2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

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.

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

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

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.