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#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.
#152 of 170 Re: 07 Impala cloth seat upholstery [tchisholm] by priggly Jun 10, 2009 (10:10 pm)
Replying to: tchisholm (Jun 10, 2009 1:07 pm) I have leather seats on my 2006 SS. Never had a problem. You should have gotten leather. The cloth is probably re-cycled and that's why its pilling. This is what happens when tree huggers get into the car industry. Or maybe it was made in Red China. Hope not.
#153 of 170 BCM, Battery, or ??? issues by impaled Jun 20, 2009 (9:42 pm)
We just inherited a 2002 Chevy Impala and just broke 40K miles last weekend. Two days ago, I go to start the car....nothing happens. Dash is lit up with SECURITY, SERVICE NEEDED, etc. but neither the A/C nor radio came on. Attempted to jump...still nothing. Have car towed to the local Chevrolet dealership, they tell me the BCM won't talk to their computer and that they won't know anything until that is replaced. They replace it, drive it and check everything out to make sure everything else is alright. They say it's fixed...I pick it up drive it home. The very next time I go to start it up (the following a.m.), it won't start!! This time the A/C and radio are on. Naturally, I call the dealership since I just dropped $500 plus the day before. They tow it back at their expense. Two hours later, I get a call that the "battery is deader than dead" and they'll be *happy* to replace it for $200 and I can pick it up in 45 minutes LOL. Oh, and the guy asked me if the tech mentioned my battery was weak the day before. Um, no...    I can't help but think that this was the original problem and they misdiagnosed. Too coincidental for them to fail at the same time.My fear is I'm going to replace the battery and then discover there is something else amiss.    Hopefully, this post isn't so old that no one responds!    Thank you!
#154 of 170 impaled by john_gilius Jun 21, 2009 (7:35 pm)
hello. sounds like the stealership impaled your wallet, hence the name, correct?? if it's a dead battery, take a nice new one over there tomorrow, put it in yourself, and then have them test the vehicle again. if nothing is wrong, demand your $500.00 back for their tech being dumb, ignorant, or a combination of the two. what powers the BCM?? the battery. if they were having issues with the BCM, instead of just yanking out yours and assuming it was bad, maybe they should have tested the battery to see if it was the culprit. if it was the factory, stock, original battery, it's 7 going on 8 years old and should be ready do die anyways. snot nosed techs are dumbed down too much these days. they have no common sense, adhere to the dealer mantra of screwing over the customer, and leaving you violated in the pocketbook. if the tech's computer doesn't tell them what is wrong, they're stumped and can't use their own keen powers of common sense to figure it out. do NOT let this stealership f*** you over this way. my money is on a 70 dollar battery, not a $500.00 failed BCM. electronics act screwy when they cannot be fully powered, and vehicles today are more reliant on computer systems than ever. keep us in the loop, please!! best of luck... john Replies to this message: impaled (Jun 21, 2009 8:40 pm) impaled (Jun 22, 2009 9:26 am)

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