2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Problems & Recalls
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Cars acceleration causes me to be unable to pick up speed it decelerates up hills small or latg ramps cats constantly fly pass to avoid a multi car pile up it’s very dangerous!
Cars acceleration causes me to be unable to pick up speed it decelerates up hills small or latg ramps cats constantly fly pass to avoid a multi car pile up it’s very dangerous!
Cars acceleration causes me to be unable to pick up speed it decelerates up hills small or latg ramps cats constantly fly pass to avoid a multi car pile up it’s very dangerous!
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle suddenly decelerated to approximately 20 MPH, and the instrument panel went black. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power steering functionality, and then lost motive power and s...
Mileage: 71,000
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle suddenly decelerated to approximately 20 MPH, and the instrument panel went black. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power steering functionality, and then lost motive power and s...
Mileage: 71,000
The contact owned a 2004 Chevrolet Impala. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V400000 (Electrical System) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted.
Wiring harness has got hot and cause a short not getting fuel and more
Wiring harness has got hot and cause a short not getting fuel and more
Wiring harness has got hot and cause a short not getting fuel and more
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact was able to pull over and restart the vehicle after waiting approximately 5-10 minutes. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. ...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVEROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WHEN THE CONTACT WAS EXITING OFF THE EXIT RAMP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN THEY NOTICE...
MY IGNITION SWITCH HAS A RECALL THAT SOMETIMES TAKES FOREVER TO GET KEY TO TURN OVER, THE STEERING SHAFT AND KNUCKLES ALSO HAVE A RECALL THAT MAKE ME DRIFT AND SLIDE ON DRY ROADS, ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM AS WELL HAS RECALL.
Mileage: 130,000
MY IGNITION SWITCH HAS A RECALL THAT SOMETIMES TAKES FOREVER TO GET KEY TO TURN OVER, THE STEERING SHAFT AND KNUCKLES ALSO HAVE A RECALL THAT MAKE ME DRIFT AND SLIDE ON DRY ROADS, ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM AS WELL HAS RECALL.
Mileage: 130,000
MY IGNITION SWITCH HAS A RECALL THAT SOMETIMES TAKES FOREVER TO GET KEY TO TURN OVER, THE STEERING SHAFT AND KNUCKLES ALSO HAVE A RECALL THAT MAKE ME DRIFT AND SLIDE ON DRY ROADS, ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM AS WELL HAS RECALL.
Mileage: 130,000
WHEN USING THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT ON MY DAUGHTER'S CAR ON FRIDAY, 11/13/2020, THE METAL BELT CLIP CLICKS INTO THE BUCKLE WITH AN AUDIBLE CLICK. THIS APPEARS TO BE SAFELY ENGAGED, YET IF I TUG ON THE BELT, THE CLIP POPS OUT OF THE BUCKLE. I TRIED THIS REPEATEDLY AND HAD THE SAME EXPERIEN...
Mileage: 107,442
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT BECA...
Mileage: 108,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TH...
Mileage: 120,000
MY OIL KEEPS LEAKING OUT AND I HAVE TO KEEP ADDING TO IT. I'VE TRIED SEALANTS BUT NONE OF THEM WORK TO STOP IT FROM LEAKING AS WELL AS A SUSHI IN MY DASH. *TR
Mileage: 116
MY OIL KEEPS LEAKING OUT AND I HAVE TO KEEP ADDING TO IT. I'VE TRIED SEALANTS BUT NONE OF THEM WORK TO STOP IT FROM LEAKING AS WELL AS A SUSHI IN MY DASH. *TR
Mileage: 116
MY OIL KEEPS LEAKING OUT AND I HAVE TO KEEP ADDING TO IT. I'VE TRIED SEALANTS BUT NONE OF THEM WORK TO STOP IT FROM LEAKING AS WELL AS A SUSHI IN MY DASH. *TR
Mileage: 116
THE MUFFLER PIPE BROKE FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT IN KESHENA, WI. AS WE WERE TRYING TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER I COULD SEE SPARKS FROM IT UNDERNEATH THE CAR
Mileage: 120,000
WELL THE CODE WAS TELLING ME TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CURRENT ONE IS RATHER LOOSE AND DOESN'T TURN OFF ALL THE WAY WITH OUT A LITTLE EXTRA WHICH HAS BEEN CAUSING OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES. AND NOW MY STEERING WHEEL IS LEANING AND PULLING TO THE LEFT OUT OF NOWHERE. AND THESE ALL HAPPEN ...
Mileage: 145,436
WELL THE CODE WAS TELLING ME TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CURRENT ONE IS RATHER LOOSE AND DOESN'T TURN OFF ALL THE WAY WITH OUT A LITTLE EXTRA WHICH HAS BEEN CAUSING OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES. AND NOW MY STEERING WHEEL IS LEANING AND PULLING TO THE LEFT OUT OF NOWHERE. AND THESE ALL HAPPEN ...
Mileage: 145,436
WELL THE CODE WAS TELLING ME TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CURRENT ONE IS RATHER LOOSE AND DOESN'T TURN OFF ALL THE WAY WITH OUT A LITTLE EXTRA WHICH HAS BEEN CAUSING OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES. AND NOW MY STEERING WHEEL IS LEANING AND PULLING TO THE LEFT OUT OF NOWHERE. AND THESE ALL HAPPEN ...
Mileage: 145,436
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA 3.8L WITH APPROX 179,000 MILEW.MY COMPLAINT IS IN RELATION TO THE PASSLOCK III SYSTEM AND THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF "NO START" COMPLAINTS FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT MODELS OF GM CAR OWNERS ACROSS THE BOARD WITH THIS FAULTY ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. I LIVE RIGHT SMACK IN THE HEART OF ...
Mileage: 179,583
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA 3.8L WITH APPROX 179,000 MILEW.MY COMPLAINT IS IN RELATION TO THE PASSLOCK III SYSTEM AND THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF "NO START" COMPLAINTS FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT MODELS OF GM CAR OWNERS ACROSS THE BOARD WITH THIS FAULTY ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. I LIVE RIGHT SMACK IN THE HEART OF ...
Mileage: 179,583
I HAVE A 2004 IMPALA AND I'M NOTICING THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT IN IT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION MESS UP A WHOLE LOT IN THESE TYPE OF CARS WHY IS THAT AND WHY DID Y'ALL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM
Mileage: 174,456
THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT HAS COME ON. IT MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, BRAKES FEELS LIKE THEY ARE LOCKING UP AND THE POWER STEERING MAKES IT HARD TO STEER.IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION TURNING BRAKING AND STEERING. IT HAS HAPPENEDPULLING OUT FROM PLACES ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL STREETS.
TAKATA RECALL MY CAR HAS BEEN JERKING EVERY TIME IT WOULD SWITCHES GEARS. I DIDN'T REALLY THINK IT WAS AN ISSUE UNTIL I RESEARCHED AND I SEEN ALL OF PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY ALL SAID THE SAME THING IT WAS THE "TRANSMISSION" WELL EVERY TIME I DRIVE I WOULD BE AT A STOP SIGN OR AT A RED LI...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH, HEAT STARTED COMING THROUGH THE AIR DUCTS AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND UPON LIFTING THE HOOD TO CHECK THE ENGINE, FLAMES BEGAN DISBURSING FROM T...
Mileage: 170,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, LUCKILY ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS SO FAR. I GOOGLED IT AND FOUND TONS OF PEOPLE SAYING THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEIR IMPALA. NOT COOL
Mileage: 55,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, LUCKILY ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS SO FAR. I GOOGLED IT AND FOUND TONS OF PEOPLE SAYING THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEIR IMPALA. NOT COOL
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE PROGRESSING FROM THE AREA OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09E005000 (STEERING) AND 08E063000 (STEERING) WERE REFERENCED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE ...
POWER STEERING HARD AND TRYING TO RUN HIIT CHANGED WATER PUMP.
Mileage: 143,000
POWER STEERING HARD AND TRYING TO RUN HIIT CHANGED WATER PUMP.
Mileage: 143,000
POWER STEERING HARD AND TRYING TO RUN HIIT CHANGED WATER PUMP.
Mileage: 143,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS FAILED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE BEING OPERATED AT NIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEA...
Mileage: 260,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS FAILED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE BEING OPERATED AT NIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEA...
Mileage: 260,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE CORRECT GEAR AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT T...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER (BILLION AUTO BUICK GMC, 600 W 41ST ST, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57105, (605) 309-0975) WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WA...
TRANMISSON, EVAP, EVAPORRATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM LEAKING
Mileage: 162,465
TRANMISSON, EVAP, EVAPORRATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM LEAKING
Mileage: 162,465
TRANMISSON, EVAP, EVAPORRATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM LEAKING
Mileage: 162,465
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AT VARIOUS TIMES, THE IGNITION FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR ALMOST AN HOUR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWI...
I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT A RECALL ON THE CAR. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND I WERE TOLD IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL #14V400000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION. THEY HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVROLET SERVICE PLACE TO BE FIXED. I RECEIVED A CALL THAT THE PROBLEM WA...
Mileage: 168,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FIVE STAR CHEVROLET OF CARROLLTON, TEXAS LOCATED AT 1735 SOUTH INTERSTATE 35 EAST CARROLLTON, TEXAS, 75006. THE DEALER STAT...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE PRIOR TO BEING REPAIRED AT THE DEALER (PETE MOORE AUTOMOTIVE, 103 AND 106 NEW WARRINGTON RD PENSACOLA, FL 32506 850-456-7000, EXT 466) PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 15V2010...
TURN SIGNALS DO NOT OPERA RATE ALL THE TIME, WHEN THEY FAIL HITTING THE HAZARD LIGHTS BUTTON SEAMS TO MAKE THEM OPERATE.
Mileage: 90,000
TURN SIGNALS DO NOT OPERA RATE ALL THE TIME, WHEN THEY FAIL HITTING THE HAZARD LIGHTS BUTTON SEAMS TO MAKE THEM OPERATE.
Mileage: 90,000
WHEN TRYING TO START MY VEHICLE, THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START FOR 10 MINUTES. THIS OCCURS ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND OCCURS IN MANY LOCATIONS. SOME OF THE LOCATIONS INCLUDE VERY RURAL AREAS WITH NO PHONE SIGNAL, DURING HIGH TEMPERATURE DAYS WHEN A CHILD IS PRESENT IN THE V...
Mileage: 139,000
WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY AND GO TO ACCELERATE THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES AND CAUSES THE CAR TO STOP. IT ALSO HAPPENS ON THE ROAD ONCE U COME TO A STOP AND OR STOP AND TURN ONTO A STREET OR HIGHWAY. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED A FEW TIMES. I READ ONLINE AT ITS HAPPENING ALOT TO PEOPLE ALL OV...
Mileage: 131,000
WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY AND GO TO ACCELERATE THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES AND CAUSES THE CAR TO STOP. IT ALSO HAPPENS ON THE ROAD ONCE U COME TO A STOP AND OR STOP AND TURN ONTO A STREET OR HIGHWAY. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED A FEW TIMES. I READ ONLINE AT ITS HAPPENING ALOT TO PEOPLE ALL OV...
Mileage: 131,000
WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY AND GO TO ACCELERATE THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES AND CAUSES THE CAR TO STOP. IT ALSO HAPPENS ON THE ROAD ONCE U COME TO A STOP AND OR STOP AND TURN ONTO A STREET OR HIGHWAY. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED A FEW TIMES. I READ ONLINE AT ITS HAPPENING ALOT TO PEOPLE ALL OV...
Mileage: 131,000
DID YOU KNOW THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION KEY FIX HAD ONLY A ONE YEAR WARRANTY? THEY FILLED THE SLOT WITH TWO PLASTIC HALVES THAT SNAPPED TOGETHER AND KEPT THE KEY RING CENTERED SO IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF THE IGNITION IF YOU HIT A BUMP. MY KEY CAME APART AND I CAN NOT GET IT TO SNAP BACK TOGETHER. THE D...
Mileage: 142,000
TURNED ON MY CAR STARTED PUSHING ON THE GAS MY CAR MADE A WEIRD VIBRATION TYPE SOUND. CAME UP ON MESSAGE BOARD TRACTION CONTROL AFTER A COUPLE TIMES OF IT DOING THAT, THE ABS AND TAX LIGHT COME ON AND ON THE MESSAGE WINDOW IT SAYS SYSTEM TRACTION SERVICE. IT KINDA FREAKED ME OUT CAUSE I WAS STOPPED ...
Mileage: 123,000
TURNED ON MY CAR STARTED PUSHING ON THE GAS MY CAR MADE A WEIRD VIBRATION TYPE SOUND. CAME UP ON MESSAGE BOARD TRACTION CONTROL AFTER A COUPLE TIMES OF IT DOING THAT, THE ABS AND TAX LIGHT COME ON AND ON THE MESSAGE WINDOW IT SAYS SYSTEM TRACTION SERVICE. IT KINDA FREAKED ME OUT CAUSE I WAS STOPPED ...
Mileage: 123,000
TURNED ON MY CAR STARTED PUSHING ON THE GAS MY CAR MADE A WEIRD VIBRATION TYPE SOUND. CAME UP ON MESSAGE BOARD TRACTION CONTROL AFTER A COUPLE TIMES OF IT DOING THAT, THE ABS AND TAX LIGHT COME ON AND ON THE MESSAGE WINDOW IT SAYS SYSTEM TRACTION SERVICE. IT KINDA FREAKED ME OUT CAUSE I WAS STOPPED ...
Mileage: 123,000
THE SHIFTER GOES ALL THE WAY TO PARK BUT THEY KEY WILL NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION SO YOU CANT REMOVE THE KEY.
Mileage: 130,000
THE SHIFTER GOES ALL THE WAY TO PARK BUT THEY KEY WILL NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION SO YOU CANT REMOVE THE KEY.
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO ALL GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN A...
Mileage: 134,273
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING TO DUE A SECURITY GLITCH. FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS MANY TIMES MY CAR WILL NOT START BECAUSE IT TECHNICALLY THINKS I'M TRYING TO BREAK INTO MY OWN CAR. THE SECURITY LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION IT DOESN'T START. I HAVE TO TURN THE K...
Mileage: 159,000
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 60-65 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED FIRST AND THEN 2-3 SECONDS LATER THE DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. POLICE WERE CALLED AND MADE A VIDEO REPORT OF THE CAR WITH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.
Mileage: 104,000
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CRADLE HOLDING THE MOTOR FELL.
Mileage: 185,000
DRIVING THE CAR HOME FROM WORK AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CRADLE HOLDING THE MOTOR FELL OUT.
Mileage: 185,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH, THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT'S SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE M...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH, THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT'S SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE M...
Mileage: 170,000
UNSURE IF MY 04 IMPALA IS AFFECTED IN THE TAKATA RECALL BECAUSE I HAVEN'T RECEIVED NOTICE.HAVE RECENTLY HAD EXTENSIVE REPAIRS COMPLETED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. AND THE ABS, TRAC, CHECK AND BRAKE LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF. THE SECURITY LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND DISABLES THE CAR NOT ALLOWING IT TO ST...
UNSURE IF MY 04 IMPALA IS AFFECTED IN THE TAKATA RECALL BECAUSE I HAVEN'T RECEIVED NOTICE.HAVE RECENTLY HAD EXTENSIVE REPAIRS COMPLETED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. AND THE ABS, TRAC, CHECK AND BRAKE LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF. THE SECURITY LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND DISABLES THE CAR NOT ALLOWING IT TO ST...
UNSURE IF MY 04 IMPALA IS AFFECTED IN THE TAKATA RECALL BECAUSE I HAVEN'T RECEIVED NOTICE.HAVE RECENTLY HAD EXTENSIVE REPAIRS COMPLETED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. AND THE ABS, TRAC, CHECK AND BRAKE LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF. THE SECURITY LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND DISABLES THE CAR NOT ALLOWING IT TO ST...
TAKATA RECALL KEY FALLS OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING SPEEDOMETER GAS GAUGE AND COMTROL PANEL NOT WORKING CAR JUMPS IN REVERSE
TAKATA RECALL KEY FALLS OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING SPEEDOMETER GAS GAUGE AND COMTROL PANEL NOT WORKING CAR JUMPS IN REVERSE
TAKATA RECALL KEY FALLS OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING SPEEDOMETER GAS GAUGE AND COMTROL PANEL NOT WORKING CAR JUMPS IN REVERSE
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAGES WILL NOT FUNCTION, ALL INDICATORS ARE FACING DOWNWARD AND DO NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN MOVING OR STANDING STILL.
Mileage: 6,900
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAGES WILL NOT FUNCTION, ALL INDICATORS ARE FACING DOWNWARD AND DO NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN MOVING OR STANDING STILL.
Mileage: 6,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT, A SAFETY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHICH ONE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. ...
Mileage: 104,000
THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS CAR. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WITH AN APPOINTMENT AND THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM THE RECALL SERVICE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE SEAT AND THEN FLAMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE INTO THE OFF POSITION, THE FIRE EXTINGUIS...
Mileage: 80,000
ON 01/03/2017, ON A BUSY SNOW PACKED INTERSECTION, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD BY A LARGE PICKUP TRUCK, INTO A CURB, WHICH CURB IS TALLER THAN MY IMPALA'S FRAME TO GROUND CLEARANCE. MY LEFT FRONT TIRE AND RIM WERE RUINED. THE DRIVER OF THE PICKUP CONTINUED NORTH LEAVING ...
Mileage: 57,800
ON 01/03/2017, ON A BUSY SNOW PACKED INTERSECTION, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD BY A LARGE PICKUP TRUCK, INTO A CURB, WHICH CURB IS TALLER THAN MY IMPALA'S FRAME TO GROUND CLEARANCE. MY LEFT FRONT TIRE AND RIM WERE RUINED. THE DRIVER OF THE PICKUP CONTINUED NORTH LEAVING ...
Mileage: 57,800
ON 01/03/2017, ON A BUSY SNOW PACKED INTERSECTION, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD BY A LARGE PICKUP TRUCK, INTO A CURB, WHICH CURB IS TALLER THAN MY IMPALA'S FRAME TO GROUND CLEARANCE. MY LEFT FRONT TIRE AND RIM WERE RUINED. THE DRIVER OF THE PICKUP CONTINUED NORTH LEAVING ...
Mileage: 57,800
MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH RANDOMLY FAILS TO TURN ON LOW BEAM IN MOTION AND STOPPED. TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH SOME LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT, LEFT HAND HAS TO HOLD DOWN THE HIGH BEAM AS IT FAILS TO STAY ON. STEERING WHEEL MUST THEN BE OPERATED WITH ONLY WHEN HAND. REPLACING THE THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH FIXES...
Mileage: 128,640
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL LINES AND BRAKE LINES CORROSION. CONSUMER HAS ANOTHER VEHICLE CORRESPONDENCE LISTED IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH THE FLOOR BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. *JS
Mileage: 73,291
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL LINES AND BRAKE LINES CORROSION. CONSUMER HAS ANOTHER VEHICLE CORRESPONDENCE LISTED IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH THE FLOOR BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. *JS
Mileage: 73,291
AFTER SITTING FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, UPON DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK. REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, CHECKED ALL THE RELAYS AND FUSES. STILL NOT WORKING. HIGH BEAMS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WORK. THIS BASICALLY RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE, AS IT GETS DARK AT 4:3...
Mileage: 184,000
I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND TURNED ON MY BRIGHTS AND SHORTLY AFTER MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAD TO MESS WITH THE SWITCH BEFORE THEY WOULD COME BACK ON. THEY KEPT DOING THIS UNTIL I SWITCHED BACK TO DIMS. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
I'VE OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS. EVERY YEAR OR SO MY ABS, SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM, AND TRACK OFF LIGHTS USUALLY DURING A NON-EVENT SITUATION. I PUT MY BRAKES ON AND THEY LOCK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL MY LIGHTS ARE ON. I'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY CONSTANTLY FIXING THIS PROBLEM...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKED AND THE INTERIOR CABIN EMITTED A FOUL ODOR. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FUEL PRESSURE UNIT WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE R...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S PASS LOCK SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY.ALSO, THE ENGINE FAILEDTO TURN OVER AND START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TOOK UP TO AN HOUR TO START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY COMPLETELY FROM...
Mileage: 126,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S PASS LOCK SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY.ALSO, THE ENGINE FAILEDTO TURN OVER AND START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TOOK UP TO AN HOUR TO START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY COMPLETELY FROM...
Mileage: 126,000
FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS THE SECURITY LIGHT IN MY CAR HAS COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES. IT WONT ALLOW ME TO START MY CAR FOR 10-15 MINUTES AND ALSO WILL RANDOMLY COME ON WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE TALKED THE MY CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE COULD REPLACE THE BCM BUT NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD FIX...
Mileage: 188,000
FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS I WILL GO TO START MY CAR AND IT WILL NOT CRANK OVER. BUT THE SECURITY LIGHT IN THE MESSAGE CENTER WILL BLINK CONSTANTLY. AT TIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING IT WILL BEGIN TO FLASH ALSO. IT TAKES ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES BEFORE MY VECHILE WILL START AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES.
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DIFFICULTY GETTING PARTS FOR ENGINE OIL LEAK ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL. *SMD
LOUD KNOCKING NOISE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND THE DASHBOARD GAGES DONT WORK
Mileage: 18,548
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. WHEN I MAKE SHARP TURNS THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON, AFTER THIS LIGHT COMES ON IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND MAKES IT HARD TO STOP AND EVEN SLIDES SOMETIMES. I HAVE REPLACED ALL SPEED SENSORS AND REPLACED THE WIRES AND THE PROBLEM IS ST...
Mileage: 138,000
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. WHEN I MAKE SHARP TURNS THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON, AFTER THIS LIGHT COMES ON IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND MAKES IT HARD TO STOP AND EVEN SLIDES SOMETIMES. I HAVE REPLACED ALL SPEED SENSORS AND REPLACED THE WIRES AND THE PROBLEM IS ST...
Mileage: 138,000
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. WHEN I MAKE SHARP TURNS THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON, AFTER THIS LIGHT COMES ON IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND MAKES IT HARD TO STOP AND EVEN SLIDES SOMETIMES. I HAVE REPLACED ALL SPEED SENSORS AND REPLACED THE WIRES AND THE PROBLEM IS ST...
Mileage: 138,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ) AND 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONAB...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ) AND 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONAB...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE PART TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME....
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE PART WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WO...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE ...
FREQUENTLY, THE ABS ACTIVATES THE BRAKES WHILE IN MOTION AND NO PRESSURE IS PLACED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. USUALLY THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL TURN ON AFTERWARDS AND INDICATE THEY ARE NOW DISABLED. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS TURN ON WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED. THE DEALER SAID THE SPEED SENSOR WAS ...
Mileage: 50,000
FREQUENTLY, THE ABS ACTIVATES THE BRAKES WHILE IN MOTION AND NO PRESSURE IS PLACED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. USUALLY THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL TURN ON AFTERWARDS AND INDICATE THEY ARE NOW DISABLED. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS TURN ON WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED. THE DEALER SAID THE SPEED SENSOR WAS ...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IG...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF OIL AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOSE PRESET WHEN DRIVING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL ...
THE IGNITION SWITCH AT TIMES FAILS TO SEND POWER TO THE STARTER SOLENOID OR THE IGNITION COIL. WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURN ON NOTHING HAPPENS AT TIMES, THE COIL WORKS WHEN CONNECTED TO DIRECTLY TO THE BATTERY AND THE ENGINE STARTS BUT STOPS IN A FEW SECONDS WHEN THE BATTERY LEAD IS REMOVED..
Mileage: 104,740
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE A RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES AND THE ...
THEY DID A RECALL THE PAPER SAID IGNITION SWITCH AND THEY REPLACED 2 KEYS MY CAR WON'T START WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY TO ON AND WAIT 10 MINUTES 3 TIMES. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS ALL MESSED UP AND THEY CHARGED ME 500 PLUS DOLLARS AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE RECALL PART WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE GASKET WAS REPLACED AND THE OTHER REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AFTER A RAIN STORM, THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVEN WHEN THE WATER WAS CLEANED UP AND WITHOUT RAINY WEATHER, WATER REMAINED ON THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT D...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE BUT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE UNKNOWN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DRIVE...
Mileage: 170,000
MY CAR WILL NO LONGER MOVE WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE OR IN ANY OF THE LOWER GEARS. IT MOVES FINE IN REVERSE. THE REPAIR FACILITY TOLD ME IT WAS THE I OUT DRUM. THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE IT IS WITH A NEW DRUM THAT HAS UPDATED SPECIFICATIONS. THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE CURRENT INPUT DRUM THAT HAS RESUL...
Mileage: 192,000
THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH AN PASSLOCK ANTITHEFT SYSTEM THAT REGULARLY FAILS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS BY OWNERS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THE CAR WON'T START FOR AT LEASE 10 MINUTED BECAUSE IT THINKS IT'S BEING STOLEN. SOMETIME IT WON'T START AT ALL AND I HAVE TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY AND ...
Mileage: 155,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE CONTACT AND HER HUSBAND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 136,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS NOTICED WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLANT) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE....
I BOUGHT MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA (3800 V6 ENGINE) NEW, WHICH HAS NOW LESS THAN 12,000 MILES, & I DROVE PRIMARILY FOR RUNNING ERRANDS. ONE MONTH AGO, ITS BODY COMPUTER MEMORY WENT BONKERS. THE DAY AFTER I RETURNED AFTER XMAS, I WENT TO GET GROCERY. AS THE CAR WAS NORMAL THE PREVIOUS DAY, I DID...
Mileage: 4
I BOUGHT MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA (3800 V6 ENGINE) NEW, WHICH HAS NOW LESS THAN 12,000 MILES, & I DROVE PRIMARILY FOR RUNNING ERRANDS. ONE MONTH AGO, ITS BODY COMPUTER MEMORY WENT BONKERS. THE DAY AFTER I RETURNED AFTER XMAS, I WENT TO GET GROCERY. AS THE CAR WAS NORMAL THE PREVIOUS DAY, I DID...
Mileage: 4
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND MANIPULATE THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHTING...
Mileage: 42,536
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND MANIPULATE THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHTING...
Mileage: 42,536
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND MANIPULATE THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHTING...
Mileage: 42,536
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...
THE HEADLIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. HIGH BEAMS AND LOW BEAMS BOTH WORK, BUT THE REGULAR HEADLIGHTS ARE NO LONGER IN SERVICE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. NOW, THE LOW BEAMS GO ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS USED TO GO ON. WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT, I AM FORCED TO KEEP ON THE HIGH BEAMS. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR THE ...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A FUME ODOR THAT EMITTED IN AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CO...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINED SURFACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN AD...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWAR...
Mileage: 79,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I SAW SOME SMOKE OR STEAM COMING FROM UNDER THE RIGHT DASH . I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS , SO I CHECK MY GAUGES AND EVERY THING LOOKED OK , I CONTINUE TO DRIVING TRYING TO MAKE IT TO MY MOTHERS HOUSE. THE CAR CUT ITSELF OFF AND I SHIFT TO N AND ROLL INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I ...
Mileage: 132,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I SAW SOME SMOKE OR STEAM COMING FROM UNDER THE RIGHT DASH . I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS , SO I CHECK MY GAUGES AND EVERY THING LOOKED OK , I CONTINUE TO DRIVING TRYING TO MAKE IT TO MY MOTHERS HOUSE. THE CAR CUT ITSELF OFF AND I SHIFT TO N AND ROLL INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I ...
Mileage: 132,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND POWERED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000.
Mileage: 240,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING OIL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, SMOKE EMITTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER W...
Mileage: 116,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. TWO YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DIMMED WITHOUT WARNING. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED ...
Mileage: 128,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. TWO YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DIMMED WITHOUT WARNING. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED ...
Mileage: 128,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, TH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL GRINDS ON THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS P...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL GRINDS ON THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS P...
FAULTY/WORN IGNITION SWITCH IN THIS VEHICLE WILL GENERATE THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: (DETERMINED THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR DUE TO CHRONIC ELECTRICAL ISSUES:) 1). ENGAGEMENT AND DISABLEMENT OF ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE OF LACK OF GOOD POWER TO THE SYSTEM FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH CIRCUIT. 2). ENTIRE LOSS OF ...
Mileage: 175,000
FAULTY/WORN IGNITION SWITCH IN THIS VEHICLE WILL GENERATE THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: (DETERMINED THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR DUE TO CHRONIC ELECTRICAL ISSUES:) 1). ENGAGEMENT AND DISABLEMENT OF ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE OF LACK OF GOOD POWER TO THE SYSTEM FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH CIRCUIT. 2). ENTIRE LOSS OF ...
Mileage: 175,000
FAULTY/WORN IGNITION SWITCH IN THIS VEHICLE WILL GENERATE THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: (DETERMINED THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR DUE TO CHRONIC ELECTRICAL ISSUES:) 1). ENGAGEMENT AND DISABLEMENT OF ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE OF LACK OF GOOD POWER TO THE SYSTEM FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH CIRCUIT. 2). ENTIRE LOSS OF ...
Mileage: 175,000
THE ONLY RECALL I WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT WAS FOR THE IGNITION,. MY TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT 11/19/2015, IT WILL NOT SWITCH INTO GEAR, IT STARTS JUST FINE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BUT LEFT ME STRANDED. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN IT DROVE JUST FINE, SO I SLOWLY DROVE IT HOME. I DON'T ...
Mileage: 225
THE ONLY RECALL I WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT WAS FOR THE IGNITION,. MY TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT 11/19/2015, IT WILL NOT SWITCH INTO GEAR, IT STARTS JUST FINE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BUT LEFT ME STRANDED. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN IT DROVE JUST FINE, SO I SLOWLY DROVE IT HOME. I DON'T ...
Mileage: 225
THE ONLY RECALL I WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT WAS FOR THE IGNITION,. MY TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT 11/19/2015, IT WILL NOT SWITCH INTO GEAR, IT STARTS JUST FINE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BUT LEFT ME STRANDED. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN IT DROVE JUST FINE, SO I SLOWLY DROVE IT HOME. I DON'T ...
Mileage: 225
SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY, HAVE TO WAIT TEN MINS TO START VEHICLE. SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, MY GAS FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING SO I TRACK THE GAS MY MILES .. FIRST 20 MILES STRUGGLES TO GO, FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR TO THE FUEL PUMP TO TRANNY TO ALTERNATOR NOW ...
Mileage: 225
SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY, HAVE TO WAIT TEN MINS TO START VEHICLE. SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, MY GAS FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING SO I TRACK THE GAS MY MILES .. FIRST 20 MILES STRUGGLES TO GO, FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR TO THE FUEL PUMP TO TRANNY TO ALTERNATOR NOW ...
Mileage: 225
SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY, HAVE TO WAIT TEN MINS TO START VEHICLE. SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, MY GAS FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING SO I TRACK THE GAS MY MILES .. FIRST 20 MILES STRUGGLES TO GO, FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR TO THE FUEL PUMP TO TRANNY TO ALTERNATOR NOW ...
Mileage: 225
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE AND CREATED A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLCIKER AND SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ALSO WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIA...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIF...
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH...
Mileage: 150,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LAST NIGHT MY HEAD LIGHTS FLASHED 3 OR 4 TIMES AND THEN I LOST ALL HEADLIGHTS. AND NOW WHEN I TURN MY BRIGHTS I LOOSE ALL HEADLIGHT
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ENGINE OIL LEAK IN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION KEY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MIL...
Mileage: 121,000
WHEN TRYING TO CRANK VEHICLE PASSLOCK CODE WON'T ALLOW CAR TO CRANK UNTIL AFTER 10 MINUTES. THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL BLINK UNTIL ITS READY TO CRANK AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHER WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER FAIL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS FLICKER ON. THEREFORE I AM CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM...............
Mileage: 65,168
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE CHECKING THE OIL DRIP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL HAD A MILKY APPEARANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN...
Mileage: 120,000
WHEN I GO TO START MY CAR I HAVE NO LIGHTS AND NO SIGN OF TURNING OVER. THEN I WAIT 10 TO 20 MINUTES AND I GET SOME LIGHTS ON THE DASH, THEN FINALLY IT WILL START. (THIS WAS HAPPENING JUNE & JULY OF 2015) NOW, I HAVE LIGHTS, IT JUST DOESN'T WANT TO TURN OVER. IF IT DOES TRY TO TURN OVER, IT DOESN...
Mileage: 249,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED A GASKET LEAK IN THE VEHICLE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. IT WAS UNKNOWN ...
Mileage: 178,000
ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE AT A RED LIGHT AND THEN WILL TURNOVER BUT WILL NOT RESTART.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASS LOCK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000. ...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACT...
Mileage: 122,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. ...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. ...
Mileage: 90,000
THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN STARTING ENGINE THEN COMES BACK ON AGAIN AND STAYS ON
Mileage: 126,000
THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN STARTING ENGINE THEN COMES BACK ON AGAIN AND STAYS ON
Mileage: 126,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE SWITCH TO GET THE LOW BEAMS AND HIGH BEAMS TO WORK. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 98,270
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE SWITCH TO GET THE LOW BEAMS AND HIGH BEAMS TO WORK. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 98,270
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON A BLACK NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE DASH LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS NORMAL. AFTER BRAKING TO AN EMERGENCY STOP I DISCOVERED THAT IF I FLICKED THE DIMMER SWITCH THE LO-BEAM WOULD COME ON. SOME TIME LATER, WHEN I FLICKED THE DI...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE, BUT NO SIGNAL ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WAS A RE...
Mileage: 141,151
I HAVE REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH, STARTER THREE TIMES IN TWO YEARS, THE ALTERNATOR AND THREE BATTERIES IN TWO YEARS. ALSO HAD SEVERAL FREQUENT TUNE UPS. THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Mileage: 163,000
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT SENSOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 2TIMES IN THE PAST 8 YEAR DUE TO IT BEING FAULTY. I AM NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF A SAFETY ISSUE THIS COULD BE BUT IT REALLY STARTS JUST RANDOMLY JERKING INTO GEAR FOR NO REASON, I HAD IT REPLACED 8 YEARS AGO AND NOW AGAIN IT IS GETTING DONE, ON TOP OF...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE HIGH BEAMS EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE HIGH BEAMS EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 170,000
VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC TWICE. ON OTHER OCCASIONS HE PROVIDED ADVICE TO CIRCUMVENT THE PROBLEM, MOST OCCASIONS WAS TO WAIT, REMOVE AND REINSERT THE KEY AND START THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE LOCAL DEALER (NOW BILL KAY), THEY ADVISED THAT T...
Mileage: 73,000
THE VATS SYSTEM WILL NOT LET ME START MY CAR FOR 10 TO 20 MINUTES. THE SYSTEM HAS BROKEN DOWN AND MY THINKING IS THAT GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO FIX THE ISSUE.
Mileage: 98,608
THE VATS SYSTEM WILL NOT LET ME START MY CAR FOR 10 TO 20 MINUTES. THE SYSTEM HAS BROKEN DOWN AND MY THINKING IS THAT GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO FIX THE ISSUE.
Mileage: 98,608
AFTER REPLACING: BATTERY, STARTER, STARTER MODULE, IGNITION MODULE, AND TUMBLER LOCK ASSEMBLY THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WILL NOT START.
Mileage: 95,500
WHEN YOU TRY START VEHICLE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE NOTED ONLINE AND CUSTOMERS ARE SPENDING MONEY ON BATTERIES AND OTHER PARTS WITHOUT A FIX. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE SEEMS LIKE MANY NOTES ARE INDICATING DISGUST WITH THE COMPANY NOT ...
Mileage: 90,000
WHEN YOU TRY START VEHICLE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE NOTED ONLINE AND CUSTOMERS ARE SPENDING MONEY ON BATTERIES AND OTHER PARTS WITHOUT A FIX. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE SEEMS LIKE MANY NOTES ARE INDICATING DISGUST WITH THE COMPANY NOT ...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND PULLING OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VI...
Mileage: 200,000
THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE, HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD START FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND ITS A NEW BATTERY ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED. HAD IT JUMPED CAR FINALLY STARTED AND THE SCREECHING WAS LOUD AND CL...
Mileage: 220,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS OVERHEATING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE...
Mileage: 150,000
WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR, IT WILL NOT START. I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES AND THEN TRY AGAIN. IT IS GETTING WORSE AND I HAVE HAD TO WAIT UP UNTIL ONE HOUR TO BE ABLE TO START CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO TRY TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED ...
Mileage: 89,000
I WAS GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL - WARNER HILL ROAD - STRATFORD CT. THE CAR BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER - INCLUDING BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE BRAKES BUT THEY WERE EXTREMELY HARD TO PUSH BUT THEY WORKED. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CARS IN FRONT OR BACK AND THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS GREEN. I WAS...
Mileage: 145,845
IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SHUT OFF. CHECKED THE STARTER AND THE BATTERY AND THE ENGINE, ALL ARE IN WORKING ORDER. THE SWITCH HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. IT STICKS BAD IS HARD TO TURN.
Mileage: 216,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE IGNITION KEY IN THE START POSITION WOULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. ALL THE OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WERE WORKING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. IT TOOK THE CON...
Mileage: 120,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH HE PAID TO HAVE REPLACED. *SMD
I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP BUT STEERING WHEEL STILL HARD TO TURN, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE EARLY 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE PASS LOCK ON THE KEY. THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WA...
Mileage: 126,696
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WATER LEAKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS AN ACCUMULATION OF WATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. THE FAILURE CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE AND THE RADIO SPEAKER BECAME DAMAGED. THE VEH...
Mileage: 104,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WATER LEAKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS AN ACCUMULATION OF WATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. THE FAILURE CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE AND THE RADIO SPEAKER BECAME DAMAGED. THE VEH...
Mileage: 104,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Mileage: 100,000
I WAS DRIVE HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT AND MY SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON MY CAR. THE NEXT THING IT WAS OFF. WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AFTER LEAVING HOME THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAY ON. I GOT TO WORK AND LOOK IN MY GM MANUAL AND SEEN THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER. I WENT TO MY CAR AFTER WORK TO GO...
Mileage: 186,000
I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE CAR AND WAS DRIVING AND MY GAS HAND,SPEEDOMETER AND OIL INDICATORS JUST FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CIRCLE. INSTEAD OF SHOWING ME THE AMOUNT OF GAS I HAVE THE RED NEEDLE FALLS BEHIND THE "E". THE SAME IS TRUE FOR THE SPEEDOMETER,THE NEEDLE JUST FALLS TO THE BOTTOM,AND THE...
Mileage: 42,000
I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE CAR AND WAS DRIVING AND MY GAS HAND,SPEEDOMETER AND OIL INDICATORS JUST FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CIRCLE. INSTEAD OF SHOWING ME THE AMOUNT OF GAS I HAVE THE RED NEEDLE FALLS BEHIND THE "E". THE SAME IS TRUE FOR THE SPEEDOMETER,THE NEEDLE JUST FALLS TO THE BOTTOM,AND THE...
Mileage: 42,000
I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE CAR AND WAS DRIVING AND MY GAS HAND,SPEEDOMETER AND OIL INDICATORS JUST FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CIRCLE. INSTEAD OF SHOWING ME THE AMOUNT OF GAS I HAVE THE RED NEEDLE FALLS BEHIND THE "E". THE SAME IS TRUE FOR THE SPEEDOMETER,THE NEEDLE JUST FALLS TO THE BOTTOM,AND THE...
Mileage: 42,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE THE ACCURATE READING LEVEL AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEE...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE THE ACCURATE READING LEVEL AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEE...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE THE ACCURATE READING LEVEL AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEE...
Mileage: 60,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE #14350. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD UNNECESSARY REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, AS THE SAFETY ISSUE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE IGNITION SWITCH TUMBLER WAS ...
COME ON NOW, I SEE THE COMPLAINTS ON A BUNCH OF THINGS THAT IS WRONG WITH MY 2004 IMPALA. AN THERE IS MORE THAN ONE PERSON SAYING IT. THERE SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE THAT YOU GUYS SEEM TO BE IGNORING AN REFUSING TO FIX. I THINK ITS ABOUT TIME FOR SOME PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER AND FIL...
COME ON NOW, I SEE THE COMPLAINTS ON A BUNCH OF THINGS THAT IS WRONG WITH MY 2004 IMPALA. AN THERE IS MORE THAN ONE PERSON SAYING IT. THERE SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE THAT YOU GUYS SEEM TO BE IGNORING AN REFUSING TO FIX. I THINK ITS ABOUT TIME FOR SOME PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER AND FIL...
COME ON NOW, I SEE THE COMPLAINTS ON A BUNCH OF THINGS THAT IS WRONG WITH MY 2004 IMPALA. AN THERE IS MORE THAN ONE PERSON SAYING IT. THERE SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE THAT YOU GUYS SEEM TO BE IGNORING AN REFUSING TO FIX. I THINK ITS ABOUT TIME FOR SOME PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER AND FIL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WHILE WAITING FOR THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR, THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER AND THE VEHICL...
MY SECURITY LIGHT POPS ON AND THEN WHEN I TURN MY CAR OFF IT WON'T START BACK UP FOR AT LEAST 20 MINS. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND LEAVES ME STRANDED...I SEEN OTHER REVIEWS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES. *TR
Mileage: 200,794
I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT DEALERSHIP IN ROCHESTER NY IT HAD AROUND 128000 WHEN BOUGHT IT DIED OUT AT ABOUT 131,000 THEY CLAIMED THAT THE CAR WAS FULLY INSPECTED WAS A TOTAL FAILURE HAD TO SPEND A 1000 PLUS DOLLARS AT GOOD YEAR TO MONTHS AFTER BOUGHT HAD NO HEAT [XXX] HEADS COULD FIX IT I WANT MY MO...
Mileage: 130,434
I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT DEALERSHIP IN ROCHESTER NY IT HAD AROUND 128000 WHEN BOUGHT IT DIED OUT AT ABOUT 131,000 THEY CLAIMED THAT THE CAR WAS FULLY INSPECTED WAS A TOTAL FAILURE HAD TO SPEND A 1000 PLUS DOLLARS AT GOOD YEAR TO MONTHS AFTER BOUGHT HAD NO HEAT [XXX] HEADS COULD FIX IT I WANT MY MO...
Mileage: 130,434
I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT DEALERSHIP IN ROCHESTER NY IT HAD AROUND 128000 WHEN BOUGHT IT DIED OUT AT ABOUT 131,000 THEY CLAIMED THAT THE CAR WAS FULLY INSPECTED WAS A TOTAL FAILURE HAD TO SPEND A 1000 PLUS DOLLARS AT GOOD YEAR TO MONTHS AFTER BOUGHT HAD NO HEAT [XXX] HEADS COULD FIX IT I WANT MY MO...
Mileage: 130,434
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, ONE OF THE KEYS WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE SPARE KEY WAS USED THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMEN...
Mileage: 83,817
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. WHY ARE THE DEFECTED? THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT FAULTY ONES AND STILL YOU HAVE NOT CHANGED TO BETTER GASKETS. FIRST THE HEAT GOES AND THEN THE CAR OVERHEATS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CHANGED THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT. NOW THE GASKET. FOR THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR...
AFTER PARKING MY CAR, I JUST HAPPENED TO NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE FRONT OF CAR AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER AVAILABLE TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES. IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS A VALVE COVER OIL LEAK THAT HAD DRIPPED ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THAT CAUSED THE OIL...
Mileage: 99,400
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CUSTOMER RECEIVED REPAIRS DUE TO RECALL AND IS REQUESTING REPAIRS. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD TO HESITATE AND THEN JERK. PIECES OF METAL WERE DISCOVERED IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN INDICATING AN INTERNAL FAULT. ALSO, THE...
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CUSTOMER RECEIVED REPAIRS DUE TO RECALL AND IS REQUESTING REPAIRS. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD TO HESITATE AND THEN JERK. PIECES OF METAL WERE DISCOVERED IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN INDICATING AN INTERNAL FAULT. ALSO, THE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03/30/15*LJ UPDAT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHAN...
Mileage: 57,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHAN...
Mileage: 57,000
THE CAR WILL NOT START ALL LIGHTS AND HEAT COMES ON OR AIR THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES WILL TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 5MINS TO 30 MINUTES TO START YOU GUYS REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE I HAVE SEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT AND IM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED AS OF YET. ME ...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER KEYS ON THE RING AND NO ADDITIONAL WEIGHT OTHER THAN THE SINGLE IGNITION K...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOS...
