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Are the Canucks at the Oshawa plant looking at XXX rated websites while they weld the engine cradles??? I have no idea, but I don't think they have the time to do so many things at a time.
I am waiting for it to get worse. I still have 10,000 miles before I hit 36,000.
Best of luck.
My preference has always been in every car I've owned to set the seat in its highest position (although I am 6'0) but this bucket does not go very high. The center of gravity as you sit in the seat is your tail bone because of the scooped nature of the seat and there is pressure under your thigh. It has not proved to be "uncomfortable" for my hour long commute but it's not what I am used too. Still, I am glad to have the floor shifter - tired of bench seats.
You should spend some considerable time in both the bucket and the bench seat and be sensitive to where your center of gravity is to determine which is more comfortable. BTW - the cupholders in the console are unusable for 2 std car coffee mugs - holes are too close together.
Ken
How do you rate the rear seat comfort of the Bonnie?
I do wish it was a 60/40 fold down arrangement rather than having just the center armrest pass through opening, although for hauling anything big I'd just use our Suburban.
Ken
Teo, sorry to here about all the troubles you are having, I hope everything works out.
I have around 15K miles on my LS and everything is fine, except around Christmas I some steering troubles. The dealership had to replace the steering gear first and then the steering pump, but other than that everything else is OK.
So, I'll just have to take my husbands Black Impala tonight :-)
TEO, had they kept my car today, as they should have, it would have been 30 days out of service. I'm at 23 presently. I have a full plate, so its best that an attorney do my dirty work for me these days. I quit.
"Together with General Motors, we are pioneering a new product
with excellent potential -- the first, mass-produced, high-
volume, all-aluminum engine cradle. Now in commercial
production, it is going into the Chevrolet Impala and Monte
Carlo. Our engine cradle offers significant weight savings, and
reduces noise and vibration. It also provides an important
safety feature. In the event of a collision, the structure is
designed so that the engine falls forward and down, rather than
moving back toward the passengers."
If you want to read the entire thing, here is the link:
http://www.rmc.com/corp/comm/pr/99/pr990511.html
GM and Reynolds Metals Company 'Pioneering' on a critical suspension structural component...guess who are the Guinea Pigs my friends.....?
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/y2kmontecarloclub
If you CAN NOT view the document, I would recommend to become a member of the "Y2K Monte Carlo" club in Yahoo clubs. Its completely FREE and in return you get great information on the Monte Carlo which also happens to apply to the Impala.
Has any one attempted the fix described in the TSB????
Teo, I haven't been following this group as faithfully as I should have. I've seen people mention a TSB on the cradle. How can I get a copy of it? Anyone know's what site I can use to find all the TSBs on the Impala?
Can someone just send me the TSB printout on the engine cradle?
Regards,
Shamino
First, register at the Yahoo Clubs website..(Go to www.yahoo.com then select 'clubs'). Once there register as a new user...get a name and password.
Once registered, click on the "Y2K Montecarlo" club link that I posted a couple of posts back and then proceed to register as a member of that club (Its FREE so don't worry about it). Once registered as a member, click on the "Photos" section and then on the "Warranty information link".
In there you'll find the actual scanned hard copies of the TSB's for the rear wheel liners and the engine cradle shim material repair.
let me know if you have any further problems.
Other than making friends with your local Chevy dealer, anyone know how to get copies? Maybe go work for Chevy?
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/y2kmontecarloclub
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty act is a Federal Law that protects the buyer of any product which costs more than $25 and comes with an express written warranty.This law applies to any product that you buy that does not perform as it should.
The Magnuson-Moss law is a federal law gives consumers considerable rights in dealing with manufacturers of lemon cars. This law guarantees a car buyer that certain minimum requirements of warranties must be met, and provides for disclosure of warranties before purchase.
Regarding "lemon cars", this law greatly affects the rights of car buyers. For any product which has a written warranty if any part of the product, or the product itself is considered defective, the warrantor must permit the buyer the choice of either a refund or replacement of the product.
Law firms have argued successfully to juries that the lemon manufacturers should be given three attempts to fix the defect. Continued attempts to repair beyond the initial three should not be allowed. This is called the "three strikes and you're out" principle.
A consumer may pursue legal action in any court of general jurisdiction in the United States to enforce his rights under the Magnuson-Moss Law. Attorney's fees based on actual time spent will be covered if the consumer does prevail.
Due to this particular condition, there is quite a bit of financial pressure on the manufacturer to settle consumers disputes before going to court, as this would keep their expenses down.
Editorial provided by: The Consumer Law Center, Lemon Law Attorneys
http://www.consumerlawcenter.net/index.htm
Thats where my attorney is going with things.
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/impala/
Do you know if the intermediate steering shaft problem has an associated TSB yet ?? Mine is definitely deteriorating and I can no longer postpone this fix. I used to feel the clunk/vibration when applying brakes during right hand turns (especially on hi-way exit ramps), now I feel it even when the brakes are not applied. The dealer couldn't replicate the problem, didn't see anything wrong visually. Now it's time for the Service Manager to test-drive the car with me.
On a separate note, I followed your advice from a long ago forum and visted GM's Test Track at Epcot. Not only did I find it awesome, my 13 year old deemed it Disney's best attraction. Thx again . . . LH
Ditto for the Engine Cradle TSB...this needs to be treated as a "Secret Warranty" procedure as it is obvious that GM wants to avoid at all costs having to go to the media an issue a massive recall on the 2000 production year vehicles. Didi you see that in the TSB's cradle reapir procedure there is no mention whatsoever about adding or modifying extra welds??? It seems to me that the welding technique proved to be a failure and they had to come up with a cleaner looking 'bandaid' procedure of stuffing Shim metal material in between the cradle's rear/front supports and the insulator bolts bathed in a 'generous' coat of high temperature lubricant. It will be interesting to see if this TSB permanently fixes the problem on the 2000 model year cars and if this same technique has been applied at the assembly line for recently built 2001's....who knows?
Be persistent with GM and your dealer to get your car fixed.
I am very glad that you and your 13 year old enjoyed GM's Test Track ride at Epcot. I loved it! The speed and thrills are second to none!. Too bad that the lines are sooo long (Wife & I had to wait almost 1 1/2 hours to be able to ride together) so the best bets are to enter on the 'Single Rider's Lane' or get the "Disney's Fastpass" at least a couple of hours ahead of time to get inside the ride faster. Another problem Epcot has been having with the ride is that it brakes down several times during the day...we had to come and go at least 3 or 4 times before the ride was up and running again. I asked one of the gate attendants and he told me that 'Test Track' is one of the most complex and expensive rides in Disney's history...they still have some bugs to work out in the massive computer system and whenever a discrepancy is detected in the ride's controlling system it shuts it down automatically and begins a self test, self diagnostic mode..that's why you see the ride cars move empty along the tracks when the ride is down to the public.
Our favorite parts of the Test Track ride are the 70-0 MPH hard braking tests with and without ABS and the neck braking 70 MPH acceleration test that takes the huge curve right outside the round building...wow!!!!!
Good luck and keep us posted ;-)
Oh, and by the way, I love the site http://home.hawaii.rr.com/impala/Welcome.html this site is so informative and helpful that I almost feel guilty for not having to pay for it.
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/y2kmontecarloclub
Someone just a few post ago was wondering if a dealer would fix an item that hasn't broken yet.... WHAT!!!???? Come on folks. Millions of cars are made every DAY. There's bound to be a problem on a percentage of them. If you're one with a problem. Go and at least TRY to get it fixed. If you're car is running like silk (which mine is, BTW).. thank your lucky stars and ENJOY!
It is around 11,000 and has 42 mpg. I have looked at the focus's (sedan) and liked them but ford
had high financing unlike sat urn's, who offer
1.9 for 36 months. I considered the toyota rev for around 14,000 but trying to keep payments low.
Anyone have any thoughts about the metro? Lynn
Compared the IMPALA all over again to LeSabre, Bonneville, Regal, Century, Sable, Taurus, Concorde, Grand Marquis, Crown Vic, Accord and Avalon.
Then went upscale to Chrysler 300M, Olds Aurora, Buick Park Avenue, Cadillac DeVille, Lincoln LS, Town Car and Continental.
