2006 Chevrolet Impala consumer reviews

The car is great for being my first car. Buying it with price of my comfort, meaning it being cheap enough for a 19 year old. Great car chevy is the best

The Impala is very family comfortable, not too big and not too little, it is a very reliable automobile. The style is for anyone, families or single individuals.

Purchased used with 80k, May 2016 now December 2016 and transmission is not working. That's another 2500 to 3000 to replace it repair. Thank you Chevy second GM car that had this problem.

I like the car after rebuilding the trans that was slipping at 69,000 miles. Rebuilt tranny at 150,000 miles and put a used motor in shortly after that. Have read many complaints about this auto trans. I had a bad lifter in my motor and it scored my cam. The knocking started way earlier than i had it replaced. Bought it with 67,000 miles and paid 6,700 dollars, good thing. I have 12,000 tied up in it. Nice car otherwise, but this lack of good engineering cant be ignored easily. I dont recommend this vehicle.

I have had my impala since 2009. It is a very good car. She runs great and has always been reliable. I have had to replace the water pump twice in 6 years. However it was fairly inexpensive. I can't remember the mileage I had when I got her, but she is up to 144,830.00 and still running smooth. I have had a few maintenance issues come up, but it rarely affected me being able to drive it. I just got them fixed. I had to replace a stabilizer bar and I drove the car quite a good while before I even knew it was broke. I had an oil leak which stemmed from a gasket. I have had a few repairs but all in all It is a great car and I can't complain. I almost got a new car, but not because the impala lt 3.5 was broken but because I wanted a subaru. I didn't get it, but I will probably get it next year. I will still be able to sell my car to someone else as well. Love this car.. really I do.

Great car, body style has been the same for several years, so even though it is nine years old everyone thinks it's new,,,,a few minor xxxxxxwith the A/C actuator,,,,easily fixed, handles well, good mileage, surprisingly powerful for a V6,,,,on the whole very pleased,,,

2006 impala LT, 172K mi. and going strong. Bought it with 12K in early 2007. This car is not fancy nor particularly exciting to drive. But I can't understand the review calling this "junk", unless they've not kept up on regular maint., which is a must with any car. I currently have an engine light on due to transmission, but have driven this way uneventful for 20K plus miles. I live in brutal northeast winter cold, and this car has not let me down. Exceptional gas mileage for its size. Handles well, I've been able to stop and avoid major obstacles numerous times, very predictable.

I bought my 2006 Chevrolet Impala used 67k on the odometer in December 2012. Currently I have 88k on the odometer as of May 2014. Overall I am happy with the car, but may feel different if It didn't come with a lifetime power train warranty. Covered under that warranty, the vehicle was consuming coolant due to leaking lower intake gaskets. This was when I purchaced the vehicle. The previous owner had attempted to stop the leak with stop leak. That is a common issue with the 3.5L engine. It would have been roughly a $700 repair. At about 80k the front cover seal started to leak all of a sudden. I let it go until about 85k when the transmission lines developed a slight seep. I had all that all replaced, thankfully under warranty, and discovered during the repair that the right side motor mount was in two halves. That repair would have cost me about $600. I did have a hesitant transmission when i purchased the vehicle but have since managed to get all the sludge out of the transmission. It has been damaged but runs satisfactory. The out of pocket repairs I made were not to bad. Factory tires/brakes (not bad for the mileage). The vent solenoid froze up this winter in the cold. Replaced the hazy headlight assemblies, but every car does that. The only repair that I was not to happy about was that all four struts were bouncing all over the place at 75k. At the time I also owned a 2008 Chevy Cobalt with 106k on the factory struts, driving on the same roads. (Pretty smooth here) Overall not a bad vehicle. Ride is great, build quality seems good. Engine goes when I need it to.

OWNED YEAR AND HALF AND HAVE SPENT A TON ON IT.REPLACED TRANMISSION, FRONT BEARINGS, OIL SENSOR UNIT, MISSES AND STILL HAVEN'T FOUND ANY WHO CAN FIND WHAT CAUSING IT, HEAT FAN MOTOR RATTLES, I LET LOOKS FOOL ME LOVE THE BODY STYLE, HATE THE CAR . INTERIOR CHEAP PLASTIC THAT RATTLES , VERY DISSAPPOINTED WITH GM, THE CAR BEFORE THIS A 98 LUMINA WITH 270,000 MILE BEST CAR EVER OWNED WAS TOTALLED.MY CHEY DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO GET ME TRADE IT ON A NEW 2014 IMPALA YOU COULDN'T GIVE THIS JUNK AND MAYBE NOT ANOTHER GM . SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BUY A 15 YEAR LUMIA WITH 300,000 MILE AND YOU'LL HAVE BETTER THAN A NEW IMPALA

I bought my '06 Impala in Sep '06 with 15k miles on it and I'm still running it with 210k miles now. The maintenance costs have been relatively low but are creeping up which I assume is due to the high mileage and the fact that I can't always afford the crazy high prices of repair shops. I have the LT and it's a fairly vanilla car, but that's ok with me. It has done it's job and then some. I'll run it till the wheels fall off.