Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2004 record →
SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY, HAVE TO WAIT TEN MINS TO START VEHICLE. SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, MY GAS FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING SO I TRACK THE GAS MY MILES .. FIRST 20 MILES STRUGGLES TO GO, FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR TO THE FUEL PUMP TO TRANNY TO ALTERNATOR NOW IT WONT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ONE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION IS RIDICULOUS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE AND CREATED A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLCIKER AND SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ALSO WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LAST NIGHT MY HEAD LIGHTS FLASHED 3 OR 4 TIMES AND THEN I LOST ALL HEADLIGHTS. AND NOW WHEN I TURN MY BRIGHTS I LOOSE ALL HEADLIGHT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ENGINE OIL LEAK IN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION KEY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
WHEN TRYING TO CRANK VEHICLE PASSLOCK CODE WON'T ALLOW CAR TO CRANK UNTIL AFTER 10 MINUTES. THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL BLINK UNTIL ITS READY TO CRANK AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHER WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER FAIL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS FLICKER ON. THEREFORE I AM CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM...............
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE CHECKING THE OIL DRIP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL HAD A MILKY APPEARANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
WHEN I GO TO START MY CAR I HAVE NO LIGHTS AND NO SIGN OF TURNING OVER. THEN I WAIT 10 TO 20 MINUTES AND I GET SOME LIGHTS ON THE DASH, THEN FINALLY IT WILL START. (THIS WAS HAPPENING JUNE & JULY OF 2015) NOW, I HAVE LIGHTS, IT JUST DOESN'T WANT TO TURN OVER. IF IT DOES TRY TO TURN OVER, IT DOESN'T STAY RUNNING. WAIT 5 TO 20 MINUTES THEN IT WILL START. IT USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THEN STOP SOMEWHERE FOR A WHILE, THEN WHEN I GO TO LEAVE I HAVE THE ISSUES. BUT THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR AFTER ITS BEEN SITTING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME LIKE OVER NIGHT IT WON'T START THIS ISSUE HAS BEGUN AROUND AUGUST OF 2015 TOOK TO TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES, ONE INDEPENDENT THE OTHER A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. NEITHER WANT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CODES, BECAUSE OF WASTING MONEY ON PARTS THAT MAY NOT BE NEEDED, WHICH I APPRECIATE, BUT YET IS FRUSTRATING. WHEN I GOOGLE MY ISSUE ONLINE THERE ARE MANY WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS ON WHAT TO REPLACE BUT NO SPECIFICS. SEEMS LIKE MANY ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH DEALERSHIPS....STATING CHEVY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM AND HAVE A RECALL OF SOME SORT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BE REPLACING PARTS JUST TO SEE IF IT'S THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY PAID $42 TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DRIVE MY CAR ALL DAY TO SEE IF IT WOULD DO THE PROBLEM. ONLINE IDEAS ARE STATING AS SIMPLE AS REPLACE THE GAS TANK CAP TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. I HAD SIMILAR ISSUES BACK IN 6/2009, CODE WAS READ AND THEY REPLACED THE PAS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED A GASKET LEAK IN THE VEHICLE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.
ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE AT A RED LIGHT AND THEN WILL TURNOVER BUT WILL NOT RESTART.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASS LOCK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN STARTING ENGINE THEN COMES BACK ON AGAIN AND STAYS ON
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE SWITCH TO GET THE LOW BEAMS AND HIGH BEAMS TO WORK. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,270.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON A BLACK NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE DASH LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS NORMAL. AFTER BRAKING TO AN EMERGENCY STOP I DISCOVERED THAT IF I FLICKED THE DIMMER SWITCH THE LO-BEAM WOULD COME ON. SOME TIME LATER, WHEN I FLICKED THE DIMMER SWITCH THE HI-BEAMS CAME BACK ON. THIS SITUATION HAPPENED PERIODICALLY SINCE THEN BUT I COULD ALSO REGAIN SOME LIGHT BY FLICKING THE DIMMER. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND I COULD NOT FLICK THE DIMMER SWITCH. IT WOULD NOT CLICK. IT SEEMED TO BE JAMMED SO NO LIGHTS. AT PRESENT I HAVE HEADLIGHTS (BRIGHT ONLY) IF I HOLD THE DIMMER SWITCH UP. AS SOON AS I LET IT GO ALL LIGHTS GO OUT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE, BUT NO SIGNAL ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,151.