Sat behind the wheel of literally dozens of cars, including others not named.
Things to like about lots of them but would still choose IMPALA - regardless of its minor shortcomings. Definitely more car for the money than any of them. Example: A comparable Park Avenue with leather is over $36,000 vs $25,000 for the Impala.
I was shocked to see that the very best big brother fully loaded Deville DTS is now more than $55,000!
PS: The 2002 Thunderbird is AWESOME!
Isn't it great to come out thinking your car is the 'Best of Show'! I always enjoy getting in the car for the ride home and feeling that satisfaction that comes with knowing you've got the best vehicle for your personal preferenes - particularly after seeing those window stickers.
Best wishes
Ken
Yesterday my car went to the dealer for the 3rd time because of the hesitation problem. As always the test equipment shows my car is working, as it should. Unfortunately for new car buyers, if the test equipment shows no problem, then no repair will or can be done. The factory will not permit them to experiment. The factory makes these rules, but obviously not every problem is recorded by the vehicles computer. If you develop a problem and the computer does not detect it, you are pretty well going to live with the problem.
The staff at the local Chevrolet dealer has shown concern over this dangerous problem but they do not know what to do. It is intermittent and never happens when they have the car.
I asked that they check three things yesterday, Traction sensors, Crankcase sensor, and the oxygen sensor. I am not sure if they did this or not. Even if they did, the sensors may have shown good because of being so intermittent.
They did place a recording device in my vehicle. I manually turn on this device. If I have a hesitation problem, I must push a button at the time of the problem so that it can be recorded. I have not had a problem for five days now so the recorder will be of little value unless I do.
The recorder is programmed for different things. They now have it set to detect misfiring or gas related problems. If I should have a hesitation problem and it is not recorded, they will set it to detect the many sensors. This means that I will need to start over again.
I sure wish that they could find the problem. It would certainly be a relief to me and I could pass the information along to others.
Maybe others with this problem can get their dealer to place the recording device in their vehicle. If enough of us have the recording device installed, one of us might come up with a solution!
As far as the OEM CD changer, it is available for the radio/tape player, and is in the GM/Chevy Impala accessories brochure from you dealer.
Like I said earlier, www.scosche.com has numerous products for car audio, including interface items for OEM/aftermarket. stereo products. I remember seeing a listing on the site to hook up a Rockford Fosgate CD changer to the GM factory radio. I'm not sure if it will fit on our radios, but just might. Could you research if the amp wire harness is either available from them or the dealer parts dept. I know they(scosche) has certain connector, but am not sure which one. I was thinking(sometimes do) if we could get that harness(both sides of the connector) we could possibly hook up an aftermarket. amp to the amp harness w/o butchering the factory wiring, and like I posted earlier, possibly use the other side of the connector as part of the amp bypass solution(proper connector with wires bridged) instead of Gerry-rigged wires just stuck in and possibly falling out like some people had experienced. It would be so easy to connect/disconnect the bypass fix, again without altering OEM wiring. Thanks. JACOB ------O~o
There was some radical new concept thing from Mitsubishi that was
a cross between a Hummer, a station wagon and a luxury sedan.
They also had about 25 top quality classic and antique cars from the
1910s through the 1950s.
The Buick Rendevous was there (available soon) and there was lots of
interest in the retro-look PT Cruiser - interesting vehicle but with the most
uncomfortable REAR seat ever in a 4 door car. The front seat was fine.
Since I had limited time and there were 700 cars, I focused most of my
attention on vehicles I might actually consider purchasing.
The experience did make me feel even better about my IMPALA and the choice
I made last exactly 1 year ago. I did notice that people of all ages were really
checking out the IMPALAS and MONTE CARLOS - especially taller folks,
presumably because of good interior size and headroom.
Other than the 2002 T-Bird (or the 57), the only other thing there I MIGHT want to
own would be the Buick Park Ave which I had never considered before. It is NOT
the same as a LeSabre which I had considered. One problem - beside the $36,000
sticker - are some nasty internal windshield reflections from its driver info projection
system. Totally unnecessary feature.
PS - I like your Bonneville seats better than my IMPALA LS leather.
"Happy Motoring !"