general problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Impala

The power steering return hose rubs against some part of the motor and rub a hole in power steering return house.

I bought my car used 2/24/17 since then I have out 3 engines and 2 radiators and my car is back down again.

While driving the steering wheel locks up. It seems to be primarily when making a left turn. Sometimes it's completely locked and sometimes it is just very hard to turn. From research I have done I believe it may be the steering shaft causing the issue. This has nearly caused me to crash due to loss of control while driving.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver as the cruise control warning light illuminated intermittently. The contact also mentioned that when the ignition key was turned further to the right, the vehicle started to operate properly. The contact stated that the failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system) but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system). The failure mileage was 110,000.

Driver observed traffic coming to a stop, his brakes gave out, he could not steer left or right to avoid a car in front of him which caused him to rear-end the unit. His air-bag did not deploy.

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.

Acted as if it dosen't have power steering when turning to the left, very stiff,and jerky. Total cut out on a freeway on ramp for about 20 seconds. When try to put fuel in gas tank have to hold fueling nozzle barley open or it will not take fuel. Drove to work, got off of work went to start it, it would start with out a jump.

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 while driving 35 mph, the steering wheel seized making the vehicle very difficult to control without warning. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 152,000 and the current mileage was 152,970.

I have a 2003 Chevrolet Impala w/ day time running lights on car from factory. While driving early 4:00 am in the morning, through the mountians with no streets lights. I put my high beans on. Within a second all exterior, and interior lights when out. This is totally unsafe and hazardus. The manufacture should be responsible for this not the consumer. Need to have a recall on this. This a maltilfunction problem that needs to be addressed, before someone gets seriously hurt. I pray that your just not entering these complaints into the data base, but letting the cosumer know that you care and are working on this problem. I also, notice that while looking for recall on this matter there's a lot of complaint on this multifuntion. Consumer's can't fix this without a lot expenses and remove airbagas. Will you do your best on recalliing or getting recalls on this problem.

Chevrolet Impala 2003 after running over a pothole Feb. 2009, a clicking sound was immediately observed with each revolution of the wheel. Took it to a pep boys for inspection. They said they didn't see anything wrong after visual and drive inspection. Still continued to hear clicking sound. On oct. 6, while backing out of parking space and turning wheel to left, a loud scraping sound was made. Stopped car, got out to inspect whether or not anything was on ground, etc. Nothing was there. Sound continued until changing gear to drive. Oct. 12, 2010 turned wheel towards left while in drive and a very loud clicking- then bumping noise was made. It sounded like the wheel was going to break or something if I continued turning. I was six blocks from home, so drove slowly and very slowly for the next 2 left turns in which on the 2nd left turn the bumping sound happened again. It has frightened me so that I am petrified to drive my car. Plan to take to a mechanic but with assistance.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that when driving at various speeds or when completing a turn, the vehicle would exhibit an abnormal noise. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the steering shaft would need to be replaced. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 08e063000 (steering) but had not confirmed if the vehicle was included in the recall campaign. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 7,000 and the current mileage was 37,330.

On the afternoon of Monday, June 6, 2004, I was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Impala down haddonfield road in cherry hill, new jersey when, suddenly and without warning, its speedometer dropped down to zero, its brakes became inoperable, and its steering wheel became rigid and virtually un-turnable. I was forced to coast to a stop. Fortunately, the incident did not cause a crash. This is the second time that such an incident has occurred with this car, with the previous incident occurring in or around July 2004. I am reporting this to my local Chevrolet dealership.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. While driving between 1 and 25 mph, the contact heard a loud clunking noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. He also felt a vibration in the steering wheel. There is a technical service bulletin (01-02-32001h) regarding this same failure. The manufacturer stated that the contact would be responsible for the repair costs. The current mileage was 40,000 and failure mileage was 30,000.