Chevrolet IMPALA problems and owner complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD. CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS NO BRAKES, TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER HAD TO SWERVE AROUND TRAFFIC TO COME TO A SAFE STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8022680 at NHTSA ↗

STEERING WHEEL JERKS WHEN BRAKING.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 480336 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1963 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND TURNING RIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SHEARING NOISE FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000. REMAILED 09/16/14*LJ

Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10327005 at NHTSA ↗

ROUTE OF POWER STEERING HOSE CAUSED IT TO BE CUT BY TIE ROD. *DH

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 506842 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1966 CHEVROLET IMPALA . HE PURCHASED AN EVERSTART MODEL # 24MS-6 BATTERY . SEVERAL DAYS LATER AFTER TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A SIZZLING SOUND. HE PULLED OVER AND THEN OPENED THE HOOD, AND THE BATTERY EXPLODED IN HIS FACE. THERE WERE NO MAJOR INJURIES. THE STORE THAT SOLD HIM THE BATTERY WAS WALMART. A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BRING THE BATTERY TO THE STORE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 85,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10296359 at NHTSA ↗

MY HUSBAND DISASSEMBLED THE GAS TANK TO GET TO THE FUEL PUMP SO HE COULD REPLACE IT. THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED INSIDE THE TANK AND WHEN HE LOOKED AND THE WIRING HARNESS THE WIRES HAD MELTED THE EXTERIOR COATING AND THE PLASTIC FITTING THAT ALSO SIT IN THE GAS TANK. WE FEEL THAT THIS COULD HAVE ENDED VERY TRAGIC WITH THE GAS TANK CATCHING ON FIRE. I AM 5 MONTHS PREGNANT AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST AND IF THERE IS SOME SORT OF ACTION WE CAN TAKE TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 718202 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT INDICATION. GAS CAP WAS REPLACED. THEN FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACE. ALSO, NOTICED WIRES WERE BURNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 856015 at NHTSA ↗

I HAD A STALLING PROBLEM WHICH I DIAGNOSED TO THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. I REMOVED FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT WHICH IS LOCATED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK SUBMERGED IN GAS. I WAS ALARMED TO NOTE CHARRING AND MELTING OF INSULATION ON THE THREE WIRE HARNESS WHICH CONNECTS THE POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP, SENDING UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THIS SEEMS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. I THEN LOGGED ONTO NHTSA TO DISCOVER AN ALARMING NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I REPLACED COMPONENTS MYSELF AT A COST OF $375.00. *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. 169,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10016665 at NHTSA ↗

1993 CHEVY CAVALIER-TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DISENGAGE DURING STOPPING. I HAD A DEFECTIVE PART REMANUFACTURED AND REPLACED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 120,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10216522 at NHTSA ↗

ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE AFTER SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE GOING BACK TO DEALER SHOP FOR SECOND TIME FOR THIS INCIDENT. *AK *SLC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 881947 at NHTSA ↗

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A HARNESS TO THE FUEL PUMP WHICH BURNT. THE WIRES BECAME HOT AND MELTED THE PLASTIC INSULATION, CAUSING THE PUMP NOT TO WORK. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 129,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10075497 at NHTSA ↗