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#5 of 261 2007 Impala LTZ - Remote Start Use by level

Feb 10, 2008 (5:00 pm)

The feature with Remote Start is for the vent air to come on automatically and adjust to warm or cold based on the outside temp. i.e, warm air in winter, cold air in summer. When "you" use Remote Start how is your adjusted air temp?

#6 of 261 2007 Impala LTZ - Remote Start Use by level

Feb 25, 2008 (8:11 pm)

#7 of 261 2007 Impala LTZ - Remote Start Use by level

Feb 10, 2008 (5:09 pm)

The feature with Remote Start is for the vent air to come on automatically and adjust to warm or cold based on the outside temp. i.e, warm air in winter, cold air in summer. When "you" use Remote Start how is your adjusted air temp?

#8 of 261 Re: 2007 Impala LTZ - Remote Start Use [level] by ryster

Feb 12, 2008 (7:08 am)

Replying to: level (Feb 10, 2008 5:09 pm)
Not quite sure I understand the question, but my Remote Start behaves just as you describe. In the Summer months, when I remote start the A/C comes on. In the cooler months a remote start causes the heater to come on.
 
Incidentally, this feature only works on cars with the outside temperature display. For example, if someone owns a 2006 Impala LS which does not have the outside temp. display, and then has the dealer install the remote start package, when they remote start their car the vent system will go to whatever they leave it it set to. If they turn off the vent, then when they start the car the vent does not come on at all.
 
LT, LTZ, and SS models behave as you describe since they all come with the outside temp. gauge.

#9 of 261 Re: 2007 Impala LTZ - Remote Start Use [ryster] by level

Feb 14, 2008 (9:05 pm)

Replying to: ryster (Feb 12, 2008 7:08 am)
I didn't want to bias the replies, but my problem is that no matter how cold it is outside, when I use the remote start I always get cold air not warm. It does not auto adjust to blow out warm air to warm the car!

#10 of 261 Re: 2007 Impala LTZ - Remote Start Use [level] by ryster

Feb 16, 2008 (5:12 pm)

Replying to: level (Feb 14, 2008 9:05 pm)
It can take anywhere from 5-10 minutes for the car to start blowing warm air at idle. It will initially come out cold, and will gradually get warmer as the car runs. When I remote start in the winter, after about 4-5 minutes I will get lukewarm air from the vents, but it will not blow hot air until after I start driving and get the engine up to normal operating temperature.
 
We had an ice storm last week, and I needed to do 2 remote cycles to warm the car up enough to the point where the ice started melting off the windshield and side windows.
 
If you are remote starting in the winter, and not getting some warm air after 5-10 minutes idling, then there is definitely an issue that the dealer should look at. Make sure you also check your coolant level, it seems the Impalas like to "use" coolant...low coolant can effect the heater's effectiveness.

#11 of 261 Re: 2007 Impala LTZ - Remote Start Use [ryster] by level

Feb 25, 2008 (8:11 pm)

Replying to: ryster (Feb 16, 2008 5:12 pm)
Thanks. Based on feedback from you out there, when I went in for service I explained the problem and what should be "expected". True enough they did the fix, which involved coolant in a hose near the firewall. They removed air from the hose which is part of the A/C Heating system and replaced it with coolant. Everything works fine now---Heat on cold nights when I use the remote start.

#12 of 261 2007 Impala SS OIL LEAK by jerrya1

Feb 28, 2009 (8:41 am)

#13 of 261 2007 Impala SS OIL LEAK by jerrya1

Dec 03, 2007 (4:44 pm)

I have a 2007 Impala SS (V-8 engine) and have had an oil leak since I got the new car home. I've had it to my local Chevrolet shop eight (8) times for the leak and I still have it. I keep getting conflicting answers from them about where the leak is coming from. Is there such a thing as a "lemon-law" and if so, how does it work?

#14 of 261 Re: 2007 Impala SS OIL LEAK [jerrya1] by nosirrahg

Dec 03, 2007 (9:07 pm)

Replying to: jerrya1 (Dec 03, 2007 4:44 pm)
You should have gotten a booklet (I think) when you bought the car that details the lemon laws in your area. I just bought a car on Friday and I know part of the info they went through in the finance office was to confirm I'd been given this booklet.
 
I think things vary state-to-state, but generally there's some rule about going back to the dealer X number of times to rectify the same problem, and there are also rules about the number of days the vehicle is out of service while being repaired.
 
Can you provide any more details here regarding the leak? Are you seeing drops/puddles/oil slicks on your garage floor, or is the vehicle losing oil but you're not seeing it anywhere (either burning the oil, or perhaps spraying it out when you're in motion).
 
I guess I'd just like to have a better feel for the symptoms you're having with your car. For instance, my current project car is a 1980 El Camino that had been in storage in a barn for several years. I thought I had a major oil leak at one point, but upon closer investigation discovered my problem was actually the fuel pump that was spraying gasoline out on the lower portion of the engine when at speeds above idle, and the gasoline was basically washing off years of grease/oil buildup on the engine and leaving puddles that looked like oil, but smelled of gasoline. My mechanic and I thought the worst, and assumed gasoline was getting into the oil in the engine, and then I noticed an area on the underside that was grease-free, and traced it back to the fuel pump and an external problem/easy fix.

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