general problems of the 2007 Chevrolet Impala - part 2

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.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Impala. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic for routine repairs when she was informed that the intermediate steering shaft was defective. The vehicle was repaired. Due to the defect four tires had to be replaced with new tires and a wheel alignment performed. There was a technical service bulletin, number 01-02- 32-00101 (steering); associated with NHTSA item number 618086. The contact had significant concern of the potential safety hazard. The failure mileage was 38,717.

Steering knuckle in 2007 Impala. . . Strange noise when turning wheel all the way to the right.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Impala. The contact was driving approximately 3 mph when he felt a click in the steering wheel and heard an abnormal clicking noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician informed the contact that the steering valve would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 27,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Impala. The contact was driving approximately 70 mph and detected that both rear tires were completely deflated. A wheel alignment failure caused damage to the tires. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The rear passenger and driver side tires were replaced with a wheel alignment service performed on the vehicle. The cost of the service repair was $500. The failure mileage was 35,000.

Loss of power steering when vehicle travels through puddle. Note: this is a police squad car and this is the 2nd vehicle of this make, model and year that has performed the same way.

My car is a 2007 Chevrolet Impala,4dr, white. I bought it new from a dealer in pickens SC, who went out of business soon after I bought it. I had no trouble with it until the incidence described herein. On January 10, 2010, I was going down rutherford road in greenville SC to the laurel baye healthcare home in greenville SC. I turned into the road to laurel baye from rutherford road. This is a sharp right turn into a road that goes uphill. Halfway through the turn my car's steering wheel locked completely. I could not turn my wheels at all. The car was running fine, and all other systems in the car worked, but my steering wheel could not be moved. I put on my brakes, which worked, and drove to the other side of the narrow road. I turned off the motor, and waited a few seconds. Then I turned my car back on. The wheels were still locked. At that time another car drove up, and the driver got out and tried to get my car wheels to move, with no success. In turn, a policeman, and my neighbor tried to make the car wheel turn, but no success. In the meantime my neighbor got the car to release the wheels, and I drove it home, and it appeared to be ok again. The next day I took the car to a Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac dealer in greer SC. I reported what had happened, and they said they would examine the car. The service man said they could find nothing wrong with the car. The next day I called and threatened to write letters of complaint. So they took the car again, and kept it for 11 days testing it, and still reported they could find nothing that had caused the wheels to lock. In the meantime I searched the internet and found many reports of gm cars with this same problem. There have been class action suits, and suits which have been settled by gm. Now I feel my car is unsafe to drive, and I feel uneasy driving it. I would like to report this incident and hope that gm will be forced into a recall of all affected vehicles.

I hit a 6 inch curb at approximately 30 mph. When the car hit the curb the steering knuckle broke causing the left front tire assembly to come off the car rendering me in no control of the vehicle. I personally feel this broke too easy and should have been able to withstand the impact of a 6 inch curb. If the knuckle would not have broke I would have been able to stay in control of the car and not have caused as much damage that did occur from the tire coming off the vehicle. This situation could put peoples lives in danger as such a small impact causes the wheel to come off taking control away from the driver.

Loss of power steering when vehicle travels through puddle of water.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Impala. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle drifted into the left lane without intent. The contact immediately turned the steering wheel towards the right direction in order for the vehicle to drive straight. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the four tires were rotated, and the failure continued to occur. The contact planned to take the vehicle back to the dealer for diagnoisis and repair. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Intermediate steering shaft. You can feel & hear the clunking/vibration in the steering. I can only imagine that this will eventually result in a safety issue.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that all four tires were consistently wearing from the inside and were constantly in need of replacement and an alignment. The dealer was contacted who offered no assistance for the repairs. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 71,209.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on two occasions to be realigned. The vehicle was also taken to have the tires replaced on one occasion due to uneven tread wear. The vehicle was in the process of being taken back to have the tires replaced for a second time due to uneven tread wear. The failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 50,000.

When turning there's a clicking noise . Steering not so smooth, kind of rough I brought it to the dealership where I purchased the car. Dealer said that it wasn't a safety issue. An that not to worry, but the clicking still occurs. Just wanting know what action I need to take in order to resolve this problem.

2007 Impala LS purchased may 31,2007, defective steering wheel shaft replaced at 4573 miles on oct 1, 2007. Binding noise noted, clunking sound on bumps and turns left or right. Same conditions are appearing again June 16, 2008 at 9500 miles. No failure however suspect if ignored shaft could fail causing catastrophic failure of vehicle steering.

The steering goes out when driving through rain or even a very small puddle. The power steering or steering wheel locks up and the car cannot be controlled for a few seconds and/or minutes.

Heard a clunking nose under feet (driver's side), can feel clunking when holding steering wheel. Have had in 4 times now. 1st - replaced steering shaft, 2nd - replaced motor mounts, 3rd - couldn't find anything or duplicate problem. . . Kept overnight, 4th - lubes steering shaft. Problem still not fixed!!!!!.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Impala lt. While driving approximately 40 mph, the rear passenger tire exploded. The contact drove to the side of the road and the roadside assistance replaced the tire with a spare tire. The vehicle was taken to a tire center where they informed the contact that the severe tire wear was contributed to misalignment. The technician replaced the defective tire and an alignment was performed. On a separate occasion the failure recurred with the identical tire. The defective tire was replaced with a new tire. A four wheel alignment was performed on the vehicle three different times and the failure continued to occur. The rear driver, front driver and passenger side tires had been replaced as a result to the premature tire wear. The manufacturer was notified of the consistent failure. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of failure. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000. The VIN was unavailable.