Mileage: 110,000
TODAY MY CAR LOCKED UP AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP WHEELS AND SPEED JUST MY BRAKES WAS THE ONLY THING THAT WORKED . THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, NOT START BACK UP. I WAS AFRAID BECAUSE I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR
TODAY MY CAR LOCKED UP AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP WHEELS AND SPEED JUST MY BRAKES WAS THE ONLY THING THAT WORKED . THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, NOT START BACK UP. I WAS AFRAID BECAUSE I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR
TODAY MY CAR LOCKED UP AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP WHEELS AND SPEED JUST MY BRAKES WAS THE ONLY THING THAT WORKED . THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, NOT START BACK UP. I WAS AFRAID BECAUSE I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR
HELLO, I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR DEALER AND DROVE IT TO WORK TWO DAYS LATER. I WORK AN HOUR AWAY AND TAKE THE TURNPIKE....I NOTICED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NEAR 90, AND WHEN I PULLED INTO MY JOBS PARKING LOT I WAS NEAR 40 MPH...THE PARKING LOT'S SPEED LIMIT ...
Mileage: 116,000
HELLO, I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR DEALER AND DROVE IT TO WORK TWO DAYS LATER. I WORK AN HOUR AWAY AND TAKE THE TURNPIKE....I NOTICED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NEAR 90, AND WHEN I PULLED INTO MY JOBS PARKING LOT I WAS NEAR 40 MPH...THE PARKING LOT'S SPEED LIMIT ...
Mileage: 116,000
HELLO, I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR DEALER AND DROVE IT TO WORK TWO DAYS LATER. I WORK AN HOUR AWAY AND TAKE THE TURNPIKE....I NOTICED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NEAR 90, AND WHEN I PULLED INTO MY JOBS PARKING LOT I WAS NEAR 40 MPH...THE PARKING LOT'S SPEED LIMIT ...
Mileage: 116,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM DISABLED INDEPENDENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE SECURITY LIGHTS AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING BEGAN TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 149,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER HAD CAR FIXED AND RECEIVED NO REIMBURSEMENT. *TA THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE DASH LIGHTS AND THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR CONDITION AND HEAT. . *JB
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER HAD CAR FIXED AND RECEIVED NO REIMBURSEMENT. *TA THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE DASH LIGHTS AND THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR CONDITION AND HEAT. . *JB
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER HAD CAR FIXED AND RECEIVED NO REIMBURSEMENT. *TA THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE DASH LIGHTS AND THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR CONDITION AND HEAT. . *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER GAUGE FAILED TO READ THE ACCURATE READING LEVELS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GAUGES SPORADICALLY INCREASED AND DECREASED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE ...
Mileage: 45,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *MW THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT, IN LIGHT OF THE RECALL. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUF...
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED PART FOR RECALL *CN THE CONSUMER STATED IN DECEMBER 2013, HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPING TO ZERO. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, A...
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED PART FOR RECALL *CN THE CONSUMER STATED IN DECEMBER 2013, HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPING TO ZERO. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, A...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A BARRIER AND A SPEED SIGN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEST...
Mileage: 96,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA KEYS AND IGNITION SWITCH. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIRS WERE DONE ON OCTOBER 13, 2014. HOWEVER, SHE DID NOT BELIEVE THE RECALL ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM SHE EXPERIENCED WITH THE IGNITION. ON MAY 7, 2014, SHE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE SECURITY ...
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CUSTOMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT CAR QUIT, DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTION. *MW
HAD HIGH BEAMS ON, HEADING HOME, LIGHTS ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT OFF! PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. LOW BEAMS WORK FINE, HIGH BEAMS DO NOT. *TR
MY SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM AND ABS LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY WHEN I AM DRIVING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF PROBLEM THIS IS COULD YOU POSSIBLY TELL ME SOME INFORMATION AND IF THERE'S A RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 127,000
MY SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM AND ABS LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY WHEN I AM DRIVING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF PROBLEM THIS IS COULD YOU POSSIBLY TELL ME SOME INFORMATION AND IF THERE'S A RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 127,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 70-80 MPH THEN SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CRACKED...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 70-80 MPH THEN SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CRACKED...
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON, MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. MY LOW BEAMS WORK OK BUT IF I USE HIGH BEAMS THEY RANDOMLY GO OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND GM VEHICLE I HAVE HAD WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC AT THE GM DEALERSHIP SAID 4 OF HIS 6 FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. A FO...
Mileage: 55
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON, MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. MY LOW BEAMS WORK OK BUT IF I USE HIGH BEAMS THEY RANDOMLY GO OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND GM VEHICLE I HAVE HAD WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC AT THE GM DEALERSHIP SAID 4 OF HIS 6 FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. A FO...
Mileage: 55
THE KEY SWITCH IS BAD SOME TIMES AFTER IT IS STARTED ALL DASH IS NOT WORKING AND SECURITY SYSTEM IS LOCKED AND YOU HAVE TO SHUT IT DOWN SOME TIMES MORE THEN ONCE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE KEY SWITCH IS BAD I ASK SOMEONE AT G.M. IF THEY COULD SEND ME THE SWITCH BUT TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP DI...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.
Mileage: 196,000
I JUST BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA JUST 1 WEEK AGO (70K MILES), AND I'M ALREADY HAVING MAJOR IGNITION TROUBLE. WHEN I TURN THE KEY, NOTHING HAPPENS -- THE SECURITY LIGHT BLINKS A FEW TIMES. WE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND CRANKING RELAY SWITCH, AND NO LUCK. I'VE SEARCH THE WEB AND YOUTUBE, AND THIS APPEA...
2004 CHERVROLET IMALA. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE TO THE IGNITION. *KL THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHILE DRIVING. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFAC...
I BOUGHT 2004 IMPALA AND HAVE IGNITION PROBLEM WITH WITNESSES WITH A DENT IN FRONT BUMPER, AFTER TEN YEARS OR OVER 100K MILES THE GASKET GOES ON GM/GMC PRODUCTS, BOTH INNER TIE RODS ROTTEN OUT. I HAVE TALK TO GM EXECUTIVE OFFICE THAT FIX THE IMPALA PROBLEM IN 2011 BUT UNWILLING TO DEAL WITH IT NOW. ...
Mileage: 67,876
I BOUGHT 2004 IMPALA AND HAVE IGNITION PROBLEM WITH WITNESSES WITH A DENT IN FRONT BUMPER, AFTER TEN YEARS OR OVER 100K MILES THE GASKET GOES ON GM/GMC PRODUCTS, BOTH INNER TIE RODS ROTTEN OUT. I HAVE TALK TO GM EXECUTIVE OFFICE THAT FIX THE IMPALA PROBLEM IN 2011 BUT UNWILLING TO DEAL WITH IT NOW. ...
Mileage: 67,876
I BOUGHT 2004 IMPALA AND HAVE IGNITION PROBLEM WITH WITNESSES WITH A DENT IN FRONT BUMPER, AFTER TEN YEARS OR OVER 100K MILES THE GASKET GOES ON GM/GMC PRODUCTS, BOTH INNER TIE RODS ROTTEN OUT. I HAVE TALK TO GM EXECUTIVE OFFICE THAT FIX THE IMPALA PROBLEM IN 2011 BUT UNWILLING TO DEAL WITH IT NOW. ...
Mileage: 67,876
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *TGW THE CONSUMER HAD THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER REPLACED IN MARCH 2007. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 31, MY HUSBAND TOOK OUR 2004 CHEVY IMPALA IN TO GET THE KEYS REPAIRED DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. THE DEALER, [XXX] OF WOOD RIVER, REFUSED TO REPAIR THE SIX KEYS PURCHASED FROM CHEVROLET WITH THE CAR [WE ORDERED 4 ADDITIONAL KEYS FROM CHEVROLET WITH THE CAR]. IT WAS...
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND WOULD HAVE TRY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY AND WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOS...
SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT HAS GONE ON A NUMBER TIMES AND THEN WENT OFF AGAIN. NOW, WHEN IT GOES ON THE ABS LIGHT AND THE TRACTION OFF LIGHTS ALSO GO ON. THEY USUALLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. THESE WARNING LIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS GO ON. IF THEY ARE GOING TO GO ON, IT WILL GENERALLY BE ON START UP. ...
Mileage: 93,255
SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT HAS GONE ON A NUMBER TIMES AND THEN WENT OFF AGAIN. NOW, WHEN IT GOES ON THE ABS LIGHT AND THE TRACTION OFF LIGHTS ALSO GO ON. THEY USUALLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. THESE WARNING LIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS GO ON. IF THEY ARE GOING TO GO ON, IT WILL GENERALLY BE ON START UP. ...
Mileage: 93,255
FOR THE PAST FOUR WEEKS, I HAVE NOTICED THE PASSENGER'S AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NOT ANY INCIDENTS OR DEFECTS TO THE VEHICLE. THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME, DUE TO IT MAY BE INEFFECTIVE IF THERE WAS A CRASH. *TR
Mileage: 96,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MA...
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #14350 REIMBURSEMENT. * LD THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *JB
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS DIED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OCCASION, HE WENT THROUGH SOME CONSTRUCTIONS, KNOCKED THE SIDE MIRROR OFF, AND CRACKED A WINDOW. THE VEHICLE ALSO RECEIVED SCRATCHES AND DENTS. *JB
CHEVROLET. CONSUMER IS WRITING IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH.* LD THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED HER, THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED, AT A COST OF $ 338.94. *...
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND CAUSED HER TO HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE CAR WOULD RESTART. SINCE THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD THIS HAPPEN AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR SINCE. I'VE DRIVEN THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AFTER SHE HAS TOLD ME IT HAPPENE...
Mileage: 37,545
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND CAUSED HER TO HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE CAR WOULD RESTART. SINCE THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD THIS HAPPEN AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR SINCE. I'VE DRIVEN THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AFTER SHE HAS TOLD ME IT HAPPENE...
Mileage: 37,545
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND CAUSED HER TO HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE CAR WOULD RESTART. SINCE THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD THIS HAPPEN AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR SINCE. I'VE DRIVEN THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AFTER SHE HAS TOLD ME IT HAPPENE...
Mileage: 37,545
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND CAUSED HER TO HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE CAR WOULD RESTART. SINCE THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD THIS HAPPEN AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR SINCE. I'VE DRIVEN THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AFTER SHE HAS TOLD ME IT HAPPENE...
Mileage: 37,545
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL MINUTES LATER AND THE SECURITY ALARM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER TURNING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL MINUTES LATER AND THE SECURITY ALARM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THE SENS...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER TURNING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL MINUTES LATER AND THE SECURITY ALARM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THE SENS...
DEAR GM, MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I HAVE COME SO CLOSE TO HAVING A ACCIDENT IN MY CAR IT HAVE CUT OFF TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK . BY THE GRACE OF GOD I LE...
Mileage: 132,543
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND TRAVELED INTO A DITCH. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. IN ADDITION,...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND TRAVELED INTO A DITCH. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. IN ADDITION,...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS DUE TO THE CONTACT NOT HAVING THE ORIGINAL KEYS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE...
CHEVROLET IMPALA 2004, TRAVELING ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY, AT 65MPH, USING CRUISE CONTROL, 2 ADULT PASSENGERS USING SEATBELTS, DRIVER SAW TRUCK ENTERING THE INTERSECTION FROM THE DRIVERS RIGHT SIDE. THE DRIVER ACCELERATED AND SWERVED TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE IMPALA WAS STRUCK BY THE TRUCK. SKID ...
Mileage: 297,336
CHEVROLET IMPALA 2004, TRAVELING ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY, AT 65MPH, USING CRUISE CONTROL, 2 ADULT PASSENGERS USING SEATBELTS, DRIVER SAW TRUCK ENTERING THE INTERSECTION FROM THE DRIVERS RIGHT SIDE. THE DRIVER ACCELERATED AND SWERVED TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE IMPALA WAS STRUCK BY THE TRUCK. SKID ...
Mileage: 297,336
CHEVROLET IMPALA 2004, TRAVELING ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY, AT 65MPH, USING CRUISE CONTROL, 2 ADULT PASSENGERS USING SEATBELTS, DRIVER SAW TRUCK ENTERING THE INTERSECTION FROM THE DRIVERS RIGHT SIDE. THE DRIVER ACCELERATED AND SWERVED TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE IMPALA WAS STRUCK BY THE TRUCK. SKID ...
Mileage: 297,336
CHEVROLET IMPALA 2004, TRAVELING ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY, AT 65MPH, USING CRUISE CONTROL, 2 ADULT PASSENGERS USING SEATBELTS, DRIVER SAW TRUCK ENTERING THE INTERSECTION FROM THE DRIVERS RIGHT SIDE. THE DRIVER ACCELERATED AND SWERVED TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE IMPALA WAS STRUCK BY THE TRUCK. SKID ...
Mileage: 297,336
ABS AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON EVERY TIME I START THE CAR AND STAY ON TILL I TURN IT OFF. CAN'T SEEM TO FIX IT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. TH...
I HAVEN'T BEEN PHYSICALLY HURT BECAUSE OF THIS IGNITION SWITCH RE-CALL BUT IT HAS MADE ME DISPLACED FOR DAYS ON END BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I'VE MISSED WORK ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND THEN I'M BEING TOLD BY GM THAT THE PART ISN'T BUILT, THERE ISN'T ENOUGH TO GO AROUND, IT'S LIKE WHAT ARE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO JERK AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120.
Mileage: 120
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE ...
Mileage: 132,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE ...
Mileage: 132,000
WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT POWER STEERING FAILED, HAD TO MAN HANDLE. WAS DRIVING THRU FLOODED ROAD. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABL...
Mileage: 120,000
I EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH MY GAS HAND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN THERE IS GAS IN MY CAR, NO MATTER IF IT'S FULL OR ALMOST EMPTY, THE HAND STAYS ON FULL FOR THE MOST PART. IT DOES NOT DETECT THE PROPERTY AMOUNT OF GAS IN MY CAR. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR, FUEL GAUGE AND NEEDLE. *...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT DIMMER SWITCH FAILED TO ACTIVATE AND WAS ABLE TO ACTIVATE ONLY ONE SETTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PART THAT WAS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Mileage: 74,268
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DIFICULT TO DEPRESS AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJ...
THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOULD STICK JUST OUT OF THE BLUE AND EVERY YOU WOULD EXCEL IT WOULD GO UP MORE BUT NEVER COME BACK DOWN. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE NEEDLE TO COME DOWN SO IT DIDN'T WRAP COMPLETELY AROUND WOULD BE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN REPEATEDLY TURN THE KEY ...
Mileage: 100,000
CAR WOULD NOT START SECURITY LIGHT BLINKING ,LET IT SIT FOR 15 MINUTES THEN IT STARTS, REALLY DISAPPOINTED . *TR
Mileage: 110,000
PURSUANT TO THE LETTER I GOT IN REGARD TO RECALL 14350, I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR, JIM BUTLER CHEVROLET. I GOT AN EMAIL BACK FROM THEM SAYING THE ONLY RECALL THEY SHOW ON MY CAR IS 13036, AND THEY WILL ONLY SCHEDULE ME FOR THAT SERVICE. I VERIFIED THE VIN ON YOUR WEBSITE, AND 1435...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WAS HARD TO TURN IN THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE STARTING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V4...
Mileage: 35,429
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WAS HARD TO TURN IN THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE STARTING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V4...
Mileage: 35,429
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE RADIATOR OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POURED WATER INTO THE RADIATOR. T...
MY CAR HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH PERIODIC NOT STARTING, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS OFF AND ON. THE OTHER DAY WAS WHEN I FINALLY REALIZED MY CAR HAD PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WENT TO THE STORE LATE RIGHT BEFORE IT WAS ABOUT TO CLOSE. WENT AND MADE MY PURCHASE. WHEN I CAME OUT MY CAR...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V40000...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V40000...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 90 MPH, WHICH THEN INCREASED TO 110 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE RPM GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READING LEVELS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED...
Mileage: 133,000
PLEASE HELP. I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. IT HAS THE GM PASSLOCK. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON THE MESSAGE BOARD AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ABOUT 25 TIMES. I'M AFRAID ONE DAY IT WILL BE AN EMERGENCY AND MY CAR IS GOING TO LEAVE ME STRANDED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON...
Mileage: 140,000
PLEASE HELP. I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. IT HAS THE GM PASSLOCK. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON THE MESSAGE BOARD AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ABOUT 25 TIMES. I'M AFRAID ONE DAY IT WILL BE AN EMERGENCY AND MY CAR IS GOING TO LEAVE ME STRANDED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON...
Mileage: 140,000
PLEASE HELP. I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. IT HAS THE GM PASSLOCK. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON THE MESSAGE BOARD AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ABOUT 25 TIMES. I'M AFRAID ONE DAY IT WILL BE AN EMERGENCY AND MY CAR IS GOING TO LEAVE ME STRANDED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON...
Mileage: 140,000
TRIED TO START CAR, WOULDN'T TURN OVER EVEN THOUGH CAR HAD POWER, NO NOISES OR SOUNDS MADE WHEN TRYING TO TURN OVER EVEN THOUGH I HAD FULL POWER TO RADIO WINDERS DOORS AND ELECTRIC DASH BOARD. HAD A NEW STARTER PUT IN BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ISSUE. 2 WEEKS LATER SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHIL...
Mileage: 140,000
TRIED TO START CAR, WOULDN'T TURN OVER EVEN THOUGH CAR HAD POWER, NO NOISES OR SOUNDS MADE WHEN TRYING TO TURN OVER EVEN THOUGH I HAD FULL POWER TO RADIO WINDERS DOORS AND ELECTRIC DASH BOARD. HAD A NEW STARTER PUT IN BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ISSUE. 2 WEEKS LATER SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHIL...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE WET ROAD SURFACE. THE DRIVER FAILED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AND THE STEERING AND BRAKES SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND A TREE. TH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE WET ROAD SURFACE. THE DRIVER FAILED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AND THE STEERING AND BRAKES SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND A TREE. TH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE WET ROAD SURFACE. THE DRIVER FAILED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AND THE STEERING AND BRAKES SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND A TREE. TH...
WHEN I STARTED MY CAR FRIDAY AFTER GETTING GAS, THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I WAS FINALLY SOMEWHERE SAFE, I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT STARTED JUST FINE AND THE LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON. TODAY (SUNDAY) I LEFT WORK AND DROVE 4 MILES TO GET MY DAUGHTERS CHECK FROM HER WORK. I LEFT TH...
Mileage: 139,600
FOR 5 OR MORE YEARS WHEN I TRY TO START THE MOTOR I GET NOR RESPONSE FROM THE STARTER, THE LIGHTS DIM AND OTHER ELECTRICAL DRIVEN THINGS SHUT DOWN. IF I TOUCH THE SOLENOID TERMINAL OF THE STARTER WITH A HOT WIRE THE STARTER RUNS AND THE ENGINE STARTS. WHEN I TAKE THE HOT WIRE OFF THE TERMINAL THE E...
Mileage: 2,009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHIC...
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA OFF AND ON SINCE I GOT IT. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND IT WILL NOT START. THE DASH AND LIGHTS WILL WORK, BUT WHEN I TURN THE KEY OVER IT DOES NOTHING. THIS JUST RECENTLY OCCURRED WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN. I HAD TO LEAVE...
Mileage: 80,000
AS I PROCEEDED WEST DOWN RICHMOND AVE THE YOUNG LADY WAS PULLING OUT OF HER JOB PARKING LOT. SHE WAS TRYING TO HEAD EAST ON RICHMOND AVE., BUT SHE WAS TALKING ON HER CELL PHONE AND ALSO LOOKING WEST INSTEAD OF THE DIRECTION TRAFFIC WAS COMING FROM. AS SHE PROCEEDED TO CROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITHOU...
Mileage: 115,450
AS I PROCEEDED WEST DOWN RICHMOND AVE THE YOUNG LADY WAS PULLING OUT OF HER JOB PARKING LOT. SHE WAS TRYING TO HEAD EAST ON RICHMOND AVE., BUT SHE WAS TALKING ON HER CELL PHONE AND ALSO LOOKING WEST INSTEAD OF THE DIRECTION TRAFFIC WAS COMING FROM. AS SHE PROCEEDED TO CROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITHOU...
Mileage: 115,450
SWITCH BECAME DIFFICULT TO CHANGE TO HIGH BEAMS, SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WOULD GO BLACK. NOW HIGH BEAMS ONLY STAY ON BY HOLD SWITCH BACK. *TR
Mileage: 175,000
I WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS. I TURN ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNALS AND IT WAS NOT WORKING. I DEPRESSED MY HAZARD SWITCH, AND TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED MY LEFT TURN SIGNALS AGAIN AND IT STARTED WORKING. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM OFF AND ON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JULY,2014. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS...
Mileage: 80,000
I WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS. I TURN ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNALS AND IT WAS NOT WORKING. I DEPRESSED MY HAZARD SWITCH, AND TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED MY LEFT TURN SIGNALS AGAIN AND IT STARTED WORKING. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM OFF AND ON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JULY,2014. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURE...
Mileage: 114,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE WHEELS SEIZED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FI...
Mileage: 87,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE WHEELS SEIZED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FI...
Mileage: 87,000
@ 65MPH TRAFFIC CAME TO A SLOW DOWN,I HAD PLENTY OF SPACE 2 STOP IF I HAD 2 IN MY LANE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES & THE WHEELS LOCKED UP & WAS SKIDDING OUT OF CONTROL,IT SURGED INTO THE LANE LEFT OF ME & THE REAR SLID OVER WHERE I WAS SIDEWAYS. I TRIED TO CONTROL MY STEERING BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND,THEN...
Mileage: 84,725
@ 65MPH TRAFFIC CAME TO A SLOW DOWN,I HAD PLENTY OF SPACE 2 STOP IF I HAD 2 IN MY LANE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES & THE WHEELS LOCKED UP & WAS SKIDDING OUT OF CONTROL,IT SURGED INTO THE LANE LEFT OF ME & THE REAR SLID OVER WHERE I WAS SIDEWAYS. I TRIED TO CONTROL MY STEERING BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND,THEN...
Mileage: 84,725
@ 65MPH TRAFFIC CAME TO A SLOW DOWN,I HAD PLENTY OF SPACE 2 STOP IF I HAD 2 IN MY LANE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES & THE WHEELS LOCKED UP & WAS SKIDDING OUT OF CONTROL,IT SURGED INTO THE LANE LEFT OF ME & THE REAR SLID OVER WHERE I WAS SIDEWAYS. I TRIED TO CONTROL MY STEERING BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND,THEN...
Mileage: 84,725
BRAKES MAKING LOUD NOISE, HAD FRONT BRAKE PADS PUT ON AND NOW BACK BRAKES MAKING LOUD NOISES CAR ALL OF SUDDEN DIDNT WANT TO STOP, NOW CAR WAS PULLED INTO DRIVE, HAS WINDOWS DOWN, AND WILL NOT START, KEY DOES NOT TURN BUT HALF OF LIGHTING WORKS , WE ARE HAVING BAD STORMS AN WITH A 5 YEAR OLD CHILD T...
Mileage: 201,600
BRAKES MAKING LOUD NOISE, HAD FRONT BRAKE PADS PUT ON AND NOW BACK BRAKES MAKING LOUD NOISES CAR ALL OF SUDDEN DIDNT WANT TO STOP, NOW CAR WAS PULLED INTO DRIVE, HAS WINDOWS DOWN, AND WILL NOT START, KEY DOES NOT TURN BUT HALF OF LIGHTING WORKS , WE ARE HAVING BAD STORMS AN WITH A 5 YEAR OLD CHILD T...
Mileage: 201,600
NOW CAR WAS PULLED INTO DRIVE, HAS WINDOWS DOWN, AND WILL NOT START, KEY DOES NOT TURN BUT HALF OF LIGHTING WORKS , WE ARE HAVING BAD STORMS AN WITH A 5 YEAR OLD CHILD TO TRANSPORT, CANT MOVE THE CAR AND HAS ANOTHER ONE BLOCKED IN HAS SET FOR 4 DAYS NO WAY TO GET THE KEY TO TURN AM ABLE TO OPEN DOOR...
Mileage: 206,000
NOW CAR WAS PULLED INTO DRIVE, HAS WINDOWS DOWN, AND WILL NOT START, KEY DOES NOT TURN BUT HALF OF LIGHTING WORKS , WE ARE HAVING BAD STORMS AN WITH A 5 YEAR OLD CHILD TO TRANSPORT, CANT MOVE THE CAR AND HAS ANOTHER ONE BLOCKED IN HAS SET FOR 4 DAYS NO WAY TO GET THE KEY TO TURN AM ABLE TO OPEN DOOR...
Mileage: 206,000
NOW CAR WAS PULLED INTO DRIVE, HAS WINDOWS DOWN, AND WILL NOT START, KEY DOES NOT TURN BUT HALF OF LIGHTING WORKS , WE ARE HAVING BAD STORMS AN WITH A 5 YEAR OLD CHILD TO TRANSPORT, CANT MOVE THE CAR AND HAS ANOTHER ONE BLOCKED IN HAS SET FOR 4 DAYS NO WAY TO GET THE KEY TO TURN AM ABLE TO OPEN DOOR...
Mileage: 206,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIGOROUSLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR BRAKES, ROTORS, AND TIRES AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ...
Mileage: 161,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIGOROUSLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR BRAKES, ROTORS, AND TIRES AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ...
Mileage: 161,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND GOING OVER A POT HOLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO...
Mileage: 64,000
OFTEN MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA WILL NOT START ON THE INITIAL TRY. I HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES WITH THE IGNITION ON FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESET. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE AND CHEVROLET SHOULD OWN UP TO THE MISTAKE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 132,000
MY CHEVY IMPALA IGNITION WOULD NOT START MY CAR ON. I CALLED THE SEVERAL DEALERSHIP. [XXX] SAID THERE'S NO RECALL FROM GM ON THAT. NOW I DON'T HAVE A CAR BECAUSE OF A IGNITION PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Mileage: 109
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WAITING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND CRASHED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TH...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND MULTIPLE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT...
Mileage: 150,000
THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR USED, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THE WAY HOME. AFTER COMPLAINING ON A CHEVY FORUM, I BOUGHT A USED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WHICH I LEARNED WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN IMPALAS AND MONTI CARLOS. THIS YEAR IN SPRING (SORRY I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE OR MILES) THAT PART MALFUNCTIONED...
Mileage: 231,000
THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR USED, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THE WAY HOME. AFTER COMPLAINING ON A CHEVY FORUM, I BOUGHT A USED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WHICH I LEARNED WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN IMPALAS AND MONTI CARLOS. THIS YEAR IN SPRING (SORRY I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE OR MILES) THAT PART MALFUNCTIONED...
Mileage: 231,000
THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR USED, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THE WAY HOME. AFTER COMPLAINING ON A CHEVY FORUM, I BOUGHT A USED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WHICH I LEARNED WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN IMPALAS AND MONTI CARLOS. THIS YEAR IN SPRING (SORRY I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE OR MILES) THAT PART MALFUNCTIONED...
Mileage: 231,000
SPEEDOMETER WORKS SOMETIMES. OTHER TIMES IT GETS STUCK ON MPH. I CAN BE SITTING STILL AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 52 MILES PER HOUR. OTHER TIMES IT WILL KEEP GOING UP UNTIL THE NEEDLE IS MORE THAN BURIED. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
MY CAR AS WELL AS OTHER GM CARS OF MY YEAR, 2000-2006 HAVE EXPERIENCED A "NO-START" CONDITION WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO THE START POSITION TO START THE ENGINE. IT IS A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WITH GM'S PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. MY CAR DOES NOT START RIGHT AWAY AT TIMES. THE "SECURITY" L...
Mileage: 79,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT TWO WEEKS LATER THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT T...
Mileage: 170,000
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH LIGHTS FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. FIRST STARTED OUT WHERE IF I HAD MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON EVERY NOW AND AGAIN ALL MY LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE BRIGHT LIGHTS WOULDN'T STAY ON SO HAD TO HOLD TO KEEP THEM ON. THEN IT CAME A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE ALL MY LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK...
Mileage: 179,000
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH LIGHTS FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. FIRST STARTED OUT WHERE IF I HAD MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON EVERY NOW AND AGAIN ALL MY LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE BRIGHT LIGHTS WOULDN'T STAY ON SO HAD TO HOLD TO KEEP THEM ON. THEN IT CAME A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE ALL MY LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK...
Mileage: 179,000
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH LIGHTS FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. FIRST STARTED OUT WHERE IF I HAD MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON EVERY NOW AND AGAIN ALL MY LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE BRIGHT LIGHTS WOULDN'T STAY ON SO HAD TO HOLD TO KEEP THEM ON. THEN IT CAME A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE ALL MY LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK...
Mileage: 179,000
I ENTER AN INTERSECTION ON A GREEN LIGHT. THE OTHER PARTY TURNED IN FRONT OF ME EVEN THOUGH HE HAD A RED TURN LIGHT. I HIT HIM HEAD ON INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF HIS DOOR. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES BUT IMPACT WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATE. MY AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF. I SUSTAINED PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE IN ...
Mileage: 12,000
I ENTER AN INTERSECTION ON A GREEN LIGHT. THE OTHER PARTY TURNED IN FRONT OF ME EVEN THOUGH HE HAD A RED TURN LIGHT. I HIT HIM HEAD ON INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF HIS DOOR. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES BUT IMPACT WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATE. MY AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF. I SUSTAINED PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE IN ...
Mileage: 12,000
I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA AN IN FEBRUARY WHILE DRIVING UP THA HIGH WAY MY KEYS JUST LIKE POPPED OUT OF THE IGNITION MY CAR LOST POWER AND I HIT THE GUARD RAIL AT 60 MPH MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T COME OUT. ME N MY GIRLFRIEND WAS IN THE CAR . ON JULY 1ST I FIND OUT THERE'S A RECALL ON MY CAR I TRIED CON...
Mileage: 180,000
I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA AN IN FEBRUARY WHILE DRIVING UP THA HIGH WAY MY KEYS JUST LIKE POPPED OUT OF THE IGNITION MY CAR LOST POWER AND I HIT THE GUARD RAIL AT 60 MPH MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T COME OUT. ME N MY GIRLFRIEND WAS IN THE CAR . ON JULY 1ST I FIND OUT THERE'S A RECALL ON MY CAR I TRIED CON...
Mileage: 180,000
I LEASED THE CAR 5/10/2014 AND I HAD SEVEN OCCASIONS WHERE THE CAR SIMPLY WOULDN'T START AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON OVER NIGHT ON ITS OWN WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE. *TR
I LEASED THE CAR 5/10/2014 AND I HAD SEVEN OCCASIONS WHERE THE CAR SIMPLY WOULDN'T START AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON OVER NIGHT ON ITS OWN WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE. *TR
MY 2004 IMPALA HAS THE ABS LIGHT ON. IT SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE THE ABS IS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING FELT ODD. I WAS RIGHT BY MY HOUSE SO I SHUT IT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AND DROVE IT THE BLOCK HOME. I TRIED DRIVING IT AROUND THE BLOCK THE NEXT DAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I AM FINDING...
Mileage: 202,000
MY 2004 IMPALA HAS THE ABS LIGHT ON. IT SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE THE ABS IS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING FELT ODD. I WAS RIGHT BY MY HOUSE SO I SHUT IT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AND DROVE IT THE BLOCK HOME. I TRIED DRIVING IT AROUND THE BLOCK THE NEXT DAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I AM FINDING...
Mileage: 202,000
I WAS IN A K MART PARKING LOT I HIT A SPEED BUMP AND WHEN I DID MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. RECENTLY I WAS AT WORK I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO ST HOME AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START I WAITED 20 MINUTES TRIED IT AGAIN IT STARTED UP THIS HAS OCCURRED QUITE FREQUENTLY NOW AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE HOOKED IT ...
Mileage: 101,267
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHICH EXACERBATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. T...
Mileage: 6,984
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHICH EXACERBATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. T...
Mileage: 6,984
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHICH EXACERBATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. T...
Mileage: 6,984
FIRST OF ALL MY SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE, AND THEN IT STAYED ON RIGHT BEFORE THESE TIMES MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I WAS OUT OF TOWN AT THE HOSPITAL.WENT TO START MY IMPALA AND IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD TO WAIT 20 MINUTES AND IT STARTED UP AND RAN PERFECT. GOT HOME ,SHUT ...
Mileage: 113,000
I HAVE A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH. SOMETIMES IT STARTS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING, SOMETIMES SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES IT SHUTS OFF. HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. IS THAT UNDER A RECALL. HAD PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR OR SO, BUT THEY C...
Mileage: 102,000
VEHICLE WILL ON OCCASION NOT START AND DISPLAYS A FLASHING SECURITY LIGHT IN THE INFORMATION CENTER. IF I WAIT 10 MINUTES THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND THE CAR WILL START. DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE AS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND NOT REPRODUCIBLE. PROBLEM HAPPENED ON OCCASION OVER...
Mileage: 42,000
VEHICLE WILL ON OCCASION NOT START AND DISPLAYS A FLASHING SECURITY LIGHT IN THE INFORMATION CENTER. IF I WAIT 10 MINUTES THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND THE CAR WILL START. DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE AS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND NOT REPRODUCIBLE. PROBLEM HAPPENED ON OCCASION OVER...
Mileage: 42,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS HARD TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 182,373
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS HARD TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 182,373
THE KEY DOES NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE SWITCHED KEYS AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. I'VE TRIED PRESSING THE BREAK AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE SAME TIME AS TURNING THE KEY. I HAVE TO TRY TO KEEP TURNING THE KEY UNTIL IT FINALLY DECIDES TO TURN. THERE HAS BEEN NO MISTREATMENT OF THE IGNI...
Mileage: 114,000
WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE , SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT START. NO IGNITION. THERE IS POWER BUT NOT IGNITION. AFTER I WAIT 10 MINUTES IT WILL START. IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS A SECURITY SWITCH IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE SHUTS THE CAR D...
Mileage: 140,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA LOSES LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE MULTIPURPOSE SWITCH LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AFTER LOSING LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS AFTER A FEW MONTHS HIGH BEAM LAMPS ARE ALSO NOT WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 182,000
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT AND SWITCHING ON HIGH BEAMS, THEN WHEN SWITCHING BACK TO LOW BEAMS, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF COMPLETELY. I HAVE TO REMEMBER TO PUT THE FOG LIGHTS ON, SO IF THE LIGHTS GO OUT I WILL STILL BE ABLE TO SEE. *TR
Mileage: 85,192
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT AND SWITCHING ON HIGH BEAMS, THEN WHEN SWITCHING BACK TO LOW BEAMS, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF COMPLETELY. I HAVE TO REMEMBER TO PUT THE FOG LIGHTS ON, SO IF THE LIGHTS GO OUT I WILL STILL BE ABLE TO SEE. *TR
Mileage: 85,192
HEAD LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON, BLINKERS WILL NOT TURN ON, TRACTION CONTROL TURNS ITSELF OF AND YOU CANNOT TURN IT BACK ON. THE FOLLOWING DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. CHECK ENGINE, BATTERY AND ABS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A YEAR ON AND OFF. STARTED AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES. SOMETIMES ONLY ONE OF TH...
Mileage: 80,000
HEAD LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON, BLINKERS WILL NOT TURN ON, TRACTION CONTROL TURNS ITSELF OF AND YOU CANNOT TURN IT BACK ON. THE FOLLOWING DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. CHECK ENGINE, BATTERY AND ABS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A YEAR ON AND OFF. STARTED AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES. SOMETIMES ONLY ONE OF TH...
Mileage: 80,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 IMPALA WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE. I TRIED TO TURN AND HIT THE BRAKES AND NOTHING WORKED. I SLAMMED ON MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND AFTER A WHILE I REALIZED THE CAR HAD SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. A MONTH LATER MY BOYFRIEND HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE DRIVING IT. *TR
Mileage: 1
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 IMPALA WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE. I TRIED TO TURN AND HIT THE BRAKES AND NOTHING WORKED. I SLAMMED ON MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND AFTER A WHILE I REALIZED THE CAR HAD SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. A MONTH LATER MY BOYFRIEND HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE DRIVING IT. *TR
Mileage: 1
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 IMPALA WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE. I TRIED TO TURN AND HIT THE BRAKES AND NOTHING WORKED. I SLAMMED ON MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND AFTER A WHILE I REALIZED THE CAR HAD SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. A MONTH LATER MY BOYFRIEND HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE DRIVING IT. *TR
Mileage: 1
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND WHILE MY CAR WAS STOPPED AND I WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CRASH INVOLVED 4 CARS AND MY AIRBAGS NEVER DID THEIR JOB. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 24, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 PM I HAD JUST GOT OFF WORK AND WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START I GOT A MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE CONTROL PANEL WHICH SAYS SECURITY AFTER SITTING ABOUT 30 MINUTES IN THE RAIN AND COLD IT STARTED UP THEN I GOT HOME AND TURN IT OFF THEN T...
Mileage: 131,000
ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 24, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 PM I HAD JUST GOT OFF WORK AND WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START I GOT A MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE CONTROL PANEL WHICH SAYS SECURITY AFTER SITTING ABOUT 30 MINUTES IN THE RAIN AND COLD IT STARTED UP THEN I GOT HOME AND TURN IT OFF THEN T...
Mileage: 131,000
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND ONE PERSON WAS INJURED WHICH REQUIRED MEDIAL TREATMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE AIR BAG FAILU...
Mileage: 106,000
THE VEHICLE OWNER ALLEGES THAT HE HIT ANOTHER VECHICLE AT 60 MPH INJURIES WERE TO HIS BACK, LEG , HEAD AND CHEST. HIS HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND CHEST HIT STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY *BF UPDATED 08/14/14*LJ UPDATED 8/23/2017*CN
WE WHERE RAN INTO ON DRIVER SIDE NO AIRBAG CAME OUT WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF STEERING PROBLEMS. AS OF TODAY THERE IS STILL PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND WE JUST WONT DRIVE ON HIGHWAY AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 8
WE WHERE RAN INTO ON DRIVER SIDE NO AIRBAG CAME OUT WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF STEERING PROBLEMS. AS OF TODAY THERE IS STILL PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND WE JUST WONT DRIVE ON HIGHWAY AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 8
WE WHERE RAN INTO ON DRIVER SIDE NO AIRBAG CAME OUT WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF STEERING PROBLEMS. AS OF TODAY THERE IS STILL PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND WE JUST WONT DRIVE ON HIGHWAY AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 8
WE WHERE RAN INTO ON DRIVER SIDE NO AIRBAG CAME OUT WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF STEERING PROBLEMS. AS OF TODAY THERE IS STILL PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND WE JUST WONT DRIVE ON HIGHWAY AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 8
THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS DEFECTIVE AND CLUNKS WHEN TURNING AND LOW SPEEDS. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THINKING I WAS DOING 80 MPH AND TRAFFIC WAS PASSING ME. WHEN I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A STOP MY SPEEDOMETER STILL SAID I WAS DOING 30 MPH. FROM THAT POINT ON IT WENT HAYWIRE. WHEN I AM AT A STOP IT NOW SAYS I AM DOING 60 MPH AND WHEN I START TO MOVE FORWARD IT...
Mileage: 118,000
SINCE LAST YEAR I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS TWICE BECAUSE OF A GRINDING/SQUEALING NOISE. NOW I NEED TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN ( 4-19-14 ). WHEN EVER I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL VIBRATE AND MAKES NOISES,IF I APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL (VIBRATES A LOT )AND STEERIN...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE V...
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE FACT THAT MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAS A HABIT OF NOT WANTING TO START, AND ALSO THE FACT THAT AT ANY TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING, I CAN PULL THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE CAR CONTINUES RUNNING. I WOULD LIKE THESE PROBLEMS TAKEN CARE OF A.S.A.P. PLEASE FIND A WA...
I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME AFFECTS AS THE NEWER MODELS AND IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM NOW FOR THE 1 AND A HALF YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS VECHICLE. I WANT THIS PROBLEM FIXED. *JS
MADE STOP.CONTINUED,DID NOT SEE OTHER VEHICLE IT HIT OUR CAR IN SIDE&FRONT END. WE WERE HIT AT BY ANOTHER CAR,WHICH WAS TRAVELING AT EXTREMELY HIGHER SPEED. OUR AIR-BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE IGNITION TURNED ITSELF OFF LOCKING THE KEY IN THE OFF POSITION,THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED OR TURNED EI...
Mileage: 126,000
MADE STOP.CONTINUED,DID NOT SEE OTHER VEHICLE IT HIT OUR CAR IN SIDE&FRONT END. WE WERE HIT AT BY ANOTHER CAR,WHICH WAS TRAVELING AT EXTREMELY HIGHER SPEED. OUR AIR-BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE IGNITION TURNED ITSELF OFF LOCKING THE KEY IN THE OFF POSITION,THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED OR TURNED EI...
Mileage: 126,000
AT RANDOM TIMES IT WILL NOT START ,IT HAS DONE THIS EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. ITS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA .AT RANDOM TIMES THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON IT AND STAYS MAYBE A DAY MAYBE 2. AT TIMES THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS SO BAD WE HAVE TO PULL IT OVER AND TURN IT OFF WAIT ...
Mileage: 4,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Mileage: 100,000
AFTER LISTENING TO A RADIO REPORT ON NPR DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM WITH GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALLS I DECIDED TO TEST MY OWN CAR FOR RELATED PROBLEMS. AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY I TAPPED ON THE KEY WHILE IT WAS IN THE IGNITION AND THE KEY SWITCHED FROM ON TO ACC MODE. THIS RESULTED IN MY CAR ENGINE ...
Mileage: 130,000
AFTER LISTENING TO A RADIO REPORT ON NPR DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM WITH GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALLS I DECIDED TO TEST MY OWN CAR FOR RELATED PROBLEMS. AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY I TAPPED ON THE KEY WHILE IT WAS IN THE IGNITION AND THE KEY SWITCHED FROM ON TO ACC MODE. THIS RESULTED IN MY CAR ENGINE ...
Mileage: 130,000
AFTER LISTENING TO A RADIO REPORT ON NPR DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM WITH GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALLS I DECIDED TO TEST MY OWN CAR FOR RELATED PROBLEMS. AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY I TAPPED ON THE KEY WHILE IT WAS IN THE IGNITION AND THE KEY SWITCHED FROM ON TO ACC MODE. THIS RESULTED IN MY CAR ENGINE ...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE DEFECT...
Mileage: 113,000
MY VEHICLE RECENTLY STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH OVERHEATING. AS SOON AS IT WOULD WARM UP THE GAUGE WOULD GO THE WHOLE WAY PAST THE HOTTEST POSSIBLE TEMP ON THE DASH. MY HOT COOLANT TEMP LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF TO LET IT COOL. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC...
Mileage: 192,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPL...
Mileage: 30,000
WENT OUT TO THE CAR TO START IT AND IT WOULDN'T START OR TURNOVER. THIS HAPPENED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THAN SLAM IT INTO PARK AND THEN TURN THE KEY OVER. I DID THIS A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY STARTED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE MY NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH BUT ANOTH...
Mileage: 189,000
I WENT OUT TO START MY IMPALA TO GET READY FOR WORK. UNLOCK MY DOORS AS I NORMALLY DO, AND PROCEED TO START THE CAR. IT IS THE CHEVY KEY THAT COMES WITH THE CAR. ANYWAY, I TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING, ALL I GET ON MY DASH IS THE FLASHING SECURITY LIGHT. SO I WENT BACK INSIDE AND DONE SOME RESEARCH WHIL...
Mileage: 213,459
I WAS DRIVING MY FATHER'S 2004 CHEVY IMPALA AT THE TIME OF THE MECHANICAL FAILURE. I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM ORCHARD LAKE RD ONTO NORTHWESTERN HWY (I BELIEVE THIS IS FARMINGTON MICH) AT THIS POINT I LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLE (ENGINE, BRAKES & POWER STEERING DEAD) AND COASTED TO THE RIGHT H...
Mileage: 15,914
THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. AFTER PANICKING AND TURNING ON HAZARD LIGHTS, THEN AGAIN TRYING THE TURN SIGNALS, DID THEY DECIDE TO BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. NOW THE TURN SIGNALS RANDOMLY DECIDE TO STOP WORKING, AND MUST USE THE HAZARD TRICK AGAIN TO GET THEM WORKING. ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS,...
Mileage: 120,000
THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. AFTER PANICKING AND TURNING ON HAZARD LIGHTS, THEN AGAIN TRYING THE TURN SIGNALS, DID THEY DECIDE TO BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. NOW THE TURN SIGNALS RANDOMLY DECIDE TO STOP WORKING, AND MUST USE THE HAZARD TRICK AGAIN TO GET THEM WORKING. ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS,...
