2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH WHERE THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT PREVENTED THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 10/02/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT INVESTIGATED. UPDATED 3/9/15 *JS

I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE RECALLS REGARDING SEVERAL CHEVY VEHICLES IN REGARDS TO THE IGNITION AND I WAS WONDERING WHY IMPALAS ARE NOT ON THE LIST. YOU CAN LOOK AT NUMEROUS WEB FORMS WITH PEOPLE HAVING TROUBLE STARTING THEIR IMPALA'S LIKE MY SELF. YOU CAN ALSO READ THAT THERE IS REALLY NO EXPLANATION OR FIX TO THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IN GENERAL IS A GOOD MAJORITY OF THE TIME OLDER CHEVY IMPALA'S HAVE A HARD TIME STARTING OR JUST WON'T START FOR A GOOD 15 MINUTES. FROM THE MANY IMPALA OWNERS I TALK TO A LOT OF THEM ARE WONDERING IF THIS WAS THE START OF THE ISSUE WITH THE RECALLED CHEVY VEHICLES. I HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE ANY OTHER DESCRIBED ISSUE RELATED TO THE RECALL BUT AGAIN I AM WORRIED IF THIS IS A SIGN OF THE ISSUES OR SLIGHTLY RELATED. *TR

DRIVING ON GRANDE BLVD TYLER TX, ON MY WAY TO WORK, HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF COMPLETELY, TURNED THE HIGH BEAMS ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. *TR

WHEN THE IMPALA IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE THE ENGINE DIES WHEN YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN . IF THE ENGINE HAS NOT REACHED NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE THIS DOES NOT OCCUR. *TR

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING , THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE, ABLE TO DIRECT VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. AT TIME HAD MULTIPLE KEYS AND ITEMS HANGING FROM KEYCHAIN. NOW DRIVE WITH JUST KEY ALONE IN IGNITION HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG COIL SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEAD WIPERS ON WIPERS QUIT FOR NO REASON COME TO THE STOP SIGN TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES THEN ONCE YOU TAKE OFF THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND THEN LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROADWAY WITH BRIGHTS ON WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS OCCURRED IN THE EARLY MORNING WHILE IT WAS STILL DARK OUT. THE PARKING LIGHTS REMAINED ON. PULLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF DASH TO THE "MANUAL ON" POSITION DID NOT HELP. I TURNED ON THE FOG LIGHTS AND RETURNED HOME USING THE FOG LIGHTS ONLY. UPON ARRIVING HOME, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO WORK AGAIN BY SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM AND BACK. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE IN THE PAST MONTH. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FELT LIKE IT WAS FULLY ENGAGED AND GAVE AN AUDIBLE CLICK WHEN PULLED. I HAVE ORDERED A REPLACEMENT MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH TO REPAIR THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ABS, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD VIBRATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE SPEEDOMETER HAD MALFUNCTIONED SHOWING ERRONEOUS READING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER.THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES 41,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000 .

A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE BEGAN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 65-70. THE NOISE LASTED A FEW SECONDS FOLLOWED BY A LOUDER LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. I ACTIVATED MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULLED INTO THE MEDIAN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. AFTER OPENING THE SLIDING COVER FOR MY VEHICLE'S SUNROOF, I DISCOVERED THE SUNROOF WAS MISSING AND HAD FLOWN OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT BELIEVE ANY VEHICLES WERE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. I AM NOT SURE IF ANY VEHICLES HIT THE SUNROOF AFTER IT FLEW OFF MY VEHICLE. I DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR THE WEBASTO HOLLANDIA 700 SUNROOF DUE TO THE SUNROOF FLYING OFF VEHICLES. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS RECALL. I WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS RECALL AND TO HAVE THE SUNROOF REPAIRED. *TR