2008 Chevrolet Impala Steering

My sway bar is broken and needs to be fixed. Like all the rest of Impalas . I'm on social security and I need someone to help please! Martin Montney

POWER STEERING PUMP JUST STARTED GROWLING WHEN MOVING THE STEERING. IT IS ALSO A LITTLE HARDER TO TURN. IN MOTION. WHEN EVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED.

WHENEVER THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS WET CONDITIONS SUCH AS RAIN OR GOING THRU A PUDDLE, THE POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP AND. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED OR WHEEL POSITION. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS BUT NO INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED YET.

WHEN IT RAINS MY STEERING LOCKS FOR 10 TO 20 SECONDSWHILE DRIVING. I COULD BE GOING STRAIGHT OR TURNING IT DOESN'T MATTER SEEMS LIKE WHEN I GO OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOCAL DEALER (EDD ROGERS CHEVROLET BUICK, 674-W. BOCKMAN WAY, SPARTA, TN 38583) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

WHEN DRIVING OVER WATER OR A VERY WET ROAD MY POWER STEERING QUITS, I OFTEN GET "ALTERNATOR FAILURE" WARNING UNTIL SUCH TIME AS I PASS OVER THE POOLED WATER SPOT IN THE ROAD. I HAD THE ENGINE BELT CHANGED AND IT STILL DOES THIS WHEN DRIVING OVER A POOLED OR LOW SPOT IN A ROADWAY OR PARKING LOT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT LOW OR HIGHER SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY, STREET OR PARKING LOT AND/OR GRAVEL AREA WITH POOLED WATER BUT NOT IN A "FLOOD" SITUATION. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER THREE MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,372.

MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. I WAS TRYING TO PARK, AND THE WHEEL DID NOT WANT TO MOVE. THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL. I WAS TOLD I PROBABLY DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID. I PUT SOME IN, THAT LASTED FOR A DAY, AND MY CAR STARTED DOING THE SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN. ALSO WHEN I TURN, IT MAKES THE SAME NOISE. TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN MY BUILDING HAVE 2007, 2008 IMPALAS, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THEIR POWER STEERING BOX. SEEMS TO ME THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. THIS MAKES ME VERY SCARED. I WAS NOT GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THEN. WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT TIME. ##

THIS HAS HAPPEN 2 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN FEB. WHEN I WAS STEERING TO THE LEFT IT WOULDN'T TURN LIKE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED FOR ABOUT 15 SECOND AND THEN IT'S FINE. THANK GOD BOTH TIMES I WAS TURNING AND NOT AT A HIGH SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO 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 29,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THIS HAPPEN A FEW MONTHS AGO 2 TIMES AND AGAIN TODAY WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP THIS IS VERY SCARY AND SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT. DO SOMETHING BEFORE IT HAPPENS.

I WAS DRIVING ON A SMALL SIDE STREET ON THE WAY TO PICK MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL. THE STREET IS PRETTY DEEPLY POT HOLED, AND IT HAD BEEN RAINING SO IT WAS ALSO VERY MUDDY. FOR THIS REASON I WAS LUCKILY GOING SLOW. AS I MADE MY WAY THROUGH ONE PARTICULAR LARGE PUDDLE ON A RIGHT HAND CURVE I COULD SEE THAT I WAS GOING TO ALMOST IMMEDIATELY GET INTO THE LEFT LANE TO GO AROUND SOME PARKED CARS. AS SOON AS I WENT TO VEER LEFT THE CAR WOULDN'T BUDGE. IT FELT AS IF THE POWER STEERING HAD SHUT OFF. NO LIGHT CAME ON NO NEW SOUNDS WERE MADE, NOTHING TO INDICATE THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. LUCKILY WITH A FEW QUICK PULLS LEFT AND RIGHT ON THE STEERING WHEEL EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BACK I'M WORKING ORDER. VERY VERY SCARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,785.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

VEHICLE HAS 65,937 MILES AND FAILED NC INSPECTION DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY IN BOTH FRONT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLIES. NO STEERING PROBLEMS NOTED PRIOR TO THIS INSPECTION. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE REPLACED SOME ASSEMBLIES BUT HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE BY CHEVROLET THIS WAS A PROBLEM NOR HAS ANY RECALL BEEN INITIATED. WITH SO FEW MILES AND A DEFECT SO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SOME FORM OF NOTIFICATION TO VEHICLE OWNERS OF MODELS USING THIS TYPE OF ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE NOTIFIED.

I RECEIVED A LETTER FOR THE RECALL-14299. I CONTACTED MY DEALER WHO SAID HE DOES NOT HAVE PARTS YET. WE THEN GOT A LETTER THAT SAID THE CONTRACTOR HAD THE PARTS. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY HAD 4 LEGAL PAGES WITH NAMES AND OURS STARTED THE 5TH. THE DEALER SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. WHY ARE WE WAITING SO LONG FOR THE PARTS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I PARKED ON AN INCLINE, A DRIVEWAY AT A RESIDENCE AND WHEN I WAS LEAVING AND TRYING TO START THE CAR THE IGNITION WOULDN'T ENGAGE UNTIL I LIFTED THE KEY AND CENTERED IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WHEN I PARK ON ANY KIND OF A INCLINE. DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RELATED TO THE RECALLS GOING ON. I JUST THOUGHT YOU OUT TO BE AWARE. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAD TO WAIT FOR A RECALL TO BRING IT IN FOR NO CHARGE. *TR

AFTER GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE ON RAINY DAYS I LOOSE POWER STEERING CONTROL FOR ABOUT 10 TO 30 SECONDS. HAD SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED AND TENSIONER ADJUSTED. POWER STEERING LEVEL IS GOOD. *TR

CAR STARTED MAKING CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. NOISE WAS SUBTLE AND INFREQUENT AT FIRST. IT HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED IN NOISE LEVEL AND FREQUENCY. I CAN ALSO FEEL THE CLUNKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PULLER AND POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

IT WAS RAINING AND LOST POWER STEERING AT SPEED. THIS HAS CONTINUED EACH TIME IT HAS RAINED OR GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT TURN. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN 50 TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP ONLY LAUGHED AT ME WHEN I CALLED. IS CHEVY WAITING TILL MY FAMILY IS KILLED BEFORE NOTICING THIS ISSUE LIKE WITH THE OTHER RECENT RECALLS. *TR

WHENEVER IT IS RAINING OR I DRIVE THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE GROUND, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS AND THE CAR SEEMS TO LOSE POWER. FOR THIS REASON I DREAD DRIVING MY CAR WHEN IT RAINS. IS THIS BEING RECALLED???? *TR

SLOWING FOR RED LIGHT, WENT THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. THANKFULLY I WAS STOPPING AND NOT NEEDING TO TURN. IT ONLY LASTS FOR 10-20 SECONDS, BUT IS FRIGHTENING FOR THE LOSS OF CONTROL. I'M AFRAID TO GET ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT'S WET, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE DEPTH OF WATER OR JUST GETTING THE TIRES WET PERIOD. I'VE CHECKED WITH THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, BUT SINCE I KNOW OF THE PROBLEM I TRY TO AVOID ALL PUDDLES AND FREEWAY IF IT'S RAINING. I'VE READ OTHER SITES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED OFTEN WITH OTHER 2008 IMPALA, SAME CONDITIONS(MOST DEALERS UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM - SEEMS TO KEEP HAPPENING). WOULD BE GREAT IF GM WOULD COME FORWARD TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR RECALL THE VEHICLE ALL TOGETHER. *TR