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#133 of 170 by surebob123456 Dec 03, 2008 (11:02 am)
I have the same sound when going over a big puddle highway or city. A guess of the sound would be like the grinding sound when ABS is activated.
#134 of 170 folding backseats... by monkeyboygl Jan 03, 2009 (12:10 pm)
Hey there- I'm a newb... I have just purchased a used 2007 Impala LT. What a great vehicle! The other day I was going to put a long bookcase in the trunk and lower the rear backseats and could not figure it out. Am I an idiot? There is no "cloth loop" to pull and I can't find anything else. There are no buttons/levers in the trunk either that I have found. By looking in from the trunk you can see that the backseat is made to come down, it even moves about an inch when I pull on it. Can anyone give me any advice as to how to lower the seat? It is a single backseat, not split. The manual was no help to me. Thanks in advance. -M Replies to this message: ryster (Jan 04, 2009 7:03 am)
#135 of 170 folding seats by john_gilius Jan 03, 2009 (5:36 pm)
hey m, congrats on your impla purchase. i have a black 07 3LT, 3.9 (no flex!!), power and leather everything. wish i could help you out on your seat issue, my rear seats have the 60/40 split, and on the eges of the seats, there are the leather straps that allow you to flip the seat cushions forward and the seat backs down. i thought that not all impalas came with the flip/fold option. if nothing else, you could put a drugged mountain lion in the trunk and just wait. it should exit into the passenger compartment. ta-dah!! LOL best of luck with it. john in grand haven, mi.
#136 of 170 Re: folding backseats... [monkeyboygl] by ryster Jan 04, 2009 (7:03 am)
Replying to: monkeyboygl (Jan 03, 2009 12:10 pm) If the back seat is one piece all the way across, it does not fold down.   In the '07 model year the fold down rear seat was only standard on 3.9L V6 and 5.3L V8 Impalas. It was an option on 3.5L LT Impalas, and simply not available on LS Impalas. If your seat has no split, it sounds as though your car was not equipped with the fold down seat.   My '06 Impala LT does not have the fold down seat, and if you pull on the seatback it does feel as though it moves a little.   Another way to tell is to look at the seatback from the trunk. If it is unfinished, and merely has what looks like standard "multi-colored" carpet padding on it, it is not a fold down seat. If it has a defined split, with finished block cloth on it, it is possibly a fold down seat.
#137 of 170 Re: MPG for the 07 SS Impala [teresabutler89] by jccinoh Feb 05, 2009 (9:17 am)
Replying to: teresabutler89 (Jun 04, 2007 8:09 am) Purchchased a new 2007 LTZ (6cyl automatic) in December of '07. Since that time, mileage averages 23.2 in city and 31.5 on long trips (freeway driving). Very happy with the mileage.
#138 of 170 latest on my 07 3LT, and headlights by john_gilius Feb 05, 2009 (9:53 am)
hi all. i am approching the 33,000 mile threshold with my 07, and so far all is great. having fixed the coil pack grounding issue mentioned this past fall, the car has been a top notch performer. my wife has been the driver of the car this winter as i have become a layoff statistic and she's still gainfully employed. driving 25 miles every morning during what i would consider to be a old school michigan winter, the car has sailed through unplowed roads just great. wifey loves the remote start, the heated seats, and the ONSTAR for 3 months that came with the car. i activated it at the end of november, and the 3 months is up in a few weeks, about the time the worst of our michigan weather should be done. i am looking forward to a window tint for the car and a class II hitch for pulling my jetski this summer. i added some chrome tips from NAPA to the dual exhaust to shine it up a bit. i also changed out the interior lighting with bright LED's, and i like the look of that as well. bright and white. the taillights will be getting some VHT niteshades paint in the spring, i like the tinted look. i have contemplated switching out the stock headlights with aftermarket "projector" style ones, in black not chrome. anyone have experience with this type of headlight system? i love the look, but at 300 bucks, they need to function as well. drop me a line back if you have an opinion, i am always open to them. thanks much... john hutchison, grand haven, michigan Replies to this message: ryster (Feb 07, 2009 6:16 am)
#139 of 170 Re: latest on my 07 3LT, and headlights [john_gilius] by ryster Feb 07, 2009 (6:16 am)
Replying to: john_gilius (Feb 05, 2009 9:53 am) Do a Google search for the North American Impala Owners Association, go to the forums there, and go to the "2006+ Exterior and Interior Mods" forum. You can read all about the trials and tribulations of the projector headlights for the 2006+ Impalas. The thread has over 425 posts and is still going strong.   I would post a link here, but I believe it would violate the Terms of Service.   Conversely, I have found the Impala to not be the best companion in the cold winter months. When it gets below 25 degrees, it just doesn't like the cold. Transmission shifts slow, windshield wiper blades become frozen/brittle, and the car rattles up a storm. Snow performance is mediocre at best, but a lot of that has to do with the tires I have on the car. The OEM Goodyear Integrity tires lasted 25,000 miles. I replaced them with General Altimax RT all-season touring tires, but they turned out to be terrible in snow. They out perform the Goodyears in dry and rain, however. As long as I drive in 2nd gear in the snow it gets me where I need to go.
