2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS (1) DEFECTIVE FUEL CAP - LEAD TO FUEL EMISSIONS INTO ATMOSPHERE AND MALFUNCTION OF EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. (2) DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER - COULD HAVE LEAD TO EXCESSIVE SPEED, INAPPROPRIATE SPEED, AND/OR CRASH (3) DEFECTIVE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM - CAN EITHER NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO START, OR CAN CAUSE VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING AND THEN NOT START UPON OPERATOR COMMAND. COULD LEAD TO DEATH OR DISMEMBERMENT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SAME PROBLEM AS MOST OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED TO FAIL. SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS 80 WHEN PARKED AND WELL OVER 120 WHILE DRIVING. NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS REALLY GOING. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA BEGAN ACTING UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON 11/21/2011. I WAS GOING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH AND WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL FOR SLOWER TRAFFIC, I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARED TO BE STUCK AT 70MPH. THIS WAS CONFIRMED WHEN SHORTLY UP THE ROAD I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE SPEEDOMETER STILL READ 70 MPH. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CALLED A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE TO INQUIRE WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE IMPALA AND THAT EVENTUALLY MY OTHER GAUGES LIKE THE FUEL LEVEL WILL ALSO ACT UP. I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OUT THERE THAT HAVE MY SAME ISSUE WHICH I CONSIDER A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THAT THERE ARE NO RECALL NOTICES FOR THE ISSUE. I AM JUST FLOORED TO FIND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR AN ITEM LIKE THIS. LOOKING INTO THE MATTER FURTHER, TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, IT MUST BE TAKEN TO A GM DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER REPLACED AT THE COST OF $600. PLEASE LOOK INTO ALL THE REPORTED ISSUES SIMILAR TO MINE AND SEE IF SOMETHING CAN BE DONE CONCERNING A RECALL. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILING. - WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. STARTED JUMPING AROUND FOR A MIN UNTIL IT FINALLY STUCK. NOW IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT NEVER HAS THE CORRECT MPH. SOMETIMES STICKING 20 - 30 MPH WHILE IN PARK. OTHER TIMES STAYING AT 0LEAST WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. VERY UNSAFE. SHOULD'VE A RECALL, AFTER CALLING THE DEALER AND BEING QUOTED NEARLY 600.00 TO REPAIR. AFTER THIS MANY COMPLAINTS CHEVY NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. NO MORE AMERICAN CARS FOR ME THANKS. *TR

WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT, THE TRACTION CONTROL/ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR THE DURATION OF MY DRIVE WHICH IS USUALLY JUST AROUND 9 MILES (I DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK). THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND HAPPENS EVERY TIME I PULL OUT FROM A PARKING SPOT. ON SOME OCCASIONS WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND IT TAKES A BIT MORE EFFORT THAN USUAL TO STOP. WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE TRACTION/ABS LIGHT TO COME ON EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY CAR. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A SHOPPING CENTER WHERE A SMALL FIRE ERUPTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKES HAD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT AND CAUSED THE FIRE. THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS AND HOSES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 04V287000 (SERVICE BRAKE, HYDRAULIC) BUT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,032.

MY FATHER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE ALL THE SIDES AND FRONT OF THE CAR WAS SMASHED. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED EVEN WHEN THE CAR HIT HEAD ON. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFETY FEATURE? IT DOES NOT WORK SO WHAT IS IT THERE FOR? THANK GOODNESS HE HAD HIS SEATBELT ON OR HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. THE CHEVROLET COMPANY NEEDS TO REDO THEIR SAFETY FEATURES FOR THE AIRBAGS. MY HUSBANDS 1996 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 WAS TOTALED 4 YEARS AGO AND THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED IN THAT EITHER. THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEM DEPLOYING. *TR

GAUGES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT WORKING SPEED GAUGE SAYS YOU ARE GOING 120 WHEN YOU ARE GOING 50 NOW IT STAYS PEGGED ALL THE WAY OVER I FELL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THIS IT IS A PROBLEM IN A LOT OF THERE VEHICLE ALSO HEAT GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. *TR

TURN SIGNALS COME BUT DO NOT BLINK. HAZARD SIGNAL COMES ON BUT DOES NOT BLINK. *TR