2006 Chevrolet Impala (gmx 211) problems
Owners have filed 27 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Chevrolet Impala (gmx 211). Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 22% of complaints. Next are body & structure (15%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 7,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 17 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 6,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 89% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was driving at night coming to a sudden fall out of nowhere it was thick put my brakes on the slowdown next thing you know I'm coming up on the tree I looked at the speedometer 45 miles an hour best to try to hit it head-on but it's going up into a hill so. To the right side of the bumper passenger side put a chain on the bumper to the tree so I can pull the bumper out of my tire and pull my truck to safety and parking lot cross street and call tow truck the truck frame was bent 2 in out of frame I had a couple…
My eight year old granddaughter had cut her left leg just above the knee when entering the right rear door of the new chevrolet impala that we had just bought that same day, april 29, 2006. There is a "latch plate" located on the lower door jams of both rear doors and they are openly exposed and have very sharp edges. As she was entering the vehicle, her left leg brushed across the "latch plate" causing her injury. She required emergency room treatment and three stitches in her left leg.
Dt: the contact stated the check engine light illuminated twice. After the first time the vehicle was taken to a dealership, where they replaced a relay switch. The second time the check engine light illuminated while the vehicle was driven. When the check engine light illuminated the vehicle lost power and the engine stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealership for diagnostic testing. The diagnostic results indicated the engine dropped to three cylinders.