Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2005)

609 consumer complaints on file.

#10323609April 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT 2005 IMPALA SS WITH 83,000 MILES AND SOON AFTER MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED SHOWING THE WRONG SPEED. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING 55 WHEN I WAS PULLED OVER FOR DOING 77. NOW THE NEEDLE JUST HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN,SO I STARTED RELYING ON MY TACH TO GUESS MY SPEED. THEN ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER MY TACHOMETER STARTED MESSING UP AND NOW IT JUST STAYS BETWEEN 1,500 AND 2,000 RPMS SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST OR SLOW I'M GOING. NOW MY GAS GAUGE HAS MESSED UP IT SHOWED I HAD 3/4 OF A TANK WHEN MY CAR QUIT, I THOUGHT IT WAS SOME MAJOR PROBLEM TILL MY FRIEND TALKED ME INTO PUTTING SOME GAS IN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. NOW I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. THIS DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT WITH ONLY 85,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE IMPALA INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS SO WHY DOESN'T CHEVROLET DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? IS IT THE MONEY IT WOULD COST, OR THE MONEY THEY WOULD LOSE WITH ALL OF US HAVING TO REPLACE THEM WITH ANOTHER FAULTY CLUSTER? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322901March 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CHEVROLET IMPALA 2005 STARTED RUNNING HOT AND LEAKING WATER TOOK TO CHEVROLET HERE IN FORT PIERCE THEY REPLACE THE WATER PUMP HOSES AND BELTS BUT THE CAR TEMP GAUGE IS STILL GOING INTO THE RED ON THE DASH, SO I TOOK IT BACK THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD'VE FIND NOTHING THAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR NOW THE IGNITION STICKS AND THE CAR WON'T START, SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, I'M THINKING THAT THERE'S A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND I WANTING TO REPORT THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322115March 25, 2010
EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 IMPALA SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE ARE WORKING WHEN THEY WANT TO. I SET THE CRUISE CONTROLL AT 70 MPH AND CAR SEEMS TO DO FINE. I DONT USE THE CRUISE CONTROLL AND TRY TO HOLD THE CAR AT 70 MPH AND GOT A TICKET FOR DOING 82 IN A 65. AFTER GETTING THE TICKET ON 12 MARCH THE SPEEDOMETER AFTER EITHER 20 MINUTES OF SITTING OR DRIVING DOES NOT READ RIGHT SAYS BELOW ZERO, THEN I TURN CAR OFF AND ON TO TRY AND RESET THE GUAGES WORK ON AND OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321175March 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY IMPALA HAS NOT BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SAY THAT I AM GOING 20 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I AM ACTUALLY GOING 60 MPH OR FASTER. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL BE AT 0 MPH WHEN IN TOWN DRIVING. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING 90% OF THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320407March 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS EXHIBITING FAILURES BY INACCURATELY READING THE SPEED OF WHICH THE VEHICLE TRAVELED. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE SPEED, HE WOULD HAVE TO UTILIZE THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT ONLY THE STEPPER MOTOR WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT AS OPPOSED TO THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. HE WAS ALSO CONCERNED WITH BEING UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE RATE OF SPEED IN WHICH HE WAS TRAVELING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317954March 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA RANDOMLY STARTS DROPPING SPEED OR SHOWING NO SPEED AT ALL. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT ALSO RANDOM, NO CONSTANT WAY TO MAKE IT OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318228March 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO START. ELECTRICAL ISSUE. NO WAY TO RESET. FREQUENTLY LEAVES DRIVER STRANDED FOR TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317369March 6, 2010
STEERING, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 CHEVY IMPALA IN MARCH 2005 AND HAD TO REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT AFTER ABOUT 12000 MILES IN 9 MONTHS. IN FEB,2010 I HAD TO REPLACED THE SECOND SHAFT THAT'S 3 SHAFTS IN 4 AN HALF YEARS WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315907March 2, 2010
STEERING
DRIVING TO WORK APPROX 06:30 AM. POWER STEERING WENT OUT, MANAGED TO TURN THE CAR TOWARDS DITCH TO AVOID ONCOMING VEHICLES. APPROX 45 MPH, TWO LANE FRONTAGE ROAD. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN RATHER WEAVY ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG UNTIL THE RECALL FOR STEERING LINKAGE WAS POINTED OUT. EVEN AFTER THAT, THE CAR HANDLED POORLY AND WAS REPORTED TO DEALER. (STEERED POORLY) REPORTED TO DEALER, NOTHING DONE UNTIL AFTER ACCIDENT. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, BUT DEALER REFUSED ADMISSION OF FAULT. BILLED US FOR ACCIDENT DAMAGE AND REPLACEMENT OF POWERSTEERING PUMP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314823February 27, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE WIPERS STICK IN UP POSITION 2005 CHEVY IMPALA CAUSED BY THE WIPERS TRYING TO RUN IF HEAVY SNOW. THE INTERNET SAYS IT IS A LINK BENDING IN THE WIPER MOTOR AREA. GM HAS AN UPDATED PART FOR THE 2005 BUT NOT A RECALL. WHY SHOULD CONSUMERS PAY FOR SAFETY ISSUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312754February 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 205 CHEVY IMPALA DOES NOT SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED. IT SHOWS THE RATE OF SPEED AT ABOUT 1/2 OF WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312827February 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT 1 1/2 YRS AGO I BOUGHT A 2005 IMPALA, WITHIN 4 MTHS MY SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE & RPM GAUGE ALL STARTED ACTING UP. MY GAS GAUGE GOES WAY PAST THE FULL LINE AND NEVER COMES BACK DOWN, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SAY I AM DOING OVER 200 KM WHEN I MAY BE DOING 50 KM, THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOUND TO "FIX" THIS IS BY LETTING THE CAR COOL OFF FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE KEY OFF AND ON UNTIL IT DROPS THE SPEEDOMETER BACK DOWN TO ZERO, AND MY RPM GAUGE WILL DROP TO UNDER ZERO WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY DURING COLD WEATHER, BUT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING DURING THE REST OF THE YEAR. