Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2005)

609 consumer complaints on file.

#10637029September 17, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE LOSS POWER WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE OPPOSE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SHOULDER INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10633473September 16, 2014
STEERING, AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION FAILURE CAUSED TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND RUN INTO STUMP CAUSING $3350.00 OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633475September 16, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WE WERE DRIVING ON A RURAL BLACKTOP AFTER DARK AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THEY WOULD COME BACK ON FOR A MOMENT THAN GO BACK OUT. WE DROVE MOST OF THE 20+ MILES HOME WITH JUST THE FLASHERS ON. WE HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED AND THOUGHT THAT TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HERE IN THE LAST MONTH (AUGUST 2014) IT HAS STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632712September 12, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS INDICATOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE REPAIR WAS MADE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. UPDATED 10/23/14*CN UPDATED 04/13/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632751September 12, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION AND IT JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/22/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE AIR CONSDITION IS ON IT SPEEDS THE MOTOR UP AND THE SHIFTS BETTER. WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE WILL GET SLUGGISH. UPDATED 4/6/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629712August 31, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE A COUPLE MONTHS BACK MY CAR ONLY STEER ONE WAY AND I HAD TO STOP ON SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I WENT TO THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY RACK AND PINION SO HE REPAIR THAT AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF DRIVING IT MY RACK STARTED LEAKING AGAIN NOW IM STUCK WITH THAT NOT TO MENTION I REPLACE MY 02 SHIFT SENSOR AND I SUPPOSE TO STOP MY CAR FOR STALL IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR BUT IT STILL DO D THE SAME AND NOW IT GO N TO GEAR AND WON'T MOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629773August 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER THE IGNITION IS SHUT OFF WITH EITHER THE KEY IN OR OUT OF IGNITION, WHEN ANY DOOR IS OPEN THE RADIO IS SUPPOSED TO TURN OFF. PERIODICALLY THE RADIO WILL STAY OF EVEN AFTER THE DOOR IS OPENED. MOST TIMES, THE RADIO WILL GO OFF IF THE DOOR IS OPENED BACK UP, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME TIMES THAT THE RADIO NEVER SHUTS OFF. THE SENSOR IS COMBINED INTO THE LOCK ASSEMBLY. I HAVE BEEN CHECKING FORUMS FOR ANY CHEVY, GMC, SATURN, OR OTHER GM MODELS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE A SATURN OUTLOOK THAT IS DOING THE SAME THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627286August 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WERE NOT PROVIDING ACCURATE READING LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626054August 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS MERGING AND EXITING OFF THE EXPRESSWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK AND WENT TO USE MY TURN SIGNAL AND IT QUIT WORKING. UPON ARRIVING AT WORK I TRIED IT AGAIN AND NOTHING...I THEN TRIED MY OTHER TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHT ALSO AND THEY DIDN'T WORK EITHER. I DO ALOT OF EXPRESSWAY DRIVING TO DIFFERENT CITIES DUE TO MY JOB OF WHICH I HAVE TO CHANGE LANES AND MERGE AND TURN QUITE FREQUENTLY SO THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN WITH MY TURN SIGNALS AND FLASHER NOT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621197August 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
THIS VEHICLE 2005 IMPALA WAS IN A ACCIDENT TWICE ONCE WHEN WE FIRST GOT IT. AND KNOW 08/04/2014 WITH FRONT END DAMAGE. EITHER TIME NO AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED!!!!! THE LAST ACCIDENT WAS A DIRECT HIT TO THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE!!! NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED!!!!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619453August 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION ON MY CHEVY IMPALA WILL NOT TURN. IT IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT TURN. I HAVE READ OF OTHER SIGHTS THAT OTHER IMPALA ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALER IS NOT HELPFUL AND TOM GILL CHEVROLET IN FLORENCE, KY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY CAR. HOWEVER, I SAW ONE ON THE WEB. NO WONDER CHEVY IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE RECALL THE REPS ARE NOT HELPFUL AND DO NOT WANT TO FIND A SOLUTION. THE DEALER SAYS THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL AFFECTING MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618614August 4, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:BODY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS SHIFTING OF THE VEHICLE WHICH SHIFTS VERY HARD. