2004 Chevrolet Impala complaints

I DRIVE A CHEVY 2004 IMPALA. WHEN DRIVING MY CAR, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGIN TO ACT RANDOMLY. I WAS ABLE TO CLOCK MY SPEED USING MY GPS. MY CAR SAID I WAS DOING 70 MILES PER HOUR, BUT I WAS REALLY DOING 30 MP/H. NOW, THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. IT CONSTANTLY SAYS I'M DOING 0 MP/H. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $700 DOLLARS TO FIX A DEADLY DEFECT IN THEIR OWN CAR. MANY IMPALA DRIVERS HAVE THIS ISSUE AND GM HAS FAILED TO RECALL THIS PRODUCT. *TR

1) TRIED TO SLOW CAR DOWN. CAR WOULD NOT TURN NOR HALT. ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. RESTORED IT 100%. 2) A YEAR LATER, HAD 3 BRAND NEW RACK AND PINION'S REPLACED IN ONE MONTH. HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. THE A-FRAME IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND SO IS THE AREA SURROUNDING THE RACK AND PINON. HAVE PICTURES AND MECHANICS AS PROOF. 3) CALLED THE CHEVY COMPANY & WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN WISCONSIN. THEY CLAIM THEY SAW NO REASON TO HELP WITH THE RACK & PINION AS THOSE CARS WERE RECALL-FREE. 4) CAR LEANS TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT TIMES (THIS STARTED AFTER EACH RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED). THERE IS ALSO A 2 O'CLOCK AND 10 O'CLOCK DEAD ZONE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. STEERING USED TO FEEL A BIT NORMAL. IT WAS NOT LIKE THIS UNTIL I HAD A NEW RACK AND PINION PUT ON. TWICE (IN BETWEEN) THE BOOT WOULD EXCESSIVELY LEAK (AS DID THE ORIGINAL FROM CHEVY). 5) WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR MAKES KICK DRUMMING GRINDING SOUNDS. WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. IT IS IRRITATING THOUGH. 6) THE CAR DIDN'T EVEN HIT IT'S 5TH YEAR (BEING NEW) BEFORE IT STARTED TO RUST PAINT OFF THE TOP OF ITS ROOF. I LIVE WHERE THERE IS NO SNOW OR COAST, AND EXTREMELY LITTLE ICE. 7) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF. HAD IT CHECKED. WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE. 8) WAS DRIVING RIGHT NEXT TO A COP GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 10 MPH. I CROSSED MY FINGERS THAT I WASN'T SPEEDING SINCE I KEPT MY SPEED NEXT TO THE OFFICER. REPLACED. 9) COMBO TURNING SIGNAL &

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT FUMES EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA JUST SUDDENLY WENT OUT DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD GIVE ME ANY LIGHT WAS TO HOLD BACK ON THE DIMMER SWITCH LEVER. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS MALFUNCTION HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OWNERS OF IMPALAS. THE SWITCH IS QUOTED AS COSTING OVER $500 AND INSTALLATION ANOTHER $200. THAT'S ALOT FOR A COMMONLY DEFECTIVE PLASTIC PART! IT'S ALSO A VERY POOR DESIGN TO HAVE ALL HEADLIGHTS GO OUT SIMPLY BECAUSE THE DIMMER SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

BAD IGNITION SWITCH IN THE 2004 IMPALA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST SHE WAS TRAVELING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE THREE BRAKE LINES. THE BRAKES LINES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILES WERE 51,220. UPDAETD 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 02/28/12

FIRST MY TEMPATURE GAUGE STARTING READING VEHICLE WAS OVER HEATING AND I HAD JUST STARTED THE CAR. NOW THE NEEDLE IS PINNED AT THE BOTTOM EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND THE GAUGE IS ON THE TOP. THEN THE GAS GAUGE STARTED JUMPING. NOW IT DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY AT ALL, AT TIME IS WAY PASS FULL OR DOESN'T READ ANYTHING, EVEN WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS. FINALLY THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING OR GIVES FALSE SPEEDS. I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY OVER 50-60 AND THE SPEEDOMETER READS 10MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOW HAS COME ON ALSO.

