2004 Chevrolet Impala complaints

MY 2004 IMPALA IS HAVING PASSLOCK SECURITY PROBLEMS, THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND WON'T LET ME START THE CAR. LIGHT BLINKS THEN GOES OFF AND CAR STARTS. HAVE HAD CAR TOWED TWICE AND DEALER TELLS ME IT IS A PCM OR BCM PROBLEM DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX. ALSO WAS TOLD IT HAPPENS TO ALOT OF IMPALA'S. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FAILED ON MY 04 IMPALA AT ABOUT 52,000 MILES. *TR

THE LIGHT SWITCH, PART NUMBER 10283776, ON MY CAR DEVELOPED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT AND BURNED OUT THE PUSH-ON ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR THE POWER SUPPLY WIRE TO THE LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ENOUGH HEAT WAS GENERATED TO DAMAGE THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR, PART NUMBER 12129431. THE FUSE DID NOT BLOW. I REPLACED THE LIGHT SWITCH AND CONNECTOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT BECAUSE THEY SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY THEY CAN NOT REPAIR THEM UNLESS THEY FAIL COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAGE NOT WORKING. I CANT TELL HOW FAST IM GOING OR IF I HAVE GAS IN THE CAR. I WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW IF MY CAR IS OVER HEATING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2003-2005 CHEVY IMPALA'S. I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINS ON THE INTERNET AND ITS NOT FAIR THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO TAKE UP THIS EXPENSE. ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS NOT CHEAP. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS RARE..BUT IT SEEMS LIKE MOST IMPALA'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT ON MY MOTHER'S 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA (ONLY 32,000 MILES) ABS LIGHT RECENTLY STARTED COMING ON. SHE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP. THEY REFERENCED A GM SERVICE BULLETIN THAT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF HARNESSES AND SENSORS. $367 DEALER WOULD NOT COVER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF VEHICLE AGE DESPITE OUR COMPLAINT. WE ELEVATED THE ISSUE UP TO GM DISTRICT SERVICE (CASE# 71-898488738). AFTER SEVERAL CALLS GM HAS OFFERED 50% BACK. REGARDLESS, IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO NOT POLICY SAFETY SYSTEM BEYOND STANDARD WARRANTY COVERAGE. QUESTIONABLE IF THIS SHOULD BE RECALL. WE FOUND FOUR OTHER COMPLAINTS AND ONE INVESTIGATION IN NHTSA DATA BASE OF SAME ISSUE. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS 3.8 V6 MY WIFE'S CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT SHOWING THE CORRECT SPEED OR TACHOMETER READINGS. I WENT ON SOME SITE TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF AUTO FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IN MOST CASES CHEVROLET HAS TOLD THE OWNERS THAT THE MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS COSTING AS MUCH AS $1000.00. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IF THERE A SYSTEMATIC FAILURE OF THIS SYSTEM ON THE IMPALA THEN CHEVROLET NEEDS TO CORRECT IT BEFORE SOMEONE THINKING THEY ARE DRIVING WITH-IN THE POSTED SPEED LIMITS WHEN IN FACT THEY MAY NOT BE AS THERE IS A SERIOUS INJURY. ALSO FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THESE CARS. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING THE PARTRS ON MY VEHICLE TO SEE IF IT IN FACT WAS AFFECTED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED WETHER IT WAS OR WAS NOT PART OF ANY RECALL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE WERE ON VACATION IN GEORGIA ON DEC. 11, 2009 WHEN I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERING 90 MPH WHEN I WAS ONLY DOING APPROXIMATELY 35. IT HAS CONTINUED REGISTERING THE IMPROPER SPEED OR NOT WORKING AT ALL SINCE THAT DATE. WE FEEL THIS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE CAR AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GMC. WE HAVE BEEN USING A GARMIN GPS TO REGISTER THE SPEED SINCE DEC OF LAST YEAR. *TR

ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA : SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE. CALLED CHEVY ABOUT RECALLS BECAUSE 5 OTHER FRIENDS HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. WAS TOLD NO RECALLS. FRONT HEADLIGHTS AND REAR DEFROST STOPPED WORKING JUST YESTERDAY. COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. HAD TO PARK THE CAR. VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ACTUAL SPEED HE WAS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,600. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. UPDATED 02/03/11*JB

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA, 3.4L, 134,000 MILES, FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAK AT COLD (BELOW FREEZING) START UP. LEAK WAS BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER STAMPED HOUSING OF THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR CANISTER. LEAK WAS NOT AT THE REGULATOR TO FUEL RAIL SEAL, OR BETWEEN THE REGULATOR TO RETURN LINE SEAL. *TR

