2007 Chevrolet Impala Suspension Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON A ROAD MY TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. IT COMPLETELY TURNED AROUND AND LANDED IN SOME TREES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY BOTH THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR AXLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A STRAIGHT DRY ROAD WHEN IT STARTED TO DRIFT AND GO OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. *TR

EXCESSIVE WEAR ON INSIDE EDGES OF REAR TIRES I'M JUST FORTUNATE I CAUGHT THE WEAR EARLY . SO I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER FOR A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT BOTH REAR SPINDLE RODS NEEDED REPLACING TO THE TUNE OF $700.00. THE SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT GET ENOUGH ADJUSTMENT IN THE CURRENT SPINDLE RODS TO BRING THE ALIGNMENT INTO SPEC. AND THERE IS AN UPDATED PART TO REPLACE THEM. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2009 AND IT EFFECTS BOTH 2007 AND 2008 CHEVY IMPALAS. THEY DID A RECALL ON 07 AND 08 POLICE VERSIONS OF THE IMPALA BUT NOT ON THE CIVILIAN VERSION. THE NHTSB NEEDS TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THIS DESIGN PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED DUE TO A BLOW OUT. *TR

IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 I NOTICED WEIRD TIRE WEAR ON MY 07 IMPALA LT (REAR).. THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO LOW GRADE TIRES SO I PURCHASED A TWO BETTER TIRE FOR THE REAR.. MARCH 16 2014 I RECEIVED A FLAT WHILE PARKED... ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE AND INSIDE TIRE WEAR FOUR MONTHS BRAND NEW TIRES DESTROYED. SO I RESEARCHED WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND FOUND OUT THAT GM HAD CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM FOR KNOW ABOUT THIS AND ONLY RECALLING LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUED IMPALA'S.I PURCHASED THE CAR 2010 AND NOVEMBER 2013 IS WHEN I FIRST SEEN PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH DUE TO ICY/SNOWY CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY, CAR HAD POOR TRACTION AND REAR END WAS SWAYING, FISH TAILING.. WHEN ON DRY PAVEMENT IF ROAD CONDITIONS ARE ROUGH, BUMPY OR HAS MAN HOLES THE REAR SWAYS WHEN THESE AREAS ARE DRIVEN OVER AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS. *TR

I HAVE 2007 CHEVY IMPALA....I HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY ELECTRICAL...EXAMPLES: RADIO LIGHTING DIM OR NORMAL, ALARM FOR IGNITIONKEY LEFT IN PLACE DINGS MUFFLED OR NORMAL ..HEADLIGHTS WORK OR ONE SIDE OR ANOTHER GOES OUT PERIODICALLY, VISIBILITY...HUGE WINDSHIELD POST; EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AT LOW MILEAGE...SUSPENSION PROBLEMS WITH "WEIRD TIRE WEAR ON INSIDES OF REAR TIRES; MANUFACT. DEFECT NUMBER TSB#08032. AND OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS THERE ARE IGNITION PROBLEMS, FUEL TANK ADHESIVE PROBLEM AND A STEERING KNUCKLE PROBLEM; THIS MEANS IGNITION CAN TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, EXCESSIVE REAR TIRE WEAR RESULTING IN TIRE BLOW OUTS(HARD TO SEE BECAUSE IT IS INSIDE OF REAR TIRES AND UNEVEN WEAR, ALSO LET US NOT FORGET THAT THE FUEL CAN ESCAPE FROM GAS TANK AND CAUSE A FIRE AND WINDSHIELD POSTS TERRIBLE FOR VISIBILITY ETC....GM IS WELL AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AND HAS RECALLED POLICE IMPALAS AND NOT CIVILIAN OWNED IMPALAS,,,,COULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY GM IS ALLOWED TO MAKE SUCH A VEHICLE...MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE THEM AND ARE IN DANGER, THIS WAS TO BE MY LAST CAR..I AM A SENIOR, DISABLED AND WANTED TO BE A LOYAL MADE IN THE USA CUSTOMER...I CANNOT AFFORD ALL THESE REPAIRS AND IT SEEMS GM IS NOT DOING THE MAJORITY IE OUT OF MY POCKET. I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR AND DO I PASS THIS ON TO ANOTHER PERSON TO BE UNSAFE. ALSO I HAVE 63,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND ALL FOUR DOORS ON THE INSIDE NEED REPAIR DUE TO RUST. KEPT IN GARAGE. ALSO NOTICED ANOTHER IMPALA HAS RUST SPOT SAME PLACE I DO ON TRUNK NEAR IMPALA NEED CAMBUR KIT AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT...PURCHASED NEW SET OF TIRES. *TR

