2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

IGNITION PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON. OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE TROUBLE STARTING AND THE IGNITION DOES NOT CATCH TO START AND TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPT TO SUCCESSFUL START. A FEW TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED AND AFTER MOVING 500FT OR MORE IT STALLED AND LOST ALL CONTROL OF BRAKES AND STEERING. *TR

FIRST HAPPEN AROUND 8-12-2013,DRIVING FROM BALTIMORE MD., TO SYRACUSE N.Y,STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT TO GET ON HIGHWAY TO SYRACUSE CAR TURN OFF AND WOULD NOT START, I CALLED AAA AUTO, AFTER ALONG WHILE WAITING FOR AAA AUTO, I TURN THE CAR KEY AND THE CAR STARTED, I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN STARTING MY CAR, ALL YEAR, FROM JAN. THROUGH NOW (JUNE 2014). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT TOOK NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 IMPALA IN APRIL OF 2014. THERE WAS NO CHECK LIGHT ENGINE ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK, BUT THE LIGHT DID COME ON AND ALSO WITH THE AIRBAGS LIGHT. WHEN BRAKING BOTH LIGHTS WILL DISAPPEAR. AT TIMES OF ACCELERATING, THE LIGHTS WILL APPEAR. ALSO, I HAVE A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH THAT IS AFFECTING MY HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND MY KEY WILL BARELY TURN. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS. THIS INCIDENT IS THE THIRD I'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE LAST YEAR. I RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE WIDESPREAD FOR 2000-2005 CHEVROLET IMPALAS. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS 95-110 MPH ALL OF THE TIME FROM A COMPLETE STOP TO A SLOW ROLL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE A FAULTY SPEEDOMETER READING CAN AND WILL LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. *TR

FOUND OUT MY HORN STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. NEARLY GOT IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE I COULDN'T SOUND MY HORN AS WARNING. FOUND OUT FROM SHINEE LA FLEUR AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT CHEVY PUT IN A UPDATE TO COVER THE HORN FROM WATER DAMAGE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL NOT AN UPDATE. THE HORN SHORTED OUT BECAUSE WATER GOT TO THE ELECTRIC PART OF THE HORN. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE SHORTED OUT MY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT LUCKILY IT ONLY SHORTED OUT THE HORN. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $425 FOR THERE MISTAKE. I WOULD LIKE THIS CAR TO BE ON A RECALL FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE BY WATER BECAUSE THE SHIELD THEY PUT ON NOW PROTECTS IT. WHY WASN'T THIS SHIELD SOLD WITH THE CAR FROM THE BEGINNING. THE TECH STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES EXIST ON ALL THESE CARS BUT CHEVY DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK. IT TOOK THE CONTACT BETWEEN 10-15 MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,628. UPDATED 8/28/14*CN UPDATED 09/8/2014 *JS

PROBLEM STARTED FIRST WITH CAR NOT STARTING AND THEN IT WOULD START FEW MINUTES LATER, NOW CAR WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS/COASTING EVEN. CEL BLINKED SEVERAL TIMES ONCE STILL GIVING 0300 CODE. CHANGED SPARK PLUGS AND NOTHING CHANGED. I HAVE TO SHIFT CAR IN NEUTRAL WHEN THIS OCCURS AND RESTART ENGINE BUT HAVE TO PUSH ON ACCELERATOR TO GET TO START AND SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD KILL SOMEONE IF THEY DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO. *JS

THE GAS GAUGE WORKS OFF AND ON AND DOES READ CORRECTLY FROM OVER FULL TO NOT AT ALL AND EVERY PLACE INBETWEEN. THE SPEEDOMETER READS EVERY WHERE FROM CORRECTLY TO 130 MPH WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND SOMETIMES GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND TO IT HITS THE STOP.OTHER TIMES THE SPEED ODOMETER SAYS YOU ARE MOVING AT 40 MPH WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, HE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 7/22/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS AND IGNITION. UPDATED 07/29/14