#140 of 170 Re: Recall on 07's... [tjrp] by rnstbws55 Feb 17, 2009 (4:46 pm)
Replying to: tjrp (Nov 15, 2007 8:09 pm) Due to the date difference in your posting vs mine, I don't know if this will help. I had the same or similar problems with my '07 Impala. It also "quit" on me about 7 times. At other times, it would "miss" at random (usually at 55 MPH it would miss 2 or 3 times in a mile, then run smooth for 3 to 4 miles, then start missing again). I had to call roadside emergency services once because in ran so rough, then quit. I couldn't restart for about 10 minutes. Anyway, I live in NY. I had had the car into Chevy dealerships 3 times with this problem (I kept all of the invoices). In NY, the 4th time is the charm for the lemon law. I presented copies of the 3 previous invoices to the service manager when I took the car in for the 4th time for the same problem (an informed him that it was the 4th time for this problem). The result: they found a loose speed sensor wire that was supposed to ground to the transmission housing. Someone had either overtighten this bolt at one time or had cross threaded the bolt. The threads in the transmission housing were stripped out so the bolt would not tighten the ground wire to the transmission. Road and other vibrations would loosen then remake this connection while driving. They simply re-tapped the threads and re-attached the wire correctly. Haven't had another problem with missing or quitting in over 10,000 miles since then.
#141 of 170 uh oh, steering has a pulse in it by john_gilius Mar 22, 2009 (4:06 pm)
hi all. the 07 has now hit it's mileage total to start getting nervous about, 35,000 miles. the 3/36 is almost gone, sniffle. my wife noticed a month of two ago that the power steering seemed to have pulsing to it when making slow turns in either direction. i know it is not the tires as the pulsing is a constant despite vehicle speed. it is almost undetectable while going straight, but on a perfectly paved road there is just a hint of that feeling. i have checked power steering fluid level, which is perfectly in spc, so it isn't insufficient fluid. i would not think i would have worn suspension parts already, and that would not really cause the issue i am having. i can feel it more when it is first run in the morning, but it is still present to a lesser degree when warm. anyone have an idea? ( i hope so!) otherwise it is back to the stealership for a little checkup. i think i will have the front driver door adjusted regardless, it has always opened a bit funny, like the striker is a tab high. that makes me worry that there is an issue with the hinges or pins, or... the striker is too high. hope to hear from someone soon. thanks much!! jogn in grand haven, michigan Replies to this message: kenwrench (Mar 24, 2009 1:58 pm)
#142 of 170 Re: uh oh, steering has a pulse in it [john_gilius] by kenwrench Mar 24, 2009 (1:58 pm)
Replying to: john_gilius (Mar 22, 2009 4:06 pm) When my '07 did this at about 38,000 miles, it was the intermediate steering shaft that was the trouble. It's a common problem with many GM vehicles. If this is the issue, your dealership should be well-versed in the symptoms and repair by now.

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