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#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.
#143 of 170 Noise From Front Suspension by rambochevy Mar 28, 2009 (10:36 am)
Hello, I read your post concerning the noise you hear when you turn your 07 Chev Impala. I also own a 07 Chev Impala Lt with 34k miles on it. My problem is very simular to your. The noise is heard and felt when I turn out of a parrell park, turn on to a street turn to back up even felt sometimes when enter a street from a on ramp. It even did it yesterday from a complete stop and not turning the sterring wheel at all. It just makes this kind of slipping/grinding or scraping feel and sound. The dealership has already replace the drive shaft, sterring shaft, and it seems to improve for a day, and return again. I got it to make the noise on this past Friday w/the Tech. in the car with me. Therefore, he wants me to bring it back in on Monday so he can try something else to fix the problem. I will keep you up dated as to the solution when there is one.
#144 of 170 07 Impala cloth seat upholstery by peiporter Mar 29, 2009 (11:16 am)
Hi all......I am officially a newbie on this site. i have a 2007 Impala LS....I have owned it for about 1 year and love it......one comment. Is anyone having problems with the cloth upholstery on the driver and passenger seat? Mine seem to be "balling" starting to show considerable wear. We certainly aren't big drivers and in the car all the time....maybe 20, 000 km's per year.... and we are office workers so rough materials etc on the seats. but the wear is very noticeable......any comments? anyoner else have this sort of problem? I still have warranty left.....think it might be covered?........any comments would be very appreciated. thx peiporter 2007 Impala LS Replies to this message: cnw (Mar 30, 2009 3:50 pm) ryster (Apr 04, 2009 4:09 pm) tchisholm (Jun 10, 2009 1:07 pm) priggly (Jun 10, 2009 10:10 pm) tchisholm (Jun 10, 2009 1:13 pm)
#145 of 170 Re: 07 Impala cloth seat upholstery [peiporter] by cnw Mar 30, 2009 (3:50 pm)
Replying to: peiporter (Mar 29, 2009 11:16 am) I had the same problem with my 2006 2LT. My wife would gently "clip" the pilling/balling areas--much the same as a sweater needs to cared for. I believe it is a function of the man-made material, the fabric. I took an expensive approach in curing the problem: I traded the car for a 2009 Impala LT with the 3.9 engine, leather seats, and Red Jewel Tint Coat. The paint was the selling item! Clark
#146 of 170 Re: 07 Impala cloth seat upholstery [peiporter] by ryster Apr 04, 2009 (4:09 pm)
Replying to: peiporter (Mar 29, 2009 11:16 am) I have a 2006 Impala 2LT with cloth bucket seats. I purchased it new back in '06 and now have 39,000 miles on it. I average 14,000 miles (23000km's) per year. 2 hours per day in the car during the week.   No issues with the ebony cloth seats other than they pick up every little piece of lint or fuzz that they possibly can. Every few weeks it takes several swipes with a good lint brush to pick up everything. No pilling or anything yet, maybe some ever-so-slight fading on the driver's seat but hardly noticeable.   If you are still under warranty, you could point it out to the dealer and see what their thoughts are on the issue. Not sure what the warranty would cover...simply re-covering the existing seats or perhaps brand new seats? It's hard to say.
#147 of 170 07 Tire Pressure Monitor by kenwrench Apr 15, 2009 (2:11 am)
'07 LT3. 49,000 miles. From time to time, I get a message saying the tire monitor system needs service. I don't pay attention to this annoyance, and it goes away. Has anyone else had this situation? Will ignoring the trouble message screw up the electronics?   I maintain proper tire pressure the old fashioned way--I check it myself frequently and these messages are annoying, particularly for a piece of technology I don't need. Replies to this message: rguthrie (Apr 15, 2009 10:48 am)
#148 of 170 Re: 07 Tire Pressure Monitor [kenwrench] by rguthrie Apr 15, 2009 (10:48 am)
Replying to: kenwrench (Apr 15, 2009 2:11 am) I have an '07 LTZ, and had the same problem right after I bought the car. I was told it was covered, as there was a recall for this problem. Might want to check with your dealer, and see if they will still fix it. Good luck.....
#149 of 170 Re: 07 Impala cloth seat upholstery [peiporter] by tchisholm Jun 10, 2009 (1:07 pm)
Replying to: peiporter (Mar 29, 2009 11:16 am) I purchased a 2006 Impala new in July of 06...GM calls the upolstery problem "pilling." My dealership after 4,000 miles of driving attempted to blame this breakdown of the fabric on my fat a..and said that I was the only one they'd seen. After driving away from the dealership I happened to spot a General Electric administrative plant in town that had leased about 2 dozen Impalas so I stopped in to compare notes with a few of their drivers...The first car I saw had 34,000 miles on the odometer and had total breakdown of the cloth on the driver's back. At my yacht club I spotted another Impala (also high mileaged) purchased from a lease company and sure enough...the same problem...The back of the seat looked like a cat clawed it to threads.   I went back to the dealership with that information and somewhat proved my point...Informing them that the threads were breaking at 4,000 and shouldn't be... they agreed to replace the drivers' seat...   At 8,000 miles on the odometer(4,000 more) I saw the threads coming apart again...and this time also on the passenger's seat as well...They were replaced.   At 12,000 or thereabouts again I had my seat replaced.   THREE SEAT COVERS...Car now has 27,000 give or take and no problems other than normal wearing.   I've found cloth breakdowns in 2006, 2007, and 2008 models   GM's supplier got a batch of old dried up threads...don't let anybody kid you...This IS UNDER WARRANTY but you'll need to fight for it Replies to this message: priggly (Jun 10, 2009 10:10 pm)
#150 of 170 Re: 07 Impala cloth seat upholstery [peiporter] by tchisholm Jun 10, 2009 (1:13 pm)
Replying to: peiporter (Mar 29, 2009 11:16 am) There are many of us who've had the very same problems...GM got a very bad batch of cloth in many 06, 07 and 08 models but it doesn't show up right away...I don't know abut the 09 models because I stopped looking.   GM DOES know all about it...Start screaming at your dealership and demand to speak with the regional manager if you don't get anywhere...   Don't let them Bull Sh.. you
#151 of 170 Cloth seat upholstery by ryster Jun 10, 2009 (3:22 pm)
What lumbar setting are you using? I was thinking that if you had the lumbar fully engaged, it could be stretching the seatback fabric and causing excessive stress on the threads. Eventually the threads would become fatigued and fail.   My '06 with fabric seats, also purchased in July '06, now has 42,000 miles on it and has no issues. The lumbar in mine is set very mild.   If this pilling is happening to '06's, '07's, and '08's it must be something more than a bad batch of cloth. GM would have discovered and eliminated the issue well before three model years had passed.

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