2007 Chevrolet Impala Powertrain (other) Problems

SLIPPING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND THEN STALLED GOT BUMPED LUCKY NOT FAST SPEED LEAVING FROM RED LIGHT

NHTSA ID

11267179

Incident

Oct 8, 2019

Mileage

137,466 mi

TRANSMISSION TENDS TO LONG SHIFT AT 1ST AND 2ND GEARS CAUSING ERRATIC SHIFTING UPHILL AND SOMETIMES TURNS. UNSAFE! JASPER ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS DID UPDATE FOR CLUTCH PLATES AND PRESSURE SOLENOID FOR THIS IS KNOWN TO BE A PROBLEM. HESITATED ACCELERATION WHIM GOING UPHILL. FIRST TRANS WAS INSTALLED IN 2016 OCTOBER

NHTSA ID

11234590

Incident

Jul 1, 2019

Mileage

154,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING IT SHIFTS HARD FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR MOSTLY ON A GRADE NOT TO STEEP SHIFTS SO HARD IT CHIRPS TIRES WHEN IT ENGAGES INTO SECOND GEAR FLUID IS ON CORRECT LEVEL .IT HAPPENS AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT NORMAL DRIVING I DO NOT DRIVE FAST OR ACCELERATE QUICKLY. IM IN PROCESS OF GETTING IT CHECKED IM NOT DRIVING CAR TOO MUCH RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE NOW 132.222 MILES ON CAR.

NHTSA ID

11203015

Incident

Apr 19, 2019

Mileage

132,222 mi

MY CAR HAS HAD THE POWER STEERING RACK REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN A 6 MONTHS TIME FRAME. MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND IT SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING AGAIN I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED UNDER A YEAR AGO. I WAS DRIVING WHEN I NOTICED MY CAR SLIPPING FROM 11ST FEAR INTO SECOND. THE DEFROST DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND ALL WINDOWS ARE FROZEN MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11183818

Incident

Feb 20, 2019

Mileage

189,745 mi

TAKATA RECALL. I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND REALIZED I HAD FORGOTTEN MY PURSE AND WHEN I TRIED TO BACK UP TO GET MY PURSE, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND ALMOST GOT STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. A FEW MEN CAME TO HELP PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE ROAD. AFTER CHECKING A FEW RHINGS, THEY TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT.

NHTSA ID

11173032

Incident

Oct 17, 2018

Mileage

80,000 mi

WELL MY 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA WANT DRIVE OR MOVE SO I DON'T IF IT'S THE TRANSMISSION BAD OR NOT I NEED ANSWER PLEASE IT'S LEAKING FLUID AND OIL AS WELL.

NHTSA ID

11164143

Incident

Dec 14, 2018

Mileage

13,700 mi

WHEN TAKING OF FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO ACCELERATE AND STARTS TO JERKS AND JUMPS. AND SHIFTS HARD.FEELS LIKE SOMONE JUST REARENDED YOU.HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHETHER ON A CITY STREET OR MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND ALSO WHILE TURNING .

NHTSA ID

11151341

Incident

Nov 9, 2018

Mileage

149,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE GEAR DID NOT SHIFT TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AT: ROYAL CHEVROLET, BRIDGEWATER NJ, 732-356-2460, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN NEW JERSEY, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 5,000. *LN

NHTSA ID

11023323

Incident

Jan 2, 2009

Mileage

5,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, THANK GOD IT WAS AT NIGHT. THE CAR STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND THE DISPLAY PUT UP THE WARNING "LOW ENGINE POWER" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL".HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED BUT NEVER WHILE DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR A LITTLE BIT BUT THEN USUALLY GOES AWAY AFTER A DAY OR SO.

NHTSA ID

10979480

Incident

Apr 19, 2017

Mileage

94,101 mi

TEMP GAUGE MOVES TO HOT SIDE, DIC SHOWS ENGINE HOT TURN AC OFF, ENGINE POWER REDUCED, TRACTION STABILITY AND CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON

NHTSA ID

10967393

Incident

Mar 17, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND RATTLED. THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE "ENGINE HOT/ AC OFF" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

NHTSA ID

10957808

Incident

Mar 5, 2016

Mileage

179,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SLIPPING IN OVERDRIVE AND DURING TAKEOFF EXCESSIVE ENGINGE OIL USAGE.

NHTSA ID

10955090

Incident

Feb 10, 2017

Mileage

119,000 mi

LAST MAY I WAS DRIVING MY CAR FROM WORK GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH A MESSAGE CAME ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN. SOMETHING ABOUT GOING OVER 160MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED, COULDN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROPER GEAR. AT THE SAME TIME THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GOING UP AND DOWN SHOWING 60, 30, 80, 0. THEN IT CUT OFF. I PUT THE ROLLING CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND STARTED IT. IT FIRED UP IMMEDIATELY. I PUT IN GEAR AND CONTINUED UNTIL IT WAS SAFE TO STOP. LET ENGINE COOL OFF AND DROVE HOME. THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO FLUCTUATE, IT ALSO CUT OFF AND FLASHED THE MESSAGE AGAIN. CALLED DEALERSHIP NEXT MORNING AND TOOK IN. THEY CAME BACK WITH DIAGNOSIS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NEED TO REPLACE. I SHELLED OUT $4000 FOR THE TRANSMISSION, NOW IT IS SLIPPING. I DROVE HOME TODAY AND THAT MESSAGE FLASHED ACROSS MY SCREEN ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION STRUGGLING TO FIND THE PROPER GEAR. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS MOVING UP AND DOWN. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. I ALSO MADE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO GM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10945871

Incident

Jan 17, 2017

Mileage

112,000 mi

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN YOU STOP AT LIGHT WHEN YOU STEP ON ACCELERATOR TO GO TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THEN SUDDENLY CATCHES AND CAR JERKS QUICKLY FORWARD CAUSING CAR SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD.