CHEVROLET IMPALA DISPLAYS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE REAR TIRES. I AM ASSUMING IT IS THE REAR TIRES AS ONLINE SEARCHES DESCRIBE THE SAME CONDITION AFFECT THE REAR TIRES. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY TIME THE OIL WAS CHANGED, SO THE FRONT TIRES SHOW SOME WEAR BUT NOT NEARLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. IT IS MY GUESS THIS WEARING STARTED BEFORE THE MOST RECENT TIRE ROTATION. THE TIRES ARE WORN TO THE POINT THE CORDS ARE SHOWING ALONG THE INSIDE OF THE REAR TIRES. THE TIRE IS VERY ROUNDED ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF EACH TIRE WHILE THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF EACH TIRE LOOKS LIKE THEY DID WHEN NEW. THE TIRES ARE MICHELIN HYDROEDGE TIRES WITH APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, THEY ARE RATED FOR 90,000 MILES. ONLINE INFORMATION SAYS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPINDLE RODS. THERE IS A PENDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST "NEW GM" TO HONOR DESIGN PROBLEMS OF "OLD GM." GM ORDER A RECALL ON ALL POLICE IMPALAS FROM 2007-2008 WITHIN A VIN RANGE TO REPLACE THE SPINDLE RODS. BULLETIN NO. 08032A. ALSO SEARCH DOCUMENT PIC5406A FOR MORE INFORMATION. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM WHICH COULD LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE.!!! *TR

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE INSIDE WEARS ABNORMALLY. SUSPECT REAR WHEEL SPINDLE ROD, WHICH WAS RECALLED FOR POLICE MODEL BUT NOT CIVILIAN MODEL FOR REAR WHEEL MISALIGNMENT. DANGER OF WEAR NOT BEING NOTICED SINCE IT IS EXCESSIVE ON THE INSIDE OF TIRE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TIRE BLOW OUT AND CRASH. *TR

I HAVE NOT HAD AN INCIDENCE BUT VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE MALFUNCTION THAT IS GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME..I NOTICED A SCRUBBING/GRUMBLING NOISE WHEN I WOULD TURN THE WHEEL EITHER WAY LEFT OR RIGHT. AFTER VEHICLE BEING PUT ON MACHINE FOR TESTING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER STRUT MOUNTS AND BEARING WERE WORN AND NOISY ON FRONT STRUTS......ALSO MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BOTH CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND WOULD NOT GO OFF, THE INFORMATION SYSTEM IN VEHICLE RECOMMENDED BRAKES BE SERVICE.....THE RESULTS FROM CAR BEING TESTED SHOWED BOTH FRONT HUBS HAVE SLACK AND BOTH FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR HARNESS ARE COMING APART INSIDE WIRE INSTALLATION. THE CODES FOR ABS/TRACTION CONTROL IS...C0040 00.C0040. *TR

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE INSIDE WEARS ABNORMALLY. SUSPECT REAR WHEEL SPINDLE ROD, WHICH WAS RECALLED FOR POLICE MODEL BUT NOT CIVILIAN MODEL FOR REAR WHEEL MISALIGNMENT. DANGER OF WEAR NOT BEING NOTICED SINCE IT IS EXCESSIVE ON THE INSIDE OF TIRE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TIRE BLOW OUT AND CRASH. *TR

MASSIVE REAR TIRE PREMATURE WEAR CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND DEFECTIVE TRI-COILED REAR SPRINGS, TRAILING ARMS, AND SPINDLE RODS. *TR

