Chevrolet Impala Complaints (2005)

609 consumer complaints on file.

#10281249August 20, 2009
WHEELS
STANDARD DRIVING TO 48000 MILES. RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING START TO MAKE EXCESSIVE NOISE. BEARING WAS REPLACED BEFORE FAILURE. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280635August 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 IMPALA BOUGHT IN 96 W/25K MILES. AFTER 1 YEAR CAR HAD 37K MILES AND STARTED EXHIBITING CRAZY PERFORMANCE ON THE DISPLAY GAUGES. SOMETIMES THE GAS INDICATOR WOULD REFLECT AN EMPTY GAS TANK THOUGH IT WAS NEARLY FULL. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REFLECT 35 MILES WHILE THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND OTHER SPEEDS WHEN IN MOTION. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD TACK WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT INDICATING EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES. I TRIED TO GET THIS FIXED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED WHEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS KNOWN FOR THESE ISSUES. NOW THAT I'VE HAD THE CAR A FEW MORE YEARS THE CRAZY MARKINGS ARE MORE FREQUENT. THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BECAUSE I CAN NOT TELL WHEN I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND AFTER A NUMBER OF CALLS TO THE CORP OFFICE BY THE DEALER, GM WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS OTHER THAN CHARGE ME ALMOST $800. WHAT IRKS ME IS THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ON GM TRUCKS BUT NOT ON CARS. SHOULDN'T THAT BE A CLUE? I'LL GO BACK TO NISSAN AS SOON AS I CAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278866July 31, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 IMPALA HAS A SECURITY SYSTEM THAT ACTIVATES WITHOUT WARNING NOT ALLOWING ME TO START MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278957July 31, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. SPEEDOMETER FREQUENTLY LOOSES CALIBRATION AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS CAUSING A MISREADING OF VEHICLE SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278976July 31, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
I OPENED THE TRUNK OF MY VEHICLE 2005 CHEVY IMPALA, REACHED INSIDE TO GET SOMETHING THE SUSPENSION CYLINDERS THAT HOLDS THE TRUNK UP BROKE & CAME DOWN ON TOP OF ME. CAUSING A HEAD LACERATION & FILLETED MY FOREARM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE MADE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS IT WOULD HAVE KILLED A CHILD HAD I BEEN HOLDING ONE. THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS A SAFER PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10278986July 31, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2005 IMPALA THAT HAS 47,000 MILES ON IS NOLONGER HAS WORKING SPEEDOMETER,GAS GAUGE OR TEMP GAUGE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO I NOLONGER HAVE CORRECT INFORMATION ON THE SPEED THAT I'M DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I CAN ONLY USE MY EDUCATED GUESS ON HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE AND WILL NOT KNOW THAT MY CAR IS OVERHEATING. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND WE WOULDN'T KNOW UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH GM REGUARDING THE INSTURMENT CLUSTER PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME THAT IT HAS ONLY BEEN RECALLED ON TRUCKS . THIS ISSUE THUR A MECHCANIC WILL COST ME $500.00 + TO HAVE FIXED HOWEVER READING COMPLAINTS ONLINE ITS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, JUST ABOUT ALL GM'S SEEM TO HAVE THIS ISSUE ( FAULTY STEPPER MOTOR'S ) FIND IT HARD TO BELIVE THAT GM WILL NOT RECALL THIS ISSUE WHEN THE PARTS WILL ONLY BE $15.00 TO REPAIR FOR THE SAFETY OF THERE CUSTOMERS NOR WILL THEY SELL YOU THE STEPPER MOTORS TO FIX THE ISSUE YOURSELF. I FEEL UNSAFE IN MY CAR THAT HAS LOW MILEAGE THAT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. PLEASE RECOMMEND A RECALL FOR THE CLUSTER SO THAT GM WILL HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS PRODUCTS AND CUSTOMERS SAFETY. I USED TO THINK THAT BUY AN AMERICAN CAR WOULD DO GOOD THINGS FOR OUR COUNTRY HOWEVER NOW THINK THAT AMERICAN COMPANYS COULD CARE LESS ABOUT ITS FELLOW AMERICAN'S THERE SAFETY AND STANDING BEHIND THE PRODUCT THEY SOLD ... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278541July 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. FAILING SPEEDOMETER. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR OVER 1 YEAR. THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED IT I WAS DRIVING ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AND DUE TO THE SLOW FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER I WAS PASSING EVERYONE THINKING THEY WERE DRIVING SLOW. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR NOT THE OTHER DRIVERS. THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AFTER I GOT HOME AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. IT HAS SINCE THEN INTERMITTENTLY REAPPEARED. I HAVE NOT TAKEN CORRECTIVE ACTION ON THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I CANNOT AFFORD THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST. RESEARCH INTO A LESS EXPENSIVE REPAIR SOLUTION HAS SHOW ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE WITH GM VEHICLES USING A PARTICULAR STEPPER MOTOR IN THEIR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ONE ONLINE SOURCE STATES THIS PART NUMBER AS X C5 168 . SEEMS TO ME THAT IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE, MONEY OR RESOURCES TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT HAS A SERIOUS INJURY OR CAUSES A DEATH DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED. OLDER DRIVERS AND YOUNGER DRIVERS COME TO MIND AS THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277685July 22, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON SATURDAY JULY 18, 2009 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA ON HIGHWAY 10 IN TAWASSEN BRITISH COLUMBIA HEADING EAST BOUND. I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP LIGHT AND WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HAD NOT STRUCK ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE, NOR HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN IN ANY PRIOR FRONTAL COLLISIONS. NO MECHANICAL REPAIRS HAVE EVER BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE, AND NO PARTS HAVE BEEN MODIFIED ASIDE FROM BASIC MAINTENANCE (BRAKES, ROTORS, OIL CHANGES, ETC.). LUCKILY, ME AND MY PASSENGERS (2) SUSTAINED NO MAJOR INJURIES (ONLY LIGHT MINOR) AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I AM FILING THIS IN AMERICA BECAUSE I AM AN AMERICAN CITIZEN AND THE VEHICLE IS REGISTERED TO ME IN THE UNITED STATES. I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND WITH THE MANUFACTURER (GM, CHEVROLET). GM/CHEVROLET ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH JURISDICTION BETWEEN GM CANADA AND GM USA, AND HAVE YET TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. I AM WRITING THIS TO HELP ME INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE AND POTENTIALLY SAVE LIVES. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10274820June 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER FAILED. THE DIAL GOES STRAIGHT DOWN AND DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273668June 12, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
