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Sedans Chevrolet Impala 2007 Chevrolet Impala Owner Experiences
170 messages, Last post on Nov 23, 2009 at 4:53 PM
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Replying to: mbmiller2000 (Jun 08, 2007 1:00 pm)
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Replying to: quietpro (Jun 11, 2007 2:11 pm) I just do not think the fuel management is working like it's supposed to. I've even noticed my car , w/the AC while stopped at a stop light acting like it's going to stall now. We are in the process of getting out of this car & into the V6, complained enough to the dealer they are going to work something out w/use. Just wondering if I should stick w/the smaller V6/3.5 or if we should push for the bigger V6/3.9. I really want to see the 30 MPG's again on the highway like we did w/our 06 Malibu that had a 3.5L. The last time I checked our car the 07 SS, I did it using the odd fashion way, I wrote down the odometer, filled up then, let it get down to 1/4 of a tank, filled back up & checked odometer, subtracted the two readouts and then divided by the gallons i used, & it actually was getting worse, it was coming out around 19.8 HWY MPG's.
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Replying to: rguthrie (Apr 17, 2007 2:57 pm)
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Replying to: teresabutler89 (Jun 22, 2007 7:49 pm) |
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Replying to: teresabutler89 (Jun 22, 2007 7:45 pm) |
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Replying to: garsarno (Jun 24, 2007 3:32 pm) As stated earlier by you and others, it sounds as if you do have some mechanical issues as well. Have you ever run your DIC in the instantaneous economy mode and watched as the engine switches between 8 & 4-cyl mode? I did that a good bit when I first bought the car and learned to hear and feel when the engine switched into 4-cyl mode. Learning how to "soft pedal" the car may help improve your economy as well.
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Replying to: teresabutler89 (Jun 22, 2007 7:45 pm) THe thing is not running right. SOmetimes at a idle w/the air on it's wanting to die. Not good when your stuck in the middle of intersectin somewhere & your car acts like its going to stall on you. Also today I had another weird thing happen. I was behind a old guy in a pickup truck & for some reason he almost stopped after taking off from a stop light & no one was in front of him. I'd just starting acclerating & had to slow down pretty quick, we''ll then you started taking off so when I went to step on the accelartor the car acted like either the transmission was not shifting right, slipped or the engine wasn't wanting to respond, I just know that it was rough, had a pretty major hesitation from either the transmission or the engine. I was lucky I did not get rear ended. I'm really being to think we've gotten ahold of a  I sure hope not. I not it's getting lousy HWY MPG's & I've had it looked out & have been told nothings wrong w/the car. |
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Replying to: teresabutler89 (Jun 25, 2007 1:15 pm)  1-800-222-1020, and talked to a rep about all the problems I was having with the car. She then gave me a "Service #", contacted the dealer, and set up an appointment with the Zone District Manager. It took about 2 weeks, but I met with him, and had answers right away. You might try doing the same thing.
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Replying to: teresabutler89 (Jun 25, 2007 1:15 pm) Just make sure when you have the car looked at, each and every time get a work order from the dealer that clearly states the concern and their response. Make sure the concern is stated the same on each work order so it doesn't look like something different is being diagnosed and/or fixed. After the 3rd time of the same concern not being repaired, go back to the dealer the 4th time and let them know that this is their last chance for a fix before you file a Lemon Law claim. Many times this is enough for them to "suddenly" be able to fix the car. Be firm, but also be polite. Once the Lemon Law claim is started, working with the dealer gets kind of touchy. You don't want it to become adversarial BEFORE a Lemon claim is made.
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Replying to: ryster (Jun 26, 2007 9:11 am) What happens if each time I take the car in they say they can find nothing wrong w/it? If the problems are only occuring randomly & not continuously, but does not occur while they are checking the car out. Doesn't it have to be a break down that they actually have to show that they've had to do some sort of repair to the car? How's that lemon law work anyway? Does GM have to give us back all the money we paid for the car? just wondering how that works when a person has a loan to pay off & if GM just pays a person back the amount paid on the car when you factor in the differnce they tack on when you do a trade in paying off the trade in so the dealership can get the trade in's title. I imagine a person is stuck paying the bank back the remainder like the tax, ext. warranties purchased, & of course the difference between Payoff & the trade in dealerships give. Has anyone on here every got a car bought back due to the lemon laws? What happens when it comes to the financial issues involved?
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