2006 Chevrolet Impala Latches, locks and linkages Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 2%of 524 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 70,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the latches, locks and linkages of the 2006 Chevrolet Impala, 2% of the 524 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The right and left rear doors are inoperable. I opened the door and when I attempted to close the door it would not shut. The jam was unhooked and when I attempted to open the door again it would not open. This happened with both sides of the door. If an accident were to occur the backseat passengers would be unable to get out of the vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #10253170, filed 2008-12, 70,000 miles“Last june I went to the store and tried to open my back doors and they would not open from the inside. I was able to open one of the back doors from the outside only. The door locks indicated the doors were not locked. If I was involved in an accident and needed to get people out of the back seat of my car they would not be able to get out on their own. The locking mechanisms failed on both doors. Both doors has this lock issue for about 3-4 months and then one of the locks started working again from the inside. …”
NHTSA complaint #10627217, filed 2014-08, 89,000 miles“2006 Chevrolet Impala 8 months ago the left back door would not open, a couple months later the right back door will not open. I was unable to get my grandson out of the car seat I had to climb over the front seats to unlock the car seat undo the seat belt climb back over and than lift him out through the front seat. If there would have been an accident I would not have been able to get him out through the back doors. There is a safety issue with this problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10346347, filed 2010-07, 77,000 miles“I purchased the 2006 Impala in 11/2006 when stopping the steering and front end shakes and vibrates. 1st the keyless remotes stop working which included my automatic start not working that happened 12/7. I am a trooper so I waited took my car to the chevy dealer 4/08 and they said there was a recall on the system so they fixed that and my tire monitoring system(which went out again on 12/1/08). My seatbelts wont lock in you have to force it hard several times and then still comes out on both the passenger and drivers side. …”
NHTSA complaint #10253667, filed 2009-01, 36,500 miles“Recall on something in the brain of the car (it's computer).about 2 weeks later car started losing power on the freeway going twenty five and the RPM's as high as it could go in the red, the car completely shut off after making a loud noise rebuild the transmission due to an ?electrical? Problem. They did not replace the transmission on my new car 1 week later car would not turn off! …”
NHTSA complaint #10240954, filed 2008-09, 5,000 milesLatches, locks and linkages: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0% |
| 2011 | 1 | 0% |
| 2010 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 22 | 3% |
| 2008 | 48 | 6% |
| 2007 | 6 | 1% |
| 2006 | 9 | 2% |
| 2005 | 2 | 0% |
| 2004 | 3 | 0% |
| 2003 | 12 | 2% |
| 2002 | 4 | 1% |
| 2001 | 1 | 0% |
| 2000 | 5 | 1% |
| 1995 | 1 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2006 Chevrolet Impala
135 complaintsElectrical system
124 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
108 complaintsEngine
59 complaintsAir bags
47 complaintsVehicle speed control
41 complaintsBrakes
35 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
29 complaintsEngine cooling
27 complaintsOther or unknown
26 complaintsTires
26 complaintsBody and structure
25 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Impala
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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