Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Chevrolet Impala.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1996 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V35500… |
| 2006-10-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP FUSE BLOW OUT. THE CAR CUTS OFF AND STOPS WHILE DRIVING, BLOWING OUT THE FUSE. WHEN A NEW FUSE IS INSTALLED… |
| 2005-03-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALLS YOU HAVE PLACED ON THE CAPRICE CAR I HAVE. *AK |
| 2004-06-23 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN IT RAINED, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOOR WAS SOAKED DUE TO A LEAK INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *A… |
| 2004-06-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | (1) WHILE TRAVELING THRU LAUGHLIN, NV TRAVELING WEST ON HWY 163, CAR ABRUPTLY QUITS. FUEL PUMP FUSE BLOWN. SUSPECT D… |
| 2004-02-26 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP DURING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED 3 YEARS AGO. CHEVROLET DE… |
| 2004-01-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING ASSIST STOPS WHEN TURNING. NOT ALL THE TIME BUT IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.ITS VERY SCARY WHEN IN TRAFFIC.S… |
| 2003-09-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1996 CHEVROLET IMPALA CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN MOTION.*MR *CB *JB |
| 2003-04-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THE LOWER BALL JOINT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS STATED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WA… |
| 2003-03-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM A STOP,THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE'S UNDER BODY. CONSUMER BELIEVE… |
| 2003-02-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB |
| 2003-02-06 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE IN MY 1996 IMPALA IS CONSTANTLY CLOGGING, THEREFORE NO HEAT AND NO DEFROSTERS. COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED 2 TIM… |
| 2002-12-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 1996 IMPALA SS BRAND NEW, AND EVERY YEAR SINCE THEN IN THE WINTER TIME I LOOSE THE HEAT. THE DEALER, WHILE … |
| 2002-11-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT WAS INOPERATIVE. WHEN SEATBELT WAS EXTENDED OUTWARD, IT WOULD NOT RETRACT. BY ASSUMPTION, CONS… |
| 2002-10-05 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | ODOMETER DISPLAY GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY-DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS INDICATED THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM I… |
| 2002-01-09 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WANTED TO TURN LEFT INTO A SHOPPING CENTER. I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN LEFT AND THE STEERING W… |
| 2002-01-09 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND MOTION LOOK-UP DEVICE FAILLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON REPLACEMENT FOUND THAT THE RETRACTION… |
| 2001-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MANUFACTURER USED A PLASTIC TANK ON TOP OF RADIATOR INSTEAD OF METAL. PLASTIC TANK BECAME SPLIT, AND ANTIFREEZE POURED… |
| 2001-04-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD GASKET IS CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND COOLANT LEAKAGE, CONSEQUENTLY CREATING A POTENTIAL ENGIN… |
| 2000-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLENT DEX COOL FAILED AT HALF ITS WARRANTY AND CAR DAMAGINGLY OVERHEATED. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE… |
| 2000-08-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | ON 7/2/2000 I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A TRIP AND MY CAR WENT DEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT ABOUT 35 MPH. I WAS ABO… |
| 2000-08-15 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | ALL TIRES .TREAD SEPARATION IN PROGRESS( DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRE SIZE: 255/50ZR17 ) |
| 2000-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BOSCH ANITLOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PUMP COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE BOSCH ABS PUMP ON MY 1996 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE RE… |
| 2000-04-10 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE BLOCKED-NO DEFROST CAPABILITY-VISION OBSTRUCTED-DANGEROUS SITUATION-THE IMPALA CLUB HAS HUNDREDS OF REPORTS… |