NHTSA ID

10898310

Incident

Aug 4, 2016

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED, THE VEHICLE STARTED INDEPENDENTLY AND ROLLED AWAY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS SHE WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES TO THE RIGHT LEG THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V092000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10845789

Incident

Jan 26, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFTER MALFUNCTIONED AND THE SHIFTER COULD NOT BE MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION.THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON HAD TWO FRACTURED WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

NHTSA ID

10839558

Incident

Feb 26, 2016

Mileage

109,000 mi

MY WIFE'S 2007 CHEVY IMPALA LEFT HER STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY IN A SNOWSTORM. SHE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, HER OVERHEAT WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, AND WHAT SHE DESCRIBED AS "A HUGE CLOUD OF FOG OR SMOKE" WAS TRAILING BEHIND HER. SHE IMMEDIATELY PUT ON HER HAZARDS AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE STOPPED, THE DIGITAL READOUT SHOWED "ENGINE OVERHEAT, IDLE ENGINE" AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE IS AT A DEALER AWAITING DIAGNOSIS.

NHTSA ID

10824386

Incident

Feb 4, 2016

Mileage

50,000 mi

REDUCED ENGINE POWER/ TRACTION CONTROL WARNING/ GAS LINE FUEL LEAK. THIS CAR FLASHED A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE WHILE I WAS GOING 65 MPH STRAIGHT AWAY ON BUSY CITY (IN HOUSTON) FREEWAY AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR THEN IMMEDIATELY REDUCED SPEED AND WOULD NOT GO BEYOND 40 MPH. I WAS TOLD THAT THE GAS LINE FUEL LEAK HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT BUT IT SEEMS VERY COINCIDENTAL THAT THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE SAME DAY. GM IS PUTTING OUT A LOT OF TRASHY VEHICLES RIGHT NOW AND THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL; ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE NUMEROUS VALID COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. I'LL NEVER BY GM/CHEVY AGAIN. I AM GOING BACK TO AN IMPORTED BRAND

NHTSA ID

10811591

Incident

Dec 10, 2015

Mileage

148,000 mi

THIS ALL STARTED WHEN THE FACTORY BATTERY WENT DEAD SO I WENT AND PURCHASED A NEW ONE ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I WENT OUT ONE MORNING TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND IT WOULDN'T START HAD TO BE JUMPED. SO LATER ON I CHECKED FOR A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY AND FOUND OUT THAT THE RADIO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE DISPLAY WHERE CAUSING A DRAIN. SO I HAD ALL THREE CHECKED ALL TESTS FINE SO I PURCHASED ANOTHER BATTERY AND WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE RADIO DIED AND ALL THE AUDITABLE SOUNDS STOP WORKING THE NEXT DAY WENT OUT TO TRY TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED ONLY HAD HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULDN'T START. SO I PUT IT ON A CHARGER FOR A COUPLE HOURS TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD LIKE THERE WAS NO BATTERY IN . COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE BCM ( BODY CONTROL MODULE ) WAS SHORTED. NOW I'VE GOT TO FIND A NEW AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT UP TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT PROGRAMMED

NHTSA ID

10726426

Incident

Jun 11, 2015

Mileage

167,945 mi

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 65MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN REDUCE ENGINE POWER COMES ON AND MY CAR SHUTS OFF THE CRUISE AND I CANT GET THE POWER UP OVER 15MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY............ *TR

NHTSA ID

10678578

Incident

Dec 17, 2014

Mileage

156,956 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

NHTSA ID

10658573

Incident

Nov 5, 2014

Mileage

85,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10640260

Incident

Aug 21, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND JERKED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART MAY BECOME AVAILABLE WITHIN THREE MONTHS, BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10638414

Incident

May 1, 2014

MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS MY 2007 CHEVY IMPALA TRANSMISSION FLOOR SHIFTER IS LOCKING IN PARK.. I COULD NOT DEPRESS THE BUTTON ON THE FLOOR SHIFTER, TO SHIFT TO REVERSE. I TRIED TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH OF COURSE IS LOCKED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. I AM WORRIED THAT NEXT TIME IT WILL NOT GET UNSTUCK. SO I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND SAW MANY COMMENTS ABOUT 2007 IMPALA SHIFTER'S LOCKING AND REALIZED I NEEDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10637546

Incident

Aug 26, 2014

Mileage

84,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH THE VEHICLE INTO A RAVINE. THE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK, RIBS, BACK, FOOT, AND ANKLE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE, RIBS, AND ANKLE. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER'S LIVER AND SPLEEN WERE LACERATED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

NHTSA ID

10631892

Incident

Jun 3, 2014

Mileage

73,000 mi