2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER ADDING GASOLINE TO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING. THE SPEED ODOMETER REMAINED AT ZERO REGARDLESS UPON THE SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

IT STARTED WITH THE TACHOMETER NOT READING RIGHT, THEN IT STARTED WORKING, THEN STOPPED, NOW THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER IS NOT WORKING RIGHT, IF I TURN OFF THE CAR OR BE AT A NON-MOVING STATE IT WILL READ ANYWHERE FROM 10-20MPH, IF I AM DRIVING IT WILL READ OR NOT AT ALL, NOTHING IS ACCURATE...GOOD GRIEF MY CAR HAS UNDER 41000 MILES ON IT. IT SEEMS LIKE TO ME AFTER LOOKING AT THE EXTENSIVE COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THE IMPALAS, CHEVROLET WOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS RIDICULOUS ISSUE. IT CERTAINLY MAKES ME NOT WANT TO BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET AGAIN! I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD WANT TO HAVE MORE OF THEIR CARS ON THE ROAD THAN FOREIGN AND REALIZE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE MORE INFORMED AND DO RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING LARGE PURCHASES SUCH AS A CAR, AND WE BASE OUR DECISIONS ON WHAT WE HEAR AND READ ON COMPANIES CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE SAFETY ISSUES! *TR

MY IMPALA IS HAVING TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS ISSUES MAKING IT HARDER TO FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD. ABS STARTS WORKING FOR NO REASON WHEN STOPPING LIGHTLY AND THE TRACTION CONTROL ALSO STARTS WORKING WHEN TAKING OFF IN NORMAL CONDITIONS MAKING THE CAR HESITANT. *TR

AT 60000 VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION SLIP. RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED UNDER EXTENDED CAR WARRANTY. AT 120000 VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION SLIP. WORN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION GEARS REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED CAR WARRANTY. AT 160000 VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION SLIP. RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. SO AS YOU CAN CLEARLY DO THE MATH THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60,000, THE SECOND AT 120,000 AND THE THIRD AT 160,000. NOW AT 180,000 IN THE MONTH OF JUNE 2013 THE TRANS IS SLIPPING AGAIN BUT I HAVE YET TO HAVE THE FOURTH INCIDENT EVALUATED.

COOLANT LEAKING NOW THE COOLANT LIGHT IS ON WHEN AT A STOP AND A WHISTLING NOISE HAPPENS AFTER A LONG RIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE REVERSE INDICATOR LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT CASING WAS FULL OF WATER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL FROM A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, I HEAR A GRINDING/ SLIPPING SOUND AND THEN A LOUD POP AND THE CAR JERKS INTO GEAR. THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM 2 WEEKS AGO GAVE ME A 30 DAY OR 1000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS .THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND HUNDREDS OF ONLINE REPORTS OF THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVISE ON RECOURSE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER READ ERADICATE AT ALL SPEEDS. WHEN I WENT TO A MECHANIC HE SAID HE WAS CHANGING 3 TO 5 OF THESE A WEEK. JUST THINK HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OR MAYBE MILLIONS OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH NO CLUE AS TO HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING. IT'S NOT JUST THIS MAKE AND MODEL GM HAS A LOT OF THEM. THERE ARE MANY BUSINESSES THAT ARE REBUILDING THESE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS BECAUSE OF THE FAILURES. CHECK IT OUT ON THE INTERNET. WHEN IS GM GOING TO BE MADE TO CORRECT THERE FAULTY PRODUCTS? *TR

FROM STOP I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS, AND THE CAR WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ELECTRICAL CLUSTER REPLACED $300, AND THE FUEL CONTROL REPLACED (CAR ALWAYS SMELT LIKE GAS) NOW THEY THINK THIS SLAM IS THE TCC VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH IS ANYWHERE FROM $600-$900. ALSO THE STEERING KNUCKLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE ON SHARP TURNS. WHATS NEXT? ARE ANY OF THESE ISSUES RECALLS? *TR

SPEEDOMETER WAS FIRST OFF BY 5 MILES THEN WORKED, FEW MONTHS LATER YOU WOULD BE DRIVING 30 AND IT WOULD SAY 60 THEN IT WOULD WORK FINE AT RANDOM LAST TIME IT ACTUALLY SPUN AROUND AND THE POINTER WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GEAR INFORMATION. AFTER THAT THE HEAT GAGE WOULD READ AT MAX TEMP BUT THE TEMPERATURE WAS FINE AND THEN IT TO STOPPED WORKING. REPLACED THE CLUSTER FOR AROUND $350. *TR