Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2005)

609 consumer complaints on file.

#10557621December 29, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
AUGUST 2013 INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, QUICK DECELERATION, FRONTAL CRASH. OTHER DRIVER PULLED INTO TRAFFIC, WITH HER VIEW BLOCKED OF MOVING TRAFFIC APPROACHING HER. ONCE THE TRUCK DRIVING IN FRONT OF ME TURNED SHE WAS STOPPED IN THE ROADWAY. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP MY CAR QUICKLY BUT DID NOT HAVE MORE THAN 4 SECONDS IN WHICH TO STOP MY CAR. I IMPACTED THE FRONT END, DRIVER SIDE QUARTER PANEL, AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A 2005 HONDA CIVIC. THE 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA SHOULDER HARNESS LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. MY BODY PROPELLED FORWARD UPON BRAKING AND I IMPACTED WITH A FULLY EXTENDED SHOULDER HARNESS. THE LENGTH OF THE SHOULDER HARNESS ONLY EXTENDS TO 1.5 INCHES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, MY BODY CONTINUED TO TRAVEL BEYOND THE EXTENSION OF THE HARNESS CAUSING INJURY TO MY LEFT CLAVICLE, UPPER STERNUM, NECK, SHOULDERS AND RIBS. MY UPPER BODY, STERNUM AND TORSO HIT THE STEERING RESULTING IN WHIPLASH, TO INCLUDE ABDOMINAL, NECK, STERNUM, CLAVICLE, SHOULDER AND SCAPULOTHORACIC INJURIES. MY KNEE HIT THE DASH UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10557161December 24, 2013
ENGINE
MY CAR JUST LOST ALL POWER SO I COASTED TO A STOP. I SMELLED SMOKE AND SAW IT COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR STARTED ON FIRE AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556976December 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE SET TO 65 MPH, THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO SLOWLY SHOW A DECREASE IN SPEED EVENTHOUGH THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE CAR DID NOT CHANGE. OVER THE NEXT 50 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO DECREASE UNTIL IT WAS BELOW 0 ALTHOUGH THE CARS SPEED STAYED A 65MPH. SINCE THEN SIMILAR PROBLEMS APPEARED WITH THE RPM GAUGE WHERE THE NEEDLE SHOWS IT REDLINING EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS IDLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556940December 21, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
AFTER SHOPPING, MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR AND THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE WENT FAR TO THE RIGHT WELL BEYOND THE FULL MARK. AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TANK OF GAS. WE NOTED THE MILEAGE FROM THE ODOMETER AND HAVE USED THAT AS A BASIS ON WHEN TO FILL THE CAR. WE CHECKED WITH A GARAGE AND THEY SHOWED US A NOTIFICATION THAT HAD COME FROM CHEVROLET THAT THIS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY WITH 2005 CHEVY IMPALAS. THEY SAID IT IS PROBABLY THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER OR THE SENSOR FROM THE FUEL TANK. EITHER REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $500.00. I CHECKED ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT CHEVY SUV'S FROM THAT ERA WERE FIXED FOR FREE IF THEY HAD LESS THAN 120,000 MILES. I ALSO NOTED A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM 2005 CHEVY IMPALA DRIVERS ABOUT THE LACK OF RESPONSE FROM CHEVROLET. IF THAT IS THE CASE AND THEIR IS NO COMPENSATION FOR A MISTAKE MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER, THEN THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHEVY PRODUCT I OR MY FAMILY WILL EVER BUY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555526December 10, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPERS QUICK WORKING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10553731November 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DURING A SNOW STORM, TRAVELING WITH TRAFFIC AT A SAFE SPEED. I WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE MY HORN FAILED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ALERT THE OTHER DRIVER THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO MERGE INTO MY LANE. RESULTING IN MY CAR ENTERING THE DITCH TO AVOID A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT. I HAVE RESEARCHED 2005 CHEVY IMPALA HORN FAILURE, AND I HAVE FOUND MANY HAVE BURNED OUT. MY MECHANIC STATES HE BELIEVES IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET DUE TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE HORN ITSELF, THE HORN IS IN AN UNPROTECTED AREA, IT CAN AND WILL "BURN" OUT DUE TO RAIN WATER, SNOW, ETC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AS IMPORTANT AS ANY OTHER. THE COST TO REPLACE THE HORN IS OVER $200.00 WITH LABOR BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL LABOR TO GET TO THE HORN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553477November 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW WITH BOTH THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE. I START THE CAR AND START DRIVING AND HAPPEN TO LOOK DOWN AND EITHER THE SPEEDOMETER OR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL BE GIVING A FALSE HIGH READING. SEEING AS