Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2005)

609 consumer complaints on file.

#10224493April 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS 80 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,390.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224171April 11, 2008
STEERING
POWER STEERING TOTAL QUIT WORKING ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND WE WERE STRANDED ON THE ROAD AND HAD TO HAVE AUTO TOWED TO DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223739April 8, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IN 2005 CHEVY IMPALA STICKS. YOU ARE GOING 35MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 85 TO 90 MPH. CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO GET A $80 DIAGNOSTICS CHECK ON THE CAR FROM A DEALER, BEFORE THEY WILL TELL ME IF THEY CAN GIVE ME A DISCOUNT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC GAVE ME A VERBAL ESTIMATE OF $500 TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY THIS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THESE CLUSTERS IN CHEVY IMPALAS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223516April 6, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES:MARKINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA, CURRENTLY WITH 22,320 MILES. AT MY OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION, (~20,500) I WAS INFORMED BY REPAIR PLACE THAT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE TIRE ROTATION AS I WOULD BE NEEDING TO REPLACE THE TIRES SOON. I ASKED WHY THEY WERE WEARING SO FAST- I WAS TOLD, THEY NOTICED IT ON MANY IMPALAS- PREMATURE TIRE WEAR BETWEEN 18,000-25,000 MILES. ~ 15 MONTHS AGO, WITH ONLY ABOUT 13,000 MILES, WHEN I HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE I WAS INFORMED ME THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE REAR OF THE ENGINE, I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE (UNDER WARRANTY) SEVERAL SEALS/GASKETS- OIL PAN, DRAIN PLUG, OIL FILTER, PLUS REPLACE THE DRAIN PLUG. THE CAR IS SOMETIMES HARD TO START AND HAVE TO HOLD THE KEY IN THE START POSITION, AND/OR LIGHTLY PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO START IT. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, I GRINDED THE STARTER. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START ROUGHLY AND IMMEDIATELY STALL, OR WILL STALL THE FIRST FEW SECONDS AS I AM BACKING OUT THE DRIVE WAY. DEALER ABOUT THIS THEY TOLD ME I WAS USING CHEAP GAS AND TO USE A BETTER BRAND, BUT I ALWAYS USE "BRAND" GAS, I EVEN USE FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER DEALER LATER TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE THE FUEL INJECTION "FLUSHED" WITH THEIR SYSTEM FOR $199, PLUS TAX AND CHARGES, HEARING IT WAS NOT GOOD FOR THE VEHICLE, I DECLINED. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED A "CLUNKING/BUMPING/BANGING" NOISE WHEN TURNING, ESPECIALLY HARD TURNS. MY BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE FRONT BRAKES ARE STARTING TO MAKE A THUMP WHEN BRAKING, AND YESTERDAY WHEN BRAKING HARD, I HEARD A SQUEAL NOISE, (REAR?). FUEL GAUGE SOMETIMES RAPIDLY FLUCTUATES, WHEN DRIVING, AND AT TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING,(THOUGH NOT CONCURRENT) I HEAR A "SWOOSH/GARGLING" SOUND. I WAS ACCELERATING TOO HARD. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SWING AS MUCH AS A 1/4 TANK WHEN DRIVING BEFORE RECOVERING TO THE CORRECT POSITION. GAUGE SHOWS LOW FUEL LEVEL, LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON, I ONLY NEEDED 10-12 GALS TO FILL IT (~16 GALS). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222902March 31, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER WILL AT RANDOM REGISTER THAT YOU ARE GOING FASTER THAN WHAT YOU ARE. THIS CREATES PROBLEM ON THE ROAD AND CAUSE SOMEONE TO BREAK BECAUSE OF FEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222265March 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2005 CHEVY IMPALA HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS, THE MOST PROBLEMS HAVE STARTED AT 15,000 MILES, I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE AND THE BRAKES REPLACED FOUR TIMES, THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR AT THIS TIME IS 44,900 MILES, THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AT 35,000 THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, OF COURSE EVERY TIME I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR WARRANTY WORK THE DEALER HAS FOUND LITTLE THINGS WRONG THAT TOTAL UP TO $200 THAT COME OUT OF MY POCKET, LOTS OF VIBRATION IN FRONT END, TIRES HAVE CUPPED WITH THE PROBLEMS, THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL FOR THIS, NOW I HAVE THE VIBRATION BACK AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE, AND THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, THE BRAKES SEEM TO GO OUT EVERY 6 MONTHS. ROTORS EVERY YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220608March 7, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE CAR FIRST CAUGHT FIRE THE VEHICLE STAYED IN DRIVE AND WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK AND IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FEED FUEL TO THE FIRE. *KB THE DRIVER OF THE IMPALA WAS INVOLVED IN A MODERATELY LOW SPEED FRONT END COLLISION WITH THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE REPORT, THE FIRE A CAP WAS MISSING FROM THE FUEL RETURN ON TOP OF THE ENGINE WHICH WOULD HAVE SPEWED GASOLINE AS LONG AS THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219375February 28, 2008
STEERING
THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON STEERING WEARS OUT CAUSING VIBRATION IN STEERING, WAS REPLACED FREE, BUT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO CHEVROLET YEAR 2005. ALSO REAR BRAKES DO NOT LAST VERY LONG LOW MILEAGE THEY WEAR OUT BEFORE EXPECTED TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218716February 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER INDICATES HIGHER SPEEDS THAN WHAT I AM ACTUALLY TRAVELING. TURN OFF THE CAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT RESET TO ZERO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218767February 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE AN 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH 45,000 MILES AND NIGHT TIME DRIVING IS VERY DIFFICULT AND SCARY AS THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY HAVE REPLACED PARTS AND STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING AND IS STUCK ON 140 MILES AN HOUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218605February 20, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND TURNING ON HEATER THERE IS A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING WAS EVER DONE. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL CATCH FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217782February 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217570February 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER BEGAN LOSING SPEED, I.E. BEGAN DROPPING , WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. NO LOSS OF ROAD SPEED NOTED, DIS-ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL AND CONTINUED WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC. SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO FALL EVENTUALLY REACHING 0 MPH. SPEEDOMETER BEGAN WORKING AGAIN AFTER SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF. CURRENTLY IT WILL BE VERY SLOW GETTING TO 0 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS FULLY STOPPED. VERY ERRATIC OPERATION OVERALL. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER CARE, THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE A BAD SPEEDOMETER STEPPER MOTOR. INFORMED THAT IT IS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL. CURRENTLY NOT REPAIRED DUE TO HIGH COST OF REPLACEMENT. NOTE: VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA, OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE (58,000). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216443January 29, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS STARTED GOING OUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AROUND JULY OR AUG. 2006. AROUND 75,000 MILES WAS WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED AND I NOW HAVE 96,000 MILES. AT FIRST I WAS ABLE TO FIX IT BY SWITCHING BACK TO LOW BEAM AND THEN COULD SWITCH BACK TO HIGH BEAM AND THEY WOULD WORK. IN FEB. 2007 I HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE BLOWER FAN AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I EXPLAINED THAT WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE ABOUT TO GO OUT I COULD HEAR A BUZZING IN THE SATELLITE RADIO, LIKE A SHORTING NOISE. FIRST I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENED SO THEY COULD CHECK THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY ISSUE WAS THAT I DRIVE 40 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK AND IT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRIP. WHEN I WENT BACK TO PICK UP THE CAR I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND IT WAS ABOUT A $500 PART. I DECIDED I COULD DEAL WITH THE SITUATION AND HAVE HELD OFF ON GETTING IT REPAIRED. LAST WEEK I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO HOME FROM WORK AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AT ALL. YOU CAN MAKE THEM WORK IF YOU HOLD THE LEVER BACK. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216016January 25, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EQUIPMENT
SPEED SENSOR WENT BAD AT 45,000 MILES ON A 2005 IMPALA. REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND IT CAUSED THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL TO BE IN-OPERABLE AND NEED TO REPLACE THAT. WIPERS ALSO PARK IN UPRIGHT POSITION. NO DEFECT CODES FOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215852January 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 IMPALA LS WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT, THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO THEN BACK TO WELL OVER THE LIMIT. LATELY IT IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE TACHOMETER IS DOING THE SAME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPAIR IT BUT WOULD COST ME OVER $600.00. THESE THINGS ARE COVERED ON THE PICKUPS AND SUV'S TO 70,000 MILES BUT NOT THE CARS. WHY NOT??? IT'S ALMOST LIKE CHEVROLET CONSIDERS IT'S CAR OWNERS "NOT WORTHY". WHAT'S UP! CHEVROLET??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215368January 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
2005 IMPALA ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO THE HORN STARTED TO GET WEAKER AND WEAKER UNTIL IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IT JUST QUIT. WHEN IT STARTED THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND PURCHASED NEW IT HAD 72K PLUS MILES TO DATE AT THE TIME THERE WERE APPROX 61K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IN TEXAS PART OF THE STATE INSPECTION IS TO HAVE AN OPERABLE HORN, BOTH THE HORNS IN FRONT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $325. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY DUE TO THE NUMBER OF MILES. BUT AGAIN FOR STATE INSPECTIONS THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215295January 17, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214669January 13, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM CAME ON SHOWING IT WAS "OFF" AND PRESSING THE RESET BUTTON WOULD NOT MAKE IT COME BACK ON. ONE OF THE REAR SENSORS HAD FAILED, DISABLING THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTILOCK SYSTEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214357January 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ON MY DAUGHTERS 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA STOPPED WORKING AFTER 50,000 MILES. CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR TRUCKS AND SUVS WITH DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS TO 70,000 MILES. I THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS TO ALL CHEVY OWNERS WITH DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS, ESPECIALLY ON A VEHICLE ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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