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS A LOT OF RUST AND NEEDING TO HAVE BODY WORK DONE. NOW WITH A LITTLE OVER 70,000 MILES ON THE CAR IT MIGHT NOT PASS INSPECTION NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THE BODY/FRAME IS SO RUSTED THAT IT WOULD COST MORE TO HAVE IT FIXED THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. THE CAR IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF SO IT IS NOT FOR LACK OF CARETAKING ON MY PART. THE THIRD PROBLEM IS IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS PERIODICALLY WE CAN SMELL GAS IN THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, NOT EXHAUST FUMES - GAS. IT'S AWFUL; NAUSEATING AND UNBEARABLE. THIS SMELL CAN ALSO BE DETECTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I WORRY ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ME AND MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE FOR THESE REASONS. ALSO, AT THIS POINT I AM AFRAID TO PARK THE CAR IN OUR ATTACHED GARAGE FOR FEAR IT COULD START A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618217August 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION: DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, HIS SMALL POT HOLE AND IGNITION SHUT OFF CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING, GAS ETC. WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. DASH: TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AT ALL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TELL WHETHER CAR IS OVERHEATING OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617816July 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
SEEMS A LOT OF 2000-2005 IMPALAS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS I AM WITH THE DASH INSTRUMENT PANEL AND POSSIBLE ISSUES WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT 10-15 MINUTES TO CRANK MY CAR WHEN IT WONT START OR DO THE LOCK AND UNLOCK TRICK TO RESET THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. IRONICALLY ENOUGH HAVEN'T HAD ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH NOW HAS AN ACTIVE RECALL. INSTRUMENT PANEL SPEEDOMETER STUCK ON 120 MPH WHILE IN STOP POSITION. ..ALMOST GOT A TICKET OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND BECAUSE I WAS SPEEDING. ..SHOWED THE OFFICER MY SPEEDOMETER THAT WAS SITTING ON 90 MPH AT THE TIME AND HE GAVE ME A WARNING AND TOLD ME TO GET THAT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616604July 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PASSLOCK SENSOR WENT BAD AT 74000 MILES. I COULD NOT START MY CAR FOR UP TO A 1/2 HOUR. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD THE PASS LOCK SENSOR REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $600. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME STUCK AT 60 MPH. I DISCOVERED WHEN I TURNED MY KEY IN THE IGNITION THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DROP. IF I TURNED THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. I DO NOT WANT TO DO THIS BECAUSE I FEAR IT WILL WEAR OUT THE IGNITION SWITCH. THEN THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THE NEEDLE GETS STUCK FAR BEYOND THE FULL OR EMPTY LINE AND WILL NOT BUDGE UNLESS I DO IGNITION SWITCH THING. I HAVE TO USE MY TRIP METER AND GUESS HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE LEFT. THE "NEEDS FUEL" LIGHT IS STILL WORKING SO FAR. THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND NOW THE FAN MOTOR SENSOR IS ALSO GOING BAD ON THE A/C UNIT. THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING THIS VEHICLE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT THESE PROBLEMS ARE PART OF THE CLUSTER GAUGE SYSTEM AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615572July 23, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT HAND BLINKER -- HAS STARTED FLICKERING..VERY FAST, WHEN I PUT MY RIGHT HAND BLINKER TO TURN.....IT STARTED EARLY JUNE....BUT THEN SUDDENLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL. JUST LAST WEEK/JULY14---IT STARTED FLICKERING VERY FAST AGAIN. IS THERE A PART THAT I CAN PURCHASE AND REPLACE MYSELF....I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN, WOULD APPRECIATE THE ASSISTANCE....I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON DECEMBER 2004. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614782July 20, 2014
ENGINE
DEFECTIVE VEHICLE KEY SWITCH FORCED VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON SOUTHERN PARKWAY IN ISLIP NY. WE MANAGED TO PUSH VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE IT CURRENTLY IS AWAITING REPAIRS. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL ON THIS CAR - THERE SHOULD BE! MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610048July 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY: OUR CAR'S SPEED ODOMETER STARTED ACTING UP--REGISTERING HIGH SPEEDS WHEN HARDLY MOVING AND NO SPEED WHEN ON THE INTERSTATE- IN NOVEMBER, 2010. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND AFTER EXCHANGING PHONE CALLS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS THE TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD FURNISH A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR OUR CAR FREE AS LONG AS WE PAID THE LABOR TO HAVE IT INSTALLED AT A LOCAL DEALER. I HAD TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER SO THEY COULD GET CORRECT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NUMBER SO THEY COULD SEND CORRECT ONE. DEALER CONTACTED US WHEN CLUSTER WAS THERE AND WE TOOK CAR IN. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT WE HAD A CARD FROM EITHER THE DEALER OR GM FOR A ONE TIME 10% DISCOUNT. WE WERE ABLE TO USE THIS AND HAD CLUSTER REPLACED FOR $135.00 TOTAL LABOR AND NO COST FOR PARTS. WELL WORTH A FEW PHONE CALLS TO GM/CHEVROLET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609998July 11, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES EVEN ON DRIVE EVEN SURFACES. ABS ALSO ENGAGE ON SMOOTH, EVEN AND DRY SURFACES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609110July 8, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, MY GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND MY BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP, BROUGHT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. UPDATED 2/27/15 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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