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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
2G1WT58N581••••••2008 Chevrolet IMPALA
That is about average for the 2008 Chevrolet IMPALA — 3 complaints per build across 209 builds.
5on this build
655on the model
209builds in total
Most reportedSuspension 2Power Train 1Vehicle Speed Control 1Electrical System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemMay 2017
The contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. While driving approximately at 60 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact called a dealer at an unknown phone number several times, but received no response in a reasonable time frame. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for…
Power TrainJan 2012
The contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that whenever decelerating to a stop or when attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle would independently shift into low gear and start to jerk violently. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was…
Vehicle Speed ControlDec 2011
The contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph, the engine power reduced rapidly. There were a combination of two warning messages displayed on the instrument panel indicating engine power reduction and throttle picktal. The…
SuspensionMay 2010
I have a 2008 impala, with 38,000 miles. I have had to replace my rear tires last year due to excessive inside wear. I just noticed few days ago that this same excessive wear has happened again and it looks worse than the first time. This issue is forcing me to spend another…
SuspensionMay 2010
The contact owns a 2008 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while having routine maintenance performed by an independent mechanic, the mechanic stated that both rear tires exhibited excessive wear. The mechanic replaced both rear tires and performed an alignment.…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 2G1WT58N581346505 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.