Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2005)

609 consumer complaints on file.

#10254236January 8, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED 4-5 INTERMITTENTLY FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. WHEN THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE USED, THE LOW BEAMS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE BEFORE THE LIGHTS FAILED. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN WHEN HE TURNED THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,961. UPDATED 3/19/09 *CN THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONSUMERS CONERN. UPDATED 03/25/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253746January 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 45,200 MILE ON IT AND FROM DAY ONE I HAVE HAD A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OF SOME SORT EVERY TIME I AM DRIVING ALL MY LIGHTS WILL GO OUT,EVEN ALL MY PANEL LIGHTS INSIDE. I HAVE TO FLICK MY BRIGHTS ON AND OFF SO THEY WILL COME BACK ON. SOME TIMES THIS HAPPENS TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALERS TWICE AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. WHAT DO I DO? THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253619January 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-25 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES MOVED UP AND DOWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NEED COOLANT. HE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE THERMOSTAT RISES DUE TO THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252978December 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS PAST SUMMER IN JUNE, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 40-80 MPH WHEN STOPPED/IDLE. PROBLEM SUBSIDED AFTER A FEW WEEKS. MORE RECENTLY, WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 IMPALA WOULD GRADUALLY GO DOWN GRADUALLY DURING LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL (100MI+) ON THE I-10. TO ME, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252618December 23, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH THE V-6 3800 ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER HAS CEASED TO WORK PROPERLY. IT EITHER DOES NOT REGISTER ANY SPEED AT ALL OR IT FAILS TO RETURN TO ZERO WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTINGS ON EDMONDS.COM REGARDING THIS DEFECT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY RECALL NOTICES FOR THIS DEFECT FROM GENERAL MOTORS. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS DEFECT POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE MOTORISTS LIKE MYSELF ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ACCURATELY THE SPEED AT WHICH THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. THIS POSES A VARIETY OF POTENTIAL DANGERS TO THE MOTORISTS OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS, OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROADWAYS, PEDESTRIANS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS AT TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252164December 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 IMPALA 3.4L 55K MILES AT 41K MY SPEEDOMETER, AND TEMP GAUGES NO LONGER WORK ... IT IS DUE TO BAD STEPPER MOTORS. AND GM WANTS OVER 400 DOLLARS TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY KNOW IS WAYYYYYYYYYY TOO COMMON AND I AS WELL AS MANY PEOPLE CANT AFFORD TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE NOT KNOWING IF YOUR CAR IS OVERHEATING COULD RESULT IN FIRE AND DEATH AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING COULD ALSO LEAD TO BAD THINGS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252132December 17, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER READING ON OUR 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS INACCURATE/MALFUNCTIONING. SITTING STILL AT THE STOP LIGHT IT READS 100 MPH AND OTHER TIMES 30 MPH PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY IT READS 70 MPH AND AT OTHER TIMES IT POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN AT THE NEUTRAL INDICATOR WITH NO READING AT ALL. OUR VEHICLE HAS 76200 MILES ON IT AND HE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHICH IN TURN TOLD US THAT GM WOULD PAY FOR THE PROBLEM ON VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 80000 BECAUSE IT WAS SO COMMON BUT GENERAL MOTORS HEADQUARTERS SAID SINCE THEY WERE FILLING BANKRUPTCY THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT AND WE WERE ON OUR OWN. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM FOR 500.00 TO 700.00 DOLLARS WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE. GM WANTS A GOVERNMENT BAILOUT AT THEIR CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE AND THEIR EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250534December 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN CAR WAS JUST FUELED. SPEEDOMETER AT TIMES READS 0 WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. AT TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 65 YET I'M ZOOMING PAST CARS SO WHO KNOWS WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249627November 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH APPROX. 86,000 MILES ON IT. MY SPEEDOMETER IS GOING HAYWIRE(NOT CONSISTENT AT ALL) AND I AM UNABLE TO CORRECTLY TELL MY SPEED. I KNOW THERE ARE QUITE A BIT OF OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS A BLOG ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THEM. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD SON AND MY WIFE WITH ME A LOT. GM SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE FIXED AND A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN NOT AFFORD IT($500-$800). I JUST HOPE GM WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS ISSUE AT FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249743November 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA.. FOR PAST TWO WEEKS MY SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN READING INCORRECTLY. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH BUT IT FELT MORE LIKE 50. THE PROBLEM STOPPED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BUT YESTERDAY.. IT TOOK ANOTHER TURN. I WAS DOING 35MPH BUT THE READING SHOWED 0MPH. IT IS NOW POINTING IN THE UP AND DOWN POSITION AND WILL NOT MOVE. I HAVE CHECKED OTHER FORUMS AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHER IMPALA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A FACTORY DEFAULT. THERE IS A MAJOR POSSIBILITY FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OCCURRING DUE TO THIS PROBLEM . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248040November 9, 2008
EQUIPMENT
THE SPEEDOMETER IS AT 35 MPH WHEN THE CAR IS AT A STANDSTILL. THE INDICATED SPEED IS INCORRECT WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING, SHOWING A FASTER SPEED THAN THE CAR IS MOVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247163October 29, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. SPORADICALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL BECOMES INOPERATIVE AND DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE CONTACT CANNOT ACCURATELY MEASURE THE SPEED SHE IS DRIVING. THERE IS ALSO A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR REMEDIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246902October 28, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AT NIGHT ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY LOST POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246648October 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TEMPERATURE GAGE IS WORKING ONLY PART TIME, WILL INCREASE ABRUPTLY AND THEN DEGREE JUST AS FAST. LAST WEEK THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO INCREASE PAST THE NUMBERS THEN DECREASED SLOWLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I FILLED UP WITH GAS AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED WORKING AGAIN BUT THE TEMPERATURE GAGE FLOATED BACK AND FORTH. THIS WEEK THE SPEEDOMETER IS ON 90 WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. FILLED UP WITH GAS AGAIN HOPING IT WOULD CORRECT THE SPEEDOMETER AGAIN. INSTEAD THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO THE N POSITION AT THE BOTTOM AND WILL MOVE TO 120 OCCASIONALLY. TOOK THE CAR TO REPAIR SHOP, HAD THE SENSOR CHECKED. SENSOR IS FINE. WAS TOLD MANY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IS A DEFECT WITH THE CLUSTER THAT GM WILL NOT RECOGNIZE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246490October 23, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK YOU WILL BE ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 65 AND WHEN YOU GET OFF TO STOP IT WILL SAY THAT YOU ARE GOING 65 WHILE YOU ARE SITTING STILL OR IT WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL IT WILL SAY 0 WHILE DRIVING THIS IS A INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ISSUE AND WILL BE AROUND $500.00 TO FIX BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THIS BEFORE THIS STARTED THE GAS GAGE AND TEMP GAGE STARTED TO MESS UP AND BOUNCE AROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246434October 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVY IMPALA SS - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ISSUE. NON WORKING, ERRATIC OR INCORRECT GAUGE INFORMATION. AFFECTING SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE, RPM, AND BOOST GAUGES.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246441October 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER HAS CEASED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF IT'S STUCK AT 80 MPH AND WILL PEG ITSELF OUT AS THE CAR SPEEDS UP. UPON RESEARCH REPAIR WILL COST 300+ DOLLARS. CAR HAS 55,450 MILES. THIS WILL BE REPAIRED UPON PAYCHECK BEING RECEIVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246347October 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND WOULD NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REGISTER 70-80 MPH. MOST RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED MORE THAN 120 MPH, WHICH WAS OFF THE METER. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE SO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COULD BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,545 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245826October 17, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FLASHES, EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000. UPDATED 12/11/08 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. UPDATED 12/11/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245646October 16, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY SPEEDOMETER IS READING 100 MPH WHEN I'M ONLY GOING 40 - 50. WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER MAY MOVE TO 60. IT'S TAKEN UP TO 3 - 4 DAYS TO MOVE BACK DOWN TO THE 0. THEN THE SAME PROCESS WILL START ALL OVER AGAIN. THE CAR ALSO TENDS TO DRIVE SLUGGISH WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. COULD IT BE THE SPEEDOMETER OR TRANSMISSION??? I'VE BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER IN THE DASH BUT WILL THAT PREVENT THE SLUGGISHNESS ALSO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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