2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

I OPENED THE TRUNK OF MY VEHICLE 2005 CHEVY IMPALA, REACHED INSIDE TO GET SOMETHING THE SUSPENSION CYLINDERS THAT HOLDS THE TRUNK UP BROKE & CAME DOWN ON TOP OF ME. CAUSING A HEAD LACERATION & FILLETED MY FOREARM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE MADE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS IT WOULD HAVE KILLED A CHILD HAD I BEEN HOLDING ONE. THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS A SAFER PRODUCT. *TR

DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. SPEEDOMETER FREQUENTLY LOOSES CALIBRATION AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS CAUSING A MISREADING OF VEHICLE SPEED. *TR

MY 2005 IMPALA HAS A SECURITY SYSTEM THAT ACTIVATES WITHOUT WARNING NOT ALLOWING ME TO START MY CAR. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. FAILING SPEEDOMETER. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR OVER 1 YEAR. THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED IT I WAS DRIVING ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AND DUE TO THE SLOW FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER I WAS PASSING EVERYONE THINKING THEY WERE DRIVING SLOW. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR NOT THE OTHER DRIVERS. THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AFTER I GOT HOME AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. IT HAS SINCE THEN INTERMITTENTLY REAPPEARED. I HAVE NOT TAKEN CORRECTIVE ACTION ON THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I CANNOT AFFORD THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST. RESEARCH INTO A LESS EXPENSIVE REPAIR SOLUTION HAS SHOW ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE WITH GM VEHICLES USING A PARTICULAR STEPPER MOTOR IN THEIR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ONE ONLINE SOURCE STATES THIS PART NUMBER AS X C5 168 . SEEMS TO ME THAT IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE, MONEY OR RESOURCES TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT HAS A SERIOUS INJURY OR CAUSES A DEATH DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED. OLDER DRIVERS AND YOUNGER DRIVERS COME TO MIND AS THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. *TR

ON SATURDAY JULY 18, 2009 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA ON HIGHWAY 10 IN TAWASSEN BRITISH COLUMBIA HEADING EAST BOUND. I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP LIGHT AND WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HAD NOT STRUCK ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE, NOR HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN IN ANY PRIOR FRONTAL COLLISIONS. NO MECHANICAL REPAIRS HAVE EVER BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE, AND NO PARTS HAVE BEEN MODIFIED ASIDE FROM BASIC MAINTENANCE (BRAKES, ROTORS, OIL CHANGES, ETC.). LUCKILY, ME AND MY PASSENGERS (2) SUSTAINED NO MAJOR INJURIES (ONLY LIGHT MINOR) AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I AM FILING THIS IN AMERICA BECAUSE I AM AN AMERICAN CITIZEN AND THE VEHICLE IS REGISTERED TO ME IN THE UNITED STATES. I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND WITH THE MANUFACTURER (GM, CHEVROLET). GM/CHEVROLET ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH JURISDICTION BETWEEN GM CANADA AND GM USA, AND HAVE YET TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. I AM WRITING THIS TO HELP ME INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE AND POTENTIALLY SAVE LIVES. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER FAILED. THE DIAL GOES STRAIGHT DOWN AND DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

I WAS SOLD A VEHICLE FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAD A 100+ POINT INSPECTION INCLUDING SAFETY EQUIPMENT. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, I FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAD ONLY 10% BRAKE PAD LEFT AND THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPROMISED. *TR

I PREVIOUSLY HAD MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM FOUL UP ON ME. I FOUND INFORMATION ABOUT IT ONLINE AND GOT IT STARTED AGAIN. NOW MY 2005 CHEVY IMPALA DID IT TODAY. THIS PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE EACH TIME IT DOES THIS AND IT'S ALMOST A GUARANTEE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. WHEN IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES, IT BECOMES A DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY WHEN IT COULD FOUL THE COMPUTER AND DIE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70, LOSING ALL CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

2005 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT OF NO WHERE..EVERY REPAIR PLACE IN TOWN TELLS ME THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH ALL GM CARS BETWEEN 2004-2006 BUT NO RECALL SO IT WILL COST ME $700 TO GET IT FIXED..ALSO GASKET IN FUEL LINE MISSING THAT'S AN OTHER $280. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING, THE DAY BEFORE IT WAS FINE. I KNOW ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE IMPALAS AND THEIR SPEEDOMETERS DON'T WORK EITHER. THIS IS NOT SAFE DRIVING NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOUR GOING. I HAVE KIDS AND I TRAVEL ALOT SO I THINK CHEVY SHOULD RE-CALL THIS SOON. *TR