How many people in here like or hate their 2000-2005 impala?

[benztech82]

I would just like everyone to know that I have 135K on my 2000 Impala LS. the thing totaled a Haybailer and the only problem I've had since then is the transmission pressure control solenoid hanging up. I fixed that myself. the car runs great. Yes the brakes squeek. They should. If the brakes stop squeeking you should then worry......THEY PROBABLY AREN'T WORKING. I work on some of the most expensive cars in the world. Don't tell me its GM. High performance brakes squeel. have you ever heard race cars????? Geez you guys are cry babies.thanks for listening.

[Mellie513]

I have been having problems with my 2001 impala starting too. Sometimes it would take a few tries or so to start and others no problems at all. Also i would be driving down the street doing anywheare from 20 - 60 mph and the car would just die and shut off. I would shift into neutral and it would start right back up and i would have not more problems for the rest of the trip. I was also only getting approx 16 miles to a gal very littile compared to 24 when i bought the car a year ago. I took it into a mechanic whom thought it was the fuel pump so being a friend he went ahead and replaced because i still have an extended warranty which expires in approx 2,000 miles so i only had to pay the $100 deductable. Problem fixed? no. Finally about a month or so later it start doing it a lot more frequently and the check engine light started coming on every so oftem so i took it into the dealer- they found it to be the crank sensor. Its been about 2 weeks now and i haven't yet had any problems with starting or dying. My gas mileage has also gone back up to about 22. Hope this helps, sorry for the lengthy reply just want to be detailed to help whomever i can.

[Mellie513]

I recently posted some problems and the resolution that was found. I am somewhat happy with my impala. I have heard of people having a lot of problems and others with none. But you have to think a lot of problems are how the car is driven. I purchased my car used with 76,000 miles on it only a year ago. It now has nearly 97,000 miles on it. As you can see i drive alot. I have never had any major problems besides not starting all of the time and dying while i am driving which i believe has finally been fixed. Other that tha no major problems. Had to replaced brake pads and the battery but other than that no other problems.

[bezerk19]

Originally Posted by MaximusGTR

Has anybody else had this starting issues that I've been speaking on? I took it to 3 mechanics and no one can figure out why the car starts sometimes and other times it takes like 17 tries before it starts. Then sometimes I'm driving, I'll stop at a light and the car will die. i then have to start it up right there again. I'm gonna give it like 4 months or so and if anything else goes wrong or the starting issue can't be fixed I'm gonna burn that bitch and go back to Nissan's. BTW this is my second Chevy I've owned and the second to be a F@#$ up. My chevy Beretta took me up to 169,000 miles. My Impala has only 90,000 miles on it.

I had a 98 Honda Accord LX and it would do the exact same thing, I was told that it was the Distributor, i was so tired of that junk I banged the hell out of it, i also unplugged it for a few mins, plugged it back in and it started working okay. Junk Hondas!

[bezerk19]

I have a 2005 Impala LS 3.8L, with 58k miles, i like it! I've been having some problems with my A/C, but besides that it's a great car!

[redimp2000]

Appears as though I'm resurrecting another old thread. Leave it to the newbie. LOL

I own, drive and love a 2000 Impala LS with the 3.8 and sport suspension package. I bought it used in Nov 2002 with just over 34K on it and now, after almost 6 years and over 97,000 miles, I can honestly say that I have had very few major problems with it.

The first was that the rear tires needed alignment shortly after I bought it (within 6 months). Since then, the only things that I have changed is: secondary air pump (a CA emissions item and I live in NY. But, it was on the car when I bought it), all 4 wheel bearing assemblies (at about 119,000 miles), serpentine belt (at about 126,000 miles) and rear struts (at about 130,000 miles). And, of course, tires, brake pads, a battery, etc.

Today I got my car back from its annual safety inspection and they told me it failed because my rack (rack and pinion box for steering, I'm assuming) was leaking. I checked it out when I got it home from the garage and it doesn't seem to be leaking enough to fail the safety inspection. It doesn't seem to me that it's leaking at all. No spots on the ground after it's been parked or anything like that. I haven't had any problems with the steering so I don't see the issue. Anyway.....

After putting the new rear struts in a few months ago, the car drives and handles like it did when I fell in love with it almost 6 years ago. I was getting ready to trade it in, but now I'm going to keep it.


I fell in love with Impalas in 1983 when I bought my best friends 1967 Impala 4 door - 283ci with "slip and slide powerglide" tranny. I'm looking forward to someday (when I have money and time) rebuilding a 1967 Impala SS 327 Convertible and/or 1994 - 96 Impala SS.

Love the forum and I'm really glad that I found it. I used to belong to another "new" Impala forum, but it apparently has died. All I've found on there for quite some time now has been spammers.

['97ventureowner]

Originally Posted by redimp2000

Appears as though I'm resurrecting another old thread. Leave it to the newbie. LOL

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