2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO COVER PARTIAL COSTS OF THE REPAIR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WITH A USED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA DOES NOT ACCURATELY TELL WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING. IT RANDOMLY STICKS AT A SPEED, SETS THE BASELINE AT A RANDOM SPEED AND READS IN THE 100 MPH RANGE WHEN I AM AT A STOP SIGN OR GOING THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. I HAVE NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM AS THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED A $400 REPAIR AND I CANNOT AFFORD A COSTLY FIX TO A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT MY FAULT. THIS OCCURS ALMOST DAILY AND AT RANDOM TIMES, SOMETIMES DURING SHORT TRIPS, OTHER TIMES DURING LONG TRIPS, BOTH IN THE MORNING AND NIGHT, DOES NOT MATTER HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING OR THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE. I LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND AND THIS HAS HAPPENED IN EVERY SEASON. *TR

I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL WEB SITES THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON THEIR GM VEHICLES AND I AM ONE OF THOSE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH USING MY OWN KEY TO START MY OWN CAR, BUT IT WILL NOT START FOR 10-15 MINUTES. *TR

PASSLOCK SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW MY CAR TO START,I HAVE BEEN ONLINE AND SEEN HUNDREDS IF NOT A THOUSAND OR SO COMPLAINT'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.THIS CAR IS USELESS IF I CANNOT DEPEND ON IT TO START WHEN I NEED IT TO,ESPECIALLY IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION SINCE I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA OF UPSTATE NEW YORK THAT HAS NO CELL PHONE SERVICE IF GM KNOWS THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINT'S ABOUT A SPECIFIC SYSTEM THEY PLACE IN ONE OF THERE VEHICLES,AND ALL ARE IDENTICAL . THEN MAN -UP INSTITUTE A RECALL ON THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND RESTORE THE CONFIDENCE IN MANY OF THERE CUSTOMER'S. I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA 3.4 LTR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000. SM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH THE BRAKES WOULD START MAKING A GRINDING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE WOULD PULSATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY TURNED THE REAR ROTORS AND STATED THAT THEY COULD ONLY BE TURNED ONE TIME. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE RESOLVED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THIS TIME THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE "FROZEN" BECAUSE THE OWNER DIDN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFTEN ENOUGH. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED AND THEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED, THIS TIME, THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ROTORS, CALIPERS AND PADS WERE REPLACED IN THE FRONT AND REAR. THE FAILURE HAS RETURNED. THE CONTACT HAS CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

THE SECURITY LIGHT STARTED COMING ON, AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR BEGAN NOT STARTING. IT STARTED HAPPENING EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, AND NOW HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. THE LIGHTS, RADIO, AND ACCESSORIES WORK, BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START. I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO TRY AGAIN. THIS BEGAN ABOUT A MONTH AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP, WHERE THEY "LOCATED HIGH RESISTANCE IN IGN CYLINDER CONNECTOR TO BODY CONTROL MODULE REMOVED AND CLEANED CONNECTORS AND REPROGRAMMED AS NEEDED". NEXT DAY, SECURITY LIGHT WENT ON, MORNING AFTER THAT, CAR WOULD NOT START! WAS TOLD AT THE SHOP "IF SECURITY LIGHT COMES BACK ON, WILL NEED TO REPLACE TUMBLER AND NEW KEY AND REPROGRAM $690+ TAX". I HAVE A 2-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THAT I CARE FOR ALL DAY, AND I WORK NIGHTS- LEAVING WORK AT 1:30 A.M. I CANNOT HAVE THIS HAPPENING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG GM CARS FROM 2000-2009, AND I CANNOT FIND A TRUE REMEDY FOR IT. *TR

APPROX. 2007 - SPEEDOMETER BEGAN FLUCTUATING INTERMITTENTLY EVERY FEW WEEKS. IT CORRECTED FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN THE PROBLEM WOULD RETURN. THE FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE IN 2008. IN 2009 IT WOULD FLUCTUATE WILDLY, THEN "PEG" TO THE MAXIMUM FOR EXTENDED PERIODS(SEVERAL WEEKS). FINALLY, IT "PEGGED" TO THE MAXIMUM AND HAS NOT RETURNED. INQUIRIES RESULT IN ESTIMATES EXCEEDING $500.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

04 IMPALA LS SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AROUND 30000 MILES ALL GAUGES FAIL TO WORK NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK AT VARIOUS PLACES DOES NOT MOVE WHILE DRIVING. AS WELL AS THE TEMP GAUGE HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED AS OF YET. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? *TR

2004 CHEVY IMPALA. I GO OUT TO START THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT START. I WAIT 15-20 MINUTES AND IT STARTS. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTS HARD. THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS I AM GOING 10 WHEN I AM GOING FASTER THAN THAT OR IT MAY SAY 100 WHEN IT IS PARKED. PLEASE, RECALL THIS. *TR