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As with everyone else, the hesitations occur intermittently. The one thing that IS consistent - which I just recently realized - is that the hesitation does not occur immediately after start-up. The car will run fine after start-up for about five to ten seconds. Then it will falter, hesitating or stuttering with not enough power to move the vehicle (a very unsafe sequence). Usually, after the hesitations go on for about eight to fifteen seconds, the engine smooths out and everything runs fine. The fact that it runs fine before faltering seems significant to me. I was wondering if this is the case with others who have the problem?
If this occurred some long years ago, I would say it might be vapor lock, but that no longer happens. Right?
It doesn't matter how long I drive my 01 LS (0301 BD) But whenever I turn off the ignition and get out of the car, all I hear is are clicks and pops.
What could this be?
Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.
Might need some injector cleaner fluid init, or maybe downthe road the PCMneeds to be reprogrammed or whatever.
Not a big concern, just want to know what is up:)
Thanks Folks.
Paul
Anyone else having clicking problems even after a new cradle was installed?
If so, what have you done about it?
Just want to get some inital feedback... I will post my story after dinner or early tomorrow.
Later!
-Gus
LRCobra
PS almost talked the wife into trading for a '01 sandrift LS that was on the lot when we picked up ours. 0% interest sounds appealing. They are looking for a silver one on other lots. If one is found we may be the owners of a new one soon.
I would start a file with GM, and get a representative form Chevy to come hear it.
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/impala/
We may go look at new trucks today. 0% to 4.9 % from GMAC is interesting. I am probably upside down in my 2000 Silverado, the result of putting very little down on it.
Our house is financed thru GMAC too. Seems like I am only working to pay GMAC.... LOL
How would we get it put back? Maybe if we all request it, they'll move it back where it belongs. Hey Pat! Are you listening?
To be honest with you, I never understood why I was told to move it here in the first place. I am already looking into a better solution. However, if you "subscribe" to this discussion, you will always find it by "Reading Subscriptions" or going to your "Message Center" if it has new posts, no matter where it is located.
But just hang in here for a bit, okay? I'm already trying to get it more logically placed even before you made your post today.
Pat
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Or maybe, General Sedan discussions could be a subheading of Sedans so that onece we have scrolled down the page ther will be "Impala Radio" etc.
If somebody posts on "Impala Radio" it will not go to the top of the Sedans page but to the top of General Sedans.
Does that make sense?
I guess Sedan Comparisons could also be a subheading, but maybe Archived Sedans shouldn't have one.
Maybe I'm not following exactly what you mean?
Anyway, in my previous post I said "move it here" - I have spent much of the afternoon on the General Sedans board trying to clean it up and I mistakenly thought I was still there and in the Impala Radio discussion when I said "here" (meaning General Sedans board) - oops, sorry, I see now that wasn't the case.
Anyway, as I said, give me a little time. I'm trying to make a little more sense out of the whole Sedans board overall. The "General Sedans" folder is not having a lot of success as a separate entity.
Let me see what I can work out with some other folks around here.
Pat
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Sorted by last post (the default), Chevy Lumina is the last active discussion on the Sedans board (which means it appears as the last discussion on the second page of the main Sedans board). I don't think it would be very helpful to have an active discussion which has a post dated, say today, appear after a discussion dated almost 45 days ago?
I'm thinking maybe you are not aware of the folder links at the top of the main Sedans board? There is one for the Comparisons board, one for the General board and one for the Archives and then the current discussion list follows.
To me, the real solution is to subscribe to discussions of interest and use either your Message Center or Read Subscriptions to keep up with new posts. But in addition to that, you also need to every now and then check out the main discussion lists on the boards that interest you so that you don't miss any new discussions.
Well, I hope this is at least somewhat helpful. And if I can get things more streamlined around here, maybe all of this will be moot.
Thanks.
Pat
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http://home.hawaii.rr.com/impala/
I hope this reduces the confusion in finding it - hunter39 explained how to follow all Impala-related discussions easily by using the link to the Owners Board that appears at the top of this page. Using subscriptions is also another option.
