2003 Chevrolet Impala steering problems
30 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2003 Chevrolet Impala, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 52,000 miles, and 56% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
It was raining, car started to skid to the right, steered left to correct, lost control and struck a tree head on. Serious injuries to belted driver.
On the afternoon of monday, june 6, 2004, I was driving a 2003 chevrolet impala down haddonfield road in cherry hill, new jersey when, suddenly and without warning, its speedometer dropped down to zero, its brakes became inoperable, and its steering wheel became rigid and virtually un-turnable. I was forced to coast to a stop. Fortunately, the incident did not cause a crash. This is the second time that such an incident has occurred with this car, with the previous incident occurring in or around july 2004.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Impala
- Electrical system 271 complaints
- Engine 162 complaints
- Lighting 112 complaints
- Brakes 80 complaints
- Air bags 41 complaints
- Fuel system 26 complaints
- Cruise control 23 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 22 complaints