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2002 Chevrolet Impala lighting problems

The 2002 Chevrolet Impala has 135 lighting complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

135

Lighting complaints

13%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Lighting complaints by year

Impala lighting complaints by model year135 complaints1995: 1 complaints1996: 1 complaints2000: 82 complaints2001: 87 complaints2002: 135 complaints2003: 112 complaints2004: 116 complaints2005: 52 complaints2006: 12 complaints2007: 16 complaints2008: 5 complaints2009: 9 complaints2010: 6 complaints2011: 5 complaints2012: 8 complaints2013: 4 complaints2014: 45 complaints2015: 22 complaints2016: 7 complaints2017: 6 complaints2018: 4 complaints2019: 1 complaints2020: 1 complaints
Impala lighting complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“ON MARCH 19, 2008 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 5AM AND TURNING ON MY HIGHBEAMS. A CAR WAS COMING OVER THE HILL SO I TURNED OFF MY HIGHBEAMS AND MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. IN A PANIC I HIT THE BRAKES AND ENDED UP PUTTING MY CAR IN THE DITCH. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT OUT OF THE DITCH BUT I WAS PRETTY SHOOK…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Lighting · March 19, 2008 · crash

Common questions

How many lighting complaints does the 2002 Chevrolet Impala have?

NHTSA has 135 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Impala lighting — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.