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1996 Chevrolet Impala steering problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 1996 Chevrolet Impala14% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Steering complaints
14%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Inability to control the steering on rough roads. Steering is very loose while driving at all speeds. Also, vehicle darts in both directions while braking. *ak

    filed Apr 28, 2004

  • Power steering intermittently locks up during turns at low speeds. This same thing happened 3 years ago. Chevrolet dealers and customer service both deny any evidence of a recurring problem with impalas although the nhtsa web site and an impala owners' web site both list numerous occurrences of…

    filed Mar 2, 2004

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.