Three problems related to suspension noise 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.
One day I was driving my car home making a right turn and my engine started making noise and was acting as if it was going to cut off. So I parked my car called my mechanic he came over and looked at the car I said it could be a possible rocker arm that has gone in the car or I could have something to do with the check engine light coming on giving me a code for a cam positioning sensor / solenoid. Also when I purchase the car not too long after me driving I noticed there was some noise coming from my back tires. I couldn't figure it out for a while until one day I looked at my tires and noticed that on the inside there was a considerable amount of scraping going on wearing away my tread. It would always seem to happen when I got new tires on the car so I thought maybe the tires were too big for the car but I ordered what the manufactor suggested the tire size should be for the car. So I had a tire specialist look at it and an alignment specialist look at it and they told me that the suspension springs may be causing my issue. They said that I should not have to change the size of my tire for them to fit because the manufacturer specifications are correct and the tires were the right size for the car.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. While driving various speeds and making a turn in any direction, a loud knocking noise was heard coming from the front driver side of the vehicle. The contact stated that the emission warning indicator illuminated, but could have been caused by the fuel cap. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a failure in the lower driver side control arm, which needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The contact found NHTSA campaign number: 12v377000 (suspension), which only included Chevrolet Impala police vehicles. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that there was a loud noise coming from the rear tires. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the suspension needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.