Problems with 2006 Chevrolet Impala STRUCTURE

The back driver side door will not open from the inside or the outside when you pull the handle from the outside it doesn't feel like there's anything catching on the inside it's just loose, it's the same way from the inside also. i went to the store when i left my house i put my daughter in her car seat on that side the door open fine it shut and latched fine when i got to the store and got out to get my daughter out of her car seat the door just would not open it's like it's locked but it's not locked you can move the mechanical lock up and down from the inside , and you can also hit the lock and unlock with the key fob and it doesn't make a difference. the door just will not open. this really concerns me considering if there was an accident and the back passenger needed to get out of the car they wouldn't be able to. this could be a very bad safety issue, and has me extremely concerned considering i have three small children that ride in the backseat daily this is my daily driver

I got home from work at 7:15am this morning 9-29-2019 i was laying in bed watching a movie trying to go to sleep and when i finally doze off my son asked if he could go get a charger out of the car so he went out to the car and when he opened the door he said smoke hit him in his face he immediately ran back in the house yelling 'mom your car is on fire so i ran down the stair and went outside and thats all you see is smoke my car was on fire i immediately called 911 they got the fire put out and the fireman and the police officer said my fire started from my steering wheel because after the fact the fire was put out the fireman said he noticed that the steering wheel was throwing sparks still so they said that's what caused my car to caught on fire i don't know what i'm gonna do i have 4 kids and that was our transportation that's how my kids got to school and that's how i got to work i'm lost i don't know what to do i need transportation i'm a single parent with 4 kids it will not let me mark everything but every in the car is burnt my cd player 13' subwoofer speakers that was in the trunk my amp

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet impala. while the vehicle was stationary, the rear passenger door would not unlock when prompted. a dealer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the door was disassembled, but the vehicle was not repaired. there was no diagnosis of the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 164,490.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet impala. while the vehicle was stationary, the rear driver and passenger doors would not open when prompted. the vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic and the motors in the doors were replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 76,000. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet impala. while driving 40 mph, the steering failed and the vehicle veered off the interstate into the median. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the vehicle was also towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that a bolt fell out the vehicle and needed to be replaced. in addition, the dealer stated that the air bags were affected. the vehicle was repaired; however, the air bags were not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 258,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the rear driver side and rear passenger side doors failed to open from outside and inside the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.

Popping noise coming from front end of car. noise occurs with acceleration, braking, shifting transmission or passing over speed bumps or rough roads. generally occurs at lower speeds, less than 35mph, but occurs with higher speeds as well, although not as frequently. (possibly coming from sub-frame or sub-frame bolts?) *tr

While driving the car the car shut off and the steering got stiff. i was unable to control the steering which caused me to run into a brick mailbox. *tr

Someone exited the vehicle's rear driver side. once the door was shut i was never able to open again. *tr

Its a 2006 impala she was driving down the freeway and smoke came out the vents of the dash !!! the traction light was on and the power seats do not work but it still runs, she left the car and had it toed ! so i was wondering if this has happened to any one else ? it looks like it happens a lot but gm has not done anything about it !!!! i read a lot of dash fires from the electrical box on different complaints and some the door locks do not work when the electrical problems begin and traps you in the car !!! its hard to believe this goes on with no outcome its like someone has to die or get killed before anything is done. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the rear driver side door failed to open even while the door was unlocked. the door failed to open from inside and outside the vehicle. the failure occurred multiple times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Car hard to steer and turn, hit a concrete barrier damage the left front bumper, light, body frame on left side of the car. *tr

Swerved to miss a deer, ran off the road hit a light pole on passenger side,tore off front tier and suspension, car rolled a couple of times, blew out most of the windows, tore up the whole interior, slid into a guard rail and landed up right, and none of the air bags deployed! i broke my shoulder, collar bone and hand, the car had brand new tires. *tr

The inside of the cars windows would fog and then ice up during last years winter. could not see out the windows except small area of drivers side front window. took into dealerships twice and they could not figure out why or fix it. *tr