Mileage: 120,000
I NOTICED WHEN I GET TO 30 MPH I NOTICED A KICK IN MY TRANSMISSION, AFTER THAT IT'S SMOOTH SAILING UNTIL TAKE OFF AGAIN. I SPOKE WITH A SEVERAL MECHANIC ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION SOLENOID WAS GOING OUT. THEY TOLD ME THE CHEVROLET IMPALA WERE FAMOUS FOR THAT. SO I BEEN DOING...
Mileage: 120,567
I NOTICED WHEN I GET TO 30 MPH I NOTICED A KICK IN MY TRANSMISSION, AFTER THAT IT'S SMOOTH SAILING UNTIL TAKE OFF AGAIN. I SPOKE WITH A SEVERAL MECHANIC ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION SOLENOID WAS GOING OUT. THEY TOLD ME THE CHEVROLET IMPALA WERE FAMOUS FOR THAT. SO I BEEN DOING...
Mileage: 120,567
ENGINE STOPS RUNNING ARE RANDOM TIMES. WON'T RESTART FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE OCCURRENCE, BUT WOULDN'T COME CHECK OUT THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STALLED 1 MILE FROM THEIR DEALERSHIP. *TR
Mileage: 98,000
WHILE DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY IN ALABAMA, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS IN MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BECAME ILLUMINATED. I DETERMINED THAT MY ENGINE HAD SHUT DOWN. AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, I RESTARTED THE ENGINE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN MOTION. AFTER I ARRIVED AT HOME, I DECIDED TO TRY AND ...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROB...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROB...
Mileage: 70,000
SPEEDOMETER CHANGED TWICE BY ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, CRUISE CONTROL WENT OFF BY ITSELF. CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ABOUT THE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL, ANSWER WAS TO HAVE IT CHECKED, ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED BY THREE DEALE...
Mileage: 30,000
SPEEDOMETER CHANGED TWICE BY ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, CRUISE CONTROL WENT OFF BY ITSELF. CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ABOUT THE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL, ANSWER WAS TO HAVE IT CHECKED, ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED BY THREE DEALE...
Mileage: 30,000
THIS IS A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED ON VARIOUS LONG DISTANCE TRIPS. IT OCCURED ABOUT SIX TIMES SINCE PURCHASE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 71,400 OVER 9.5 YRS. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH. ONCE IN KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, ETC. THE TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OUT. IMMEDIATELY I...
Mileage: 4,000
WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN THIS HAPPENED 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES IT WOULD START THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY BROTHERS 2004 IMPALA. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE FIXED IT WITH A NEW IGNITION SWITCH HAVE HAD NO TROUBLE SINCE THEN. TH...
THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS ON VERY FREQUENTLY WITHOUT CONTROL,LIGHTAPPEAR CLAIM THAT THE TRACTION SYSTEM NEED SERVICES AND SOME OTHER TIME THE SINF OF THE ABS I CONSTANTLY PUSH THE TRACKING SYSTEM OFF WHEN IS ON BUT DO NOT RESPOND AT OLL. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. WHEN BRAKING TH...
Mileage: 110,000
THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS ON VERY FREQUENTLY WITHOUT CONTROL,LIGHTAPPEAR CLAIM THAT THE TRACTION SYSTEM NEED SERVICES AND SOME OTHER TIME THE SINF OF THE ABS I CONSTANTLY PUSH THE TRACKING SYSTEM OFF WHEN IS ON BUT DO NOT RESPOND AT OLL. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. WHEN BRAKING TH...
Mileage: 110,000
THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS ON VERY FREQUENTLY WITHOUT CONTROL,LIGHTAPPEAR CLAIM THAT THE TRACTION SYSTEM NEED SERVICES AND SOME OTHER TIME THE SINF OF THE ABS I CONSTANTLY PUSH THE TRACKING SYSTEM OFF WHEN IS ON BUT DO NOT RESPOND AT OLL. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. WHEN BRAKING TH...
Mileage: 110,000
MY MECHANIC HAS BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK ON THIS CAR FOR THE PAST MONTH TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY MY CAR COMPLETELY POWERS OFF IF I AM DRIVING ON THE ROAD. AFTER TAKING THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AGAIN FOR THE 3RD TIME IT SAYS WE NEED TWO 02 SENSORS REPLACED AND A NEW MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. ONCE WE TURNED TH...
Mileage: 87,324
MY MECHANIC HAS BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK ON THIS CAR FOR THE PAST MONTH TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY MY CAR COMPLETELY POWERS OFF IF I AM DRIVING ON THE ROAD. AFTER TAKING THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AGAIN FOR THE 3RD TIME IT SAYS WE NEED TWO 02 SENSORS REPLACED AND A NEW MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. ONCE WE TURNED TH...
Mileage: 87,324
MY MECHANIC HAS BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK ON THIS CAR FOR THE PAST MONTH TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY MY CAR COMPLETELY POWERS OFF IF I AM DRIVING ON THE ROAD. AFTER TAKING THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AGAIN FOR THE 3RD TIME IT SAYS WE NEED TWO 02 SENSORS REPLACED AND A NEW MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. ONCE WE TURNED TH...
Mileage: 87,324
HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT,HOLD DIM/BRIGHT SWITCH TO HAVE BRIGHTS ONLY,RELEASE SWITCH TO NORMAL POSITION,LIGHTS GO OUT,NORMAL CLICKING SOUND WHEN ENGAGING DIM/BRIGHTS NOT THERE. *TR
Mileage: 135,000
ENGINE HESITATES,STALLS, AND SHIFTS HARD. HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK CYLINDER, HEAT SENSOR, FUEL CAP, REPROGRAM ANTITHEFT, WATER PUMP, ALWAYS GETTING BUBBLES IN TIRES, GAUGES DNT WORK, PUDDLE ON PASS SIDE, HEATER CORE, 2 SETS OF WARPED ROTORS, TRACTION CONTROL(ABS) KEEPS GOING OFF, FOUN...
Mileage: 200,000
ENGINE HESITATES,STALLS, AND SHIFTS HARD. HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK CYLINDER, HEAT SENSOR, FUEL CAP, REPROGRAM ANTITHEFT, WATER PUMP, ALWAYS GETTING BUBBLES IN TIRES, GAUGES DNT WORK, PUDDLE ON PASS SIDE, HEATER CORE, 2 SETS OF WARPED ROTORS, TRACTION CONTROL(ABS) KEEPS GOING OFF, FOUN...
Mileage: 200,000
ENGINE HESITATES,STALLS, AND SHIFTS HARD. HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK CYLINDER, HEAT SENSOR, FUEL CAP, REPROGRAM ANTITHEFT, WATER PUMP, ALWAYS GETTING BUBBLES IN TIRES, GAUGES DNT WORK, PUDDLE ON PASS SIDE, HEATER CORE, 2 SETS OF WARPED ROTORS, TRACTION CONTROL(ABS) KEEPS GOING OFF, FOUN...
Mileage: 200,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND SUDDENLY MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. I REACHED DOWN AND PULLED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON THINKING IT WAS THE DAY TIME DRIVING LIGHTS, BUT THEY STILL DID NOT TURN ON. IN A PANIC I FLIPPED THE DIMMER SWITCH ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEY CAM...
Mileage: 84,000
WELL I'M SO TIRED OF REPAIRING THE SAME PROBLEM .THIS ABS ISSUES ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY I MEAN I ALREADY REPLACED THE [XXX] COMPUTER THE BEARINGS THE CABLE THAT SENDS THE SIGNAL AND STILL THIS PROBLEM IS GOING ON IN SINCE 2009. EVER SINCE 2009 IS RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS I MEAN IS A MATTER OF TIME BEF...
Mileage: 70,000
WELL I'M SO TIRED OF REPAIRING THE SAME PROBLEM .THIS ABS ISSUES ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY I MEAN I ALREADY REPLACED THE [XXX] COMPUTER THE BEARINGS THE CABLE THAT SENDS THE SIGNAL AND STILL THIS PROBLEM IS GOING ON IN SINCE 2009. EVER SINCE 2009 IS RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS I MEAN IS A MATTER OF TIME BEF...
Mileage: 70,000
WELL I'M SO TIRED OF REPAIRING THE SAME PROBLEM .THIS ABS ISSUES ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY I MEAN I ALREADY REPLACED THE [XXX] COMPUTER THE BEARINGS THE CABLE THAT SENDS THE SIGNAL AND STILL THIS PROBLEM IS GOING ON IN SINCE 2009. EVER SINCE 2009 IS RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS I MEAN IS A MATTER OF TIME BEF...
Mileage: 70,000
THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT THE SPEEDOMETER OR TACHOMETER IS. *TR
Mileage: 36,347
I BOUGHT CAR 2 YRS AGO AND DROVE IT FOR 3 MONTHS NO PROBLEMS THEN SAT FOR 6 MONTHS, I START DRIVING IT AND THIS IS ALL THE STUFF THAT WENT OUT AND STUFF STILL GOING ON. RADIATOR TEMP SENSOR, WATER PUMP, HEATER, WATER PUMP BEARING, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, LOW COOLANT SENSOR, RADIATOR, VSS, KEY STUCK IN I...
Mileage: 132,617
I BOUGHT CAR 2 YRS AGO AND DROVE IT FOR 3 MONTHS NO PROBLEMS THEN SAT FOR 6 MONTHS, I START DRIVING IT AND THIS IS ALL THE STUFF THAT WENT OUT AND STUFF STILL GOING ON. RADIATOR TEMP SENSOR, WATER PUMP, HEATER, WATER PUMP BEARING, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, LOW COOLANT SENSOR, RADIATOR, VSS, KEY STUCK IN I...
Mileage: 132,617
I BOUGHT CAR 2 YRS AGO AND DROVE IT FOR 3 MONTHS NO PROBLEMS THEN SAT FOR 6 MONTHS, I START DRIVING IT AND THIS IS ALL THE STUFF THAT WENT OUT AND STUFF STILL GOING ON. RADIATOR TEMP SENSOR, WATER PUMP, HEATER, WATER PUMP BEARING, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, LOW COOLANT SENSOR, RADIATOR, VSS, KEY STUCK IN I...
Mileage: 132,617
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED WHEN THEY SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS HOWEVER, THEY ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED ...
Mileage: 210,000
HAVE HAD A INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER I HAVE DEALT WITH FOR ALONG TIME WHY? THE CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING SECURITY SYSTEM, WAIT TEN MINUTES AND HOPE IT STARTS, COME ON AMERICAN MADE G.M. STAND UP TO YOUR OWNINGS. NOW FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR IS LEAKING, HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROU...
Mileage: 80,000
HAVE HAD A INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER I HAVE DEALT WITH FOR ALONG TIME WHY? THE CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING SECURITY SYSTEM, WAIT TEN MINUTES AND HOPE IT STARTS, COME ON AMERICAN MADE G.M. STAND UP TO YOUR OWNINGS. NOW FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR IS LEAKING, HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROU...
Mileage: 80,000
AS I AM DRIVING MY CAR TODAY IN A 25 MPH ZONE, I REALIZE THAT MY SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS THE SPEED OF 105. AFTER READING THROUGH SEVERAL FORUMS TODAY I AM SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON A 2004 IMPALA. MY CAR HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I CAN'T BEL...
Mileage: 40,000
THE SPEEDOMETER IS OUT OF CONTROL. IT WILL TELL ME I'M EITHER GOING WAY FASTER THAN I AM OR IT WILL TELL ME I'M GOING WAY SLOWER THAN I AM. IT WILL RESET ITSELF IF THE CAR IS OFF FOR TWENTY MINUTES OR SO BUT IT WILL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN IN A FEW DAYS OR HOURS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN A CAR WHERE I...
(1) HEATING SYSTEM FAILED. NO HEAT, COOLANT WAS OK. FAN WAS RUNNING. DEALER EXAMINED. THREE ACTUATORS IN THE ELECTRONICS ARE FAILED AND HAVE TO REPLACE AT A COST OF OVER $550.00 (2) TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED MOVING. DEALER EXAMINED. ESTIMATED COST OF $~400.00 TO REPLACE IPC UNIT. THERE IS ONE O...
Mileage: 13,633
(1) HEATING SYSTEM FAILED. NO HEAT, COOLANT WAS OK. FAN WAS RUNNING. DEALER EXAMINED. THREE ACTUATORS IN THE ELECTRONICS ARE FAILED AND HAVE TO REPLACE AT A COST OF OVER $550.00 (2) TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED MOVING. DEALER EXAMINED. ESTIMATED COST OF $~400.00 TO REPLACE IPC UNIT. THERE IS ONE O...
Mileage: 13,633
CAR MAKES A POPPING NOISE FROM STEERING. THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING HARD OCCASIONALLY BUT THEN GOES AWAY. THE STEERING WILL GET TIGHT THEN REALLY LOOSE. CAR FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ESPECIALLY OVER A BUMPY ROAD FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE LOOSE WHEELS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 78,800 MILES ON IT. THIS IS INSANE AND I W...
Mileage: 76,000
CAR MAKES A POPPING NOISE FROM STEERING. THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING HARD OCCASIONALLY BUT THEN GOES AWAY. THE STEERING WILL GET TIGHT THEN REALLY LOOSE. CAR FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ESPECIALLY OVER A BUMPY ROAD FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE LOOSE WHEELS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 78,800 MILES ON IT. THIS IS INSANE AND I W...
Mileage: 76,000
THE HEATER COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING BUT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE PASSENGER SIDE TO WORK (IT HAS DUAL TEMP. CONTROLS). THE TURN SIGNALS WORK JUST WHEN THEY WANT TO AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO THE SAME. THEY JUST STOP WORKING WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACE...
THE HEATER COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING BUT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE PASSENGER SIDE TO WORK (IT HAS DUAL TEMP. CONTROLS). THE TURN SIGNALS WORK JUST WHEN THEY WANT TO AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO THE SAME. THEY JUST STOP WORKING WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACE...
THE HEATER COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING BUT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE PASSENGER SIDE TO WORK (IT HAS DUAL TEMP. CONTROLS). THE TURN SIGNALS WORK JUST WHEN THEY WANT TO AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO THE SAME. THEY JUST STOP WORKING WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACE...
PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552 (B)(6)[XXX].
WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS AUTOMOBILE AND, UNTIL THIS DATE, WE HAVE HAD NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. ON THE ABOVE DATE, THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER CEASED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE TACHOMETER WENT TO ZERO BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WENT UP AND DOWN SPORADICALLY. THE ENTIRE REST OF OUR VACATION, OVER ...
Mileage: 110,000
MY SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING WHICH IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO, I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES OR LONGER FOR MY CAR TO START BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM. I AM REQUESTING A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES AS THERE ARE MANY CONSUMERS WITH THESE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET. THANK YOU. *TR
Mileage: 35,000
GAUGE CLUSTER. TEMP. GAUGE READS FROM O TO 260 DEGREES WEATHER THE ENGINE IS RUNNING OR NOT. SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE ARE ERRATIC. *TR
Mileage: 72,500
HEADLAMPS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING.
WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL AND CURVY ROAD, MY LIGHTS WHEN OUT WHEN I SWITCHED FROM MY HIGH BEAMS TO MY LOW BEAMS. I COULD NOT SEE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND LUCKILY THE HIGH BEAMS CAME ON WHEN I USED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH TO ENGAGE THEM. I AM LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS COMING BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHER...
Mileage: 205,000
WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL AND CURVY ROAD, MY LIGHTS WHEN OUT WHEN I SWITCHED FROM MY HIGH BEAMS TO MY LOW BEAMS. I COULD NOT SEE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND LUCKILY THE HIGH BEAMS CAME ON WHEN I USED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH TO ENGAGE THEM. I AM LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS COMING BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHER...
Mileage: 205,000
WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA THIS EVENING AND HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES FOR THE PAST MONTH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. THE DIM LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL, ONLY THE BRIGHTS WORKED. THIS EVENING, WE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND SUDDENLY THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS SMOKING AND ON FIRE. WE SHUT ...
Mileage: 130,000
WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA THIS EVENING AND HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES FOR THE PAST MONTH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. THE DIM LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL, ONLY THE BRIGHTS WORKED. THIS EVENING, WE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND SUDDENLY THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS SMOKING AND ON FIRE. WE SHUT ...
Mileage: 130,000
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW, MORE OFTEN WHEN SLIPPERY WINTER CONDITIONS EXIST BUT THIS CAN HAPPEN EVEN ON PERFECTLY DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN I BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT MY IMPALA INTO DRIVE AND START TO ACCELERATE THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT FOR TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS. THIS HAPP...
Mileage: 52,000
WHEN COMING TO A ALMOST STOP AND U START TO TAKE OFF ITS LIKE THE CAR ISN'T IN GEAR THE AFTER THE RPMS GO UP IT JUMPS IN GEAR SPINNING THE TIRES. THEN IT WILL PAUSE IN BETWEEN GEARS AND MAKE A THUMP WHEN IT GOES IN GEAR FROM 0-55. GM NEEDS TO FIX ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. WE ALRE...
Mileage: 78,000
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER DARK MY LIGHTS SHUT OFF . THIS CAUSED A PANIC AS I WAS IN CITY TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT SEE. MY LIGHTS WERE ON THE DIM MODE . I DISCOVERED I COULD MAKE THEM COME BACK ON IF I USED THE MULTIFUNCTION LEVER TO CHANGE TO BRIGHT LIGHTS. I'D THEN SWITCH BACK TO DIM AND THE LI...
Mileage: 127,000
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER DARK MY LIGHTS SHUT OFF . THIS CAUSED A PANIC AS I WAS IN CITY TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT SEE. MY LIGHTS WERE ON THE DIM MODE . I DISCOVERED I COULD MAKE THEM COME BACK ON IF I USED THE MULTIFUNCTION LEVER TO CHANGE TO BRIGHT LIGHTS. I'D THEN SWITCH BACK TO DIM AND THE LI...
Mileage: 127,000
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. NO TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON BUT CAR STARTED TO SMOKE A LITTLE UNDERNEATH HOOD. STOPPED CAR AT AN EMPTY LOT, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. THEY SAID MY ENGINE HAD OVERHEATED AND NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET. IT HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD A HEAD GASKET P...
Mileage: 182,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE IGNITION, THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED AN INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE AFTER DRIVING IN REVERSE AND THEN IN DRIVE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD EMIT...
Mileage: 71,000
I HAVE HAD MY 2004 IMPALA INTO THE SHOP THREE TIMES NOW WITH REGARDS TO THE TRACTION LIGHT GOING ON WHEN I TURNED ALONG WITH TRAC OFF AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS GOING ON. INITIALLY THE SERVICE LIGHTS WOULD GO ON WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. THE ABS WOULD MAKE A NOISE LIKE IT WAS CYCLING. JUST LAST WEE...
Mileage: 168,000
I HAVE HAD MY 2004 IMPALA INTO THE SHOP THREE TIMES NOW WITH REGARDS TO THE TRACTION LIGHT GOING ON WHEN I TURNED ALONG WITH TRAC OFF AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS GOING ON. INITIALLY THE SERVICE LIGHTS WOULD GO ON WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. THE ABS WOULD MAKE A NOISE LIKE IT WAS CYCLING. JUST LAST WEE...
Mileage: 168,000
I HAVE HAD MY 2004 IMPALA INTO THE SHOP THREE TIMES NOW WITH REGARDS TO THE TRACTION LIGHT GOING ON WHEN I TURNED ALONG WITH TRAC OFF AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS GOING ON. INITIALLY THE SERVICE LIGHTS WOULD GO ON WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. THE ABS WOULD MAKE A NOISE LIKE IT WAS CYCLING. JUST LAST WEE...
Mileage: 168,000
WAS TURNING LEFT FROM STOP WHEN TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON ALSO ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION OFF SWITCH LIGHT, NOW IT HAPPENS IN REVERSE AND SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR. IT MAKES A GROWLING SOUND,IF I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT ALL THE LIGHTS GO OUT. *TR
Mileage: 135,000
WAS TURNING LEFT FROM STOP WHEN TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON ALSO ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION OFF SWITCH LIGHT, NOW IT HAPPENS IN REVERSE AND SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR. IT MAKES A GROWLING SOUND,IF I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT ALL THE LIGHTS GO OUT. *TR
Mileage: 135,000
WAS TURNING LEFT FROM STOP WHEN TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON ALSO ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION OFF SWITCH LIGHT, NOW IT HAPPENS IN REVERSE AND SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR. IT MAKES A GROWLING SOUND,IF I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT ALL THE LIGHTS GO OUT. *TR
Mileage: 135,000
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING JUST BEFORE 2 YEARS / WE THOUGHT IT WAS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US WITH HIGH RF OUTPUT INTERFERING / WE WERE SO WRONG / / / EARLIER THE GAS GAUGE WAS STICKING AND REQUIRED MULTIPLE TWISTS OF KEY TO ON WITHOUT STARTING CAR THEN OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF .... .....
Mileage: 9,000
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING JUST BEFORE 2 YEARS / WE THOUGHT IT WAS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US WITH HIGH RF OUTPUT INTERFERING / WE WERE SO WRONG / / / EARLIER THE GAS GAUGE WAS STICKING AND REQUIRED MULTIPLE TWISTS OF KEY TO ON WITHOUT STARTING CAR THEN OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF .... .....
Mileage: 9,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RAPIDLY INCREASED AND A COOLANT ODOR WAS EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE...
Mileage: 141,000
TRACTION CONTROL TRIES TO KICK WHEN BRAKING. BRAKES ACT AS THOUGH THEY ARE PUSHING BACK AGAINST MY FOOT PRESSURE AT THIS TIME. TRACTION CONTROL MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE STOPPING. TRACTION CONTROL SHUTS OFF, WARNING LIGHT TO SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON, ABS SHUTS OFF AND L...
Mileage: 98,000
TRACTION CONTROL TRIES TO KICK WHEN BRAKING. BRAKES ACT AS THOUGH THEY ARE PUSHING BACK AGAINST MY FOOT PRESSURE AT THIS TIME. TRACTION CONTROL MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE STOPPING. TRACTION CONTROL SHUTS OFF, WARNING LIGHT TO SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON, ABS SHUTS OFF AND L...
Mileage: 98,000
CHEVY IMPALA 2004 LS- THE VEHICLE IS STOPPING COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING AT INTERSECTION. THERE IS NO WARNING, NO MESSAGE, IT JUST DIES. THE STEERING GOES WHEN THIS HAPPENS SO I CANNOT EVEN GET OFF THE ROAD. THEN THERE ARE TIMES THAT THE CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL AND I HAVE BEEN STRANDED. ...
Mileage: 98,000
THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. IT FIRST STARTED MISREADING SPEEDS, SAYING IT WAS 30 MPH ON HIGHWAY (I WAS AROUND 55 MPH) AND THEN STOPPED READING. IT WILL WORK AND THEN MONTHS LATER START MALFUNCTIONING ONE OR TWICE, UNTIL LAST WEEK IT TOTALLY STOPPED WORKING. AL OTHER GAUGES SEEM TO BE WORKING, B...
Mileage: 105,000
I DROVE MY 2004 IMPALA TO THE STORE, WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR IT WOULD NOT START! SINCE I HAD JUST SIGNED THE PAPERS ON IT I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER ONCE IT STARTED. THEY PUT $500.00 WOULD OF REPAIR WORK INTO IT BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN JUST AFTER MY 3 MONTH WARRANTY E...
Mileage: 41,650
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA AND SECURITY LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF. WHEN IT DOES THIS MY CAR WON'T START I READ ONLINE IF I LEAVE THE CARS KEY TURNED OVER FOR 10 MINUTES IT WILL START BUT HERE LATELY ITS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE READ ONLINE AND THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND THE SA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...
Mileage: 47,000
IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH IN THE CAR WHEN I ACCELLERATE I HEAR TWO THING, A WATER SWISHING SOUND AND A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD . THEN MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHT. THEN WHEN I GO TO BRAKE THERE IS ANOTHER GRINDING SOUND. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY...
IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH IN THE CAR WHEN I ACCELLERATE I HEAR TWO THING, A WATER SWISHING SOUND AND A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD . THEN MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHT. THEN WHEN I GO TO BRAKE THERE IS ANOTHER GRINDING SOUND. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY...
SPEEDOMETER AND TACH QUIT WORKING. WOULD NOT RESET TO 0. ALL OTHER GAUGES CONTINUED TO WORK. SAW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PRODUCT FOR OTHER MODEL YEARS BUT NOT ON THE 2004. DEALER SAID IT IS NOT TYPICAL BUT A SIMPLE SEARCH ON LINE SHOWED A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. GM GOT REIMBURSED BY...
Mileage: 75,000
LAST JULY THE DASH LIGHTS AND INTERIOR PANEL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THEY COULD BE MADE TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY BY WIGGLING THE HEADLAMP SWITCH AND / OR BANGING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. LAST NIGHT MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 PM ON A 4 LANE SECONDARY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN ...
Mileage: 218,000
LAST JULY THE DASH LIGHTS AND INTERIOR PANEL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THEY COULD BE MADE TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY BY WIGGLING THE HEADLAMP SWITCH AND / OR BANGING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. LAST NIGHT MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 PM ON A 4 LANE SECONDARY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN ...
Mileage: 218,000
APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. I WAS NOT TOO CONCERNED BECAUSE I KNEW HOW MANY MILES I COULD GO ON A FULL TANK OF GAS SO I JUST JUDGED MY GAS BY MY MILEAGE COUNTER. NOW THIS EVENING MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. WHILE COMPLETELY STOPPED, WITH THE ENGINE T...
Mileage: 130,000
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN STRANDED BECAUSE MY CAR WILL NOT START. IT APPARENTLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM. WHEN YOU INSERT THE KEY NOTHING HAPPENS. IT IS AS THOUGH IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE YOUR KEY AS A VALID KEY. THE SYSTEM PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING EVEN THO...
Mileage: 52,000
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN IT SHOULD NOT. BRAKE PEDAL HAS BUZZING NOISE AND PRESSURE WHILE BRAKING FROM AROUND 35 MPH. CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, WHEN THE TCS ACTIVATES WHEN IT SHOULD NOT, IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ACCELERATION AND HAS LEFT ME PULLING OUT OF A SIDE STREET...
Mileage: 121,000
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN IT SHOULD NOT. BRAKE PEDAL HAS BUZZING NOISE AND PRESSURE WHILE BRAKING FROM AROUND 35 MPH. CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, WHEN THE TCS ACTIVATES WHEN IT SHOULD NOT, IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ACCELERATION AND HAS LEFT ME PULLING OUT OF A SIDE STREET...
Mileage: 121,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TACHOMETER WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER CONSTANTLY DISPLAYED 30 MPH AND THE TACHOMETER CONSTANTLY DISPLAYED 1000 RPM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO TEST DROVE THE V...
Mileage: 105,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TACHOMETER WOULD NOT PROVIDE A READING. AFTER TIME PROGRESSED, THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN PROVIDED INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. T...
Mileage: 75,000
THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE SNOW AND ICE CAME AND THEN ON MY WAY TO WORK WITH NO WARNING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I SLID RIGHT THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH NO WARNING. THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AT ALL IN THE SNOW AND ICE. I WAS VERY LUCKY ...
Mileage: 130,000
THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE SNOW AND ICE CAME AND THEN ON MY WAY TO WORK WITH NO WARNING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I SLID RIGHT THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH NO WARNING. THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AT ALL IN THE SNOW AND ICE. I WAS VERY LUCKY ...
Mileage: 130,000
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS SUDDENLY GO DARK. MANIPULATING THE HIGH/LOW BEAM SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO TURN ON AGAIN. THIS CONDITION HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIO...
Mileage: 150,000
FIRST AT BUYING MY CHEVY IMPALA IT HAD 115,000MI ON IT ALREADY BUT DESPERATELY NEEDED A CAR BEING A SINGLE MOTHER. AFTER HAVING THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH THE FUEL INJECTORS BLEW WHERE MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER START. GOT IT FIXED. NEXT I HAD TO KEEP PUTTING POWER STEERING FLUID IN (ONCE EVERY WEEK)...
Mileage: 120,135
FIRST AT BUYING MY CHEVY IMPALA IT HAD 115,000MI ON IT ALREADY BUT DESPERATELY NEEDED A CAR BEING A SINGLE MOTHER. AFTER HAVING THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH THE FUEL INJECTORS BLEW WHERE MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER START. GOT IT FIXED. NEXT I HAD TO KEEP PUTTING POWER STEERING FLUID IN (ONCE EVERY WEEK)...
Mileage: 120,135
FIRST AT BUYING MY CHEVY IMPALA IT HAD 115,000MI ON IT ALREADY BUT DESPERATELY NEEDED A CAR BEING A SINGLE MOTHER. AFTER HAVING THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH THE FUEL INJECTORS BLEW WHERE MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER START. GOT IT FIXED. NEXT I HAD TO KEEP PUTTING POWER STEERING FLUID IN (ONCE EVERY WEEK)...
Mileage: 120,135
FIRST AT BUYING MY CHEVY IMPALA IT HAD 115,000MI ON IT ALREADY BUT DESPERATELY NEEDED A CAR BEING A SINGLE MOTHER. AFTER HAVING THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH THE FUEL INJECTORS BLEW WHERE MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER START. GOT IT FIXED. NEXT I HAD TO KEEP PUTTING POWER STEERING FLUID IN (ONCE EVERY WEEK)...
Mileage: 120,135
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER GAVE INCORRECT READINGS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TELL THE CURRENT FUEL LEVEL OR MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CLUSTER STEPPER MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTUR...
Mileage: 150,000
VEHICLES GAUGES DO NOT WORK@! SOME ARE STUCK AND WORK PERIODICALLY OR NOT AT ALL. FALSE READINGS FOR SPEED, FUEL AND TEMPERATURE. CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT RECALLS AND THERE ARE NONE ALTHOUGH I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. THIS CAR DRIVES HIGHWAY EVERY DAY AND THIS IS VERY...
Mileage: 110,000
EVERY NOW AND THEN YOU GO TO START THE CAR IT WON'T DO ANYTHING. ALL THE LIGHTS, RADIO, EVERYTHING COMES ON AS NORMAL BUT WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY OVER TO START IT WON'T DO NOTHING, CLICK, OR ANYTHING. ONE TIME WE LEFT THE CAR OVER NIGHT, LOCKED UP, THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. ANOTH...
Mileage: 210,000
MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS HAS A BAD SECURITY LOCK SYSTEM. I GO TO START CAR AND IT WON'T START I HAVE TO WAIT 15-20 MIN. FOR IT TO START AND ITS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, IT JUST STOPS RUNNING. MY HUSBAND PUTS THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP AGAIN. IT HAS DONE IT A FEW TIMES SINCE THAT OCCURRENCE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION IF THE CAR STALLS IN AN INTERSECTION AND WON'T RESTART. THE CAR ALSO HA...
Mileage: 117,935
WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, IT JUST STOPS RUNNING. MY HUSBAND PUTS THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP AGAIN. IT HAS DONE IT A FEW TIMES SINCE THAT OCCURRENCE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION IF THE CAR STALLS IN AN INTERSECTION AND WON'T RESTART. THE CAR ALSO HA...
Mileage: 117,935
I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY SPEEDOMETER STICKING THE PAST FEW MONTHS. MY HUSBAND TOOK MY CAR IN TO OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD WE NEED TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL WHICH WOULD COST AROUND $600. NOT HAPPY WITH THE FACT THAT WE WILL HAVE TO SHELL OUT THIS KIND OF MONEY F...
Mileage: 128,000
WHEN APPLYING THE BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS, ALL EXTERIOR AND DASH LIGHTS GO OUT. VERY SCARY! WHEN OPERATING SWITCH AGAIN LIGHTS RETURN, BUT HAVE DIM HEADLAMPS ONLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW ONLY DRIVE WITH DIMS ON UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THE REPAIR. NOT SAFE! *TR
Mileage: 90,000
WHEN APPLYING THE BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS, ALL EXTERIOR AND DASH LIGHTS GO OUT. VERY SCARY! WHEN OPERATING SWITCH AGAIN LIGHTS RETURN, BUT HAVE DIM HEADLAMPS ONLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW ONLY DRIVE WITH DIMS ON UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THE REPAIR. NOT SAFE! *TR
Mileage: 90,000
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT DISPLAY ACCURATE MILES PER HOUR. WHILE DRIVING, THE ODOMETER WENT TO ABOUT 60 MPH, WHEN I WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH AND I TRIED TO DECREASE THE SPEED BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT REMAINED AT 60 MPH. I CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND STOPPED, THEN I NOTICED THAT THE SPEED WAS AT...
Mileage: 44,480
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE IGNITION WOULD RECOGNIZE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR A...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGES BOTH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLUSTER INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REP...
Mileage: 98,186
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CU...
Mileage: 98,000
THE CAR IS SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN I SLOW DOWN AROUND A CURVE AND THEN THE CAR HAS TO SHIFT DOWN AND BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. THIS HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND WORSE AND FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING, IT PROBABLY ISN'T THE TRANSMISSION BUT WITH THE VACUUM MODULAR ...
Mileage: 79,000
IN MAY 2012 MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY CAR STARTED TO NOT COME ON WHEN NEEDED. THEN THEY WOULD COME ON 10-30 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR WAS STARTED. THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED "FLASHING" WHILE THE CAR WAS DRIVING. THE HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT AFTER ABOUT A MONTH. I HAVE HAD THE DIMMER SWITCH REPLACED, AND THE...
Mileage: 125,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE TO BEGIN OUR VACATION, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN SHOWING INCREASED SPEED WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET. WE WERE GOING 65, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER EVENTUALLY REGISTERED 120 MPH. AFTER CRUISE WAS TURNED OFF, IT CONTINUED TO READ 120 MPH, REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL SPEED. WE HAD TO ...
Mileage: 84,000
VEHICLE STALLED OUT / STOPPED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS DONE IT TWICE NOW. THIS CAR IS FULLY EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL. AFTER THE FIRST TIME (THREE DAYS AGO) WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CODE (S) AND OR REPLICATE IT. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TO...
Mileage: 97,000
VEHICLE STALLED OUT / STOPPED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS DONE IT TWICE NOW. THIS CAR IS FULLY EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL. AFTER THE FIRST TIME (THREE DAYS AGO) WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CODE (S) AND OR REPLICATE IT. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TO...
Mileage: 97,000
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE DASH CONTROLS {SPEEDOMETER AND TEMP GAUGE] STOP WORKING .. I COULD BE DRIVING AT 40 BUT THE SPEED ODOMETER READS 120 AND WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IT COULD READ 80 {SITTING STILL} ALSO HAVE HEARD OF MANY OF THE IMPALA AND CHEVROLET CARS AND TRUCK HAVING THE SAME ISSU...
Mileage: 58,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CLUNKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR WHILE TURNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED...
Mileage: 92,000
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK. SOMETIMES THE GAUGES STICK AND I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST IM GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR. *JS
Mileage: 96,611
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN HE WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY RESISTANT. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE...
Mileage: 88,000
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND THE TEMP GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY TO OVERHEAT, SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE GAS GAUGE STARTED TO WORK ONLY INTERMITTANTLY, AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS SOME ISSUES WITH REGISTERING THE PROPER SPEED. *TR
Mileage: 43,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD ERRONEOUSLY FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 0 AND 70 MPH. THE CONTACT, WHO WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A SERVO MOTOR FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISE...
Mileage: 96,000
MY WIFE GOT INTO A WRECK BECAUSE CHEVY HAS NOT RECALLED THESE ISSUES. MY 2004 IMPALA ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED ALONG WITH MY TRACTION CONTROL , SHE TRIED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL KICKED UP AND WOULD NOT LET HER STOP SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND TRIED PRESSING THE PEDAL BA...
Mileage: 135,000
MY WIFE GOT INTO A WRECK BECAUSE CHEVY HAS NOT RECALLED THESE ISSUES. MY 2004 IMPALA ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED ALONG WITH MY TRACTION CONTROL , SHE TRIED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL KICKED UP AND WOULD NOT LET HER STOP SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND TRIED PRESSING THE PEDAL BA...
Mileage: 135,000
MY WIFE GOT INTO A WRECK BECAUSE CHEVY HAS NOT RECALLED THESE ISSUES. MY 2004 IMPALA ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED ALONG WITH MY TRACTION CONTROL , SHE TRIED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL KICKED UP AND WOULD NOT LET HER STOP SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND TRIED PRESSING THE PEDAL BA...
Mileage: 135,000
THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS ON FREQUENTLY. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. WHEN BRAKING THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND CAR IS NOT STOPPING IT FEELS LIKE IT'S LOCKING UP AND SLIDING. IN A SUDDEN STOP NEEDING TO BE MADE IS AT GREAT RISK OF A ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPLACED A ELBOW SHAPED PA...
THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS ON FREQUENTLY. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. WHEN BRAKING THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND CAR IS NOT STOPPING IT FEELS LIKE IT'S LOCKING UP AND SLIDING. IN A SUDDEN STOP NEEDING TO BE MADE IS AT GREAT RISK OF A ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPLACED A ELBOW SHAPED PA...
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA AND THE IGNITION FAILS, THEN YOU HAVE TO LET THE CAR SIT AT LEAST 10 MIN. THEN IT WILL START. THIS IS A PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR
THERE IS A LITTLE VIBRATION. WHEN I ACCELERATE AND BEGIN TO PICK UP SPEED IT HESITATES. WHEN GOING FROM 1ST INTO 2ND GEAR THE CAR SHIFTS HARD AND EVEN INTO THIRD GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET A TRANSMISSION SERVICE THINKING IT WOULD HELP, BUT IT DIDN'T. ITS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE BEEN ASKI...
Mileage: 113,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MODULE IN THE TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE...
Mileage: 73,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND SAW THAT MY SPEEDOMETER SAYS ABOUT GOING 110 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I KNEW THAT I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 25 I WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE ISSUE STARTED SLOWLY I WOULD ONLY HAPPENED ONCE IN A WHILE BUT HERE WE ARE 2 YEARS LATER AND MY ACTUAL SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FACES DO...
Mileage: 72,000
ROCKER ARM BOLTS CAME OUT OF HEAD DISABLING CYLINDER #1. CAUSING ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH AND COULD NOT EXCEED 15MPH. THREADS IN HEAD FAILED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN DECEMBER 28, 2010 AFFECTING CYLINDERS #3 AND #5. NOW AGAIN THIS ISSUE AS OF MARCH 9, 2012 IN CYLINDER #2. IN EACH OCCURRENCE THREADS FROM H...
MY VEHICLE HAS 73000 MILES ON IT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING AND SHIFTING HARD SINCE NOV 2011. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AS ADVISED BY A DEALERSHIP. NO CHANGE I HAVE A N EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVERS THE PROBLEM IF THE DEALER SHIP FINDS THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE PLACE I BOUGHT THAT ...
Mileage: 60,500
THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. IT WENT TO 120 WHILE ON INTERSTATE WHILE I WAS ONLY GOING 70 MPH USING MY GPS. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND IT SHOWED ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 70 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE SAME MALFUNCTION RECURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED O...
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE SAME MALFUNCTION RECURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED O...
Mileage: 95,000
THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. IT WENT TO 0 WHILE ON INTERSTATE. *TT
Mileage: 247,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA, PROBLEM 1:TURN THE KEY ON SECURITY LIGHT BLINKING, CAR WONT START. CAR WILL START AFTER 10 MINUTES OR SO. PROBLEM 2: SPEEDOMETER STUCK, FOR EXAMPLE YOU WOULD BE ON THE FREEWAY DOING 60MPH EVEN WHEN YOU PARK YOUR CAR OR THE NEEDLE WOULD BE STUCK ON 0 AND I KNOW IT CAN'T BE...
Mileage: 99,000
CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS (1) DEFECTIVE FUEL CAP - LEAD TO FUEL EMISSIONS INTO ATMOSPHERE AND MALFUNCTION OF EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. (2) DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER - COULD HAVE LEAD TO EXCESSIVE SPEED, INAPPROPRIATE SPEED, AND/OR CRASH (3) DEFECTIVE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM - ...
Mileage: 55,000
CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS (1) DEFECTIVE FUEL CAP - LEAD TO FUEL EMISSIONS INTO ATMOSPHERE AND MALFUNCTION OF EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. (2) DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER - COULD HAVE LEAD TO EXCESSIVE SPEED, INAPPROPRIATE SPEED, AND/OR CRASH (3) DEFECTIVE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM - ...
Mileage: 55,000
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SAME PROBLEM AS MOST OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 52,500
SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED TO FAIL. SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS 80 WHEN PARKED AND WELL OVER 120 WHILE DRIVING. NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS REALLY GOING. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA BEGAN ACTING UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON 11/21/2011. I WAS GOING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH AND WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL FOR SLOWER TRAFFIC, I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARED TO BE STUCK AT 70MPH. THIS WAS CONFIRMED WHEN SHORTLY UP THE...
Mileage: 99,000
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILING. - WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. STARTED JUMPING AROUND FOR A MIN UNTIL IT FINALLY STUCK. NOW IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT NEVER HAS THE CORRECT MPH. SOMETIMES STICKING 20 - 30 MPH WHILE IN PARK. OTHER TIMES STAYING AT 0L...
Mileage: 65,000
WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT, THE TRACTION CONTROL/ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR THE DURATION OF MY DRIVE WHICH IS USUALLY JUST AROUND 9 MILES (I DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK). THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND HAPPENS EVERY TIME I PULL OUT FROM A PARKING SPOT. ON SOME OCCASIONS WHEN TRYI...
Mileage: 92,000
WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT, THE TRACTION CONTROL/ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR THE DURATION OF MY DRIVE WHICH IS USUALLY JUST AROUND 9 MILES (I DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK). THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND HAPPENS EVERY TIME I PULL OUT FROM A PARKING SPOT. ON SOME OCCASIONS WHEN TRYI...
Mileage: 92,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A SHOPPING CENTER WHERE A SMALL FIRE ERUPTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 166,032
MY FATHER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE ALL THE SIDES AND FRONT OF THE CAR WAS SMASHED. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED EVEN WHEN THE CAR HIT HEAD ON. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFETY FEATURE? IT DOES NOT WORK SO WHAT IS IT THERE FOR? THANK GOODNESS HE HAD HIS SEATBELT ON OR HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT....
Mileage: 110,000
GAUGES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT WORKING SPEED GAUGE SAYS YOU ARE GOING 120 WHEN YOU ARE GOING 50 NOW IT STAYS PEGGED ALL THE WAY OVER I FELL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THIS IT IS A PROBLEM IN A LOT OF THERE VEHICLE ALSO HEAT GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 99,000
TURN SIGNALS COME BUT DO NOT BLINK. HAZARD SIGNAL COMES ON BUT DOES NOT BLINK. *TR
Mileage: 102,000
THE CAR WILL NOT START ALL THE TIME. BUT IF YOU TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF 3 TIMES IT MAY WORK OR MAY NOT. *TR
SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF IT WONT START UNLESS I TURN ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AND LET IT SIT FOR 20 MINUTES THEN THE CAR WILL START. TURN SIGNALS LIGHTS RARELY WORKS PROPERLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON I'VE MADE THE REPAIRS UNDER THE CODES AND THE CHECK EN...
Mileage: 125,000
SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF IT WONT START UNLESS I TURN ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AND LET IT SIT FOR 20 MINUTES THEN THE CAR WILL START. TURN SIGNALS LIGHTS RARELY WORKS PROPERLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON I'VE MADE THE REPAIRS UNDER THE CODES AND THE CHECK EN...
Mileage: 125,000
I HAVE A CHEVY IMPALA AND THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON, THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON THEN WHEN YOU USE YOUR BRAKES IT IS LIKE THE BRAKE IS PUSHING YOUR FOOT BACK UP. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET HURT. I HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS 5-6 TIMES IN A YEA...
I HAVE A CHEVY IMPALA AND THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON, THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON THEN WHEN YOU USE YOUR BRAKES IT IS LIKE THE BRAKE IS PUSHING YOUR FOOT BACK UP. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET HURT. I HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS 5-6 TIMES IN A YEA...
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, WITH MY DIM HEADLAMPS ON. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE HEADLAMPS WENT OUT, HE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WAY TO AVOID ANY PROBLEMS. AFTER CHECKING HE DID HAVE HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS YET. HE PROCEEDED HOME ON HIGH BEAMS. THE LOW BE...
Mileage: 134,410
THE TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON. BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNALS WILL JUST NOT WORK. I FOUND A TEMPORARY FIX ON A CAR FORUM ON THE WEB. IF YOU TURN THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK AGAIN FOR AWHILE. AT FIRST IT HAPPENED ONLY OCCASIONALLY. NO...
