We have classified the 75 complaints from 2006 Chevrolet Impala about POWER TRAIN into the following categories.
My car was purchased brand new in 2006. it has given me trouble very early on. for almost a year now, my gas gauge has not worked and i was told i need a new transmission. could the lemon law apply to this car? also, there have been many times that i feel like the brakes are not going to work, they slip. please help! *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet impala. while driving 10 mph or stopped at a stop sign, the vehicle lunges forward 10 to 15 feet by itself. the failure occurs whenever the vehicle is driven. the vehicle performs the same way when in reverse. for the past two months, the service department at the dealer has had the vehicle. all of the service department personnel agreed that the vehicle lunges forward abnormally, but stated that nothing could be done. the current mileage was 7,000 and failure mileage was 1,000. updated 01-10-08. *kb the consumer stated overhead dome light stayed on, transmission hesitates and bumps on 1-2 shift, and a/c blows warm intermittently. updated 01/04/07 *tr
2006-2009 chevrolet impala ss, 2006-2007 chevrolet monte carlo ss, 2005-2008 pontiac grand prix gxp and 2007-2008 buick lacross super with the ls4 5.3l v8 engine and the 4t65e-hd transmission mn7. the ls4 v8 engine is rated by gm at 323 lb-ft of torque. allegedly, the documents from gm for the transaxle mated to this motor is only rated for 280 lb-ft of engine torque; 43 lb-ft of torque lower than the output of the engine. this could possibly leave a vehicle equipped with this motor and transaxle combination with a high failure rate and a possible safety hazard while in traffic. the referenced specifications can be found at: http://archives.media.gm.com/us/powertrain/en/product_services/2006/spec%20sheets/communications%20nao%20only%20spec%20sheets/transmissions/2006%20automatics/2006%204t65-e%20(m15,md7,mn7,m76).pdf and http://archives.media.gm.com/us/powertrain/en/product_services/2006/spec%20sheets/gen%20iv/2006%20gen%20iv%20ls4%20car.pdf via http://archives.media.gm.com/us/powertrain/en/product_services/2006/car%20eng%20trans.html. *tr