I HAD A COMPANY CAR, 2007 IMPALA THAT WAS WEARING THE TIRES UNEVENLY. I WENT THROUGH SEVERAL SETS OF TIRES AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. I THOUGHT THAT THE TIRE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT DOING A GOOD JOB HOWEVER JUST NOTICED THAT THERE IS LAWSUIT STATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPINDLES. MY FATHER, NOW OWNS THE VEHICLE. AND WANT TO BRING THIS TO THE NHTSA ATTENTION AS WELL AS TO BE NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AS MY FATHER IS NOW DRIVING THE VEHICLE.
2007
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE TYPE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.