2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEP COMING ON AND THEN GOING OFF. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP REPAIR SERVICE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM AS THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT THE IMPACT SENSOR WAS INOP AND THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY . I HAD IT REPAIRED THAT DAY. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME ON THAT PROBLEM AND I SHOULD CALL CHEVY AND SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR. I TALKED TO CHEVY CUSTOMER ASSIST ( TINA ) AND SHE STATED SHE WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH US AFTER SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS ON THE 08 JAN 2010. ON 13JAN2010 THE CALL WAS RETURNED AND TINA STATED " THAT CHEVY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR". ALSO THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD MY CAR REPAIRED AT THE CENTER AND NO PROOF OF ANY SERVICE BEING DO TO IT. I DEAL WITH GOODYEAR FOR MY REPAIRS BRAKES,TIRES,BATTS, AS WELL AS OIL CHANGES EVER 3000 MILES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT MY SERVING MY CAR HAS TO DO WITH A SAFETY PROBLEM. I WOULD NOT TAKE A PROBLEM LIKE THAT TO GOODYEAR BUT TO A SERVICE CENTER THAT COULD HANDLE THAT TYPE OF PROBLEM BETTER. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM. I THINK A RECALL REVIEW SHOULD BE STARTED BEFORE INJURIES OR DEATH RESULTS FROM THIS IMPACT SENSOR. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER RUNS WILDLY UP AND DOWN. IT DOESN'T WORK WELL AT ALL. I THINK I'M DRIVING 55 AND IT SHOWS 100. I WANT CHEVROLET TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. I HAVE A 04 CHEVY IMPALA. I HAVE READ OVER 100 COMPLAINTS ON THE COMPUTER. *TR

2004 CHEVY IMPALA. 3 MONTHS AGO THE TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING. WHEN TRAVELING WITH TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE IT IS A PROBLEM TO NOT KNOW MY CORRECT SPEED. JUST AS GOING TOO FAST CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS SO CAN GOING TOO SLOW ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WILL COST OVER $500 TO FIX AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES. *TR

2004 IMPALA HEADLIGHTS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BUT WILL COME BACK ON IF THE DIMMER SWITCH IS USED..DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR

CLUNKING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN. I KNOW IT IS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AGAIN. IT WAS REPLACED IN NOV. 2007 AND HAS RECURRED 20,000 MILES LATER IN NOV. 2009. DEALER TRYING TO MAKE ME PAY FOR IT AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING, REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED BEING TRAVELED. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE UPDATED UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLAINT FORM.

SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY (STICKS/DOESN'T MOVE). APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT CHEVY HAS ISSUED NO RECALLS. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS MALFUNCTIONING. FIRST, THE TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT ALL, NOW THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATES ERRONEOUS SPEEDS. IT SHOWS THAT I AM DRIVING VERY FAST WHEN I'M ACTUALLY MUCH SLOWER THAN THE REST OF THE TRAFFIC. WHEN PARKED, IT SHOWS 15-20 MPH. IT'S VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT KNOWING YOUR REAL SPEED, ESPECIALLY ON LONG TRIPS ON THE HIGHWAY. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON, GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO AVOID SUCH NEGATIVE PUBLICITY. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A ACCIDENT BUT I FEEL MY PROBLEM COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE ONE. THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY CAR STARTED ACTING UP RECENTLY. IT IS NOT ACCURATE, IT USUALLY READS ZERO WHEN I AM DRIVING BUT SOMETIMES READS A SPEED THAT IS CLEARLY INACCURATE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON IT AND FOUND OUT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. AT THIS POINT IN TIME I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR SO I JUST TRY TO DRIVE SLOW. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA AT 60 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 0 MPH AND REMAINED THERE. THE FUEL GAUGE IS ALSO STUCK READING FULL CONTINUALLY, AND THE RPM GAUGE IS ALSO STUCK AT ZERO. THE CAR ONLY HAS 51000 MILES ON IT, AND BASED ON MY RESEARCH, THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. GM NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR