2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC AND COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING; STUCK ON 80 OR 100 MPH AT ALL TIMES. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN POOR WEATHER DUE TO INABILITY TO JUDGE SPEED OF VEHICLE ACCURATELY. THIS COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND/OR SPEEDING TICKETS. NOTHING DONE BY OWNER AT THIS TIME DUE TO COSTLY REPAIR; FEEL GM RECALL APPROPRIATE DUE TO MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS FOR SAME ISSUE. THIS EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER STARTED READING ERRATICALLY CONSTANTLY. I DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO KNOW WHAT SPEED I WAS GOING. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP. THE OLD PART WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE, THEY SAID IT HAD TO BE RETURNED TO BE REFURBISHED. COST: $508.28. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OUT OCCASIONALLY WHEN SWITCHING ON THE HIGH BEAMS. IT HAS DONE THIS INTERMITTENTLY FOR SOME TIME. THEY WILL COME ON WHEN YOU SWITCH THEM AGAIN. THE CAR IS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS. IT FIRST STARTED IT ABOUT 2 YRS AGO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE INOPERATIVE AND DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE, SHE CANNOT DETERMINE HOW FAST SHE IS TRAVELING, WHICH IS HAZARDOUS. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,500. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN UPDATED 03/19/09. *JB

DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA ON THE EXPRESSWAY, AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ADVANCING UNTIL IT WAS OVER 120MPH. I MAINTAIN MY PLACE, PACING THE OTHER BUT I HAD NO IDEA OF MY SPEED. I FOUND OUT THAT IMPALAS HAVE A HISTORY OF DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS. SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OVER WARRANTY, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER. A GM MECHANIC TOLD ME HOW TO TEMP FIX IT, BUT I RECURS OFTEN. GM MUST RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS! EVEN IF YOU TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC OR GM DEALERSHIP YOU DON'T KNOW IF THE TEMP FIXED IT OR ACTUALLY REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER? SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT JUDGE THEIR HIGHWAY SPEED. I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OTHER GM VEHICLES (EG.TAHOE) HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN YOU GET US A RECALL AND FIX? GM MECHANICS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE MY COMPLAINT MAY NOT BE 'SAFETY' RELATED, IT IS CERTAINLY AN ISSUE. I HAVE 2004 CHEVY IMPALA THAT IS SUFFERING FROM A COMMON AND KNOWN PASSLOCK PROBLEM. HOW CAN CHEVY BE ALLOWED TO PRODUCE FAULTY PRODUCTS? IF THIS IS GOING ON HOW DO I KNOW THAT THE SAFETY FEATURES ON MY CAR WILL WORK? I AM SO DISTURBED BY THIS. *TR

THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FIRST FLUCTUATE GREATLY EVERYTIME THE CAR WAS TURNED ON, THEN IT JUST STOPPED. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER DID THE SAME THING. THE SPEEDOMETER NOW STAYS STATIONARY BELOW 0 MPH. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING. I HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME YOU PEOPLE SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO ME OR MY CHILDREN. *TR

I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS, SUCH AS THE ONES ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, ABOUT THIS ISSUE. 2004 CHEVY IMPALA... USING THE HIGH BEAMS, AND SUDDENLY ITS DARK OUT SIDE... THE LIGHTS JUST TURN OFF! YOU HAVE TO FLICKER THE HIGH BEAMS A FEW TIMES, AND THE NORMAL LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. MY LIGHTS HAVE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK AT LEAST 400 TIMES SO FAR! THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED! EVERYONE WANTS AROUND $700 TO FIX THE ISSUE, I THINK CHEVY SHOULD STEP UP AND PAY THIS! *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. CANNOT TELL WHAT ACTUAL SPEED IS AT ANY TIME. ALSO GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. ALSO WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHERE'S GM WITH A RECALL TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS? THESE ARE ALL SAFETY ISSUES. *TR