2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

ABS AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON EVERY TIME I START THE CAR AND STAY ON TILL I TURN IT OFF. CAN'T SEEM TO FIX IT. *TR

CHEVROLET IMPALA 2004, TRAVELING ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY, AT 65MPH, USING CRUISE CONTROL, 2 ADULT PASSENGERS USING SEATBELTS, DRIVER SAW TRUCK ENTERING THE INTERSECTION FROM THE DRIVERS RIGHT SIDE. THE DRIVER ACCELERATED AND SWERVED TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE IMPALA WAS STRUCK BY THE TRUCK. SKID MARKS WERE MADE ON THE HIGHWAY BY THE TIRES OF THE IMPALA FROM THE IMPACT TO WHERE THE IMPALA STOPPED AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE DRIVER WORKED TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK TO RESTART THE IMPALA IN ORDER TO MOVE THE IMPALA TO A SAFER POSITION ON THE HIGHWAY, OUT OF THE LANES OF TRAFFIC. UPON STOPPING THE DRIVER TURNED OFF THE IGNITION KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. THE KEY WAS NOT ON A KEY RING. THE KEY HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FOB AND KEY RING UPON RECEIVING THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE, GM RECALL 14350. THE HAZARD BLINKERS WERE TURNED ON. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER MOVED TO THE ADJACENT FRONTAGE ROAD. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK CALLED THE LOCAL POLICE. THE DRIVER OF THE IMPALA CALLED 911. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF THE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES AND THE SKID MARKS ON THE HIGHWAY, MADE BY THE IMPALA. NO SKID MARKS WERE VISIBLE ALONG THE PATH TRAVELED BY THE TRUCK. THE IMPALA HAZARD BLINKERS WERE TURNED OFF. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO START THE IMPALA. THE IMPALA DID NOT START. THE PASSENGER WORKED TO START THE IMPALA, THE DASH LIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON, THE HEAD LIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON. A WITNESS MOVED A VEHICLE INTO POSITION TO FACILITATE A "JUMP START", THE IMPALA STARTED, THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE IMPALA WAS DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANCE AND PARKED, ODOMETER READING 297336. ARRANGEMENTS FOR REPAIR HAVE YET TO BE DETERMINED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. 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 THEY STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE SUPPOSED TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I HAVEN'T BEEN PHYSICALLY HURT BECAUSE OF THIS IGNITION SWITCH RE-CALL BUT IT HAS MADE ME DISPLACED FOR DAYS ON END BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I'VE MISSED WORK ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND THEN I'M BEING TOLD BY GM THAT THE PART ISN'T BUILT, THERE ISN'T ENOUGH TO GO AROUND, IT'S LIKE WHAT ARE WE AS GM OWNERS SUPPOSE TO DO UNTIL THE PART AND THEN WAIT TO SEE FOR THE CHEVY HOUSE TO CALL TO REPLACE THE PART. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO BE DISPLACED AND DISHEVELED BUT I WON'T BE COMPENSATED UNLESS I'M HURT? THIS MAKES NO SENSE I DIDN'T ASK FOR MY CAR TO HAVE ISSUES OF THIS SORT BUT YET I'M MISSING TIME OFF OF WORK BECAUSE THE WORK WON'T CRANK. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT MY ISSUE EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT PHYSICALLY HURT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO JERK AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT POWER STEERING FAILED, HAD TO MAN HANDLE. WAS DRIVING THRU FLOODED ROAD. *TR

I EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH MY GAS HAND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN THERE IS GAS IN MY CAR, NO MATTER IF IT'S FULL OR ALMOST EMPTY, THE HAND STAYS ON FULL FOR THE MOST PART. IT DOES NOT DETECT THE PROPERTY AMOUNT OF GAS IN MY CAR. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR, FUEL GAUGE AND NEEDLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PART THAT WAS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.