While out of town (2 hours away from home), we went to dinner, drove around for about 20 minutes, stopped at a couple of attractions for maybe 30 minutes. We went to leave and start the car and NOTHING, no dings, interior lights or etc. (NO WE DID NOT LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON OR A DOOR OPEN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT) Key was also stuck in the ignition. Figured dead battery? No warning lights/notifications at all prior to this, car was running fine. A helpful employee offered us a jump. Hooked his vehicle up and gave enough charge to somehow release the key and let us remove it. However, the car would not start. Left the car sit overnight as it was too late to call a garage/repair shop for assistance.
Next day, car is completely dead, called for a jump. Car started and we loaded it up and headed straight home. While traveling on the interstate (70 mph) my husband noticed that whenever he signaled a lane change, the cruise control would turn off. Kind of quirky, but whatever. After traveling a little farther, he turned on the DRIVING LIGHTS and the door locks went crazy and the car started dinging and turned off while traveling 70 MPH on the INTERSTATE. Safe to say, LUCKILY it started right back up and we did not turn anything else on and drove the car straight home (dealership of course was not open). Parked the car in the driveway, unloaded our luggage and tried to start, DEAD again. It is going to the dealership tomorrow. Poor dealer is gonna get an earful, (of course the car is out of warranty) but it is only 4 years old and only has 41,000 miles on it. Battery has a 6 year life. Not very pleased with GM!
While researching this problem online, I have noticed that this problem goes back to 2000 Impalas. GM needs to get this problem FIGURED OUT and FIXED NOW, before people starting getting seriously injured and/or killed. From what I have found, THANKFULLY no one has been killed from it, but it is only a matter of time before that happens. I am thankful that my husband knew what to do and my family and I (and all the other vehicles around us on the interstate) were able to make it home safely. If electrical problems can't be fixed over a 12 year time period, maybe they need to go back to making the cars the old way, with NO ELECTRICAL!!!!!!!!!
While out of town (2 hours away from home), we went to dinner, drove around for about 20 minutes, stopped at a couple of attractions for maybe 30 minutes. We went to leave and start the car and NOTHING, no dings, interior lights or etc. (NO WE DID NOT LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON OR A DOOR OPEN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT) Key was also stuck in the ignition. Figured dead battery? No warning lights/notifications at all prior to this, car was running fine. A helpful employee offered us a jump. Hooked his vehicle up and gave enough charge to somehow release the key and let us remove it. However, the car would not start. Left the car sit overnight as it was too late to call a garage/repair shop for assistance.
Next day, car is completely dead, called for a jump. Car started and we loaded it up and headed straight home. While traveling on the interstate (70 mph) my husband noticed that whenever he signaled a lane change, the cruise control would turn off. Kind of quirky, but whatever. After traveling a little farther, he turned on the DRIVING LIGHTS and the door locks went crazy and the car started dinging and turned off while traveling 70 MPH on the INTERSTATE. Safe to say, LUCKILY it started right back up and we did not turn anything else on and drove the car straight home (dealership of course was not open). Parked the car in the driveway, unloaded our luggage and tried to start, DEAD again. It is going to the dealership tomorrow. Poor dealer is gonna get an earful, (of course the car is out of warranty) but it is only 4 years old and only has 41,000 miles on it. Battery has a 6 year life. Not very pleased with GM!
While researching this problem online, I have noticed that this problem goes back to 2000 Impalas. GM needs to get this problem FIGURED OUT and FIXED NOW, before people starting getting seriously injured and/or killed. From what I have found, THANKFULLY no one has been killed from it, but it is only a matter of time before that happens. I am thankful that my husband knew what to do and my family and I (and all the other vehicles around us on the interstate) were able to make it home safely. If electrical problems can't be fixed over a 12 year time period, maybe they need to go back to making the cars the old way, with NO ELECTRICAL!!!!!!!!!
- Diane P., Rockford, IL, US