I HAVE REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH, STARTER THREE TIMES IN TWO YEARS, THE ALTERNATOR AND THREE BATTERIES IN TWO YEARS. ALSO HAD SEVERAL FREQUENT TUNE UPS. THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT SENSOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 2TIMES IN THE PAST 8 YEAR DUE TO IT BEING FAULTY. I AM NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF A SAFETY ISSUE THIS COULD BE BUT IT REALLY STARTS JUST RANDOMLY JERKING INTO GEAR FOR NO REASON, I HAD IT REPLACED 8 YEARS AGO AND NOW AGAIN IT IS GETTING DONE, ON TOP OF THAT THE IGNITION PASS LOCK SENSOR HAS BEEN CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START AND FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE RESEARCH THIS IS A PROBLEM ON GM CARS FROM 2000-2004, I FILED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON CAR COMPLAINTS.COM AND YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THERE IS A PROBLEM. IT'S GOING TO COST ME OVER 1100.00 TO GET THESES TWO THINGS FIXED. I AM VERY UPSET THAT CHEVY CHOOSES TO IGNORE THESE PROBLEMS. OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN STRANDED OVER 10 TIMES BECAUSE MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T START. IT TOOK THE SHOP A FEW DAYS TO EVEN DIAGNOSIS IT BECAUSE THEY HAD TO GET THEM BOTH TO ACT UP DUE TO THE COMPUTER NOT STORING CODES.IT SEEMS TO ME THERE IS SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS YEAR BUT GM CHOOSES TO IGNORE THESE COMPLAINTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE HIGH BEAMS EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. MA 10/19/2015 *CN
VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC TWICE. ON OTHER OCCASIONS HE PROVIDED ADVICE TO CIRCUMVENT THE PROBLEM, MOST OCCASIONS WAS TO WAIT, REMOVE AND REINSERT THE KEY AND START THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE LOCAL DEALER (NOW BILL KAY), THEY ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED (AT AN EXORBITANT COST TO ME). I HAD OUR LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACE THE SWITCH, AND IT'S BEEN FINE SINCE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE TWO KEY FOR THE CAR, ONE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ANOTHER FOR THE DOORS AND TRUNK. WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL I CONTACTED BILL KAY, RELAYED THE SPECIFICS OF MY ISSUE, AND ADVISED THAT I WAS NOT SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL MY EXPENSES, BUT WOULD APPRECIATE THEM REKEYING THE VEHICLE SO THAT I COULD USE ONE KEY FOR THE IGNITION, DOORS AND TRUNK. THEY ADVISED THAT THIS RECALL DID NOT COVER THE IGNITION, AND PROVIDED NO RESOLUTION. HAVE CONTACTED THEM SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT.
THE VATS SYSTEM WILL NOT LET ME START MY CAR FOR 10 TO 20 MINUTES. THE SYSTEM HAS BROKEN DOWN AND MY THINKING IS THAT GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO FIX THE ISSUE.
AFTER REPLACING: BATTERY, STARTER, STARTER MODULE, IGNITION MODULE, AND TUMBLER LOCK ASSEMBLY THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WILL NOT START.
