Steering Wheel Problems of Chevrolet Impala

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the material of the steering wheel was severely rotted and separated from the metal interior of the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was unable to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.

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Traveling eastbound on I-90, low tire pressure warning came on, I pulled over to check my tires and noticed that just the inside of my rear tires were worn down to the belts, however very little wear on the out side of the tire. I visually checked the tire prior to getting on the highway and did not notice any wear. After doing some research, I found this is a common problem with this model. This is definitely a safety issue.

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The car has alignment problem. While driving I never felt confident about the feel and felt like traction was not was not good. Original set of tires prematurely failed around 30,000 miles. Excessive wear on the inside. When complained the dealer said it needed alignment and performed on the front wheels. After that I replaced all 4 tires. Upon examining the tires recently I realized that the rear tires are wearing unevenly, inside was wearing fast. The road nose from the rear wheels was increasing steadily. However the front tires seems to be fine. When I called the dealer with the problem, he suggested all wheel alignment for which I will have to pay. I strongly believe the problem was due to defective parts/inspection prior to delivery.

Car is almost undrivable in cold weather climates snow and ice,alignment is so far off due to suspension component problems described by gm in a TSB,rear of car wants to come around,all over the road,scary to drive,tires are worn out on inside edges after 19k of driving,we purchased with 8890k,gm says nothing wrong TSB only pertains to police versions,a crock of s--t,somebody will lose their life in these death traps,looking at over $1100. 00 to repair replace tires and components with alignment on a car with 19k,should have gone out of business,unsafe car to drive.

Driving the Impala ss on winter roads in indiana has become a challenge with this car. Any ice or snow on the road will only allow you to drive 45 mph at the max and then the rear of the car starts to swerve back and forth as if the tires are fighting one and another for control. Contacted the local chevy dealer and was told by the service department that it is a tire problem with the good year eagle rs-a p235/50 r 18 and they have had a lot of complaints on no traction with these tires. Service rep stated the tires needed to be taken off and new tires put on. Not covered by the warranty. Called good year customer service told them the problem and they schedule an appointment for me. Took it to the authorized good year dealer and they called back and said the tires have half their tread left and no problems with the tires. He stated that the tire is to wide for driving in the winter time and basically floats on the ice and snow and would suggest only diving the car in the summer months. So here is the dilemma, the manufacture knows that they have had a lot of complaints with the tires (which are the original tires that are sold with the car. The tire manufacture states the tire is to wide for driving on snow or ice and I need to park it into summer gets here and if so if I drive the car in the winter, I have been warned that it is too dangerous to drive.

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There was no incident. The rear tires wear out prematurely due to gm's aknowledged rear spindle rod defect. Excessive wear on the tires creates a safety hazard within a few thousand miles. Gm dealer (graff Chevrolet okemos michigan) refused to repair even at my expense.

1) tried to slow car down. Car would not turn nor halt. Ended up hitting the vehicle in front of me. Restored it 100%. 2) a year later, had 3 brand new rack and pinion's replaced in one month. Had the vehicle checked out. The a-frame is in excellent shape and so is the area surrounding the rack and pinon. Have pictures and mechanics as proof. 3) called the chevy company & was told that the car was manufactured in wisconsin. They claim they saw no reason to help with the rack & pinion as those cars were recall-free. 4) car leans towards oncoming traffic at times (this started after each rack and pinion was replaced). There is also a 2 o'clock and 10 o'clock dead zone in the steering column. Steering used to feel a bit normal. It was not like this until I had a new rack and pinion put on. Twice (in between) the boot would excessively leak (as did the original from chevy). 5) when I turn the wheel out of the driveway, the car makes kick drumming grinding sounds. Was told this was normal. It is irritating though. 6) the car didn't even hit it's 5th year (being new) before it started to rust paint off the top of its roof. I live where there is no snow or coast, and extremely little ice. 7) the check engine light never goes off. Had it checked. Was told it was fine. 8) was driving right next to a cop going down a steep hill when the speedometer stuck at 10 mph. I crossed my fingers that I wasn't speeding since I kept my speed next to the officer. Replaced. 9) combo turning signal & cruise broke off the steering for no reason during a turn. Replaced. 10) locks me out off & on for no reason. 11) this car is my baby as it was one of the last thing I got that was my mother's before she died. It is also my first car that has seen me through (and still) my college years. It is very sentimental to me for those reasons. My dream is to keep this car even when it's a classic.