I WAS SOLD A VEHICLE FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAD A 100+ POINT INSPECTION INCLUDING SAFETY EQUIPMENT. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, I FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAD ONLY 10% BRAKE PAD LEFT AND THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPROMISED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268458May 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER STICKING OR NOT WORKING AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268545May 12, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT OF NO WHERE..EVERY REPAIR PLACE IN TOWN TELLS ME THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH ALL GM CARS BETWEEN 2004-2006 BUT NO RECALL SO IT WILL COST ME $700 TO GET IT FIXED..ALSO GASKET IN FUEL LINE MISSING THAT'S AN OTHER $280. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268558May 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PREVIOUSLY HAD MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM FOUL UP ON ME. I FOUND INFORMATION ABOUT IT ONLINE AND GOT IT STARTED AGAIN. NOW MY 2005 CHEVY IMPALA DID IT TODAY. THIS PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE EACH TIME IT DOES THIS AND IT'S ALMOST A GUARANTEE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. WHEN IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES, IT BECOMES A DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY WHEN IT COULD FOUL THE COMPUTER AND DIE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70, LOSING ALL CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267807May 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING, THE DAY BEFORE IT WAS FINE. I KNOW ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE IMPALAS AND THEIR SPEEDOMETERS DON'T WORK EITHER. THIS IS NOT SAFE DRIVING NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOUR GOING. I HAVE KIDS AND I TRAVEL ALOT SO I THINK CHEVY SHOULD RE-CALL THIS SOON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266577April 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES OVER THE LAST YEAR. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FAILING TO DISPLAYING THAT HE WAS GOING AT A HIGHER SPEED, WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL DISPLAYING A HIGHER SPEED AND HAD NOT GONE BACK DOWN TO THE CORRECT SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE COMING FROM A LOOSE WIRE OR COMPUTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND NO REPAIRS WHERE MADE. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE AND GAS GAUGE WHERE DISPLAYING INACCURATE TEMPERATURES AND LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN WHO DETERMINED THAT GAUGES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 400.00, NO REPAIRS WHERE MADE. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE A GUARANTEE THAT REPLACING THE GAUGES WOULD REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265927April 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT INSTRUMENT PANELS IN GM VEHICLES, YOU WOULD THINK IT IS TIME FOR A RECALL. I BELIEVE THEY RECALLED SUV'S, SO WHY NOT RECALL CARS. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, MY SPEEDOMETER IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF MY INSTRUMENT PROBLEMS ON THE IMPALA THAT I PURCHASED. THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM IF A TEMP GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265877April 17, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE INOPERATIVE AND DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED SPORADICALLY, THE REAR PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT WAS POORLY ILLUMINATED, AND THE BATTERY FAILED SPONTANEOUSLY. WHEN THE FAILURES OCCURED, SHE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AS IF THE WIRES WERE BURNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265886April 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER READS 30 MPH. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, IT READS 100 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $500 TO REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETER. THE CONTACT BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265275April 14, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
BRAKES HAD TO BE FIXED THREE TIMES UNDER A DEFECT. NO NOTICE WAS RECEIVED BY DEALER. A LOCAL DEALER LET ME KNOW TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO DEALER TO BE FIXED. BY THE LAST TIME THE BRAKES WERE FIXED, WARRANTY WAS OUT. BRAKES SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED FOR FREE DUE TO DEFECT IN ROTORS. NOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AND NO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED, BUT READ ABOUT IT ONLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263530March 29, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 05 IMPALA DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY. IT WOULD AT TIMES STOP WORKING, AND OTHERS, NOT READ THE CORRECT SPEED. THE SPEEDO JUT STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. IT WOULD DO THAT ALL THE TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WOULD GET DAMP OR HUMID OUT. I CHECKED AND GM DID NOTHING TO RECALL IT. I HAD TO PAY $300 TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH IMPALAS. GM WON'T RECALL IT OR ANYTHING. IT CAN'T BE SAFE DRIVING A CAR AND NOT HAVING ANY IDEA HOW FAST YOU'RE GOING. I REALLY THINK GM SHOULD BE PRESSURED NOT RECALLING THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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