2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER WENT ERRATIC AT ~ 65,000 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER THEN FAILED. DEALER STATED IT IS A FAILED A STEPPER MOTOR AND WILL REQUIRE ~ $500 FOR REPAIR. HAVING THE SPEEDOMETER FAIL CAUSES A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO VEHICLE SPEED IS UNKNOWN. *TR

2004 CHEVY IMPALA HAS A MALFUNCTIONING "PASSLOCK" SYSTEM. THE IGNITION WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO START THE CAR AT TIMES - VERY FRUSTRATING. YOU MUST WAIT FOR IT TO RESET ITSELF, WHICH SOMETIMES TAKES A HALF HOUR, I KNOW MANY OTHER IMPALA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 02 IMPALA LATE 07 USED, IT HAD APPROX. 30K MILES. ABOUT 60K MILES IT STARTED TO HARD SHIFT, THEN STARTED OVERHEATING. IT WOULD ONLY HARD SHIFT WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE, 1ST AND 2ND EVERY NOW AND THEN AND AS THE TIME HAS GONE ON ITS DOING IT MORE AND MORE, AND SHIFTING EVEN HARDER, I CALLED A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TOUGH. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD IN MY CAR WITH ME AT ALL TIMES AND THIS ISSUE IS NOT SAFE. OTHER THAN THIS I LOVE THE CAR. ITS GREAT ON GAS AND ALL AROUND WONDERFUL, I AM JUST VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO AND THEY SAID ITS GOING TO NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON, HARD SHIFT AND LONG SHIFT. AND THEY SAID THAT IF I KEEP DRIVING IT I WILL BE DOING MAJOR HARM TO THE TRANNY. I CANT AFFORD THIS AND IT SEEMS AS IF I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW 1 OTHER PERSON THAT HAS AN 04 IMPALA AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2004 IMPALA SPEEDOMETER NOT FUNCTIONING. WITH VARYING SPEED LIMITS THROUGHOUT THE CITY I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND PREVENTS A DRIVER FROM BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW. WIFE DRIVES A LOT ON HER JOB AND WOULD NOT LIKE FOR HER TO BE DRIVING TOO FAST FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. ONE CANNOT RELY ON OTHER DRIVERS TO DICTATE ONES SPEED. SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. INFORMATION TELLS ME THAT THE '04 TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM WERE FIXED BY GM COMPANY AND THE CARS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ARE NOT BEING REPAIRED BY GM. THE RATIO OF COMPLAINTS TO THIS PROBLEM COMPARED TO THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL TELL ME THAT GM SHOULD ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BEFORE THERE ARE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES INVOLVING THE INABILITY OF A DRIVER OF A 2004 IMPALA TO DETERMINE THEIR SPEED AND POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

JUST DRIVING NORMALLY TO AND FROM WORK THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP WORKING NOT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO BE ABLE TO TELL HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING. EVEN AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT DISPLAY THE PROPER SPEED THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE THAT GM HAD MADE A RECALL FOR THEIR TRUCKS AND SUV'S BUT WILL NOT FIX THE CAR'S GAUGE CLUSTERS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER OCCASIONALLY MALFUNCTIONS. BROUGHT TO DEALER BUT DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL IT MALFUNCTIONS PERMANENTLY. *TR

AT 38,000 MILES...THE SPEEDOMETOR FAILS WHEN YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY. AT FIRST IT JUST SLOWLY DROPPED TO 0. THEN THE THERMOMETER WENT HAYWIRE; I CK'D THE ENGINE EVERYTHING WAS FINE...IT REGISTERS ALL AROUND THE GLOBE NOW. NOW THE SPEEDOMETOER WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO....I TRAVEL A LOT, AND THIS THING SETTLES DOWN AFTER A LONG TRIP HOPEFULLY...LAST TIME IT WENT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GAUGE. I JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR A COP TO SEE MY MALFUNCTION. CAN HE STILL GIVE ME A TICKET IF I LEGALLY HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING? LEGALLY YOU SHOULD GET THAT TICKET! MAKE ME SEE A JUDGE GM! I BOUGHT A GM CERTIFIED CAR IN ORDER TO FIND OUT THAT IT DOES NOT MEAN ANYTHING! YOUR BRAKES ARE KILLING ME TOO! MY BOSS'S TOYOTA IS GOING ON 80,000 MI. THEY WILL BE GOOD FOR 100,000.00 MI. I AM THE ONE PUTTING ON THE HIGHWAY MILES HERE! I AM AT APPROX. 50,000.00 MILES. REMEMBER...I GOT THE CAR AT 28,000.00 MILES. I AM A HIGHWAY TRAVELER.....IN JUST A YEAR I HAVE PUT ON 20,000.00 MILES. HIGHWAY MILES! I THINK GM GOT BAD BRAKES! THE ROTORS ARE DONE! I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A SAFE TRUSTWORTHY CAR. I GOT TRASH. I WILL BUY FOREIGN NEXT TIME; ESPECIALLY IF YOU DO NOT COVER MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GONE WRONG! *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. WILL RESET ITSELF AFTER CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND SAT FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. THIS WAS HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOW IT IS A DAILY THING; ALMOST EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR. SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WILL QUIT AFTER BEING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR AFTER HITTING A HARD BUMP AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GET STUCK ON ONE FIGURE. SOMETIMES IT IS STUCK ON ZERO OR 25 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE REPAIRED BUT IT WON'T ACT UP FOR THE SERVICE GUY. IT IS A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING BECAUSE NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED I AM GOING CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN RESEARCHING FOR A RECALL, I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER FOR ALL DASH GAUGES HAS GONE OUT. HAVE REPLACED IT 3 TIMES AND STILL HAVING TROUBLE. OTHER CHEVY MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS IN THE RECENT PAST. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, LOCKS THE IGNITION, AND DOESN'T ALLOW THE CAR TO CRANK AT ANYTIME. *TR