Problems with 2000 Chevrolet Impala VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the vehicle accelerated rapidly without warning and caused a crash. the air bags did not deploy. there were injuries sustained and medical attention was required. a police report was filed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the failure mileage was 100,000.

The vehicle accelerated by itself as i was turning into a parking space, the engine revving so loudly a person stopped and observed the collision as the impala crashed into a parked vehicle directly in front of it on the other side. nothing would stop the acceleration except manually forcing the car into park. *tr

2000 chevrolet impala. consumer writes in regards to gm recall #14350.* ld the consumer stated prior to receiving the recall, she experienced several problems with the vehicle, such as: the gas needle stopped working, a loud thumping noise was heard, every time she attempted to start the vehicle. also, the engine light illuminated, and it wouldn't go off. the repair shop was unable to determine the problem. the consumer was involved in an accident and the air bag did not deploy. *jb

Re: date complaint filed: 03/15/2011 component(s): vehicle speed control date of incident: 03/11/2011 nhtsa id number: 10390238 every once in a while my 2000 impala with a 3400cc v6 would maintain 50mph with my foot off the gas! the cause is an intermittent malfunction of the tps sensor. it took my impala 3 years to throw a code and after i replaced the tps, the car's throttle settled down. *tr

Vehicle shuts off while driving... extremely dangerous to drive!! this has happened on multiple occasions. *tr

My car started to over heat in the middle of winter in minnesota. there was plenty of coolant in the reservoirs. while the vehicle was idling there was a noise and once i started to move again the car began to jerk then the check engine light came on while attempting to accelerate. then a few weeks later the gas gauge began showing the incorrect about of gas levels in my vehicle. *tr

2000 chevrolet impala. consumer states vehicle accelerates by itself. *tgw the consumer was involved in an accident, during a rain storm. the vehicle hydroplaned/fish-tailed in the road. the consumer struck a tree and flipped over. the air bags never deployed. the consumer suffered minor injuries.

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet impala. while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle accelerated on its own. the contact applied pressure to the brake pedal and was able to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer diagnostic testing. the contact stated that she had not driven the vehicle since the failure occurred. the cruise control also deactivated on its own on a different occasion and failed to function normally. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

I drove around the rear of my home which is where my garage is located. i came to a complete stop. i activated my garage opener from my vehicle. once the garage door completed opened i took my foot off the brake pedal and all of a sudden my car accelerated to a high speed. i could not stop the car. the car jumped a 9 inch ledge and i crashed through my garage wall, and into my basement and the car finally stopped in my basement when it hit my computer desk. *nm

Cruise control came on unexpectedly. it was the 2nd such incident on this car. the car had been in cruise, but i had slowed down for a reduced speed area. when i gave it the gas, the cruise came on without the resume button being pushed. the first time, the car was not in cruise. i had just started it in a parking lot, was entering traffic, and it came on at 15 mph. both times, the cruise went off when i applied the brake. *la

I was driving into the parking lot of my place of employment. i was going slowly and all of a sudden the car accelerated to a high rate of speed and, i could not stop. i crashed into a cyclone fence, 2 central a/c units, went down a hill and nearly crashed into 2 poles . i finally stopped the car by holding the brakes and shutting the car off. *nm

Consumer applied accelerator pedal at 35 mph, and vehicle would not accelerate. vehicle was towed to dealer. please add further information.*ak

There is a clicking sound coming from steering wheel when consumer is turning left or right. contacted dealer, and after three tries dealer could not find the cause. *ak dealer has replaced the steering shaft assembly and the steering gear. steering wheel shakes when brakes are applied. cruise control was inoperable.

Accelerator sticks, engine will not slow down, without touching the gas pedal the car will accelerate to approx 45 mph the only way to stop is hold on the brakes untill you can shut the car off, this was happening intermittantly at first now it does it all the time. *ak

When attempted to stop on incline hill, and let brake pedal go, vehicle rolled backward without a prior warning. consumer was concerned about it. please consumer provide more information.*ak

The vehicle was taken to the dealer to have recall c01035-s performed and was told it would take 15 min, the consumer sat in the dealer for 1.75 hours before the work was complete, the consumer was led to believe that the recall repair was being performed, it wasnot until the consumer read the invoice that she realized that it was not done, the consumer contacted the dealer and was told the the necessary part for repair is not available. nlm

Repeat failure: warmed car parked one hour. enter car,start engine,back slowly from parking. put transmission in drive,depressed throttle moderately-balk/hesitated/"lean balk"-more throttle=worse,lasts 7 seconds, then comes to life.near accident pulling into traffic!*ak

When vehicle was at a stop starting to accelerate consumer could step on accelerator pedal, but vehicle won't move. pedal could go to the floor, and sometimes had to pump it to work. dealer stated that could be computer related. *ak

Car rolls backward when engine running and foot taken off brake to go forward. requires the brake to remain engaged and gas pedal pressed at same time. my roll backward if not done with using both feet. it's an automatic car transmission. dealers deny this is a problem and refuse to correct it. please help.*ak

Vehicle is experiencing problem with hesitation when applying accelerator pedal from a stop position. vehicle been in dealer's shop on three occasions, and unable to locate the problem. feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak

Vehicle rolls forward and backward after coming to a stop when foot comes off brakes before consumer gives gas. *ak

Engine falters,falls flat for approx 7 seconds pulling into traffic. temp=72 deg, hum= 85%. fully warmed car parked 1hr+15min. restarted,ran fine 15 sec., major hesitation when throttle applied,finally came to life after 7 sec. and near-miss pulling into traffic flow. third occur in 30 days. warm engine + one hr. park + 85% rh. are factors

After driving(full warmup),car parked. restart car 45min to 1 hr. later.put in drive,engine has faltering/hesitation upon leaving parking space. "falls on face. w/ 2 or3 dull percussion sounds as throttle increased." won't repeat. runs fine after. particularly evident @ temp. above 75 deg. & high humidity. dealer could not replicate. no computer codes. dealer claims no adjustments."need new factory downloads for computer if widespread problem supported by customer complaints. jlm zip14519 *ak

Engine failure - sputters, stalls, battery light / engine check light blinks, rpm rev, etc. on 9 separate instances - no solution from dealership. *ak

Engine will surge, burble and loose power at idle after starting (cold or hot). no incident yet. gmc ccontacted....no response. dealer contacted...presently in shop for 4th time. *ak

Our impala has had a problem where it hesitates and stumbles when you try and accelerate since it was new. the dealer has not been able to identify the cause. this a hazard! i think we should get our money back but they keep giving us the run around "you bought and now it's yours". i think that stinks! i see other complaints concerning this problem on your web site, can't you guys contact gm and demand they do something about this?*ak