2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA — Complaint #763788
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NHTSA Complaint about STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM filed February 17, 2010
NHTSA complaint #763788 (ODI reference 10311407) concerns a 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA and was filed on February 17, 2010. The owner reports the failure occurred on December 19, 2009. The vehicle had 37,422 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Michigan based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as steering:linkages:knuckle:spindle:arm, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: yes, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. A complaint that flags a crash, fire, or fatality is escalated on NHTSA's internal review queue and factors more heavily into any Preliminary Evaluation decision on this make and model. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same CHEVROLET IMPALA cohort independently describe similar steering:linkages:knuckle:spindle:arm failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE RIGHT FRONT KNUCKLE JOINT BROKE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE NUDGED AGAINST THE CURB CAUSING THE WHOLE FRONT WHEEL AND OTHER COMPONENTS TO DISENGAGE. THERE WERE THIRTY-THREE PARTS REPLACED DUE TO THE SEVERE DAMAGES. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. HOWEVER, THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE COLLISION CAUSED THE DAMAGE, NOT THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,325. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,422. UPDATED 03/19/2010. *LJUPDATED 09/14/10
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 763788 |
| ODI Number | 10311407 |
| Date Filed | February 17, 2010 |
| Failure Date | December 19, 2009 |
| VIN | 2G1WC58R879 |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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