Used 2006 Chevrolet Impala Sedan Consumer Reviews
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Could be better but age has something to do with that.
markb873, 08/18/2013
2006 Chevrolet Impala LT 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Purchased a 2006 Impala in December of 2012 at 67,000 miles. Pulled the service history from Chevy and found no major issues in the vehicle's past. Someone ripped the connector off the rear window defrost so that needed to be re-attached. This Impala had the factory fluid in the transmission causing the delayed shift issue common to these. Managed to eliminate that with a few transmission flushes, additives, and filter changes. Had to replace the lower intake gaskets as the engine was leaking coolant internally. Somebody tried to fix that with a few bottles of stop leak so the coolant looked like mud. Head gaskets have some external oil leaks but I haven't replaced them yet.
GM left me hanging.
gmletmedown, 07/26/2011
2006 Chevrolet Impala SS 4dr Sedan (5.3L 8cyl 4A)
30 of 55 people found this review helpful
I took my new bride on our honeymoon to Montana this past June (I'm from Arizona). Before leaving, I had the oil changed and had the entire car checked out before I left. As soon as I hit 76,000 (1,000 miles past my extended warranty) the transmission began to slip. I was left stranded and GM refused to help me. I was forced to pay for a local transmission shop to repair the car, luckily for me they seem to have done a good job. I will never buy another GM car. They do not build reliable cars and I have always supported them up until this. Here is a list of other problems that I've had to deal with: 1. I've gone through TWO waterpumps. The first waterpump went out because
Fold down rear seats
Frank Master, 01/12/2007
2006 Chevrolet Impala LS 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Fun to drive. Needs more cup holders! Did not get fold down rear seats option. This could be a problem, seeing that there is no keyhole to access the trunk. If you have dead battery, you won't be able to get jumper cables out of trunk.
I guess I'm not the only one
LTAKBAR, 06/26/2010
2006 Chevrolet Impala SS 4dr Sedan (5.3L 8cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I am in the U.S. Navy and traveled a lot my first 2 years I owned the car. At 37,000 miles, the transmission went out and had to be replaced. At 45,000 miles the steering went out and had to be replaced. The air sensors have not worked after the first year. Now I have the car overseas and it is impossible to find replacement parts or get the recall items fixed. My water pump went out in Bahrain and I had to have my original dealer in NJ find a spare and have it FedEx to me. I am waiting on my car to be shipped to Korea and I already know that there is no one here that can fix it. The car looks good and drives good, but the maintenance is a nightmare and expensive.
Love It
edwardo, 01/24/2007
2006 Chevrolet Impala SS 4dr Sedan (5.3L 8cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I was looking for an everyday car for my wife that would be fun for me to drive on nights and weekends! We live in Maine so I decided to rule out the Charger because of rear wheel drive, and the Subaru WRX sti because she will not drive a stick. When we test drove the Impala I couldn't have loved it more. We have over 13,000 miles on the car already and neither of us get bored driving it when we get behind the wheel. The only problems we have had is who gets to drive and how much my replacement tires are going to cost once I burn these up. The remote starter also has malfuctioned and is kinda cheesey. All in all I would recomend it to anyone.