2004 Chevrolet Impala complaints

THE IGNITION STOPPED WORKING. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE CAR ONLY HAS 19,000 MILES. THIS IS GOING TO COST $600 TO FIX. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A DELAYED CRANK. THE VEHICLE TAKES SEVERAL HOURS TO START SOMETIMES. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AS IF THE BATTERY FAILED; HOWEVER, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS STILL OPERATIVE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A DULL HUMMING NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER CONSUMER WHO WAS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR FAILURES THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP WAS NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT REPAIR. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE COULD BE SEVERAL DEFECTS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION MODULE; HOWEVER, THEY WERE AFRAID TO MAKE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW IF EITHER OF THE REMEDIES WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE STARTER AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED, BUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING WELL BELOW 40 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 65 MPH. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT INSTEAD OF BEING DEFAULTED AT 0 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN AT 60 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND WOULD DISPLAY DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,400.

MY IMPALA 2004 HAS ABOUT 41,000 MILES ON IT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE WENT RIGHT OVER TO HOT, I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN AND FOR A HALF AN HOUR HAD IT ON A MACHINE TO LET ME KNOW IF IT WAS SERIOUS. THE RESULT FROM THIS TEST WAS, I COULD GET AWAY WITH DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS IS AND JUST WATCH MY VEHICLE FOR ANY SIGNS OF OVERHEATING OR GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. A MONTH OR SO LATER MY SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF IT WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS NOW AND I CALLED CHEVROLET AND THE FIRST MECHANIC OF COURSE TOLD ME IT WAS SERIOUS AND BRING IT RIGHT IN AND THE SECOND CHEVROLET MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE, JUST TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAIT ABOUT 20 MIN AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD START. WAS INFORMED THAT IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE TO GET THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS REPAIRED. AFTER READING THIS SIGHT AND SPEAKING WITH OTHER IMPALA OWNERS I REALIZED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEMS AND PERHAPS CHEVROLET SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

WE HAVE A CHEVY IMPALA AND THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES IT STAYS AT 0 AND OTHER TIMES IT SAYS SOME RIDICULOUS SPEED. WE HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEVERAL PEOPLE ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. OWNERS OF THESE CARS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FIX BECAUSE THEY DID NOTHING WRONG AND ITS A CRUCIAL PART OF THE CAR. GM SCREWED UP AND SHOULD RECALL BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE WITHOUT THE SPEEDOMETER BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY OR DON'T WANT TO WASTE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND DECELERATING, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT NO MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILS. CAR WILL NOT START. HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN. TO TRY IT AGAIN. HEARD OF OTHERS WITH SAME COMPLAINT. IF SO MANY COMPLAINTS, WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL. HAVE READ THAT EVEN GETTING IT FIXED WILL NOT ALWAYS SOLVE THE PROBLEM. VERY EXPENSIVE TO.

THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC READS 120 + MPH WHEN STOPPED. FALLS TO 0MPH AT 75MPH. THIS IS NOW CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE SPEED OF VEHICLE. SAFETY ISSUE. NO REPAIRS ATTEMPTED AT THIS TIME. WEB SITES INDICATE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AT GM AND A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE 2004 IMPALA. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STARTING GOING OUT OF CONTROL. IF MY CAR IS STOPPED THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS IT IS GOING 30 MPH. THE GAS GAUGE IS OUT OF CONTROL TOO. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED GETTING STUCK ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL I HEAR A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR, LIKE A KNOCK OR SOMETHING. ALSO WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAVE ALSO SMELLED GAS WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR , MY HUSBAND COULD NOT SEE ANY LEAKAGE OR ANYTHING UNTIL LAST WEEK. IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL REGULATOR VALVE. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SHIFT HARD SOMETIMES. I HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY TO GET IT ALL CHECKED OUT BY THE MANUFACTURER BUT I WAS WONDERING IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS ON ANY OF THESE THINGS. ALSO I CAN HEAR A WHISTLING SOUND WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. AND MY HUSBAND JUST INFORMED ME THAT HE BOUGHT A REGULATOR VALVE FOR IT AND SOME O RINGS BECAUSE SOMETHING IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE SLIGHTLY. CAN YOU HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!! *TR

THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA DOES NOT WORK AND NOW MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. KNOW I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING (A SAFETY HAZARD IN SCHOOL ZONES) NOR DO I KNOW IF MY ENGINE IS OVERHEATING WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS. *TR

NO EVENTS LEADING, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMP GAGE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE AT ALL TIMES, CANNOT KNOW WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING AT. I'M WAITING FOR A RECALL AS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE MANUFACTURER - CHEVROLET. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION NOT TO KNOW YOUR SPEED ACCURATELY. *TR

HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ARE DISABLED AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF USE. *TR

2004 CHEVY IMPALA - ABS LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT HAVE INTERMITTENTLY GOING ON AND OFF, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, NOW THE TACHOMETER GOES HAYWIRE AND IS STUCK OVER THE MAX. I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE, GIVES ME FALSE READINGS, GM SAID I HAD T OPAY $600 TO FIX IT, CAR ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES, MANY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, WE ALL CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS FAULTY FROM THE FACTORY, GM SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE TO FIX. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED. THE NEEDLE WOULD POINT DIRECTLY DOWN (NOT AT 0) AND THEN MOVE COUNTER CLOCKWISE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED. *TR

INTERMITTENT SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION ON A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE HAS A 2003 COSCO CHILD SAFETY SEAT, MODEL NUMBER 22-100 FSM (NA). THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON MARCH 24, 2005. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING, HER DAUGHTER WAS SEATED FORWARD FACING IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND BEGAN CRYING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE SEAT. SHE NOTICED THAT THE LATCH CONNECTOR SOMEHOW BECAME UNLATCHED, WENT THROUGH THE SEAT, AND PUNCTURED A HOLE SO DEEP INTO THE CHILD'S RIGHT THIGH THAT SHE HAD TO GET 15 STITCHES. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. SHE STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT.

2004 CHEVY IMPALA WITH SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE SEVERELY WARPED. HE BELIEVES THAT THE ROTORS ARE POOR QUALITY AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED CONSTANTLY. *KB

THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE IS NOT READING CORRECTLY. FIRST, IT WAS SHOWING YOUR SPEED AS 120MPH, WHEN YOU WERE STOPPED. IT WAS NEVER ACCURATE. THEN ONE DAY, IT JUST STAYED AT 0MPH, EVEN WHEN YOU WERE MOVING. I HAD IT FIXED THROUGH A GM DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FIXED THE CLUSTER. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR, AND SAME PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO REALIZE THE DANGER WITH THIS DEFECT. IT IS NOT A CHEAP FIX EITHER. I AM SAVING MY RECEIPT IN HOPES THAT GM WILL REALIZE THE HAZARDS WITH DRIVING A CAR THIS WAY. *TR

FOR TWO YEARS THE PASSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND THE VEHICLE WONT START. WE HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT FOR 20 MINUTES FOR THE SYSTEM RESETS ITSELF. CHEVROLET DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WANTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE. AT FIRST THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ONLY ONCE A MONTH. NOW IT IS HAPPENING WEEKLY. PLEASE HELP.. *TR

SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE HAYWIRE. IT IS NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED. IT IS GONE HAYWIRE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE'S. *TR

2004 CHEVY IMPALA INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT READING CORRECTLY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH SAME YEAR MODEL CAR SAY THE SAME HAPPEN TO THEM. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 20 MPH. *TR

2004 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER BROKEN. AUTO DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. READS 0 MPH MOST TIMES. SOMETIMES READS 5 TO 10 MPH WHEN GOING 40 - 70 MPH. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER(SPEEDOMETER, TACH) OF MY 2004 IMPALA IS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET FROM OTHER CONSUMERS AND THEY ALL HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND YOU HAVE TO GET IT FIXED YOURSELF FOR 500-800.00 AND ITS NOT JUST HAPPENING TO A FEW PEOPLE BUT A LOT. SOMETIMES IT WILL READ THAT I'M DOING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I AM EASILY PASSING EVERYONE UP SO IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL DROPPED TO 0 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER THEN BEGAN DISPLAYING INACCURATE SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,203 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NO PRIOR EVENT. TURN SIGNAL FLASHER CEASED TO FUNCTION FULL TIME. IT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. HAZARD LIGHTS NOR TURN SIGNALS BLINK. BULBS COME ON AND STAY ON. NO FLASHER. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON 04/16/08. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HENDERSON CHEVROLET ON 04/17/08 FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. ON 04/18/08 THE TRANSMISSION PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND IS UNDRIVEABLE. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING REPAIRS MADE. *TR

