Ignition Problems of Chevrolet Impala - part 1

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that on three separate occasions while driving in the rain, the steering wheel seized. Additionally, upon starting the vehicle, the key failed to release from the ignition. The tpms warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the starter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was contacted but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. The VIN was not provided.

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The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact mentioned that the key was unable to be removed from the ignition. The vehicle was unable to restart. The vehicle was towed to an empty parking lot. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that several attempts were needed to start the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure was due to the ignition switch. The vehicle was taken to denny menholt Chevrolet (3000 king Ave w, billings, mt 59102) on several occasions however, the vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The contact stated that the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 279,303.

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2013 Chevrolet Impala. Consumer writes in regards to ignition safety recall. The consumer stated the vehicle was involved in an accident. The airbags did not deploy. The consumer stated the keys being weighted could cause the ignition to switch out of position.

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Tl the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated the vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system) however, the failure occurred. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the key dislodged from the ignition. Additionally, on several occasions the vehicle was difficult to steer due to the key not remaining in the run position. The contact would manually remove and replace the key for normal operation. The vehicle was taken to o'rielly Chevrolet located at 6160 e broadway blvd, tucson, az 85711, where it was recommended that the ignition switch be replaced however, the repair was still pending. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

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The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while inserting the key in the ignition, it independently ejected while the ignition switch seized. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was previous repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 15,808.

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The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. While driving approximately 3 mph, the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The contact also stated that when inserting the key into the ignition, the doors locked and unlocked continuously. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,000.

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The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. While driving 30 mph, the engine shut off after driving over a bump. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.

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.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. The contact was unable to turn the ignition and start the vehicle. The ignition switch was previously replaced by an independent mechanic, but the failure recurred. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was unavailable.

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The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Impala. While attempting to start the vehicle, the key became stuck in the ignition and failed to eject. The auto theft warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the part needed for the repair was unavailable. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.

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The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. While driving 40 mph, smoke appeared from the air conditioning vent. The contact discovered that there was an electrical fire from the air condition vent. An independent mechanic informed the contact that he could wait for the fire to dissolve before notifying the fire department. The fire was able to dissolve and there was no police or fire report filed. There were no injuries reported. The dealer stated that the air condition resistor and connector wiring connection failed. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the ignition failed to release. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, the ignition switch independently moved from on to acc mode. In addition, the ignition key fractured in half and the remaining part of the key remained in the ignition. The contact would have to unhook the terminal battery in order to shut off the vehicle. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 157,165.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact heard an extremely loud noise when the ignition was started. The noise lasted for five minutes and occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 99,732.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the key was hard to turn in the ignition. The vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 182,373.

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The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the key could be removed from the ignition when the ignition was in the on position. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the key failed to remain in the ignition. Once the vehicle was started, the transmission failed to switch gears. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the ignition failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

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The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the key would not turn from the off position to an on position intermittently. The contact stated that after numerous attempts the vehicle was able to start. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

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The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the key failed to release from the ignition and an unknown button located under the steering wheel needed to be depressed in order to release the key. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the wiring from the shift gear needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

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The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the key became dislodged from the ignition switch while the vehicle was in motion. The failure occurred numerous times intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 157,681.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated the ignition failed to start until after numerous attempts. The failure recurred seven times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who stated that the ignition switch would need to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The failure mileage was unavailable. Updated 8/19/cn.

I am the original owner of a 68k miles 2005 chevy Impala. The car was parked at my place of employment for the 8 hrs. My work hours ended and I started the car to proceed home. I pressed the sunroof switch to make it automatically open. It did not open. Smoke started to fill the passenger compartment and I noticed a flicker coming from the headliner. It was a flame. I tapped the headliner to make it go out and exited the car and removed my keys from the ignition upon exiting.

Multiple times the key has been unable to turn in the ignition. Usually after a few minutes the key will turn and I am able to start the car. However, on September 30, I was unable to turn the key in the ignition and the car has not started since. I can not turn the car on to put it in neutral. The key will not turn at all and I read that this is actually a common problem.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the vehicle was turned off and failed to restart. The contact mentioned that after waiting, the vehicle was able to start. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

I own a 2004 chevy Impala and the ignition fails, then you have to let the car sit at least 10 min. Then it will start. This is a problem from the factory and from what I've read this seems to be a manufacturing defect.

Tl ¿ the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Impala. While driving at an unknown speed, the security warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle because the lock system reset itself automatically. Additionally, the headlights shut off intermittently. The dealer stated that the ignition was the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 70,000. Jcc.

I have a 2009 Chevrolet Impala and my key is stuck in the ignition. I can start the car with no problem but I cannot disengage the key from the ignition. I have been online researching this problem and found that there are quite a few peopke who have had the same issue with the Impala.

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The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the ignition failed and the vehicle would not start. In addition, the ignition had become stuck and prevented the vehicle from turning off. The failure occurred intermittently for three years. The dealer repaired the vehicle, but the diagnosis was unknown. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 94,134.

On the ip the ignition key is not functional every once a while and it does require a 10 minutes wait in the vehicle with the key in the ignition before you can fire the engine. This issue been percesting for the last 2 years. I do wonder if this problem been experience with chevy?.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the headlights malfunctioned when switching from low beams to high beams. The manufacturer was notified, but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was now experiencing another new safety concern in regards to the pass lock, where the components were wearing out. The security system would not recognize the key when it was inserted into the ignition. This locked the contact in the vehicle and prevented it from starting. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle had not been driven since this pass lock failure. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were 102,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Impala ss. The contact stated that while putting the car in reverse that the vehicle stalled. She was able to restart the vehicle. The security light illuminated on the instrumental panel on different occasions prior to the failure. The dealer was contacted and informed her that the security system was unable to recognize that the key was in the ignition. The failure mileage was 85,000. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable.

The pass lock system will not allow my wife's car to crank at times. You have to leave the key in the ignition for 10 mins before the car will start. This has happen when my wife and my twin girls were in a bad place and had to lock the doors and just sit in 90 deg weather chevy dealer has no answers. This is a safety problem what has to happen before they are made to fix it someone has to be killed or raped because the car won't crank.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated the key would not turn in the ignition. An independent mechanic was notified and informed the contact this was a known failure with this vehicle. The vehicle was not examined for the cause of failure. The failure and current mileages were 75,000. Sm.

2004 chevy Impala the manufacturer installed passlock system continuously locks the car from being cranked. Everything will operate properly except being able to crank the vehicle. This happens about every 20 times you crank the vehicle. You have to wait at least 10 minutes before the vehicle will crank. If you take the key out of the ignition during that time it is likely that the system will not reset itself, thus starting the process over again. I contacted 2 gm dealerships who said they could not fix it. Had another mechanic look into it and he tried replacing the ignition but that didn't work either. That cost nearly $800. 00. Now I sit in the blazing sun or freezing cold or rain and wait for the car to finally start. Gm needs to fix this for all owners at no charge. Sadly for them, it is not just Impalas that are having this trouble; it is across the entire product line of gm models.

Vehicle speedometer suddenly quits functioning. Speedometer suddenly shows high speed (example 120 mph) when driving highway speeds. Speedometer remains stuck in this position. I was able to clear the error after returning home and cycling the ignition from off to on many many times. Now the tach just !@#$% out and stays at 6:00. I been also having transmission issues to where the tranny would occasionally shift hard then be fine for a while then back to shifting hard?.