2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

THE CAR WILL NOT START ALL THE TIME. BUT IF YOU TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF 3 TIMES IT MAY WORK OR MAY NOT. *TR

SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF IT WONT START UNLESS I TURN ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AND LET IT SIT FOR 20 MINUTES THEN THE CAR WILL START. TURN SIGNALS LIGHTS RARELY WORKS PROPERLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON I'VE MADE THE REPAIRS UNDER THE CODES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON THIS IS DEALING WITH THE EMISSION TESTING. *TR

I HAVE A CHEVY IMPALA AND THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON, THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON THEN WHEN YOU USE YOUR BRAKES IT IS LIKE THE BRAKE IS PUSHING YOUR FOOT BACK UP. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET HURT. I HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS 5-6 TIMES IN A YEAR. IT WILL WORK FOR A VERY FEW MONTHS AND THEN IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. LAST THURSDAY I HAD PUT AN EXPENSIVE SET OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON IT AND BRAKES ALL WAY ROUND ON THE CAR. IT DID NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE SHOP BEFORE ALL OF THESE LIGHTS STARTED COMING BACK ON. SO I HAD NEW WHEEL BEARINGS PUT BACK ON IT AGAIN TODAY AND IT IS STILL DOING THIS. GM NEEDS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THEY SHOULD DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM, FROM WHAT I CAN READ ON THE INTERNET THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT IS COSTING EVERYONE A LOT OF MONEY. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, WITH MY DIM HEADLAMPS ON. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE HEADLAMPS WENT OUT, HE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WAY TO AVOID ANY PROBLEMS. AFTER CHECKING HE DID HAVE HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS YET. HE PROCEEDED HOME ON HIGH BEAMS. THE LOW BEAMS NEVER HAVE COME BACK ON. *TT

THE TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON. BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNALS WILL JUST NOT WORK. I FOUND A TEMPORARY FIX ON A CAR FORUM ON THE WEB. IF YOU TURN THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK AGAIN FOR AWHILE. AT FIRST IT HAPPENED ONLY OCCASIONALLY. NOW IT IS HAPPENING ON A DAILY BASIS. AND YOU DON'T FIND OUT UNTIL YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE A TURN OR SWITCH LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. I FOUND SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE CAR FORUMS TO INDICATE TO ME THAT MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND ELECTRICAL COMPLAINT I'VE HAD TO MAKE ON THIS CAR. THE OTHER PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES NOT FUNCTIONING WHICH REQUIRED A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY WARNING WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNRESPONSIVE TO STARTING ATTEMPTS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

PASS LOCK SYSTEM "SECURITY" LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. HAPPENS RANDOMLY. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WERE REPLACED AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY BUT IT FAILED TO REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY CAR HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE NEEDLE WILL NO LONGER RETURN TO 0MPH AFTER COMING TO A STOP, AND WILL ONLY REDUCE SPEED IF I REPEATEDLY SHUT OFF AND START MY CAR. THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW MY SPEED IS TO SEE WHERE THE NEEDLE IS BEFORE DRIVING, BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE NEEDLE WILL NOT REDUCE SPEED EVEN THEN AND I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO KNOW HOW TO GAUGE MY SPEED. I WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT THIS IS NOT ALREADY A RECALL. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, BUT MOSTLY IT IS IRRATATING AND INCONVENIENT. I HAD THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND THE PART ITSELF IS OVER $400, AND THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE A WEEK. MY FAMILY HAS ALWAYS BOUGHT GM VEHICLES AND I AM DISAPPOINTED AFTER READING THE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTER. *TR

I HAVE A CHEVY 2004 IMPALA IN WE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE WE GOT IT LAST YEAR ONE DAY THE CAR STARTED SHAKING IN IT CUT OFF WE GOT IT FIXED A COUPLE MONTHS LATER IT'S BACK DOING THE SAME THING IT DID AT I'M SICK IN TIRED OF SPENDING MY MONEY ON GETTING ALL THIS SELF FIX IN FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN I LOOK ON INTERNET IN KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND I'M PRETTY SURE YOU SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS SO I THINK IT'S TIME FOR A RECALL 2000-2011 THESE CARS ARE MESSING UP BIG TIME. *TR