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vehicle
2007 / chevrolet / impala
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
627 on file (2006-11-28 → 2026-06-22)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
541 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Power steering rack-and-pinion failureSTEERING23 complaints2015-03 → 2019-05impala-2007-power-steering-failure
11175084 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED. A WARNING INDICATOR WITH A QUESTION MARK APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO
11061940 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED RECURRING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE
10911378 STEERING GEAR MOUNT BROKE AND CAUSED SUDDEN COMPLETE STEERING LOSE DUE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. WHEN THE MOUNT BROKE THE STEERING HOUSING CONTAINING THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND POWER STEERING FLUID HOSES BROKE RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING
Seat belt buckle failure to latchSEAT BELTS7 complaints2014-10 → 2025-09impala-2007-seatbelt-buckle-failure
11229980 I DID NOT KNOW WHO TO REPORT THIS TO OR I WOULD HAVE DONE THIS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. EVERY DAY WHEN IT IS THE FIRST TIME TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR THE DAY, I HAVE TROUBLE GETTING THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT TO LATCH. IT DOES NOT LATCH FOR MY FIRST ATTEMPT. BUT IT MAY TAKE A FEW TIMES
10721029 THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT FAILS TO LATCH. ON THE MORNING OF 5/22/2015 I WAS ABLE TO GET THE SEATBELT TO FINALLY LATCH. WHEN I WENT TO LUNCH I COULD NOT GET THE SEATBELT TO LATCH NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED. THE RED BUTTON MOVES UP AND DOWN FREELY JUST LIKE THE OTHER SEATBELT
10668182 ATTEMPTED TO LATCH SEATBELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH. BUCKLE SLIDES IN BUT LATCH DOES NOT LOCK BUCKLE IN PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD. "WHY WOULD THE WARRANTY COVER THAT?" WITH ALL THE RECENT SEAT BELT ISSUES WITH MANUFACTURERS, I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
Transmission slipping and harsh gear shiftsPOWER TRAIN11 complaints2014-11 → 2019-10impala-2007-transmission-slip-harsh-shift
10898310 TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN YOU STOP AT LIGHT WHEN YOU STEP ON ACCELERATOR TO GO TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THEN SUDDENLY CATCHES AND CAR JERKS QUICKLY FORWARD CAUSING CAR SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD
11203015 WHEN DRIVING IT SHIFTS HARD FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR MOSTLY ON A GRADE NOT TO STEEP SHIFTS SO HARD IT CHIRPS TIRES WHEN IT ENGAGES INTO SECOND GEAR FLUID IS ON CORRECT LEVEL .IT HAPPENS AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT NORMAL DRIVING I DO NOT DRIVE FAST OR ACCELERATE QUICKLY. IM
11151341 WHEN TAKING OF FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO ACCELERATE AND STARTS TO JERKS AND JUMPS. AND SHIFTS HARD.FEELS LIKE SOMONE JUST REARENDED YOU.HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHETHER ON A CITY STREET OR MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND ALSO WHILE TURNING
Reduced engine power message with sudden loss of powerVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM40 complaints2015-01 → 2023-09impala-2007-reduced-engine-power
11098728 CAR RANDOMLY DISPLAYS REDUCED ENGINE POWER. ON INTERSTATE REDUCED DOWN TO 20MPH COULD HAVE GOTTEN MY FAMILY KILLED. RESEARCHED ONLINE ALOT OF IMAPALA HAVING SAME ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS
10714041 WHILE DRIVING MY "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" MESSAGE CAME ON FOLLOWED BY "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". IT SLOWS DOWN MY VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES I CANNOT EVEN ACCELERATE WHEN THESE MESSAGES APPEAR. THEY ALWAYS COME ON TOGETHER AND EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE. SOMETIMES RIGHT AWAY,
11005881 SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL ENGINE POWER REDUCED DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND IT DROPPED THE SPEED FROM 75 TO 40 IN MATTER OF MINUTES MY FAMILY ALMOST GOT RAN OVER BY A SEMI THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT
Ignition switch stalling and recall part delaysELECTRICAL SYSTEM27 complaints2014-10 → 2020-01impala-2007-ignition-electrical-stall
10712697 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR. WITHIN TWO WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS
11222335 TAKATA RECALL. IGNITION KEY STAYS STUCK WON'T RELEASE KEY I'VE SEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND THE GAS CAP MAKES ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHAT'S GOING ON!!! I'M ON 2ND GAS CAP
10660517 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE
Airbag non-deployment in frontal and side crashesAIR BAGS17 complaints2014-10 → 2025-10impala-2007-airbag-nondeployment
11066210 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, LEFT HAND, AND NECK. THE CONTACT'S THREE CHILDREN WHO
11696020 The driver side airbag did not deploy when I got into a wreck. I feel the airbags could have helped me from hitting the steering wheel and hurting my ribs. I feel that it could have been less painful to have the airbag deploy. I thought the airbags were in working order
10820271 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FRACTURED RIBS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION
Electrical fire and burning odor from wiring connectorsELECTRICAL SYSTEM6 complaints2014-12 → 2023-09impala-2007-electrical-fire-burning-odor
11542505 There is an electrical connector behind the right side, kick panel that overloads and chars the plastic housing. The connector is for the rear defroster grid, but it cannot handle the amperage that the grid carries. It overloads and is a fire hazard that can could start a
10669160 TURNED ON REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, SMELT BURNING PLASTIC NEAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, FOUND WIRE HARNESS ON PASSENGER SIDE KICK PANEL MELTED AT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER CONNECTION DUE TO HIGH HEAT IN THE CONNECTOR AND IT HAD SCORCHED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE INTERIOR CARPET. BURNT
10683648 AT ABOUT 35 MPH AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AT 70MPH FOR HALF AN HOUR, THE PASSENGER SIDE FUSE BOX BURST INTO FLAMES. *TR
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2007 Chevrolet Impala vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2007/chevrolet/impala
@misc{wrenchpro_2007_chevrolet_impala_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2007 Chevrolet Impala},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2007/chevrolet/impala}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
