2007 Chevrolet Impala Electrical System

There is an electrical connector behind the right side, kick panel that overloads and chars the plastic housing. The connector is for the rear defroster grid, but it cannot handle the amperage that the grid carries. It overloads and is a fire hazard that can could start a fire in the passenger compartment. It is a very common problem on ninth generation Chevrolet Impalas, to the point there are multiple YouTube videos, offering shade tree repair advice that bypass the connector with a jumper wire. I’m including a link to one such a video. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST FORWARD MOMENTUM, BUT DID NOT STALL. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE LOCAL AUTO ZONE CHECKED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AND DETERMINED THAT BOTH WERE IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,606.

TAKATA RECALL. IGNITION KEY STAYS STUCK WON'T RELEASE KEY I'VE SEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND THE GAS CAP MAKES ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHAT'S GOING ON!!! I'M ON 2ND GAS CAP

I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND I KNOW A LOT OF OTHERS ARE HAVING IT TOO. WHEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON WILL RANDOMLY AND CODE SAYING ENGINE POWER REDUCED. MY CAR'S ENGINE POWER WILL REDUCE AND I WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES: ON THE FREEWAY, IN TOWN, AT STOP LIGHTS, GOING UP HILLS, ON FLAT GROUND, WHEN I FIRST TURN MY CAR ON, AFTER DRIVING FOR 5 HOURS. THERE IS NO PATTERN. AFTER I TURN MY CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, THE LIGHT TURN OFF AND MY CAR RUNS OK AGAIN. IT HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, BUT SOMETIMES 4 OR 5 TIMES WEEK.

WINDOW MOTOR WENT OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED PER A RECALL CONCERNING THE IGNITION SWITCH IN MID SEPTEMBER OF 2014. A YEAR LATER, WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONTACT MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AND WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD EJECT FROM THE IGNITION INTERMITTENTLY. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, BEGAN TO SMOKE, AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SMOKE INHALATION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT NEAR THE DRIVER'S SEAT AREA. IN ADDITION, THE TRUNK WAS NOT OPENING, THE REAR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE, AND THE FRONT SPEAKERS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FAILURES RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR. WITHIN TWO WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THE STALLING OCCURRED MORE THAN FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE CONTACT NEEDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY REPLACEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS ONLY GIVEN ONE KEY, AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/30/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS OF 3/18/15, THERE WAS NO CONTACT MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 6/23/2015 *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, BUT DUE TO UNAVAILABLE PARTS THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. RECALL # 14V355000. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND FAILED TO EJECT. THE AUTO THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,350. UPDATED 12/30/14*CN UPDATED 5/27/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS HESITATED TO UNLOCK AND LOCK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 12/09/14*LJ UPDATED 05/11/2015 *JS