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2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 1447477 · 2018-02-13

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
IMPALA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

BACK DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WITH KEY FOB OR WITH INSIDE POWER LOCKS, (NO OUTSIDE KEY ENTRY LOCKS IN BACK DOORS) THEY REMAIN LOCKED AT ALL TIMES AND MY GRANDCHILD MUST CLIMB OVER FRONT SEAT TO GET IN THE BACK OF VEHICLE AND VICE A VERSA TO GET OUT. IF ACCIDENT OCCURS, FIRE STARTS BABY OR CHILD COULD NOT GET OUT!! I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CHEVY THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS MAY GO AT SOME POINT. THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. CHEVY WANTS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS (EACH DOOR LOCK)TO HAVE THEM FIXED. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO IN 41 YEARS OF DRIVING. I HAVE HURT MY OWN BACK TRYING TO REACH TO THE BACK SEAT FROM THE FRONT ONLY. IT STARTED WITH ONE LOCK A FEW YEARS AGO AND THEN THE SECOND ONE STARTED. PLEASE HELP!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11072662
Machine
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