2007 Chevrolet Impala service brakes, hydraulic problems

“I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SUDDENLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SPEED REDUCED GET A REDUCED POWER/TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE AND SPEED DROP TO 40 IN MATTER OF SECONDS ENGINE RUNNING VERY ROUGH. ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS HAPPENING AT THE MORNING RUSH HOUR ON COMMUTE TO WORK. I LOOKED ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES (EG: STEERING MID-SHAFT FAILURE FRONT END SHIMMY, BRAKE ISSUES, CONNECTOR TO REAR DEFROST MELTING, WIRES IN SHIFTING CONSOLE BREAKING TO WHERE COULDN'T REMOVE KEYS OR GET OUT OF PARK) WITH THIS VEHICLE AND CALLED GM ABOUT THEM AND THEY ASSIGN A CASE NUMBER AND TELL YOU SORRY YOU WILL NEED TO PAY AND KEEP RECEIPT IF THERE IS EVER A RECALL ISSUED. *TR”

“I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR DOWN ANY STEEP GRADE. GOING DOWN CUESTA GRADE AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. WE HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT AT A DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE ROTORS. WE THEN HAD THEM TURNED FRONT AND BACK AND GOT A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THAT DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. WE THEN HAD A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE AND REPLACED THE BRAKES. NO DIFFERENCE. THAT IS WHEN WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED TO REPLACE OUR TIRES. THE REAR WERE WEARING OUT AT VERY FAST. THEY LASTED UNDER 20K MILES. WE ARE NOW ON OUR THIRD SET. IT'S TOO BAD GM WILL NOT RECALL 2007/2008 IMPALAS. ONLY THE POLICE VERSION.THIS IS NOT RIGHT. OUR REAR SPINDLES AND FRONT UPPER/LOWER CONTROL ARMS SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO US. IF NOT WHO WOULD BOTHER BUYING THIS CAR WHEN WE SELL IT? *TR”

“I OWN A 2007 IMPALA LT 3.9 L. PURCHASED FROM SUNSET CHEVROLET IN SUMNER, WA 1/03/10. NOT EVEN 3 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR, THE ENGINE OIL STARTED LEAKING, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING, THE POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE, AND THE CAR NEEDED A BRAKE JOB. (FRONT AND BACK). TOOK CAR TO DEALER (BURIEN CHEVROLET IN BURIEN, WA). WAS TOLD THAT THE NEEDED REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. WE DECLINED REPAIRS AS WE COULD NOT AFFORD OUT OF POCKET COST. CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS. WAS TOLD THAT AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THAT RELEVANT COMPONENTS WERE INDEED COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. GM WAS UNSURE OF WHY DEALER HAD TOLD US THEY WERE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. BUT THAT THE WARRANTY WAS PRESENTLY EXPIRED, AND EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T WHEN WE TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. ALSO, THE TECH AT BURIEN CHEVROLET SAID THAT HE COULD SEE NO SIGNS OF THE SYMPTOMS THAT WE DESCRIBED WERE WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY GM ON 10/15/09 (06-07-30-023C) WHICH DESCRIBES THE SYMPTOMS EXACTLY AS WE TOLD THE DEALER. IT ALSO CONTAINS INFORMATION NEEDE TO…”

“HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH WARPING ROTORS ON A 2007 LTZ WITH ONLY 50,XXX MILES ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE INFERIOR PRODUCT (GM BRAKE ROTORS) MAKE THE CAR SHUTTER AND SHAKE, WHICH CAUSES THE DRIVER TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR TOO LONG GM. MY 2003 SILVERADO HAS THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES. GM - READ YOUR CUSTOMERS REVIEWS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM! I FOR ONE LIKE TO BUY AMERICAN, BUT HAVE SINCE CONSIDERED A DIFFERENT ROUTE SINCE MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IS BEING COMPROMISED WITH THE INFERIOR BRAKE COMPONENTS THAT GM HAS IN THEIR VEHICLES. *TR”

“I NOTICED THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I WOULD TRY TO STOP MY CAR WOULD SHAKE OR HESITATE TO STOP. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY BRAKES. AFTER TRYING TO PARK AND THE BRAKES NOT STOPPING AT ALL. I TOOK THE CAR TO REPAIR SHOP TO BE FIXED. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER AFTER REPLACING THAT THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP. SO I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE HYDRAULIC ABS SYSTEM AND THAT ALL THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE THE PART IT IS ON BACKORDER DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF THE PART. THAT SAYS TO ME THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT CHEVY NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND CORRECT BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *KB”

“SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT BRAKES OF MY 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. OCCURS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH, PARTICULARLY SEVER WHEN STOPPING ~70 MPH. CAR DID THIS AT 40,000, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS. AGAIN AT 80,000 MILES, AGAIN REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, NOW AGAIN AT 100K MILES. *TR”