16 problems related to ignition switch have been reported for the 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Chevrolet Impala based on all problems reported for the 2008 Impala.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. After entering the key into the ignition, the ignition switch failed to operate. The contact mentioned that the key became stuck in the ignition. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. When the contact inserted the key into the ignition and attempted to start the vehicle, smoke emitted from the ignition. The contact attempted unsuccessfully to pull the key out. The contact exited the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. There was no fire. The contact stated that the VIN was recalled a year ago and the ignition switch was replaced. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown.
No incident. This is a complaint about the recall for chevy ignition switches. Chevy's repair is to give you a key ring that separates the ignition keys from the other keys. Most people won't bother and a friend driving your car isn't going to know. All you have done is give gm's lawyers a loophole for large lawsuits. They can claim the owner didn't separate the keys. This is bullshit. The correct repair is to replace the bad switch. How many people have to die or get injured before you do the right thing instead of letting gm do the half ass thing that protects them from lawsuits. Hasn't gm been bailed out enough. Why would you protect gm over and above the safety of the american public.
Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while the vehicle in park and attempting to reverse, the vehicle failed to shift. The contact also mentioned that the key was unable to be removed from the ignition and an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the ignition switch was replaced but the shifter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 146,635. Djr.
2008 Chevrolet Impala. Consumer believes the ignition switch should have been modified to secure and stabilize the key. The dealer placed a small plastic plug in the ignition key. The consumer stated the key fit the same way it did prior to the repair; it still had play in the fit and it was not secure. Secondly, the ignition switch itself still had the same amount of play in it, after the so called repair.
2008 Chevrolet Impala. Consumer states gm is not complying with ignition switch recall and the part to remedy the defect is still not available.
Our 2008 Chevrolet Impala is under the recall for the ignition switch. We have the letter. Car was at the dealer for 4 weeks and they didn't fix it. They said to take the remote off the key and only have the key in the ignition with nothing else on the key and no other fix is available. We feel the car is unsafe to drive at highway speeds should the car shut off. The dealer is fowler Chevrolet in tulsa, oklahoma. And they refuse to provide us a loaner car. What are we to do?.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that after having repairs performed for recall NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system), the key became lodged in the ignition switch. The contact mentioned that due to the failure the vehicle failed to turn off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed a wire had fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 66,763.
Tl-the contact has a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated whenever he placed the key into ignition switch he had to turn the ignition switch further then normal for the vehicle to start. The problem has occurred numerous of times. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received NHTSA campaign 14v355000(electrical system). The contact was told the recall part was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 76,500. Lb.
Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that after turning the vehicle off, the key became lodged in the ignition switch. The key had to be tampered with in order to eject properly. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle had not been taken to a mechanic for a diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000. The VIN was not available. Pam.
I have had the ignition switch repaired under the the recall thinking this might help the problem. I will be driving down the road when the steering will lock up and the car slows and cuts off. I have had several near miss accidents with other cars and am literally afraid to drive the car anymore. I have taken the car to several other dealers and they claim they are unable to determine what is wrong or how to fix it. It is only a mater of time before I have an accident and injure myself or others .
The key is stuck in the ignition switch and won't come out.
Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while parked, the ignition key became stuck in the ignition switch. The failure recurred on several occasions until the key was unable to be removed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and informed that the failure was not related to the recall. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. Djr.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the key failed to eject from the ignition switch and remained in the off position. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic. The mechanic was able to remove the key from the ignition and stated that the linkage in the gear shift failed. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the contact stated that three months later, the contact ejected the key from the ignition while in the on position. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.
The car was performing wonderful for several months. This particular day, I drove to the store, put the car in park, attempt to remove the key from the ignition and it was stuck. After several attempts, I was able to remove the key. This has happened at least once weekly, to once daily. The key would not switch completely off leaving the battery source to drain and having to get boost or replace batteries more often, when the recall was issued, I was somewhat relieved, thinking that this would resolve the issue. Fast forward to October 2014, I the key was stuck in the ignition again on the particular day I took the car in for there service. The service person witnessed the key stuck in the ignition. I had to leave the car there and with some manipulation, he was able to remove the key and complete the service call. The service department manager was adamant that this was not a recall issue and that placing a hole in the plastic hub of the key was to relieved the weight to prevent the key from switching off while drive the vehicle. Now it is 2015 and this is a continued issue with my car. Upon further research (via the web) this is has been problematic with the chevy Impala (2006- to present) with other issues to include unable to shift the vehicle of part, or will not start at all. This is not a key cylinder problem. Today I contact gm directly (case #71-14632344170) concerning this issue. Representative very understanding and attempted to help with this issue. There was a conference call with a local chevy dealership for a diagnostic test and they could not schedule the appointment until next Tuesday. Understanding the key has been in the ignition switch since last Thursday, with the consequences, dead battery (twice), leaving the car running to keep the battery from dying while at clients homes, losing work because I can not leave the car unsecured.
Key gets stuck in ignition and will not turn to lock position. The battery runs down after sitting for awhile. I "googled" complaints of this happening and there were hundreds of complaints. The problem lies in the center console of automatic transmission cars. Chevrolet designed the wiring harness to drag across the floor while moving the shifter lever from gear to gear. This eventually causes the wires to break. Depending on which of the five wires break causes problems with the ignition switch (car won't start, transmission won't shift, steering wheel won't lock, key won't come out are some of the problems). As I stated there are hundreds of complaints and feel to issue a recall by Chevrolet would be inline.