THE CAR HAD JUST STARTED IT COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE OVERHEATING. I FIND IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND CYCLE THE KEY FROM OFF TO ON WITHOUT STARTING ENGINE I CAN GET IT TO DROP BACK TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE. I HEAR THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND IT WILL FAIL EVENTUALLY. I DRIVE HIGHWAYS MOSTLY AND NOT KNOWING MY CORRECT SPEED WHEN TRYING TO ENTER AND MERGE WITH TRAFFIC IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551222November 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER GETTING STUCK & NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY. DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO TELL WHAT SPEED THE CAR IS TRAVELING AT. THIS COULD RESULT IN TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS FOR AN OTHERWISE VERY GOOD DRIVING RECORD & COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. CHEVROLET REALLY NEEDS TO STEP UP & FIX THIS ISSUE AS RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL, & YEAR. A FAMILY MEMBER ALSO HAS THE SAME CAR BUT THE BASE MODEL & HIS GAS GAUGE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551342November 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 45MPH AND SUDDENLY MY SPEEDOMETER AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT CRAZY. IT SAID I WAS GOING 120MPH. FURTHERMORE, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS INACCURATE CAUSING MY CAR TO OVERHEAT. THIS CAUSED THE HEAD GASKETS TO BLOW AND OTHER PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,900.00 FIXING THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS OVER $2,000.00. CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM YET CHOOSES TO SIT ON THE SIDELINES AS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN WITH CHEVROLET TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549422October 24, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NOTICED A SMELL AND STARTED SEEING SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. TURNED OFF CAR AND CHECKED TO FIND OUT THE BLOWER MOTOR, RESISTER AND HARNESS MELTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547881October 14, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
JUST BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA, HAVING BAD PROBLEMS WITH REAR BRAKES, DRAGGING REALLY BAD. SOMETIMES JUST 1 IS DRAGGING, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. EVERY SERVICE I TALK TO GIVES ME A 1500-3000 DOLLAR ESTIMATE TO REPLACE EVERYTHING , I'VE TALKED TO GENERAL MOTORS SEVERAL TIMES THEY SEEM TO BE IN DENIAL ABOUT THE PROBLEMS GOING ON WITH THE VEHICLE.I THINK THEY SHOULD FIX IT SENSE EVERY WERE I LOOK EVERYBODY IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THIS IS A LINK TO A WEBSITE WERE EVERYBODY IS DISCUSSING THERE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME MODEL HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-IMPALA/TG9QFKQO9EOREU1R6. MY MAIN FEAR IS THE SMELL COMING FROM THE BRAKE PADS I'M AFRAID ITS GOING TO CATCH FIRE. IF YOU CAN HELP ME OUT PLEASE CONTACT ME.THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547127October 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545564September 26, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AT AT 6:30 AM ON 9-24-13 WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. IT WAS PITCH DARK AND I WAS TOTALLY WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON THE FOG LIGHTS THIS CAR HAS, BUT IT WAS STILL HARD TO SEE. I HAVE NOTICED THE LIGHTS SEEMED DIMMER THAN WHAT I CONSIDER NORMAL. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL MECHANIC. HE CANNOT FIND THE REASON FOR THE DIM LIGHTS OR THE LIGHTS GOING OFF BY THEMSELVES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM SURPRISED A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN I CONDUCTED A GOOGLE SEARCH I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A NUMBER OF GM VEHICLES. IT IS A WONDER I DID NOT CRASH MY VEHICLE AS I NEVER EXPECTED MY LIGHT TO GO OUT AS I TRAVELED DOWN A HIGHWAY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536838August 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR HAS JUST ROLLED OVER TO A LITTLE OVER 165,,000 MILES AND WHEN WE BOUGHT IT AT THE TIME WE DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND THEN TURNS OUT A YEAR AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR IT STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS BIG TIME BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM THEN WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO IM LIKE THINKING NOW WHAT AND SO WE TAKE IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY SAY OH YOUR ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS RUSTED OUT AND THAT THERE'S A DOLLAR SIZE HOLE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE EXHAUST BUT WE DIDN'T GET IT FIXED BECUZ WE COULDN'T AT THE TIME SO THEY JUST TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT AS IS AND I HAVE BEEN BUT I'VE BEEN NOTICING THAT IT SOUNDS LOUDER AND LOUDER ALMOST LIKE HOW