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE RCMP AND THEY FEEL THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE COMPANY AND HAVE ONLY BEEN TOLD THAT I MAY GET A DISCOUNT ON HAVING THE PART IN QUESTION REPLACED...I WAS TOLD BY ONE DEALERSHIP IT WAS A CLUSTER PROBLEM IN THE DASH AND THE PART ALONE IS $600 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I HAVE TO TRAVEL 6 HRS A MONTH ATLEAST FOR DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS AND THE SAFETY ISSUE MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS ON THE DRIVES TO AND FROM MY DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AS I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING ON THE CURVES, DOWN HILLS, OR ON ICY PATCHES ON THE SECONDARY ROADS I HAVE TO TAKE TO MY APPOINTMENTS. I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE FROM THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DECEMBER 2008 AND SINCE THEN HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311305February 17, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN BRIGHT BEAM IS TURNED ON. WHEN YOU SWITCH BACK TO DIMS IT COMES BACK ON. AFRAID TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS. HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE. NO RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310749February 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER IS CONSTANTLY INCONSISTENT. SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT IT READS 40?120? 75? I NEVER KNOW WHAT SPEED IM DOING. I JUST GO WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, AND ONCE AGAIN IT READS SOMETHING LIKE 90MPH. SOMETIMES IT IS EVEN POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE RIGHT?? I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED? I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL TIMES, YOUR FORM DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO TELL YOU THIS IN THE " SPEED AT WHICH THIS OCCURS" ONLY ALLOWS ME TO PUT NUMBERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311082February 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ON 2005 IMPALA WOULD NOT GO BELOW 40MPH, NEVER RETURNING TO ZERO, OTHER INSTRUMENTS STARTED TO FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310176February 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER GAUGE NOT SHOWING PROPER SPEED SHOWS DOING 100 WHEN PARKED, TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING AND NOW THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING 2 YEARS AGO. CRUISE CONTROL HAS WENT OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND NO LONGER WORKS TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AROUND 80,000 MILES. TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND STATING THAT IT NEEDS TO BE SERVICE WHEN TRACTION CONTROL WAS NEVER ENGAGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308866February 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I'VE CHECKED NHTSA COMPLAINTS AND FIND OVER AND OVER THIS SAME COMPLAINT BUT WAS TOLD BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THIS WAS NOT A RECALL. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY CHEVROLET INSTEAD OF MAKING THE CONSUMER PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. IN LIGHT OF RECENT TOYOTA RECALLS I WOULD THINK CHEVROLET WOULD TAKE SIMILAR ACTION FOR THIS DEFECT IN THEIR AUTOMOBILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308622February 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WERE RIDING IN OUR 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA AND IT SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY. MY WIFE CALLED 911 AND TOLD THEM THAT SHE COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO STOP AND THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE LOCKED. THE CAR WENT UNCONTROLLABLY FOR ABOUT 3/4 MILE, AND REACHED SPEEDS OVER 90 MPH. SHE ENDED UP PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO SLOW DOWN EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL ACCELERATING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALER, BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. IF MY WIFE WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, MY ENTIRE FAMILY VERY POSSIBLY COULD HAVE DIED. VERY SCARY INCIDENT!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307998February 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON AN ALMOST CONTINUOUS BASIS, MY 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS INCAPABLE OF REPORTING ACCURATE SPEED AND GAS LEVEL.. 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES, I HAVE TO GUESS HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE TANK, AND HOW FAST I AM GOING. AT LEAST WITH THE SPEEDOMETER I CAN SEE WHAT IT READS AT A STOP AND SUBTRACT THAT AMOUNT AND GET CLOSE TO ACTUAL SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307113February 6, 2010
EQUIPMENT
SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING OR SHOWS A LOWER SPEED THAN ACTUAL SPEED. THIS OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, SOMETIMES MORE OFTEN. SO FAR HAS NOT CAUSED AN CRASH, YET. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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