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2007 Chevrolet Impala power train problems

80 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2007 Chevrolet Impala13% of all complaints for this model year.

80
Power Train complaints
13%
share of all complaints
75,500 mi
median reported mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Transmission tends to long shift at 1st and 2nd gears causing erratic shifting uphill and sometimes turns. Unsafe! Jasper engines and transmissions did update for clutch plates and pressure solenoid for this is known to be a problem. Hesitated acceleration whim going uphill. First trans was…

    filed Jul 24, 2019

  • When driving it shifts hard from first gear to second gear mostly on a grade not to steep shifts so hard it chirps tires when it engages into second gear fluid is on correct level .it happens at a stop sign or light normal driving I do not drive fast or accelerate quickly. Im in process of getting…

    filed Apr 22, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • This service bulletin provides information on some vehicles that may rock or move slightly forward or rearward while in Park at start up after cold soak. This condition may be accompanied by a clunk noise. This is a…

    08-07-30-026I · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 16, 2024
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Power Train problems in other Impala years

YearReportsShare
2019 Impala518%
2018 Impala1119%
2017 Impala1210%
2016 Impala1615%
2015 Impala165%
2014 Impala376%
2013 Impala3312%
2012 Impala2710%
2011 Impala6413%
2010 Impala6715%
2009 Impala688%
2008 Impala9111%
Impala power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.