OUR CAR, AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE FAILING INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS DUE TO A FAULTY STEP MOTOR. THIS IS THE SAME PART THAT HAS CAUSED A RECALL FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES, AND YET NOTHING FOR THIS MODEL. I HAVE RESEARCHED MANY REPAIR BLOGS, AND WEBSITES AND FIND THAT THIS IS INDEED A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER READS WILDLY INACCURATE AT TIMES, CLOSE ON OTHER OCCASIONS, NOT AT ALL MOST OF THE TIME NOW. THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE SUDDENLY SHOOTS UP, CAUSING MY WIFE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POP THE HOOD, ONLY TO FIND THAT THE CAR IS NOT OVERLY HOT. NEVER REALLY SURE WHEN WE MAY RUN OUT OF GAS... WHY IS IT THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO ALL CARS AND TRUCKS TO HAVE RECEIVED THIS FAULTY PART? I REALLY CANNOT FIND THE REASONING TO THAT. CHEVROLET WANTS OVER 600 DOLLARS TO FIX A PART PROVEN TO BE FAULTY FROM THE FACTORY!! THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE MAKING A LIVING AT REPAIRING THIS ONE PROBLEM. DOES IT NOT SEEM UNSAFE TO SELL A CAR WITHOUT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING GUAGES?? PLEASE STEP UP AND FORCE A RECALL ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THESE MOTORS!!!

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT GO TO "0" WHEN YOU STOP. YOU START OUT AT 20 OR 30 MILES AN HOUR AND THE SPEEDOMETER SHOW AN INACCURATE READING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU MUST RELY ON YOUR GPS DEVICE TO SHOW YOUR PROPER SPEED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. *TR

WHEN INSTALLED IN A 2004 IMPALA, MY RADIAN XTSL WILL NOT REMAIN TIGHTLY INSTALLED WITH THE SUPERLATCH STRAP. THE RELEASE MECHANISM SITS AT SUCH AN ANGLE THAT MY OLDER TODDLER CAN EASILY BUMP IT WITH HIS FOOT AND RELEASE IT, CREATING A COMPLETELY UNSAFE INSTALLATION. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2004, MAKE=CHEVROLET, MODEL=IMPALA). *TR

I HAVE A 2004 IMPALA. IT ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE KEPT IT WELL MAINTAINED AND IS GREAT SHAPE WITH LOW MILES. THE GAUGE CLUSTER ON THE CONTROL PANEL BEGAN ACTING CRAZY AS MANY OTHER POSTINGS I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS SCREWED UP. IT READS 100 WHEN I'M GUESSING 40 OR 50 MPH OR 10 WHEN I'M AROUND 35 OR THE TOTAL OPPOSITE. I CAN RESET IT TEMPORARILY BY TURNING THE KEY ON AND OFF UNTIL THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REACHES ZERO. IT IS SOMETIME OK FOR A SHORT WHILE. BUT IT DEFINITELY WILL GO WACKY AFTER I GO OVER 50 MPH OR IF I GO OVER 60 MPH HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE. THEN I HAVE NO SPEEDOMETER UNTIL I TRY TO RESET IT AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES ME DAYS TO GET IT BACK TO ONLY TEMPORARILY WORKING. I NOTICED THIS HAPPENING IN 2009 WHEN I GOT THE CAR FROM MY BROTHER AFTER HE PASSED AWAY. THE CAR AT THAT TIME ONLY HAD AROUND 28,500 MILES ON IT. BUT AS TIMES GOES ON, THE ISSUES ARE GETTING MORE PROMINENT AND WORSE. THERE ARE SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT A DAY OR TWO TO EVEN GET IT BACK TO RESET. I HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER LARIA CHEVY IN RITTMAN, OHIO WHERE MY BROTHER HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM ORIGINALLY. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD OF THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I HAD READ ON THIS PROBLEM. HE INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE COST TO REPAIR IT WOULD BE AROUND $550 TO $650. I BELIEVE THIS IS A TOTAL RIP OFF BY CHEVY!! THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM, CONSIDERING THE MOUNTING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE ALREADY RE

SPEEDOMETER FREQUENTLY INDICATES THE WRONG SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GOT STUCK AT ZERO MPH WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATE WAS ABOUT 20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. EVER SINCE THAT TIME (FOR 3 MONTHS NOW) THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL FREQUENTLY STICK OR JITTER AS VEHICLE SPEED CHANGES. WHEN SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE IS STUCK IT FAILS TO RESET ALL THE WAY TO ZERO WHEN CAR IS STARTED. IT ONLY MOVES COUNTER-CLOCKWISE A LITTLE BIT WHEN STARTING THE CAR; IT DOES NOT MOVE BACK TO ITS RESET POSITION. THE RESET PROBLEM COULD BE COMPOUNDED BY A PROGRAMMING PROBLEM WITH THE SIGNALS SENT TO THE STEPPER MOTOR. THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE CAN BE HEARD AND SEEN DURING STARTING OF THE CAR TO SWING THE FULL RANGE OF THE FUEL DIAL TO RESET ITSELF. THE SPEEDOMETER ONLY MOVES A LITTLE BIT COUNTER-CLOCKWISE DURING STARTUP; NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TO RESET TO ZERO WHEN IT GETS STUCK. *TR

