WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND THE TEMP GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY TO OVERHEAT, SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE GAS GAUGE STARTED TO WORK ONLY INTERMITTANTLY, AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS SOME ISSUES WITH REGISTERING THE PROPER SPEED. *TR
2007
SUSPENSION:REAR
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY IMPALA. BOUGHT IT IN NOV 2007 WITH 13,000 MILES. I NOTICED ALL WINTER DRIVING ON SNOW AND ICE., THAT IT WAS HANDLING TERRIBLE, WAS SWAYING ALL OVER. CONTRIBUTED IT TO THE EXCESSIVE SNOW. IN MAY 2008 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN WAS TOLD BOTH OF MY REAR TIRES WERE WORN DOWN ON THE INSIDE DOWN TO THE METAL. I NOW HAVE 19,000 MILES ON IT. REAR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND AN ALIGNMENT. I ASK HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN WITH SO FEW MILES. I WAS TOLD " THAT IT JUST HAPPENS" NO IT DOES NOT JUST HAPPEN. THE REAR WHEEL SPINDLE ROD NEEDED REPLACED AND THIS CAUSED THE TIRE WEAR. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT WORK WITH ME AT ALL AND I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS. I FOUND OUT THAT THEIR WAS POLICE VEHICLE THAT THIS HAPPENED TO AND GM PAID FOR THE TIRES, BECAUSE IT WAS A DEFECTIVE REAR WHEEL SPINDLE ROD. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVI CE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY REPLACED THE TIRES ON THE POLICE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS KNOWN TO GO BAD ON THE POLICE EQUIPPED VEHICLE,.AND OF COURSE IT SHOULDN'T MATTER, A 2007 CHEVY IMPALA IS THE SAME NO MATTER IF THE POLICE ARE DRIVING IT OR IF I AM. I GOT NO WHERE WITH GM, IN FACT I WAS TREATED VERY RUDELY BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGE. I AM STILL PURSUING IT. EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM, SHOULD CONTINUE TO PURSUE THIS. IT IS NOT RIGHT, WE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THIS.*TR