10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
93,881 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.

Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 2001 Chevrolet Impala:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

problem #8

Jul 162020

Impala

  • 149,000 miles
My car shuts off when driving. The security light comed on. Sometimes no power to start so I seitch keyd. There been a recall but was not properly fixed. My life is in danger driving and I replaced so many parts that was never the problem.

- Lawndale, NC, USA

problem #7

Jan 022017

Impala

  • 157,000 miles
When turning put on brake when you go out of park the traction control light comes on and it makes a grinding noise. But not when going down road or freeway. But happens in stop and go traffic.

- Cascade Locks, OR, USA

problem #6

Dec 102016

Impala

  • 146,000 miles
My vehicle is having the ABS kick on in uneccessary conditions. Then the vehicles traction control will turn off and the ABS light comes on and both stay on until I turn the vehicle off. From research this seems to be a problem with this line of vehicle, both a costly fix and a common problem. Please help me address this issue.

- Regina, AL, USA

problem #5

May 232011

Impala

  • 45 miles
Blinkers & hazards do not always work.

- Lagrange, GA, USA

problem #4

Oct 202014

Impala

  • 115,000 miles
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the traction control and brake warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

- Rockford, IL, USA

problem #3

Jan 252014

Impala

  • miles
I was driving down the road on day and lost total control of my vehicle and hit a guide rail. I bounced off the guide rail and the car started spinning and another guy had hit me and I went head on into the guide rail. My airbags didn't deploy and I had minor injury (pain in neck and back, my glasses broke and ihit my head off the steering wheel) I'm pretty sure my care is totaled because the frame is bent and broke.

- Clymer, PA, USA

problem #2

Nov 012010

Impala

  • 134,000 miles
I have contacted GM about my Impala. My ABS lights on my dash keep going off and my service traction system keeps showing up in my message box. When I am pulling out from anywhere that involves me turning my wheel is when all of the lights go off. You hear a noise that sounds like my brakes grinding. Once the lights go off, my brakes are hard to slow down my car. There have been a few incidents when my kids were in the car and I thought we weren't stopping. I have researched this and even GM told me it was a known issue. People have spent thousands of dollars trying to fix theirs and still haven't found an answer. I don't understand why Chevy won't fix it or make it a recall. This will be the last GM product I buy since they don't stand behind their products. If you look on the safecar.gov web page there are plenty of people who have filed about the same complaint. It is dangerous. I talked to the mechanic at my local Chevy dealer and he said he has had multiple Impala's in the shop with the same problem and after replacing many parts, they still couldn't find the answer. Does someone need to get killed for Chevy to wake up?

- Knoxville, TN, USA

problem #1

Jan 052010

Impala

  • 50,000 miles
Trac control ABS problems front wheels grab pull without warning.

- Roanoke Rapids, NC, USA