2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

I WAS IN A K MART PARKING LOT I HIT A SPEED BUMP AND WHEN I DID MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. RECENTLY I WAS AT WORK I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO ST HOME AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START I WAITED 20 MINUTES TRIED IT AGAIN IT STARTED UP THIS HAS OCCURRED QUITE FREQUENTLY NOW AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE HOOKED IT TO A CAR ANALYZING MACHINE IT JUST SAYS SECURITY FAULT. MY MECHANIC FEELS IT IS IN THE SWITCH AND MY FATHER IS A RETIRED MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT IS A BAD PART OF THE SWITCH ALSO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHICH EXACERBATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE BEARINGS, BRAKES AND TWO TIRES. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,984.

I HAVE A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH. SOMETIMES IT STARTS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING, SOMETIMES SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES IT SHUTS OFF. HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. IS THAT UNDER A RECALL. HAD PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR OR SO, BUT THEY COULDN'T SAY FOR SURE IT IS THE SWITCH???????????? *TR

FIRST OF ALL MY SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE, AND THEN IT STAYED ON RIGHT BEFORE THESE TIMES MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I WAS OUT OF TOWN AT THE HOSPITAL.WENT TO START MY IMPALA AND IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD TO WAIT 20 MINUTES AND IT STARTED UP AND RAN PERFECT. GOT HOME ,SHUT THE CAR OFF ,WENT BACK OUT TO GO TO THE STORE AND IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN.WAITED 10 MINUTES ,STILL WOULD NOT WORK.WAITED ANOTHER 15 MINUTES ,CAR STARTED. WENT TO THE STORE. CAME OUT OF THE STORE STARTED RIGHT UP. WENT HOME SHUT THE CAR OFF ,NEXT MORNING HAD MY HUSBAND TRY AND START THE CAR.IT STARTED RIGHT UP . SO I THOUGHT EVERYTHINGS OK . GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO THE DOCTOR WOULD NOT START. WAITED 30 MINUTES STARTED. THAT'S WERE I'M AT NOW . I WAS TOLD WHILE IM DRIVING MY CAR IT MIGHT SHUT DOWN AND CAUSE ME TO WRECK , IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM.I'VE READ A LOT ABOUT OTHER 2004 CHEVY IMPALAS DOING THIS ALSO.SHOULD'NT GM DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

VEHICLE WILL ON OCCASION NOT START AND DISPLAYS A FLASHING SECURITY LIGHT IN THE INFORMATION CENTER. IF I WAIT 10 MINUTES THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND THE CAR WILL START. DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE AS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND NOT REPRODUCIBLE. PROBLEM HAPPENED ON OCCASION OVER NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, ALL WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. EACH TIME MET WITH THE SAME DEALER DENIAL AND LACK OF ABILITY TO REPRODUCE THE SYMPTOMS. THIS YEAR THE PROBLEM BECAME FREQUENT AND TURNS OUT TO BE A DEFECTIVE PASSLOCK II SENSOR OR IGNITION SWITCH. FROM READING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT WAS NEVER ADDRESSED OR ACKNOWLEDGED BY GM. PAID $1500 FOR REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION SWITCH AND BCM AT LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS HARD TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,373.

THE KEY DOES NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE SWITCHED KEYS AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. I'VE TRIED PRESSING THE BREAK AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE SAME TIME AS TURNING THE KEY. I HAVE TO TRY TO KEEP TURNING THE KEY UNTIL IT FINALLY DECIDES TO TURN. THERE HAS BEEN NO MISTREATMENT OF THE IGNITION AT ALL. *TR

WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE , SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT START. NO IGNITION. THERE IS POWER BUT NOT IGNITION. AFTER I WAIT 10 MINUTES IT WILL START. IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS A SECURITY SWITCH IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE SHUTS THE CAR DOWN, SO THE CAR CANNOT BE STARTED. AND AFTER 10 MINUTES EXACTLY THE VEHICLE WILL START. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT STATE THAT THEY TOO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2004 CHEVY IMPALA LOSES LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE MULTIPURPOSE SWITCH LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AFTER LOSING LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS AFTER A FEW MONTHS HIGH BEAM LAMPS ARE ALSO NOT WORKING. *TR

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT AND SWITCHING ON HIGH BEAMS, THEN WHEN SWITCHING BACK TO LOW BEAMS, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF COMPLETELY. I HAVE TO REMEMBER TO PUT THE FOG LIGHTS ON, SO IF THE LIGHTS GO OUT I WILL STILL BE ABLE TO SEE. *TR