2004 IMPALA LS SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AT 51,000 MILES. IT STUCK AT 50 MPH AND THEN INCREASED TO OVER 120 AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INHERENT WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR THIS AND OTHER YEAR MODEL IMPALA'S AS WELL AS OTHER CHEVROLET'S AS PER THE WEB SITE ( HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/2004/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SPEEDOMETER_GONE_HAYWIRE.SHTML ). THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CHEVROLET WILL APPARENTLY NOT PUT A RECALL ON IT. SOMEONE SUGGESTED TO LET THIS SITE KNOW ABOUT THIS AND APPARENTLY HAS ALREADY DONE SO THEMSELVES, SO I HOPE MY STATEMENT IS OF SOME HELP FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS, INCLUDING MINE. PLEASE PUT THE PRESSURE ON GM TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE. I WOULDN'T HAVE A CLUE ABOUT HOW MANY FAILURES OR NUMBER OF INJURIES, DEATHS OR POSSIBLE SPEEDING TICKETS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS. THANKS *TR

THREE TIME IN THE LAST 30 DAYS MY 2004 IMPALA FAILED TO START BECAUSE OF SECURITY SYSTEM PROBLEM,I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MECHANIC ,THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR.. IT IS SAID TO BE ONE OF THE MODULES IN THE SYSTEM, I SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND G M DOES NOTHING. WHEN WILL SOMEONE PRESSURE THEM INTO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGE FAILURE. ALL GAUGES HAVE STOPPED FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THEY EITHER REGISTER INCORRECT INFORMATION, (SPEED, FUEL, ENGINE TEMPERATURE) OR DO NOT WORK AT ALL. HTTP://WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM/SAFETYSTATION.ASP LISTS OVER 100 ACCOUNTS OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THIS MODEL CAR. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILED AFTER APPROX. 60,000 MILES ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS. IT IS INACCURATE AND INCONSISTENT, OFTEN READING 30-60 MPH WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND OFTEN READING OVER 90 MPH WHEN DRIVING BELOW 40 MPH. AT TIMES, THE NEEDLE JUMPS ERRATICALLY AND GETS STUCK OUTSIDE THE NORMAL RANGE, SUCH AS POINTING TO A GEAR INDICATOR ON THE DISPLAY RATHER THAN TO A SPEED ON THE DIAL. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS HAS GOTTEN STUCK. I WOULD SAY THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED CLOSE TO A DOZEN TIMES NOW SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2007. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS STATEMENTS FROM ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND I HAVE TALKED TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS AS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN A CAUSE FOR A RECALL, AS A SPEEDOMETER SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY IMPORTANT PIECE OF VEHICLE EQUIPMENT. ITS ESPECIALLY FRUSTRATING SINCE IT WILL COST ME $400 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIPS THAT ONCE THE SPEEDOMETER GOES, EVENTUALLY THE REST OF THE CLUSTER WILL START TO FAIL. I AM STATING IN THE INCIDENT DATE PORTION THE LAST DATE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

AUTOMOBILE QUIT RUNNING WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND FAILED TO RESTART. THIS SITUATION, I FEEL, PUT MINE AND MY WIFE'S LIVES IN DANGER. RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THIS SITUATION IS COMMON IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. PASSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM OVERRIDES OPERATORS ATTEMPTS TO START CAR. CALLS TO GM AND GM REPRESENTATIVES PRODUCED NEGATIVE REACTION TO CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. *TR

2004 IMPALA POLICE PACKAGE. INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE. AFTER 15-20 MINUTES DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER DROP BACK TO ABOUT 15 AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WITH SEVERAL STOP IT STAY BELOW 0 AND NEVER MOVE AGAIN. GM SHOULD REPLACE ALL DEFECTED INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR IMPALA LIKE THEY DO TO OTHER MODELS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

