2000 Chevrolet Impala LS from North America - Comments

In the first week of my purchase the turn signal wiring proved to be defective. I took the car in and it was fixed the following day.

My spark plug wires also proved to be defective during the second week. I had my car towed to the dealer, and it was fixed within 3 days.

The side airbag on the driver's seat isn't fitted right, or is otherwise not flush mounted to the seat.

After the annoying, but easily fixable, problems which happened in the first month of purchase, the car has proven itself to be more reliable.

The seats are comfortable and have good leg room (as I am 6 foot 6 inches).

It has good acceleration and is very stylish, which gives it a sportier feel even though it is a 4 door car.

However, an SS model, if they had made one, would have been even better.

Being an avid fan of the middle 90's Chevy Impalas and a true Chevrolet motor head, I was a little let down with the new Impala. The smaller V6 and front wheel drive is a bit of turn off to muscle car lovers, though the refinements present a new car which someone may take in as a custom project. I love the new styling and size of these cars, and there are almost as much after market upgrades for these cars as imports have. I feel that it won't be long before the impala regains its muscle car status and conquers the import market as well. All I can do is encourage 3rd party performance companies to come out with more items to power up this car into a true street machine like it's older and bigger brother. Go Chevy.

I have a 2000 Chevy Impala V6 front wheel drive vehicle. My Impala has 52,000 miles on it. On Tuesday July 15, 2003 my transmission exploded along with the clutch pack. I was without my vehicle for 10 days while a new one was being built. I would just like owners of this year Impala with under 100,000 miles on the transmission to be aware of this potential defect that was so catastrophic to my 2000 Chevy Impala. Oh and yes I did have a complete transmission fluid change prior to this major failure. Of course the factory warranty was 36 months or 50,000 miles, but I am now in touch with the GM Dealer that I purchased it from to see if GM will help absorb the $2500.00 repair cost with what is called "Secret Warranties" or "Goodwill" Most manufacturers will not admit that they have these. I am aware of it because I used to work for a Chevy Dealer. With that said I still love my Impala overall and just got it back this evening at 5:00pm July 24, 2003.

I also own a 2000 Impala LS, V6, front wheel drive car and it has about 44,000 miles on it. It also blew the transmission on August 21, 2003. The local dealership is saying the warranty is 3 years or 36,000 miles. Thus, I may have to pay the $3000 bill myself. I am contacting GM to see if they will absorb this cost under their "Secret Warranties" or "Goodwill". I don't have it back as yet---it is still in for repairs. I would also like to warn others about this defect, and suggest they contact the dealership now even though it hasn't failed as yet. I an my wife are 65 year old drivers and we are not "hot rodders".

I have a 2000 Impala with 58,000 miles on it and never had any problems with the car until last week. My wife took the car to a local dealer and had the transmission serviced. Upon picking it up I noticed that under full acceleration from a dead stop the transmission would clunk hard 3-4 times rapidly. I took it back to the dealer the following day and they tore apart the transmission and replaced a bearing and valve body. We have the extended warranty and I (while holding my tongue) explained that I never had an issue with the car until the service was performed. However, I paid the deductible and off we went. Within 100 miles it started doing it again. Hard acceleration and there is the hard clunk. Not to mention the new valve body makes the shifts from 1-2 gear longer than it should be. I will keep you updated on the new findings as soon as I get back home (oh yes we are on vacation with this car 500 miles from home).

Wow! My Husband and I also own a 2000 Chevy Impala -When I took it in for its regular service I asked them to check it out it seemed to hesitate a few times and sounded loud. When the service rep came back bingo a new transmission is what I had to have some much for the $22.00 oil change!- That was at around 94,000 miles.

I was ready to buy a 2001 Impala LS, and I felt a hesitation when it accelerated. I love the vehicle over all, but reading everyone discussing transmission problems I don't know now. I am planning on getting a two year warranty regardless, but I hope there is nothing wrong with it. The purpose of buying a newer vehicle is the expectation that nothing will go wrong with it.

I almost bought a 2001 Impala LS today, guess it's a good thing I ignored the salesman and took it to a buck (100mph), I felt a rather harsh vibration in the wheel. Upon decelerating, the whole car shook. That resulted in me almost having a heart-attack when the car almost swung into the side of a cement truck. My buddy told me to get a mid 90's and under, I should have listened.

It is Sept 29th 2004, and we have had our used 2001 cheverolet Impala since Feb 24th 2004. Today our car went into the shop for a new transmission. I am hoping that is all that they find. I love this car, and love driving it when it is not acting up. I have now read several message boards with mentions of all that is going wrong with their impalas...it is starting to scare me. Our car started out with a little hesitation, and then having trouble finding a gear while going up small inclines. Then there is the annoying hum while pushing on the gas peddle. We have changed the transmission filter and oil twice now, just to find more and more metal shavings. On Monday we drove up the street and finally it decided it no longer wanted to go. It died, we started it again, and made it back into the driveway. The thing that confuses me, is that we have taken it into two shops before it died, and nothing showed up on their computer scan of the car, they asked if any messages showed up in the message center...Nothing...Is this normal for a car to do all this and not to have anything show up under the service engine light? No sensors were even picking up any trouble with the car. Has anyone else had this problem with their Impala? Tomorrow hopefully we will know more of what is wrong with the car, it was trailered off to the shop. Once again, just wondering if anyone's Impala does not trigger the message center when the car is acting up...

I have a 2000 Impala which I have had since 8/28/04 with a 90 day bumper to bumper warranty. I have experienced the hesitation when accelerating from a stop, but no other noises at higher speeds. The car was brought back to dealer for the hesitation and couple other things. Recently the car would not start. When the key turn to start,nothing happens, however the key goes back to on position, I wait few seconds then it starts up. With this the "SECURITY" light comes on. I don't know if any of this means a major problem. First time brought back, the dealership could not find anything wrong, but some module item. The hesitation seems to have gone away, but I'm keeping watchful eye on this.On10/4/04 car back at dealer because it would not start. (same problem as above).Does anyone know of these problems, like "SECURITY" light on message center and anything else I've described. Please let me know.Thanks.

I too have had the SECURITY message appear in the message center. I took it to the dealer and they said it was something with the ignition. They repaired that and the Impala was fine. The tires are also making a humming kind of noise and the (ABS) light came on. A friend told me it was the bearings. Does anyone know of this? Thanks.

My son owns a 2000 Impala, and has a few problems.

The ABS light stays on, I just replaced his rear brake pads. Is there a way to reset the system? I was told that in the Vehicle Customization Settings you can clear this.

And the second problem is his Air bag light is on, I think due to a chassis leak in the firewall, when it rains his passenger floor gets wet. The air bag sensor is under the passenger seat. I have tore it apart, seats and carpet out to try and find the leak, I took it to a Dealer and they couldn't find the problem, But still charged him $170.00.

It gets a lot of water from some where. I have heard GM had a design flaw in the 2000 Impala, But they won't fess up to it. Any Ideas?

Thanks: Jerry.

The leak is comming from the vent on the passanger side.

I used tape to cover the vent from outside and now it works.

You can locate the vent by opening the hood of the car and tape the passanger vent that's where the water is leaking in from worked for me.

July 23,2007 1:35 A.M.

I have recently purchased a 2000 Impala and have had it about 3 days now. I noticed a light that continued to stay on even after I drove several miles. Reading the manual I found out that its the airbag censor light. It says that in some cases the airbag won't deploy on impact from a wreck or would just deploy with no just cause. Being a single mom with two small children I worry more now then, I did with the old clunker I had.. Anyone know the odds on such event happening? Or know what a dealership would charge to have it looked at?? weezie_stout@msn.com.

I have a 200 Chevy Impala. Currently I am having hesitation problems. Replaced fuel filter and had one of the ignition coils changed. Problem still exist! What to do next!

Owner of a 2000 Chevy Impala LS ~95000mi.

My dad owned a 2000 Chevy Impala LS and also had problems with it. His SECURITY light would come on one day and then the next day his car wouldn't start. This happened several times and after replacing the ignition and many other things (he sank about 3K into it) he finally gave up and bought the 2008 Impala edition. So far he hasn't had any problems yet.

About two or three weeks ago I was driving home from work and the Security light came on. Didn't have a problem with it until about three days ago when I went out to start the car. It wouldn't turn on. The key would stay in the on position, windows went up and down, etc, but the engine wouldn't start. However, the SECURITY light stayed on. Woohoo me, right? So I turned of the car and took the key out. Called my dad to see what place I should have it towed to and he told me to get back in the car. Wait 5 minutes. Bounce around in the seat. And try to turn the car on again. I'm be darned if it didn't work. This was what his old car did to him. So I called a dealer and they told me I probably needed a new ignition. (In case you were wondering: new ignition - $191, new keys - $16, labor - $93.) So I am wondering if it is ever worth it to get it fixed? Whenever he took it in, the computer that they hooked up wo his always said nothing was wrong. The problem is that once the security light goes off, they can't find the problem. He even had On-Star do an evaluation while the security light was on. Nothing was wrong they said.

My little sister is having the same problem with her 2000 Impala. She called On-Star to find out why her car wouldn't start and they told her there wasn't a problem. To which she said 'My car won't start, what do you mean there's no problem?!'

I just don't know. I love my Impala (as do my Dad and Sister). I have/had every intention of using until it wouldn't run any more. I even wanted to buy the newest edition when I did have to buy a new car, but now I don't know. What are the odds that three different cars would all have the same problem?

Has anyone else had problems like this? Did you find a solution as to what was wrong? Please let me know. eklinke1983@aol.com.