2003 Chevrolet Impala lighting problems
Owners reported lighting problems in 112 complaints for the 2003 Chevrolet Impala, 12% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 112 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 86 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 86 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet impala. In august of 2007, while driving approximately 25 MPH, the turn signals failed. Immediately following this incident, while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle overheated. The contact pulled to the side of the road, lifted the hood, and noticed smoke rising from the engine. She took the vehicle to a local repair shop and the mechanic informed her that the radiator was cracked and needed to be repaired.
Driving at night using the auto headlight function, the headlight fail (quit) on highbeam. At 75 MPH this can be a life threatening experience, I was luckily on a straight road at the time. When it happened I tried turning the lights on with the switch, pushed and pulled it and that did not work. I came to a stop and was going to get out of the car and the lights came back on. This has happened about 9 times.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Impala
- Electrical system 271 complaints
- Engine 162 complaints
- Brakes 80 complaints
- Air bags 41 complaints
- Steering 30 complaints
- Fuel system 26 complaints
- Cruise control 23 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 22 complaints