WHEN YOU TRY START VEHICLE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE NOTED ONLINE AND CUSTOMERS ARE SPENDING MONEY ON BATTERIES AND OTHER PARTS WITHOUT A FIX. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE SEEMS LIKE MANY NOTES ARE INDICATING DISGUST WITH THE COMPANY NOT RESPONDING TO THIS ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND PULLING OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE, HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD START FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND ITS A NEW BATTERY ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED. HAD IT JUMPED CAR FINALLY STARTED AND THE SCREECHING WAS LOUD AND CLOUD OF SMOKE STARTED. TURNED IT OFF WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I BELIEVE IT IS COMING FROM THE SERPENTINE PULLEY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS OVERHEATING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR, IT WILL NOT START. I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES AND THEN TRY AGAIN. IT IS GETTING WORSE AND I HAVE HAD TO WAIT UP UNTIL ONE HOUR TO BE ABLE TO START CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO TRY TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED AND THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT. SOMETIMES, I CAN GO A WEEK WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING AND AT OTHER TIMES, IT HAPPENS TO ME SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY. I HAVE BEEN LATE TO WORK COUNTLESS TIMES DUE TO THIS AND BEEN INCONVENIENCED. IT IS SCARY BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE IF IT COULD BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE OR WHAT ELSE COULD HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. I'M NOT SURE IF THE PROBLEM COULD BE THE KEY, IGNITION SWITCH OR SOMETHING EVEN MORE DETAILED.
I WAS GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL - WARNER HILL ROAD - STRATFORD CT. THE CAR BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER - INCLUDING BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE BRAKES BUT THEY WERE EXTREMELY HARD TO PUSH BUT THEY WORKED. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CARS IN FRONT OR BACK AND THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS GREEN. I WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS THE INTERSECTION INTO THE SIKORSKI AIRCRAFT PLANT PAST THE GUARD AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. I TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CAR WORKED FINE. THIS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS AND ALL THE DEALER DID WAS TO REPLACE THE KEY FOB WITH A LEAD WEIGHT. I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD HAVE REPLACED INSTEAD OF JUST A KEY FOB REPLACEMENT WHICH DID NOT WORK.
IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SHUT OFF. CHECKED THE STARTER AND THE BATTERY AND THE ENGINE, ALL ARE IN WORKING ORDER. THE SWITCH HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. IT STICKS BAD IS HARD TO TURN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE IGNITION KEY IN THE START POSITION WOULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. ALL THE OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WERE WORKING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. IT TOOK THE CONTACT TEN MINUTES TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE KEY IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH HE PAID TO HAVE REPLACED. *SMD
I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP BUT STEERING WHEEL STILL HARD TO TURN, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE EARLY 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE PASS LOCK ON THE KEY. THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 7/29/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,696.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WATER LEAKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS AN ACCUMULATION OF WATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. THE FAILURE CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE AND THE RADIO SPEAKER BECAME DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER DEFLECTOR SHIELD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
I WAS DRIVE HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT AND MY SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON MY CAR. THE NEXT THING IT WAS OFF. WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AFTER LEAVING HOME THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAY ON. I GOT TO WORK AND LOOK IN MY GM MANUAL AND SEEN THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER. I WENT TO MY CAR AFTER WORK TO GO HOME THE LIGHT WAS OFF. I STOP TO GET GAS. MY CAR WOULD NOT START. NICE MAN CAME AND SAID LETS DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. HE DID. MY CAR STARTED. I WAS OK FOR THREES DAY THEN THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH IN SEPT OF 2014. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY ONLY FIX THE KEY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY THEY HAD TO FIX A PART ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE ASK THAT THERE IS A RECALL. I DONT FEEL SAFE WITH THIS CAR. I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR. I SCARED THAT THIS CAR COULD STOP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING IT. THANK YOU