PROBLEM IS SPEEDOMETER. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, AS SUN WAS SETTING, SPEEDOMETER SLOWLY WENT 60 TO ZERO OR A LOW NUMBER (OVER 5-10 MINUTES) WITH NO ACTUAL CHANGE IN SPEED. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE DAYS. CURRENTLY, FOR MANY MONTHS, SPEEDOMETER IS NOT ACCURATE. E.G. GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, READS 20 MPH. E.G. GOING ABOUT 35 MPH, READS 120 MPH, REPEAT 120 MPH. E.G. CAR AT STANDSTILL, SPEEDOMETER READS 120 MPH. E.G. GOING 40 MPH, READS ZERO. OFTEN SHOWS CORRECT SPEED THEN SLOWLY GOES DOWN WITH NO CHANGE IN ACTUAL SPEED. VERY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY AT NIGHT NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. SEARCHED INTERNET, MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. PROBLEM - POSSIBLY STEPPER MOTORS. NEED RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN ORDER TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE BRIGHT AND DIM SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUAL SWITCH DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO USE THE HIGHBEAM LIGHTS. UPDATED 096/03/11

EVENT: USE THE BRAKES. FAILURE: FRONT END SHAKES. REPAIR: REPLACE ROTORS. EVENT: DRIVE AT ANY SPEED. FAILURE: SPEEDOMETER GONE HAYWIRE, SAYS YOUR GOING 20 WHEN YOU ARE GOING 70? REPAIR: REBUILT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. EVENT: ANY TIME ENGINE RUNNING. FAILURE: TEMP GAUGE HAYWIRE. YOU PULL OVER THINKING YOUR CAR IS OVERHEATING; IT'S NOT. REPAIR: REBUILT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. EVENT: ANY TIME ENGINE RUNNING. FAILURE: FUEL GAUGE HAYWIRE. DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE, COULD RUN OUT OF GAS (DID NOT HAPPEN TO ME). REPAIR: REBUILT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. EVENT: USING BLINKERS. FAILURE: BLINKERS EITHER DON'T WORK WHEN ACTIVATED, OR FLASH RANDOMLY. REPAIR: REPLACE BLINKER/HAZARD MODULE. EVENT: TURNING IGNITION KEY FAILURE: NO CRANK, NO START - SECURITY LIGHT ON. WAIT A WHILE, CAR STARTS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. REPAIR: BYPASSED AND DISABLED SECURITY 'PASSLOCK' SWITCH. EVENT: USING WIPERS/RAIN. FAILURE: WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD, CONTINUE AFTER TURNING OFF, OR DON'T COME ON WHEN SWITCH TURNED ON. REPAIR: REPLACE WIPER MOTOR & PULSE BOARD. EVENT: STOP AT INTERSECTION WITH ENGINE RUNNING FAILURE: ENGINE SURGING AND STALLING. YOU MUST KEEP YOUR FOOT PLANTED ON THE BRAKE SO THAT YOU DON'T RUN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. IT STALLED OUT OF STATE IN AN INTERSECTION. REPAIR: REPLACE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR (MAF). THIS MOST RECENT MAF PROBLEM WAS THE LAST STRAW. THIS CAR HAS OTHER NON-SAFETY RELATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AS WELL AS THE NORMAL WEAR ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD REPLACE ON A 'REA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DROPPING SLOWLY WHICH IT CONTINUED TO DO UNTIL IT RESTED AT ZERO. I CONTINUED DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC (65 MPH) AND ALL THE WHILE THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO REGISTER "0." I PANICKED AND IF I HAD NOT BEEN USING A GPS NAVIGATOR THAT TOLD ME WHAT RATE OF SPEED I WAS TRAVELLING AT, GOD KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL BLOGS AND SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON IN THE 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CHEVROLET SHOULD INSTITUTE A RECALL AS THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND IS ALSO COSTLY TO REPAIR. IT SEEMS TO AFFLICT ALL THE MODELS AT AROUND 40,000 MILES. AFTER I STOPPED TO GET GASOLINE, AND FILLED UP THE TANK, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF, BUT ACCORDING TO THE BLOGS WITH OTHER OWNER COMMENTS, I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT NOTICE. PLEASE SEE THAT CHEVROLET RECALLS THIS MODEL AND MAKES THE REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. THANK YOU.

