2007 Chevrolet Impala problems
Owners have filed 932 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Impala with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 13.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of steering at 11.2%.
Complaints932
Crashes80
Fires15
Injuries89
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 13.7% · 128
Steering 11.2% · 104
Suspension 9.4% · 88
Power train 8.6% · 80
Engine 8.3% · 77
Tires 6.5% · 61
Air bags 5.5% · 51
Vehicle speed control 4.4% · 41
Severity
Of those complaints, 80 describe a crash, 15 describe a fire, 89 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 19 model years of the Chevrolet Impala in this data, 2007 sits 9th by complaint volume. 2004 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 12 in the last three years against 16 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 60,400 miles.
In owners' own words
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. Electrical system
My 2007 Impala recently shut off on me wouldn't move in drive as I sat in the middle of the highway with my kids it has been jerking since I hit 135000 miles it has a strong odor when I cut my ac on in as my car is running the engine has a strong odornow my car want drive at all an I see it has 3 recalls on it please let me what's going on with my car because that was so scary having break down on me in traffic. Electrical system · reported at 1,400,000 miles
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. Electrical system · reported at 90,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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