Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2004)

1,074 consumer complaints on file.

#10298386January 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298036January 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298203January 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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 ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298211January 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297783January 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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 STICKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAUGE OR GOES IMMEDIATELY TO THE RED ZONE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE FROM A COLD START OR AFTER LEFT PARKED OVERNIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297739January 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297379December 29, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 JUST '!@#$% OUT AND STAYS AT 6:00. I BEEN ALSO HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES TO WHERE THE TRANNY WOULD OCCASIONALLY SHIFT HARD THEN BE FINE FOR A WHILE THEN BACK TO SHIFTING HARD? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297139December 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297190December 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE ON 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297072December 27, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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 ABOUT TWICE A WEEK I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANY PARTS AS OF YET TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS FOR SURE. I AM READING ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS THE GAUGES NEED TO BE REPLACE AND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON CHEVY TRUCKS BUT MINE IS A 2004 IMPALA AND AS OF YET THERE IS NOT ONE AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE VERY ANGRY ONLINE REGARDING THIS MATTER AND WANT A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE COST IS ABOUT 600 - 800 DOLLARS DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU GO SO THEY ARE USING GPS SYSTEMS FOR THERE SPEED INSTEAD OF GETTING IT REPAIRED SINCE THE COST IS SO HIGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296984December 26, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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 SLOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296827December 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,423. UPDATED 01/29/10 *BF UPDATED 01/29/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296661December 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296521December 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 WAY. NEXT IT WAS THE SPEEDOMETER READING MUCH FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 70 MPH HIGH. ONCE AGAIN THE TACHOMETER HAS GONE HAYWIRE AS WELL. SINCE THIS STARTED I HAVE NOTED THAT THE TACH AND SPEEDOMETER ARE FUNCTIONING, (THEY MOVIE HIGHER AND LOWER WITH CHANGES IN ENGINE AND VEHICLE SPEED) BUT APPEAR TO HAVE LOST THEIR "ZERO" REFERENCE. I RECALLED THAT THEY WOULD NORMALLY DROP TO BELOW ZERO AND THEN SNAP TO ZERO WHEN THE KEY IS FIRST TURNED ON. WITH THE ENGINE OFF I REPEATEDLY CYCLED THE KEY ON THEN OFF, GRADUALLY BACKING THE TACH AND SPEEDOMETER TO ZERO. THEY THEN FUNCTIONED PROPERLY FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE WIGGING OUT AGAIN. IT IS MY GUESS THAT THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE GAUGES LOSING THEIR HOME PULSE. SO FAR, THE FUEL GAUGE HAS CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THIS FAILURE IS VERY DANGEROUS AS WELL AS LEAVING ME OPEN TO SPEED RELATED TICKETS AS I CAN ONLY ESTIMATE MY SPEED BASED ON EXPERIENCE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND DISCOVERING THE HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ALREADY FILED WITH NHTSA IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296604December 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296480December 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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 STATED I WAS DOING ABOUT 47 MPH. WHEN I SPED UP TO 65 MPH ACCORDING TO MY GPS, I WAS IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. AFTER I STOPPED, IT "RESET" ITSELF BACK TO ZERO WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLE. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, IT WON'T RESET ANYMORE. WHEN THE CAR IS OFF, THE NEEDLE POINTS STRAIGHT UP. WHEN THE CAR IS IDLE, THE NEEDLE GOES TO ABOUT 80 MPH. WHEN I'M DRIVING, IT GOES PAST 120 MPH. SO I'M CONSTANTLY USING MY GPS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER SPEED. I'VE BEGUN TO RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ANY INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINT WEBSITES WHERE VARIOUS IMPALA OWNERS (2004-2006) THAT ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME ISSUE. I'M NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THIS PART; I HAVE OVER 126,000 MILES ON MY CAR. BUT THERE WERE OTHER OWNERS WHO DID NOT HAVE NEARLY AS MANY MILES AS I HAVE WITH THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296321December 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 READING 60MPH WHILE I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING GARAGE. AS I ACCELERATED (GOING NO MORE THAN 10MPH) MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 120MPH. IT NOW RESTS AT 120MPH WHILE PARKED AND THE NEEDLE GOES ABOVE ANY READABLE MPH WHILE DRIVING. SINCE DEC 15TH, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM ACTUALLY DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296103December 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. INDICATES VERY HIGH SPEED (90-100 MPH) EVEN WHEN BARELY MOVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295299December 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295072December 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE SPEEDOMETER READS 45 MPH WHILE STOPPED AND AT 30 IT READS 80 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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