems with starting the vehicle, flashing the lights both interior and exterior and these will cause safety issues with the vehicle.

Security lock out, when security light is flashing will not allow to start, have to wait 10 min. And hope that it will reset, when light stops flashing turn key off and then try to start, if not wait another 10 min. Sometimes have to wait 60 min, this is in a dark parking lot after getting out of work at 9:30 pm gm will not recall since ther have been no deaths reported because of this issue.

Security system will not allow you to start the engine, you turn the key and nothing happens, the security light blinks for 10 minutes. If you do nothing after the light stops blinking you might be able to start engine, sometimes you have to let it cycle 2 or 3 times. This is very dangerous for my wife as she gets out of work at 9:30 pm and is alone in a parking lot. Chevrolet knows about this problem and will do nothing as there have been no deaths because of this.

My 2003 Impala LS 3800 car cuts out when I start it after its been sitting a while. I hear this is most common for these gm models but I cannot find out the issue to stop it. Shop workers could not tell at the shop by doing a diagnostic scan. I really want to get this issue resolved.

2003 chevy Impala 87,000 miles on it- security pass lock system begins flashing periodically while I am driving and then randomly will not start. The entire dash lights up and I have power to the windows, but the key will not start the ignition. If I wait 10 minutes, it will start. I took my care to gm service and they said it car need to change some electrical parts like bcm computer, ignition key set, etc etc will cost me around $850 after my research online discovered that gm knows about the issue in their system, but does not care to fix it. In this economy, no one can afford to replace a 850 dollar error. It is disheartening. The reason we went with a chevy Impala is the dependability. I cannot afford this issue and it is simply careless on gm's part. I'm a very disappointed customer and I will spread the word around to not purchase gm vehicles.

Key in ignition cylinder is able to be pulled out when engine is running. Engine stays running without a key in the cylinder. Vehicle was recalled for plastic inserts on keys but not for key cylinder.