THE INSTRUMENTS IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA STOPPED WORKING. FIRST THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED, THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED, NOW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED. SINCE THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY, I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE A COVERED REPAIR UNDER A RECALL. *TR

CHEVY IMPALA 2004 WITH LESS THE 60K MILES. SPEEDOMETER, NOT ACCURATE, SHOWS INCORRECT SPEED, EITHER TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW OR NO SPEED WHEN MOVING. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, STARTED WITH NEEDLE NOT RETURNING TO DEFAULT POSITION WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. NOW TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWS HIGH TEMPERATURE WHEN IN FACT ENGINE IS COLD. THE GASOLINE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. *TR

CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND I CANT TELL HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. THE SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES READS ZERO, SOMETIMES READS 100MPH AND I AND ONLY GOING 30MPH. THIS IS DANGEROUS! *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA,FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK HALF OF THE TIME, ALSO NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS SOMETIMES, ITS A SAFETY ISSUE, I GOT THE CAR FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. TOO MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS, G.M. NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT HAS A HUGE AMOUNT OF ISSUES WITHIN THE DASH. MY CAR SHOWS THAT IT IS RUNNING HOT WHEN IT IS NOT. IT ALSO SHOWS IT HAS NO GAS WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THE NEWEST ISSUE IS THAT MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOW STUCK ON 80 WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND IS WELL OVER THE 120MPH WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. THIS IS THE WORSE OF THE THREE BECAUSE I OR SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED BY THIS. TO HAVE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD WITH UNSAFE VEHICLES AND THE MANUFACTURE NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IS RIDICULOUS TO SAY THE LEAST. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND I AM NOT SURE WHY THIS HAS NOT. BEEN RECALLED. I HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE SOMEONE BEING KILLED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING! *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO REPORT THE PROPER SPEED WHILE DRIVING. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS STUCK AT THE 120 MPH MARK WHILE TRAVELLING AT A RATE OF 50 MILES PER HOUR.

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA - SPEEDOMETER GONE HAYWIRE 1. FIRST, THE TURN SIGNAL BLINKER FAILED. BLINKER DID NOT WORK, BUT TURN SIGNAL STAYED LIT AND INDICATED I AS TURNING. 2. NEXT, THE HEAT TURNED TO AIR CONDITIONER MODE. I HAD TO SWITCH OFF THE AC BACK TO HEAT. 3. LAST, ON A 45 MPH ROAD I WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH AND SUDDENLY MY SPEEDOMETER SHOT UP TO 75, DESPITE MY SPEED BEING MAINTAINED AT 45 (PER THE GPS UNIT). I HAD TO GET ONTO THE FREEWAY WHERE IT IS 60 MPH. USED MY GPS IN ORDER TO GO THE CORRECT SPEED LIMIT. AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER NOW REGISTERS 75 MPH. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TOO AT: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/2004/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SPEEDOMETER_GONE_HAYWIRE.SHTML. *TR

IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA NIGHT DRIVING IS UNSAFE. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ITS DARK AND I WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO TURN ON MY BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS FOR A BETTER VISION OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING THEM ON I CAN DRIVE ABOUT 5 OR SO MILES AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN THE HEADLIGHTS IS BY TURNING OFF THE BRIGHTS. YOU LOOSE ALL LIGHTS, NOT JUST THE BRIGHTS. THE ONLY LIGHTS ON ARE THE PARKING LIGHTS. VERY UNSAFE AND YOU CANNOT SEE THE ROAD. ALSO EVERYONES IN AWHILE THE LIGHTS WILL BLINK. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME IF I GO ON AT LEAST A 20 MINUTE DRIVE AND ARE TURNING BRIGHTS ON AND OFF. NO BUTTONS ARE INVOLVED WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT. THEY JUST AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF BY THEMSELVES. VERY SCARY AND VERY UNSAFE IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN. HAVE HEARD THAT IT MAY BE THE BRIGHTS SWITCH BUT THOSE ARE WAY OVERPRICED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM WAS UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD STRUT FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE HOOD CAME DOWN ON THE CONTACTS HEAD AND CAUSED INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STRUT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUT HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

SPEEDOMETER WAS GIVING ERRATIC READINGS AND NOW HAS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I REPLACED SPEED SENSOR AND IT DID NOT HELP. I HAVE TO LOOK AT GPS TO FIND SPEED OR ESTIMATE BASED ON FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON INTERNET AND GM SHOULD REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TR