Mileage: 115,000
THE TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON. BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNALS WILL JUST NOT WORK. I FOUND A TEMPORARY FIX ON A CAR FORUM ON THE WEB. IF YOU TURN THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK AGAIN FOR AWHILE. AT FIRST IT HAPPENED ONLY OCCASIONALLY. NO...
Mileage: 115,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY WARNING WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNRESPONSIVE TO STARTING ATTEMPTS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS C...
Mileage: 147,000
PASS LOCK SYSTEM "SECURITY" LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. HAPPENS RANDOMLY. *KB
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WERE REPLACED AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY BUT IT FAILED TO REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE...
Mileage: 100,000
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY CAR HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE NEEDLE WILL NO LONGER RETURN TO 0MPH AFTER COMING TO A STOP, AND WILL ONLY REDUCE SPEED IF I REPEATEDLY SHUT OFF AND START MY CAR. THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW MY SPEED IS TO SEE WHERE THE NEEDLE IS BEFORE DRIVING, BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT SOME...
Mileage: 96,385
I HAVE A CHEVY 2004 IMPALA IN WE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE WE GOT IT LAST YEAR ONE DAY THE CAR STARTED SHAKING IN IT CUT OFF WE GOT IT FIXED A COUPLE MONTHS LATER IT'S BACK DOING THE SAME THING IT DID AT I'M SICK IN TIRED OF SPENDING MY MONEY ON GETTING ALL THIS SELF FIX IN FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN I...
I HAVE A CHEVY 2004 IMPALA IN WE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE WE GOT IT LAST YEAR ONE DAY THE CAR STARTED SHAKING IN IT CUT OFF WE GOT IT FIXED A COUPLE MONTHS LATER IT'S BACK DOING THE SAME THING IT DID AT I'M SICK IN TIRED OF SPENDING MY MONEY ON GETTING ALL THIS SELF FIX IN FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN I...
ROUGHLY AROUND 2 1/2 TO 3 YEARS AGO, I WAS DRIVING ACROSS A LEVEE WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY WENT OUT-THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. THEN AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER WENT COMPLETELY OUT, THEREFORE, I HAD THE DIMMER SWITCH REPLACED. 2 MONTHS AGO MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME WHEN THEY...
Mileage: 200,000
04 CHEVROLET IMPALA. PASSLOCK SECURITY STOPS CAR FROM STARTING. 1. NOTHING LED UP TO FAILURE. CAR JUST TEMPORARILY WOULDN'T START. THES STARTS NORMALLY FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN BACK TO NO STARTING. 2.CAR TEMPORARILY DOESN'T START. HAPPENS 2-3 TIMES A WEEK. TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 15-30 MINUTES TO GET TH...
Mileage: 57,256
SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES AND HAS SHUT CAR DOWN AND WILL NOT START, UNTIL A SYSTEM RESET. IT HAS DONE THIS 8 TIMES IN LAST 3 MONTHS. FAMILY HAS BEEN INVOLVED EVERY TIME. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS BEEN A CULPRIT FOR MANY A OWNER. *TR
Mileage: 104,000
I DROVE TO THE DRY CLEANERS AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I CAME BACK THE CAR WOULDN'T START WITH THE KEY. I HAD THE PROBLEM BEFORE. I LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 10MINS AND THE CAR STARTED WITH THE KEY. *TR
Mileage: 64,680
THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST THAT I AM GOING. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING HER VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD DEPRESS ON ITS OWN AND THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY SEVEN INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO D...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD GRIND AND EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE. ALSO, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE ABS SE...
Mileage: 150,000
BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR. AT 14,584 & 49,883 MILES PADS ON ALL 4 WHEELS & REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED. PADS BECAUSE OF SEVERE WEAR. REAR ROTORS ON BOTH OCASSIONS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND WARPED CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO PROVIDE ALL THE BRAKING FORCE RESULTING IN SEVERE WEAR & DAMAGE TO THE FRONT PADS. AT...
Mileage: 49,884
BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR. AT 14,584 & 49,883 MILES PADS ON ALL 4 WHEELS & REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED. PADS BECAUSE OF SEVERE WEAR. REAR ROTORS ON BOTH OCASSIONS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND WARPED CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO PROVIDE ALL THE BRAKING FORCE RESULTING IN SEVERE WEAR & DAMAGE TO THE FRONT PADS. AT...
Mileage: 49,884
2004 IMPALA- SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON AND CAR WILL NOT START. MUST TURN KEY TO ON POSITION, LET SIT BETWEEN 10 AND 60 MINUTES, TURN KEY OFF AND RESTART, THIS HAPPENS MORE AND MORE. IM PREGNANT AND THIS HAPPENED AND I NEARLY PASSED OUT DUE TO THE HEAT. THIS OCCURS NEARLY EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO ST...
Mileage: 130,000
I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 76,000 MILE'S ON IT AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A TON OF PROBLEMS WITH IT EVEN AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN SHOP FEES TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM'S, THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS OR JUST DOESN'T WORK AT ALL SO I CAN NEVER TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING ALONG WITH THE TEMP. GAUG...
I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 76,000 MILE'S ON IT AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A TON OF PROBLEMS WITH IT EVEN AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN SHOP FEES TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM'S, THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS OR JUST DOESN'T WORK AT ALL SO I CAN NEVER TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING ALONG WITH THE TEMP. GAUG...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT A LOW SPEED, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER REACHING HIS DESTINATION, THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT TH...
Mileage: 26,388
MY DASH CLUSTER IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT SAYS MY CAR IS OVERHEATING. HAD IT WORKED ON AND AFTER FOUND IT WAS A KNOWN CLUSTER PROBLEM. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT ACCURATE AND I GOT PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING. NEXT THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT. NOW THE GAS GAUGE IS NEXT. CHECKED ON LINE AND GM IS AWARE OF THESE...
Mileage: 35,000
I DRIVE A CHEVY 2004 IMPALA. WHEN DRIVING MY CAR, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGIN TO ACT RANDOMLY. I WAS ABLE TO CLOCK MY SPEED USING MY GPS. MY CAR SAID I WAS DOING 70 MILES PER HOUR, BUT I WAS REALLY DOING 30 MP/H. NOW, THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. IT CONSTANTLY SAYS I'M DOING 0 MP/H. THIS IS...
Mileage: 149,000
1) TRIED TO SLOW CAR DOWN. CAR WOULD NOT TURN NOR HALT. ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. RESTORED IT 100%. 2) A YEAR LATER, HAD 3 BRAND NEW RACK AND PINION'S REPLACED IN ONE MONTH. HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. THE A-FRAME IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND SO IS THE AREA SURROUNDING THE RACK AND ...
1) TRIED TO SLOW CAR DOWN. CAR WOULD NOT TURN NOR HALT. ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. RESTORED IT 100%. 2) A YEAR LATER, HAD 3 BRAND NEW RACK AND PINION'S REPLACED IN ONE MONTH. HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. THE A-FRAME IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND SO IS THE AREA SURROUNDING THE RACK AND ...
1) TRIED TO SLOW CAR DOWN. CAR WOULD NOT TURN NOR HALT. ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. RESTORED IT 100%. 2) A YEAR LATER, HAD 3 BRAND NEW RACK AND PINION'S REPLACED IN ONE MONTH. HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. THE A-FRAME IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND SO IS THE AREA SURROUNDING THE RACK AND ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT FUMES EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES) BUT WAS ADV...
Mileage: 94,000
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA JUST SUDDENLY WENT OUT DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD GIVE ME ANY LIGHT WAS TO HOLD BACK ON THE DIMMER SWITCH LEVER. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS MALFUNCTION HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OWNERS OF IMPALAS. THE SWITCH IS QUOTED AS COSTI...
Mileage: 141,852
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA JUST SUDDENLY WENT OUT DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD GIVE ME ANY LIGHT WAS TO HOLD BACK ON THE DIMMER SWITCH LEVER. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS MALFUNCTION HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OWNERS OF IMPALAS. THE SWITCH IS QUOTED AS COSTI...
Mileage: 141,852
BAD IGNITION SWITCH IN THE 2004 IMPALA. *TR
Mileage: 133,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST SHE WAS TRAVELING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURREN...
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE THREE ...
Mileage: 51,220
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE THREE ...
Mileage: 51,220
FIRST MY TEMPATURE GAUGE STARTING READING VEHICLE WAS OVER HEATING AND I HAD JUST STARTED THE CAR. NOW THE NEEDLE IS PINNED AT THE BOTTOM EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND THE GAUGE IS ON THE TOP. THEN THE GAS GAUGE STARTED JUMPING. NOW IT DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY AT ALL, AT TIME IS WAY PASS FULL OR ...
Mileage: 53,235
OUR CAR, AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE FAILING INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS DUE TO A FAULTY STEP MOTOR. THIS IS THE SAME PART THAT HAS CAUSED A RECALL FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES, AND YET NOTHING FOR THIS MODEL. I HAVE RESEARCHED MANY REPAIR BLOGS, AND WEBSITES AND FIND THAT THIS IS INDEED A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SP...
Mileage: 55,000
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT GO TO "0" WHEN YOU STOP. YOU START OUT AT 20 OR 30 MILES AN HOUR AND THE SPEEDOMETER SHOW AN INACCURATE READING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU MUST RELY ON YOUR GPS DEVICE TO SHOW YOUR PROPER SPEED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS THERE ARE A LOT OF COMP...
Mileage: 95,000
WHEN INSTALLED IN A 2004 IMPALA, MY RADIAN XTSL WILL NOT REMAIN TIGHTLY INSTALLED WITH THE SUPERLATCH STRAP. THE RELEASE MECHANISM SITS AT SUCH AN ANGLE THAT MY OLDER TODDLER CAN EASILY BUMP IT WITH HIS FOOT AND RELEASE IT, CREATING A COMPLETELY UNSAFE INSTALLATION. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: M...
I HAVE A 2004 IMPALA. IT ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE KEPT IT WELL MAINTAINED AND IS GREAT SHAPE WITH LOW MILES. THE GAUGE CLUSTER ON THE CONTROL PANEL BEGAN ACTING CRAZY AS MANY OTHER POSTINGS I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS SCREWED UP. IT READS 100 W...
SPEEDOMETER FREQUENTLY INDICATES THE WRONG SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GOT STUCK AT ZERO MPH WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATE WAS ABOUT 20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. EVER SINCE THAT TIME (FOR 3 MONTHS NOW) THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL FREQUENTLY STICK OR JITTER AS VEHICLE SPEED CHANGES. WHEN SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE I...
Mileage: 60,000
PROBLEM IS SPEEDOMETER. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, AS SUN WAS SETTING, SPEEDOMETER SLOWLY WENT 60 TO ZERO OR A LOW NUMBER (OVER 5-10 MINUTES) WITH NO ACTUAL CHANGE IN SPEED. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE DAYS. CURRENTLY, FOR MANY MONTHS, SPEEDOMETER IS NOT ACCURATE. E.G. GOING ABOUT...
Mileage: 35,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN ORDER TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE BRIGHT...
Mileage: 85,000
EVENT: USE THE BRAKES. FAILURE: FRONT END SHAKES. REPAIR: REPLACE ROTORS. EVENT: DRIVE AT ANY SPEED. FAILURE: SPEEDOMETER GONE HAYWIRE, SAYS YOUR GOING 20 WHEN YOU ARE GOING 70? REPAIR: REBUILT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. EVENT: ANY TIME ENGINE RUNNING. FAILURE: TEMP GAUGE HAYWIRE. YOU PULL OVER THIN...
Mileage: 40,000
EVENT: USE THE BRAKES. FAILURE: FRONT END SHAKES. REPAIR: REPLACE ROTORS. EVENT: DRIVE AT ANY SPEED. FAILURE: SPEEDOMETER GONE HAYWIRE, SAYS YOUR GOING 20 WHEN YOU ARE GOING 70? REPAIR: REBUILT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. EVENT: ANY TIME ENGINE RUNNING. FAILURE: TEMP GAUGE HAYWIRE. YOU PULL OVER THIN...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUF...
Mileage: 120,000
WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DROPPING SLOWLY WHICH IT CONTINUED TO DO UNTIL IT RESTED AT ZERO. I CONTINUED DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC (65 MPH) AND ALL THE WHILE THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO REGISTER "0." I PANICKED AND IF I HAD NOT BEEN USING A GPS ...
Mileage: 40,290
HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY AFTER DARK AT 55 MPH .THE PROBLEM IS IN THE QUALITY OF THE HIGH /LOW BEAM SELECTOR I WAS TOLD .I AM REPLACING THE THIRD SWITCH THIS WEEK 3/16/11 SINCE 09/20/09 . THIS TO ME SEEMS TO BE A GM SAFETY PROBLEM WHICH I THINK SHOULD BE A MFG RECALL . HAVE OWNED MANY OF VEH...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND AS THE LOW BEAMS WERE SWITCHED TO HIGH BEAMS, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED. AS THE LOW BEAMS WERE ENGAGED, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE EXTERIOR LIGHTIN...
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND AS THE LOW BEAMS WERE SWITCHED TO HIGH BEAMS, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED. AS THE LOW BEAMS WERE ENGAGED, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE EXTERIOR LIGHTIN...
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND AS THE LOW BEAMS WERE SWITCHED TO HIGH BEAMS, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED. AS THE LOW BEAMS WERE ENGAGED, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE EXTERIOR LIGHTIN...
Mileage: 82,000
I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SEDAN WHICH HAS 123,551 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT WITH 108,000. I DISCOVERED AFTER I BOUGHT IT THAT MY SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WAS ACTING UP. I COULD RESET IT BY TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF TIL IT REACHED 0 AND BOTH THE WATER TEMP GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER WOULD WORK FOR A DAY OR...
Mileage: 108,000
SPEEDOMETER STOPS TRACKING SPEED. IT WILL STOP AT A RANDOM SPEED AND NOT RETURN TO ZERO UPON STOPPING THE CAR. WHEN I START DRIVING AGAIN IT WILL START TRACKING THE SPEED FROM THE INCORRECT POINT THAT IT STOPPED AT PREVIOUSLY AND THEN REPEAT THE FAULT STOPPING AT A TOTALLY DIFFERENT MPH POINT. AL...
Mileage: 54,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD MODERATE PULSATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 25, 000 MILES *TGW THE CONSUMER SUSPECTED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. WHEN HE DISSEMBLED THE FRONT BRAKES, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE INNER BRAKE PAD FRICTION MATERIAL HAD COMPLETELY S...
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH GAUGE *TGW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS CRASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTAC...
Mileage: 125,000
CHEVY IMPALA - SPEEDOMETER KEEPS MESSING UP. STOPS WORKING WHEN I AM DRIVING. WILL GOING 55 AND WHEN I STOP THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T ALWAYS GO BACK TO 0. NEXT THING I KNOW I AM IN A 35 BUT MY SPEEDOMETER IS READING 90MPH. AN ONLINE SEARCH HAS FOUND THAT MANY OTHER HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. FAR TO MANY FO...
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAGE GIVE FALSE READINGS. SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND INDICATES 65 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. TACHOMETER RANDOMLY INDICATES RPMS VARYING FROM 0 TO MORE THAN 8000. TEMPERATURE GAGE INDICATES RANDOMLY BETWEEN MINIMUM OF 140 AND MAXIM...
Mileage: 120,315
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO SEE THE SPEED HE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD WATER PENETRATE THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVA...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO SEE THE SPEED HE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD WATER PENETRATE THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVA...
Mileage: 80,000
2004 IMPALA W/ 3.8L ENGINE STALLS WHEN DECELERATING, LEAVING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT AND UN-SAFE TO DRIVE. CURRENTLY, THE ENGINE STARTS RIGHT BACK UP, BUT IT TAKES MY EYES OFF THE ROAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RE-START. I HAVE TRIED A FEW INEXPENSIVE THINGS SUCH AS PREMIUM GAS, FUEL INJECTOR C...
Mileage: 88,000
I HAVE A 2004 IMPALA. IT ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE KEPT IT MAINTAINED. RECENTLY THE GAUGES ON THE CONTROL PANEL BEGAN GOING CRAZY-FLICKING BACK AND FORTH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LITE WOULD COME ON. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS WHACKED OUT. IT READS 100 WHEN I'M GUESSING 40 OR 50 MPH OR 10 WHEN I'M...
Mileage: 41,000
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF THIS INCIDENT DURING THE LAST YEAR; THE LATEST BEING LAST NIGHT. LAST NIGHT, I WAS RUNNING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH ON A VERY DARK NIGHT WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REMAINED LIT. AFTE...
Mileage: 92,333
SEVERAL TIMES, I HAVE HAD MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA JUST RANDOMLY NOT START. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I HAVE FOUND THAT IT'S THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. I'M NO MECHANIC BUT KNOW HOW TO RESEARCH AND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WITH THESE SAME ISSUES IS OVERWHELMING! IT APPEARS THAT ...
THE GAUGES ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS ARE ACTING ERRATICALLY. THE RPM AT IDLE SITS AT ABOUT 3 AND WHEN I'M IN DRIVE IF RANGES FROM 4 TO 5 WITH VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED DOING THE SAME THING WHEN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS 140 MPH. WHE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WAS DESIG...
Mileage: 123,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA XF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND WOULD NOT INDICATE AT WHAT SPEED THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AN...
Mileage: 101,792
CLICKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHENEVER I TURN RIGHT. JACKED UP OFF THE GROUND THERE IS NO NOISE WHEN IN GEAR AND TURNING RIGHT. IS IT STEERING OR SUSPENSION PROBLEM. REPLACED BOTH CV JOINTS AND HUBS. STILL CLICKING. *TR
Mileage: 78,000
CLICKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHENEVER I TURN RIGHT. JACKED UP OFF THE GROUND THERE IS NO NOISE WHEN IN GEAR AND TURNING RIGHT. IS IT STEERING OR SUSPENSION PROBLEM. REPLACED BOTH CV JOINTS AND HUBS. STILL CLICKING. *TR
Mileage: 78,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER GIVES ERRATIC READINGS. NOTE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ARE VERY HIGH WITH SAME PROBLEM . VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR
Mileage: 31,000
THE SPEEDOMETER ( COMPONENT 1 ) HAS FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. IT BEGAN BY OPERATING ERRATICALLY ON THE DATE ENTERED ABOVE AND HAS PROGRESSED TO NOT WORKING AT ALL MOST OF THE TIME OR DISPLAYING THE WRONG SPEEDS I.E. 70 MPH WHILE SITTING STILL. THE TACHOMETER ( COMPONENT 2 ) IS ALSO SHOWING THE SAME SIG...
Mileage: 57,500
HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, THEN COME BACK ON AUTOMATICALLY. SOMETIMES WHEN THEY GO OFF THEY ARE OFF FOR UP TO 5 MINUTES. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. *TR
Mileage: 102,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 65 MPH. SHE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PUMPING THE BRAKES A COUPLE OF TIMES UNTIL IT FINALLY STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED NOR HAD I...
Mileage: 54,000
SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 ACTING ERRATIC OR NON-FUNCTIONING AT TIMES. MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITH 86,281 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 86,281
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. SOMETIMES IT READ 90 MPH WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED. SOMETIMES IT READ THE SAME THING (LIKE 10 MPH) ALL THE TIME. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I WAS ACTUALLY GOING, PRESENTING A SAFETY HAZARD. PROBLEM WAS GONE THE NEXT DAY, BUT CONTINUES TO BE RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT.
Mileage: 76,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FAULTY AND PROVIDING AN INCORRECT READING FOR GASOLINE LEVELS, SPEED TRAVELED AND TEMPERATURE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MESSAGE CENTER AND RADIO WAS ALSO FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN ...
Mileage: 63,394
THE TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING A FEW MONTHS AGO, IT GOES UP AND DOWN AND ALL AROUND AND THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN NOT WORKING AT ALL ONE DAY THEN IT WAS OK FOR A FEW WEEKS AND NOW IT SEEMS TO BE STUCK BETWEEN 40 AND 120 EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. I HAVE NO WAY TO DETERMINE MY SPEED. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
WHILE DRIVING A CONSISTENT SPEED, SPEEDOMETER WILL FLUCTUATE FROM STUCK AT ZERO TO 120MPH. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES ALSO AND DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. IF USING CRUISE CONTROL WHILE SPEED APPEARS CORRECT, THE IMPALA WILL AUTOMATICALLY INCREASE ITS OWN SPEED WHILE THE SPEEDOMETER DOES N...
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE DRIVING A CONSISTENT SPEED, SPEEDOMETER WILL FLUCTUATE FROM STUCK AT ZERO TO 120MPH. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES ALSO AND DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. IF USING CRUISE CONTROL WHILE SPEED APPEARS CORRECT, THE IMPALA WILL AUTOMATICALLY INCREASE ITS OWN SPEED WHILE THE SPEEDOMETER DOES N...
Mileage: 70,000
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SPEEDOMETER BEGAN READING ERRONEOUSLY OVER 100MPH BEFORE OSCILLATING BETWEEN 0 AND 100. IT SETTLED AT 0 FOR SEVERAL HOURS BUT THEN RETURNED TO 100 WITH VEHICLE SPEED APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH BASED ON OTHER TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON WITH NO CHANGE IN SYMPTOMS. PROB...
Mileage: 68,000
SPEEDOMETER AND TEMP GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING IN IMPALA 2004. THE SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING AS I DRIVE. IT WILL COME BACK TO WORKING STATE AFTER I HAVE TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED IT. THE TEMP GAUGE JUST DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER HAS JUST STOPPED WORKING. CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE A LOT OF OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER IS FLOATING. SOMETIMES I AM DOING ZERO MPH. THEN SOMETIMES I AM DOING 120MPH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR
MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, AND A FEW DAYS LATER THE GAS GAUGE WENT, THEN THE ANTI-FREEZE TEMPERATURE WENT. I CALLED CHEVY, THEY ADMITTED THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. COST 500.00
Mileage: 72,000
MY 2004 IMPALA IS HAVING PASSLOCK SECURITY PROBLEMS, THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND WON'T LET ME START THE CAR. LIGHT BLINKS THEN GOES OFF AND CAR STARTS. HAVE HAD CAR TOWED TWICE AND DEALER TELLS ME IT IS A PCM OR BCM PROBLEM DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX. ALSO WAS TOLD IT HAPPENS TO ALOT OF IMPALA'S. ...
Mileage: 77,000
SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FAILED ON MY 04 IMPALA AT ABOUT 52,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 52,000
THE LIGHT SWITCH, PART NUMBER 10283776, ON MY CAR DEVELOPED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT AND BURNED OUT THE PUSH-ON ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR THE POWER SUPPLY WIRE TO THE LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ENOUGH HEAT WAS GENERATED TO DAMAGE THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR, PART NUMBER 12129431. THE FUSE DID NO...
Mileage: 94,700
THE LIGHT SWITCH, PART NUMBER 10283776, ON MY CAR DEVELOPED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT AND BURNED OUT THE PUSH-ON ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR THE POWER SUPPLY WIRE TO THE LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ENOUGH HEAT WAS GENERATED TO DAMAGE THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR, PART NUMBER 12129431. THE FUSE DID NO...
Mileage: 94,700
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT BECAUSE THEY SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY THEY CAN NOT REPAIR THEM UNLESS THEY FAIL COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE...
Mileage: 110,000
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAGE NOT WORKING. I CANT TELL HOW FAST IM GOING OR IF I HAVE GAS IN THE CAR. I WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW IF MY CAR IS OVER HEATING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2003-2005 CHEVY IMPALA'S. I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINS ON THE INTERNET AND ITS NOT FAIR THAT ALL THESE...
Mileage: 81,500
THE ABS LIGHT ON MY MOTHER'S 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA (ONLY 32,000 MILES) ABS LIGHT RECENTLY STARTED COMING ON. SHE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP. THEY REFERENCED A GM SERVICE BULLETIN THAT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF HARNESSES AND SENSORS. $367 DEALER WOULD NOT COVER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF VEHICLE AGE D...
Mileage: 32,000
THE ABS LIGHT ON MY MOTHER'S 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA (ONLY 32,000 MILES) ABS LIGHT RECENTLY STARTED COMING ON. SHE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP. THEY REFERENCED A GM SERVICE BULLETIN THAT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF HARNESSES AND SENSORS. $367 DEALER WOULD NOT COVER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF VEHICLE AGE D...
Mileage: 32,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS 3.8 V6 MY WIFE'S CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT SHOWING THE CORRECT SPEED OR TACHOMETER READINGS. I WENT ON SOME SITE TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF AUTO FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IN MOST CASES CHEVROL...
Mileage: 61,500
WE WERE ON VACATION IN GEORGIA ON DEC. 11, 2009 WHEN I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERING 90 MPH WHEN I WAS ONLY DOING APPROXIMATELY 35. IT HAS CONTINUED REGISTERING THE IMPROPER SPEED OR NOT WORKING AT ALL SINCE THAT DATE. WE FEEL THIS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE CAR AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY ...
Mileage: 45,000
ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA : SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE. CALLED CHEVY ABOUT RECALLS BECAUSE 5 OTHER FRIENDS HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. WAS TOLD NO RECALLS. FRONT HEADLIGHTS AND REAR DEFROST STOPPED WORKING JUST YESTERDAY. COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. HAD ...
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ACTUAL SPEED HE WAS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY...
Mileage: 31,600
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ACTUAL SPEED HE WAS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY...
Mileage: 31,600
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA, 3.4L, 134,000 MILES, FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAK AT COLD (BELOW FREEZING) START UP. LEAK WAS BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER STAMPED HOUSING OF THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR CANISTER. LEAK WAS NOT AT THE REGULATOR TO FUEL RAIL SEAL, OR BETWEEN THE REGULATOR TO RETURN LINE SEAL. *...
Mileage: 134,000
THE INSTRUMENTS IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA STOPPED WORKING. FIRST THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED, THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED, NOW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED. SINCE THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY, I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE A COVERED REPAIR UNDER A RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
CHEVY IMPALA 2004 WITH LESS THE 60K MILES. SPEEDOMETER, NOT ACCURATE, SHOWS INCORRECT SPEED, EITHER TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW OR NO SPEED WHEN MOVING. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, STARTED WITH NEEDLE NOT RETURNING TO DEFAULT POSITION WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. NOW TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWS HIGH TEMPERATURE WH...
Mileage: 37,000
CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND I CANT TELL HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. THE SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES READS ZERO, SOMETIMES READS 100MPH AND I AND ONLY GOING 30MPH. THIS IS DANGEROUS! *TR
Mileage: 54,136
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA,FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK HALF OF THE TIME, ALSO NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS SOMETIMES, ITS A SAFETY ISSUE, I GOT THE CAR FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. TOO MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS, G.M. NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR
Mileage: 91,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT HAS A HUGE AMOUNT OF ISSUES WITHIN THE DASH. MY CAR SHOWS THAT IT IS RUNNING HOT WHEN IT IS NOT. IT ALSO SHOWS IT HAS NO GAS WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THE NEWEST ISSUE IS THAT MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOW STUCK ON 80 WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND IS WELL OVER THE 120MPH WHEN I...
Mileage: 119,000
THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO REPORT THE PROPER SPEED WHILE DRIVING. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS STUCK AT THE 120 MPH MARK WHILE TRAVELLING AT A RATE OF 50 MILES PER HOUR.
Mileage: 53,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA - SPEEDOMETER GONE HAYWIRE 1. FIRST, THE TURN SIGNAL BLINKER FAILED. BLINKER DID NOT WORK, BUT TURN SIGNAL STAYED LIT AND INDICATED I AS TURNING. 2. NEXT, THE HEAT TURNED TO AIR CONDITIONER MODE. I HAD TO SWITCH OFF THE AC BACK TO HEAT. 3. LAST, ON A 45 MPH ROAD I WAS TRAVE...
Mileage: 93,605
IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA NIGHT DRIVING IS UNSAFE. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ITS DARK AND I WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO TURN ON MY BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS FOR A BETTER VISION OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING THEM ON I CAN DRIVE ABOUT 5 OR SO MILES AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN ...
Mileage: 82,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND I...
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD STRUT FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE HOOD CAME DOWN ON THE CONTACTS HEAD AND CAUSED INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STRUT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STA...
Mileage: 58,000
SPEEDOMETER WAS GIVING ERRATIC READINGS AND NOW HAS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I REPLACED SPEED SENSOR AND IT DID NOT HELP. I HAVE TO LOOK AT GPS TO FIND SPEED OR ESTIMATE BASED ON FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON INTERNET AND GM SHOULD ...
Mileage: 107,000
MY ENGINE WOULDNT START BECAUSE OF THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM CHEVY HAD IN THE 2004 IMPALA. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED AND THE INDICATOR GAUGE FRACTURED. THE GAUGE WAS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER HAD FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. T...
Mileage: 56,300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF 65 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE M...
Mileage: 32,000
TYPICAL GM SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER READS APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH FASTER THAN TRUE SPEED. READS 30MPH WHEN SITTING STILL. GM ISSUED A "RECALL" TO SETTLE A CLASS ACTION SUITE FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON ITS TRUCKS AND SUVS, BUT DID NOT ISSUE IT FOR PASSENGER CARS LIKE THE IMPALA. *TR
Mileage: 23,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ INACCURATE SPEEDS TRAVELED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HIS RATE OF SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE ...
Mileage: 78,950
THE SPEEDOMETER,GAS GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAVE QUIT WORKING IN OUR 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. THE TURN SIGNALS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TOO. THE HEAT PANEL CONTROLLER ONLY WORKS ON ONE SIDE. ON OCCASION THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WON'T START. THE REAR DEFOGGER DOESN'T WORK. LIGHTS ON THE RADIO ON...
Mileage: 42,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA, THE SPEEDOMETER IS RUNNING 40 MILES OVER WHAT THE CAR IS REALLY MOVING. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE I WAS NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH ON THE FREEWAY. SOMETHING IS FAULTY IN THE DASH BOARD. I AM NOT SURE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS FOR GM CARS. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
MY IMPALA IS HAVING SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES WHICH I HAVE NOTICED IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED GM HAS NOT RECALLED THESE ISSUES. FIRST SAFETY ISSUE IS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL IN WHICH THERE ARE FAULTY STEPPER MOTORS THAT CAUSE MY GAS GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND...
Mileage: 118,000
MY CAR WON'T START. THE "SECURITY" LIGHT SOMETIMES FLASHES OR REMAINS STEADY, IN EITHER EVENT, MY CAR WON'T START. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 2 TIMES A DAY. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS MOMENTS AGO WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR. NOW, I CAN'T CONTINUE WITH MY WORK DAY BECAUSE IT WON'T START. I HAVE HAD TO MISS ...
Mileage: 106,000
THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA GOES OUT. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WILL START CLIMBING EVEN THOUGH MY SPEED HAS NOT CHANGED. I MAY BE GOING 40 MPH BUT THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120 MPH! THE GAS GAUGE WILL ALSO READ WRONG AND MY TEMP GAUGE JUST PLAIN DOESN'T WORK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR...
Mileage: 70,000
THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE'S CAR TO CRANK AT TIMES. YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION FOR 10 MINS BEFORE THE CAR WILL START. THIS HAS HAPPEN WHEN MY WIFE AND MY TWIN GIRLS WERE IN A BAD PLACE AND HAD TO LOCK THE DOORS AND JUST SIT IN 90 DEG WEATHER CHEVY DEALER HAS NO ANSWER...
Mileage: 60,000
THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE'S CAR TO CRANK AT TIMES. YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION FOR 10 MINS BEFORE THE CAR WILL START. THIS HAS HAPPEN WHEN MY WIFE AND MY TWIN GIRLS WERE IN A BAD PLACE AND HAD TO LOCK THE DOORS AND JUST SIT IN 90 DEG WEATHER CHEVY DEALER HAS NO ANSWER...
Mileage: 60,000
LOW BEAMS ARE NO LONGER OPERABLE ON THE CAR. SEEMS TO BE A RUNNING THEME WITH THE CHEVY IMPALA CARS. 2004 CHEVY IMPALA I HAVE ALREADY SPENT MORE IN REPAIRS THAN TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION, FRONT DRIVE LINE AND NOW MY PASSLOCK LOCKS ME OUT OF THE CAR- CAR WON'T TURN ON FOR SOMETIMES 3 D...
Mileage: 50,000
LOW BEAMS ARE NO LONGER OPERABLE ON THE CAR. SEEMS TO BE A RUNNING THEME WITH THE CHEVY IMPALA CARS. 2004 CHEVY IMPALA I HAVE ALREADY SPENT MORE IN REPAIRS THAN TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION, FRONT DRIVE LINE AND NOW MY PASSLOCK LOCKS ME OUT OF THE CAR- CAR WON'T TURN ON FOR SOMETIMES 3 D...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30-40 MPH WHEN THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MIL...
Mileage: 40,000
SPEEDOMETER AND NOW THE TEMP GAUGE FAULTY.. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS 2004 CHEVY IMPALA... GM FIXED SAME ISSUE IN THEIR TRUCKS, BUT REFUSES TO FIX IN THIS AND OTHER MODEL CARS... *TR
Mileage: 75,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA 3.4L V6, 70,000 MILES. RIGHT TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENT FAILURE STARTED OCCURRING AT AROUND 65,000 MILES - INTERIOR DASH TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR BLINKS RAPIDLY BUT THE ACTUAL TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT FLASH AT ALL. I CHECKED ALL LAMPS AND FUSES THEN REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH AS SUGG...
Mileage: 65,000
FIRST THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND WAS LIKE THAT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, NOW IT IS WORKING AGAIN, THEN SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH, SPEEDOMETER IS READING 15 TO 20 MPH THEN DROPS TO 0 IT HAS DONE THIS BEFORE, SO I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THE...
Mileage: 41,000
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 IMPALA HAS SLIP SO BAD THAT I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. IT KICKED SO HARD IN RAINING WEATHER THE CAR SWERVE ON THE ROAD. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK OR WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. WILL NOT SHOW ACCURATE SPEED. *TR
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 IMPALA AT NIGHT AND LIGHTS WENT OUT. ONE SIDE HAD BLINKED BEFORE BUT CAME RIGHT BACK ON. LAST NIGHT I HAD TO ABANDON MY CAR. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THIS MORNING THE LIGHTS TURN ON AGAIN. TOTALLY UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. I CHECKED ONLINE FOR A POSSIBLE CAUSE AND FOUND THAT THIS ...
Mileage: 90,532
2004 CHEVY IMPALA THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED PASSLOCK SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY LOCKS THE CAR FROM BEING CRANKED. EVERYTHING WILL OPERATE PROPERLY EXCEPT BEING ABLE TO CRANK THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 20 TIMES YOU CRANK THE VEHICLE. YOU HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 123,077
IGNITION SPORADICALLY FAILS TO START VEHICLE. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WILL TURN ON, BUT IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OVER STARTER. LEFT WITH A COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE CAR THAT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS; ONLY TO GO BACK TO THE CAR AN HOUR LATER AND HAVE IT START! TOLD THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PR...
Mileage: 63,258
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY BACK FROM CALIFORNIA THRU NEVADA SPEEDOMETER ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING AND SLOWLY DROPPED TO 0 AS DONE IT AT LIST 5 MORE TIME BUT ONLY WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS. *TR
Mileage: 68,750
2004 IMPALA, CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW I HAVE SLIGHTLY LOOSE STEERING WITH NOTICEABLE PLAY IN THE STEERING. THANKS FOR STANDING BEHIND KNOWN MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS GM! WILL BE MY LAST GM AUTOMOBILE. *TR
FOR OVER A YEAR, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE SECURITY LIGHT IN MY DRIVER?S PANEL INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED WHEN I PLACED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND MY CAR FAILED TO START. THE CAR WOULD EVENTUALLY START AFTER 15 ? 30 MINUTES. AT FI...
Mileage: 45,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS A CRAZY DASH CLUSTER!! I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE!! GM HAS RECALLED OTHER TYPES OF VEHICLES WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CLUSTER PROBLEM, BUT WON'T RECALL THE IMPALAS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE!! I HAVE YOUNG TWO CHILDREN THAT ARE ALWAYS WITH ME A...
Mileage: 50,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA: SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS, USUALLY JUMPS TO OVER 120 MPH AT FREEWAY SPEEDS BUT CAN READ LOW OR HIGH. WHEN STOPPED IT CURRENTLY IS STUCK AT 67 MPH. TOMORROW IT MAY BE 35 WHO KNOWS. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 116,000
THE TOGGLE BETWEEN LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM QUIT WORKING, IT WON'T STAY IN HIGH BEAM, BUT THAT DIDN'T AFFECT MY LIFE VERY MUCH. BUT SUDDENLY, THE DRIVING LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THIS 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. THIS IS DANGEROUS, NOT JUST A MINOR INCONVENIENCE, AND NOW I CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT AT ALL, DRAMATICALLY...
Mileage: 73,000
FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING OR THE TEMPERATURE OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED OR REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD IT...
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE TRAVELING IN 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL FREEZE AND NOT MOVE OR MOVE TO VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE THE CAR IS TRAVELING AT A STEADY SPEED. THIS FAILURE IS OCCURRING ALMOST DAILY, AND STARTED AS A ONCE IN ABOUT A MONTH EPISODE. VEHICLE WILL NEED $900 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO FIX SPEEDOM...
Mileage: 53,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO COVER PARTIAL COSTS OF THE REPAIR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WITH A USED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THE FAILURE D...
Mileage: 40,000
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA DOES NOT ACCURATELY TELL WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING. IT RANDOMLY STICKS AT A SPEED, SETS THE BASELINE AT A RANDOM SPEED AND READS IN THE 100 MPH RANGE WHEN I AM AT A STOP SIGN OR GOING THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. I HAVE NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM AS THE DEAL...
I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL WEB SITES THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON THEIR GM VEHICLES AND I AM ONE OF THOSE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH USING MY OWN KEY TO START MY OWN CAR, BUT IT WILL NOT START FOR 10-15 MINUTES. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
PASSLOCK SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW MY CAR TO START,I HAVE BEEN ONLINE AND SEEN HUNDREDS IF NOT A THOUSAND OR SO COMPLAINT'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.THIS CAR IS USELESS IF I CANNOT DEPEND ON IT TO START WHEN I NEED IT TO,ESPECIALLY IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION SINCE I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA OF UPSTATE NEW YORK T...
Mileage: 52,560
PASSLOCK SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW MY CAR TO START,I HAVE BEEN ONLINE AND SEEN HUNDREDS IF NOT A THOUSAND OR SO COMPLAINT'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.THIS CAR IS USELESS IF I CANNOT DEPEND ON IT TO START WHEN I NEED IT TO,ESPECIALLY IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION SINCE I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA OF UPSTATE NEW YORK T...
Mileage: 52,560
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH THE BRAKES WOULD START MAKING A GRINDING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE WOULD PULSATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY TURNED THE REAR ROTORS AND STATED THAT THEY COULD ONLY BE TURNED ONE TIM...
Mileage: 17,000
THE SECURITY LIGHT STARTED COMING ON, AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR BEGAN NOT STARTING. IT STARTED HAPPENING EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, AND NOW HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. THE LIGHTS, RADIO, AND ACCESSORIES WORK, BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START. I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO TRY AGAIN. THIS BEGAN ABOUT A MONTH AFTER...
Mileage: 75,000
APPROX. 2007 - SPEEDOMETER BEGAN FLUCTUATING INTERMITTENTLY EVERY FEW WEEKS. IT CORRECTED FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN THE PROBLEM WOULD RETURN. THE FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE IN 2008. IN 2009 IT WOULD FLUCTUATE WILDLY, THEN "PEG" TO THE MAXIMUM FOR EXTENDED PERIODS(SEVERAL WEEKS). FINALLY, ...
Mileage: 74,000
04 IMPALA LS SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AROUND 30000 MILES ALL GAUGES FAIL TO WORK NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK AT VARIOUS PLACES DOES NOT MOVE WHILE DRIVING. AS WELL AS THE TEMP GAUGE HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED AS OF YET. WHY IS ...
2004 CHEVY IMPALA. I GO OUT TO START THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT START. I WAIT 15-20 MINUTES AND IT STARTS. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTS HARD. THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS I AM GOING 10 WHEN I AM GOING FASTER THAN THAT OR IT MAY SAY 100 WHEN IT IS PARKED. PLEASE, RECALL THIS. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA. I GO OUT TO START THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT START. I WAIT 15-20 MINUTES AND IT STARTS. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTS HARD. THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS I AM GOING 10 WHEN I AM GOING FASTER THAN THAT OR IT MAY SAY 100 WHEN IT IS PARKED. PLEASE, RECALL THIS. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
2004 IMPALA, SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. MILEAGE CONTINUES TO WORK AND ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS CONTINUE BUT SPEEDOMETER FALLS BELOW 0 WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 48,000
1. CAR WILL NOT START 2. UNPREDICTABLE, CAR WILL NOT START UN LESS YOU LEAVE THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MIS. 3. DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX. 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM CAUSING THE ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 52,189
2004 CHEVORLET IMPALA TEMP GAUGE CEASED TO WORK AND STUCK IN IT'S HIGHEST POSITION. TACH GAUGE QUIT ALSO. REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH REBUILT UNIT. *TR
Mileage: 73,462
MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE FUEL GAUGE WORKS SOME TIME. THIS CAR IS IN OTHERWISE EXCELLENT CONDITION. KNOWING YOUR SPEED IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER SAYS GETTING IT FIXED IS NOT A PROBLEM JUST GIVE THEM HUN...
Mileage: 61,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 3.2 V6. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STAY ON 70MPH AT REST OR MORE THEN GO OVER A 120MPH WHEN TRAVELING. ONCE IN AWHILE IT MAY RESUME BACK TO NORMAL. IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM IN NOT LETTING YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT RATE OF SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING. *...
Mileage: 103,000
NOW AT 117,000 KMS. OR PAST MY FIVE YEAR WARRANTY. SINCE 88,000KMS. HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT TEMP GAUGE VERY OUT OF WHACK ON HIGHWAY TRIPS, LEAD ME TO BELIEVE SEVERELY OVERHEATED, BUT NO MESSAGE FROM CAR, JUST GAUGE GOING ALMOST 90 DEGREES PAST "DANGER POINT " OF GAUGE. IN LAST TWO YEARS ...
Mileage: 58,000
NOW AT 117,000 KMS. OR PAST MY FIVE YEAR WARRANTY. SINCE 88,000KMS. HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT TEMP GAUGE VERY OUT OF WHACK ON HIGHWAY TRIPS, LEAD ME TO BELIEVE SEVERELY OVERHEATED, BUT NO MESSAGE FROM CAR, JUST GAUGE GOING ALMOST 90 DEGREES PAST "DANGER POINT " OF GAUGE. IN LAST TWO YEARS ...
Mileage: 58,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. HE PREVIOUSLY HAD THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE DEL...
Mileage: 38,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. HE PREVIOUSLY HAD THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE DEL...
Mileage: 38,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA WILL NOT START. RADIO AND WINDOWS WILL FUNCTION,BUT CAR WILL NOT START....THIS WILL LAST ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS OCCURS ABOUT EVERY 2 WEEKS. *TR
Mileage: 80,059
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE ON 2004 IMPALA LS 6CYL 3800 TACH QUIT WORKING, TEMP GAUGE QUIT WORKING, FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING OR WORKING SPORADICALLY. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
MY CAR WOULD RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREETS AND ON THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MILES PER HOUR, OR WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT . THE CAR WOULD STALL UP TO 3-4 TIMES PER DAY MOST OF THE TIME AND AS TIME WENT ON IT GOT WORSE. I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, THE BA...
Mileage: 82,000
MY CAR WOULD RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREETS AND ON THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MILES PER HOUR, OR WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT . THE CAR WOULD STALL UP TO 3-4 TIMES PER DAY MOST OF THE TIME AND AS TIME WENT ON IT GOT WORSE. I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, THE BA...
Mileage: 82,000
ON SEVERAL 2003-2006 GM VEHICLES, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING (THE NEEDLE STOPS MOVING). THE FIX REQUIRES THAT THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER BE REPLACED FROM WITHIN THE DASH. THE SPEEDOMETER TYPICALLY FAILS SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE'S 36K-MILE WARRANTY EXPIRES. CARCOMPLAINTS.COM HAS A FORUM THREA...
Mileage: 75,000
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON 2004 CHEVY IMPALA GIVES INCORRECT READINGS TO INCLUDE SPEED WHICH COULD RESULT IN DRIVING AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS WITHOUT PROPER INDICATION AND RESULTING IN UNJUST SPEEDING FINES. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
THE SPEEDOMETER WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP WORKING AND NOT GIVE AN ACCURATE READING, AND IT MAKES CLICKING NOISE WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT OCCURS AROUND ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK NORMALLY, WITH MINIMAL DRIVING. THE DASH HAS TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND...