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY AFTER DARK AT 55 MPH .THE PROBLEM IS IN THE QUALITY OF THE HIGH /LOW BEAM SELECTOR I WAS TOLD .I AM REPLACING THE THIRD SWITCH THIS WEEK 3/16/11 SINCE 09/20/09 . THIS TO ME SEEMS TO BE A GM SAFETY PROBLEM WHICH I THINK SHOULD BE A MFG RECALL . HAVE OWNED MANY OF VEHICLES AND NEVER TOTALLY LOST HEADLIGHTS . THE COST IS ALSO UNHEARD OF CAN BE $500 OR MORE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND AS THE LOW BEAMS WERE SWITCHED TO HIGH BEAMS, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED. AS THE LOW BEAMS WERE ENGAGED, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS SWITCHED FROM LOW BEAMS TO HIGH BEAMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 05/11/11

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SEDAN WHICH HAS 123,551 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT WITH 108,000. I DISCOVERED AFTER I BOUGHT IT THAT MY SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WAS ACTING UP. I COULD RESET IT BY TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF TIL IT REACHED 0 AND BOTH THE WATER TEMP GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER WOULD WORK FOR A DAY OR SO. NOW, ONLY THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS BY RESETTING AND THE WATER GAUGE NEVER WORKS. I HAVE SEEN MAY OTHER IMPALA COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME REASON. THEY DID A RECALL ON THE TRUCKS BUT NOT ON IMPALAS. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. 2ND PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION SHOP DIAGNOSED AND REPLACE VALVE BODY. STILL DID SAME JUMPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR SO REPLACE AGAIN. STILL DOES IT. WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO DROVE MY CAR THAT IT MAY BE CONTROL MODULE. IT NEVER DOES IT WHEN I TAKE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP BUT MY MECHANIC GOT IT TO DO IT ON FRI. AND SAID HE THOUGHT IT COULD EITHER BE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER RELATED OR MAY A CONTROL MODULE. IT IS AN INTERMINENT PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD SINCE I BOUGHT CAR IN DEC. 09. ANOTHER FRIEND SAID HE BOUGHT A NEW 08 AND IT DID SAME THING. NO ONE EVER FOUND OUT WHY. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STOPS TRACKING SPEED. IT WILL STOP AT A RANDOM SPEED AND NOT RETURN TO ZERO UPON STOPPING THE CAR. WHEN I START DRIVING AGAIN IT WILL START TRACKING THE SPEED FROM THE INCORRECT POINT THAT IT STOPPED AT PREVIOUSLY AND THEN REPEAT THE FAULT STOPPING AT A TOTALLY DIFFERENT MPH POINT. ALSO IT WILL JUST FREEZE AT RANDOM SPEEDS. AT TIMES IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE HIGHEST POINT ON THE SPEEDOMETER AND FREEZE. I WOULD THINK THIS IS A VERY HIGH PRIORITY ON THE LIST OF SAFETY ITEMS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD MODERATE PULSATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 25, 000 MILES *TGW THE CONSUMER SUSPECTED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. WHEN HE DISSEMBLED THE FRONT BRAKES, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE INNER BRAKE PAD FRICTION MATERIAL HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE STEEL BACKING PLATE (BOTH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT). THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS A SAFETY DEFECT. THE FRICTION MATERIAL WAS FLOATING LOOSE INSIDE OF THE CALIPER FRAMES CAUSING THE EDGES OF THE FRICTION MATERIAL TO BECOME JAGGED AS A RESULT OF CONTACTING THE CALIPERS. THE INSIDE PORTION OF THE ROTOR HAD UNUSUAL WEAR DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE HAD REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED ALL OF THE PADS AND THE ROTORS AT HIS EXPENSE. *JB

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH GAUGE *TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS CRASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START AND THERE WERE OTHER ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

