2006 Chevrolet Impala Steering

CAR LOSES POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHEN THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO TURN A CORNER. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND CAUSED MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER (CHEVROLET OF GOLDSBORO, 3300 HIGHWAY 70 BYPASS, EAST GOLDSBORO, NC 27534, (919)-429-9909) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,507.

STEERING PUMP HAS FAILED. STEERING WILL NOT WORK WHEN I BRAKE.

WINTER OF 2016 I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE I WAS DRIVING 60MPH. MY WHEEL WAS ALMOST LIKE IT WAS FROZE AND TOOK ALL I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID I WAS TOLD BY A MOTORIST WHO STOPED TO HELP. HE SAID DRIVE IT TO NEAREST MECHANIC. I DID AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE HOSE HAD BURST. HE FIXED IT. THEN 4 MO LATER CAR WAS WHINNING AND LOST STEERING AGAIN. THIS TIME PUMP WAS BAD AND OTHER HOSE WAS LEAKING. FIXED IT. NOW DRIVING ON A COLD DAY AND LOST STEERING AGAIN!!! FLUID ALL OVER GROUND AND HORRIBLE WHINE AGAIN. I AM A DISABLED 55 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND ITS SO NHARD TO STEER CAR. IM VERY LUCKY I DIDNT CRASH. AS WELL AS BEING ON A VERY STRICT INCOME OF SSI DISABILITY AND UNABLE TO AFFORD GETTING SAME THING FIXED. ITSVERY UPSETTING. I CHECKED FOR MRECAL AND THERE ISNT ANY FOR THIS. PLEASE HELP WITH INFO ON WHAT I CAN DO NEXT. THANK YOU.

HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR 4 YEARS HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY, NOW DAILY, AND KEEPS GETTING WORSE. POWER STEERING FAILS AT LOW IDLE AND SOMETIMES GETS STUCK UNTIL I GIVE IT A LITTLE ACCELERATION TO GET IT TURNING. HAPPENS WHILE TRYING TO PARK OR TURN AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, BUT NOW HAPPENING AT A FASTER SPEED, WHILE TURNING ONTO ANOTHER STREET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR WHICH THE STEERING WHEELS STEERING LINES WERE TO BE RE-ROUTED FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LINES RUPTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,900. UPDATED 01/10/2017*CT UPDATED 7/5/18*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E005000 (STEERING) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, A KNOCKING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E005000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,369.

POWER STEERING FAILED. UPON STARTING VEHICLE ONE MORNING, HAD LITTLE TO NO STEERING POWER. HAD POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, THREE TIMES, FIRST PUMP FAILED, SECOND PUMP FAILED ALSO.(MECHANIC SOURCE FOR PARTS BAD). HOLE IN HOSE ALSO. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. MUST NOW HAVE RACK AND PINION REPLACED, POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING IN THAT AREA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSING FROM THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A RE-MANUFACTURED POWER STEERING PUMP WITH RESERVOIR AND THE COOLER HOSE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. ...UPDATED 06-11-15 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, IT WAS HIGHLY UNLIKELY HE WOULD RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 07/20/15. *JB

THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN 5 OR 6 YEARS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING COOLER LINE WHICH WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING CLAMPS AND HOSE AS PER RECALL IN 2011.ON 10/12/12 THE STEERING GEAR AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WERE REPLACED. ON 10/25/12 THE POWER STEERING PUMP THAT WAS PUT ON 10/12/12 WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ON 12/16/14 ANOTHER POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE PUT ON AS THE PREVIOUS ONE HAD FAILED. THE PUMP THAT WAS REPLACED WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

PULLING OUT OF DRIVE TURNING LEFT LOST POWER STEERING COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN STEERING WHEEL AND HIT CURB. *TR

POPPING SOUND IN STEERING, WHEN TURNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SMELL EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,771. UPDATED 10/23/14*CN UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER THE CAR. THE CAR ENTERED THE DITCH AND ROLLED. MY DAUGHTER WAS BANGED AND BRUISED UP BUT DID NOT REQUIRE GOING TO THE HOSPITAL. I THEN RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE THAT THERE IS A FAULT IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM AND TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM THE KEY RING. ALSO, THAT GM WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. PRAISE THE LORD THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT KILLED OR SERIOUSLY HURT BUT I AM OUT $6700 FOR THE CAR. I DID NOT HAVE FULL COVERAGE ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD LIABILITY AND COMPREHENSIVE BUT NOT COLLISION. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

ALL I AM TRYING TO DO IS GET A LOANER CAR UNTIL THE PARTS ARE IN SO I DON'T HAVE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND FILE A COMPLAINT. I HAVE BEEN ON HOLD FOR 25 MINUTES WAITING FOR A SUPERVISOR AT THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. MY SAFETY AND MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY IS MY CONCERN. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT I AM ASKING FOR MUCH AFTER BEING A LOYAL CUSTOMER FOR 40 YEARS AND A GM MASTERCARD HOLDER IN GOOD STANDING. MY EMAIL IS [XXX]AND MY NUMBER IS [XXX]. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 37 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY STEERED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO GO INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AFTER CRASHING THROUGH A MANHOLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND MADE ABNORMAL NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED FOOT THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E005000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,889.

MY POWER STEERING WAS ACTING CRAZY AND MAKING CLICKING AND OTHER WEIRD SOUNDS. AFTER BEING NOTIFIED OF A RECALL, I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAD TO PERFORM THE RECALL, WHICH THEY HAVE IT LISTED AS A POWER STEERING FLUSH ON MY GM OWNER CENTER FILE. IT HAS NOW RETURNED BACK TO CLICKING AND WEIRD SOUNDS WHEN I DRIVE AND TURN. I'M SCARED THAT MAYBE GM IS OVERLOOKING MY IMPALA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT 3 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,900. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKED, WHICH CAUSED THE RACK AND PINION TO FAIL. ONE YEAR LATER, THE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED AGAIN FOR THE FOURTH TIME. UPDATED 01/29/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD EXHIBIT A CLICKING AND GRINDING NOISE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.