Rear Suspension Problems of Chevrolet Impala - part 2

I own a 2008 chevy Impala and have had extensive work don on the car to reapir the alignment of my rear tires. I first noticed the issue when after roughly 7000 miles I took my car in to have the tires rotated and I was informed that my rear tires had the steel belts showing. This was a shock because I had purchased 80000 mile tires. I then took my car to my local mechanic who fixed the problem to the best of his ability and this plus the cost of the tire ran me roughly 1000 dollars. Prior to me getting the car in to the shop I had noticed extremly poor handling in the snow, bassicly it felt as if the rear of the car was constantly slidding out.

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The rear tires are wearing terribly on the inside. Significantly more so than any other part of the tires. I had a rear end alignment done on the car, and it was no help at all. I then replaced the tires at 40,000 miles and the same thing is happening. After researching, I found that many police Impala's have this issue, but mine is having the exact same problem.

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My 08 Impala ss has been going through tires excessively. I replaced the back tires almost 4 months ago and new tires are needed again. The rear tires are wearing on the insides of the tires. I brought this to the attention of my local gm dealer who "assured" me that nothing is wrong with the rear suspension and that I need to rotate the tires every 6000 miles that was what was wrong that I wasn't following the owners manual. So I thought it really was my fault so I spent the $500 to buy two new tires and now almost 4 months later the same thing is happening. I have only put about 6000 miles on the new tires and the cords are already showing on the insides of the rear tires.

I had heard about a recall on the 20007- 2008 chevy Impala. It involves the spindal rods on the rear suspension. I have a 2007 Impala and the bad spindal rods are effecting my rear tires. I purchased 4 tires in 2009. As of today, my rear tires need replacing really soon due to this probelm with the spindal rods.

I own a 2008 chevy Impala ss, I bought the car in October 2008. Since buying the car, I have had to buy 3 sets of back tires due to excessive wearing on the tires. I have had my tires re-aligned everytime I have had to put new tires on the back, yet they continue to wear out extremely fast. The first set of tires I had to put on the car was in March 2009, then again in may 2010 (of which I needed new back tires prior to then but could not afford to buy them until that time), then I had to replace them again December 2010. I am now on my 3rd set of back tires, and am needing to replace them yet again. I have just recently learned that there is a law suit currently filed against gm, stating that there is a defect in the rear alignment spendle causing excessive wearing on the rear tires. Per the news reporst on the law suit, it is requested to become a class action law suit as gm issued a letter for the police Impala's to be repaired and for the owners to be reimbursed for any tires bought, however they neglected to inform the public who own 2007 & 2008 Impala's with the same problems.

During any damp, wet or snowy roadway conditions, my 2008 chevy Impala ss handles dangerously poor. This occurs even if the car is put into neutral driving down the road. The rear-end keeps wanting to go sideways. I took it to a chevy/gm certified dealer and they said that there was no problem with it.

Previously filed complaint in 10/2009 gm offered $1000 voucher for the problem. Turned vehicle into dealer in sept 2009. Told gm that I would make payments until Jan 2010 and to provide a solution to making our 2008 Impala safe to transport my family. They refused to address the problem and the car sat at dealers until may 2010 when a collection company called my home and I tolld them the story. They asked where the car was and I told them. They put me on hold and called the dealer to confirm. That day they went and picked up the vehicle and started sending collection notices. I told them car was unsafe to drive. They sold at auction and sent me to a collection agency for the balance of $9700. The car resold to an unsuspecting customer in nh. Gm is still trying to collect the balance and has offered a compromise $4800. These vehicles have killed unsuspecting comsumers but documentation does not exist?? I am sure if a study was done on all highway /accidents/deaths connected to 2007 & 2008 Impalas, rear tire wear would be well represented. Gm should smell the coffee and recall these dangerous vehilces. It appears to be a specific frame run and not every chevy and Buick frame manufaxctured in those years. All police vehicles have been recalled and retrofitted to correct the rear alignment issue please help protect american consumers and force gm to make this problem right!.

I bought a 2007 Impala with 16,000 miles on from a small dealer in may 2008, it was a previous rental vehicle. Soon after that, someone brought to my attention that the top or the rear tires seemed tilted toward the vehicle and the bottom tilted away, (out of plumb). The vehicle seemed to drive fine so I thought it was normal for this vehicle. At about 25,000 miles I noticed the inner sides of the rear tires showing excessive wear, at 28,000, the tire belts were showing on the inner 2 inches of the tire. The outer treads look great. I contacted the dealer that I bought it from and they said that it was an alignment problem and that I should contact gm as it should be under the factory warranty. I'm now waiting on an appointment with my local gm dealer next week. After researching this on your web site I'm seeing a real problem with this. I too fear for the safety of me or anyone else that might have this problem with their 2007 Impala. I have not confirmed if this is a recall issue or not, but it should be. Please help!.

Gm issued a letter to 2007 and 2008 Impala police vehicle owners concerning a condition that leads to rear wheel misalignment, resulting in excessive wear to the inboard side of the tires. My 2008 Impala ss is exhibits the same problem, but gm will only fix police vehicles. My complaint is that the problem effects more that just the police vehicles because the rear suspensions and setups are identical. Gm should fix any Impala experience the alignment issues because they were never right to begin with.

Vehicle performed poorly over 35 mph on highway with the rear of the vehicle swaying excessively. The tires on the back of the vehicle wore prematurely. I had a dealership look at the vehicle and there was no damage to vehicle suspension. I had to have an alignment and new tires put on the vehicle. I complainted to general motors but they were only reimbursing police vehicles for premature rear tire wear.

Rear end alignment on fleet vehicles. I currently operate a 2007 Chevrolet Impala as part of my employment at a local police agency (government vehicle). At my last oil change, at 10500 miles, I was shown my tires on the rear (bald on inside) and told I had to bring to the dealership for warrant rear end work. I was told at the dealership this is an issue with all fleet vehicles of this make and model but not a recall. They are supposedly fixing my rear end but are refusing to replace the tires. Tires should not need replacing at 10,000 miles, so it is a defect and should be warranty. Also, due to the type of wear on my tires, it was not visible until removed from my vehicle (outside tires still had tread) which I believe is a safety hazard as the tires could malfunction during a high speed incident and cause harm to me or my CO-workers.

Tl - the contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the rear tire had excessive wear due to a faulty rear suspension. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, which stated, the bearings on the rear axle needs to be replaced as well as a wheel alignment. The contact had the bearings replaced and a wheel alignment but that did not remedy the problem. The contact stated the vehicle was unsafe to drive during inclement weather. The failure mileage was 30,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Impala. Whenever the contact drove over a bump in the road, he heard a loud banging noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The contact did not notice any differences beforehand. The current mileage was 55,681 and failure mileage was 49,000.

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