CHEVY IMPALA - SPEEDOMETER KEEPS MESSING UP. STOPS WORKING WHEN I AM DRIVING. WILL GOING 55 AND WHEN I STOP THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T ALWAYS GO BACK TO 0. NEXT THING I KNOW I AM IN A 35 BUT MY SPEEDOMETER IS READING 90MPH. AN ONLINE SEARCH HAS FOUND THAT MANY OTHER HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. FAR TO MANY FOR THE SAME TYPE OF CAR. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAGE GIVE FALSE READINGS. SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND INDICATES 65 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. TACHOMETER RANDOMLY INDICATES RPMS VARYING FROM 0 TO MORE THAN 8000. TEMPERATURE GAGE INDICATES RANDOMLY BETWEEN MINIMUM OF 140 AND MAXIMUM OF 260 DEGREES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO SEE THE SPEED HE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD WATER PENETRATE THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2004 IMPALA W/ 3.8L ENGINE STALLS WHEN DECELERATING, LEAVING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT AND UN-SAFE TO DRIVE. CURRENTLY, THE ENGINE STARTS RIGHT BACK UP, BUT IT TAKES MY EYES OFF THE ROAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RE-START. I HAVE TRIED A FEW INEXPENSIVE THINGS SUCH AS PREMIUM GAS, FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER, AND A NEW FUEL FILTER...NO AFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO "ENGINE LIGHT" WHICH APPEARS. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NEW AND TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP IF AT ALL POSSIBLE BECAUSE I DO NOT TRUST THEM. UNFORTUNATELY, I MAY BE FORCED TO SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND I CANNOT AFFORD A CAR PAYMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 IMPALA. IT ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE KEPT IT MAINTAINED. RECENTLY THE GAUGES ON THE CONTROL PANEL BEGAN GOING CRAZY-FLICKING BACK AND FORTH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LITE WOULD COME ON. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS WHACKED OUT. IT READS 100 WHEN I'M GUESSING 40 OR 50 MPH OR 10 WHEN I'M AROUND 35 OR THE TOTAL OPPOSITE. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, SERVICEMAN AND TOLD THEM OF THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I HAD READ ON THIS PROBLEM. HE INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE COST TO REPAIR IT WOULD BE AROUND $550. I BELIEVE THIS IS A TOTAL RIP OFF! THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM, CONSIDERING THE MOUNTED NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE ALREADY READ. THIS WAS MY 1ST CHEVROLET, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE! *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF THIS INCIDENT DURING THE LAST YEAR; THE LATEST BEING LAST NIGHT. LAST NIGHT, I WAS RUNNING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH ON A VERY DARK NIGHT WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REMAINED LIT. AFTER FRANTICALLY ACTIVATING THE STEERING COLUMN BRIGHT/DIM SWITCH, THE DIM LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE WE LIVE DOWN LONG, CURVY MOUNTAIN BACK ROADS THAT ARE NOT LIT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. MY RESEARCH REVEALS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN UNTOLD NUMBERS OF IDENTICAL INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE 2004 IMPALA. I AM NOT GOING TO PAY A TAX PAYER BAILED OUT GENERAL MOTORS TO FIX A DESIGN RELATED SAFETY ISSUE. BEFORE I DO, I WILL CONTACT MY ATTORNEY AND INITIATE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. IS IT GOING TO TAKE THE NEEDLESS DEATH OF MANY PEOPLE TO GET GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? HELLO OUT THERE. IS ANYONE LISTENING?

SEVERAL TIMES, I HAVE HAD MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA JUST RANDOMLY NOT START. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I HAVE FOUND THAT IT'S THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. I'M NO MECHANIC BUT KNOW HOW TO RESEARCH AND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WITH THESE SAME ISSUES IS OVERWHELMING! IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE SOME NICKEL PINS THAT WERE USED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT ARE VERY PICKY TO OXIDATION LEVELS TO THE POINT OF BEING FAULTY - THE SMALLEST WEAR AND TEAR OR CORROSION OF THESE PINS CAN START THIS PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING AS WELL! THIS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES. I LIVE IN NORTH DAKOTA, AND WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS IN -40 DEGREE WEATHER IT BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT APPEARS TO SPAN MANY YEARS AND MODELS OF GM VEHICLES. *TR

THE GAUGES ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS ARE ACTING ERRATICALLY. THE RPM AT IDLE SITS AT ABOUT 3 AND WHEN I'M IN DRIVE IF RANGES FROM 4 TO 5 WITH VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED DOING THE SAME THING WHEN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS 140 MPH. WHEN TURNING THE CAR OFF THE GAUGE INDICATORS DON'T GO BACK TO THEIR DESIGNATED STARTING POSITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED WITH TWO INCORRECT PINS WHICH RESULTED TO THE FAILURE. THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA XF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND WOULD NOT INDICATE AT WHAT SPEED THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,792.

CLICKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHENEVER I TURN RIGHT. JACKED UP OFF THE GROUND THERE IS NO NOISE WHEN IN GEAR AND TURNING RIGHT. IS IT STEERING OR SUSPENSION PROBLEM. REPLACED BOTH CV JOINTS AND HUBS. STILL CLICKING. *TR

2004 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER GIVES ERRATIC READINGS. NOTE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ARE VERY HIGH WITH SAME PROBLEM . VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ( COMPONENT 1 ) HAS FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. IT BEGAN BY OPERATING ERRATICALLY ON THE DATE ENTERED ABOVE AND HAS PROGRESSED TO NOT WORKING AT ALL MOST OF THE TIME OR DISPLAYING THE WRONG SPEEDS I.E. 70 MPH WHILE SITTING STILL. THE TACHOMETER ( COMPONENT 2 ) IS ALSO SHOWING THE SAME SIGNS TO COMPLETE FAILURE BY DISPLAYING UNREALISTIC ENGINE SPEEDS WHILE AT IDLE. I CONTACTED A DEALER WHO RAN THE VIN AND FOUND NO RECALLS. I HOWEVER HAVE RESEARCHED THIS MATTER ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE THAT APPEARS TO POINT TO THE STEPPER MOTORS USED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS BY GM TO BE THE PROBLEM. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT GM HAS RECALLED SEVERAL MODELS OF THE SAME ERA DUE TO THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT THE IMPALA LINE. I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE SAME PROBLEM IS RECALLED FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL AFFECTED MODELS.

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, THEN COME BACK ON AUTOMATICALLY. SOMETIMES WHEN THEY GO OFF THEY ARE OFF FOR UP TO 5 MINUTES. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 65 MPH. SHE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PUMPING THE BRAKES A COUPLE OF TIMES UNTIL IT FINALLY STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 ACTING ERRATIC OR NON-FUNCTIONING AT TIMES. MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITH 86,281 MILES. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. SOMETIMES IT READ 90 MPH WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED. SOMETIMES IT READ THE SAME THING (LIKE 10 MPH) ALL THE TIME. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I WAS ACTUALLY GOING, PRESENTING A SAFETY HAZARD. PROBLEM WAS GONE THE NEXT DAY, BUT CONTINUES TO BE RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FAULTY AND PROVIDING AN INCORRECT READING FOR GASOLINE LEVELS, SPEED TRAVELED AND TEMPERATURE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MESSAGE CENTER AND RADIO WAS ALSO FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,394

THE TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING A FEW MONTHS AGO, IT GOES UP AND DOWN AND ALL AROUND AND THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN NOT WORKING AT ALL ONE DAY THEN IT WAS OK FOR A FEW WEEKS AND NOW IT SEEMS TO BE STUCK BETWEEN 40 AND 120 EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. I HAVE NO WAY TO DETERMINE MY SPEED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A CONSISTENT SPEED, SPEEDOMETER WILL FLUCTUATE FROM STUCK AT ZERO TO 120MPH. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES ALSO AND DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. IF USING CRUISE CONTROL WHILE SPEED APPEARS CORRECT, THE IMPALA WILL AUTOMATICALLY INCREASE ITS OWN SPEED WHILE THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT CHANGE LEAVING AN UNSAFE OPPORTUNITY OPEN FOR VERY TRAGIC ACCIDENTS TO HAPPEN. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT MY 2010 PONTIAC VIBE HAS HAD 3 RECALLS AND THIS IMPALA HAS NOT HAD ANY FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. DO PEOPLE REALLY HAVE TO DIE OR BE INJURED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE TO PROTECT US? *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SPEEDOMETER BEGAN READING ERRONEOUSLY OVER 100MPH BEFORE OSCILLATING BETWEEN 0 AND 100. IT SETTLED AT 0 FOR SEVERAL HOURS BUT THEN RETURNED TO 100 WITH VEHICLE SPEED APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH BASED ON OTHER TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON WITH NO CHANGE IN SYMPTOMS. PROBLEMS PERSIST. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND TEMP GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING IN IMPALA 2004. THE SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING AS I DRIVE. IT WILL COME BACK TO WORKING STATE AFTER I HAVE TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED IT. THE TEMP GAUGE JUST DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER HAS JUST STOPPED WORKING. CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE A LOT OF OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER IS FLOATING. SOMETIMES I AM DOING ZERO MPH. THEN SOMETIMES I AM DOING 120MPH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, AND A FEW DAYS LATER THE GAS GAUGE WENT, THEN THE ANTI-FREEZE TEMPERATURE WENT. I CALLED CHEVY, THEY ADMITTED THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. COST 500.00