2000 Chevrolet Impala Power Train

PULLING OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP LOCATED ON A BUSY STREET AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ENGAGE. IT WAS JUST SURGING AND I ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM REALLY DISTURBS ME. MY SON IN LAW WORKS FOR GM. I ONLY OWN CHEVYS BUT TO THINK THAT YOU WOULD ALLOW THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM TO GO ON PUTTING MANY PEOPLES LIVES AT RISK MAKES ME RETHINK MY DECISION. I DEMAND THAT THIS BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR UPDATED 2/10/2016 *JS

TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE SHAFT SPLINE IS STRIPPED PREVENTING THE OVERDRIVE FROM BEING USED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A NEIGHBOR JUST NOW, BUT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURRED AT LEAST 2 YEARS AGO WITH APPROXIMATELY 110,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST HAD THE EXACT TRANSMISSION ISSUE CONFIRMED NOW. *TR

WHEN MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA GETS TOO HOT THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO STICK, AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN, AND THEN TRANSMISSION SHIFT VERY PULLS HARD. IT OCCURS MOSTLY AS THE WEATHER STARTS TO GET WARM. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE BACKED THE VEHICLE IN HIS GARAGE, A LOUD BANG CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. HE SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND IN AN INSTANT THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, TO STOP THE FORWARD MOVEMENT, BUT TO NO AVAIL. TO STOP THE FORWARD MOVEMENT, HE APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND EASED INTO DRIVE; THE VEHICLE EASED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY. HE TRIED SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, BUT INSTANTLY A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO TORN GEARS. *JB

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2000 CHEVROLE T IMPALA. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE MAKING GEAR WHINING, AND TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SERVICE SHOP INDICATED THAT THERE IS A "SOLENOID SWITCH" THAT IS STUCK IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THERE IS A 50/50 CHANCE THAT THE DRUM IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS CRACKED, THEREFORE SHOP WON'T INVEST THE LARGE AMOUNT OF LABOR REQUIRED TO REPLACE THIS STUCK SWITCH. THE REPAIR WILL REQUIRE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. 120,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. $1500 OF REPAIRS FOR A STUCK, $20 SWITCH. NOT RIGHT.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 15 AND 55MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT HARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED OUT. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

THE VEHICLE HAD 37,000 ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HOWEVER, IT WILL START BUT HAS NO POWER. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS IN A VERY LOW GEAR. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE REPAIR SHOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT MAY RESULT IN ME HAVING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE. THIS CAR WAS SHIPPED OUT WITH A 4T65-E TRANNY, WHICH HAS MORE PROBLEMS THAN THE LAW SHOULD APPROVE. IN MY CURRENT RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF RECALLS CONCERNING THE 4T65-E ALL IN DIFFERENT GM VEHICLES. MY IMPALA'S TRANNY IS ABOUT TO GO, THE SYMPTOMS ARE HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT I WAS SOLD A CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED.*AK

CAR STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHILE IN MOTION. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSES WAS THE TRANS AXLE NEEDS OVERHAUL. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 33000 MILES, MUCH TOO SOON FOR A TRANS AXLE FAILURE, CONTACTED GM, WAS TOLD TO LET DEALER REBUILD TRANS AXLE, AND IF DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE FOUND, GM MAY PAY SOME OF THE COST.*AK

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE WITH THIS CAR. AT 60,000 MILES, I HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN 4TH GEAR, OR OVERDRIVE. I HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AT A TRANSMISSIOIN SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS GOING TO NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, IF I HAD NOT BEEN VIGILANT IN MY INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM. AS A RESULT, I HAD A HUGE REPAIR BILL, WAS WITHOUT THE CAR FOR 1 WEEK, AND HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL TO DRIVE TO WORK. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REBUILT, AND REPALCED. SPECIFIC PARTS THAT I KNOW OF WERE, THE "TORRINGTON BEARING", WHICH CAUSED FAILURE OF A SET OF PLANETARY GEARS, AND THE 4TH GEAR SPLINE. THE REPAIRMAN SAID THAT THE BEARING AND THE 4TH GEAR SPLINE ARE OF SUBSTANDARD QUALITY, AND THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE PURPOSELY BEEN MADE STRONGER, AND HEAT TREATED, BECAUSE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THESE TRANSMISSOINS.60'000 MILES IS MUCH TOO EARLY FOR A FAILURE OF THIS TYPE TO OCCUR. TOTAL REPAIR BILL WAS OVER $2,500.00.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF MY 2000 IMPALA WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS THE WEEKEND AND HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO CALL DEALER TO FIND OUT IF THEY WILL COVER DAMAGE. WILL WRITE AGAIN LATER WITH MORE INFO. 3-21-2004. *JB

