2001 Chevrolet Impala

Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2001-04-24 01V136000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS 126,745 Details
2000-11-13 00V371000 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW 12 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2023-06-17 ENGINE No 0 While driving at 70 mph my car just shut off. The radio and lights stayed on. The oil and battery light came on before …
2023-01-02 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that her husband had entered the vehicle and while the ke…
2021-11-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 after car not used for two days, turning ignition on and attempted to start the engine a extremely load explosion came …
2021-10-06 ENGINE No 0 When the Mass Airflow Sensor gets dirty, engine shuts off..
2021-05-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I have a 2001 Chevy impala and it has an instrument cluster issue with faulty warning lights and locking the radio and …
2020-09-02 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 BOTH HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THEN GO OFF. USED TO BE ABLE TO LET THE CAR…
2020-08-03 ENGINE No 0 ENGINE OIL LEAKS ON MANIFOLD AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE
2020-07-16 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMED ON. SOMETIMES NO POWER TO START SO I SEITCH KEYD. THERE BEEN A …
2020-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE START POSITION, SE…
2019-07-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I DROVE THE CAR TO A STORE, PARKED, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR IT WAS SMOK…
2019-04-03 SEAT BELTS No 0 TAKATA RECALL WHEN GOING TO FASTEN SEAT BELT IT WILL NOT FASTEN YOU HAVE TO MESS WITH IT A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE IT WILL …
2019-03-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. THE CONTACT U…
2019-02-22 ENGINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE SIMPLY SHUTS OFF WHETHER ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, ON CITY STREETS AT 40 MPH OR BACKIN…
2019-02-10 ENGINE No 0 MY SONS CHEVY IMPALA WAS IN OUR DRIVEWAY UNTOUCHED FOR TWO DAYS. WHEN HE GOT IN IT AND TURNED THE KEY TO START THE VEHI…
2019-02-03 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 MY SON'S 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA CAUGHT FIRE WHEN HE WAS TURNING THE IGNITION TO CRANK THE VEHICLE. HE WAS AT COLLEGE IN …
2019-01-10 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON BUT NO DEPLOYMENT.
2018-10-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO MOVE WHILE IN THE IGNITION. THE…
2018-07-05 AIR BAGS Yes 1 ON FRIDAY JULY 6, 2018 I WAS IN A AUTO ACCIDENT MY CAR ROLLED DOWN HILL AND NEITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOY …
2018-06-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TAKATA RECALLI HAVE CALLED CHEVY ABOUT THE RECALLS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE BUT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED. IT IS HAVING ELECTRIC…
2018-03-22 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIV…
2017-12-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ENGINE SHOT DOWN ON FREEWAY. PULLED IT TO MEINEKE. THEY REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH & KEY BUZZER SWITCH. ON 12/28/2017, TH…
2017-10-26 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SPORATICALY AT FIRST BUT IS ON ALL THE TIME NOW.
2017-10-12 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE BYPASS VALVE GOING FROM THE WATER PUMP MELTED. I WAS TOLD IT IS BECAUSE IT WAS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT WAS RECALLED AN…
2017-08-24 AIR BAGS Yes 5 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE STOPPED TO TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTA…
2017-06-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS TO BE FIXED.
2017-05-08 STRUCTURE:BODY No 4 I HAVE HAD TWO CHEVROLET IMPALAS AND THE TRUNKS ARE EXTREMELY HEAVY. THE TRUNK HAS DENTED MY DAUGHTER'S SKULL, HIT MY O…
2017-05-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING THE CONTACT PUL…
2017-01-02 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 WHEN TURNING PUT ON BRAKE WHEN YOU GO OUT OF PARK THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. B…
2016-12-25 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH, THE V…
2016-12-15 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE ENGINE INADVERTENTLY CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT W…
2016-12-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ON DEC, 12, OUR 2001 IMPALA WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A FEW DAYS AND SINCE THE WEATHER WA…
2016-12-10 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THE ABS KICK ON IN UNECCESSARY CONDITIONS. THEN THE VEHICLES TRACTION CONTROL WILL TURN OFF AND TH…
2016-11-20 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT,REPLACED LIGHT SWITCH,BLOWS FUSE IF DASH LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON,HORN WILL COME ON WHEN CAR IS OFF.EA…
2016-08-23 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STEERED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND THE CHEC…
2016-08-16 ENGINE No 0 I HAD A REBUILD ENGINE IN THE CAR A MONTH AFTER L PURCHASE THE CAR. SINCE THEN MY CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEAL TWICE A…
2016-08-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIPS FAILURE TO REPAIR VEHICLE OIL LEAKAGE BEFORE CONSUMER…
2016-07-19 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (EN…
2016-07-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS…
2016-06-01 ENGINE No 0 WE WERE TRYING TO JUMP START THE CAR, AND WHEN TRYING TO START THE ENGINE THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION, AND THE INTAKE MA…
2016-05-24 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXT…
2016-05-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUM…
2016-04-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 I WAITED FOR RECALL PARTS (IGNITION AND OIL LEAK) AND HAD THEM COMPLETED 4/13/16. ON 4/22/16 MY CAR STARTED SMOKING COM…
2016-04-20 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER THE CONTACT ARRIVED HOME AND PARKED THE VEHICLE, SMOKE APPEARED FRO…
2016-04-18 ENGINE No 0 THE OIL PAN LEAKS OIL WHEN NOT IN MOTION AND POSSIBLY WHILE IN MOTION. ADDITIONALLY WHEN MOTION THE STEERING MAKES A GR…
2016-04-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT INDEP…
2016-04-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START AFTER IT WAS R…
2016-04-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO RETURN COMMUNICATION FROM DEALERSHIP ABOUT VEHICLE REPAIRS F…
2016-03-28 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED OUTSIDE THE RES…
2016-03-22 POWER TRAIN No 0 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE FAILURE AND INSTALLATION OF NEW TRANSMISSION ISSUE…
2016-03-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE IGNITION KEY COMES OUT WITH CAR RUNNING.