Mileage: 95,891
2004 CHEVY IMPALA, 35,000 MILES. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND NOTICED THAT TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING IN THE RED, PULLED INTO A MCDONALD'S TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON (NORMALLY THE IMPALA HAS AN ALARM THAT GOES OFF WHEN OVERHEATING, THIS DID NOT HAPPEN) AS I DECELERATED, I NOTICED THAT THE S...
Mileage: 35,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA: THE SPEEDOMETER STEP SERVO MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE IN MY CAR. IT STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO GIVING FALSE READINGS. I FOUND OUT ONLINE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THEM DOING THIS. THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME STEP MOTORS USED ON OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES WERE ACTUALLY RECALLED. THIS IS A DA...
Mileage: 30,000
I HAVE A 2004 IMPALA AND ABOUT ONCE A WEEK IT WON'T START FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES. HAVE TO SIT THERE A JIGGLE THE KEY AROUND. TOOK IT IN AND THE CHEVY GARAGE COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT AT ALL AND I WAS CHARGE FOR THIS ANSWER "I DON'T KNOW" SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WHEN YOU HAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ...
1.) THIS CAR IS USED AND HAS A SALVAGE TITLE FOR VANDALISM, I HAVE HAD FOR FIVE MONTHS, I HAVE NOTICED THAT ALL GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER, TACH & GAS GUAGE) DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND SAFELY 2.) THE FAILURE OCCURS DAILY; STARTED OFF AND ON ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO 3.)I WENT TO WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, T...
Mileage: 86,183
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SECURITY WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT OPERATE WHILE THE SECURITY WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE STARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY TE...
Mileage: 97,000
DASH GAUGES NOT MOVING AT ALL, OR WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY ARE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING CORRECT. MY SPEED WILL SHOW I'M GOING OVER 120 MPH (I KNOW I AM NOT GOING 60). TEMP SHOWS THE CAR IS RUNNING HOT WHEN IT NOT. RPM WILL STAY ON RED. SOME DAYS THE GAUGES WILL WORK FINE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY W...
Mileage: 130,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA THAT THE ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK ON. THE GAS GAUGE, TEMP GAUGE, AND SPEEDOMETER HAVE NOT WORKED CONSISTENTLY ON THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR BACK ON 09/2007. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW THAT I AM GOING 0 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I AM ACTUALLY MOVING, A...
Mileage: 49,974
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGE MALFUNCTION, BEGINNING WITH TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWING INCORRECT TEMPERATURE (COLD START - TEMP READOUT 160 F), SUBSEQUENTLY SHOWING TRACTION SYSTEM FAILURE INDICATOR, FINALLY PROGRESSED TO SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LAT...
Mileage: 61,400
HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY ON CAR. THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE HEAD LIGHT IS TO PULL THE BRIGHT LIGHT SWITCH BACK AND HOLD IT. SO ONE HAND FOR BRIGHT LIGHT AND ONE FOR STEERING. SO WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC ITS EITHER THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OR NO LIGHTS. HAPPENED ON A VERY DARK NIGHT ON A COUNTRY ROAD. COULD ...
Mileage: 137,000
2004 IMPALA ODOMETER MALFUNCTION IN WINTER COLD WHETHER CONDITION MOST OF THE TIME.
Mileage: 55,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED SINCE 2008 UNTIL THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONTACT SENT THE MANUFACTURER THREE LETTERS REGARDING THE FAILURE BUT THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 35,000
STEERING RACK,FIXED ON 8/27/09 ON 3/29/10 CANNOT STEER TO LEFT, LIMITED ON RIGHT TWICE TURNING TO LEFT CAR COULD NOT ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT WITH ON COMING CARS AND PARKED CARS CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC,SAYS WORK WAS DONE ON THIS, TO TAKE BACK TO THEM. HAD TO TOW TO DEALERS. WAS THE STEERING RACK ONCE MO...
Mileage: 50,000
MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER WENT HAYWIRE
WAS DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED "FLOATING". IT WOULD BE ALL OVER THE PLACE, SOME TIMES IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY AROUND TO 120 AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD BE RIGHT ON.
Mileage: 56,000
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY SPEEDOMETER AND WATER GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. IT SAID I WAS GOING 120 MPH BUT I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. THE NEXT DAY I WENT OUT TO THE CAR AND STARTED IT WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND IT WAS STUCK ON 30 MPH AND THE TEMP GAUGE SHOWED THE NEEDL...
Mileage: 93,227
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER QUICK WORKING, NO IDEA HOW FAST CAR IS GOING. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO QUIT, CAR COULD OVERHEAT WITHOUT KNOWING. *TR
Mileage: 24,000
MY SHOE GOT JAMMED BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND FLOOR. MY CONCERN WAS I HAD A FRONT IMPACT AND I BELIEVE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH AIR BAG. *TR
Mileage: 101,148
2004 CHEVY IMPALA; SPEEDOMETER MISREADING, AND GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTION. MORE PREVALENT IN COLDER CONDITIONS. IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY BUT OCCASIONALLY WORKS FINE. BEGAN MALFUNCTION IN SUMMER 2009. CONSEQUENCES- SPEEDING TICKETS. NOTHING DONE YET BECAUSE GM STATES THERE HAS BEEN AN INVESTIGATION AND T...
Mileage: 135,000
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA RANDOMLY GO OUT AT NIGHT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE DIMMER SWITCH. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON IS BY ACTIVATING/FLICKING THE DIMMER SWITCH SO AS TO SWITCH BETWEEN HIGH/LOW BEAMS. NO SIGNIFICANT EVENTS LED UP TO...
Mileage: 80,000
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA RANDOMLY GO OUT AT NIGHT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE DIMMER SWITCH. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON IS BY ACTIVATING/FLICKING THE DIMMER SWITCH SO AS TO SWITCH BETWEEN HIGH/LOW BEAMS. NO SIGNIFICANT EVENTS LED UP TO...
Mileage: 80,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. IT STICKS(DOES NOT RETURN TO 0 MPH WHEN STOPPED) AT THE CURRENT SPEED ON DECELERATION AND INCREASES READINGS FROM THE DECELERATION POINT. SO, CAR APPEARS TO GOING AT 60 MPH EVEN THOUGH IT IS MOVING SLOWLY IN TRAFFIC. CANNOT DETERMINE PROPE...
Mileage: 100,000
TOTAL HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON U.S. HIGHWAY 287 NORTH OF FT COLLINS, CO. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN CHANGING FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAMS ON THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME LAST FALL BUT WE NOW HAVE THE FOG LAMPS ON SO WHEN THEY FAIL WE AT LEAST HAVE SO...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL, HEADLIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS SHUT OFF. HE THEN PULLED OVER TO CHECK AND REPLACE THE FUSES. THE FUSES BLEW OUT AGAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER HE DROVE A FEW MILES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AN...
Mileage: 70,000
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY CAR HAS DECIDED TO READ WHATEVER IT WANTS AND IT WILL STOP AT WHATEVER SPEED. NOW THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. THIS STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 65K MILES. HAVE FOUND THAT THIS CAR HAS THE SAME STEPPERS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT WAS ON A RECALL FOR A...
Mileage: 65,569
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY CAR HAS DECIDED TO READ WHATEVER IT WANTS AND IT WILL STOP AT WHATEVER SPEED. NOW THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. THIS STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 65K MILES. HAVE FOUND THAT THIS CAR HAS THE SAME STEPPERS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT WAS ON A RECALL FOR A...
Mileage: 65,569
CHEVROLET 2004 IMPALA SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND MANUFACTURER DOES NOT FIX ALTHOUGH I AM CERTAIN IT IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. SPEED CAN NOT BE MONITORED SO IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 38,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HIS SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IT INDICATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 3 MONTHS AGO AND THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. HE HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAI...
Mileage: 60,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA SS CLUSTER MALFUNCTION. SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING, UNABLE TO KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. NO RECALL AS OF YET. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY VEHICLES. *TR
Mileage: 72,000
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS FAILED. MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWS THAT MY CAR IS RUNNING HOT EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH GM AND GMC VEHICLES. IN 2007 A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS FILED AGAINST HIS COMPANY ...
Mileage: 114,241
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. IT STARTED REGISTERING A HIGHER SPEED THAN THE SPEED I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING. IT SHOWED 90 MPH WHEN I WAS STOPPED. THE SPEEDOMETER THEN BEGAN TO CLIMB AS I DROVE A FEW CITY BLOCKS. IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AT THE NEUTRAL LETTER. I CALLED MY LOCAL ...
Mileage: 97,227
SPEEDOMETER STICKS OR SHOWS INACCURATE SPEED. DEALERSHIP SAYS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR (MAY 2008) THE TACHOMETER WENT BEZERK. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER DECIDED TO DO THE SAME THING. I CANNOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING OR HOW THE ENGINE IS PERFORMING. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS OFTEN AND IS A CAUSE FOR ...
Mileage: 51,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE DRIVING TO FLORIDA AND THE SPEEDOMETER GOES OUT. NOW IF YOU ARE DRIVING FROM MICHIGAN TO FLORIDA AND HAVE NO IDEA AT MIDNIGHT HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING- THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. FROM LOOKING ON THE WEB THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEH...
Mileage: 91,400
TRAVELING ON A DANGEROUS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY, MY SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. IT REGISTERED ME AS GOING 90 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS, AS CONDITIONS WERE ICY, I JUDGED A SAFE SPEED AND PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT SAFEST SPOT ON THE ROAD. MY SPEED GAUGE DID NOT RESET TO 0 MPH AS NORMAL, BU...
Mileage: 70,000
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK! SHOWS THAT I AM GOING 130MPH, THEN 60 WHEN PARKED. DEALER SAY NO RECALL EVEN THOUGH MY HUSBANDS TRUCK HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY RECALLED THE PART IN THE SILVERADO. $500 TO FIX. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!! I AM READING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE IMPALA FOR THE SAME ...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY GIVEN SPEED RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO...
Mileage: 100,000
THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE HAYWIRE. SOMETIMES IT SAYS I AM DOING 0MPH AND AT OTHER TIMES IT SAYS I AM GOING 120 MPH. CAN NOT GET AN ACCURATE READ ON THE SPEEDOMETER. THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR MY FUEL GAUGE AND COOLANT TEMPERATURE READINGS. THE PANELS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
HAVE CHANGED ROTORS MULTIPLE TIMES, AFTER ABOUT A MONTH WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS 45MPH OR HIGHER, CAR SHAKES FROM PULSATING BRAKES. IN WET WEATHER MAKES THE CAR A LITTLE UNCONTROLLABLE DEALER SAYS OH ITS HOW IT IS, GM IS AWARE BUT THEY DON'T FEEL IT IS A REAL ISSUE. THIS AMONG THE INABILITY OF ...
Mileage: 140,000
I JUST HAD MY SECOND MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH (HEADLIGHT DIMMER, TURN SIGNAL, CRUISE, WIPER/WASHER) FAIL ON THIS CAR FOR THE SAME REASON RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AS SEEN BY NUMEROUS BULLETIN BOARD POSTINGS. I DISSECTED THE ORIGINAL SWITCH TO DETERMINE IF T...
Mileage: 143,122
I JUST HAD MY SECOND MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH (HEADLIGHT DIMMER, TURN SIGNAL, CRUISE, WIPER/WASHER) FAIL ON THIS CAR FOR THE SAME REASON RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AS SEEN BY NUMEROUS BULLETIN BOARD POSTINGS. I DISSECTED THE ORIGINAL SWITCH TO DETERMINE IF T...
Mileage: 143,122
SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 CHEVY IMPALA SUDDENLY CHANGED TO READ 50MPH WHEN NOT EVEN MOVING. THEN WHEN DRIVING IT READS MUCH HIGHER MPH THAN ACTUAL SPEED. WAS RESET BY TURNING IGNITION ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES SINCE THEN AND CAN BE RESET BUT NOT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SERIOUS S...
Mileage: 73,000
HELLO, I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY. IMPALA. A LARGE NUMBER OF THE SPEEDOMETERS ON THESE CARS ARE DEFECTIVE, AS IS MINE. THE SPEEDOMETER GOES BERSERK AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOUR SPEED IS. FOR EXAMPLE. YOU MAY BE TAKING A 35 MPH CURVE AT 50 WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS 35 OR OTHER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFE...
Mileage: 50,000
SOMETIME AROUND 2007 THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED TO MESS UP. IT WOULD SAY THAT I WAS GOING 100 MPH WHEN I WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY. MY TACHOMETER WOULD SAY THAT THE ENGINE WAS DOING 5000 TO 6000 RPM WHEN PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED I AM NO THE ...
Mileage: 40,000
I BOUGHT A USED 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA AND OCTOBER 19, 2007 AND A FEW MONTHS AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. MY SPEED ODOMETER SAID I WAS DOING FORTY WHEN I GOT PULLED OVER FOR DOING 55MPH, AND AS I PULLED OFF AND LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER IT WAS STUCK AT 40MPH. ALSO THE LIGH...
Mileage: 80,000
I BOUGHT A USED 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA AND OCTOBER 19, 2007 AND A FEW MONTHS AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. MY SPEED ODOMETER SAID I WAS DOING FORTY WHEN I GOT PULLED OVER FOR DOING 55MPH, AND AS I PULLED OFF AND LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER IT WAS STUCK AT 40MPH. ALSO THE LIGH...
Mileage: 80,000
MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OR THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT IMPALA MODELS FROM 2003-2006, AS WELL AS OTHER CHEVY MODELS. THE GAS GAUGE HAS GONE COMPLETELY OUT, AND THE VOLT GAUGE HAS NOW STOPPED WORKING, AND THE SPEEDOMETER RANDOML...
Mileage: 65,000
HEADLLGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVIING. AS OF NOW THEY STILL COME BACK ON WHEN SWITCHING THE LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM SWITCH. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. CANNOT DRIVE CAR WHEN DARK. WILL COST ABOUT $600 TO REPAIR.*CW
Mileage: 68,250
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA POWER STEERING LOCKS MAKING DRIVER UNABLE TO TURN CAR DURING RAIN OR DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES. STARTED OUT HAPPENING ONLY A SECOND OR TWO, BUT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. SEVERAL TIMES, ENGINE CUT OFF, OR I HAD TO CUT IT OFF TO BE ABLE TO RESTORE POWER STEERING. HAD IT "FIXED" BY D...
Mileage: 89,210
2004 IMPALA, 80,000 MILES. COLD WINTER DAY. CONSEQUENCES( HAVING TO PURCHASE NEW SPEEDOMETER ) NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT AS OF YET. SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SAYS GOING 90 MPH WHEN GOING 60. WHEN VEHICLE SHUT OFF SAY 30MPH. INHERENT FLAW NOTED BY CHEVROLET VEHICLES (COMMON SYMPTOMS INCLUDE: ...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AT NIGHT ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED. SUDDENLY, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH EXTREME CAUTION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEM...
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA,SPEEDOMETER WORKS ONE DAY AND DOESN"T WORK THE NEXT DAY. WILL BE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY SHOWS SPEED ONE MINUTE AND MAYBE NOTHING THE NEXT. REALLY HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS. GM HAS TO KNOW THAT HAVE A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 74,000
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS ERRATIC SPEEDS, GOING TO SPEEDS OF 80, 90, 120+ FOR NO APPARENT REASON. EACH TIME THE AUTOMOBILE IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN, IT USUALLY WILL GO DOWN BY ABOUT 10 MPH. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, IT WILL RETURN TO NORMAL, BUT THIS PATTER...
Mileage: 73,000
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEP COMING ON AND THEN GOING OFF. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP REPAIR SERVICE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM AS THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT THE IMPACT SENSOR WAS INOP AND THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY . I HAD IT REPAIRED THAT...
Mileage: 89,355
MY SPEEDOMETER RUNS WILDLY UP AND DOWN. IT DOESN'T WORK WELL AT ALL. I THINK I'M DRIVING 55 AND IT SHOWS 100. I WANT CHEVROLET TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. I HAVE A 04 CHEVY IMPALA. I HAVE READ OVER 100 COMPLAINTS ON THE COMPUTER. *TR
Mileage: 82,500
2004 CHEVY IMPALA. 3 MONTHS AGO THE TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING. WHEN TRAVELING WITH TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE IT IS A PROBLEM TO NOT KNOW MY CORRECT SPEED. JUST AS GOING TOO FAST CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS SO CAN GOING TOO SLOW ON THE INTERS...
Mileage: 68,000
CLUNKING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN. I KNOW IT IS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AGAIN. IT WAS REPLACED IN NOV. 2007 AND HAS RECURRED 20,000 MILES LATER IN NOV. 2009. DEALER TRYING TO MAKE ME PAY FOR IT AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 68,103
2004 IMPALA HEADLIGHTS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BUT WILL COME BACK ON IF THE DIMMER SWITCH IS USED..DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR
Mileage: 812,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING, REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED BEING TRAVELED. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. ...
Mileage: 20,000
I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A ACCIDENT BUT I FEEL MY PROBLEM COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE ONE. THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY CAR STARTED ACTING UP RECENTLY. IT IS NOT ACCURATE, IT USUALLY READS ZERO WHEN I AM DRIVING BUT SOMETIMES READS A SPEED THAT IS CLEARLY INACCURATE. I DID SOME RESEARCH O...
Mileage: 85,000
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS MALFUNCTIONING. FIRST, THE TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT ALL, NOW THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATES ERRONEOUS SPEEDS. IT SHOWS THAT I AM DRIVING VERY FAST WHEN I'M ACTUALLY MUCH SLOWER THAN THE REST OF THE TRAFFIC. WHEN PARKED, IT SHOWS 15-20 MPH. IT'S VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT KN...
Mileage: 80,000
SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY (STICKS/DOESN'T MOVE). APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT CHEVY HAS ISSUED NO RECALLS. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. MY SPEEDOMETER HAS WENT CRAZY!! I CAN BE DOING 30 AND IT SAYS I AM DOING 105. ALSO WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT REGISTERS 25. THIS COULD CAUSE ANYWHERE FROM A MINOR SPEEDING TICKET TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. NO MORE GM PRODUCTS FOR ME!!! *TR
Mileage: 140,000
2004 CHEV IMPALA SPEEDOMETER SAYS 22 MPH WHILE SITTING STILL - GOING SLOWER THAN WHAT SPEED SAYS I HAVE HAD ALOT OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THEIR IMPALA FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED IT. STARTING PROBLEMS, FUEL TANK BAFFLES, FRONT END PROBLEMS, TEMP PROBLEMS, ANOTHER SENSOR PROBLEM. CAR HAS APPROX 60,000 O...
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA AT 60 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 0 MPH AND REMAINED THERE. THE FUEL GAUGE IS ALSO STUCK READING FULL CONTINUALLY, AND THE RPM GAUGE IS ALSO STUCK AT ZERO. THE CAR ONLY HAS 51000 MILES ON IT, AND BASED ON MY RESEARCH, THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. GM...
Mileage: 51,000
FIRST THE TACHOMETER QUIT WORKING THEN THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC SAYING I WAS GOING SLOWER THAN I ACTUALLY WAS(CHECKED WITH GPS).I WAS DOING 60 ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT SPEEDOMETER SAID 45,TACHOMETER IS ALWAYS PEGGED OUT !! *TR
Mileage: 60,000
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT KEEP ACCURATE READING. GAUGE CAN READ 110 MPH WHEN ONLY GOING 60 MPH OR CAN READ 30 MPH WHEN DRIVING FASTER. NEEDLE DOES NOT ALWAYS RETURN TO ZERO WHEN STOPPED OR IDLING. ALSO RACES AT TIMES. HAPPENS DURING COLD AND HOT WEATHER. ALSO, THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR GAUGE NEEDLE ...
Mileage: 28,000
VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY QUITS FUNCTIONING. SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY SHOWS HIGH SPEED (EXAMPLE 120 MPH) WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SPEEDOMETER REMAINS STUCK IN THIS POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE ERROR AFTER RETURNING HOME AND CYCLING THE IGNITION FROM OFF TO ON MANY MANY TIMES. NOW THE TACH JU...
Mileage: 86,000
VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY QUITS FUNCTIONING. SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY SHOWS HIGH SPEED (EXAMPLE 120 MPH) WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SPEEDOMETER REMAINS STUCK IN THIS POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE ERROR AFTER RETURNING HOME AND CYCLING THE IGNITION FROM OFF TO ON MANY MANY TIMES. NOW THE TACH JU...
Mileage: 86,000
HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 101,000
HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 101,000
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE ON 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. *TR
JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NO SPECIFIC ROAD JUST NORMAL DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SPEEDOMETER EITHER GOES UP OR DOWN DOES NOT HAVE CORRECT SPEED SOMETIMES IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR AND SOMETIMES AFTER THIRTY MINUTES OR AFTER YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. IT HAPPENS ABO...
Mileage: 75,000
MY SPEEDOMETER IS OUT OF WHACK, ALSO THE TACH DOESN'T READ CORRECTLY. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. THIS COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. GOING AROUND CORNERS OR DRIVING IN A SCHOOL ZONE. SOMEDAYS IT WORKS FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND SOME DAYS NOT.. IT READS 90 MILES AN HOUR WHILE YOUR GOING SL...
Mileage: 90,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED BEING TRAVELED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE STEPPER MOTOR....
Mileage: 30,423
SPEEDOMETER STARTS AT RANDOM SPEEDS AND THEN CONTINUES LIKE IT STARTED AT ZERO. IT SOMETIMES SAYS 80 OR 100 MPH WHEN YOU ARE NOT MOVING AND THEN CONTINUES TO GO HIGHER AS YOU DRIVE. OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
FIRST NOTICED A PROBLEM OVER A YEAR AGO WHEN THE TACHOMETER WENT TO ZERO WHILE CRUISING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE CAR IT WAS FINE. RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT TEMP GAUGE WAS READING WAY PAST "HOT," HOWEVER THE CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATING. IT CONTINUES TO READ THIS WA...
Mileage: 44,000
SPEEDOMETER HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOME TIMES IT DOESN'T, THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN WHEN I CANNOT TELL THE TRUE SPEED IN WHICH I AM DRIVING. *TR
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING. THERE WERE NO KNOWN SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT LED TO THE OCCURRENCE OF THIS ISSUE. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, DURING A ROAD TRIP, I NOTICED THAT I WAS DRIVING SLOWER THAN NORMAL TRAFFIC BUT MY SPEEDOMETER STATED I WAS DOING THE SPEED LIMIT 65 MPH. WHEN I LOOKED AT MY GPS, IT...
Mileage: 125,500
THE NIGHT OF 12/13, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING VERY HIGH. I CHECKED MY COOLANT AND DID SOME TROUBLE SHOOTING. MY CAR WAS NOT OVER HEATING AS INDICATED ON THE GAUGE. TWO DAYS LATER, THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED, HOWEVER ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER DEVELOPED. ON 12/15, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS R...
Mileage: 78,900
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. INDICATES VERY HIGH SPEED (90-100 MPH) EVEN WHEN BARELY MOVING. *TR
Mileage: 105,980
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA IS DEFECTIVE, IT HAS NOT BEEN WORKING FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME CAR, IT SHOULD BE A GM RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE SPEEDOMETER READS 45 MPH WHILE STOPPED AND AT 30 IT READS 80 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 52,360
IMPALA 2004, SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING. *TR
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER WITH 60K MILEAGE COMPLETELY WENT OUT OF ORDER. IT COULD POINT AT ANY SPEED GAUGE IN DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD. THOUSANDS OF IMPALA OWNERS REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE WEB. GM SHOULD RECALL BEFORE ANYONE HAS ROAD ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 60,200
NEW 2004 CHEVY IMPALA LS FIRST USE 3/23/05. THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE I'VE HAD TO REPLACE A WHEEL BEARING & HUB ASSEMBLY. MARCH OF 2006 THE RIGHT REAR, JANUARY OF 2008 THE LEFT REAR, OCTOBER OF 2009 THE RIGHT FRONT. EACH TIME THE ABS AND SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHTS WERE ON. I PAID $636.31 THIS L...
Mileage: 8,818
NEW 2004 CHEVY IMPALA LS FIRST USE 3/23/05. THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE I'VE HAD TO REPLACE A WHEEL BEARING & HUB ASSEMBLY. MARCH OF 2006 THE RIGHT REAR, JANUARY OF 2008 THE LEFT REAR, OCTOBER OF 2009 THE RIGHT FRONT. EACH TIME THE ABS AND SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHTS WERE ON. I PAID $636.31 THIS L...
Mileage: 8,818
NEW 2004 CHEVY IMPALA LS FIRST USE 3/23/05. THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE I'VE HAD TO REPLACE A WHEEL BEARING & HUB ASSEMBLY. MARCH OF 2006 THE RIGHT REAR, JANUARY OF 2008 THE LEFT REAR, OCTOBER OF 2009 THE RIGHT FRONT. EACH TIME THE ABS AND SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHTS WERE ON. I PAID $636.31 THIS L...
Mileage: 8,818
SPEEDOMETER HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOME TIMES IT DOESN'T, THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN WHEN I CANNOT TELL THE TRUE SPEED IN WHICH I AM DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 59,900
MY TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T FUNCTION FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEN SUDDENLY START WORKING AGAIN. RESTARTING THE CAR FIXES THE PROBLEM SOMETIMES, BUT ISN'T VERY HELPFUL WHEN YOU'RE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING SOMEWHERE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT ON BUSY STREETS WHEN YO...
Mileage: 140,000
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION = I PURCHASED RAIN-X WIPER AT WALMART FOR MY 2004 IMPALA VEHICLE. IT COST $17.99+ AND WAS A 22-INCH MODEL. A WEEK OR SO LATER I RAN INTO A HEAVY DOWNPOUR WHILE DRIVING WEST ON I-40 FROM MEMPHIS TO LITTLE ROCK. THE WIPER PORTION OF BLADE ASSEMBLY BEGAN TO WORK ITS WAY OUT OF ...
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION = I PURCHASED RAIN-X WIPER AT WALMART FOR MY 2004 IMPALA VEHICLE. IT COST $17.99+ AND WAS A 22-INCH MODEL. A WEEK OR SO LATER I RAN INTO A HEAVY DOWNPOUR WHILE DRIVING WEST ON I-40 FROM MEMPHIS TO LITTLE ROCK. THE WIPER PORTION OF BLADE ASSEMBLY BEGAN TO WORK ITS WAY OUT OF ...
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURIES TO MY CHEST AREA. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
SPEEDOMETER WAS SITTING ON ZERO, AFTER STOPPING IT STARTED MOVING, BUT WAS JERKY. THE SPEED SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. THIS DID NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE TACHOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY EITHER SO UNABLE TO TELL WHAT MY SPEED IS IN THE CAR. *TR
Mileage: 50,850
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR THREE YEARS. THE DEALER INSTALLED A PATH LOCK SYSTEM AND STATED THAT THE CPU MAY HAVE BEEN STOLEN. THREE DAYS AFTER THE PATH LOCK SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED THE...
Mileage: 23,000
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. FAILURE BEGAN WITH SPORADIC INACCURATE READINGS, FROM ZERO TO 120 MPH READINGS, REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL SPEED. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, IT STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. *TR
Mileage: 89,000
INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA FOR 3 YRS NOW. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. IN WINTER, THE SPEEDOMETER RARELY WORKS AT ALL AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE JUST GOES WHEREVER IT WANTS. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE,...
I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA, IT STARTED WITH MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE NOT READING CORRECTLY, BLINKERS WORKING WHEN THEY WANTED TOO AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER ONE DAY JUST STOPPED AT 5 MPH. THE FINAL STRAW WAS THAT MY SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER I SHUT MY VEHICLE OFF AND...
Mileage: 44,000
2004 IMPALA, SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO,AT TIMES REGISTERS 0 AND AT OTHER TIMES THE NEEDLE BURIES ITSELF, WOULD BE ABLE TO CLICK BACK TO 0 BY TURNING THE IGNITION ON AND OFF UNTIL IT WENT BACK TO 0 BUT WORKED ERRATICALLY,FINALLY STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER, TEMP GAUGE SAME WAY. ONLY ...
Mileage: 50,000
MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AT IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. AFTER I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON A LITTLE LATER IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. THEN IT WOULD RANDOMLY STOP WORKING AND THEN WORK FINE AGAIN LATER. IT WOULD EITHER STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER OR READ...
Mileage: 35,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. SOMETIMES READS 0 WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. OFTEN READS -0 AT STOP, JITTERY MOVEMENT WHEN THE INDICATOR MOVES AT ALL, SOMETIMES STOPS @ 20 OR 30 MPH AND WILL NOT SHOW HIGHER NUMBER EVEN WHILE CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE. ACTUAL SPEED ...
Mileage: 49,957
THE SPEEDOMETER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME IN COLD WEATHER, AND ALWAYS MOVES ERRATICALLY, PROVIDING INACCURATE MEASUREMENTS OF SPEED. MY TACHOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF ERRATIC MOVEMENTS AND INACCURATE READINGS....
Mileage: 50,000
THE CAR WONT START BUT ALL THE LIGHTS AND IT ACTS LIKE IT STARTED BUT THE MOTOR WONT TURN AND NO1 NOS HOW TO FIT IT DOES THIS EVER DAY I TRY TO START IT AND IT WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL I WAIT 10TO 20 MIN AND THEN IT STARTS LIKE NOTHING HAPPEN IF I KNOW HOW TO FIT IT I WONT BUT NO1 CAN TELL ME WHAT'S ...
Mileage: 9,400
SPEED-O-METER NEEDLE PEGS OUT AND WANDERS INADVERTENTLY. JUST HAPPENED ONE DAY. IT IS A CONTINUAL OCCURRENCE. SOME DAYS IT SEEMS TO WORK KIND OF, AND AT OTHER TIMES IT MOVES VERY ABRUPTLY ON THE DIAL AND NEVER SMOOTH LIKE IT SHOULD. IT HAS BEEN THE CAUSE OF BEING PULLED OVER ON 3 OCCASIONS IN THE LA...
Mileage: 45,000
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA WENT CRAZY, STOPPED WORKING. THROUGH MUCH RESEARCH, THERE ARE HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS OF THIS CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. GM SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL AS OF NOW AND THE PROBLEM IS $400 TO $600 TO FIX. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE GAUGE CLUSTER. IT IS A 4YR OLD CAR WI...
Mileage: 68,656
MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE WHOLE INTERIOR GAUGE PANEL. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT IMPALA MODELS 2003-2006, AND OTHER CHEVY MODELS. THE GAS GAUGE HAS WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND THE MPH GAUGE RANDOMLY GOES HAYWIRE READING THE INCORRECT SPEED, OR NO S...
Mileage: 116,840
SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 41K MILES IS DEFECTIVE. STARTED SPORADICALLY, NOW IT IS ALL THE TIME. SPEEDOMETER MAY SAY I'M MOVING AT 50 MPH WHEN AT A STOP OR OVER 100MPH ON A CITY STREET. I HAVE NOT HAD THE DEFECT FIXED YET. *TR
Mileage: 41,000
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY '04 CHEVY IMPALA SS IS VERY ERRATIC. IT DISPLAYS INCORRECT SPEED. I WAS TRAVELING @ 70MPH BUT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS @ 49 MPH. WHEN STOPPING IT WILL DROP BELOW THE ZERO MARK AT @ 15 MPH. THE NEEDLE TICKS AROUND ON THE FACE OF THE DIAL. THIS SEEMS DANGEROUS TO ME NOT KNOWING T...
Mileage: 79,662
VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY QUITS FUNCTIONING. SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY SHOWS HIGH SPEED (EXAMPLE 120 MPH) WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS (VERIFIED AT 70 WITH GPS). SPEEDOMETER REMAINS STUCK IN THIS POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE ERROR AFTER RETURNING HOME AND CYCLING THE IGNITION FROM OFF TO ON SEV...
Mileage: 105,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT OCCASIONALLY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL DE...
Mileage: 52,998
I JUST BOUGHT AN IMPALA 2004 THIS JANUARY. I AN ON A FIXED INCOME AND CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE MANY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. WHEN WE HAD A COLD SNAP, MY CAR WAS MAKING A WHIRRING NOISE AND I DISCOVERED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS ON ZERO. WHEN THE CAR WARMED UP, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO WORK AGAIN THIS HAP...
Mileage: 100,000
HAVING SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHERS. SECURITY LIGHT BLINKING, CAR WONT START FOR 10 MIN CALLED CHEVY NO SOLUTION. RECALL AND FIX. SAFETY ISSUE. ATTENTION CHEVY YOUR CAR IS NOT SAFE!!! *TR
Mileage: 100,000
GAUGE CLUSTER ON 2004 IMPALA FAILS. SPEEDOMETER GOES OUT AND DRIVER DOESN'T KNOW HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING. HAVE HEARD MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH OTHER GAS GAUGE GOING, TACH, ETC... MINE WAS JUST THE SPEEDOMETER - WOULD SIT AT 120MPH WHEN ONLY GOING 30. CONTINUED TO DO SO UNTIL HAD THE ENTIRE GAUGE...
Mileage: 56,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. HE STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT HEADLIGHTS LOOKED AS IF THERE WERE FROST ON THEM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT ALL HEADLIGHTS IN 2001 MODEL YEAR AND BEYOND WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC LENSES. HE STATED THAT THE NEW DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE ...
Mileage: 51,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. HE STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT HEADLIGHTS LOOKED AS IF THERE WERE FROST ON THEM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT ALL HEADLIGHTS IN 2001 MODEL YEAR AND BEYOND WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC LENSES. HE STATED THAT THE NEW DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE ...
Mileage: 51,000
MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA WILL NOT START SOMETIMES. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT AS I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD AND THIS HAS HAPPENED AT NIGHT FAR FROM HOME ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. MY SECURITY LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AT TIMES AND WILL JUST GO OFF BY ITSELF. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A BCM PROBLEM OR A PASS LOCK SEN...
Mileage: 72,045
SPEEDOMETER JUST QUIT WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD WITH OUT WARNING... GIVING FROM NO SPEED MPH TO GOING EXCEEDINGLY MUCH FASTER THEN WHAT YOU ARE GOING.. IE~ AT A STAND STILL REGISTERING AT OVER 75MPH... TO DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH AND REGISTERING AT BELOW 0 MPH.. THIS HAS BEEN WHAT HAS BEEN GO...
Mileage: 55,175
MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE OVERNIGHT AND ON 8-6-09, I TRIED TO START THE CAR TO GO WORK AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK. I HAD LIGHTS BUT IT WOULD NOT START. CHECKED BATTERY-O.K. HIT STARTER WITH A HAMMER. VEHICLE STARTED. TAKEN TO GARAGE FOR A NEW STARTED. STARTED INSTALLED; NEXT MORNING IT WOUL...
Mileage: 65,290
FIRST SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING, NOW TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS NOT READING CORRECTLY. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH METER NEEDLES WENT HAY WIRE. THEY HAVE NOT GONE BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL STATE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM, BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR
Mileage: 66,253
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH METER NEEDLES WENT HAY WIRE. THEY HAVE NOT GONE BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL STATE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM, BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR
Mileage: 66,253
I WAS COMING DOWN WESTBOUND ON RACQUET CLUB (CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CA) THE LIGHT WAS GREEN AS I WAS APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION. I WAS IN THE LANE CLOSEST TO THE CURB/SIDEWALK. I DO RECALL SEEING THE TRUCK COMING DOWN SOUTHBOUND FROM A FAR DISTANCE. I WAS HALF WAY ON THE INTERSECTION WHEN I SEE THE...
SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING. THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED BEING CORRECT. SOMETIMES THEY SHOW I AM GOING 100 WHILE IN PARK, OR 75 WHILE GOING 30. THE GAUGES FREEZE AND STAY THAT WAY FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE VERY SAME THING. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALAS TRANSMISSION JUMPS INTO GEAR MAKING THE CAR GO FORWARD IN AN UNSAFE MANNER. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME TOUGH LUCK. THE CAR ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY WON'T FIX THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I WENT TO CAR COMPLAINTS DOT COM AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF SI...
Mileage: 64,000
2004 IMPALA, BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. CAR HAS APPROX 73,000 MILES. IN THAT TIME BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR RESURFACED APPROX 4-5 TIMES DUE TO PULSING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR
Mileage: 73,000
NO SINGLE EVENT. 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, FOUND OUT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. JUST LAST WEEK, I WAS PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING, THE COP LET ME OFF WITH A WARNING BUT SAID NEXT TIME, THAT EXCUSE WON'T CUT IT. THE PROBLEM WON'T FIX ITSE...
Mileage: 65,000
WAS IN MY CAR DRIVING SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. RAISED THE HOOD AND IT WAS ON FIRE. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
SPEEDOMETER GIVES FALSE READINGS. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED TRACKING THE CORRECT SPEED. IT IS USUALLY READING MUCH LESS THAN I AM ACTUALLY MOVING BUT CAN REPORT MUCH HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO JUDGE YOUR ACTUAL SPEED WITHOUT IT. TYPICALLY WITH A WORKING SPEEDOMETER I HAVE...
Mileage: 54,500
WHEN I GIVE IT A LITTLE GAS TO GO USUALLY JUST WHEN IM FIRST TAKING OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN BUT IF I LET OFF THE GAS IT KICKSBACK OFF. THEN AGAIN, GO A FEW BLOCKS AND HIT THE BRAKES AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN SOME TIMES IT TURNS OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS IT SEEM LIKE THIS IS A ...
Mileage: 68,000
MY 2004 IMPALA'S SPEEDOMETER WILL GO UP OVER 100+ WHEN I AM ONLY DOING 60MPH MAX. THE TEMP GAUGE LOCATED TO THE RIGHT OF THE SPEEDO IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING. THE ONLY SHORT TERM FIX IS TO THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN UNTIL THE GAUGE READS ZERO AGAIN. ON E TIME ON MY WAY HOME (PA.) FROM )...
Mileage: 75,000
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. I FOUND THIS WEBSITE FULL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS MINE, WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING WHEN IT SHOULD. I HAVE FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS AT 75,000 MILES AND I WOULD PUT IN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS EXCEPT THE LIGHTS AND RADIO COME ON. NO CLICK NO NOTHING... HAD THE ALTERNAT...
Mileage: 98,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CYL...
Mileage: 71,800
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. MY SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON ONCE IN A WHILE AND THEN MY CAR WON'T START. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT IT IS A PASSLOCK ISSUE AND THAT IT HAPPENS IN MANY GM VEHICLES. *TR
2004 CHEVY IMPALA 1 OWNER PURCHASE PRICE $30,000 LESS THAN 50000 MILES SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY PER DEALERSHIP. I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING BUT RELY ON THE TAC GAUGE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2004 FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES DO NOT WORK. STARTED WORKING OFF AND ON THEN TOTAL FAILURE. I SEE ONLINE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET IMPALAS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO LEAVES A GOOD CHANCE OF SOMETHING HAPPENING TO THE MOTOR AND WE WOULD NOT KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM...
Mileage: 70,000
MY INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO WENT OUT IN WINTER OF 2007. CALLED GM DIRECTLY WHO REFUSED TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY FATHER IN LAW OWNS AN AVALANCHE AND RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR HIS TRUCK AND OTHER LARGE SUV'S THAT ARE MADE BY CHEVROLET. THE YEARS COVERED INCLUDED 2004. I...
Mileage: 60,000
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS WENT OUT ON MY 04 IMPALA LS. FIRST THE SPEED ODOMETER QUIT WORKING,THEN THE RPMS QUIT AND NOW THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WORKS ABOUT HALF THE TIME.WHAT'S NEXT THE GAS GAUGE? THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN NOT HAVING A PROPERLY WORKING SPEED ODOMETER. I HAVE TWO SMALL KIDS. THIS...
Mileage: 55
SPEEDOMETER FALSE READING,WORKS FINE UNDER 50 MILES AN HOUR OVER DROPS TO ZERO AND WILL NOT REGISTER OR WORKS ERRATIC, MIGHT READ 100 OR EVEN HIGHER OR LOWER. *TR
Mileage: 26,000
FAILURE OF LOWER INTAKE GASKETS ON 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. *TR
Mileage: 26,651
FIRST TIME CAR WAS TAKEN OUT TODAY, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 75MPH WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. SCARY FOR ME PARTICULARLY BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME MY DAUGHTER TOOK THE CAR OUT ON HER OWN (1PM). SHE ONLY WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE MAYBE 5 MILES FROM THE HOUSE. WHEN SHE RETURNED, I TOOK OUT THE C...
Mileage: 66,000
MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED BY ZEROING OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WOULD PULL OVER, SHUT THE CAR DOWN, AND RESTART IT, AND IT WOULD WORK FINE. IT HAS PROGRESSED TO IT NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AT ALL. *TR
ELECTRONICALLY PROBLEMS WITH DOORS LOCKS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL. BOTH PROBLEMS WERE REPAIRED. NOW A YEAR LATER, EXPERIENCING BOTH PROBLEMS. LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL COME ON AND SPEEDOMETER WILL GO CRAZY WHILE DRIVING. UNABLE TO LOCK THE CAR WITH EITHER KEY OR KEY FOB. *TR
GERALD KING NAME/FIRM/COMPANY: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. SUBJECT/CATEGORY: AUTOMOBILES QUESTIONS/COMMENTS: THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 IMPALA WORKS SOMETIMES AND DOES NOT WORK SOMETIMES. ON AUTOBEEF'S WEB SITE ALONE THERE ARE 109 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL I...
Mileage: 49,000
FALL OF 2008 NOTICED THAT MY SECURITY LIGHT WAS COMING ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THEN WHEN I WOULD START MY VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE A FEW THINGS AND THAT IF I TRIED TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START TO SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND WAIT AB...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WAS EXTREMELY POOR AND SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE HAD TO MANUALLY HOLD THE DIMMER SWITCH WHIL...
Mileage: 60,000
THE CLUSTER FOR THE 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. IT MAKES NOT SENSE THAT THIS SYSTEM GOES OUT AFTER 75,000 MILES ON A CAR. THE DEALER SHIP WANT TO CHARGE 600.00 TO REPLACE THE PART FOR THE CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AMERICAN CAR BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH THE SECURITY LIGHT K...
Mileage: 83,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA THAT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ THE WRONG SPEED WHEN IT IS MOVING AND STANDING STILL. IT WOULD EVEN READ OVER 120MPH WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. I AM AN ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN AND DO ALMOST ALL OF MY AUTO WORK MYSELF. I HAVE...
Mileage: 120,000
SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON CAR WILL NOT START BATTERY AND STARTER ALL FINE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE GMS AND STILL NO RECALL. LET THEM GO UNDER AND I HOPE THEY LOOSE THEIR HOMES AND BOATS. *TR
CAR INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO START. POWER TO ACCESSORIES GOOD, BUT IGNITION WILL NOT WORK. AFTER 30 MINUTES OR SO, IT STARTS, WITH NO PROBLEMS FOR 1 -2 MONTHS, THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHO READ THE CODE AND REPLACED A PART, BUT AFTER A FEW MOTHS IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND NOTICE THAT I WAS GOING 80MPH, BUT I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOING THAT FAST. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SCARED! NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS STILL STUCK ON 80MPH. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE GAGE THAT TELLS ME THAT THE CAR IS OVER HEATING WENT OUT ON ME AS WELL. IT COST WAY...
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA DASHBOARD CLUSTER FAILURE. THE INSTRUMENTATION PROVIDES INACCURATE DATA, SPEED, FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES ARE NOT ACCURATE. SPEED SHOWS MORE THAN 100 MPH STANDING STILL. CAR HAS 44,000 MILES AND NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SERVICE. *TR
Mileage: 43,769
SPEEDOMETER GOES HAYWIRE; "TRACTION ACTIVE" SENSOR COMES ON AND MAKES A STRANGE NOISE. *TR
Mileage: 63,000
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA WENT HAYWIRE WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY. IT STARTED TO SHOOT WAY UP, TELLING ME I WAS TRAVELING 100 MPH, THEN WOULD DROP DOWN AND IT APPEARED I WAS GOING VERY SLOW. THIS WENT ON FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THEN FROZE ABOUT 23 MPH. THIS COULD CREATE AN UNSAFE CONDIT...
Mileage: 50,500
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER WENT ERRATIC AT ~ 65,000 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER THEN FAILED. DEALER STATED IT IS A FAILED A STEPPER MOTOR AND WILL REQUIRE ~ $500 FOR REPAIR. HAVING THE SPEEDOMETER FAIL CAUSES A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO VEHICLE SPEED IS UNKNOWN. *TR
Mileage: 65,000
I PURCHASED MY 02 IMPALA LATE 07 USED, IT HAD APPROX. 30K MILES. ABOUT 60K MILES IT STARTED TO HARD SHIFT, THEN STARTED OVERHEATING. IT WOULD ONLY HARD SHIFT WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE, 1ST AND 2ND EVERY NOW AND THEN AND AS THE TIME HAS GONE ON ITS DOING IT MORE AND MORE, AND SHIFTING EVEN HARDER, I CALL...