| 2000-02-28 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-02-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE FAILED. THE LINKAGE IN THE COWL PLENUM CHAMBER BROKE AT THE ATTACHMENT… |
| 2000-02-10 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY WIFE HAD COMPLAINED OF THE STEERING GOING OUT ON HER FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. I COULD NEVER GET THE STEERING FAILURE … |
| 2000-01-10 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | CLOGGED HEATER CORE DUE TO DEX-COOL COOLANT IN CAR. TOOK TWO TRIPS TO DEALER TO GET FIXED, AND THEN ONLY AFTER GIVING … |
| 1999-12-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR SUDDENTLY STOPPED WORKING. DASH BOARD LIGHT DOESN'T ALLOW CONSUMER TO SEE THE SPEED. HE DOESN'T KNOW HO… |
| 1999-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED & IMMEDIATELY THE LOCKS BEGAN ENGAGING & DISENGAGING IN RAPID SEQUENCE, THEN THERE WAS A SNAP A… |
| 1999-10-20 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEAT DOESN'T WORK IN THE WINTER. HEATER CORE HAS TO BE FLUSHED EVERY WINTER BECAUSE OF BUILD UP. DEALER SAYS THAT THI… |
| 1999-10-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER DOES NOT COME ON DUE TO HEATER CORE BEING CLOGGED. DEALER HAS FLUSHED THE SYSTEM, AND HEATER STILL DID NOT FUNC… |
| 1999-10-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE CLOGS HEATER CORE, RESULTING IN HEATER NOT WORKING. HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE PUCHASE OF CAR. |
| 1999-09-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | POSITIVE POST OF BATTERY FORCED OUT FROM INSIDE BATTERY. EXTENSIVE PAINT AND RUST DAMAGE OCCURED. I AM AWARE OF MANY OT… |
| 1999-08-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | THE BALL JOINTS SNAPPED IN HALF, CAUSING THE FRONT END TO COLLAPSE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS SNAPPED ONCE … |
| 1999-07-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | I FOUND TWO VEHICLES THAT HAD THE FUEL PUMP HARNESS WITH MELTED WIRES. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO THE NTSA … |
| 1999-07-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT CAME FROM THE AIR CLEARNER AND INTAKE MANIFOLD FROM BEHIND DROPPED INTO THE THROTTLE, CAUSING… |
| 1999-06-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE CALIPER(S) FREEZESS ON MOUNTING FRAME, CAUSING VERY LOW BRAKE PEDAL. IN SOME CASES, THE CALIPER FALLS OFF M… |
| 1999-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE SURGES WHEN COMING OFF OF IDLE. DEALER HAS STATED IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND THAT GMC IS WORKING ON A FIX FOR THE … |
| 1999-03-05 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 45MPH WENT TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. T… |
| 1999-02-09 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEAT/DEFROST HAS FAILED TWICE BOTH TIMES FLUSHED AND REPAIRED BY MYSELF (ASE MASTER CERT. MECH.) BOTH IN COLD WEATHER D… |
| 1999-01-06 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | No | 0 | STARTING IN THE 1990 MODEL YEAR, GM HAS BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLING DIFFRENTIAL COVER GASKETS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE LUBRI… |
| 1999-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ODOMETER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RESISTERS OPERATE AT SUCH HIGH TEMPERTURES BECAUSE OF A LACK OF VENTILATION THAT THE SOLDER… |
| 1999-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY AND DOES NOT RESTART CAUSING SAFETY CONCERN TO THE DRIVER. YH |
| 1998-12-28 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT THREE TIMES, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. HAD TO REPLACE THE POWE… |
| 1998-10-15 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | MAJOR VISABILITY AND SAFETY PROBLEM CAUSED BY DEFROSTER/HEATER FAILURE ON MOST 1996 IMPALAS DUE TO CHEMICAL REACTION W… |
| 1998-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | ALL 3 BATTERIES HAVE LEAKED ACID OUT. HAD A PUDDLE OF ACID ON GARAGE FLOOR, THAT MY 6 YEAR OLD SON ALMOST STEPPED IN BA… |
| 1997-12-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE FAILED, WENT FLAT OVERNIGHT. |
| 1997-11-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM INDICATING THAT ABS IS DISABLED, RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESETS THIS CONDITION FOR A WHILE,… |
| 1997-10-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | CLEAR COATING ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL RIM BASE IS BLISTERING. *AK |