(If anybody has any specific questions about subscriptions, or anything else related to navigating around Town Hall, come over and ask me in Welcome to the Sedans Message Board - that's a great place to talk about such things.)
Pat
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Brad
Try this sometime. Start from a dead stop. Squeeze the throttle firmly and quickly to the floor (you know, the kind of start that doesn't squeal the tires, but it does push you back in your seat). Hold it there. Every shift is like silk. I love it!
For those that had the master unit replaced, what is the process involved in doing this? Do they have to take the dash apart?
If you really want to give the tranny fits, accelerate hard and then let off the gas a little before it shifts into second. It will go spastic on you.
Re #5703 by regulator75: The clicking noise after you shut off the ignition is called heat soak. After the engine is shut down the heat redistributes itself; some parts get hotter and some cooler. The snapping noises I hear from my car and others always sound like the exhaust sheet metal. What happens in heat soak isn't trivial because I think that heat sensitive parts can be damaged if the engineers aren't conscious of what's going on.
7-7.5 seconds.
I also had the '98 monty carlo 3800. MotorTrend called it 7.7
I had a '98 Buick 3.8 205HP MotorTrend called it 7.4
I think the Impala was 7.7 also.
Like I said before: On the track a few tenths can make a big difference. But around town - everyday driving you would hardly notice the difference.
I'll say one thing about the SS. When you put it on the floor, that big V-8 would roar and make a noise like a thrashing machine. And would scare hell out of my wife.
Nick
Get "Synchronocity" by the Police. Adjust your bass setting -1 notch and your treble settings +1 notch.
Turn the volume up all the way to the last bar on the readoout. Trust me, you won't blow anything.
Go to the track, "Wrapped Around Your Finger" and let it fly. You may want to roll down the passenger window to save your ears.
Then go to the next track "Tea in the Sahara" turn it all the way up. The bass drum and guitar are killer in this song.
Then play the first few bars of "Murder by Numbers" turned all the way up. The bass will literally peel the package tray and door panels off, with no bottoming of the woofers.
It is awesome!
These bass and treble setting only sound good with large volume settings. i would probably turn the bass to flat at lower volumes.
let me know what you think.
any info about the moving seat would be appreciated.
thanks
ghostwolf
Speaking of which, ghostwolf, I have had a loose seatback for months now. The first time I brought it in, they said right away it was defective seat rails, but their "trim" guy wasn't in.
I brought it back, and they said nothing was wrong with the seat! "That's how they're made". I complained, and they suddenly found it needed a new recliner. (What happened to the rails?)But, they needed to order the part.
After they got the part, I brought it in a third time. They supposedly replaced the recliner, and it's worse than ever. So, I sent them a letter explaining my dissatisfaction. I got a letter from them yesterday, but haven't had a chance to read it.
The main problem is that the seat back has a lot of play. Whenever I hit the brakes, it jerks forward. Very annoying, to say the least. The headrest also has a lot of play. The whole seat assembly seems pretty cheaply designed and constructed, as does the rear bench and seatback. (I had removed the rear to install new speakers on the rear deck.)
They replaced under warranty no problem.
Hope that helps.
Get this, I remember my uncle owning a 1974 Vega and the passenger side seat was "FIXED" in position, It was a Bucket type seat but had no foward or rear movement,of course no recline, Just bolted to the floor and it didn't move at all,the seatback just rotated foward to gain access to the rear seat, it came that way from the Factory, Glad those days are over! Don
Although, I did have a 76 Mustang that I got used in the early 80's that I was pretty happy with. Zippy, relatively solid, little coupe.
I am thinking about taking advantage of the 0% on a 2001 Impala LS. I'm off to take a look at it now, but I'm a bit wary. For those of you that have 2001's, have these problems been solved, and are you experiencing any other common "2001 Impala" problems?
Thanks,
Eric