MY ENGINE WOULDNT START BECAUSE OF THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM CHEVY HAD IN THE 2004 IMPALA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED AND THE INDICATOR GAUGE FRACTURED. THE GAUGE WAS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER HAD FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF 65 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

TYPICAL GM SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER READS APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH FASTER THAN TRUE SPEED. READS 30MPH WHEN SITTING STILL. GM ISSUED A "RECALL" TO SETTLE A CLASS ACTION SUITE FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON ITS TRUCKS AND SUVS, BUT DID NOT ISSUE IT FOR PASSENGER CARS LIKE THE IMPALA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ INACCURATE SPEEDS TRAVELED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HIS RATE OF SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,950 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,076. UPDATED 01/06/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. GM COVERED THE LABOR AND THE CONSUMER PAID FOR AN HOUR OF LABOR. UPDATD 01/24/11*JB

THE SPEEDOMETER,GAS GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAVE QUIT WORKING IN OUR 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. THE TURN SIGNALS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TOO. THE HEAT PANEL CONTROLLER ONLY WORKS ON ONE SIDE. ON OCCASION THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WON'T START. THE REAR DEFOGGER DOESN'T WORK. LIGHTS ON THE RADIO ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TOO. EVERY SO OFTEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS. I WENT ON ANOTHER SIGHT AND SAW THERE ARE OVER 100 COMPLAINTS FOR THESE SAME PROBLEMS, WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THEM FOR ATLEAST 2 YEARS, GM DOESN'T WANT TO HELP OUT WITH ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS.. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA, THE SPEEDOMETER IS RUNNING 40 MILES OVER WHAT THE CAR IS REALLY MOVING. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE I WAS NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH ON THE FREEWAY. SOMETHING IS FAULTY IN THE DASH BOARD. I AM NOT SURE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS FOR GM CARS. *TR

MY IMPALA IS HAVING SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES WHICH I HAVE NOTICED IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED GM HAS NOT RECALLED THESE ISSUES. FIRST SAFETY ISSUE IS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL IN WHICH THERE ARE FAULTY STEPPER MOTORS THAT CAUSE MY GAS GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER TO NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE, HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, OR WHAT TEMPERATURE YOUR CAR IS. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES TO ANY DRIVER. SECOND ISSUE, MY PASS LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON AND CAUSES MY CAR TO NOT START, LEAVING ME AND MY INFANT SON STRANDED FOR UP TO THIRTY MINUTES UNTIL IT DECIDES TO START. SHAME ON GM FOR NOT RESOLVING THESE ISSUES IN ALL THEIR MODELS. WHEN WILL THERE BE RECALLS FOR THESE OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUES?! THIS IS THE LAST GM CAR I BUY! *TR

MY CAR WON'T START. THE "SECURITY" LIGHT SOMETIMES FLASHES OR REMAINS STEADY, IN EITHER EVENT, MY CAR WON'T START. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 2 TIMES A DAY. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS MOMENTS AGO WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR. NOW, I CAN'T CONTINUE WITH MY WORK DAY BECAUSE IT WON'T START. I HAVE HAD TO MISS WORK AS WELL AS OTHER IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM TO SEE IF OTHER CHEVY OWNERS HAVE HAD OR ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHERS WHO SHARED THERE EXPERIENCES ON TOPIX.COM AND CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. I THINK THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. WHAT IF IT WAS A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION???? IN ADDITION, WINTER IS FAST APPROACHING, AND ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BE STRANDED OUTSIDE IN BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES??? *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA GOES OUT. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WILL START CLIMBING EVEN THOUGH MY SPEED HAS NOT CHANGED. I MAY BE GOING 40 MPH BUT THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120 MPH! THE GAS GAUGE WILL ALSO READ WRONG AND MY TEMP GAUGE JUST PLAIN DOESN'T WORK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW. GM SAYS IT'S NOT A RECALL ISSUE. IT CAN BE CORRECTED FOR AWHILE IF WE DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE BATTERY, BUT THE FIX IS SHORT LIVED. WE HAVE NOT YET HAD IT REPAIRED, THE COST IS OVER $400. WE PLAN ON HAVING IT FIXED SOON. I CONSTANTLY FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS. I FEEL GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. *TR

THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE'S CAR TO CRANK AT TIMES. YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION FOR 10 MINS BEFORE THE CAR WILL START. THIS HAS HAPPEN WHEN MY WIFE AND MY TWIN GIRLS WERE IN A BAD PLACE AND HAD TO LOCK THE DOORS AND JUST SIT IN 90 DEG WEATHER CHEVY DEALER HAS NO ANSWERS. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THEY ARE MADE TO FIX IT SOMEONE HAS TO BE KILLED OR RAPED BECAUSE THE CAR WON'T CRANK. *TR

LOW BEAMS ARE NO LONGER OPERABLE ON THE CAR. SEEMS TO BE A RUNNING THEME WITH THE CHEVY IMPALA CARS. 2004 CHEVY IMPALA I HAVE ALREADY SPENT MORE IN REPAIRS THAN TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION, FRONT DRIVE LINE AND NOW MY PASSLOCK LOCKS ME OUT OF THE CAR- CAR WON'T TURN ON FOR SOMETIMES 3 DAYS. LIGHTS QUIT WORKING ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO I LIVE IN HAWAII AND CAN'T GET MY CAR TO PASS SAFETY INSPECTION TO GET MY STICKER SO I NOW HAVE A CAR WITH 60,000 MILES THAT CAN'T BE DRIVEN ON THE ROAD, CAN'T BE SOLD. IMPALA'S ARE MONEY SUCKING DANGEROUS LEMON VEHICLES. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT CAN'T SELL IT SO NOW WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS CAR???????????? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30-40 MPH WHEN THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,500.

SPEEDOMETER AND NOW THE TEMP GAUGE FAULTY.. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS 2004 CHEVY IMPALA... GM FIXED SAME ISSUE IN THEIR TRUCKS, BUT REFUSES TO FIX IN THIS AND OTHER MODEL CARS... *TR

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA 3.4L V6, 70,000 MILES. RIGHT TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENT FAILURE STARTED OCCURRING AT AROUND 65,000 MILES - INTERIOR DASH TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR BLINKS RAPIDLY BUT THE ACTUAL TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT FLASH AT ALL. I CHECKED ALL LAMPS AND FUSES THEN REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH AS SUGGESTED BY SOME CAR FORUMS BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS! *TR

FIRST THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND WAS LIKE THAT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, NOW IT IS WORKING AGAIN, THEN SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH, SPEEDOMETER IS READING 15 TO 20 MPH THEN DROPS TO 0 IT HAS DONE THIS BEFORE, SO I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IF THERE WAS A RECALL. I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS. I WAS WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL OUT THERE SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS THIS COULD REALLY BE A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 IMPALA HAS SLIP SO BAD THAT I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. IT KICKED SO HARD IN RAINING WEATHER THE CAR SWERVE ON THE ROAD. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK OR WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. WILL NOT SHOW ACCURATE SPEED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 IMPALA AT NIGHT AND LIGHTS WENT OUT. ONE SIDE HAD BLINKED BEFORE BUT CAME RIGHT BACK ON. LAST NIGHT I HAD TO ABANDON MY CAR. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THIS MORNING THE LIGHTS TURN ON AGAIN. TOTALLY UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. I CHECKED ONLINE FOR A POSSIBLE CAUSE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS AN EXTREME PROBLEM WITH IMPALAS, CHEVY SHOULD FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR

2004 CHEVY IMPALA THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED PASSLOCK SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY LOCKS THE CAR FROM BEING CRANKED. EVERYTHING WILL OPERATE PROPERLY EXCEPT BEING ABLE TO CRANK THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 20 TIMES YOU CRANK THE VEHICLE. YOU HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL CRANK. IF YOU TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION DURING THAT TIME IT IS LIKELY THAT THE SYSTEM WILL NOT RESET ITSELF, THUS STARTING THE PROCESS OVER AGAIN. I CONTACTED 2 GM DEALERSHIPS WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOK INTO IT AND HE TRIED REPLACING THE IGNITION BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. THAT COST NEARLY $800.00. NOW I SIT IN THE BLAZING SUN OR FREEZING COLD OR RAIN AND WAIT FOR THE CAR TO FINALLY START. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS FOR ALL OWNERS AT NO CHARGE. SADLY FOR THEM, IT IS NOT JUST IMPALAS THAT ARE HAVING THIS TROUBLE; IT IS ACROSS THE ENTIRE PRODUCT LINE OF GM MODELS. *TR