Mileage: 60,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA HAS A MALFUNCTIONING "PASSLOCK" SYSTEM. THE IGNITION WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO START THE CAR AT TIMES - VERY FRUSTRATING. YOU MUST WAIT FOR IT TO RESET ITSELF, WHICH SOMETIMES TAKES A HALF HOUR, I KNOW MANY OTHER IMPALA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
2004 IMPALA SPEEDOMETER NOT FUNCTIONING. WITH VARYING SPEED LIMITS THROUGHOUT THE CITY I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND PREVENTS A DRIVER FROM BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW. WIFE DRIVES A LOT ON HER JOB AND WOULD NOT LIKE FOR HER TO BE DRIVING TOO FAST FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. ONE CANNOT R...
Mileage: 59,947
JUST DRIVING NORMALLY TO AND FROM WORK THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP WORKING NOT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO BE ABLE TO TELL HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING. EVEN AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT DISPLAY THE PROPER SPEED THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE THAT GM HAD MADE A RECAL...
Mileage: 70,000
SPEEDOMETER OCCASIONALLY MALFUNCTIONS. BROUGHT TO DEALER BUT DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL IT MALFUNCTIONS PERMANENTLY. *TR
Mileage: 45,500
AT 38,000 MILES...THE SPEEDOMETOR FAILS WHEN YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY. AT FIRST IT JUST SLOWLY DROPPED TO 0. THEN THE THERMOMETER WENT HAYWIRE; I CK'D THE ENGINE EVERYTHING WAS FINE...IT REGISTERS ALL AROUND THE GLOBE NOW. NOW THE SPEEDOMETOER WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO....I TRAVEL A LOT, AND THIS THING S...
Mileage: 38,000
AT 38,000 MILES...THE SPEEDOMETOR FAILS WHEN YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY. AT FIRST IT JUST SLOWLY DROPPED TO 0. THEN THE THERMOMETER WENT HAYWIRE; I CK'D THE ENGINE EVERYTHING WAS FINE...IT REGISTERS ALL AROUND THE GLOBE NOW. NOW THE SPEEDOMETOER WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO....I TRAVEL A LOT, AND THIS THING S...
Mileage: 38,000
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. WILL RESET ITSELF AFTER CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND SAT FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. THIS WAS HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOW IT IS A DAILY THING; ALMOST EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR. SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WILL QUIT AFTER BEING IN STOP AN...
SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER FOR ALL DASH GAUGES HAS GONE OUT. HAVE REPLACED IT 3 TIMES AND STILL HAVING TROUBLE. OTHER CHEVY MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS IN THE RECENT PAST. *TR
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, LOCKS THE IGNITION, AND DOESN'T ALLOW THE CAR TO CRANK AT ANYTIME. *TR
REGULAR USE OF VEHICLE, SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK IN PLACE AND DOESN'T READ SPEED AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS STUCK AS WELL IN THE SAME CLUSTER. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE NO RECALL ON PART EVEN THOUGH I HAVE SPOKE WITH OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR IS A 2004 IMPALA UNDER...
Mileage: 59,000
DASHBOARD INDICATORS TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. CAR WON'T START. SYMPTOMS ARE INTERMITANT. *TR
Mileage: 83,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA: IN AUG 2007 HAD PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HUBS REPLACED. THAT WA AT 54,000 MILES. NOW IT IS MARCH 2008 AND 25,000 MILES LATER THEY NEEDED REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE HEARD THAT IF THEY FAIL ALL THE WAY THE WHEEL LOCKS. IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE?? THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE WHO HAVE HAD THE...
Mileage: 75,000
ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, THEN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. DOES NOT READ THE CORRECT SPEED OR READS 0 MOST OF THE TIME. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, THEN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. DOES NOT READ THE CORRECT SPEED OR READS 0 MOST OF THE TIME. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
ALONG WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHERS ON THIS SAME PAGE, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS FAILING. TEMP GAUGE QUIT WORKING A FEW WEEKS AGO, NOW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED. CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION. CHEVROLET DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF DEFECT, BUT DEALER DOES ACKNOWLEDGE; HOWEVER, WI...
Mileage: 39,000
I PURCHASE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA IN JANUARY '06-MY GAS GAUGE WENT ALMOST A YEAR NOW. I HAVE PAID 700 TO REPLACE AND NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE. I HAVE READ TONS OF CONSUMER REPORTS OF THINGS I CAN ANTICIPATE WILL GO SOON AND I AM DISGUSTED THAT GMC,CHEVY, ETC IS NOT DOING...
Mileage: 78,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA. SECURITY LIGHT GOES ON AND THEN CAR WON'T START. I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 20 MINS. TO START. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS AND SPENT PLENTY OF MONEY BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. RESEARCH ONLINE HAS REVEALED THIS IS A LONG KNOWN PROBLEM. WHEN WILL CA...
Mileage: 74,000
SPEEDOMETER STATS SLOWING DOWN WHEN DRIVING. EVENTUALLY READS ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN DOING REALLY 70 MPH. *TR
THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING INCORRECTLY. IT GOES UP, BUT DOES NOT GO BACK DOWN WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN. NOW THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS DOING THE SAME THING. I ALSO OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CHEVROLET DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER, W...
Mileage: 45,000
THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC AND COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING; STUCK ON 80 OR 100 MPH AT ALL TIMES. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN POOR WEATHER DUE TO INABILITY TO JUDGE SPEED OF VEHICLE ACCURATELY. THIS COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND/OR SPEEDING TICKETS. NOTHING DONE BY OWNER AT THIS TIM...
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA STOPS WORKING RANDOMLY. IT SOMETIMES GOES UP WAY PAST 120 MPH. ODDLY, I'M ABLE TO RESET IT BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THE TURNING THE KEY TO THE A/C POSITION. THIS ONLY SETS THE SPEEDOMETER BACK A LITTLE WAY EACH TIME SO I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY BACK AND ...
Mileage: 50,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE INOPERATIVE AND DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE, SHE CANNOT DETERMINE HOW FAST SHE IS TRAVELING, WHICH IS HAZARDOUS. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO...
Mileage: 55,000
THE HEADLIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OUT OCCASIONALLY WHEN SWITCHING ON THE HIGH BEAMS. IT HAS DONE THIS INTERMITTENTLY FOR SOME TIME. THEY WILL COME ON WHEN YOU SWITCH THEM AGAIN. THE CAR IS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS. IT FIRST STARTED IT ABOUT 2 YRS AGO. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER STARTED READING ERRATICALLY CONSTANTLY. I DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO KNOW WHAT SPEED I WAS GOING. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP. THE OLD PART WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE, THEY SAID IT HAD TO BE RETURNED TO BE REFURBISHED. COST: $508.28. *TR
Mileage: 18,746
DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA ON THE EXPRESSWAY, AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ADVANCING UNTIL IT WAS OVER 120MPH. I MAINTAIN MY PLACE, PACING THE OTHER BUT I HAD NO IDEA OF MY SPEED. I FOUND OUT THAT IMPALAS HAVE A HISTORY OF DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS. SINC...
Mileage: 41,000
THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FIRST FLUCTUATE GREATLY EVERYTIME THE CAR WAS TURNED ON, THEN IT JUST STOPPED. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER DID THE SAME THING. THE SPEEDOMETER NOW STAYS STATIONARY BELOW 0 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE MY COMPLAINT MAY NOT BE 'SAFETY' RELATED, IT IS CERTAINLY AN ISSUE. I HAVE 2004 CHEVY IMPALA THAT IS SUFFERING FROM A COMMON AND KNOWN PASSLOCK PROBLEM. HOW CAN CHEVY BE ALLOWED TO PRODUCE FAULTY PRODUCTS? IF THIS IS GOING ON HOW DO I KNOW THAT THE SAFETY FEATURES ON MY CAR WILL WORK? I AM S...
Mileage: 72,388
MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING. I HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME YOU PEOPLE SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO ME OR MY CHILDREN. *TR
Mileage: 40,125
I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS, SUCH AS THE ONES ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, ABOUT THIS ISSUE. 2004 CHEVY IMPALA... USING THE HIGH BEAMS, AND SUDDENLY ITS DARK OUT SIDE... THE LIGHTS JUST TURN OFF! YOU HAVE TO FLICKER THE HIGH BEAMS A FEW TIMES, AND THE NORMAL LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. MY L...
Mileage: 45,000
SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. CANNOT TELL WHAT ACTUAL SPEED IS AT ANY TIME. ALSO GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. ALSO WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHERE'S GM WITH A RECALL TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS? THESE ARE ALL SAFETY ISSUES. *TR
MY 2004 IMPALA HAS PROBLEMS WITH IT'S LIGHT/DIMMER SWITCH. ONE HAS TO CLICK THE HANDLE TWICE IN ORDER TO DIM/BRIGHTEN THE LIGHTS. A COUPLE OF TIME THE DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS ALL WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHEN I TRIED TO DIM/BRIGHTEN THE LIGHTS. THIS IS A HAZARD. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!!! *TR
MY 2004 IMPALA HAS PROBLEMS WITH IT'S LIGHT/DIMMER SWITCH. ONE HAS TO CLICK THE HANDLE TWICE IN ORDER TO DIM/BRIGHTEN THE LIGHTS. A COUPLE OF TIME THE DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS ALL WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHEN I TRIED TO DIM/BRIGHTEN THE LIGHTS. THIS IS A HAZARD. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!!! *TR
THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP CUTTING OUT WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY WITH ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS INCLUDING THE DASH LIGHTS. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP WORKING AND JUST KEEP INCREASING UNTIL IT POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN. BOTH HAVE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR
Mileage: 72,000
THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP CUTTING OUT WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY WITH ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS INCLUDING THE DASH LIGHTS. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP WORKING AND JUST KEEP INCREASING UNTIL IT POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN. BOTH HAVE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR
Mileage: 72,000
MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD SOMEDAYS GO TO 60-120 UPON STARTING THE CAR SOMEDAYS OPERATED FINE. CALLED GMC DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED CAR TOOK IT IN AND HE SAID IT DEFINITELY WAS THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER SAID DEFINITELY NOT A SHORT BUT WOULD NOT PUT THAT IN WRITING UNTIL THEY REPLACE THE CLUSTER WITH A REDESI...
Mileage: 38,978
SPEEDOMETER IS GIVING FALSE READINGS. GAUGE WILL NOT GO DOWN PAST 60MPH EVEN WHEN PARKED AND TURNED OFF. RECENTLY BOUGHT CAR USED FROM A FRIEND WHO ALSO COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER GOES HAYWIRE FREQUENTLY. LUCKILY I HAVE NOT BEEN PULLED OVER. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM D...
Mileage: 100,000
DRIVING ON A DARK RURAL ROAD AT NIGHT AND TRIED TO PUT MY LIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM. THE LIGHTS WENT TOTALLY OUT WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THEM ON HIGH BEAM. PREVIOUSLY DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS THEY HAVE FLICKERED WHEN I WENT TO PUT THEM ON HIGH BEAM BUT DID NOT GO TOTALLY OUT. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL MORE TIME...
Mileage: 27,200
DRIVING ON A DARK RURAL ROAD AT NIGHT AND TRIED TO PUT MY LIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM. THE LIGHTS WENT TOTALLY OUT WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THEM ON HIGH BEAM. PREVIOUSLY DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS THEY HAVE FLICKERED WHEN I WENT TO PUT THEM ON HIGH BEAM BUT DID NOT GO TOTALLY OUT. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL MORE TIME...
Mileage: 27,200
WHILE DRIVING ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY, THE SPEED ODOMETER INCORRECTLY RECORDS THE SPEED. IT WILL GET STUCK AT A NUMBER HIGHER THAN ZERO, EG. SPEED ODOMETER SHOWS 60 YET RATE OF SPEED MAY ONLY BE 40, THUS CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PUSHED HER INTO A METAL POLE. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT AND ANOTHER OCCUPANT WERE INJURED, ALTHOUGH BOTH WERE WEARING THEIR SEATS B...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RISE. THE DIAL DID NOT STOP AND WENT INTO THE HUNDREDS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REALLY ONLY TRAVELING AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 35 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE FAILURE ST...
Mileage: 63,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT RECORD THE PROPER SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AT LEAST 30 MILES BELOW THE TRAVELED SPEED, OR IT WOULD READ OVER 100 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT WAS REALLY TRAVELING LESS THAN 50 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WOUL...
Mileage: 24,000
SPEEDOMETER IN 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA STARTED ACTING ERRATIC, DISPLAYING IMPROPER SPEED AND THEN FALLING OVER TO ZERO OR 5 MPH INDICATION. *TR
WHILE DRIVING TO CHICAGO THE TACHOMETER WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE RED. AFTER PULLING OVER TO CONFIRM THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING HOT, I FOUND THAT I COULD RESET THE GAUGE BY SLOWLY TURNING THE KEY ON AND OFF TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION; UNTIL THE NEEDLE REACHED ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THIS CONTINUED TO ...
Mileage: 42,000
SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 IMPALA STOPS WORKING--FREEZES UP. HAVE TO STOP CAR AND ABOUT 15 TO 30 MINUTES FOR SPEEDOMETER TO WORK. THIS MALFUNCTION OF THE SPEEDOMETER IS OCCURRING MORE AND MORE. DEALER AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. GM ISSUED A BULLETIN #07...
Mileage: 32,000
ALL THREE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAVE CEASED FUNCTIONING. AT FIRST, THE DEFECT AFFECTED ONLY THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. FINALLY, THE PROBLEM ALSO AFFECTED THE FUEL GAUGE WHICH NO LONGER FUNCTIONS EITHER. *TR
Mileage: 49,000
ON DECEMBER 23RD WHILE DOING NORMAL DRIVING AROUND TOWN MY SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 50MPH. I WAS MOMENTS EARLIER GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 35. AT A COMPLETE STOP IT RAISED TO 60 AND REMAINED STUCK THERE. THROUGH RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 396000+ POSTS AND COMPLAINTS ...
Mileage: 76,039
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT MY HIGH BEAMS WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. IF I HIT THE DIM/BRIGHT SWITCH, THE LOW BEAMS WILL COME BACK ON. I HAVE TRIED TAKING THE LIGHTS OFF OF THE AUTOMATIC SETTING BUT IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS ALL OF A SUDDEN SHUT OFF...
Mileage: 63,000
I HAVE A 2004 IMPALA. MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING CRAZY ONE DAY AND NOW DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I THOUGHT I COULD DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FIX IT MYSELF. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WHY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR
2004 CHEVY IMPALA... APPROX 80,000 MILES - TACHOMETER & SPEEDOMETER ACTING WEIRD. APPARENTLY THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM... GM SHOULD RECALL! *TR
INTERMITTENT VECHILE SPEEDOMETER. & TACHOMETER STARTING TWO DAYS AGO, THE SPEEDOMETER ON THIS VECHILE STARTED ACTING ODD. AFTER TURNING A CURVE, THE SPEEDOMETER ROSE TO 70MPH AND REMAINDED THERE. HAD TO TURN MY KEY FROM THE ON TO OFF POSITION MANY TIMES TO GET IT TO RESET. HOWEVER THIS FIX ONLY WORK...
Mileage: 58,000
SPEEDOMETER IN 2004 IMPALA GOING HAYWIRE. NOT READING CORRECTLY. *TR
Mileage: 66,000
I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA V6. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP. IT WOULD READ 30 WHEN I WAS STOPPED, OR 15 WHEN I WAS DOING ABOUT 60. SPEED READINGS ARE COMPLETELY RANDOM WHILE DRIVING NOW. IT VERY SELDOMLY WORKS CORRECTLY AND "TICKS" WHEN IT TRIES TO RESET. TEMPERATURE ...
Mileage: 55,000
ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO, MY TEMP GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. NOW MY TACHOMETER EITHER SHOWS "0" WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR IT WILL GO UP TO AROUND "4". MY CAR IS A 2004 IMPALA SS INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY LIMITED EDITION NOW HAVING CLOSE TO 80,000 MILES. PROBLEM W TEMP GAUGE STARTED AROUND 50,000 MILES. CHEVROLE...
Mileage: 50,000
I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA DROVE IT LESS THEN ONE YEAR WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO NOT WORK. IT STARTED OUT BY GIVING A HIGH TEMP. READING THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT GO BACK DOWN TO 0 WHEN STOPPED. WHEN THE CAR DROVE AGAIN THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INCREASE WHERE IT LEFT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO ...
Mileage: 73,000
SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 IMPALA MAXED OUT WHEN DRIVING AND ALSO READ 40-70 WHILE PARKED. THE ENTIRE CLUSTER PANEL WAS REPLACED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED SINCE IT POTENTIALLY COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
CLUSTER IS OUT ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. THIS CONTROLS THE SPEED ODOMETER,TEMPERATURE GAUGE,GAS GAUGE,RPMS.FIRST THE SPEED ODOMETER WENT OUT THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MESSING UP NOW THE RPMS. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS CAR VERY LONG. ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY CRASHES OR INJURIES YET. BU...
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER OPERATING ERRATIC. DRIVING ON ICE IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I WAS GOING APPROX 60MPH AND IT SHOWED 38MPH. I WAS GOING PAST THE MILE MARKERS AT ONE PER 60 SECONDS. *TR
Mileage: 83,000
2004 IMPALA WITH A 3800 ENGINE.. SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT THE HIGHEST POINT IN READING, ABOVE 110 MPH WITHOUT THE CAR EVEN RUNNING. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
MY SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE HAS QUITE WORKING AS WELL AS MY CLIMATE CONTROL MOTOR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITHOUT A WARRANTY. WHEN THINGS STARTED GOING WRONG A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT I STARTED LOOKING FOR INFO ONLY TO FIND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ISSUES I AM HAVING. I THINK THIS PROB...
Mileage: 50,500
MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 75 AND IT FELT LIKE WE WERE BARELY MOVING. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 40 MILES AN HOUR.. SO WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY HOME, AND IT IS STILL STUCK ON 15. I WILL GET CHECKED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE REASON THAT I'M COMPLAINING I...
Mileage: 41,474
OWN 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR PULSATING FEEL IN STEERING SHAFT IN 10-10-2005,08-31-06,01-24-07 AND FINALLY 12-27-08. STEERING SHAFT WAS LUBRICATED ON 08-31-06 FOR INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION. NOW CHEVROLET DEALER SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AFTER MY WAR...
SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC AND COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING; STUCK ON 80 OR 100 MPH AT ALL TIMES. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER DUE TO INABILITY TO JUDGE SPEED OF VEHICLE ACCURATELY; POSSIBLE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND/OR SPEEDING TICKETS. NOTHING DONE BY OWNER AT THIS TIME DUE TO COSTLY R...
Mileage: 54,000
SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY AND GIVES ERRONEOUS READINGS. CAN READ ANYWHERE FROM 0 TO 120+ MPH AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND FROM 0 TO 60 MPH WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INSTRUMENT IS ALSO MALFUNCTIONING. THE ...
Mileage: 65,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH THE SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 70 AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT SPEED I WAS GOING. BEING 100 MILES FROM HOME, I CONTINUED ON, GAUGING MY SPEED BY OTHER MOTORISTS. *TR
Mileage: 66,632
AFTER 20 TO 30 MINUTES ON THE INTERSTATE, THE SPEEDOMETER SLOWLY FALLS TO 20 OR 0 MPH, ALL WHILE YOU ARE STILL MOVING AT AROUND 70 MPH. THE ODOMETER CONTINUES TO FUNCTION DURING THIS TIME. IF YOU STOP THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER SEEMS TO RECALIBRATE, AND TAKES ANOTHER 20 TO 30 MINUTES TO REINDUCE...
Mileage: 45,000
SPEEDOMETER FAILED BY VERY SLOWLY DROPPING TO ZERO MPH WHILE TRAVELING ON I65. I DID NOT REALIZE THE SPEEDOMETER HAD FAILED UNTIL I REALIZED I WAS PASSING OTHER PEOPLE AND THE CAR WAS GETTING QUITE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND FOLLOWING A GROUP OF TRUCKS I WATCHED THE SPEEDOMETER SLOW...
Mileage: 56,900
SPEEDOMETER FAILED APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 42,000
DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT FAILURES. FIRST THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THEN THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. ALL WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. *TR
Mileage: 66,000
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THINK I'M DRIVING THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT AND COME TO FIND OUT I AM NOT AND HAVE NOT BEEN FOR A YEAR OR SO NOW. NEW PROBLEM AS OF 11/08, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY WHEN HIGH BEAMS ARE TURNED ON FOR A SHORT TIME. MAJOR SAFETY HAZARDS AND GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO F...
Mileage: 63,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN THE EVENING, THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES FAILED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE DIMMER SWITCH ON AND OFF, WHICH ALLOWED THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS TO REGAIN POWER. THE VE...
Mileage: 67,919
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 120 MPH. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PARKED THE VEHICLE, AND THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 70 MPH. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 48,970
BEGAN NOTICING CLICKING IN STEERING DURING TURNS. MY 2004 HAD APPROXIMATELY 21,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO TEST DROVE IT AND COMMENTED THAT CHEVROLET HAS HAD AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SHAFT. A FIX WOULD COST OVER $300. I WROTE SEVERAL LETTERS TO GM ASKING WHY I WA...
Mileage: 21,000
I HAVE NOTICED THAT FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS, WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 20 DEGREES, THE SPEEDOMETER ACTS FUNNY. THE SPEEDOMETER READS ANYWHERE FROM 25 TO 80 MILES FASTER THAN MY ACTUAL SPEED; TODAY, I WASN'T GOING ANY MORE THAN 30MPH AT THE MOST, AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS POINTING DIRECT...
Mileage: 103,950
I AM A SINGLE PARENT, MOTHER OF 2 BOYS WHO TRAVELS WITH ME EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY CAR, FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS NOW IN MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA THE SPEEDOMETER HAS NOT WORKED, WHEN MY CAR IS PARKED THE SPEEDOMETER READS 60 MPH AND WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR THE SPEEDOMETER HAD GONE PAST THE 120 MPH ALL THE WAY TO THE ...
Mileage: 93,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC,MAY SHOW 85MPH WHEN TRAVELING 50-55MPH,OR 40MPH WHEN TRAVELING 70MPH. WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS YOU CAN RE-ZERO THE SPEEDOMETER BY TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH ON AND OFF A NUMBER OF TIMES TO GET THE NEEDLE BACK TO ZERO, BECAUSE WITH POWER OFF THE NEEDLE IS USUALLY FRO...
Mileage: 76,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER. IT WILL READ I AM GOING 140 MPH WHEN I AM ONLY GOING 20 MPH. SOMETIMES IT GOES THE OTHER WAY AND IT WILL READ 0 MPH WHEN I AM GOING 55 MPH. I HAVE READ OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. I THINK IT IS A DEFECT THA...
Mileage: 30,000
SPEEDOMETER READS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK ON AND READS FOR AWHILE, OTHER TIMES NO READING AT ALL AND STILL OTHER TIMES READS LOW OR HIGH....CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD HAS 60-70 K MILES. SPEEDING VIOLATION AND DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AT AROUND 45000 MILES IN JULY. FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AT ALL (BELOW E ALL THE TIME) AND SPEEDOMETER READS INCORRECT READINGS OR JUST STAYS BELOW 0. I HAD IT "DIAGNOSED" AT A CHEVY DEALER SO I COULD CALL CHEVY AND COMPLAIN. THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T FIX...
Mileage: 45,000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL I JUST PURCHASED A 2004 IMPALA WITH 97K ON IT AND WHILE DRIVING HOME AT 65-70 MPH IT STATED I WAS GOING 110-130. IT CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION BECAUSE THEIR WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC AND IT IS VERY DISTRACTING. I WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE MY SPEED THE ENTIRE...
Mileage: 97,103
THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM THAT STARTED IN MID MAY, 2008. MY SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN A WHILE LATER, MY CAR WON'T START FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.... I HAVE HAD THIS TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER 3 TIMES AND HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THEY ARE AT A LOSS ...
Mileage: 90,000
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 IMPALA DOES NOT WORK. SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER ESTIMATE TO REPAIR 500.00-700.00. GM DOES NOT RESPOND. FROM INTERNET RESEARCH THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THIS YEAR VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, WHY NO RECALL?? *TR
Mileage: 68,700
WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, SPEEDOMETER KEEPS INCREASING WITHOUT INCREASING SPEED, UNTIL NEEDLE GOES ALL THE WAY TO BOTTOM OF DIAL, WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT 150 MPH. IF VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN FOR A DAY OR SO, IT WILL RETURN TO NORMAL, BUT GOES CRAZY AGAIN, AND IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW C...
Mileage: 59,200
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY CAR IS VERY ERRATIC. I CAN BE DRIVING AT A CONSISTENT SPEED AND THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED THAT I AM SLOWING DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, MY SPEEDOMETER INDICATED I AM GOING 0-20 MPH WHEN I KNOW I AM DOING AT LEAST 50-60 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE TYPICALLY OCCURS AFTER I H...
Mileage: 46,000
THE GAUGE THAT TELLS THE SPEED DOES NOT WORK. EVERYTIME I AM USING THE CAR IT GETS STUCK AND THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE IS BY TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF. I AM SORRY, BUT THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE NO CLUE HOW FAST I AM GOING OR HOW SLOW I AM GOING WHICH COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR C...
DRIVING ON A TRIP AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SPEEDOMETER MPH INDICATOR JUMPER TO 90 MPH AS I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I PROCEEDED FORWARD THE INDICATOR NEEDLE RESET YOU 90 MPH AND THIS RESET CONTINUED UNTIL IT WAS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. IT DID NOT RESET AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND ON....
Mileage: 42,750
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA AND THE CLUSTER HAS GONE OUT ON IT, SIMILAR CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUV'S HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CARS AREN'T COVERED UNDER RECALL. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD GO OUT ON ANY CAR AND IT IS VERY ODD THAT THE SAME MANUFACTURER IS ...
THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS WRONG SPEED-FASTER THAN I AM GOING-ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT SLOWING DOWN ON FREEWAY. CHEVY WANTS $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY THEM. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
2004 IMPALA WITH 43,000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER SLOWLY BEGINS TO READ HIGHER AND HIGHER VALUES. WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 55-60 MPH, SAW HIGHEST READING AT 105 MPH, READ 73 MPH STANDING STILL. REPEATEDLY TURNING CAR ON AND OFF EVENTUALLY WILL "0" THE SPEEDOMETER,...
Mileage: 43,000
ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA, THE SPEEDOMETER IS NEVER RIGHT. THIS JUST STARTED. I'VE BEEN READING ON THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER IMPALAS AND THERE IS NO FACTORY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. THIS CAR WILL BE HANDED DOWN TO MY DAUGHTER WHEN SHE IS 16. HOW IS SHE SUPP...
Mileage: 55,000
I BOUGHT A USED 2004 IMPALA IN AUG. 2008 AND BASICALLY SINCE THE FIRST DAY I GOT IT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THE DEALER PROMISED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT HAS YET TO DO SO. THEY KEEP GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND, AND NOW FOR THE PAST MONTH MY STEREO HAS STOPPED WORKING. YESTERDAY MY FUE...
Mileage: 116,900
I BOUGHT A USED 2004 IMPALA IN AUG. 2008 AND BASICALLY SINCE THE FIRST DAY I GOT IT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THE DEALER PROMISED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT HAS YET TO DO SO. THEY KEEP GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND, AND NOW FOR THE PAST MONTH MY STEREO HAS STOPPED WORKING. YESTERDAY MY FUE...
Mileage: 116,900
I BOUGHT A USED 2004 IMPALA IN AUG. 2008 AND BASICALLY SINCE THE FIRST DAY I GOT IT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THE DEALER PROMISED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT HAS YET TO DO SO. THEY KEEP GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND, AND NOW FOR THE PAST MONTH MY STEREO HAS STOPPED WORKING. YESTERDAY MY FUE...
Mileage: 116,900
THE TIRES KEEP LOOSING AIR IT TAKES ABOUT 2 DAYS FOR THEM TO LOOSE ABOUT 10LBS. THEY ARE LEAKING BECAUSE OF CORROSION OF THE WHEEL WHERE THE TIRE BEAD HAS TO SEAL. THE CAR HAS THE INDY SPECIAL EDITION CHROME PLATED ALUMINUM WHEELS. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE CHROME PEELING OFF OF THE ALUMINUM IN T...
Mileage: 68,000
EVERYTHING WAS WORKING NORMALLY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN GOING HAYWIRE. I'VE READ THAT MANY OTHER IMPALAS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IT'S CURRENTLY DOING 90MPH PARKED IN MY GARAGE. IT SPORADICALLY ACCELERATES FROM WHEREVER THE NEEDLE IS AT THE TIME BUT WON'T RETURN TO ZERO ...
Mileage: 39,950
MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WILL DISPLAY ANYWHERE BETWEEN ZERO MPH AND 120 MPH WHEN DRIVING APPROX. 70 MPH (JUDGING ON THE SPEED OF OTHER TRAFFIC. I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 81,000 MILES. REPAIR AT A GM DEALERSHIP IS APPROX. $400. I HAVE SPOKEN TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT TH...
Mileage: 81,000
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 IMPALA DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE IN WHAT SPEED IT MEASURES. SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON "0" SOMETIMES IT'S AT "110" WHEN I'M DOING APPROX. 20MPH. IT'S JUST BROKEN. *TR
Mileage: 82,500
FAILURE: LOWER INTAKE GASKET FAILED DUE TO DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE. DEXCOOL INSTALLED AT FACTORY. VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN SERIOUS COOLANT LEAK . VEHICLE OVERHEATED ON HIGHWAY AND STRANDED OWNER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEALER TOLD OWNER TO REPLACE GASKET AND COOLANT. SERVICE TECHNICIA...
Mileage: 65,000
THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK SOMETIMES. WHEN IT MOVES IT DOESN'T MOVE SMOOTHLY, BUT IT JERKS UP AND DOWN, OFTEN INDICATING AN INCORRECT SPEED. THE CAR HAS LOW MILES ON IT AND THE TCC SOLENOID AND ANOTHER SOLENOID REGULATING LINE PRESSURE IN THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK SOMETIMES. WHEN IT MOVES IT DOESN'T MOVE SMOOTHLY, BUT IT JERKS UP AND DOWN, OFTEN INDICATING AN INCORRECT SPEED. THE CAR HAS LOW MILES ON IT AND THE TCC SOLENOID AND ANOTHER SOLENOID REGULATING LINE PRESSURE IN THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA LS HAS STOPPED WORKING. ALSO, THE FUEL & OIL GAUGES DO NOT WORK. THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AFTER WORKING WITHOUT PROBLEMS. FROM MY ONLINE SEARCHES, I'VE SEEN MANY OTHER IMPALA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CLUSTE...
SPEEDOMETER CONSISTENTLY READS INCORRECTLY AND/OR FREEZES IN PLACE. OCCURS DAILY, RARELY GIVES CORRECT READING. DEALER WANTS $69.95 TO EVALUATE AND REPAIR WILL BE $400-$500 IF IT IS WHAT THEY THINK IT IS. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS PERIODICALLY MALFUNCTIONED AS ...
Mileage: 54,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OR ACCELERATING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT BOLT LOCKS WERE OPENED, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE...
Mileage: 77,000
SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND WILL NOT RESET OR SHOWS 80 MPH WHEN DOING 30 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 54,130
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST EXCEEDING $600. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIR...
Mileage: 31,000
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY CAR DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 32000 MILES ON IT & GM WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL BE STUCK AT 30MPH AND I CAN BE DOING 40 OR 50 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 31,000
THIS AM DURING MORNING TRAFFIC AND MY VEHICLE CUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES LEADING TO ME HAVING TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALER. COME TO FIND OUT MY PASSLOCK SENSOR FAILED. *TR
Mileage: 65,443
THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES HAYWIRE. IT STICKS WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND THEN REMAINS SHOWING A HIGH SPEED WHEN SLOWING DOWN. WHEN YOU THEN SPEED BACK UP, IT SHOWS SPEEDS UPWARDS OF 100 MPH EVEN WHEN DRIVING SLOWER THAN EXISTING TRAFFIC. IT WILL ONLY GET BACK TO 0 IF I T...
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE HEATER UNIT SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FINALLY STARTED AND DROVE ROUGHLY. THE...
Mileage: 13,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE HEATER UNIT SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FINALLY STARTED AND DROVE ROUGHLY. THE...
Mileage: 13,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE HEATER UNIT SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FINALLY STARTED AND DROVE ROUGHLY. THE...
Mileage: 13,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE HEATER UNIT SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FINALLY STARTED AND DROVE ROUGHLY. THE...
Mileage: 13,000
THE ELECTRICAL CLUSTERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. ALL THE GAUGES ON MY PANEL DO NOT WORK. THIS INCLUDES MPH, FUEL, RPM, ETC. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS SUDDENLY HAPPEN? SHOULD IT BE RECALLED? *TR
2004 CHEVY IMPALA, 3.4L -- SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. THE PROBLEM SEEMS MORE PRONE TO APPEAR IF YOU ARE ON THE FREEWAY GOING A NEARLY CONSTANT SPEED FOR A SUSTAINED AMOUNT OF TIME. SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK NORMALLY ON SHORT TRIPS, OR AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITT...
Mileage: 73,382
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS EVEN IF THE CAR IS NOT MOVING. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I AM ALSO BEGINNING TO DOUBT THAT THE FUEL GAUGE IS CORREC...
Mileage: 48,000
I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS, AND THE SPEEDOMETER THAT IS IN IT. IT HAS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS GOTTEN STUCK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WILL ONLY GO BACK DOWN BY STARTING AND TURNING THE CAR OFF NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS IS VERY HARD ON THE STARTER AND IS HORRIBLE FOR GAS MILEAGE. THIS ...
Mileage: 89,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 54 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR TWO MONTHS UNTIL IT FINALLY FAILED. A FRIEND OF THE CONTACT, WHO OWNED THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE, WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. T...
Mileage: 54,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. HE EVENTUALLY COULD NOT GET IT TO TURN AT ALL, WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALER SOON...
Mileage: 95,000
INTERMITTENTLY FAILING SPEEDOMETER IN 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HIGH BEAMS ON, ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT, APPROX. 10 MINS LATER STARTED FUNCTIONING AGAIN BUT DID IT TWICE MORE IN 10 MILES. SINCE THAT TIME SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ARE ERRATIC, IF THEY FUNCTION AT ALL. REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT DASH COMPUTER, REPLACED IT BUT DID NOT CORRECT PROBL...
Mileage: 55,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS, SPEEDOMETER IS WAY OFF. SOMETIMES SHOWS 60 MPH WHEN PARKED, OR UP TO 160 MPH ON INTERSTATE, WHEN TRAVELING 65 OR 70. NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT ACCURATE SPEED IS, AND COULD BE DANGEROUS. *TR
Mileage: 5,900
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS, SPEEDOMETER IS WAY OFF. SOMETIMES SHOWS 60 MPH WHEN PARKED, OR UP TO 160 MPH ON INTERSTATE, WHEN TRAVELING 65 OR 70. NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT ACCURATE SPEED IS, AND COULD BE DANGEROUS. *TR
Mileage: 5,900
I HAVE A 2004 IMPALA THAT HAS AN ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER MOVEMENT. I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT HAS CAUSED ME TO BECOME CONFUSED AND ANXIOUS ABOUT MY EXACT SPEED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED GM...
Mileage: 36,000
MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING IN MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA OUT OF THE BLUE. IT IS STILL BROKEN AND WILL GIVE ME FALSE READINGS EVERY TIME I AM DRIVING. I CAN NO LONGER TELL HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT I DO KNOW OTHER CHEVY MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
THE EVENT ACTUALLY STARTED THE DAY THAT MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT OUR VEHICLE USED FROM SANGER FORD IN SANGER, CA. FIRST THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT OUT. LATER THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND NOW OUR FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK. THE MECHANIC AT SANGER FORD STATED THAT IT WAS THE CLU...
Mileage: 65,062
THE EVENT ACTUALLY STARTED THE DAY THAT MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT OUR VEHICLE USED FROM SANGER FORD IN SANGER, CA. FIRST THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT OUT. LATER THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND NOW OUR FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK. THE MECHANIC AT SANGER FORD STATED THAT IT WAS THE CLU...
Mileage: 65,062
TEMPERATURE GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TEMP GAGE WILL GET STUCK IN A CERTAIN POSITION AND WON,T RETURN TO NORMAL UNLESS YOU TURN CAR OFF/ON SEVERAL TIMES. *TR
Mileage: 52,490
FUEL FILTER LINE DOES NOT STAY SECURELY ATTACHED TO FUEL FILTER. *TR
SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 100MPH WHEN CAR TURNED OFF. WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER GOES PAST 120MPH THEN RESETS BACK TO 0MPH WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. THE GAS GAUGE HAS ALSO BEEN AFFECTED. *TR
Mileage: 35,000
INSTRUMENT PANEL WE NOTICED THAT THE TEMP GAUGE WAS READING THAT THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. IT WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST, SO WE CHECKED FLUID LEVELS AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT. THEN WE REALIZED THAT METER WASN'T RESETTING WHEN WE TURNED OFF THE CAR. IT WAS OPERATING AS THOUGH WHE...
Mileage: 30,000
SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ARE ACTING ERRATIC. GAUGES ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE, EITHER NOT WORKING AT ALL OR IS GIVING ME A FALSE READING. IF I AM DRIVING AT 35MPH THE SPEEDOMETER MIGHT BE READING EITHER 15 OR 35 OR 75, IT CHANGES ALL THE TIME. *TR
Mileage: 65,000
SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND DOESN'T WORK. SAYS GOING 120 MILES PER HOUR WHEN STOPPED. DOESN'T SHOW SPEEDS WHEN DRIVING STICKS IN THE MIDDLE. *TR
Mileage: 67,000
2. SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CAR WILL BE IN MOTION AND THE REGISTERED SPEED WILL DROP TO "0". JULY 27TH, WE WERE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH AND THE SPEED DROPPED TO "0" WHILE WE WERE STILL TRAVELING AT THAT SPEED. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN WHEN WE HAD A CHANC...
Mileage: 64,005
WE HAVE A CHEVY IMPALA AND THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES IT STAYS AT 0 AND OTHER TIMES IT SAYS SOME RIDICULOUS SPEED. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR. THE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN FIXED YET. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. WHEN I GOT THE "NEW" CAR I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN WRECKED, YEAH, A "NEW" CAR. THEN FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH IT CRANKING. SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE UP TO 2 HOURS TO GET I...
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. WHEN I GOT THE "NEW" CAR I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN WRECKED, YEAH, A "NEW" CAR. THEN FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH IT CRANKING. SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE UP TO 2 HOURS TO GET I...
MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. *TR
HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF DURING DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS HAPPENED EIGHT TO TEN TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF THREE TO FOUR MONTHS, WITH LIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM. LIGHTS CAME BACK ON WHEN DIMMER LEVER WAS ACTIVATED. INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
RUSTED MAIN FUEL LINE ON A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA CAUSING GAS TO POUR OUT OF VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. ON OCCASION, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS 50 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT IS ACTUALLY DRIVING 30 MPH. THE SPEED SENSOR WAS CHECKED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEFECT WAS IN THE ACTUAL ...
Mileage: 70,000
THERE ARE 2 PEOPLE OTHER THAN MYSELF THAT HAVE CHEVROLET IMPALAS. ONE PERSON HAS A 2005 BUT THE OTHER AND MYSELF HAVE THE 2004. ALL THREE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM YOU WILL BE STOPPED AND START THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE IS A JERK . FEELS LIKE SOME ONE HAS HIT THE BACK OF THE CAR. (TRANSMISSION OR TO...
Mileage: 87,000
GAS GAUGE ERRATIC FALSE READINGS GM MECHANIC TOLD ME FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS BAD TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER IT STILL IS WRONG. THAN I PAY DEALER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS SO THEY CAN TELL ME I NEED A 500 DOLLAR GAUGE CLUSTER WHICH THEY SAID WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THAT WAS AFTER I WAS TOLD FUEL SENSOR WAS COMM...
Mileage: 26,000
SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE HAYWIRE AND IS NOT ACCURATE ON 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. DISPLAYS 45 WHEN DOING 75, OR WHEN DOING 45. SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE ON THE I-94 I THOUGHT I WAS DOING 45 BEHIND A "SLOW" CAR, IT TURNS OUT I WAS DOING 75. WHEN ON SIDEROADS, NOT SURE IF THE CAR IS MOVING AT 25 OR 40????? *TR
Mileage: 59,000
SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T ALWAYS RESET TO ZERO. SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK CORRECTLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY AT 10 OR 20 MPH AT A STOP. WHEN YOU ACCELERATE, IR SHOWS THAT YOU ARE GOING FASTER THAN YOU REALLY ARE. SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY AT 50 MPH AT A STOP. THEN, WHEN YOU ACCELERATE IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY PAST...
Mileage: 55,000
THE IGNITION STOPPED WORKING. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE CAR ONLY HAS 19,000 MILES. THIS IS GOING TO COST $600 TO FIX. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. *TR
Mileage: 19,000
MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A DELAYED CRANK. THE VEHICLE TAKES SEVERAL HOURS TO START SOMETIMES. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE LOST...
Mileage: 52,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING WELL BELOW 40 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 65 MPH. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT INSTEAD OF BEING DEFAULTED AT 0 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN AT 60 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED...
Mileage: 11,000
MY IMPALA 2004 HAS ABOUT 41,000 MILES ON IT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE WENT RIGHT OVER TO HOT, I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN AND FOR A HALF AN HOUR HAD IT ON A MACHINE TO LET ME KNOW IF IT WAS SERIOUS. THE RESULT FROM THIS TEST WAS, I COULD GET AWAY WITH DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS IS AND JUST...
WE HAVE A CHEVY IMPALA AND THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES IT STAYS AT 0 AND OTHER TIMES IT SAYS SOME RIDICULOUS SPEED. WE HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEVERAL PEOPLE ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. OWNERS OF THESE CARS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FIX BECAUSE THEY DID NOTHING WRONG AND ITS A CRUC...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND DECELERATING, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE ST...
Mileage: 98,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND DECELERATING, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE ST...
Mileage: 98,000
PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILS. CAR WILL NOT START. HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN. TO TRY IT AGAIN. HEARD OF OTHERS WITH SAME COMPLAINT. IF SO MANY COMPLAINTS, WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL. HAVE READ THAT EVEN GETTING IT FIXED WILL NOT ALWAYS SOLVE THE PROBLEM. VERY EXPENSIVE TO.
THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC READS 120 + MPH WHEN STOPPED. FALLS TO 0MPH AT 75MPH. THIS IS NOW CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE SPEED OF VEHICLE. SAFETY ISSUE. NO REPAIRS ATTEMPTED AT THIS TIME. WEB SITES INDICATE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AT GM AND A SIGNIFIC...
Mileage: 35,000
THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STARTING GOING OUT OF CONTROL. IF MY CAR IS STOPPED THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS IT IS GOING 30 MPH. THE GAS GAUGE IS OUT OF CONTROL TOO. *TR
Mileage: 260,000
THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED GETTING STUCK ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL I HEAR A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR, LIKE A KNOCK OR SOMETHING. ALSO WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAVE ALSO SMELLED GAS WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR , MY HUSB...
Mileage: 98,000
THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED GETTING STUCK ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL I HEAR A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR, LIKE A KNOCK OR SOMETHING. ALSO WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAVE ALSO SMELLED GAS WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR , MY HUSB...
Mileage: 98,000
THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED GETTING STUCK ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL I HEAR A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR, LIKE A KNOCK OR SOMETHING. ALSO WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAVE ALSO SMELLED GAS WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR , MY HUSB...
Mileage: 98,000
THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED GETTING STUCK ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL I HEAR A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR, LIKE A KNOCK OR SOMETHING. ALSO WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAVE ALSO SMELLED GAS WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR , MY HUSB...
Mileage: 98,000
THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED GETTING STUCK ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL I HEAR A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR, LIKE A KNOCK OR SOMETHING. ALSO WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAVE ALSO SMELLED GAS WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR , MY HUSB...
Mileage: 98,000
THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA DOES NOT WORK AND NOW MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. KNOW I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING (A SAFETY HAZARD IN SCHOOL ZONES) NOR DO I KNOW IF MY ENGINE IS OVERHEATING WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
NO EVENTS LEADING, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMP GAGE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE AT ALL TIMES, CANNOT KNOW WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING AT. I'M WAITING FOR A RECALL AS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE MANUFACTURER - CHEVROLET. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION NOT TO KNOW YOUR SPEED ACCU...
