2003 Chevrolet Impala Electrical System

SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I GOT MY CAR, IT HAS STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED, THE FUEL PUMP, THE BCM ALSO BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE I'M ON THE ROAD. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON THE LAST TIME IT DID IT AND I'VE DONE SEVERAL REPAIRS TO ATTEMPT TO FIX IT. IVE SPENT NEARLY 1000 IN THESE REPAIRS AND STILL NOTHING WORKS. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT I HAVE TO WORK. I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLES AND I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A GM ISSUE OR WHAT, BUT I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS SOUNDING SIMILAR TO MINE AND I WANT SOMETHING DONE. I WAS ON A VERY BUSY ROAD ON THESE DAYS AND IN COMPLETE MOTION (35 MPH AND ABOVE)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,600. UPDATED 11/06/15*LJ *CN

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER DISAPPOINTED OF AN IGNITION RECALL FIX. *TA THE DEALER MADE THE HOLE IN THE KEY FOB SMALLER, SO NO KEYS COULD BE PLACED ON THE RING. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A MONTH AFTER THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START, THE CONTACT HAD TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY AND PLUG IT BACK IN. ONCE THE VEHICLE STARTED, THE HORN SOUNDED AND WOULD NOT CUT OFF UNTIL THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

MY VEHICLE WILL LOCK ME OUT FROM STARTING IT, AND WILL DISPLAY SECURITY. I BELIEVE THIS SAME ISSUE IS AFFECTING MY TRACTION CONTROL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE DEALT WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. IT IS ABSOLUTELY NONSENSE THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/03/15*LJ

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY RECALL NOTICE, BUT NO PARTS. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED INCORRECTLY AND FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. STARTED OFF SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING THEN NOT STARTING I COULD UNHOOK BATTERY AND RESET AND IT WOULD START. LIGHTS WOULD FLASH INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYED ON THEN DIDN'T WORK VOLTAGE METER WOULD BURY TO 0 BUT BATTERY WAS FINE AIR CONSIGN WILL NOT WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS DOOR LOCKS DO THEN DON'T WORK BLOWS FUSES TRUNK WILL POC OPEN RADIO WILL LOCK HEADLIGHTS FLASH T I LL I PUT MANUAL LIGHTS ON THEN AUTOMATIC WOULD WORK LATER. SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES A LOT OF THE TIME ALL THESE THINGS START ACTING UP AND IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. SOMETIME CAR WILL JERK AND I HAVE TO RESET BY TAKING CABLE OFF THEN IT WORKS FINE. I HAVE KIDS AND I DO NOT FEEL VERY SAFE B IN THIS CAR. SOME OF HARD WORKING SINGLE PARENTS CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND 700 HERE AND THERE FROM TRIAL AND ERROR WHEN IT SEEMS A LOT OF MODELS FROM THIS YEAR HAVE THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER 20 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN TO THE ON POSITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. UPDATED 4/27/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REMOVED THE BLACK RING HOLDER AND REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER ON RETURNING THE KEY. THE KEY WAS QUITE FREE WHEN INSERTED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. LATER, WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST A $1,000. UPDATED 05/07/15*JB

ISSUES WITH SYSTEM SECURITY SYSTEM AND INTERMITTENT STARTING ISSUES AS NOTED IN THE HUNDREDS OF PREVIOUSLY REPORTS. IS THIS JUST A WASTE OF TIME, PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION TO NHTSA? OR IS SOMEONE GOING TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND HAVE GM FIX THIS PROBLEM?

THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE GM IGNITION RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE "FIX" AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS SIMPLY ADDING TWO SMALL KEY RINGS TO MY IGNITION KEY AND PUTTING AN INSERT BLANK INTO KEY TO MAKE THE HOLE SMALLER. I WAS TOLD NOT TO ADD ANY OTHER KEYS TO THIS RING. IS THIS THE FIX THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SAVE MY LIFE? WHY AREN'T THE FAULTY IGNITIONS BEING REPLACED? IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO ALLOW THIS TO BE THE SOLUTION TO THE IGNITION PROBLEM? IT SEEMS LIKE WE VEHICLE OWNERS ARE THE LOSERS IN THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD TAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED, THEN AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP RUNNING SUDDENLY. THE ONLY EXPLANATION SEEMED TO BE THE KEY WAS HIT INADVERTENTLY GOING OVER A BUMP, KNOCKING IT OUT OF THE DRIVE POSITION. IN JANUARY 2009, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE IGNITION TUMBLER WAS BAD. A NEW IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED. FEBRUARY 2009, THE ENGINE RACED UNCONTROLLABLY, WHICH REQUIRED CONSTANT BRAKING AND PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP. IN OCTOBER 2011, THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AGAIN. MARCH 2012, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL LIGHTING SYSTEM FAILURE. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. JULY 2013, THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND THEN STALL. SEPTEMBER 2014, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, REGARDING THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE SPECIFICS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CUSTOMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT. *MW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000. UPDATED 12/19/14*CN UPDATED 05/26/2015 *JS

CRUISE CONTROL GOES OFF AND ON INTERMITTINGLY. HEAT AND AC GOES ON AND OFF. HAD IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AND PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. SOUNDS LIKE SAME PROBLEM AS RECENT RECALL. *TR

SECURITY LOCK OUT, WHEN SECURITY LIGHT IS FLASHING WILL NOT ALLOW TO START, HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN. AND HOPE THAT IT WILL RESET, WHEN LIGHT STOPS FLASHING TURN KEY OFF AND THEN TRY TO START, IF NOT WAIT ANOTHER 10 MIN. SOMETIMES HAVE TO WAIT 60 MIN, THIS IS IN A DARK PARKING LOT AFTER GETTING OUT OF WORK AT 9:30 PM GM WILL NOT RECALL SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEATHS REPORTED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE SAFETY RECALL LETTER I RECEIVED IN SEPT. 2014 REGARDING THE IGNITION IN MY CAR. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED ON 9/29/14. THEY CALLED ME BACK ON 11/10/14 AND SAID THEY'D RECEIVED THE PARTS FOR MY CAR. I TOOK IT IN ON 11/17/14 AND LEFT IT ALL DAY. BACK ON 9/29 I WAS TOLD THEY WERE GOING TO PUT A LOCKING GUARD ON THE IGNITION AND A LOCK ON EACH KEY SO THAT THE KEY WOULDN'T SLIP OUT. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DID? THEY PUT A SMALL ROUND METAL KEY CHAIN ON EACH OF MY KEYS AND GLUED IT SO THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE HUNG ON IT. THAT'S HOW THEY FIXED THE IGNITION PROBLEM. WHAT A JOKE! I'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR, LUCKILY. HOWEVER, I DOUBT THAT THIS SO CALLED FIX WOULD DO ANY GOOD IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THIS IS THE LAST TIME I HAVE ANY DEALINGS WITH SUNFAIR CHEVROLET IN YAKIMA. *TR

KEY IN IGNITION CYLINDER IS ABLE TO BE PULLED OUT WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING. ENGINE STAYS RUNNING WITHOUT A KEY IN THE CYLINDER. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR PLASTIC INSERTS ON KEYS BUT NOT FOR KEY CYLINDER. *TR