IGNITION SPORADICALLY FAILS TO START VEHICLE. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WILL TURN ON, BUT IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OVER STARTER. LEFT WITH A COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE CAR THAT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS; ONLY TO GO BACK TO THE CAR AN HOUR LATER AND HAVE IT START! TOLD THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT GM HAS HAD ON MULTIPLE MAKES OF CARS THROUGHOUT THE PAST. IT IS WIDELY KNOWN TO BE A PROBLEM, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY BACK FROM CALIFORNIA THRU NEVADA SPEEDOMETER ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING AND SLOWLY DROPPED TO 0 AS DONE IT AT LIST 5 MORE TIME BUT ONLY WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS. *TR

2004 IMPALA, CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW I HAVE SLIGHTLY LOOSE STEERING WITH NOTICEABLE PLAY IN THE STEERING. THANKS FOR STANDING BEHIND KNOWN MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS GM! WILL BE MY LAST GM AUTOMOBILE. *TR

FOR OVER A YEAR, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE SECURITY LIGHT IN MY DRIVER?S PANEL INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED WHEN I PLACED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND MY CAR FAILED TO START. THE CAR WOULD EVENTUALLY START AFTER 15 ? 30 MINUTES. AT FIRST, THIS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY BUT THEN BECAME A MORE COMMON OCCURRENCE. WHEN I TOOK MY IMPALA TO A LOCAL AUTO-REPAIR SHOP, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THE EXACT PROBLEM. THEIR EQUIPMENT REPORTED A NUMBER OF ELECTRONIC ERRORS BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT THE PRECISE CAUSE OF THE CAR?S ISSUES. INSTEAD, THEY OFFERED TO RESET THE ELECTRONIC CODES AND ADVISED ME TO BRING MY CAR BACK AT THE FIRST SIGN OF ANY ELECTRONIC ISSUES. MY IMPALA OPERATED FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS WITHOUT ISSUE. HOWEVER, A NEW ELECTRONIC ISSUE EMERGED WITH MY VEHICLE. I NOTICED MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AUTOMATICALLY. FOR EXAMPLE, IF I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AT A MODERATE AMOUNT OF SPEED AS SOON AS I RELEASED THE BRAKE. LIKE THE PREVIOUS ISSUE, THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND SOON PROGRESSED TO A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. WHEN I TOOK THE IMPALA BACK TO THE AUTO-REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANICS STATED THE AUTOMATIC ACCELERATION WAS DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SENSOR. AFTER I HAD THE FAULTY IGNITION SENSOR REPLACED, THE IMPALA ONCE AGAIN RAN WITHOUT ISSUE FOR A FEW MONTHS. HOWEVER, THE SOLUTION PROVED TEMPORARY AS THE PREVIOUS AUTOMATIC ACCELERATION ISSUE RETURNED. I ONCE AGAIN

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS A CRAZY DASH CLUSTER!! I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE!! GM HAS RECALLED OTHER TYPES OF VEHICLES WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CLUSTER PROBLEM, BUT WON'T RECALL THE IMPALAS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE!! I HAVE YOUNG TWO CHILDREN THAT ARE ALWAYS WITH ME AND WHEN I'M DRIVING ; NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I AM GOING, NOT KNOWING MY TEMPERATURE, OR HOW MANY RPMS MY CAR IS PUSHING! VERY SERIOUS WHEN I'M NOT THE ONLY VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. I HOPE GM ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SAFETY OF THERE CUSTOMERS! HOPEFULLY THE GOVERNMENT CAN PUSH THEM TO DO SOMETHING!!! WE PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE WILL APPRECIATE IT GREATLY!!! THANK YOU *TR

2004 CHEVY IMPALA: SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS, USUALLY JUMPS TO OVER 120 MPH AT FREEWAY SPEEDS BUT CAN READ LOW OR HIGH. WHEN STOPPED IT CURRENTLY IS STUCK AT 67 MPH. TOMORROW IT MAY BE 35 WHO KNOWS. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE TOGGLE BETWEEN LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM QUIT WORKING, IT WON'T STAY IN HIGH BEAM, BUT THAT DIDN'T AFFECT MY LIFE VERY MUCH. BUT SUDDENLY, THE DRIVING LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THIS 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. THIS IS DANGEROUS, NOT JUST A MINOR INCONVENIENCE, AND NOW I CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT AT ALL, DRAMATICALLY AFFECTING MY LIFE. THE PART IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE, BETWEEN $550 AND $800, AND THAT SEEMS TO RISE TO THE LEVEL OF A MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBILITY, GIVEN THE SIMILAR CONSUMER ITEMS THAT HAVE SWITCHES THAT PERFORM SATISFACTORILY FAR LONGER IN THE LIFE OF A PRODUCT. *TR

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING OR THE TEMPERATURE OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED OR REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD IT. *TR