WHY, AFTER GIVING THIS CAR ALL THE LOVING CARE NECESSARY,EVERY 3000 MI. CHECK UPS, AND TAKING IT IN LAST WEEK FOR SERVICE, THE SERVICE WRITER SUGGESTED THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE FLUSHED OUT. SO I SAID OK,AND HE SAID IT WAS OK, NOW WHY TWO DAYS LATER THE TRANNY GOES OUT TO THE TUNE OF $3,000. NOW I HAVE BEEN A CHEVY OWNER FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND OWNED A FLEET OF VANS FOR MY BUSINESS, IN ALL THAT TIME I NEVER LOST A TRANSMISSION THIS IS VERY COSTLY AND TO SAY THE LEAST I AM UNHAPPY. THIS CHEVY IS ABOUT TO TURN INTO A FORD. THANK YOU, PLEASE RESPOND.

THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE ON A HILL. *JB

WHILE GRADUALLY ACCELERATING FROM 42 TO 43 MPH THE ENGINE SURGES AND THEN SETTLES BACK DOWN. DEALER STATES THEY FOUND CODES THAT INDICATE A SOLENOID PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION. I ONLY HAVE 52,000 MILES ON THE CAR. DEALER ALSO STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD CHANGE TO ANY GEAR AT ANY TIME OR SPEED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK UP, LOCKING THE REAR TIRES, AND IT WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WILL BE FORCED TO PULL OVER. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK ON A HILL THE VEHICLE WOULD POP OUT OF PARK AND START TO ROLL BACK IN REVERSE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING TO PARK INDICATOR SHOWS IT WAS IN PARK, BUT INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL ROLL A FEW INCHES IN EITHER DIRECTION. DEALER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH PARK LOCK PIN, HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. IF CALLING LEAVE NAME AND PHONE NUMBER ONLY, NO MESSAGE!*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE ROLLS ON FOOT IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND THEN ROCKS BACK AND FORTH BEFORE STOPS. *YH

CONSUMER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH TAKES A LONG TIME TO LOCK UP ON THE TRANSMISSION IN COLD WEATHER, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A GM REP THAT THIS OCCURRENCE IS NORMAL, AFTER CHECKING IN THE GM SERVICE MANUAL, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH DOES NOT LOCK UP UNTIL THE FLUID TEMPERATURE IN THE TRANSMISSION REACHES 266 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH IS NOT LOCKED UP, THE VEHICLES HIGHWAY GAS MILEAGE IS NOT CLOSE TO WHAT WAS ADVERTISED ON THE PRICE STICKER OF CAR.*JB

THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YD

CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLES ARE PARKED UNATTENDED AND STILL RUNNING, VEHICLES SLIP OUT OF PARK INTO FOWARD GEAR (POLICE VEHICLES).*JB

MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 IMPALA IS GONE ,MILEAGE UNDER 22,000, DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING TRANSMISSION, I CONTACTED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT THEY OFFER ME A TRANSMISSION COMPONENT LETTER WARRANTY FOR 5 YR OR 60,000 MLES WHATEVER COME FIRST, I AM UPSET THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WITH A SERTA TRANSMISSION , THATS WHY I CONTACTED GMC THEY OFFER THIS LETTER HAS CUSTOMER SATIFACTION , I QUESS I HAVE TO OTHER CHOSE BUT TO ACCEPT THE WARRANTY LETTTER , BECAUSE IT WILL COVER THE SERTA TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE PARKED ON SLIGHT INCLINE IT CAME OUT OF PARK WHEN SHIFT SELECTOR HIT BY ACCIDENT BY CHILD.CAR HIT TREE,WENT IN DITCHES,AND HIT POST HIT TREE WITH CHILD IN IT.NO KEY IN CAR. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AN UPGRADE OR DOWNGRADE THE VEHICLE ROLLS IN THE DIRECTION OF THE DECLINE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR, THIS CONDITION OCCURS ON THE SLIGHTEST DECLINES, THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM