2000 Chevrolet Impala Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 29about this part
- Share
- 4%of 818 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 101,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 29 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2000 Chevrolet Impala, 4% of the 818 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 101,000 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Cruise control came on unexpectedly. It was the 2nd such incident on this car. The car had been in cruise, but I had slowed down for a reduced speed area. When I gave it the gas, the cruise came on without the resume button being pushed. The first time, the car was not in cruise. I had just started it in a parking lot, was entering traffic, and it came on at 15 MPH. Both times, the cruise went off when I applied the brake.”
NHTSA complaint #10054884, filed 2004-01, 75,500 miles“I drove around the rear of my home which is where my garage is located. I came to a complete stop. I activated my garage opener from my vehicle. Once the garage door completed opened I took my foot off the brake pedal and all of a sudden my car accelerated to a high speed. I could not stop the car. The car jumped a 9 inch ledge and I crashed through my garage wall, and into my basement and the car finally stopped in my basement when it hit my computer desk.”
NHTSA complaint #10175196, filed 2006-12, 40,000 miles“The vehicle accelerated by itself as I was turning into a parking space, the engine revving so loudly a person stopped and observed the collision as the Impala crashed into a parked vehicle directly in front of it on the other side. Nothing would stop the acceleration except manually forcing the car into park.”
NHTSA complaint #10660429, filed 2014-11, 120,275 miles“My car started to over heat in the middle of winter in minnesota. There was plenty of coolant in the reservoirs. While the vehicle was idling there was a noise and once I started to move again the car began to jerk then the check engine light came on while attempting to accelerate. Then a few weeks later the gas gauge began showing the incorrect about of gas levels in my vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #10556284, filed 2013-12“I was driving into the parking lot of my place of employment. I was going slowly and all of a sudden the car accelerated to a high rate of speed and, I could not stop. I crashed into a cyclone fence, 2 central A/C units, went down a hill and nearly crashed into 2 poles . I finally stopped the car by holding the brakes and shutting the car off.”
NHTSA complaint #10175185, filed 2006-12Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 1% |
| 2016 | 4 | 4% |
| 2015 | 8 | 3% |
| 2014 | 31 | 5% |
| 2013 | 20 | 7% |
| 2012 | 15 | 6% |
| 2011 | 69 | 14% |
| 2010 | 47 | 11% |
| 2009 | 130 | 16% |
| 2008 | 92 | 11% |
| 2007 | 41 | 7% |
| 2006 | 41 | 8% |
| 2005 | 24 | 4% |
| 2004 | 41 | 4% |
| 2003 | 23 | 3% |
| 2002 | 15 | 2% |
| 2001 | 10 | 1% |
| 2000 | 29 | 4% |
| 1996 | 2 | 2% |
| 1995 | 1 | 2% |
| 1994 | 3 | 20% |
Other parts of the 2000 Chevrolet Impala
187 complaintsEngine cooling
159 complaintsSteering
124 complaintsAir bags
80 complaintsFuel system
76 complaintsEngine
71 complaintsExterior lighting
67 complaintsBrakes
56 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
52 complaintsSuspension
34 complaintsBody and structure
31 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
22 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Chevrolet Impala
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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