Mileage: 60,000
HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ARE DISABLED AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF USE. *TR
2004 CHEVY IMPALA - ABS LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT HAVE INTERMITTENTLY GOING ON AND OFF, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, NOW THE TACHOMETER GOES HAYWIRE AND IS STUCK OVER THE MAX. I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE. *TR
Mileage: 65,000
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE, GIVES ME FALSE READINGS, GM SAID I HAD T OPAY $600 TO FIX IT, CAR ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES, MANY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, WE ALL CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS FAULTY FROM THE FACTORY, GM SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE TO FIX. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED. THE NEEDLE WOULD POINT DIRECTLY DOWN (NOT AT 0) AND THEN MOVE COUNTER CLOCKWISE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED. *TR
Mileage: 43,690
INTERMITTENT SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION ON A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE HAS A 2003 COSCO CHILD SAFETY SEAT, MODEL NUMBER 22-100 FSM (NA). THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON MARCH 24, 2005. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING, HER DAUGHTER WAS SEATED FORWARD FACING IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND BEGAN CRYING. THE CONTACT...
2004 CHEVY IMPALA WITH SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE SEVERELY WARPED. HE BELIEVES THAT THE ROTORS ARE POOR QUALITY AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED CONSTANTLY. *KB
THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE IS NOT READING CORRECTLY. FIRST, IT WAS SHOWING YOUR SPEED AS 120MPH, WHEN YOU WERE STOPPED. IT WAS NEVER ACCURATE. THEN ONE DAY, IT JUST STAYED AT 0MPH, EVEN WHEN YOU WERE MOVING. I HAD IT FIXED THROUGH A GM DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FIXED THE CLUSTER. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED...
Mileage: 50,000
FOR TWO YEARS THE PASSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND THE VEHICLE WONT START. WE HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT FOR 20 MINUTES FOR THE SYSTEM RESETS ITSELF. CHEVROLET DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WANTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE. AT FIRST THE PROBL...
Mileage: 69,874
SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE HAYWIRE. IT IS NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED. IT IS GONE HAYWIRE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE'S. *TR
Mileage: 44,144
2004 CHEVY IMPALA INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT READING CORRECTLY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH SAME YEAR MODEL CAR SAY THE SAME HAPPEN TO THEM. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 20 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 35,652
2004 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER BROKEN. AUTO DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Mileage: 36,000
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. READS 0 MPH MOST TIMES. SOMETIMES READS 5 TO 10 MPH WHEN GOING 40 - 70 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 36,500
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER(SPEEDOMETER, TACH) OF MY 2004 IMPALA IS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET FROM OTHER CONSUMERS AND THEY ALL HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND YOU HAVE TO GET IT FIXED YOURSELF FOR 500-800.00 AND ITS NOT JUST HAPPENING TO A FEW PE...
Mileage: 62,600
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL DROPPED TO 0 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER THEN BEGAN DISPLAYING INACCURATE SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,203 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...
Mileage: 30,000
NO PRIOR EVENT. TURN SIGNAL FLASHER CEASED TO FUNCTION FULL TIME. IT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. HAZARD LIGHTS NOR TURN SIGNALS BLINK. BULBS COME ON AND STAY ON. NO FLASHER. *TR
Mileage: 5,100
NO PRIOR EVENT. TURN SIGNAL FLASHER CEASED TO FUNCTION FULL TIME. IT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. HAZARD LIGHTS NOR TURN SIGNALS BLINK. BULBS COME ON AND STAY ON. NO FLASHER. *TR
Mileage: 5,100
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON 04/16/08. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HENDERSON CHEVROLET ON 04/17/08 FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. ON 04/18/08 THE TRANSMISSION PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND IS UNDRIVEABLE. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING REPAIRS MADE. *TR
Mileage: 31,190
2004 IMPALA LS SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AT 51,000 MILES. IT STUCK AT 50 MPH AND THEN INCREASED TO OVER 120 AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INHERENT WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR THIS AND OTHER YEAR MODEL IMPALA'S AS WELL AS OTHER CHEVROLET'S AS PER THE WEB SITE ( HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVRO...
Mileage: 51,000
THREE TIME IN THE LAST 30 DAYS MY 2004 IMPALA FAILED TO START BECAUSE OF SECURITY SYSTEM PROBLEM,I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MECHANIC ,THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR.. IT IS SAID TO BE ONE OF THE MODULES IN THE SYSTEM, I SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND G M DOES NOTHING. WHEN WILL S...
Mileage: 56,278
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGE FAILURE. ALL GAUGES HAVE STOPPED FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THEY EITHER REGISTER INCORRECT INFORMATION, (SPEED, FUEL, ENGINE TEMPERATURE) OR DO NOT WORK AT ALL. HTTP://WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM/SAFETYSTATION.ASP LISTS OVER 100 ACCOUNTS OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THIS...
Mileage: 90,000
SPEEDOMETER FAILED AFTER APPROX. 60,000 MILES ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS. IT IS INACCURATE AND INCONSISTENT, OFTEN READING 30-60 MPH WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND OFTEN READING OVER 90 MPH WHEN DRIVING BELOW 40 MPH. AT TIMES, THE NEEDLE JUMPS ERRATICALLY AND GETS STUCK OUTSIDE THE NORMAL RA...
Mileage: 60,000
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS HAS GOTTEN STUCK. I WOULD SAY THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED CLOSE TO A DOZEN TIMES NOW SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2007. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS STATEMENTS FROM ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND I HAVE TALK...
Mileage: 94,000
AUTOMOBILE QUIT RUNNING WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND FAILED TO RESTART. THIS SITUATION, I FEEL, PUT MINE AND MY WIFE'S LIVES IN DANGER. RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THIS SITUATION IS COMMON IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. PASSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM OVERRIDES OPERATORS ATTEMPTS TO START CAR. CALLS TO GM AND GM REPRESENTATIV...
Mileage: 100,000
AUTOMOBILE QUIT RUNNING WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND FAILED TO RESTART. THIS SITUATION, I FEEL, PUT MINE AND MY WIFE'S LIVES IN DANGER. RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THIS SITUATION IS COMMON IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. PASSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM OVERRIDES OPERATORS ATTEMPTS TO START CAR. CALLS TO GM AND GM REPRESENTATIV...
Mileage: 100,000
2004 IMPALA POLICE PACKAGE. INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE. AFTER 15-20 MINUTES DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER DROP BACK TO ABOUT 15 AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WITH SEVERAL STOP IT STAY BELOW 0 AND NEVER MOVE AGAIN. GM SHOULD REPLACE ALL DEFECTED INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR IMPALA LIKE THEY DO TO OTHER MODELS AS SOON AS POSSIB...
Mileage: 90,000
OUR SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING PROPERLY APPROX 4/1/07. CONTACTED GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, THERE WAS NOT. SPEEDOMETER IS JUST STUCK AND POINTS TO THE GEAR INDICATOR IN THE DASH. UPON RESEARCH, MANY GM '04 HAVE THIS DEFECT. MY HUSBAND MANAGES A RETAIL FOOD COMPANY AND HIS FLEET IS SUPPLIED WI...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH WARPED ROTORS, WHICH I HAD REPLACED. THEN A WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING BEING BAD. I HAD LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING REPLACED AND PROBLEM WASN'T FIXED. TURNED OUT IT WAS RIGHT ...
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH WARPED ROTORS, WHICH I HAD REPLACED. THEN A WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING BEING BAD. I HAD LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING REPLACED AND PROBLEM WASN'T FIXED. TURNED OUT IT WAS RIGHT ...
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH WARPED ROTORS, WHICH I HAD REPLACED. THEN A WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING BEING BAD. I HAD LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING REPLACED AND PROBLEM WASN'T FIXED. TURNED OUT IT WAS RIGHT ...
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH WARPED ROTORS, WHICH I HAD REPLACED. THEN A WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING BEING BAD. I HAD LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING REPLACED AND PROBLEM WASN'T FIXED. TURNED OUT IT WAS RIGHT ...
Mileage: 50,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA'S TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING. IT MOVES VERY SLOWLY IN THE MORNINGS. IT MOVES VERY SLOWLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT WILL NOT PULL HILLS AT A SLOW SPEED BUT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 50-55MPH IT WILL ONLY SLOW DOWN JUST A LITTLE. IT BASICALLY WILL NOT GO OVER 65 MILES PER HOUR. I HA...
Mileage: 78,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA'S TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING. IT MOVES VERY SLOWLY IN THE MORNINGS. IT MOVES VERY SLOWLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT WILL NOT PULL HILLS AT A SLOW SPEED BUT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 50-55MPH IT WILL ONLY SLOW DOWN JUST A LITTLE. IT BASICALLY WILL NOT GO OVER 65 MILES PER HOUR. I HA...
Mileage: 78,000
THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS NO LONGER BLINK WHEN TURNED ON. THE BULBS LIGHT UP BUT DO NOT BLINK ON AND OFF. *TR
Mileage: 42,000
THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS NO LONGER BLINK WHEN TURNED ON. THE BULBS LIGHT UP BUT DO NOT BLINK ON AND OFF. *TR
Mileage: 42,000
OPY OF TEXT SENT TO GM/CHEVROLET... MY SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES OPERATE ERRATICALLY. SPEEDOMETER SPECIFICALLY IS TOTALLY ERRATIC, ALMOST NEVER CORRECT AND VARIES ANYWHERE FROM FULLY PEGGED AT ZERO TO FULLY PEGGED AT TOP END. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING AT ANY ...
Mileage: 80,000
MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA HAS A GAUGE PROBLEM. NONE OF THE DASHBOARD GAUGES WORK. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING, HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE OR IF MY CAR IS OVER HEATING. ITS SCARY DRIVING THIS CAR! *TR
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 90 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE BECAME STUCK AND REMAINED AT 90 MPH, EVEN WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINS AT 90 MPH EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS O...
Mileage: 49,487
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 90 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE BECAME STUCK AND REMAINED AT 90 MPH, EVEN WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINS AT 90 MPH EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS O...
Mileage: 49,487
PROBLEM SWITCHING FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM ETC AND SUDDEN HEADLIGHT FAILURE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. BELIEVE PROBLEM IS MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS PEOPLE FOR THIS VEHICLE TYPE. STARTED OUT AS INFREQUENT BUT GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *TR
Mileage: 81,000
I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA IN AUG 07. THE PROBLEMS STARTED ONLY A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. FIRST THE TEMP GAUGE WOULD REGISTER ALL THE WAY UP TO 260. AFTER CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING HOT, I STARTED CALLIN...
Mileage: 81,000
I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA IN AUG 07. THE PROBLEMS STARTED ONLY A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. FIRST THE TEMP GAUGE WOULD REGISTER ALL THE WAY UP TO 260. AFTER CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING HOT, I STARTED CALLIN...
Mileage: 81,000
SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE HAYWIRE AND IS SHOWING THAT I AM TRAVELING EXCESSIVELY FASTER THAN I AM GOING - APPROXIMATELY 30 - 40+ MPH. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS SPEEDING AND SO I LIGHTLY PUT ON MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND HAD TIRES SQUEALING ALL AROUND ME - T...
Mileage: 62,000
I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS SITTING ON ZERO. MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THAT MY GAS GAUGE STARTED GOING HAYWIRE. ONE MINUTE IT WAS FULL THE NEXT IT WAS 1/2 FULL AND I HAD ONLY GONE 20 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THEN MY DAD USED MY CAR ONE DAY AND TOLD ME THAT THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS W...
CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR BRAKES. ROTORS WARPED @ 21,500 MILES. 12,000 MILES LATER, WARPED AGAIN. WAS TOLD THIS WAS COMMON AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. REPAIR COST OUT OF POCKET. CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM. WAS TOLD IT WAS TOTALLY NATURAL FOR MY CAR TO GET THAT HOT. UNBELI...
Mileage: 34,000
CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR BRAKES. ROTORS WARPED @ 21,500 MILES. 12,000 MILES LATER, WARPED AGAIN. WAS TOLD THIS WAS COMMON AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. REPAIR COST OUT OF POCKET. CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM. WAS TOLD IT WAS TOTALLY NATURAL FOR MY CAR TO GET THAT HOT. UNBELI...
Mileage: 34,000
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA GOES CRAZY. AFTER IT HAS BEEN RUN FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR IT WILL STICK ON YOUR HIGHEST SPEED, NOT DROP BACK TO ZERO AND SHOW A SPEED FROM 10 TO 100 MILE MORE THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED. VERY UNSAFE, WHEN YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
WHEN INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPS WORKING THE TRACTION CONTROL IS ALSO STOPS WORKING SO DOES THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKES MAKING IT UNABLE TO STOP PROPERLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A GM MECHANIC THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BY\UT THEY INTEND TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Mileage: 48,000
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER QUIT WORKING. IT STARTED WITH MY FUEL GAUGE. MY FUEL GAUGE READER NOW SITS UNDER FUEL GAUGE. MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER MY FUEL GAUGE. MY SPEEDOMETER NOW SAYS I AM GOING 120 MPH. MY THERMOSTAT GAUGE ACTS LIKE IT'S GOING TO WORK BUT THEN IT DOESN'T. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN STICKING AND WILL GET STUCK OR STOPS WORKING. WILL READ 140 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY GOING ABOUT 60. ALSO WHEN PARKED IT WILL READ OUT 70 40 100 ETC ETC. EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. DROPS TO 0 MPH AND JUMPS FROM 0 MPH TO 20 MPH IN MOTION OR SITTING IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Mileage: 56,102
SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN AND THE SAFETY I PUT MYSELF IN EVERYDAY BECAUSE CHEVY CANT REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER THAT SHOULD WORK FOR A LIFETIME. CHEVY CARES MORE ABOUT THERE PROFIT THEN THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS THEN THEY WONDER WHY TOYOTA IS THE #1 SELLER OF CARS BECAUSE THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR PROBLE...
Mileage: 70,000
WE HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA, WHICH IS A PIECE OF CRAP. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, IT HAD 26,000 MILES ON IT. I FILED A COMPLAINT W/ CHEVY ON PHONE NUMBER 866-790-5700. OUR CASE # IS 71-578092134. THEY WERE NO HELP, SINCE OUR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. OUR TRACTION SYSTEM & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT CO...
Mileage: 30,000
WE HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA, WHICH IS A PIECE OF CRAP. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, IT HAD 26,000 MILES ON IT. I FILED A COMPLAINT W/ CHEVY ON PHONE NUMBER 866-790-5700. OUR CASE # IS 71-578092134. THEY WERE NO HELP, SINCE OUR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. OUR TRACTION SYSTEM & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT CO...
Mileage: 30,000
SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS SPEED MUCH HIGHER THAN ACTUAL, COMPLETE FAILURE OF TEMPERATURE GAUGE. *TR
Mileage: 33,000
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. EVERY FEW DAYS THE SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING AND WORKS IT'S WAY UP TO 120+ MPH, EVEN WHEN SITTING STILL. IT TAKES A COUPLE DAYS TO RESET ITSELF, AND THEN THE PROBLEM STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. HUGE PROBLEM BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING. OF COURSE IT'S OUT OF WARR...
Mileage: 40,000
THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TACHOMETER PEGS WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 52,000
ORIGINALLY RADIO FAILED TO WORK. WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIO. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS CORRODED IN THE PASSENGER REAR SEATING AREA. THIS HARNESS ALSO CONTROLS THE WARNING BELLS FOR THE ENTIRE CAR. T...
Mileage: 26,000
ORIGINALLY RADIO FAILED TO WORK. WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIO. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS CORRODED IN THE PASSENGER REAR SEATING AREA. THIS HARNESS ALSO CONTROLS THE WARNING BELLS FOR THE ENTIRE CAR. T...
Mileage: 26,000
ORIGINALLY RADIO FAILED TO WORK. WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIO. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS CORRODED IN THE PASSENGER REAR SEATING AREA. THIS HARNESS ALSO CONTROLS THE WARNING BELLS FOR THE ENTIRE CAR. T...
Mileage: 26,000
SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER DROP TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING AFTER 30 MINUTES. *TR
Mileage: 36,000
DASH BOARD CLUSTER (SPEED ODOMETER, TEMPERATURE AND RMP) IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY/AT ALL SOMETIMES. *TR
Mileage: 85,500
SINCE ONE MONTH AGO, I STARED TO PERCEIVE AN STRONG FUEL ODOR, BUT EVERY TIME I OPENED THE HOOD I COULD NOT FIND THE LICK. FINALLY YESTERDAY I DID THE SAME, AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL PRESS REGULATOR WAS THE PROBLEM. I AM NOT USING THE CAR NOW INSTEAD I AM USING MY TRUCK. I CHECKED SEVERAL INTE...
Mileage: 20,000
MY SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND GAS HAND STOPPED WORKING SUMMER 07 PERMANENTLY. *TR
Mileage: 73,450
1. I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO REFLECT READINGS IN EXCESS OF THE ACTUAL SPEED I WAS DRIVING, E.G., REGISTERING BEYOND 120 MPH (THE NEEDLE WOULD PASS THAT MARK AND CONTINUE MOVING) WHEN THE CAR'S ACTUAL SPEED WAS PROBABLY LESS THAN 50 MPH. UPON STOPPING THE VEHI...
Mileage: 57,355
SPEEDOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE GOES HAYWIRE. *TR
Mileage: 88,000
SPEEDOMETER GRADUALLY READS LOWER SPEED THAN ACTUAL VEHICLE SPEED, CAUSING DRIVER TO SPEED UP AND GO TOO FAST. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ISSUE HAS HAD AT LEAST FIVE VISITS TO THE DEALER! *TR
FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER -- MOST IMPORTANTLY THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME GROSSLY INACCURATE OR COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE DURING THE COURSE OF NORMAL DRIVING. IN SOME INSTANCES THE SPEEDOMETER READ 0MPH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD READ 120+MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. CHEVROLE...
Mileage: 37,400
THE ODOMETER READ 70 WHEN GOING ONLY 30. *TR
Mileage: 70
THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING ...STARTED AFTER ABOUT 25,000 MILES......IT ALWAYS OCCURS, EVERYTIME, AND IS VERY ANNOYING. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING ...STARTED AFTER ABOUT 25,000 MILES......IT ALWAYS OCCURS, EVERYTIME, AND IS VERY ANNOYING. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING ...STARTED AFTER ABOUT 25,000 MILES......IT ALWAYS OCCURS, EVERYTIME, AND IS VERY ANNOYING. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING ...STARTED AFTER ABOUT 25,000 MILES......IT ALWAYS OCCURS, EVERYTIME, AND IS VERY ANNOYING. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN BACKING UP, PLACING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, OR DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MAKES A CLICKING OR THUMPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH INTERIOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $2,700. THE PUR...
Mileage: 30,000
DRIVING HOME, SUDDENLY THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND PASSED 60 MPH AND WAS INCREASING WHILE I STARTED ACCELERATING FROM COMPLETE STOP. IT REACHED 110 MILES TILL MY NEXT STOP, WAS STUCK AT 110 AGAIN AND GOING UP AGAIN WHEN I STARTED ACCELERATING TILL THE ARROW WAS POINTING SOUTH AND STOPPED MO...
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. RECENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GETS STUCK AND NEVER GETS BACK TO 0. CHEVY HAS FAILED TO REALIZE THIS AS A RECALL AND INSTRUCTS ALL PARTIES TO PAY $500 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I WOULD BE HELPFUL IF AN AGENCY LIKE THIS ONE STEPS IN AND HAS CHEVROLET TAKE OWNERSHIP TO THIS VERY ...
Mileage: 76,000
COLLISION ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN I STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND THEY SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. I HAD THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THEIR CAR WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WHEN I HIT THEM AND KNOCKED THEM INTO...
Mileage: 51,000
COLLISION ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN I STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND THEY SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. I HAD THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THEIR CAR WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WHEN I HIT THEM AND KNOCKED THEM INTO...
Mileage: 51,000
LAST YEAR AROUND THIS SAME TIME I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AROUND 4:30 AM ON I 85 NB IN ATLANTA, GA. GOING TO WORK WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY WENT TOTALLY DARK. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL I GOT TO A STRETCH OF HIGHWAY THAT HAD NO LIGHTS. IT WAS VERY SCARY CAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF ANY OF THE OTHER CARS COULD SEE ...
Mileage: 111,721
THE TEMPERATURE WAS 10 BELOW ZERO AND MY HEATER BLOWER QUIT WORKING CAUSING ALL OF THE WINDOWS TO ICE UP ON THE INSIDE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME SAFELY. I CHECK THE FUSES, BUT COULD FIND NO BLOWN FUSES. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY (MONDAY) AND, THANKFULLY IT WAS REP...
Mileage: 69,560
2004 CHEVY IMPALA INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 70 AND DRIVER WAS ONLY MOVING ABOUT 40 MPH. SPEEDOMETER READ 140 MPH AND CONSUMER WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST. *KB
HEAT NO LONGER WORKING. *TR
WE PURCHASED OUR 2004 IMPALA NEW IN MAY OF 2004. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 56,000 MILES ON IT. THE SPEEDOMETER ACTS CRAZILY AND WE ALSO HAVE THE NOISE AND VIBRATION THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE STEERING SHAFT WILL COST AT LEAST $100 AND A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER $300. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE T...
Mileage: 55,000
WE PURCHASED OUR 2004 IMPALA NEW IN MAY OF 2004. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 56,000 MILES ON IT. THE SPEEDOMETER ACTS CRAZILY AND WE ALSO HAVE THE NOISE AND VIBRATION THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE STEERING SHAFT WILL COST AT LEAST $100 AND A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER $300. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE T...
Mileage: 55,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TEMPERATURE FOR THE ENGINE FAILED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,...
Mileage: 61,000
THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND THE TEMP GAGE ARE ALL OUT OF THE CAR STARTED IN THE WINTER OF THE YEAR THAT WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND SLOWLY ONE BY ONE EACH GAGE WENT OUT. *TR
LIKE MANY IMPALA OWNERS BEFORE ME, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MY 2004 IMPALA HAS FAILED AFTER 3 1/2 YEARS AND 60,000 MILES. IT STARTED OUT WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AS YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING OR IF YOUR CAR IS...
Mileage: 65,000
THE SPEEDOMETER IS GIVING FALSE READINGS, SUCH AS 120MPH WHEN TRAVELLING 60MPH, AND 0MPH WHEN TRAVELLING 30 MPH. IT WILL TEMPORARILY RESET, THEN FAIL AGAIN WHEN DRIVEN FOR 15 MINUTES OR MORE. *CN
Mileage: 57,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE IDLING, THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND INDICATED 30 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,560. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF U...
Mileage: 55,100
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA - THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! I AM STILL IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE LIGHT SENSOR REPLACED AND THE BCM REPLACED. NEITHER...
Mileage: 55,000
TURN SIGNALS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WITH SWITCH IN EITHER POSITION. HAZARDS WORK FINE. YOU HAVE TO OPERATE HAZARDS TO GET TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. WHEN TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR
I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 CHEVY IMPALA IN APRIL OF 2004. IN NOVEMBER 2007, ONE MORNING I NOTICED THAT I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR, THINKING "IT SURE DOESN'T FEEL THAT FAST." AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE I OBSERVED THE SPEEDOMETER DROP ONLY TO ABOUT 50 MPH. LAT...
Mileage: 60,000
THE CLUSTER IN THE DASH HAD WENT OUT WHICH MAKES THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
SPEEDOMETER GONE CRAZY. *TR
SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 55MPH WHILE CAR IS OFF. WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 90MPH WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WORKS SPORADICALLY. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (RECALL IN OTHER WORDS). I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS...
Mileage: 55,555
MY SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE CRAZY--SOMETIMES WORKS SOMETIMES DOESN'T. *TR
MY SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE CRAZY--SOMETIMES WORKS SOMETIMES DOESN'T. *TR
MY SPEEDOMETER AND MY TEMP GAUGE IN MY 2004 IMPALA (WITH 55,000 MILES)DO NOT WORK. I ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE WORK LAST NIGHT AND MY CAR HAD A PROBLEM STARTING-MY SECURITY LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL I GOT HOME AND MY CLOCK RESET. I WENT TO MOVE MY VEHICLE TODAY AND IT WILL NOT START-IT WILL CLICK,BUT WILL NOT ...
MY SPEEDOMETER AND MY TEMP GAUGE IN MY 2004 IMPALA (WITH 55,000 MILES)DO NOT WORK. I ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE WORK LAST NIGHT AND MY CAR HAD A PROBLEM STARTING-MY SECURITY LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL I GOT HOME AND MY CLOCK RESET. I WENT TO MOVE MY VEHICLE TODAY AND IT WILL NOT START-IT WILL CLICK,BUT WILL NOT ...
AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE TOOK IT BACK TO HAVE STEERING CHECKED BECAUSE IT DID NOT FEEL OR SOUND RIGHT WHEN DOING A BRAKING AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL COMBINATION. MENTIONED THE NHTSA RECALL OF 2004 IMPALA. WAS TOLD DID NOT INVOLVE SS. ON THIS OCCASION WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, UNABLE TO STEE...
Mileage: 48,874
AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE TOOK IT BACK TO HAVE STEERING CHECKED BECAUSE IT DID NOT FEEL OR SOUND RIGHT WHEN DOING A BRAKING AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL COMBINATION. MENTIONED THE NHTSA RECALL OF 2004 IMPALA. WAS TOLD DID NOT INVOLVE SS. ON THIS OCCASION WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, UNABLE TO STEE...
Mileage: 48,874
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ERRATIC READINGS RANGING FROM -50 TO 140MPH. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS IDLING OR CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY - THE SPEEDOMETER IS ALWAYS DANCING TO IT'S OWN TUNE! SUSPECTING THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WILL BE NEXT, AS IT VARIES GREATLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 78,000
ON DECEMBER 24, 2007 I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 IMPALA ALONG A HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER CLIMBING HIGHER THAN THE SPEED I WAS ACTUALLY GOING, THIS CONTINUED UNTIL THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING IN EXCESS OF 200 KMH. WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER I TURNED OFF THE CAR HOPIN...
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY CAR IS GIVING FALSE SPEED INFORMATION, BY AS MUCH AS 100 MPH. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. I AM AWARE OF MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME DEFECT. *TR
Mileage: 57,200
MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ON STEERING COLUM FAILED , AS A RESULT I HAVE NO HIGHBEAMS , IF I ATTEMPT TO PUT THEM ON ALL LIGHTS GO OUT , THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM THAT I THINK GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD COME GOOD FOR. *TR
Mileage: 185,263
STARTED BY TEMP GAUGE NOT RETURNING TO COLD, THEN SPEEDO STUCK AND WOULDN'T CLIMB OR WOULD BE NUMBER OF MPH ABOVE ACTUAL SPEED. *TR
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. IT SHOWS SPEED OF 90 AT ABOUT 45. READS 60 AT A STOP. MANY COMPLAINTS FOUND ON INTERNET. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 84,000
SPEEDOMETER AND TEMP GAUGE STICKING AND WILL NOT RESET - READING EXCESSIVE SPEED OR TEMPS. *TR
Mileage: 67,321
SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY & THEN WENT TO "0"! THE CAR ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT. DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 20,295
MY 2004 IMPALA'S TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGAN TO READ FALSE TEMPERATURES AROUND 58,000 MILES. TO THIS DAY, IT IS STUCK AND WILL NOT MOVE. SOON AFTER THIS PROBLEM, MY SPEEDOMETER FROZE ON 50 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO GO BACK TO ZERO THE FOLLOWING DAY BE TURNING THE KEY A NUMBER OF TIMES TO THE ACC. ...
Mileage: 58,000
SPEEDOMETER WILL GIVE ERRADIC READINGS. I FIRST NOTICED IT ON DECEMBER 22 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY; SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY BEGAN TO READ 110 MPH. AT A STANDSTILL, SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 50 MPH. IT HAS DONE THIS ON TWO MORE OCCASIONS, WITH THE LAST DATE BEING JANUARY 4, 2008. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO...
Mileage: 65,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO MY ROAD. WHILE I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY QUICKLY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER STORY A MINUTE LATER WHEN I WOULD HAVE BEEN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT O...
Mileage: 93,000
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE CAUSING SPEEDOMETER TO SHOW INACCURATE READINGS AND/OR BECOME COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. OTHER GAUGES ALSO REGISTER INACCURATE READING.*CN
Mileage: 74,000
MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW FROM GM. THE CAR HAS 43756 MILES ON IT, AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING. IT CURRENTLY READS 107 MPH EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE OTHER GAUGES STARTED ACTING STRANGE, BUT WHEN THE KEY IS CYCLED, THEY GO BACK. HOWEVE...
SPEEDOMETER,AND TEMP GAUGE GOING HAYWIRE AT 36,000 MILES. *TR
2004 IMPALA LS, SPEEDODMETER ERRATIC THEN JUST FAILED. IN PARK I AM GOING APPROX 160 MPH. CONTACTED GM TO TRY AND GET IT COVERED, THE SAID NO. IN TIME CAR HAS NOW GONE OVER 70K MILES. WILL HAVE TO FIX ON MY DIME ( APPROX $700). MANY OTHER 2004 GM TYPES ALL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SERVICE DEPT AGREES ...
Mileage: 68,000
NORMAL DRIVING, SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 120MPH AND STAYS THERE. I STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. TURNED IT BACK ON. STILL AT 120 MPH. CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. I CHECKED THE WEB AND FIND ITS A COMMON PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH CHEVY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDG...
Mileage: 57,000
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STARTED CLIMBING HIGHER AND EVENTUALLY PEGGED ITS SELF. I STOPPED VEHICLE AT THE NEXT PLAZA AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. SPEEDOMETER REMAINED PEGGED WITH ENGINE OFF. I GOT HOME AND PARKED CAR. THE FOLLOWING MORNING SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL PEGGED. BY...
Mileage: 23,500
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS WITH APPROX 82,000 MILES. NOTICED TWO WEEKS AGO THAT THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WILL GO FROM 20 TO 120 WITH THE ACTUAL SPEED NOT CHANGING. VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITH OUR ICE AND SNOW. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM ACTUALLY GOING. I HAVE...
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. *TR
Mileage: 17,500
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. IT MAY INDICATE OVER 100 + WHEN OTHER CARS ARE PASSING. SPEED MAY INDICATE OVER 100 WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND KEY IS REMOVED FROM IGNITION. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DROPPED FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION TO THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. IT NOW OPERATES SPORADICALLY AND IS USUALLY 10-15 MILES OFF. WORKING ON GETTING THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. *TR
Mileage: 63,000
THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT HAYWIRE. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 67,500
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTS TO FAIL ONE GAUGE AT A TIME UNTIL NONE OF THE GAUGES WORK. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. I CORRECTED THE PROBLEM MYSELF BY SENDING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO AN ONLINE VENDOR WHO REPLACED THE MOTORS IN ALL FIVE OF THE GAUGES. I DID THIS AFTER SEEING MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND RESEARCHING THE COST TO FIX. THE WORST ALT...
Mileage: 51,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA--BOTH TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS STOP FLASHING. TRIED TO REPLACE FUSES, BUT ALL STILL GOOD. COULD NOT LOCATE A TURN SIGNAL RELAY IN THE FUSE BOX. SPOKE TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID IT DIDN'T MAKE SINCE THAT THERE WAS NO RELAY IN THE FUSE PANEL. LOOKED UP THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PA...
2004 CHEVY IMPALA--BOTH TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS STOP FLASHING. TRIED TO REPLACE FUSES, BUT ALL STILL GOOD. COULD NOT LOCATE A TURN SIGNAL RELAY IN THE FUSE BOX. SPOKE TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID IT DIDN'T MAKE SINCE THAT THERE WAS NO RELAY IN THE FUSE PANEL. LOOKED UP THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PA...
2004 CHEVY IMPALA WOULD NOT START. SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLES SECURITY ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM CAN SOMETIMES LOCKUP MAKING IT APPEAR AS IF THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. WAS TOLD TO RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM AS FOLLOWS...TURN KEY T...
SPEEDOMETER IS BURNING THE NEEDLE AT THE 3RD GEAR MARK WHILE DRIVING. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT YESTERDAY (12/08/07), THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 112 MPH, SITTING STILL!! I CANNOT GET THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE TO SET AT 0 ANYMORE. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING MY 15 1/2 YEAR OLD SON TO DRIVE AN...
Mileage: 65,000
MY SON'S 2004 IMPALA FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR IS LEAKING FUEL. IT SEAMS TO BE COMING OUT OF THE TOP PART OF REGULATOR. THIS IS LOCATED ABOVE THE ENGINE AD IS A FIRE HAZARD WE HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS FORA YAER AND THE LEAK HAS GOTTEN BIG ENOUGH FOR US TO FIND. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 65MPH, REGARDLESS OF SPEED. WHEN TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE STILL READ 65MPH. WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROPER SPEED. NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE RESET THE SPEED 5MPH LOWER EACH TIME THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS MOVED FROM OFF TO ON. MULT...
Mileage: 52,300
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER START UP AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 20MPH) THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN WHEN NOT NEEDED. FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS, THERE IS EXTREMELY REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER THIS INITIAL TIME PERIOD, THE WHOLE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND ALSO TURNS OF...
Mileage: 48,000
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER START UP AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 20MPH) THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN WHEN NOT NEEDED. FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS, THERE IS EXTREMELY REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER THIS INITIAL TIME PERIOD, THE WHOLE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND ALSO TURNS OF...
Mileage: 48,000
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER START UP AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 20MPH) THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN WHEN NOT NEEDED. FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS, THERE IS EXTREMELY REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER THIS INITIAL TIME PERIOD, THE WHOLE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND ALSO TURNS OF...
Mileage: 48,000
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER START UP AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 20MPH) THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN WHEN NOT NEEDED. FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS, THERE IS EXTREMELY REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER THIS INITIAL TIME PERIOD, THE WHOLE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND ALSO TURNS OF...
Mileage: 48,000
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER START UP AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 20MPH) THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN WHEN NOT NEEDED. FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS, THERE IS EXTREMELY REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER THIS INITIAL TIME PERIOD, THE WHOLE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND ALSO TURNS OF...
Mileage: 48,000
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER START UP AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 20MPH) THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN WHEN NOT NEEDED. FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS, THERE IS EXTREMELY REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER THIS INITIAL TIME PERIOD, THE WHOLE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND ALSO TURNS OF...
Mileage: 48,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE AND HIGH READINGS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 03/05/08. *LJ UPDATED 03/05/08 *TR
Mileage: 51,000
STEERING RACK FAILURE. CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *TR
Mileage: 60,132
STEERING RACK FAILURE. CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *TR
Mileage: 60,132
THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED. AT FIRST THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS PEGGED AT 120 MPHPLUS, EVEN WHEN STOPPED. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING IN EVER CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. I CONSIDER THIS FAILURE TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I CALLED THE LOCAL GM DEALER A...
Mileage: 63,000
WE HAD JUST BOUGHT A 04 CHEVY IMPALA LS IT HAS 54,000 ON IT. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS BAD. WE ARE THINKING THAT IT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT NOT TO MENTION THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY EITHER. *TR
WE HAD JUST BOUGHT A 04 CHEVY IMPALA LS IT HAS 54,000 ON IT. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS BAD. WE ARE THINKING THAT IT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT NOT TO MENTION THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY EITHER. *TR
WHILE DRIVING WITH HI BEAMS ON THE HEADLIGHTS WILL REPEATEDLY SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. I HAVE TO MOVE THE HI/LOW BEAM LEVER AND THE LOW BEAMS WILL COME ON. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS SINCE I LIVE ON UN-LIT COUNTRY ROADS. THIS IN NOT AN OCCASIONAL PROBLEM, IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR
Mileage: 66,000
WE WERE DRIVING AND THE SPEEDOMETER JUST WENT DOWN TO ZERO. IT WAS ERRATIC AND SOMETIMES WHEN WE WERE GOING VERY SLOW, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD SAY 70. OTHER TIMES WHEN WE WERE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH, IT WOULD SAY 10. SOMETIMES WHEN WE TURNED THE CAR OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 10 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 55
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ...
Mileage: 29,901
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ...
Mileage: 29,901
SPEEDOMETER FAILING JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE'S SO I HAVE TO DRIVE WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THE SPEED LIMIT IS. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED AND BABIED, AND NOW THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT APPARENTLY NO ONE CARES ABOUT. *TR
Mileage: 44,750
MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER IS SHOWING EVERY SPEED OTHER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED BEING DRIVEN. IT SOMETIMES SHOWS SPEEDS SLOWER BUT MORE OFTEN SHOWING SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 120 MPH. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE OF SAFETY. IT IS A WELL KNOWN F...
Mileage: 90,000
SECURITY LIGHT WENT ON LAST MONTH. IT WAS TAKEN IN IMMEDIATELY FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITIION CYLINDER. THE CAR ALSO MAKES A VIBRATING NOISE ON ACCELERATOR. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THE CATALITIC CONVERTER. ALL REPLACED. THE CAR STILL MADE NOISE WHEN LEFT SERVICE AT NORT...
Mileage: 55,550
SECURITY LIGHT WENT ON LAST MONTH. IT WAS TAKEN IN IMMEDIATELY FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITIION CYLINDER. THE CAR ALSO MAKES A VIBRATING NOISE ON ACCELERATOR. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THE CATALITIC CONVERTER. ALL REPLACED. THE CAR STILL MADE NOISE WHEN LEFT SERVICE AT NORT...
Mileage: 55,550
SECURITY LIGHT WENT ON LAST MONTH. IT WAS TAKEN IN IMMEDIATELY FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITIION CYLINDER. THE CAR ALSO MAKES A VIBRATING NOISE ON ACCELERATOR. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THE CATALITIC CONVERTER. ALL REPLACED. THE CAR STILL MADE NOISE WHEN LEFT SERVICE AT NORT...
Mileage: 55,550
SECURITY LIGHT WENT ON LAST MONTH. IT WAS TAKEN IN IMMEDIATELY FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITIION CYLINDER. THE CAR ALSO MAKES A VIBRATING NOISE ON ACCELERATOR. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THE CATALITIC CONVERTER. ALL REPLACED. THE CAR STILL MADE NOISE WHEN LEFT SERVICE AT NORT...
Mileage: 55,550
SECURITY LIGHT WENT ON LAST MONTH. IT WAS TAKEN IN IMMEDIATELY FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITIION CYLINDER. THE CAR ALSO MAKES A VIBRATING NOISE ON ACCELERATOR. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THE CATALITIC CONVERTER. ALL REPLACED. THE CAR STILL MADE NOISE WHEN LEFT SERVICE AT NORT...
Mileage: 55,550
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM REGULATOR WAS LEAKING. SHE SMELLED GASOLINE FOR OVER A MONTH AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. SHE THOUGHT THE FAILURE HAD BEEN REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE ODOR REMAINED....
Mileage: 50,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM REGULATOR WAS LEAKING. SHE SMELLED GASOLINE FOR OVER A MONTH AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. SHE THOUGHT THE FAILURE HAD BEEN REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE ODOR REMAINED....
Mileage: 50,000
ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED ACTING STRANGE. NEVER GOING BACK DOWN TO NORMAL. THEN ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO, MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED GETTING STUCK AND NEVER GOING BACK DOWN TO ZERO WHEN I STOPPED. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE G...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT SPEED AND WOULD FLUCTUATE SPORADICALLY. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE AN...
Mileage: 47,826
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 IMPALA WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES ON IT HAS SUDDENLY GOTTEN A MIND OF IT'S OWN. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE OVER $500 TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE LOOKED FOR RECALLS BUT CAN'T FIND ANY B...
Mileage: 42,150
CHEVY 2004 IMPALA: SPEED AND TEMP GAUGE WERE READING ERRATICALLY AND AT TIMES STAYED AT A PARTICULAR SPEED AND TEMP WHICH WERE NOT ACCURATE. GAUGE CLUSTER WAS CHANGED OUT ACCORDING TO A DEALERSHIP. WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY REALLY DID. HAD VEHICLE IN TO SAME DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLU...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD VIBRATION AND CLUCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE OUTER HUBS, TIE RODS, AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS. HOWEVER, THE NOISE AN...
Mileage: 53,592
LAST WINTER I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A DARK MORNING AND WITHOUT WARNING MY HEADLIGHTS WENT TOTALLY OUT. I KEPT FLIPPING MY HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON AND MY DIMMER SWITCH UNTIL THEY CAME BACK ON. I CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENED REPEATEDLY UNTIL I GOT TO WORK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE...
Mileage: 26,980
SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 12/04, REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER PERFORMED VERY POORLY. IN 3/07 IT CEASED WORKING, HOWEVER DASHBOARD CONTROL SWITCH AND I/P CONTROL RELAY APPEARED TO REMAIN FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BREAKER (MECHANICALLY BROKEN ARMATURE) TO BE C...
Mileage: 30,000
TEMPERATURE GAUGE QUIT WORKING, AND NOW AS OF TODAY MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING EITHER, IT WAS WORKING FINE AND THEN JUST SHOT TO 120 AND THEN WHEN I SHUT OFF MY CAR IT BURIED THE NEEDLE AND NOW IT WILL NOT MOVE. THIS IS A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. *JB
Mileage: 38,034
2004 CHEVY IMPALA WITH STEERING FAILURE. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, SO SHE HAD TO HIT A CURB, WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED SHE DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER MILE AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. *KB THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A SPEED SENSOR FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST IN THE STEER...
2004 CHEVY IMPALA WITH STEERING FAILURE. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, SO SHE HAD TO HIT A CURB, WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED SHE DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER MILE AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. *KB THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A SPEED SENSOR FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST IN THE STEER...
MY SPEEDOMETER GOES HAYWIRE WHENEVER IT WANTS. MY SPEEDOMETER WILL SAY I'M GOING 60 MPH BUT I'M NOT REALLY GOING THAT FAST. SOMETIMES IT GOES THE OTHER WAY. IT WILL SAY I'M DOING 30 MPH AND I'M ACTUALLY DOING ABOUT 60 MPH. RIGHT NOW PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT IT SAYS THE CAR IS GOING OVER 120 MPH. I ...
Mileage: 69,200
SUDDENLY THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK. THE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND THEN STAY ON. WHEN I TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART MANY TIMES THEY WILL AGAIN WORK FOR AWHILE AND THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED AGAIN. I'VE CHECKED THE FUZES, ETC. BUT NOTHING HELPS. THIS COULD PRESENT SAFETY ISSUES. CHECKING ...
Mileage: 61,000
GAS LEAKING OUT THROTTLE BODY. CAR IS IDLING LOW. CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WENT OUT AND THEN ALL OF THE BEFORE MENTIONED PROBLEMS STARTED HAPPENING. SKIPS AFTER BEING TUNED UP. *JB
GAS LEAKING OUT THROTTLE BODY. CAR IS IDLING LOW. CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WENT OUT AND THEN ALL OF THE BEFORE MENTIONED PROBLEMS STARTED HAPPENING. SKIPS AFTER BEING TUNED UP. *JB
GAS LEAKING OUT THROTTLE BODY. CAR IS IDLING LOW. CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WENT OUT AND THEN ALL OF THE BEFORE MENTIONED PROBLEMS STARTED HAPPENING. SKIPS AFTER BEING TUNED UP. *JB
WOW SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE. SPEED DOES NOT REGISTER PROPERLY SEEMS TO BE WHENEVER IT WANTS IT WILL SHOW SPEEDS HIGHER THEN WHAT THEY ARE. THIS IS A DANGER BECAUSE SPEEDS ARE GUESSED IN SCHOOL ZONES AND HIGHWAYS. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS SPEED WILL BEGIN TO WORK OK. NOW THE BLOWER MOTOR AND HEATER ...
Mileage: 30,000
WOW SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE. SPEED DOES NOT REGISTER PROPERLY SEEMS TO BE WHENEVER IT WANTS IT WILL SHOW SPEEDS HIGHER THEN WHAT THEY ARE. THIS IS A DANGER BECAUSE SPEEDS ARE GUESSED IN SCHOOL ZONES AND HIGHWAYS. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS SPEED WILL BEGIN TO WORK OK. NOW THE BLOWER MOTOR AND HEATER ...
