2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING. THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED BEING CORRECT. SOMETIMES THEY SHOW I AM GOING 100 WHILE IN PARK, OR 75 WHILE GOING 30. THE GAUGES FREEZE AND STAY THAT WAY FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE VERY SAME THING. *TR

WAS IN MY CAR DRIVING SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. RAISED THE HOOD AND IT WAS ON FIRE. *TR

NO SINGLE EVENT. 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, FOUND OUT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. JUST LAST WEEK, I WAS PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING, THE COP LET ME OFF WITH A WARNING BUT SAID NEXT TIME, THAT EXCUSE WON'T CUT IT. THE PROBLEM WON'T FIX ITSELF, AND THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED AROUND $450.00 TO REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. I CAN'T AFFORD SUCH A COSTLY REPAIR WHEN I NEED TO BUY NEW TIRES. ONE SAFETY PRIORITY AT A TIME I GUESS. *TR

2004 IMPALA, BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. CAR HAS APPROX 73,000 MILES. IN THAT TIME BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR RESURFACED APPROX 4-5 TIMES DUE TO PULSING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALAS TRANSMISSION JUMPS INTO GEAR MAKING THE CAR GO FORWARD IN AN UNSAFE MANNER. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME TOUGH LUCK. THE CAR ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY WON'T FIX THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I WENT TO CAR COMPLAINTS DOT COM AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED TRACKING THE CORRECT SPEED. IT IS USUALLY READING MUCH LESS THAN I AM ACTUALLY MOVING BUT CAN REPORT MUCH HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO JUDGE YOUR ACTUAL SPEED WITHOUT IT. TYPICALLY WITH A WORKING SPEEDOMETER I HAVE TO BRAKE TO KEEP MY SPEED IN CHECK. THE CAR RIDES SO SMOOTH THAT IT IS EASY TO GO FASTER THAN ONE SHOULD. *TR

WHEN I GIVE IT A LITTLE GAS TO GO USUALLY JUST WHEN IM FIRST TAKING OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN BUT IF I LET OFF THE GAS IT KICKSBACK OFF. THEN AGAIN, GO A FEW BLOCKS AND HIT THE BRAKES AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN SOME TIMES IT TURNS OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS IT SEEM LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF IMPALAS AND EVERY ONE IS SHELLING OUT A LOT OF MONEY AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG OR SHOULD I TRADE IT IN FOR A FORD I AM 46 AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FAITHFUL TO CHEVY BUT IF IM STUCK WITH A FACTORY DEFECT FORD HERE I COME. *TR

MY 2004 IMPALA'S SPEEDOMETER WILL GO UP OVER 100+ WHEN I AM ONLY DOING 60MPH MAX. THE TEMP GAUGE LOCATED TO THE RIGHT OF THE SPEEDO IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING. THE ONLY SHORT TERM FIX IS TO THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN UNTIL THE GAUGE READS ZERO AGAIN. ON E TIME ON MY WAY HOME (PA.) FROM )NJ.) THE GAUGE DROPPED PAST THE MAX ON THE SPEEDO AND I HAD NO CLUE ON HOW FAST I WAS GOING. FOR OVER 5 HOURS I HAD TO GO WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND HOPE THAT THEY WERE NOT SPEEDING. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. I FOUND THIS WEBSITE FULL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS MINE, WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING WHEN IT SHOULD. I HAVE FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS AT 75,000 MILES AND I WOULD PUT IN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS EXCEPT THE LIGHTS AND RADIO COME ON. NO CLICK NO NOTHING... HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED, AND IT STILL DOES IT. HAD THE STARTER CHECKED, IT STILL DOES IT. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED AT WORK, LATE FOR WORK AT HOME, AT RESTAURANTS IN BELOW ZERO WEATHER WITH A CHILD. PLEASE SEE THIS WEBSITE, BECAUSE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A GM ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I CAN GIVE THE DATE THAT HAPPENED THE OTHER DAY AT WORK IN 110 WEATHER (WITH HUMIDITY) HAD TO WAIT 1/2 HOUR THEN IT FINALLY STARTED. SOMETHING IS WRONG, AND WHY SHOULD CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM WHEN CLEARLY IT IS A GM PROBLEM. THE WEBSITE OF THE COMPLAINTS (THAT IN ORDER TO GET AN ANSWER YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR..SERIOUSLY COME ON) IS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/2000/ELECTRICAL/PASSLOCK_PROBLEM_SECURITY_LIGHT_IS_ON.SHTML I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. BECAUSE THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES, IT IS TOO HARD TO PINPOINT EXACT TIMES AND PLACES THAT THIS HAS INDEED HAPPENED. MY ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BY A GM DEALER AND FUNNY THEY "NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE"... ALTHOUGH MY NEIGHBOR WHO OWNS A 2002 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CYLINDER ON THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WAS FAILING, OR POSSIBLY THE BODY LOCK CONTROL MODULE OR THE BOX SENSOR. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $600. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,989. UPDATED 07/28/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. UPDATED 07/30/09.*JB