Trunk Wiring Problems of Chevrolet Impala

The wiring under the gear shifter broke causing the ignition cylinder to not turn off so you can't remove the key witch in turn made the car go into theft mode now it won't start the windows won't roll up the dash lights work and the horn but nothin else works the trunk won't open it was parked at the hospital.

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I waited for recall parts (ignition and oil leak) and had them completed 4/13/16. On 4/22/16 my car started smoking coming off the freeway, I pulled over and the engine stalled, people yelled to get out it was on fire. The fire started in front of engine and proceeded thru engine compartment burning all plastics and wiring. Dealership says I'm responsible for the damage since I didn't have full insurance coverage. How can that be, my car was fine until they worked on it. Dealership was also very rude and condescending. I hope all Chevrolet dealers aren't the same. I gave dealership 7 days to resolve the problem, however they basically told me no one can help me. I almost burned up in this vehicle.

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The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the trunk locked and was unable to be opened. When the failure occurred, the turn signals also failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the 12 volt relay to the trunk release needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the rear seat would not go down and there was no key entry for the trunk. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000.

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Latent defect in Chevrolet 2015 Impala ignition systems that gm (general motors) will not fix. The keyless entry fob was redesign from part number gm/l 22733524 to part number gm 13584829, which has resulted in all the push button switches now raised above the keyless housing. With raise switches above the housing, the trunk can inadvertently open when the fod is in someone’s pocket. The car trunk can inadvertently open when the fod’s switch, which is in someone’s pocket, is inadvertently pressed against something without the owners knowledge. For example: this has happen by just setting in a chair when the fob presses against the chair, or when leaning against something like a table or wall with the lower part of the body. Gm’s old keyless entry fob’s switch were recessed below the keyless entry fod’s housing and the old design did not have the same problem with inadvertently opening the trunk. I own a 2009 chevy cobalt that has the old keyless entry fob . This major latent defect will expose electrical wiring, and personal items in the trunk to rain storms when the trunk inadvertently opens without knowledge of the car owner. I contend that Chevrolet likely did not test the car with the trunk open when raining. Furthermore, the trunk can inadvertently open while shopping without the owner’s knowledge resulting in gifts, food, and personal items easily stolen or damage by rodents. I e-mailed and called Chevrolet about the latent defect. I talked to a jennifer at gm (complaint number 8-154-782-3093) phone number 866-790-5700 ext 5921542 on 1 September 2015. Jennifer told me that gm has no fix for the problem and would only fix the latent defect if gm received enough complaints. She did not same how many complaints gm needed – maybe 150% of car owners complaining or 2,000s of car fires!.

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The rear defroster stopped working. After investigating the issue I discover the electrical harness connectors holding the wiring for the rear defroster(and all other wires) is burnt. , the electrical connectors are harnesses for wiring leading form the engine area, to the rear of the vehicle for all electrical components, including the rear defroster. Visibly you can see the area that is burnt for the rear defroster. The wiring for the rear defroster is not fused, and in my opinion is a fire hazard. While doing research on this issue I discover that other owners have had these issues, and is very prominent in Impala's between 2006 and up. With out a fuse for the rear defroster there is no safety mechanism preventing a short, or burn out of the components, thus creating the potential for a fire inside the compartment of the vehicle, and the rear defrost not to work.

Bought my chevy 2001 Impala may 2010 at 114,000 miles. A week later the check engine light came on for the mass air flow sensor. Car ran fine, changed the maf in February 2011 as the car began to chug at stop lights. A week later the car stalled on the way home after about an hour of driving. Had spark plugs, filters, fluids, tps sensor (twice), crank shaft sensor and ignition module changed. Car is now chugging, stales out, after stalling the turn signals do not work for a while and has trouble climbing tall hills (does not excelerate). The check engine light comes on occasionally and it reads the tps sensor is bad. Checked the wires near the tps sensor and maf sensor noting when touching wires the idle of the car increases. Come to find out there was a compartment fire before I had bought the car and it appears some wires were spliced. In process to change the wiring harness. Unsure if this will fix the problems.

Rear of car caught fire. Occurred in my employer's parking lot at 2121 hudson avenue, kalamazoo, michigan. The third brake light area. Vehicle parked & unoccupied.