Last june i went to the store and tried to open my back doors and they would not open from the inside. i was able to open one of the back doors from the outside only. the door locks indicated the doors were not locked. if i was involved in an accident and needed to get people out of the back seat of my car they would not be able to get out on their own. the locking mechanisms failed on both doors. both doors has this lock issue for about 3-4 months and then one of the locks started working again from the inside. eventually the other door started working again once it was getting close to winter. this is a serious safety issue that needs looked into and a recall done by gm. gm consistently puts out expensive cars with inadequate parts that fail. i researched this issue online and found this was typical of all chevy imapla's no matter the year. *tr

At about 91000 miles my transmission started acting up (not shifting right, not going into any gear etc.) it finally would not shift at all unless i turned the car off multiple times and would then drive for about 2-5 minutes then all the gears would go out again. i had it towed to a transmission shop thinking it was just a censor and was told that my transmission would have to be replaced/repaired. it cost me almost $3000 to get it fixed. i have read on here and online that the 2006 chevy impala has had many issues with this. this is a very costly repair and wish there was a way to get at least a little refund on the cost. also i have tried about everything to get the passenger side body side molding to stay on and people i have talked to state that they have had issues with that one staying on. it catches my door if i don't remember to push it in before opening the door. it is going to cost me $50.79 plus shipping to get a new one of these as well. the third thing i have wrong is i have had to replace both wheel bearings in the front end because of my abs traction control sensor being messed up! *tr

The rear doors will not from either the outside or the inside regardless of all actions to open them. rear passengers have to exit the vehicle by climbing over the front seats to exit from the front doors. *tr

From time to time i hear some banging noise like someone is in my trunk or like it the side. i'm not sure what it . also my power steering make noise all the time. and my driver side headlight bulb comes loose and blows out a lot. it seems like it's something with the connector. to many issues with this car. *tr

Rear passenger door will not open from inside or outside. tried unlocking and locking several times. son was stuck in car seat until i could get him out from the other side. not sure what would have happened if there was a crash and i could not get him out. have seen lots of others with similar problems on the internet. seems like this shoudl be addressed or someone will end up getting killed becasue they could not get out. *tr

Rear drivers side door does not open from inside or out. son was stuck in car. nothing has been done about this. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that both rear doors would not open from the inside or outside. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

2006 chevrolet impala 8 months ago the left back door would not open, a couple months later the right back door will not open. i was unable to get my grandson out of the car seat i had to climb over the front seats to unlock the car seat undo the seat belt climb back over and than lift him out through the front seat. if there would have been an accident i would not have been able to get him out through the back doors. there is a safety issue with this problem. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet impala. while driving 65 mph, the power steering failed. the dealer stated that the power steering hose was leaking and they repaired the failure. currently, the power steering column has failed again after the dealer stated that the vehicle was operating properly. the current and failure mileages were 36,000. updated 03/26/08. *lj the transmission reverse gear was defective, the transmission also had a delayed engagement. the windshield was cracked, the left front door was out of alignment. one of the tire was loosing air.

This has occurred now four times since i bought the car the first three times were repaired under warranty. now it has happened again. the door between the ac and the heat gets stuck on way or the other now it is stuck where you get heat on drivers side and ac on passengers and in the texas heat this is a safety hazard, its a known defect because other chevy owners know about it and mechanics yet nothing is done once a gain by chevy to fix the issue, i know of suburban owners, truck - silverado owners, impala owners , malibu owners of all years who have had this problem. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that anytime it rains, heavy water leaks into the vehicle on the passenger side through the fuse box panel. the failure creates a puddle of water on the passenger floor and also affected the electrical system, especially the window motors. the failure has been occurring since april of 2006 and the dealer has been unable to duplicate the failure. on may 17,2008, the general manager was able to see the puddle of water and stated that the water was entering in through the fuse box panel. the technicians repaired the fuse box panel due to corrosion and sealed the cowl. the failure has recurred and the general manager advised him to call nhtsa to file a safety complaint. the current mileage is approximately 38,150 and the failure mileage was unavailable. updated