Rear Axle Spindle problems of the 2007 Chevrolet Impala

Excessive wear on inside edges of rear tires I'm just fortunate I caught the wear early . So I brought it to my local chevy dealer for a 4 wheel alignment. I was told that both rear spindle rods needed replacing to the tune of $700. 00. The service dept. Told me they could not get enough adjustment in the current spindle rods to bring the alignment into spec. And there is an updated part to replace them. Gm has known about this problem since 2009 and it effects both 2007 and 2008 chevy Impalas. They did a recall on 07 and 08 police versions of the Impala but not on the civilian version. The nhtsb needs to take a hard look at this design problem before someone is hurt or killed due to a blow out.

Chevrolet Impala displays excessive wear on the inside of the rear tires. I am assuming it is the rear tires as online searches describe the same condition affect the rear tires. The tires were rotated every time the oil was changed, so the front tires show some wear but not nearly the same amount of damage. It is my guess this wearing started before the most recent tire rotation. The tires are worn to the point the cords are showing along the inside of the rear tires. The tire is very rounded on the inside edge of each tire while the outside edge of each tire looks like they did when new. The tires are michelin hydroedge tires with approximately 50,000 miles, they are rated for 90,000 miles. Online information says this is a problem with the spindle rods. There is a pending class action lawsuit against "new gm" to honor design problems of "old gm. " gm order a recall on all police Impalas from 2007-2008 withing a VIN range to replace the spindle rods. Bulletin no. 08032a. Also search document pic5406a for more information. This is a severe safety problem which could lead to tire failure while operating the vehicle. !!!.

Excessive tire wear, driver side rear tire inside wears abnormally. Suspect rear wheel spindle rod, which was recalled for police model but not civilian model for rear wheel misalignment. Danger of wear not being noticed since it is excessive on the inside of tire which could result in a tire blow out and crash.

2007 Impala ss that I have owned since April 2011 and bought with 24,000 miles. The problem is with rear tires on the car wearing witihin one month after replacing, the instalation of tires is followed by a professional alignment and the tires still wear down to the wires. I have been through several sets of tires and alignments since I purchased the car and have not yet found a fix other than tires and alignment. Documents have indicated that there are bad rear spindle rods on the rear of the car that gm has aknowledged are present and gm failed to repair them on all 2007-2008 Impalas with the exception of police vehicles (approximately 23,000 police duty cars out of 450,000+ affected). Gm will not replace these under warranty and I cannot find a repair for the issue. The car will slip out of alignment within a few days or weeks and cause very dangerous driving conditions if driven on rain, snow or any slippery surface, causing the car to sway in the rear, hydroplane and even lose control. This is an enourmous safety hazard for Impala owners and also other drivers that may have an accident due to this issue.

Excessive tire wear, driver side rear tire inside wears abnormally. Suspect rear wheel spindle rod, which was recalled for police model but not civilian model for rear wheel misalignment. Danger of wear not being noticed since it is excessive on the inside of tire which could result in a tire blow out and crash.

Letter from congressman carter on behalf of constituent re issue of gm's liability for defective parts on cars they manufactured as a result of a design flaw and defective parts, the tri-coiled rear springs, trailing arms and spindle rods are causing premature wear of rear tires. Gm recalled vehicles used in police work; but not the general public. Gm says they are not liable, because its 2009 bankruptcy and subsequent reorganization shields them from liability over the alleged design flaws. Updated 04/010/12.

Massive rear tire premature wear caused by defective design and defective tri-coiled rear springs, trailing arms, and spindle rods.

Rear tires wearing too prematurely due to bad engineering and design in the 2007 chevy Impala. I'm at 50,000 miles and second set of tires is wearing too soon as well. There is a problem w/ the suspension & spindle rods angling the tires in the wrong position causing the car to be unsafe during any ice, snow and or slippery conditions. Gm has recalled all police vehicles to fix the problem in the exact model car. However, there leaving the individual owner to scramble and find solution knowing it's a dangerous situation. Rear spindle rods part numbers10329689 (2) and 10329691 (2) need to be replaced as noted on bulletin 08032 by gm and they sell a complete kit to correct their mistake. This is a $600 to $700 repair plus new tires g. M. Will not replace anything stating this only applies to police vehicles. But all part numbers are the same on police and regular Impalas.

