2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

THE KEY SWITCH IS BAD SOME TIMES AFTER IT IS STARTED ALL DASH IS NOT WORKING AND SECURITY SYSTEM IS LOCKED AND YOU HAVE TO SHUT IT DOWN SOME TIMES MORE THEN ONCE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE KEY SWITCH IS BAD I ASK SOMEONE AT G.M. IF THEY COULD SEND ME THE SWITCH BUT TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP DID THAT AND ALL THAT WAS DONE IS PUT A PIECE OF SOMETHING IN THE KEY THAT DID NOT HELP THAT THE SWITCH IS BAD IS THERE ANY ONE THAT CAN HELP OR JUST SEND ME A SWITCH I CAN PUT IT IN. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA JUST 1 WEEK AGO (70K MILES), AND I'M ALREADY HAVING MAJOR IGNITION TROUBLE. WHEN I TURN THE KEY, NOTHING HAPPENS -- THE SECURITY LIGHT BLINKS A FEW TIMES. WE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND CRANKING RELAY SWITCH, AND NO LUCK. I'VE SEARCH THE WEB AND YOUTUBE, AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. SOME SAY THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO "RELEARN" MY KEY. OTHER SITES SAY I NEED TO DEACTIVATE/RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM. SOMETIMES THE CAR STARS WITH NO PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TRIGGERS THE ISSUE. THIS IS BEYOND FRUSTRATING, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE MONEY TO PUT IN THIS CAR. PLEASE, PLEASE HELP. THANKS! *TR

2004 CHERVROLET IMALA. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE TO THE IGNITION. *KL THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHILE DRIVING. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I BOUGHT 2004 IMPALA AND HAVE IGNITION PROBLEM WITH WITNESSES WITH A DENT IN FRONT BUMPER, AFTER TEN YEARS OR OVER 100K MILES THE GASKET GOES ON GM/GMC PRODUCTS, BOTH INNER TIE RODS ROTTEN OUT. I HAVE TALK TO GM EXECUTIVE OFFICE THAT FIX THE IMPALA PROBLEM IN 2011 BUT UNWILLING TO DEAL WITH IT NOW. I THINK I NEED OUT SIDE COUNSEL AND ENGINEERING FIRM TO TEST AND TESTIFY ON MY BEHAVE AND3,700 OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WANT NEW VEHICLES AND SETTING UP A DATE WITH CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND NHTSA REVIEW MY CASE. I HAVE MET WITH CONGRESSIONAL PANEL INVESTIGATING GM THAT WANT TO HELP ME RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I BEEN A GM PERSON BUT SERIOUSLY LOOKING IN THE FOREIGN MARKET IF I HAVE NO SERIOUS RESOLUTION. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *TGW THE CONSUMER HAD THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER REPLACED IN MARCH 2007. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND WOULD HAVE TRY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY AND WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS UNAVAILABLE. NE

YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 31, MY HUSBAND TOOK OUR 2004 CHEVY IMPALA IN TO GET THE KEYS REPAIRED DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. THE DEALER, [XXX] OF WOOD RIVER, REFUSED TO REPAIR THE SIX KEYS PURCHASED FROM CHEVROLET WITH THE CAR [WE ORDERED 4 ADDITIONAL KEYS FROM CHEVROLET WITH THE CAR]. IT WAS A FLAT REFUSAL TO REPAIR MORE THAN TWO KEYS, NOT A "THERE IS A FEE FOR ADDITIONAL KEYS" THE DEALER SAID THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO DO THIS BY CHEVROLET. AS THESE KEYS WERE PURCHASED FROM CHEVY [AS OPPOSED TO BEING COPIES MADE ELSEWHERE] THEY SHOULD BE COVERED. THE RECALLS, NHTSA RECALL #14V400, GM RECALL #N140350 NOTICE SPECIFIES "ALL IGNITION KEYS" I HAVE WRITTEN CHEVY TO COMPLAIN AND ALSO NOTIFIED SENATORS [XXX] OF CHEVY'S ACTIONS. I THOUGH YOU SHOULD BE NOTIFIED THAT CHEVY IS NOT ACTUALLY FIXING THE PROBLEM AS ORDERED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT HAS GONE ON A NUMBER TIMES AND THEN WENT OFF AGAIN. NOW, WHEN IT GOES ON THE ABS LIGHT AND THE TRACTION OFF LIGHTS ALSO GO ON. THEY USUALLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. THESE WARNING LIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS GO ON. IF THEY ARE GOING TO GO ON, IT WILL GENERALLY BE ON START UP. TODAY ALL THREE LIGHTS WENT ON AT START UP, BUT THE SERVICE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS REMAINED ON. TURNED VEHICLE OFF, THEN BACK ON AND THE TWO LIGHTS REMAINED ON. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH IMPALAS, YOU CAN SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE DEFECT WITHOUT SUCCESS. I'M WORRIED THAT OUR SAFETY MIGHT BE IN JEOPARDY. *TR

FOR THE PAST FOUR WEEKS, I HAVE NOTICED THE PASSENGER'S AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NOT ANY INCIDENTS OR DEFECTS TO THE VEHICLE. THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME, DUE TO IT MAY BE INEFFECTIVE IF THERE WAS A CRASH. *TR