2008 Chevrolet Impala Electrical System

Heating and air conditioning actuators and/or blen door getting stuck so the air will not switch from cold to hot or hot to cold without pulling the glove box out and manually turning them by hand. Heater will blow hot air and then randomly switch to cold air. When it's cold outside, I cannot defrost my windows cause it gets stuck on cold air which impairs visibility.

CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. PUT CAR IN PART TO RUN INTO THE STORE AND CAME BACK AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT CAR OUT OF PARK.

ENGINE POWER REDUCED THROTTLE DISABLED - CAR SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65

REAR DOOR LOCKS, DEFROST, TRUNK LID STOPPED WORKING. NOTICED SMOKE ON MY PASSENGER SIDE WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS SHOWN THAT IT MELTED THE WIRES TOGETHER AND MELTED THE REAR BODY HARNESS CONNECTOR. ( I KEPT THE PART IF NEEDED) THIS IS A DANGER TO DRIVERS. THE FIRE CAN START AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING! I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. AFTER RESEARCHING I SEE THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OF THESE CARS.

INSTRUMENT PANEL ENGINE HOT AIR CONDITIONAR OFF. TEMP GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND CAR STARTED IN 30 TEMP AND STILL SHOWED ENGINE HOT AC OFF. CAR WAS STOPPED, STARTED, ON HIGHWAY, IN TOWN DIDNT

KNOW ISSUE OF HEATER GOING OUT AND TICKING SOUND. HEAT NOT ON ONE SIDE OF THE CAR.

THE DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTION WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 80 DEGREES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU MUST USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DRIVER DOOR AND MANUALLY OPEN THE OTHER DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. THE REMOTE KEY SYSTEM IS NOT EFFECTIVE WHEN LOCKING OR UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE. I ASKED REED LALLIER DEALERSHIP IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LOCKS BUT IT ONLY APPLIES TO THE "SS" MODEL AND NOT THE LT, EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUES ARE THE SAME. THE ISSUE STARTED LAST SUMMER AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE THIS YEAR, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 75 AND BELOW THE LOCKS FUNCTION FINE. THE MALFUNCTION ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT CALLED A DEALER AT AN UNKNOWN PHONE NUMBER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FIRE STARTED IN THE FUSE BOX. NO AFTERMARKET PRODUCTS WERE ADDED TO THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NO ADDITIONAL LOAD WAS PUT ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

RANDOM CLICKING AND TICKING RATHER IT'S ON OR OFF.

BLINKING AIRBAG LIGHT THAT IS UNABLE TO BE CLEARED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER ENTERING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE AIR CONDITIONING ACTUATORS GOES BAD TO A POINT WHERE A KNOCKING NOISE WILL START TO COME FROM INSIDE THE DASHBOARD. THIS EVENTUALLY WILL KILL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE CAR TO CUT OFF COMPLETELY, EVEN WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE PARKED, BOTH REAR DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE A/C FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2012 FOR THE ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO PULL THE KEY OUT. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS RECALLED A YEAR AGO AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

ISSUE OCCURRED TWICE SO FAR. SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED FOLLOWED BY REDUCED ENGINE POWER. 1ST TIME THIS OCCURRED THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WOULD NOT RUN. WAS ON A SMALL SIDE STREET AND ONLY DOING ABOUT 15 MPH. I LET THE CAR SIT AFTER CALLING FOR A RIDE. CAR RESTARTED AND DROVE TO DEALER 2 MILES AWAY. 2ND TIME SAME SET OF ERROR MESSAGES, CAR WAS DOING 70 ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME AND DROPPED TO BELOW 50 MPH. DROVE TO DEALER. BOTH TIMES, REPAIR WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING A DEFECTIVE ACCLERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. 2ND TIME VEHICLE HAD 92149 MILES ON IT. DO NOT HAVE THE RECORD FOR THE MILEAGE FOR THE 1ST TIME BUT IT WAS ABOUT 1 YEAR PRIOR WITH ESTIMATED MILEAGE OF 77000.

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 20-25 MPH, I NOTICED A INTERNAL FIRE COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR

HEATER FAILS TO DELIVER ANY AIR TO DRIVER SIDE AND ONLY MINIMAL AMOUNT OF AIR TO RIDER SIDE WHEN CAB HEATER IS IN FLOOR DISTRIBUTION MODE OR DUAL MODE. DEALER ADVISES THIS IS BY DESIGN AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THIS IS A RIDICULOUS EXPLANATION AND IS A PROBLEM. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILED TO EMIT HOT AIR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED DUE TO THE FAILURE OCCURRING DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ UPDATED 04/12/16.*JB

DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. DOOR LOCKS HAVE QUIT WORKING ONE BY ONE. FRONT DRIVER DOOR ONLY DOOR WITH KEY LOCKABLE UNLOCKABLE FEATURE. THEREFORE, DOORS CAN ONLY BE UNLOCKED BY UNLOCKING DRIVER DOOR AND CRAWLING INTO CAR AND MANUALLY UNLOCKING ALL OTHER DOORS. I HAVE OWNED NO OTHER CAR THAT HAD THIS FEATURE WHERE OUT IN LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD NOT BEING ABLE TO UNLOCK/LOCK DOORS. THE LOCKS DON'T WORK WHETHER CAR STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START AND MOVE THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INTERIM REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS INOPERABLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWELVE TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,733.

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2009 AND IT HAD GIVEN ME PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE GAS SENSORS WENT BAD, THE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF AND THE LOCKS WOULDN'T WORK. THAT WAS A $1000 BILL. THE TIRE SENSORS WENT BAD AND NOW THE LOCKS ARE GOING BAD AGAIN. EVER SINCE THEN, THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR, WHICH REGULATES THE HEAT OR RECIRCULATING AIR HAS CONSISTENTLY GONE BAD. I HAVE REPLACED IT THREE TIMES SO FAR AND TWO OF THE ACTUATORS HAVE GONE BAD AGAIN. IT MAKES A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND UNDER THE DASH WHETHER THE CAR IS RUNNING OR NOT. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING. I HAVE CALLED CHEVY SO MANY TIMES, I REMEMBERED THE SCRIPT THEY READ TO YOU. THEY NEVER HELPED. IT IS A $200 REPAIR BILL EVERY TIME IT IS REPAIRED. I TRIED TO LET IT BURN ITSELF OUT AND IT LASTED OVER A YEAR. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT IS A PROBLEM ON 2004-2008 IMPALAS BUT THEY NEVER RECALLED IT. IT ALSO CAUSES THE AIR TO BLOW COLD IN THE WINTER. WHY WASN'T A RECALL DONE ON THESE VEHICLES.