A CAR DOES NOT HAVE AN EXHAUST SYSTEM AND I REALLY DON'T FEEL SAFE BECUZ ITS LOUD AND IT SMELLS LIKE GAS ON THE INSIDE AND IM AFRAID OF IT CATCHING ON FIRE ONE OF THESE DAYS AND AS FOR THE RESISTOR BLOWER MODULE FOR THE A/C AND HEATER WE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THAT THREE TIMES BECUZ IT KEPT GOING OUT AND I REALLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE CAR CATCH ON FIRE BECUZ THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR MODULE ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY AND I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO KEEP FIXING THINGS ON MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526307July 23, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER ADDING GASOLINE TO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING. THE SPEED ODOMETER REMAINED AT ZERO REGARDLESS UPON THE SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526468July 23, 2013
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2011 WITH 160,000 MILES ON IT AND FOUR MONTHS LATER MY ENTIRE STEERING GOES OUT SO I HAD NO POWER STEERING THE PEOPLE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM DIDN'T BOTHER TO TELL ME ABOUT IT AND THE CAR WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY SO WHEN WE TOLD THEM ABOUT IT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO FIX IT. THEN EXACTLY A YEAR LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS I DON'T HAVE ANY POWER STEERING SO WE GOT THE POWER STEERING FIXED TWICE NOW SO IM THINKING OK SOMETHING IS GOING ON HERE THEN THIS YEAR ABOUT THE EXACT SAME TIME AS THE PREVIOUS TWO TIMES MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME SO WE GOT THAT FIXED AGAIN AND I DON'T WANNA SINK ANYMORE MONEY INTO MY CAR. AS FOR MY TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEM I HAVE NOTHING EVEN THOUGH WE TOOK IT TO A GARAGE TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT NOW THREE DAYS LATER THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ARE ON AGAIN SAYING I DON'T HAVE EITHER AND AS OF NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE WITH MY CAR ANYMORE BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT SO MANY TIMES AND SINCE I DON'T HAVE ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL ANYMORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525213July 16, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IT STARTED WITH THE TACHOMETER NOT READING RIGHT, THEN IT STARTED WORKING, THEN STOPPED, NOW THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER IS NOT WORKING RIGHT, IF I TURN OFF THE CAR OR BE AT A NON-MOVING STATE IT WILL READ ANYWHERE FROM 10-20MPH, IF I AM DRIVING IT WILL READ OR NOT AT ALL, NOTHING IS ACCURATE...GOOD GRIEF MY CAR HAS UNDER 41000 MILES ON IT. IT SEEMS LIKE TO ME AFTER LOOKING AT THE EXTENSIVE COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THE IMPALAS, CHEVROLET WOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS RIDICULOUS ISSUE. IT CERTAINLY MAKES ME NOT WANT TO BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET AGAIN! I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD WANT TO HAVE MORE OF THEIR CARS ON THE ROAD THAN FOREIGN AND REALIZE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE MORE INFORMED AND DO RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING LARGE PURCHASES SUCH AS A CAR, AND WE BASE OUR DECISIONS ON WHAT WE HEAR AND READ ON COMPANIES CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE SAFETY ISSUES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524272July 10, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
MY IMPALA IS HAVING TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS ISSUES MAKING IT HARDER TO FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD. ABS STARTS WORKING FOR NO REASON WHEN STOPPING LIGHTLY AND THE TRACTION CONTROL ALSO STARTS WORKING WHEN TAKING OFF IN NORMAL CONDITIONS MAKING THE CAR HESITANT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521347June 21, 2013
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT 60000 VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION SLIP. RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED UNDER EXTENDED CAR WARRANTY. AT 120000 VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION SLIP. WORN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION GEARS REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED CAR WARRANTY. AT 160000 VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION SLIP. RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. SO AS YOU CAN CLEARLY DO THE MATH THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60,000, THE SECOND AT 120,000 AND THE THIRD AT 160,000. NOW AT 180,000 IN THE MONTH OF JUNE 2013 THE TRANS IS SLIPPING AGAIN BUT I HAVE YET TO HAVE THE FOURTH INCIDENT EVALUATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514313May 30, 2013
ENGINE
COOLANT LEAKING NOW THE COOLANT LIGHT IS ON WHEN AT A STOP AND A WHISTLING NOISE HAPPENS AFTER A LONG RIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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