SIRS VEHICLE HAS JUST TURNED OVER 62,000 MILES REPLACED 4 SETS OF TIRES TIRES WEARING OUT FROM CAMBER CASTER PROBLEMS IN REAR END G.M. HAS NOT HAD A RECALL EXCEPT FOR 20,000 POLICE MADE CARS MON. 11-28-11 A GM PERSON FINALLY SAID YOU HAVE WARRANTY FOR 100,000 MILES TAKE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND TELL THEM TO FIX THE VEHICLE THIS CAR HAS NO VALUE ANYMORE DEALERS DON'T ADVERTISE THEM FOR SALE ANYMORE IN MAINE PAPERS, THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEMS. YOU FOLKS HAVE TO DEMAND THAT G.M. RECALL AND REPAIR EVERY CAR 2007-2008 IMPALAS WITH PROBLEM. ONE SET OF TIRES ON THIS CAR WORE A STRIP 2 INCHES WIDE FROM OUTSIDE EDGES TOWARD CENTER IN 4 MONTHS MY MECHANIC WHO WAS CHANGING THE OIL CALLED ME OUT TO LOOK AT THEM, HE HAD PUT THEM ON THE CAR. THEY WERE DOWN TO CANVAS AND STEEL BELT, MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND SHE NEVER NOTICED ANYTHING THIS WAS SHEAR CHANCE IN SPOTTING PROBLEM I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. A HIGH SPEED BLOWOUT ON INTER STATE, THE ONLY PLACE SHE DRIVES FAST TO VISIT KIDS WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THESE CARS 400,000 PLUS SOLD AND OVER 20,000 TO POLICE WHICH WERE RE-CALLED AND FIXED BEST REGARDS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB

REAR TIRES WEARING TOO PREMATURELY DUE TO BAD ENGINEERING AND DESIGN IN THE 2007 CHEVY IMPALA. I'M AT 50,000 MILES AND SECOND SET OF TIRES IS WEARING TOO SOON AS WELL. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION & SPINDLE RODS ANGLING THE TIRES IN THE WRONG POSITION CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UNSAFE DURING ANY ICE, SNOW AND OR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. GM HAS RECALLED ALL POLICE VEHICLES TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE EXACT MODEL CAR. HOWEVER, THEY ARE LEAVING THE INDIVIDUAL OWNER TO SCRAMBLE AND FIND A SOLUTION, KNOWING IT'S A DANGEROUS SITUATION. REAR SPINDLE RODS PART NUMBERS 10329689 (2) AND 10329691 (2) NEED TO BE REPLACED AS NOTED ON BULLETIN 08032 BY GM AND THEY SELL A COMPLETE KIT TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE. THIS IS A $600 TO $700 REPAIR PLUS NEW TIRES G.M. WILL NOT REPLACE ANYTHING STATING THIS ONLY APPLIES TO POLICE VEHICLES. BUT ALL PART NUMBERS ARE THE SAME ON POLICE AND REGULAR IMPALA'S. UPDATED 09/27/11. *TR

TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-90, LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING CAME ON, I PULLED OVER TO CHECK MY TIRES AND NOTICED THAT JUST THE INSIDE OF MY REAR TIRES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE BELTS, HOWEVER VERY LITTLE WEAR ON THE OUT SIDE OF THE TIRE. I VISUALLY CHECKED THE TIRE PRIOR TO GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY WEAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE.

