Faults:

ISS, steering shaft develops clunk every 50000km or so, just needs grease. 80 dollar fix.

Heated seat element failed.

Power sunroof was acting up and developed a leak.

Rotors developed a shake, needed turned down. Must be a cheap part. I will replace when brakes wear out for the first time (have not in 65000 km)

All these problems were fixed under warranty. Not an issue to this day.

General Comments:

The car rides very well, a great balance between sporty and cushy.

I have the demo model and it is jammed packed with features, everything I would want.

Engine has ran perfectly, has enough power for the average person. It will leave 10 feet of rubber with both tires with traction control off.

Plenty of interior room and I'm 6'3 225 lbs.

Trunk is very big.

The car looks very nice to me, sporty and elegant.

The armrest on the door is quite hard, could use some padding.

Mileage is great. I get (in Canadian gallons) 25-30 city, and 38-44 highway (90kph) average is 35. I accelerate to 3000rpm and cruise easy on the highway.

That's Toyota Camry mileage on the highway.

I really enjoy my 2002 impala LS.

Faults:

No problems at 41,500 miles.

General Comments:

This car has been very reliable. It may have slightly less power than our two previous Crown Victoria's, but it handles better and gets much better gas mileage. We drove from north Texas to New Mexico last week and averaged 31 mpg on the way to and 33 mpg on the return. The car still has the original tires and brakes. I haven't spent a dime other than regular maintenance and one pair of windshield wipers. I like this car better than our two previous Fords and much much better than our Toyota's and Subaru. Surprisingly this car gets better mileage than our tiny, gutless, 1993 Corolla that also had poor handling and much more maintenance problems.

Faults:

First off the brakes on this car is horrible they need replaced 2 times a year. I have also had the rotors turned down twice and replaced once.

From 77,000 miles on the car was over heating on and off and was leaking anti-freeze. I was adding 1 gallon every one and a half weeks. I had to have the thermostat and lower intake gasket replaced at 87,000 miles. It is starting the same problem again at 91,000.

At 85,000 miles the heater started to work on and off.

The front end starts to shake and vibrate any time over 50 miles per hour.

When I start the car after it sits for at least 6 hours it shakes and stalls when I put it in reverse.

The trunk latch doesn't latch and it has to be slammed very hard for it to lock.

Since 84,000 miles there has been a short in my reverse lights and license plate lights they work only when they want to.

General Comments:

This is supposed to be Chevy's flagship car, It seems very cheaply made. It is all plastic it has hardly any features on the base model.

The seats are very uncomfortable and the interior is very tight.

Gas mileage is about 21 m.p.g. city, I do not usually do any highway driving.

The trunk is huge I can fit a lot of junk from flea markets and auctions in there.

The exterior styling is decent.

I hit a deer with this car going 40 m.p.h and it only left a tiny crack in the corner of the bumper, I am surprised due to the fact that almost the entire front end is plastic.

This a decent car for the price even with all its problems. To me this is not a full size car, I am 6'5" so it seems like a tight fit.

Next time I am going to get a Sable wagon or rear wheel drive grand marquis for the size.