https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Chevrolet Impala (GMX 211). en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:32:45 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-1637537 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT COMING TO A SUDDEN FALL OUT OF NOWHERE IT WAS THICK PUT MY BRAKES ON THE SLOWDOWN NEXT THING YOU KNOW I'M COMING UP ON THE TREE I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER 45 MILES AN HOUR BEST TO TRY TO HIT IT HEAD-ON BUT IT'S GOING UP INTO A HILL SO. TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BUMPER PASSENGER SIDE PUT A CHAIN ON THE BUMPER TO THE TREE SO I CAN PULL THE BUMPER OUT OF MY TIRE AND PULL MY T https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-1637538 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT COMING TO A SUDDEN FALL OUT OF NOWHERE IT WAS THICK PUT MY BRAKES ON THE SLOWDOWN NEXT THING YOU KNOW I'M COMING UP ON THE TREE I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER 45 MILES AN HOUR BEST TO TRY TO HIT IT HEAD-ON BUT IT'S GOING UP INTO A HILL SO. TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BUMPER PASSENGER SIDE PUT A CHAIN ON THE BUMPER TO THE TREE SO I CAN PULL THE BUMPER OUT OF MY TIRE AND PULL MY T https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-1637539 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT COMING TO A SUDDEN FALL OUT OF NOWHERE IT WAS THICK PUT MY BRAKES ON THE SLOWDOWN NEXT THING YOU KNOW I'M COMING UP ON THE TREE I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER 45 MILES AN HOUR BEST TO TRY TO HIT IT HEAD-ON BUT IT'S GOING UP INTO A HILL SO. TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BUMPER PASSENGER SIDE PUT A CHAIN ON THE BUMPER TO THE TREE SO I CAN PULL THE BUMPER OUT OF MY TIRE AND PULL MY T https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-1455442 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT DASH HAS COME UP FROM WINDSHIELD https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-932970 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR FROM A START. TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP WHILE STOPPED THEN JERK INTO GEAR AND ACCELERATE ROUGHLY. DEALER WILL NOT COVER AS IT IS INTERMITTENT. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-592360 Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT I PURCHASED A 2006 IMPALA GT IN JANUARY. AROUND AUGUST 3, 2006, MY FOB KEY STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR SAT. AUG 5. THEY FIXED MY KEY AND AS I WAS LEAVING AN EMPLOYEE INFORMED ME THAT SHE HAD TO GET HER KEY FIXED APPROX. 6 TIMES. MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2006 AS I WAS WALKING TO MY CAR I TRIED TO UNLOCK MY DOORS AND I COULDN'T; MY KEYS FAILED ONLY 2 DAYS AFTER HAVING IT https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-587928 Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT A WEEK AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S WINDOW WAS MAKING SCREECHING SOUND WHEN LOWERED. I TOOK IT BACK ON JULY 3, 2006. THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL WAS REMOVED AND THE ACTUATOR WAS LUBRICATED. LESS THAN A WEEK LATER THE SCREECHING NOISE CAME BACK. I THEN TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT CHEVROLET WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING NEW WINDOW SEALS BUT THEY WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. I https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-587331 Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT THE VEHICLE RAN HOT, WHEN I WENT TO CHECK ON IT, I SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS ON THE UPPER PORTION OF MY BODY SENDING ME TO THE HOSPITAL. A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE DID IT AGAIN AFTER THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-585472 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT THE 2006 IMPALA SINCE THE DAY WE PURCHASED IT HAS A HIGH PITCH EAR PIERCING LOUD NOISE THAT COMES MAINLY FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE SPEAKER AND LAST ABOUT 23 MINUTES. TURNING THE DIRECTIONAL ON EITHER WAY WILL MAKE THE NOISE CUT OFF. OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES NOW AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REMEDY OR KNOW WHAT IT IS??? WE HAVE ASKED SINCE DAY ONE FOR GM TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL IT https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-585473 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT THE 2006 IMPALA SINCE THE DAY WE PURCHASED IT HAS A HIGH PITCH EAR PIERCING LOUD NOISE THAT COMES MAINLY FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE SPEAKER AND LAST ABOUT 23 MINUTES. TURNING THE DIRECTIONAL ON EITHER WAY WILL MAKE THE NOISE CUT OFF. OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES NOW AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REMEDY OR KNOW WHAT IT IS??? WE HAVE ASKED SINCE DAY ONE FOR GM TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL IT https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-585474 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT THE 2006 IMPALA SINCE THE DAY WE PURCHASED IT HAS A HIGH PITCH EAR PIERCING LOUD NOISE THAT COMES MAINLY FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE SPEAKER AND LAST ABOUT 23 MINUTES. TURNING THE DIRECTIONAL ON EITHER WAY WILL MAKE THE NOISE CUT OFF. OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES NOW AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REMEDY