2007 chevy Impala exhibits severe wear on two inches of interior rear tires due to factory error. (difficult to see unless you do a visual inspection) both rear tires exposed steel belts with one blowing out at 62 mph. I would have died if on a two lane highway as car was out of control. Chevy and g. M. Are aware of this problem described in program bulletin 08032 and will only repair "police" vehicles. Regular Impalas use identical defective parts. My tires were professionally rotated and balanced at 3840,5724,7822,8087 miles driven and blew out at 33,062 michelin "x" tires rated 65,000 mile-my other car had same tires lasted 80,000mi. ). Rear spindle rods part numbers10329689 (2) and 10329691 (2) need to be replaced as noted on bulletin 08032 by g. M and they sell a complete kit to correct their mistake. This is a $600 to $700 repair plus new tires g. M. Will not replace anything stating this only applies to police vehicles. But all part numbers are the same on police and regular Impalas. Please use all of your resources to complain about this deadly problem. Write to your congressmen, state reps. And any one else that will get the message out and try to help save a life. If you see what these tires look like, you will be devestated and glad to be alive. There are hundreds of comments about this unsafe condition on the internet. Dealers will not help in any way. This is gm's ultimate disregard for public safety. I have been in law enforcement for more than 30 years,millions of miles driven, no accidents, police cases at 140 miles per hour. Never a blowout or have seen such a severe unsafe tire/alignment condition. Also a note from the georgia assoc. Of chiefs of police dated 23 June 2008 warning members of this deadly defect can be found online (google) please check your tires immediately as your family is at risk. Many reports I've read say an alignment won't do, the parts upgrade kits must be installed or condition will persist, tires will wear quickly.

Traveling down fm 247 south in huntsville, TX. @ posted speed of 60 mph around the time of about 1:10 pm, when my rear tires involuntarily swerved causing my vehicle to steer cross lanes and crash off road onto grassy and wooded shoulder. Crashed into debris including trees limbs, stumps. Crash caused personal injury and damage to vehicle. The consumer stated gm was well aware that the Chevrolet Impala's within the recalled VIN breakpoint were equipped with identical frame, chassis, suspension, spindle rods as the police package listed for the recall. Updated 08/09/12 updated 08/14/12.

This complaint is about my 2007 chevy Impala. On 3/31/10 I was on the highway coming back from florida when my rear tire started looseing air. I immediately got off the the highway and found a tire repair shop in barnesville GA. They looked at my back tires and both were worn on the inside as though my rear end was out of alignment. I had to get 2 new tires for the back. The original tires had 37,000 miles on them. Cost of the new tires were $296. 23. Then when I got back home I took it to the chevy dealer where they said I needed a 4 wheel alignment at a cost of $89. 95. I recently read in the paper that this problem may have been caused by a defective spindle rod that the dealer should have known about.

On 9/08/09 I went to a local tire dealer to repair 2 slow leaks in my tires. I was advised the tires badly needed aligned. On 9/09/09 I got my alignment. The repairman advised me the tires were all worn badly, and I needed new ones before winter. At that time my mileage was about 16,900 miles. On 11/02/09 I bought 4 new tires for a cosdt of $425. 79 out of necessity for upcoming winter driving. I thought it was very odd that I needed new tires on the Impala that I had purchased two years ago, but I trust my tire man, so I did not question what he told me I needed to do. It has been almost two years again, so now I am concerned about whther I need new tires again already due to this gm problem of defective spindle rods, which connect the suspension to the rear wheels. I am concerned about this problem as a safety issue when I am driving my vehicle!!!.

I purchased 2007 chevy Impala with 32,000 miles. I bought this at a gm authorized dealer. How can they sell a car with an alignment issue. At 40,000 miles the inside of the rear tires are almost bald. I called gm an got a case number of 71-686232146 they stated that I would have to go and pay a dealership $100 to do a diagnostic on the car and they would then at that time do a review if they would cover the repairs or not. Upon researching on the internet I have found several other people with the same problem on this car. Gm is admitting this is a problem on the police version of the car. The part numbers for the spindle rod is the same on both cars. I believe gm isn't fixing civilian cars due to we don't have unlimited money and lawyers like the city, state and government. I noticed this on Tuesday December 9th 2008 on an icy road. At 30 mph, it feels like the rear end wants to pass you or like as if you where pulling a trailer that was violently wiping back and forth. When I went from dry pavement to icy pavement the car went sideways. I had made an appointment with country side motors in wellington kansas 67152 phone 620-326-7433 and spoke with the service manager ron. We made an appointment for the next day. He called me back 15 minutes later after looking at the recall for the police version and said he didn't like my attitude the last time we talked on a different issue "it was about the tire pressure monitoring system being off, he said my tire were over inflated and to not go by what the tire manufacturer says but go by what gm says to inflate to. I told him not so and an example of it was Ford also thought they knew better than the tire companies and they were wrong too. " so he told me that country side was washing their hands of me and my issues and hung up the phone. I believe this to be a serious safety issue with the car. A person could involuntarily swerve and hit an oncoming car. The parts are $250. 00 plus install and new tires.

