2001 Chevrolet Impala Power Train

CAR RUNNING ROUGH, WANTED TO STALL, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. *AK

CUSTOMER STATES TRANSMISSION SLIPS, NO SHIFT, WON'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS,DIAGNOSIS FOUND INPUT CARRIER BROKEN METAL FRAGMENTS ALL OVER TRANSMISSION, REPLACE PARTS AND RECON AND CLEAN CASE. *AK

CAR WON'T MOVE AT TIMES.REMOVED TRANSMISSION, INSPECTED INTERNAL PARTS ALL OKAY EXCEPT VALVE BODY REPLACED, STICKING VALVE BODY AND GASKETS. *AK

CAR LURCHES, ALSO MAKES GRINDING NOISE CODE-OP-730 LOOSING COMMUNICATION WITH PCM REPLACE PCM. *AK

MY 2001 IMPALA BEGAN HAVING LOSS OF POWER/SLIPPING DURING ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS AROUND 30,000 MILES, DEALER LOOKED AT CAR AND COULD NOT DUPLICAT 2 TIMES. CAR SCONTIUED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM AND DEALER FELT THAT THE VALVE BODY SHOULD BE REPLACED AND TOE SET. AT 37,400 MILES I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND SUDDENLY LOSS OPERATION OF VEHICLE WHIL GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION, COASTED INTO GAS STATION TRIED ALL GEARS OF CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE CAR FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TRANSMISSION REPAIR OF PLANETARIES AND BANDS WAS PERFORMED THAT WAS AUGUST 25, 2003. ON SEPTEMBER 10 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD IT DIAGNOSED AT INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT 2 TRANSMISSION CODES WERE COMING UP THEY WERE 742 AND 748. GM EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT ALLOW REPAIR TO BE DONE BY ANY ONE ELSE BUT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 6 AND WAS TOLD ON THE 9TH THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I WILL BE PICKING UP MY CAR TOMORROW AND WAITING FOR THE NEXT TIME THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER.

TRANSMISSION DIED TODAY. COASTED INTO A PARKING SPOT. 6-30-03 CAR WAS IN FOR THIRD 'LOW COOLANT' LIGHT. A COSTLY CORRECTION WAS MADE BY THE DEALER. PREVIOUSLY IN 4-03 AND 8-02, INSTALLED NEW SENSOR BOTH TIMES.

WHEN STOPPED ON A MODERATE INCLINE, THE DRIVER REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN THE GRADE. *TS *NLM

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY FROM LIGHT. TRANSMISSION DID NOT RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL APPLICATION. ONE OTHER VEHICLES ALMOST COLLIDED WITH MY VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. *NLM

WE HEARD A LOW RUMBLING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, WE BARELY MADE IT THROUGH THE NEXT MAJOR INTERSECTION AS THE CAR WAS HARDLY MOVING FORWARD ANY MORE AND COASTED TO A BOULEVARD OFF OF A MAJOR ROAD. THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD IN PARK WHEN WE RESTARTED IT AND THEN IT WOULD NOT RESPOND WHETHER WE TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THIS IS A 2001 VEHICLE NOW IN NEED OF A REFABBED TRANSMISSION FOR A WHOPPING $2700! THE DEALER NEVER OPENED THE TRANSMISSION TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT WENT WRONG (THEY GUESS IT'S THE GEAR SET) AND THEY REFUSE TO LET US GET A 3RD PARTY TO EXAMINE IT. THEY WILL CHARGE US A $700 NON-REFUNDABLE CORE FEE EVEN IF WE RETURN THE CORE TO THEM IN A TIMELY MANNER. ALSO, THE TIME TABLE FOR THEM TO RETURN THE PART TO GM JUST WENT TO 24 HOURS. ORIGINALLY THEY SAID IT USUALLY TAKES AROUND A WEEK FOR THEM TO SEND THE PART BACK!*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD DISINTEGRATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION JERKED. DEALER INSPECTED AND STATED THE WAS THE CODE-PO742. CONSUMER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ON WARRANTY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE IS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, WITH VEHICLE IN DRIVE GEAR IT WILL ROLL BACKWARDS, WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE PAD. TS

THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. (THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2002 THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED WHILE DRIVING IT ON A MAIN THOROUGHFARE. AS ON HIGHWAY). *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****768328

EVER SINCE THEY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION I ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE WAITING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND AM I IN DANGER OF HITTING THE CARS BEHIND ME. IF I GO FORWARD BY PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS I AM IN DANGER OF HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768330

EVER SINCE THEY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION I ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE WAITING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND I AM IN DANGER OF HITTING THE CARS BEHIND ME AND IF I GO FORWARD BY PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS I AM IN DANGER OF HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768329

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN DRIVER WAS ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY FROM RAMP. TRANSMISSION DID NOT RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL APPLICATION. TWO OTHER VEHICLES ALMOST COLLIDED WITH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. THIS IS WAS SECOND TIME THAT TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE ROLLBACK ON INCLINES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. NLM

DRIVER'S LEFT VEHICLE IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING. CONSUMER GOT OUT, RAN IN HOUSE FOR A MINUTE, AND VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, AND ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A TREE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE AND YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE IT WILL START TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT OR SITTING IN YOUR DRIVEWAY. WHEN THIS OCCURS YOU HIT THE GAS AND MIGHT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. OR ROLL BACK AND HIT THE CAR BEHIND YOU. THE SALESMAN AT THE DEALERSHIP WERE I GOT THE CAR HAS HAD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, HIS NAME IS [XXX]. I HAVE CALLED THE CHEVROLET COMPANY TO VOICE MY PROBLEM. I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION FEEL FREE TO CALL OR EMAIL ME AND I WILL ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THANKYOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER.*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN KEY WAS IN ACCESSARY POSITION AND WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED OUT OF PARK POSITON WHICH WAS DONE BY A 2 YEAR OLD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLES DID NOT HAVE A SAFETY FEATURE TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING.*AK