REAR SUSPENSION IS UNSTABLE, THIRD SET OF GOOD REAR TIRES BEING PUT ON, AGAIN. THE CAR NOW HAS 69K MILES. *TT

I BOUGHT MY CAR USED WITH 40,000 MILE ON IT. THE TIRES WERE PERFECT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. 9,000 MILES LATER, MY FRONT TIRES KEPT GOING FLAT. I LOOKED AT THEM AND THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE TIRES WERE WORN THROUGH. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TIRE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE TIRES WORE LIKE THAT DUE TO A BAD ALIGNMENT. MY STEERING SEEMED FINE. THE MANAGER OF THE SHOP CAME OUT TO TELL ME THAT MANY OF HIS CUSTOMERS WITH IMPALAS HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. A EXTRA LONG FACTORY INSTALLED CAMBER BOLT CAUSES THE VEHICLES TO BECOME UN ALIGNED, AND CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE TIRES. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY IMPALA 3.5 LT IN 2011. SOON DISCOVERED THE BACK END SHIFTS WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH, UNEVEN ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. IT ALSO SHIFTS WHEN GOING OVER MANHOLE COVERS. WHEN DRIVING IN MN SNOW AND ICE, IT IS VERY UNSETTLING TO HAVE THE BACK-END FISHTAIL. I'VE COMPLAINED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND GM MOTORS HQ. I SOON LEARNED OF THE PROBLEMS AND EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS THAT OTHER 2007 CHEVY IMPALA OWNERS ARE HAVING WITH THIS CAR. THE OTHER DAY MY SON USED MY CAR TO RUN AN ERRAND AND EVEN HE NOTICED THAT THE BACK-END IS FAULTY. I'VE HAD THIS CAR ALIGNED TWO TIMES WITHIN SIX MONTHS. I AM FRUSTRATED THAT THE LOCAL DEALER WILL NOT TAKE THE CAR BACK AND ALSO THAT GM MOTORS HQ WILL NOT FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I'M STUCK WITH A CAR THAT'S NOT SAFE, THUS LIMITING ANY FREEWAY DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN WINTER. *TR

THE CAR HAS ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING I NEVER FELT CONFIDENT ABOUT THE FEEL AND FELT LIKE TRACTION WAS NOT WAS NOT GOOD. ORIGINAL SET OF TIRES PREMATURELY FAILED AROUND 30,000 MILES. EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE. WHEN COMPLAINED THE DEALER SAID IT NEEDED ALIGNMENT AND PERFORMED ON THE FRONT WHEELS. AFTER THAT I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. UPON EXAMINING THE TIRES RECENTLY I REALIZED THAT THE REAR TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY, INSIDE WAS WEARING FAST. THE ROAD NOSE FROM THE REAR WHEELS WAS INCREASING STEADILY. HOWEVER THE FRONT TIRES SEEMS TO BE FINE. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER WITH THE PROBLEM, HE SUGGESTED ALL WHEEL ALIGNMENT FOR WHICH I WILL HAVE TO PAY. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS/INSPECTION PRIOR TO DELIVERY.

WE PURCHASED OUR 2007 IMPALA SS ON 11/17/09 WITH 33,003 MILES ON IT. ON JULY 20, 2011 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WITH MY WIFE AND STEPSON ON THE I-94 FREEWAY IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI., THE LEFTSIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. WE NOTICE THAT IT HAD BROKE THE INNER PLASTIC PIECE AND BENT THE MUFFLER TIP AND THERE WAS CLEARLY NO RUBBER LEFT ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE ALL YOU SAW WAS WIRES. HAD TO PUT OUR SPARE TIRE ON. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE TIRE SHOP ON JULY 22, 2011 TO HAVE THAT TIRE REPLACED, SERVICE GUY SAID THERE WAS NO RUBBER LEFT ON THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT TIRE IN THE REAR, AND THE WIRES WERE CLEARLY VISIBLE AND SHOWED US THEM, WHICH WE HAD NOTICED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HE ALSO STATED THAT ON THE REAR RIGHTSIDE THE WIRES WERE SHOWING TOO. WE HAD HIM REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO STATED THAT WE HAD BEEN THE 4TH IMPALA THEY HAD REPLACED TIRES ON IN THE PAST WEEK. WHILE ON THE LIFT WE NOTICED THAT THE BACK TIRES WERE SLIGHTLY LEANING OUT, LIKE (/) LEFT SIDE AND (\) RIGHT SIDE, I TOLD HIM THAT I WANT THE TIRES BACK AND HE GAVE THEM TO ME. WE TOOK THEM HOME AND TOOK PICKS OF THEM AND THE BACK OF OUR CAR TO SHOW HOW THE TIRES WERE STILL LEANING OUT, AND ALSO TOOK PICTURES OF WHERE THE PLASTIC HAD BEEN BROKE IN THE WHEEL WELL. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN LESS THAN 20,000 MILE SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND TOLD THE SERVICE GUY WHAT HAD HAPPENED, HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AS OF YET ON THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD CAME IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS, THAT I SHOULD GET AHOLD OF GM AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY. HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE POLICE VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED BUT AS OF YET KNEW NOTHING ABOUT ALL OTHERS. HE STATED THAT HE WISHED HE COULD DO SOMETHING FOR US BUT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. WHEN IS GM GONNA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? *TR