A friend a mine told me I needed to check the rear tires on my 2007 chevy Impala. He stated that he knew of several cases that the inner rear tire had severe tire wear and could cause an accident. I check my tires and found that both rear tires had been worn down until the steel belt was visible on the inner two inches of the tires after only 20,000 miles. The front tires also had worn on the inside two inches of the tire. I contacted the dealer where the vehicle was purchased and told there was no recall or service bulletin and the problem was I did not rotate the tires properly. After calling several other dealers and gm customer service the dealer where it was purchased told me to bring it in to be checked. When I arrived before the service department even looked at the vehicle, I was told there was nothing covered by the warranty and there was nothing they could do. I was told by the service department that my vehicle was not safe to drive home due to the tire wear. I was told by the gm customer service it was not there problem, case closed. I did learn after some research the gm has a problem with the 2007 Chevrolet Impala police vehicle. ¿a condition that may cause rear wheel misalignment, resulting in lower tread dept on the inner side of the rear tires. Gm will replace rear wheel spindle rods, align the rear wheels and if necessary replace the rear tires at no cost. Gm has admitted they have a problem with the police Impala but not any other models of the Impala. Before this causes accidents gm needs to come out with a recall to fix all of the Impalas.

I have a 2007 chevy Impala. Bought it in Nov 2007 with 13,000 miles. I noticed all winter driving on snow and ice. , that it was handling terrible, was swaying all over. Contributed it to the excessive snow. In may 2008 my check engine light was on took it to the dealership and then was told both of my rear tires were worn down on the inside down to the metal. I now have 19,000 miles on it. Rear tires had to be replaced and an alignment. I ask how this could happen with so few miles. I was told " that it just happens" no it does not just happen. The rear wheel spindle rod needed replaced and this caused the tire wear. The dealership would not work with me at all and I had to pay for all repairs. I found out that their was police vehicle that this happened to and gm paid for the tires, because it was a defective rear wheel spindle rod. I contacted gm customer servi ce and was told that they replaced the tires on the police car because it was known to go bad on the police equipped vehicle,. And of course it shouldn't matter, a 2007 chevy Impala is the same no matter if the police are driving it or if I am. I got no where with gm, in fact I was treated very rudely by the customer service manage. I am still pursuing it. Everyone who has had this problem, should continue to pursue this. It is not right, we should be compensated for this.

I will not drive this car down any steep grade. Going down cuesta grade and applying brakes, the steering wheel shakes uncontrollably. We had the car checked out at a dealer and they said it was probably the rotors. We then had them turned front and back and got a front end alignment. That did not change anything. We then had a four wheel alignment done and replaced the brakes. No difference. That is when we were told we needed to replace our tires. The rear were wearing out at very fast. They lasted under 20k miles. We are now on our third set. It's too bad gm will not recall 2007/2008 Impalas. Only the police version. This is not right. Our rear spindles and front upper/lower control arms should be replaced at no cost to us. If not who would bother buying this car when we sell it?.

Only the inside 1 inch of both rear tire wear out after 15,000 miles down to the cords. General motors has replaced two sets of tires for me but the second I hit 36,000 mile warranty they refuse to help me anymore. There is a program bulletin from general motors on this defect (bulletin number 08032) for the police package vehicles only. I looked up the defective part numbers (10329689 & 10329691 -rod & rear spindles) and they are the same part whether they go on police vehicles or the common consumer vehicle. Defective is defective. I have argued with general motors and they refuse to help the common people who buy the majority of their Impala vehicles. No matter how many times I take it back to the dealer they can't line up the rear end to stop the wear. Someone is going to blow a rear tire and have a fatal crash!.