OUR SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING PROPERLY APPROX 4/1/07. CONTACTED GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, THERE WAS NOT. SPEEDOMETER IS JUST STUCK AND POINTS TO THE GEAR INDICATOR IN THE DASH. UPON RESEARCH, MANY GM '04 HAVE THIS DEFECT. MY HUSBAND MANAGES A RETAIL FOOD COMPANY AND HIS FLEET IS SUPPLIED WITH GMC TOPKICKS. THE '04 TRUCKS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COMPANY HAD TO SOAK THE COST OF REPLACING ALL THE "CLUSTERS" DUE TO NO RECALL. I THINK A DEFECT WHICH AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF A DOT CERTIFIED DRIVER SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH WARPED ROTORS, WHICH I HAD REPLACED. THEN A WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING BEING BAD. I HAD LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING REPLACED AND PROBLEM WASN'T FIXED. TURNED OUT IT WAS RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING THAT WAS BAD, SO BOTH ENDED UP REPLACED. A FEW WEEKS LATER "SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM" LIGHT STARTED COMING ON EVERY DAY AND SHUTS OFF THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER CONDITIONS DON'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO DIM. SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WILL GO FROM HIGH BEAMS TO DIM. I'VE NEVER HAD THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS WITH CHEVROLET'S BEFORE. I'VE HAD CHEVROLET'S WITH 150,000 MILES ON THEM AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS, WHEEL BEARINGS, OR HAD ABS PROBLEMS BEFORE, JUST NORMAL MAINTENANCE. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA'S TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING. IT MOVES VERY SLOWLY IN THE MORNINGS. IT MOVES VERY SLOWLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT WILL NOT PULL HILLS AT A SLOW SPEED BUT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 50-55MPH IT WILL ONLY SLOW DOWN JUST A LITTLE. IT BASICALLY WILL NOT GO OVER 65 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE TO STAY IN THE SLOW LANE. PLUS, THE DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK SO I CAN ONLY ASSUME I AM GOING 50-55 MILES PER HOUR BY JUDGING THE SPEED PATTERN OF THE OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS MEANS NO TEMPERATURE GAUGE, NO SPEEDOMETER, AND NO FUEL GAUGE. I CHECK FLUID LEVELS EVERY WEEK. I FILL UP MY TANK EVERY SATURDAY AND WEDNESDAY. I AM STUCK AND SICK OF THIS BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET TWO THINGS FIXED THAT SHOULD ONLY STOP WORKING ON OLD CARS. THIS CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD. *TR

THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS NO LONGER BLINK WHEN TURNED ON. THE BULBS LIGHT UP BUT DO NOT BLINK ON AND OFF. *TR

OPY OF TEXT SENT TO GM/CHEVROLET... MY SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES OPERATE ERRATICALLY. SPEEDOMETER SPECIFICALLY IS TOTALLY ERRATIC, ALMOST NEVER CORRECT AND VARIES ANYWHERE FROM FULLY PEGGED AT ZERO TO FULLY PEGGED AT TOP END. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING AT ANY TIME. YOU CANNOT GAUGE, BY SPEEDOMETER, THE SPEED LIMIT OR RECOMMENDED SPEEDS FOR CURVES, ETC. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. FROM EXTENSIVE READING SO FAR, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART ON THIS VEHICLE AND DUE TO THE SAFETY AND LEGAL NATURE OF YOUR SPEED, THIS GAUGE SHOULD BE REPLACED VIA INDUSTRY-WIDE RECALL. I WELCOME YOUR RETURN CALL TO DISCUSS THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM A PILOT AND CANNOT HAVE MY CELL ON CONTINUOUSLY. PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH CALL BACK NUMBER AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS. THIS GAUGE HAS BEEN FAULTY FOR THE PAST YEAR. I HAVE INSTALLED MY GPS TO MONITOR MY SPEED. THE GAUGE IS NOT SYMMETRIC IN ITS ERRORS. YOU WILL READ 100+ SOMETIMES GOING 70 OR YOU WILL READ 0 GOING SAME SPEED. IT CHANGES FROM TRIP TO TRIP AND SOMETIMES AFTER A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, OR JUST DRIVING CONSTANT SPEED. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA HAS A GAUGE PROBLEM. NONE OF THE DASHBOARD GAUGES WORK. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING, HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE OR IF MY CAR IS OVER HEATING. ITS SCARY DRIVING THIS CAR! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 90 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE BECAME STUCK AND REMAINED AT 90 MPH, EVEN WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINS AT 90 MPH EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING WHEN IT ACTUALLY WAS NOT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,487. UPDATED 10/16/08. *LJ THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. UPDATED 10/17/08.*JB