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I had a company car, 2007 Impala that was wearing the tires unevenly. I went through several sets of tires as a result of this problem. I thought that the tire dealership was not doing a good job however just noticed that there is lawsuit stating there was a problem with the spindles. My father, now owns the vehicle. And want to bring this to the NHTSA attention as well as to be notified of a recall as my father is now driving the vehicle.

Currently I have 29103 miles on it. I had took it in shop 2 times complaining about problem w/steering ,and was told this was normal. I knew different. Now the warranty ran out the passenger side tie rod end was completely worn out,and the drivers side is bad also. I've contacted cheverolet and they said to take it to dealer and pay of course for them to tell me a third time probably that this is normal. I am scared of this car,but have no choice except to drive it . I beleive this car slip thru factury inspections . As also rotors was turn at about 4000 miles and again at 26000 miles.

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Clunking noise in steering wheel.

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Consumer states that while driving and no warning there is a loud noise coming from the steering wheel causing a distraction to the consumer. Dealer notified. Nlm.

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Consumer states that the steering wheel feels like it has a tapping or knocking especially when turning or driving slowly. Dealer was notified.

The steering wheel design puts off center pressure on the joints of the fingers, causing seriously twisted/distored joints and bones in fingers, which aren't apparent on extended fingers. Please call, this is a sleeper.

Front of vehicle was rattling when making turns at slow speed. Dealer replaced engine cradle. In August of 2001 rattling returned. Dealer replaced steering upper shaft.

Gm not interested in satifying customers. Offered $3500 for my trouble(20 days in shop) & must keep defective car that can't be fixed. No safety defect listed.

I have got the third steering column, third set of tires and a new cradle. The problem started at 4437 miles and has continued yet @ 37204 miles. Have been to many dealers, contacted gm and now have a better business bureau complaint filed. The dealers told me it was the tires and the tire dealers told me it was the car. In 4000 miles my tires went from 9/32" to 3/32" wear. The "klunk" in the front end is still there. The vehicle likes to "wander" down the road with vibrations felt in the steering wheel. The service manager took it on many test drives and contacted the regional manager=who said "not another dime in this car". I was escorted to the sales department and introduced to a salesman for purposes of trading the vehicle in. The offer was less than nada trade value. I have contacted gm's assistance line many times and just got the "run around" with operators documenting conversation and no one would let me talk to a "real" supervisor. All I wanted to do was ask for a fair solution to the problems that the dealers and gm know that they have. My vehicle is now out of warranty with the same problems since I bought it. Why = if gm states in their literature = they are committed to "customer satisfaction" = not responsive in a fair manner and I had to take this issue to all of these extremes????????????? also at issue = is the fact that gm penalizes dealers (with bad customer surveys) due to the manufacturers engineering problems. What happened to telling the "truth" and "customer satisfaction" in business????????? (tiresize: p225/60r16).

While driving at any mph could step on brakes and steering wheel will feel like coming out of consumer's hands. Dealer had been contacted.

Steering wheel is designed without grips which is difficult to handle when driving because the steering just slides which could cause loss of steering control. Please give any further details.

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Consumer called complaining about having problems with the steering. Also stated that when driving the vehicle it went from side to side. Dealer was contacted and has replaced the tires and stated that the tires were run out and that it also had problems with the aligment and that was done 4 to 5 times already and also has been at the shop at least 8 times. Ts.

There is a clunk in the steering column which the dealer can not guaranty that they can fix but is normal on this line of gm cars. My concern is that this may develop into a failure as on other gm cars.

While driving and without warning column shaft upper went out, resulting in loud noises in front end of car.