Mileage: 30,000
WOW SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE. SPEED DOES NOT REGISTER PROPERLY SEEMS TO BE WHENEVER IT WANTS IT WILL SHOW SPEEDS HIGHER THEN WHAT THEY ARE. THIS IS A DANGER BECAUSE SPEEDS ARE GUESSED IN SCHOOL ZONES AND HIGHWAYS. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS SPEED WILL BEGIN TO WORK OK. NOW THE BLOWER MOTOR AND HEATER ...
Mileage: 30,000
WOW SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE. SPEED DOES NOT REGISTER PROPERLY SEEMS TO BE WHENEVER IT WANTS IT WILL SHOW SPEEDS HIGHER THEN WHAT THEY ARE. THIS IS A DANGER BECAUSE SPEEDS ARE GUESSED IN SCHOOL ZONES AND HIGHWAYS. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS SPEED WILL BEGIN TO WORK OK. NOW THE BLOWER MOTOR AND HEATER ...
Mileage: 30,000
AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES MY IMPALA'S TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED ACTING FUNNY. ONCE IT STAYED ON COLD WHILE I DRIVE COMPLETELY ACROSS TOWN. THE NEXT DAY IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO HOT. I GOT OFF, CHECKED THE WATER AND OIL LEVELS. EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WITHIN A FEW DAYS I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER SHOWED THA...
Mileage: 70,000
THE SECURITY LIGHTS IN MY VEHICLE COMES ON AND ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK FOR 10 - 20 MINUTES. *TR
MY 2004 IMPALA SS HAS HAD SEVERAL FAILURES OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THE FIRST WAS INCORRECT SPEEDOMETER READINGS THAT LEAD TO TOTAL FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER (STICKING AND/OR ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE). THE SECOND WAS IMPROPER FUEL LEVEL INDICATION (HIGH LEVEL SHOWN WITH ...
Mileage: 38,000
MY 2004 IMPALA SS HAS HAD SEVERAL FAILURES OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THE FIRST WAS INCORRECT SPEEDOMETER READINGS THAT LEAD TO TOTAL FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER (STICKING AND/OR ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE). THE SECOND WAS IMPROPER FUEL LEVEL INDICATION (HIGH LEVEL SHOWN WITH ...
Mileage: 38,000
MY 2004 IMPALA SS HAS HAD SEVERAL FAILURES OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THE FIRST WAS INCORRECT SPEEDOMETER READINGS THAT LEAD TO TOTAL FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER (STICKING AND/OR ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE). THE SECOND WAS IMPROPER FUEL LEVEL INDICATION (HIGH LEVEL SHOWN WITH ...
Mileage: 38,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 75 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS THE LAST TRAVELED SPEED INSTEAD OF ZERO. IN ORDER TO RESET THE SPEEDOMETER, HE MUST TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF UNTIL I...
Mileage: 65,000
SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT IN 2004 IT HAS BEEN TOWED 3 TIMES TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. SINCE A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER A DOZEN OF TIMES. UPDATED 09/25/07 *TR
Mileage: 18,000
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR FEELS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING, EVERY TURN YOU HEAR KNOCKING AND BUMPING, RECENTLY WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO REPLACED THE CAR HAS ONLY 60,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 2 YEARS AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROPLEMS. MY AC WORKS HOWEVER ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE ...
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR FEELS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING, EVERY TURN YOU HEAR KNOCKING AND BUMPING, RECENTLY WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO REPLACED THE CAR HAS ONLY 60,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 2 YEARS AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROPLEMS. MY AC WORKS HOWEVER ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE ...
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR FEELS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING, EVERY TURN YOU HEAR KNOCKING AND BUMPING, RECENTLY WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO REPLACED THE CAR HAS ONLY 60,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 2 YEARS AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROPLEMS. MY AC WORKS HOWEVER ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE ...
SMELL GAS WHEN NOT AROUND GAS STATION AND IGNITION PROBLEMS SOMETIMES I MUST START THE CAR TWICE.
SPEEDOMETER READS ERRATIC. INDICATOR BEGAN READING THE INCORRECT SPEED AT APPROXIMATELY 37,800 MILES. SPEEDOMETER CURRENTLY STUCK AT 35 MPH WITH VEHICLE AT A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN ACTUALLY TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, SPEEDOMETER READS 110 MPH. THIS WOULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF THE DRIVER THOUGHT THE 1...
Mileage: 37,800
VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS STALLED A TOTAL OF TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP FIVE TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP TWICE BUT NO CODES WERE FOUND DURING TESTING. SO FAR I HAVE HAD NEW PLUGS/WIRES (TUNE-UP), NEW COIL PACK, NEW IGNITIO...
Mileage: 87,550
VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS STALLED A TOTAL OF TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP FIVE TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP TWICE BUT NO CODES WERE FOUND DURING TESTING. SO FAR I HAVE HAD NEW PLUGS/WIRES (TUNE-UP), NEW COIL PACK, NEW IGNITIO...
Mileage: 87,550
VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS STALLED A TOTAL OF TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP FIVE TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP TWICE BUT NO CODES WERE FOUND DURING TESTING. SO FAR I HAVE HAD NEW PLUGS/WIRES (TUNE-UP), NEW COIL PACK, NEW IGNITIO...
Mileage: 87,550
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR THIS CAR A FEW TIMES A YEAR. THE ROTORS ARE CONSTANTLY GETTING WARPED WITH ORIGINAL GM ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. IN 2005, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE WHEELS LOCKED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR AWAY FROM CRASHING I...
Mileage: 36,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR THIS CAR A FEW TIMES A YEAR. THE ROTORS ARE CONSTANTLY GETTING WARPED WITH ORIGINAL GM ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. IN 2005, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE WHEELS LOCKED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR AWAY FROM CRASHING I...
Mileage: 36,000
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR THIS CAR A FEW TIMES A YEAR. THE ROTORS ARE CONSTANTLY GETTING WARPED WITH ORIGINAL GM ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. IN 2005, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE WHEELS LOCKED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR AWAY FROM CRASHING I...
Mileage: 36,000
WE BOUGHT AN IMPALA CHEVROLET 2004 NEW IN 2004. THERE WERE A FEW PROBLEMS WITH IT. INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER -AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGE DID NOT WORK AND NOISES CAME FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. STEERING GEAR POPPED/CLANKING NOISE HEARD AND SENSED FROM FRONT END. ALSO, SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRON...
Mileage: 18,000
WE BOUGHT AN IMPALA CHEVROLET 2004 NEW IN 2004. THERE WERE A FEW PROBLEMS WITH IT. INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER -AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGE DID NOT WORK AND NOISES CAME FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. STEERING GEAR POPPED/CLANKING NOISE HEARD AND SENSED FROM FRONT END. ALSO, SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRON...
Mileage: 18,000
WE BOUGHT AN IMPALA CHEVROLET 2004 NEW IN 2004. THERE WERE A FEW PROBLEMS WITH IT. INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER -AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGE DID NOT WORK AND NOISES CAME FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. STEERING GEAR POPPED/CLANKING NOISE HEARD AND SENSED FROM FRONT END. ALSO, SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRON...
Mileage: 18,000
WE BOUGHT AN IMPALA CHEVROLET 2004 NEW IN 2004. THERE WERE A FEW PROBLEMS WITH IT. INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER -AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGE DID NOT WORK AND NOISES CAME FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. STEERING GEAR POPPED/CLANKING NOISE HEARD AND SENSED FROM FRONT END. ALSO, SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRON...
Mileage: 18,000
PREVIOUSLY THIS YEAR THE SPEDOMETER WOULD BE STUCK AT A HIGHER SPEED THAN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING, AT A STANDSTILL IT WOULD SHOW 50MPH. THAT HAS RESOLVED SPONTANEOUSLY, NOW HOWEVER THE FUEL GAUGE IS SHOWING 3/4 OF A TANK WHEN IT WAS EARLIER AT 1/4 AND I HAVE NOT ADDED ANY FUEL, IT IS NOT DROPPING BE...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHUTTERS AND SHAKES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Mileage: 31,000
INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER- TEMP GAUGE NO LONGER WORKING, SPEEDOMETOR WAS READING 30MPH WHEN ACTUAL DOING 60-70MPH SPEEDOMETOR HAS RECENTLY RESET ITS SELF OKAY FOR NOW STILL NO TEMP. REALITIVE TELLS ME IT'S COMMON FOR GM SHOP IS REPAIRING IPCS' DAILY.IF THIS IS THAT COMMON THERES A PROBLEM WITH PRODUC...
Mileage: 49,895
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DASHBOARD AREA AND THEN SPREAD TO THE HOOD. THE FIRE OCCURRED TWO TO THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. A RELATIVE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HAND DUE TO THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. THER...
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DASHBOARD AREA AND THEN SPREAD TO THE HOOD. THE FIRE OCCURRED TWO TO THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. A RELATIVE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HAND DUE TO THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. THER...
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DASHBOARD AREA AND THEN SPREAD TO THE HOOD. THE FIRE OCCURRED TWO TO THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. A RELATIVE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HAND DUE TO THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. THER...
Mileage: 45,000
I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAR STARTING. WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY. WE BOUGHT A NEW ONE. IT DID NOT HELP. WHEN A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT HE SAID THAT IT MAY BE A NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. HE TOLD ME HOW TO START IT , FIRST I HAVE TO HAVE THE KEY ON THE ON POSITION AND THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO ...
TL-* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN A PICK UP TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND CAUSED IT TO CRASH INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER , A CHILD, WAS IN THE REAR SEAT...
Mileage: 36,000
TL-* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN A PICK UP TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND CAUSED IT TO CRASH INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER , A CHILD, WAS IN THE REAR SEAT...
Mileage: 36,000
ON OCT 6TH 2005, WHILE DRIVING THE DEPARTMENT ISSUED 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA, POLICE PATROL SQUAD CAR, I NOTICED A UNFAMILUAR VERY STRONG FOUL ODOR WHEN I WOULD TURN ON THE HEATER. UNKNOWN TO ME AT THE TIME, BUT AFTER I SUFFERRED INITIALLY AN INHALATION INJURY WHICH NEARLY KILLED ME BY SUFFICATING ME ...
Mileage: 32,836
ON OCT 6TH 2005, WHILE DRIVING THE DEPARTMENT ISSUED 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA, POLICE PATROL SQUAD CAR, I NOTICED A UNFAMILUAR VERY STRONG FOUL ODOR WHEN I WOULD TURN ON THE HEATER. UNKNOWN TO ME AT THE TIME, BUT AFTER I SUFFERRED INITIALLY AN INHALATION INJURY WHICH NEARLY KILLED ME BY SUFFICATING ME ...
Mileage: 32,836
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH FAILURE MILEAGE 28,000 HE NOTICED THAT WHENEVER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL HE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER INITIALLY BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WAS A STEERING PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN TOL...
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH FAILURE MILEAGE 28,000 HE NOTICED THAT WHENEVER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL HE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER INITIALLY BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WAS A STEERING PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN TOL...
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AGAINST WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE GASOLINE STATION THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE WAS USING ETHANOL. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATED THAT THE ETHANOL WILL DAMAGE PARTS IN THE CARBURETOR, AND IN THE ENGINE, AND PARTS...
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH 82000 FAILURE MILEAGE THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INCORRECT RATES OF SPEED. THE SPEEDODOMETER NEEDLE ALSO BEGAN TO SWERVE BACK AND FORTH SLIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FAILED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. *AK
Mileage: 82,000
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE 2004 CHEVY IMPALA GOES OUT-OF-CONTROL. IT REGRISTERS SPEEDS GREATER OR LESS THAN THE SPEED I AM TRAVELING. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING GREAT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED GOING OUT-OF-CONTROL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*K
Mileage: 52,000
TL* -THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER. GMC HAS KNOWN FOR YEARS THAT THIS PART WAS POORLY DESIGNED, BUT FAILED TO COVER MAINTENANCE/REPLACEMENT ON IT. THE SOLUTION WAS TO CHARGE $165 + TO GREASE THE COUPLER AT THE CONTACT''S EXPENSE. GM C WAS FULLY AWARE OF A PROBLEM, AND D...
THE BLINKER SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS FROM BRIGHT TO DIM, SOMETIMES GOES BLACK *AK.
Mileage: 41,000
INSTRUMENT FAILURE, NOTHING CAUSED THE FAILURE, IT JUST STARTED SLOWLY AT 30000 MILES, HAD MILD SPEED MISREADINGS AT NIGHT, BUT SLOWLY BECAME WORSE AND WORSE. BUT NOW TEMPERATURE AND FUEL DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY ANY TIME OF DAY, BUT GOES CRAZY ON HOT DAYS. I TOOK THE CLUSTER APART AND THE MAIN PROCE...
Mileage: 30,000
MY 2004 IMPALA'S ABS TROUBLE LIGHT CAME ON AS DID THE "SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM" LIGHT. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS BASED UPON ABS SCANNER CODES WAS THAT THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR HAD FAILED/SHORTED. GM'S SEALED WHEEL HUB DESIGN ON THIS VEHICLE MEANT THAT IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR...
Mileage: 41,555
MY 2004 IMPALA'S ABS TROUBLE LIGHT CAME ON AS DID THE "SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM" LIGHT. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS BASED UPON ABS SCANNER CODES WAS THAT THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR HAD FAILED/SHORTED. GM'S SEALED WHEEL HUB DESIGN ON THIS VEHICLE MEANT THAT IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR...
Mileage: 41,555
SPEEDOMETER ACTS LIKE IT FREEZES WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING RECENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK ON 65 MPH. AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND STARTING AGAIN, SPEEDOMETER STARTED FROM THIS POINT AND WENT TO 120. I PARKED THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND THE SPEED WAS 65 MPH. I TURNED THE KEY ON AND OFF AND IT WENT DOW...
Mileage: 43,100
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. IT NOW HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT. WE PURCHASED IT DEC. 30, 2004. IT ONLY HAD 13 MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST MONTH IT FAILED TO START TWICE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND LEARNED THAT THE PASSLOCK SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $475.00. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE, I...
Mileage: 43,000
DRIVING ALONG AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AND THEY JUST WENT OUT, LUCKILY, THERE WAS A BRIGHT MOON AND STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES ON WAY HOME, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND ON, LIGHTS OFF AND ON, THEY WOULD COME BACK ON. HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT AFTER DARK SINCE THEN. EX...
Mileage: 47,700
TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING CORRECTLY. TACHOMETER WOULD VARY ANYWHERE FROM 0 TO 7000+ RPM WHEN IDLING, WOULD GO OFF THE SCALE OR FALL TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING. SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 85 MPH WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 52 MPH AND WAS ACTUALLY GOING 70 MPH, VERI...
Mileage: 47,800
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT WILL READ 110 MPH WHEN I AM GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. IT WILL READ "0" WHILE I AM DRIVING. *JB
Mileage: 41,000
04 CHEVY IMPALA WITH APPROX. 42,000+ MI. ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER READING. FROM TIME TO TIME SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 20 TO 30 MPH OVER ACTUAL SPEED. CANNOT BE SURE OF CAR'S ACTUAL TRUE SPEED. *NM
Mileage: 41,000
MY 2004 IMPALA SS HAS HAD A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND STEERING. THE CAR NOW HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS AGAIN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH NOISES IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING, STOPPING AND STARTING. THE FRONT END JUST FEELS LOOSE. THIS WAS AN ISSUE CORRECTED WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY A...
Mileage: 59,000
MY 2004 IMPALA SS HAS HAD A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND STEERING. THE CAR NOW HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS AGAIN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH NOISES IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING, STOPPING AND STARTING. THE FRONT END JUST FEELS LOOSE. THIS WAS AN ISSUE CORRECTED WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY A...
Mileage: 59,000
MY 2004 IMPALA SS HAS HAD A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND STEERING. THE CAR NOW HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS AGAIN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH NOISES IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING, STOPPING AND STARTING. THE FRONT END JUST FEELS LOOSE. THIS WAS AN ISSUE CORRECTED WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY A...
Mileage: 59,000
DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF ON THEIR OWN. PULLED FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES ON THE DIMMER SWITCH AND THEY CAME BACK ON. IF THE DIMMER SWITCH IS ON LO-BEAM & SWITCHED TO HI-BEAM, OCCASIONALLY THERE IS NO "CLICK". THIS IS WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OFF. IF I HEAR THE "CLICK" THE LIGHTS HAVE NOT FAILED....
Mileage: 75,000
INTERSTATE DRIVING USING CRUISE CONTROL. CRUISE CONTROL DISABLED WHEN BRAKING FOR AN EXIT BUT LEFT IN THE ON POSITION ON THE DIMMER SWITCH. CRUISE CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY RESUMES AND THE CRUISE LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT USING THE ACCEL OR RESUME BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. APPLIED THE BRAKE IMMEDIATELY...
Mileage: 75,000
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. REGISTERED SPEEDS FROM 0-100+ MPH AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED OR TURNED OFF. HAD SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN. *JB
Mileage: 50,000
SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER CLUSTER MALFUNCTION - A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO MY SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING ERRATIC, SO I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE ME $90 BUCKS TO CHECK THE SPEEDOMETER, KNOWING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I CHOSE NOT TO PAY AND I BASED MY SPEED OFF OF...
Mileage: 49,000
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. *JB
Mileage: 70,000
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD AS IT MOVED FROM STOP TO DRIVING SPEED. *MC *NM
Mileage: 76,121
I LOST MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON MY 04 CHEVY IMPALA. MY DAUGHTER HAD FILED THE SAME COMPLAINT ON HER 04 IMPALA ALSO IN OCT. OF 06. I NOW HAVE TO GET MY DIMMER SWITCH REPLACED, AND I KNOW YOU HAD A RECALL ON THE 02'S, WHY NOT THE 04'S ALSO?*JB
SPEEDOMETER ACTS ERRATICALLY. SOME KIND OF COMMUNICATION PROBLEM BETWEEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE DRIVETRAIN CONTROL MODULE. AS MANY COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. *JB
Mileage: 24,500
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA AND THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS ACTUAL SPEED INACCURATELY FOR PERIODS OF TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 01/07/07 HE WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER STATED THAT HE WAS GOING 10 MPH. *AK UPDATED 2/13/2007 - THE CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. THE LIGHT...
Mileage: 39,000
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA AND THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS ACTUAL SPEED INACCURATELY FOR PERIODS OF TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 01/07/07 HE WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER STATED THAT HE WAS GOING 10 MPH. *AK UPDATED 2/13/2007 - THE CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. THE LIGHT...
Mileage: 39,000
SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS BELOW OR ABOVE ACTUAL SPEEDS FOR PERIODS OF TIME. WILL RESET ITSELF AFTER TURNING OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTING VEHICLE. *NM
Mileage: 72,000
I HAVE A BAD SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. IT IS ERRATIC. SOMETIMES IT WORKS FINE, BUT NOT FOR LONG. USUALLY IT READS 30 TO 60 MPH OVER WHAT I AM GOING OR IT GOES BEYOND THE 120 MAX. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY VEHICLES. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CH...
Mileage: 36,000
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE STARTED VEHICLE WITH 70000 MILES ON IT THE STARTER STAYSED ENGAGED FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THE CONTACT SAID THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN UNDER ANY CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE CONTACT SAID THAT THIS...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* - THE CONTACT TOOK THE 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA IN TO HAVE A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE HAD 37, 792 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE COOLANT & OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND SHE HAS THE REPAIR ORDER. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE VEH...
Mileage: 37,972
SPEEDOMETER GOES HAYWIRE AND DOES NOT REGISTER PROPER SPEED OR GETS STUCK ON ONE NUMBER, OTHER CONSUMERS OF THIS 2004 CHEVY IMPALA HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WE FEEL IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. *JB
Mileage: 41,500
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 IMPALA SOMETIMES STICKS AT THE SPEED I AM GOING OR IT SHOW A SPEED THAT IS HIGHER OR LOW THEN I AM TRAVELING. IT SOMETIMES CORRECTS ITSELF IF THE CAR IS LEFT OFF OVER NIGHT. *NM
Mileage: 65,250
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED AT THE 70 MPH MARK. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK
Mileage: 39,000
CHEVY 2004 IMPALA FOR NO REASON THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON... I HAVE BEEN CAUGHT SEVERAL TIMES IN VERY DANGEROUS ROADS WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED.... THANKFULLY NO CRASHES OR INJURIED. I CALLED CHEVY SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHY IT HAPPENS OR HOW TO FIX IT....
Mileage: 24,000
WHILE MAKING A TURN IN A PRIVATE PARKING LOT I HIT A CONCRETE PARKING CURB AT 5 MPH OR LESS CAUSING BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. ONLY DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE FROM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. SINCE I HIT THE CURB AT SUCH A SLOW SPEED I DON'T THINK THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. CAR TOWED TO DEALER TO H...
Mileage: 34,000
VEHICLE WITH 34943 MILES HAS CLICKING FEELING IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. DEALER REPACKED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT TO FIX PROBLEM. *JB
Mileage: 30,200
CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END STEERING , WENT TO DEALER WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE STEERING PART THAT WAS BEGINNING TO SEIZE , I THINK THAT THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE SEEING THAT IF THE STEERING SEIZED I WOULD BE UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. *NM
I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL, I WENT TO PUSHING MY CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND WHEN I DID I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN ODD SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR, THEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE CONSOLE WHERE YOU PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, THEN I HAD TO PULL OVER THE CAR BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE THAT I COULDN'T ...
Mileage: 65,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA HAS A CLUNK NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING. *NM
Mileage: 49,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY PROVIDED AN INCORRECT READING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.
Mileage: 59,900
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY PROVIDED AN INCORRECT READING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.
Mileage: 59,900
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE PEDAL PULSATED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AND REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED ONCE. THE SHAKING STOPPED FOR ONE WEEK, BUT THEN THE SHAKING PERSISTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V287...
Mileage: 85,000
USED VEHICLE PURCHASE - CLUNK IN STEERING UPON TURNING - BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF STEERING GOES OUT? *NM
THE TRANSMISSION HAS SUFFERED A FAILURE OF THE SOLENOID AND VALVE BODY. APPARENTLY THROUGH SPEAKING WITH SOME OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR, IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GM AS THEY HAVE ISSUED SERVICE BULLETINS IN RELATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN CARS AS EARLY AS 30,000 MILES. IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT ...
Mileage: 15
UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING HYDROPLANING WITHOUT JUST CAUSE OTHER THAN RAIN, ALSO NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, AND BACKING IT, AND IT DRAGS WHEN KEY IS TURNED TO START. THE SPEED,TEMP,AND GASOLINE GAUGE ISN'T WORKING. I DO NOT LIKE TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE RAIN AND IF I CAN AVOID IT, I W...
Mileage: 52,400
UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING HYDROPLANING WITHOUT JUST CAUSE OTHER THAN RAIN, ALSO NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, AND BACKING IT, AND IT DRAGS WHEN KEY IS TURNED TO START. THE SPEED,TEMP,AND GASOLINE GAUGE ISN'T WORKING. I DO NOT LIKE TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE RAIN AND IF I CAN AVOID IT, I W...
Mileage: 52,400
UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING HYDROPLANING WITHOUT JUST CAUSE OTHER THAN RAIN, ALSO NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, AND BACKING IT, AND IT DRAGS WHEN KEY IS TURNED TO START. THE SPEED,TEMP,AND GASOLINE GAUGE ISN'T WORKING. I DO NOT LIKE TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE RAIN AND IF I CAN AVOID IT, I W...
Mileage: 52,400
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER LOCKED AT 60 MPH, AND DID NOT KEEP AN ACCURATE SPEED ABOVE 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER.*AK
Mileage: 38,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE AT ANY SPEED. THERE WAS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 04V287000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Mileage: 60,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE ENGINE REVVED WITHOUT WARNING AND ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL HITTING SEVERAL OBSTACLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED. *AK
Mileage: 52,000
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A CLUCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END> IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE. TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEL. AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT ALL IMPALAS MAKE THIS NOISE AFTER SO MANY MILES. THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING SH...
Mileage: 48,000
THIS VEHICLE HAD A HEAD GASKET REPAIRED UNDER STANDARD 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. WE ARE NOW TOLD WE HAVE ANOTHER HEAD GASKET OR HEAD PROBLEM AT 49,000 MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ENGINE MANUFACTURER PROBLEM OR I GOT A LEMON ENGINE FROM CHEVROLET? *JB
Mileage: 34,000
WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE TURN IN THE STEERING. DURING THE TURN IT FEELS AS THOUGH THERE IS A BREAK IN THE STEERING LINE. IT SEEMS AS IF IT WERE A CHAIN I WOULD SAY ITS MISSING ABOUT 4 LINKS. I TOOK IT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND IT WAS RESO...
Mileage: 4,100
WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE TURN IN THE STEERING. DURING THE TURN IT FEELS AS THOUGH THERE IS A BREAK IN THE STEERING LINE. IT SEEMS AS IF IT WERE A CHAIN I WOULD SAY ITS MISSING ABOUT 4 LINKS. I TOOK IT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND IT WAS RESO...
Mileage: 4,100
I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AT ABOUT 9:30 IN THE COUNTRY AND IT WAS PITCH-BLACK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. I HAD TO BE GOING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THEY WOULDN'T COME BACK ON UNTIL I PULLED THE DIMMER SWITCH IN AND OUT REPEATEDLY. LUCKILY I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA TO...
Mileage: 61,925
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEAD LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE PROBLEM BEGAN FOUR MONTHS AGO AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE DEALER WHO REPLACED AN UNKNOWN MODULE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOW RETURNED AND THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND RE ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. MAN...
Mileage: 28,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE BACK REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ERUPT INTO FLAMES AND ENGULF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND PROVIDED A WRITTEN REPO...
Mileage: 30,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE BACK REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ERUPT INTO FLAMES AND ENGULF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND PROVIDED A WRITTEN REPO...
Mileage: 30,000
THE JACK SUPPLIED WITH A 2004 CHEV IMPALA WAS USED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON ASPHALT SURFACE ON A LESS THAN 1% GRADE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS JACKED UP TO REPLACE A TIRE WITH NO STRESS ON THE WHEEL OR VEHICLE, THE JACK FAILED AND DROPPED THE VEHICLE TO THE GROUND. THE JACK BENT AND THE CENTER ALL THREAD...
Mileage: 62,800
MY HUSBAND WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN A TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM. HE COULD DO NOTHING BUT HIT HIM ALMOST STRAIGHT ON (T-BONE). HE DID APPLY THE BRAKES AND WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT BUT STILL CRUSHED HIS STERNUM ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! HE HAS BEEN IN TERRIBLE ...
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SQUEAKS INTERMITTENTLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN OR ROUGH PAVEMENT. *TS SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE TRIED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PLASTIC HOUSING CAP THAT COVERS THE HUB NUTS BROKE OFF WHICH MADE THE TIRE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. ALTHOUGH THIS OCCURRED TWICE ON THE RIGHT REAR HUB CAP HOUSING, THE OTHER PLASTIC HOUSINGS WERE NOT AFFECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND THE PLASTIC HOUSINGS WERE ...
Mileage: 30,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES PULSATE WHEN APPLIED CAUSING A INCREASE IN THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM GRADUALLY GOT WORSE. IN JULY OF 2005 THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED ONE SET OF BRAKE ROTORS AND RESURFACED THE OTHER SET. IN SEPTEMBER ANOTHER DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE OTHER SE...
Mileage: 27,800
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. IT OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND REMAINED OFF UNTIL THE DIMMER SWITCH WAS PRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH DAY TIME R...
Mileage: 42,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. IT OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND REMAINED OFF UNTIL THE DIMMER SWITCH WAS PRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH DAY TIME R...
Mileage: 42,000
I HAVE HAD MY 2004 IMPALA FOR 18 MONTHS, OF THAT 18 MONTHS IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER FOR BRAKES FOUR TIMES. THE ROTORS KEEP WARPING UP. SOME DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE EVEN REPLACED THE ROTORS ONE TIME. THIS HAS GOTTEN TO BE SUCH A PROBLEM THAT MY FAMILY WILL NOT RIDE IN...
Mileage: 1,200
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE DRIVER COMPLAINED THAT HER NECKED HURT. *JB
DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS PRE-BRAKING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AND STRUCK THE DASHBOARD, RESULTING IN A HEAD INJURY. ...
Mileage: 6,000
DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS PRE-BRAKING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AND STRUCK THE DASHBOARD, RESULTING IN A HEAD INJURY. ...
Mileage: 6,000
I HAVE A 2004 IMPALA, THE CAR IS 2 YEARS OLD AND I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE REAR ROTORS GROUND DOWN TWICE BECAUSE THEY HAD WARPED AND WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE DEALER DID THE REPAIR AND IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A NEW VEHICLE. *NM
2004 IMPALA HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE DEALER REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM
Mileage: 54,527
WHILE USING MANUFACTURER SUPPLIED SCISSORS JACK TO RAISE 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA TO CHANGE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, JACK FOLDED OVER CAUSING VEHICLE TO DROP TO GROUND AND ROLL BACK SLIGHTLY. VEHICLE WAS ON SMOOTH, CLEAN, LEVEL CONCRETE GARAGE FLOOR AT THE TIME. SCISSORS JACK HAD COME APART AS A RESULT AND ...
Mileage: 36,075
LACK OF CHILD SAFETY LOCKS. WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO CHILD SAFETY LOCKS AND I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS CAR. HAD TO FIND OUT THE HARD WAY WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND TO MY SURPRISE I HEARD THE WARNING SOUND AND SEEN THE LIGHT FLASH THAT A CAR DOOR WAS OPEN. THAT WAS WHEN I ...
VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL WHILE IGNITION IS IN ACC. POSITION. WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING YOU HAVE TO DEPRESS TO RELEASE THE SHIFTER AS PER SHIFTER INTERLOCK. *NM
CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER REDUCED THE SIZE OF THE PARKING BRAKE, WHICH DECREASED THE HOLDING POWER/ EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BRAKE. *TS WHILE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET, THE BRAKE WOULD NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. THE VEHICLE ...
ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 I RENTED A CHEVROLET IMPALA FROM AVIS ON W 76TH ST IN NEW YORK CITY. WHILE SITTING STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT LATER THAT DAY IN HARTFORD, CT, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE FULL THROTTLE INTO THE CAR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF IT WHILE FULL BR...
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WITH THE BRAKES ON. IT IS PULSATED/SQUEALED WHILE TRYING TO STOP. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. REAR BRAKES PULSATED DUE TO W...
DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EVEN THOUGH THE FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEARS. THE ACCELERATOR ONLY DID THIS WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING FOR OVER 30 MINUTES. PREVIOUSLY, THE ENGINE COULD RUN FOR OVER 2 HOURS...
Mileage: 3,900
DT: CONTACT STATES THE SAFETY CONCERN WITH VEHICLE IS THAT THE SEATS ARE MADE TOO LOW FOR SHORTER PEOPLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY STATED IT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS THERE ARE A SAFETY AND A COMFORT ISSUES IN THE DESIGN OF THE SEATS, ESPECIALLY FOR SHORT...
MY FOOT IS QUITE OFTEN FALLING OFF THE GAS PEDAL
MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY IN FLORIDA AND WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH AND A LINE OF VEHICLES IN FRONT OF US STOPPED, NOT REAL FAST, BUT THEY STOPPED AND WE WERE ABOUT 80 YARDS IN BACK OF THEM AND WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKE PETAL THE CAR JUST DIDN'T WANT TO STOP. IT WAS SKIDDING ALL A...
Mileage: 16,000
2004 CHEVY IMPALA TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY INTERSTATE 80. THE FAILURE HAS COST $100'S OF DOLLARS IN TOW TRUCK FEES, RENTAL FEES ETC. COMPLAINTS WERE MADE TO GREY CHEVROLET IN STROUDSBURG PENNSYLVANIA OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS REGARDING A NOISE COME FROM EITHER THE TRANSMISS...
I WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF A RENTED CHEVY IMPALA. I INTENDED TO LEAN MY ARM ON THE CENTER CONSOLE, BUT FOREARM ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE SEATBELT BUCKLE (WHICH I HAD ALREADY FASTENED). MY FOREARM WAS PINCHED INTO THE SEATBELT BUCKLE CAUSING A ONE INCH SQUARE BLOOD BLISTER AND BRUISING. ...
DEX-COOL ANTIFREEZE TURNED BROWN AND SLUDGED UP. LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND 16,200 MILES ON VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER AND HAD SYSTEM FLUSHED, RESERVOIR REPLACED AND NEW COOLANT ADDED. I WILL TAKE IT BACK FOR THE SAME THING EVERY YEAR. MANY PEOPLE I'VE SPOKEN TO WITH GM VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME T...
Mileage: 16,215
DT: THE VEHICLE HAS NO CHILD SAFETY LOCKS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND FOUND THAT THE CHILD UNLOCKED THE DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *SC *JB
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD GLARE. *MR (SOLAR RAY WINDSHIELD) THIS PROBLEM COMPLETELY DISTORTED THE CONSUMERS VISION IN SOME INSTANCES. *SC *JB
ENGINE IS CONSUMING OVER A QUART OF OIL APPROX. EVERY 1800-2000 MILES. I WAS SHOWN A BULLETIN THAT SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH OIL CONSUMPTION AT THE DEALERSHIP. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TWICE TO THEM EACH TIME THE LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE D...
Mileage: 1,857
CONSUMOR STATES: DOES NOT HAVE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE. *AK
Mileage: 1,200
COMPLAINT REGARDING THE RESPONSE TO THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL BY THE DEALERSHIP. *MR RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V287000. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN 3,738 MILES WITHOUT THE CONSUMER BEING NOTIFIED BY GM OR THE DEALERSHIP. *SC *JB
CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. SHE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE STARTER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE STARTER WAS REPLACED AGAIN. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE STALLED . DRIVER WAS ABLE...
' RECALL CAMPAIGN' ISSUED ON 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA FOR FRONT BRAKE CALIPER BOLT. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED GM STILL HAS NOT SENT HIM AN OFFICIAL RECALL LETTER EVEN AFTER THE WORK WAS PERFORMED. *JB
THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS', AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO JUDGE HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. *AK
Mileage: 23,000
HVAC SYSTEM IN THE 2004 IMPALA HAS A PROBLEM. THE AC COMPRESER RUNS IN THE HEAT ONLY MODE AT TEMPS AS LOW AS 30 DEGREES. THIS CAUSES THE INSIDE WINDOWS TO FOG UP ON THE INSIDE AND IF THE VECH IS LEFT PARKED OUTSIDE ALL THE WINDOWS WILL FOG UP. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP ALL WINDOWS CLEAN IS TO OPEN ONE OF...
Mileage: 200
FRONT END- ABOUT ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP, THE FRONT END FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL IN. THE WHEELS FEEL LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO ROLL OFF, THERE'S A CLICKING NOISE WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FOLD IN. TOLD INTERMEDIATE SHAFT 100...
1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE - IT ALL STARTED OUT OF THE BLUE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE BLINKER MECHANISM OF THE TURN SIGNALS. WHEN IT DOES NOT WORK, THE LEVER IS TURNED FOR EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AND THE SIGNAL STAYS LIT, BUT NOT BLINKING. MOST OF THE TIM...
Mileage: 11,800
DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 30 MPH, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *AK GENERAL MOTORS REFUSED TO CHECK THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS UNLESS THE CONSUMER PAID FOR IT TO BE TOWED TO THEM. *TC
Mileage: 31,000
DURING A 40 MPH FRONTAL VEHICLE COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 17,000
MY "LOW OIL LEVEL" LIGHT CAME ON AFTER 2000 MILES. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED, IT WAS A QUART LOW. I WAS TOLD THAT NEW VEHICLES SOMETIMES "ABSORB" OIL THE FIRST TIME. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AT 5000 MILES, THE OIL WAS OVER A QUART LOW. IT WAS IMPLIED THAT I WAS NOT RESETTING THE CHANGE OIL LIGHT PROP...
Mileage: 3,000
ODOMETER 1120 MILES - CHEVROLET IMPALA LS - PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE, 2004. SITUATION: AS I WAS EXITING THE LIE VIA THE WOODHAVEN BLVD OFF RAMP GOING WESTBOUND, I WAS GOING THE RECOMMENDED SPEED LIMIT (20 MILES PER HOUR). AS I WAS FOLLOWING THE CURVE OF THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY JERKED TO ...
Mileage: 1,120
I PURCHASED A 2004 CHERVOLET IMPALA FROM C & O MOTORS IN ST. ALBANS WEST VIRGINIA ON MARCH 23,2004. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD TWO MILES ON THE ODOMETER. EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD CONTINUED BRAKE PROBLEMS, FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, NOISES COMING FROM THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE, AND A...
Mileage: 9,000
I PURCHASED A 2004 CHERVOLET IMPALA FROM C & O MOTORS IN ST. ALBANS WEST VIRGINIA ON MARCH 23,2004. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD TWO MILES ON THE ODOMETER. EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD CONTINUED BRAKE PROBLEMS, FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, NOISES COMING FROM THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE, AND A...
Mileage: 9,000
BOUGHT A 2004 FROM RUSS DARROW GROUP IN MADISON WI. THIS CAR WAS A RENTAL CAR WE PAID 19K FOR IT AND IT HAS 30K MILES ON IT. IT SHAKES WHEN DRIVING OVER 50MPH AND THE BRAKES ARE UNRELIABLE. THE SALESMAN COOERICED US INTO THIS CAR, AND WE TRIED TO RECTIFY THE MATTER WITHIN 48 HOURS, BUT THEY WON'T CO...
BOUGHT A 2004 FROM RUSS DARROW GROUP IN MADISON WI. THIS CAR WAS A RENTAL CAR WE PAID 19K FOR IT AND IT HAS 30K MILES ON IT. IT SHAKES WHEN DRIVING OVER 50MPH AND THE BRAKES ARE UNRELIABLE. THE SALESMAN COOERICED US INTO THIS CAR, AND WE TRIED TO RECTIFY THE MATTER WITHIN 48 HOURS, BUT THEY WON'T CO...
BOUGHT A 2004 FROM RUSS DARROW GROUP IN MADISON WI. THIS CAR WAS A RENTAL CAR WE PAID 19K FOR IT AND IT HAS 30K MILES ON IT. IT SHAKES WHEN DRIVING OVER 50MPH AND THE BRAKES ARE UNRELIABLE. THE SALESMAN COOERICED US INTO THIS CAR, AND WE TRIED TO RECTIFY THE MATTER WITHIN 48 HOURS, BUT THEY WON'T CO...
BOUGHT A 2004 FROM RUSS DARROW GROUP IN MADISON WI. THIS CAR WAS A RENTAL CAR WE PAID 19K FOR IT AND IT HAS 30K MILES ON IT. IT SHAKES WHEN DRIVING OVER 50MPH AND THE BRAKES ARE UNRELIABLE. THE SALESMAN COOERICED US INTO THIS CAR, AND WE TRIED TO RECTIFY THE MATTER WITHIN 48 HOURS, BUT THEY WON'T CO...
BOUGHT A 2004 FROM RUSS DARROW GROUP IN MADISON WI. THIS CAR WAS A RENTAL CAR WE PAID 19K FOR IT AND IT HAS 30K MILES ON IT. IT SHAKES WHEN DRIVING OVER 50MPH AND THE BRAKES ARE UNRELIABLE. THE SALESMAN COOERICED US INTO THIS CAR, AND WE TRIED TO RECTIFY THE MATTER WITHIN 48 HOURS, BUT THEY WON'T CO...
BOUGHT A 2004 FROM RUSS DARROW GROUP IN MADISON WI. THIS CAR WAS A RENTAL CAR WE PAID 19K FOR IT AND IT HAS 30K MILES ON IT. IT SHAKES WHEN DRIVING OVER 50MPH AND THE BRAKES ARE UNRELIABLE. THE SALESMAN COOERICED US INTO THIS CAR, AND WE TRIED TO RECTIFY THE MATTER WITHIN 48 HOURS, BUT THEY WON'T CO...
CAR PARKED ON HILL WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. WHEN BRAKE WAS RELEASED, CAR ROLLED BACKWARDSAS IF IN NEUTRALAL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN PARK. *AK
Mileage: 10,500
VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE HAS STALL A TOTAL OF EIGHT TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS BUT NO CODES WERE FOUND DURING TESTING. ...
Mileage: 3,634
RECALL O4V-287.*MR THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER RENTED HAD STEERING PROBLEM WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. LATER THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT ABOUT A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. *NM
THE NEW MODEL YEAR 04 CHEVROLET IMPALA SEDANS HAVE POORLY DESIGNED AND OR MIS-ADJUSTED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, CAUSING BLINDING GLARE TO ON COMING DRIVERS, DRIVERS IN FRONT OF THESE VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS WALKING AT NIGHT. THESE EXCESSIVELY GLARING LIGHTS DISTRACT AND CAUSE EYE PAIN TO OTHER DRIVE...
Mileage: 50
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE CUT. THE CONSUMER WILL HAVE THE ROTORS CUT. *AK WITHIN 10 MILES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, THE BRAKE...
Mileage: 500
CAR BOUGHT NEW, VIBRATION FROM FRONT END ,DEALER ALIGNED FRONT AND REAR WHICH WAS OUT OF SPEC.(HAVE ALIGNMENT PRINT-OUT FOR BEFORE AND AFTER) AFTER ALIGNMENT UNEASY FEELING STEERING WITH CONSTANT CORRECTION. WILL WANDER L&R. WHEN STOPPING STEERING WHEEL WILL OCCASIONALLY JERK TO THE LEFT, PULLS RIGH...
Mileage: 4
OWNER HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING , ALSO, OWNER HAD REPLACED A SET OF BRAKE PADS AND ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK DUE TO A TANK FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND HAS 13,000 MILES YET IT HAS BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER AND THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO...
Mileage: 2
OWNER HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING , ALSO, OWNER HAD REPLACED A SET OF BRAKE PADS AND ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK DUE TO A TANK FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND HAS 13,000 MILES YET IT HAS BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER AND THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO...
Mileage: 2
OWNER HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING , ALSO, OWNER HAD REPLACED A SET OF BRAKE PADS AND ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK DUE TO A TANK FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND HAS 13,000 MILES YET IT HAS BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER AND THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO...
Mileage: 2
I BOUGHT A CAR FOR 18995. ON A DAY LATER THE DEALER PUT ON THE NEWS PAPER THE SAME CAR STOCK # FOR 12995. IM TRYING TO FIX THIS MATTER WITH THE DEALER BUT THEIR SAY IS JUST TO ATTRACT PEOPLE. *LA
WHILE ACCELERATING/COASTING STEERING PULLED TO THE RIGHT/LEFT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 9,800
THERE ARE NO THINGS THAT LEAD UP TO THE THE STEERING PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS WITH CAR THAT HAS 3018 MILES ON IT I SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS. THE STEERING CLICKS WHEN TURNED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. DEALER WILL GET ME A RENTAL CAR IF THE CAR WARRENTY WORK IS MORE THEN 2 HOURS OR CAR NEEDS TO BE KEPT OVER...
Mileage: 3,018
ALL PROBS WITH 2004 IMPALA SS STARTED AFTER 3 MONTHS OF PUCHASE DATE. THERE WERE LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ON CAR. 1ST INCIDENT - WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURN AT 20 MPH, CAR DIED 1/2 WAY THROUGH TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND ENDED UP GOING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY MADE IT TO OPPOSITE SIDE OF RO...
Mileage: 2,110
WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN AT 30 MPH CONSUMER'S CHILD SEAT BELT BECAME UNATTACHED. THE BUCKLE OF THE BELT STRUCK ANOTHER CHILD IN THE FACE, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. DEALER EXAMINED THE SEAT BELT AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. *AK
Mileage: 2,400
WHEN GOING DOWN AN INCLINE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES OR STOPPING THERE WAS A NOISE AND A LOUD BOOM. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS THE FUEL TANK. *AK THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NM
Mileage: 80
I HAVE RENTED SEVERAL GM VEHICLES OVER THE LAST YEAR AND FOUND THAT IN MOST EVERY ONE OF THEM IT IS POSSIBLE TO SHIFT THE CAR FROM PARK WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE WHILE THE KEY IS IN THE ACC POSITION. *AK
Mileage: 4,000
DRIVER SAYS "EVERY TIME THEY GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR THEY GET SHOCKED." OWNER HAS TRIED SCOTCH GUARD AND FABRIC SOFTENER AND NOTHING HELPS. OWNER LATER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE SHOWS NO SIGN OF DEFECTS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONA...
Mileage: 6
ON GOING PROBLEM OF MOISTURE BUILD UP IN HEAD LIGHT HOUSING. DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR ALL CHEVY IMPALAS AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE EXCEPT TO "BLOW OUT" THE MOISTURE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS EVERYTIME LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. DEALER CALLS THIS THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT. ILLUMINATION OF ROADWAY ...