PROBLEM SWITCHING FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM ETC AND SUDDEN HEADLIGHT FAILURE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. BELIEVE PROBLEM IS MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS PEOPLE FOR THIS VEHICLE TYPE. STARTED OUT AS INFREQUENT BUT GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *TR

I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA IN AUG 07. THE PROBLEMS STARTED ONLY A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. FIRST THE TEMP GAUGE WOULD REGISTER ALL THE WAY UP TO 260. AFTER CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING HOT, I STARTED CALLING DEALERS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I WAS INFORMED BY A SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEY CONTINUED TELLING HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE IT. WELL ONLY A COUPLE WEEKS LATER THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED THE SAME THING. IT WOULD STICK AND NOT REGISTER RIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS STILL CONTINUING CAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. I CONTINUED MY REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR AND DURING AND OIL CHANGE I WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO CHANGED, SO I MADE THE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHANGED ON SATURDAY. ONLY A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER HAVING IT CHANGED WE WENT TO BACK UP AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE SO WE THOUGHT IT JUST MIGHT BE LOW ON FLUID. AFTER CHECKING THE FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE BUT THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. NOW IT SLIPS WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE TO TAKE OFF AND YOU CAN HEAR THE TRANSMISSION WHINING WHILE BEING DRIVEN. AS OF NOW IT STILL SLIPS, SOMETIMES, ANDS WHINES, AND OF COURSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS STILL MESSED UP BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT OWN IMPALAS AND I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. YOU WOU

SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE HAYWIRE AND IS SHOWING THAT I AM TRAVELING EXCESSIVELY FASTER THAN I AM GOING - APPROXIMATELY 30 - 40+ MPH. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS SPEEDING AND SO I LIGHTLY PUT ON MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND HAD TIRES SQUEALING ALL AROUND ME - THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC IS 70+ MPH IN THAT SECTION OF FREEWAY. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE A SEVERAL CAR PILEUP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS SITTING ON ZERO. MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THAT MY GAS GAUGE STARTED GOING HAYWIRE. ONE MINUTE IT WAS FULL THE NEXT IT WAS 1/2 FULL AND I HAD ONLY GONE 20 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THEN MY DAD USED MY CAR ONE DAY AND TOLD ME THAT THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS WRONG AS WELL. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND THE ONLY WAY I KNOW I NEED GAS IS WHEN THE LOW FUEL MESSAGE COMES UP IN THE MESSAGE CENTER. I HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT 4 SPEEDING TICKETS JUST IN THE LAST YEAR AND WOULD HAVE RECEIVED MORE IF I HAD NOT KNOWN THE OFFICER OR TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM AND BEGGED THAT THEY LET ME OFF WITH A WARNING. *TR

CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR BRAKES. ROTORS WARPED @ 21,500 MILES. 12,000 MILES LATER, WARPED AGAIN. WAS TOLD THIS WAS COMMON AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. REPAIR COST OUT OF POCKET. CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM. WAS TOLD IT WAS TOTALLY NATURAL FOR MY CAR TO GET THAT HOT. UNBELIEVABLE!! NOW I HAVE AN INTAKE OR A HEAD GASKET THAT IS BAD. AGAIN, NOTHING THEY CAN DO. AGAIN, COST OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHEVY I SERVICE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES IT. THE SERVICE CENTER TOLD US, "CARS ARE MADE DIFFERENT THESE DAYS. STUFF HAPPENS." IF THEY CAN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS I WON'T BUY ANOTHER. 34,000 MILES AND MY CAR IS JUNK. I THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED REGARDING THESE PROBLEMS. BAD BRAKES AND BAD GASKETS. *TR