OR KNOW WHAT IT IS??? WE HAVE ASKED SINCE DAY ONE FOR GM TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL IT https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-585475 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT THE 2006 IMPALA SINCE THE DAY WE PURCHASED IT HAS A HIGH PITCH EAR PIERCING LOUD NOISE THAT COMES MAINLY FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE SPEAKER AND LAST ABOUT 23 MINUTES. TURNING THE DIRECTIONAL ON EITHER WAY WILL MAKE THE NOISE CUT OFF. OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES NOW AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REMEDY OR KNOW WHAT IT IS??? WE HAVE ASKED SINCE DAY ONE FOR GM TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL IT https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#recall-06V215000-chevrolet-chevrolet-impala-gmx-211-2006 Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL PASSENGER SEAT ADJUSTER FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES." THE LEFT FLOOR MOUNTING BRACKET MAY BE MISLOCATED. https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-583564 Wed, 31 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT SIDE WINDOWS ARE SCRATCHING WHEN WINDOWS LOWERED AND RAISED. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-583031 Thu, 25 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT MY EIGHT YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER HAD CUT HER LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE WHEN ENTERING THE RIGHT REAR DOOR OF THE NEW CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT WE HAD JUST BOUGHT THAT SAME DAY, APRIL 29, 2006. THERE IS A "LATCH PLATE" LOCATED ON THE LOWER DOOR JAMS OF BOTH REAR DOORS AND THEY ARE OPENLY EXPOSED AND HAVE VERY SHARP EDGES. AS SHE WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE, HER LEFT LEG BRUSHED ACROSS THE "LATCH PLATE" https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-581669 Wed, 10 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED TO READ. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS AND THE ENGINE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND THE FUSE BOX PANEL WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT THE FUSE BOX CONNECTORS WERE https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-580504 Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT NEW 2006 CHEVY IMPALA TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE UPON ACCELERATION AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN TRANSMISSION IS COLD. THIS CAUSES HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION AFTER STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-574135 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRUNK WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE WITH A KEY. THE ONLY ENTRY AVAILABLE WAS BY THE KEY FOB. ALSO, THE RELEASE INSIDE THE TRUNK WOULD NOT BE VISIBLE IF LOCKED IN THE TRUNK. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED AND NO REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE. UPDATED 3/17/2006 - *NM https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-572629 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT SUNSHADE WARPED. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-572630 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT WATER LEAK TO REAR OF VEHICLE. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-572631 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT CENTER CONSOLE SHIFT BUTTON STICKING, MAKING DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-568454 Sat, 07 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT VIBRATION FELT AT SPEEDS OF 60 PLUS MILES PER HOUR. WIND NOISE FROM BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-568009 Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON, THEN CAR STOPPED. I WAS NOT FAR FROM HOME ON THE FIRST FAILURE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND A BAD GROUND WIRE AND REPLACED IT. THE SECOND FAILURE , THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STOPPED. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE THIS TIME AND WAS TOWED. THEY FOUND A BRAKE SWITCH SHORTED AND WIRE SHORTED TO THE BCM THIS OCCURRED ON 10-12-05. NO https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-567124 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE. AFTER THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY REPLACED A RELAY SWITCH. THE SECOND TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-567125 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE. AFTER THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY REPLACED A RELAY SWITCH. THE SECOND TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-567034 Mon, 26 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM FAILED KEY FOBS BECAME INOPERATIVE INCLUDING REMOTE START, ISSUES ARE RELATED GM HAS PLACED TSB. *NM https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-567035 Mon, 26 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM FAILED KEY FOBS BECAME INOPERATIVE INCLUDING REMOTE START, ISSUES ARE RELATED GM HAS PLACED TSB. *NM https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-impala-gmx-211#complaint-567037 Mon, 26 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER NOT OPERATING DUE TO LOOSE WIRE, CAUSING TO SPARK WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS DID NOT KNOW THIS TILL RECENTLY VEHICLE MAY HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE IF I DID NOT SEE IT WAS DETACHED FROM THE WINDSHEILD. *NM