2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA

930 complaints filed with NHTSA.

930
Complaints
80
Crashes
15
Fires
89
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM118
STEERING95
ENGINE76
POWER TRAIN62
SUSPENSION51
TIRES43
AIR BAGS43
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL39
SUSPENSION:REAR35
WHEELS35
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC25
UNKNOWN OR OTHER25
SERVICE BRAKES22
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING20
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS17

Recalls (3)

06V41900031/10/2006

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE FUEL TANK IS MISSING THE ADHESIVE LAYER THAT BONDS THE BARRIER LAYER TO THE OUTER SHELL OF THE FUEL TANK.

14V35500023/06/2014

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain

09E00500017/02/2009

STEERING

DORMAN IS RECALLING 979 STEERING KNUCKLES, DORMAN P/NOS. 697-902 AND 697-903, SOLD UNDER DORMAN'S "OE SOLUTIONS<SUP>TM</SUP>" BRAND NAME, AND NAPA P/NOS. 7-8502 AND 7-8503 WHICH WERE SOLD FOR REPLACEMENT USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. A POTENTIAL MATERIAL OR DESIGN DEFECT COULD RESULT IN

Recent Complaints

20251028CrashAIR BAGS

The driver side airbag did not deploy when I got into a wreck. I feel the airbags could have helped me from hitting the steering wheel and hurting my ribs. I feel that it could have been less painful to have the airbag deploy. I thought the airbags were in working order.

20230904FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

There is an electrical connector behind the right side, kick panel that overloads and chars the plastic housing. The connector is for the rear defroster grid, but it cannot handle the amperage that the grid carries. It overloads and is a fire hazard that can could start a fire in the passenger compartment. It is a very common problem on ninth generation Chevrolet Impalas, to the point there are multiple YouTube videos, offering shade tree repair advice that bypass the connector with a jumper wir

20210405CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, A VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER LANE AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT SPUN AROUND INTO A CEMENT ROAD BLOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS RELATING THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTA

Mileage: 129,000

20210405CrashWHEELS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, A VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER LANE AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT SPUN AROUND INTO A CEMENT ROAD BLOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS RELATING THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTA

Mileage: 129,000

20200317CrashAIR BAGS

THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING OVER 40MPH. THE DRIVER SWERVED TO MISS A DOG IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND LANDED ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED AND THE DRIVER WAS SEEN AT THE ER FOR CERVICAL AND LEFT SIDED PAIN.

Mileage: 173,000

20200122CrashAIR BAGS

DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO A DEEP DITCH HITTING A TREE STOPPING IT COMPLETELY AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WAS CATAPULTED INTO THE AIR AND RETURNED TO THE GROUND QUICKLY AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION HEADED FOR A TEE INTERSECTION WHERE THE DITCH WAS LOCATED ACROSS THE TEE INTERSECTION.

Mileage: 152,891

20191209CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, BACK, AND NECK AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNK YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 260,000.

Mileage: 260,000

20191008CrashPOWER TRAIN

SLIPPING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND THEN STALLED GOT BUMPED LUCKY NOT FAST SPEED LEAVING FROM RED LIGHT

Mileage: 137,466

20180816CrashAIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN AT A MOMENTS NOTICE THE CAR SHUT OFF POWER STEERING WAS LOST THE CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND ANOTHER CAR SLAMMED INTO MY PASSENGER SIDE SWIPING ME.

Mileage: 175,000

20180816CrashENGINE

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN AT A MOMENTS NOTICE THE CAR SHUT OFF POWER STEERING WAS LOST THE CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND ANOTHER CAR SLAMMED INTO MY PASSENGER SIDE SWIPING ME.

Mileage: 175,000

20180816CrashSTEERING

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN AT A MOMENTS NOTICE THE CAR SHUT OFF POWER STEERING WAS LOST THE CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND ANOTHER CAR SLAMMED INTO MY PASSENGER SIDE SWIPING ME.

Mileage: 175,000

20180814FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ALLOWED IT TO COOL DOWN. AFTER, APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS FAILED. THE VEHICLE

Mileage: 200,000

20180201CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, LEFT HAND, AND NECK. THE CONTACT'S THREE CHILDREN WHO WERE SEATED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ALL SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THEIR BACKS, NECKS, AND HEADS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TO

Mileage: 200,000

20171207CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK AND SHOULDERS. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

20171010CrashSUSPENSION

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.

Mileage: 37,000

20170403CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE STEERING SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COLLIDED WITH A CURB. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER HAD MEMORY LOSS AND PAIN IN THE HANDS, BACK, AND LEGS. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, AND HEARING LOSS IN BOTH EARS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT WAS UNA

Mileage: 100,000

20170403CrashSTEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE STEERING SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COLLIDED WITH A CURB. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER HAD MEMORY LOSS AND PAIN IN THE HANDS, BACK, AND LEGS. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, AND HEARING LOSS IN BOTH EARS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT WAS UNA

Mileage: 100,000

20161024FireENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

20160922CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TREES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILU

Mileage: 160,000

20160922CrashSERVICE BRAKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TREES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILU

Mileage: 160,000