I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE CAR AND WAS DRIVING AND MY GAS HAND,SPEEDOMETER AND OIL INDICATORS JUST FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CIRCLE. INSTEAD OF SHOWING ME THE AMOUNT OF GAS I HAVE THE RED NEEDLE FALLS BEHIND THE "E". THE SAME IS TRUE FOR THE SPEEDOMETER,THE NEEDLE JUST FALLS TO THE BOTTOM,AND THE COLD/HOT INDICATOR IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PANEL. ISN'T THIS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE THE ACCURATE READING LEVEL AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE #14350. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD UNNECESSARY REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, AS THE SAFETY ISSUE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE IGNITION SWITCH TUMBLER WAS REPLACED. *JB
COME ON NOW, I SEE THE COMPLAINTS ON A BUNCH OF THINGS THAT IS WRONG WITH MY 2004 IMPALA. AN THERE IS MORE THAN ONE PERSON SAYING IT. THERE SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE THAT YOU GUYS SEEM TO BE IGNORING AN REFUSING TO FIX. I THINK ITS ABOUT TIME FOR SOME PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER AND FILE SOME KIND OF LAWSUIT AGAINST YOU GUYS IF YOU DON'T ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. NOW FOR THE SAME COMPLAINTS FOR MY IMPALA, NUMBER 1 IT DOES NOT LIKE TO START SOMETIMES AND THEN I HAVE TO WAIT 20 MINS TO AN HOUR JUST FOR IT TO FINALLY START. NUMBER 2 THE SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON. NUMBER 3 THE GAGES TO MY SPEEDOMETER AND GAS MOVE ALL OVER THE PLACE AND DOESN'T GIVE ME THE ACCURATE READING. OTHER EXPERIENCES I'VE HAD NOTICED IS THAT MY BRIGHTS DON'T ALWAYS LIKE TO SHUT OFF THE FIRST TIME, THE CAR PULLS MAINLY TO THE RIGHT, BUT ALSO BACK AND FORTH. AND ALL THE BUTTONS AND LIGHT TO MY RADIO WORKS BUT NO SOUND COMES THREW. I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED ANY OF THE OTHER THINGS IN THE COMPLAINTS YET BUT THESE ONES I HAVE AN THEY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED LIKE I SAID BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT IT BY THE PEOPLE. THANK YOU
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WHILE WAITING FOR THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR, THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN TWICE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
MY SECURITY LIGHT POPS ON AND THEN WHEN I TURN MY CAR OFF IT WON'T START BACK UP FOR AT LEAST 20 MINS. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND LEAVES ME STRANDED...I SEEN OTHER REVIEWS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES. *TR
I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT DEALERSHIP IN ROCHESTER NY IT HAD AROUND 128000 WHEN BOUGHT IT DIED OUT AT ABOUT 131,000 THEY CLAIMED THAT THE CAR WAS FULLY INSPECTED WAS A TOTAL FAILURE HAD TO SPEND A 1000 PLUS DOLLARS AT GOOD YEAR TO MONTHS AFTER BOUGHT HAD NO HEAT [XXX] HEADS COULD FIX IT I WANT MY MONEY BACK FOR THE CAR I WAY OVER PAY I PAID 5300 WITH TAXES AND SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY DEAD... THE CALL THE DEAKER NO RESPONSE I HAVE WARRANTY BUT THEY WONT ANSWER OR DO WORK. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, ONE OF THE KEYS WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE SPARE KEY WAS USED THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,817. UPDATED 5/5/15*CN UPDATED 9/16/2015 *JS
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. WHY ARE THE DEFECTED? THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT FAULTY ONES AND STILL YOU HAVE NOT CHANGED TO BETTER GASKETS. FIRST THE HEAT GOES AND THEN THE CAR OVERHEATS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CHANGED THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT. NOW THE GASKET. FOR THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR THIS CAR IT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO COST ME ANOTHER 800 TO 1200 MORE FOR A PART YOU CAN FIX WITH CHANGING YOUR PRODUCT YOU USE. I HAVE OWN GMC PRODUCTS FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND THIS IS MY FIRST COMPLAINT ABOUT THEM. JUST BECAUSE I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY IMPALA WILL NOT KEEP ME FROM TELLING PEOPLE THAT GMC HAS GOOD CARS. JUST WISH THIS PROBLEM WILL FIXED FOR FUTURE OWNERS. WOULD HATE TO BE CALLED A LIAR. ONE OF OUR GMC'S IS A 78 SIERRA CLASSIC WHICH WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 77. *TR
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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