2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING TO CHICAGO THE TACHOMETER WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE RED. AFTER PULLING OVER TO CONFIRM THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING HOT, I FOUND THAT I COULD RESET THE GAUGE BY SLOWLY TURNING THE KEY ON AND OFF TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION; UNTIL THE NEEDLE REACHED ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SPORADICALLY FOR A MONTH OR SO, AND THEN I NOTICED I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ONLY READING 30 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD PREVIOUSLY USED MY CRUISE CONTROL AT THE SET SPEED, AND WAS ABLE TO USE THE 'RESUME' BUTTON TO GIVE ME AN APPROXIMATION OF HOW FAST I WAS CURRENTLY GOING. THIS ALLOWED ME TO GET HOME SAFELY. AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO RESET THE SPEEDOMETER BY TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO THE ON AND OFF POSITION. THE NEXT FAILURE CAME SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WITH THE GAS GAUGE. KNOWING THAT IT WAS A FULL TANK, IT WAS READING EMPTY; AGAIN BEING RESET WITH THE ON/OFF OF THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO GET THESE SAFETY ISSUES TAKEN CARE OF, AND WAS INFORMED THIS WAS GOING TO COST ME $600 BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY... IT ONLY HAS 40K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS THROUGH CHEVROLET EVER SINCE THEN, AND THEY AGREED TO PAY 1/2. THIS ONLY LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I CAN'T DRIVE A VEHICLE WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, OR GAS GAUGE, AND I CAN ONLY WONDER HOW MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS ARE OUT THERE THAT HAVE BEEN IN THIS SAME SITUATION. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 IMPALA STOPS WORKING--FREEZES UP. HAVE TO STOP CAR AND ABOUT 15 TO 30 MINUTES FOR SPEEDOMETER TO WORK. THIS MALFUNCTION OF THE SPEEDOMETER IS OCCURRING MORE AND MORE. DEALER AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. GM ISSUED A BULLETIN #07187B STATING THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THIS PROBLEM ON 2003-2004CHEVROLET AVALANCHE,SILVERADO,SUBURBAN,TAHOE ALONG WITH GMC SIERRA,YUKON ETC. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THE 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT THEY ISSUED AS IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER VEHICLES.(DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM) PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

ALL THREE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAVE CEASED FUNCTIONING. AT FIRST, THE DEFECT AFFECTED ONLY THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. FINALLY, THE PROBLEM ALSO AFFECTED THE FUEL GAUGE WHICH NO LONGER FUNCTIONS EITHER. *TR

ON DECEMBER 23RD WHILE DOING NORMAL DRIVING AROUND TOWN MY SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 50MPH. I WAS MOMENTS EARLIER GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 35. AT A COMPLETE STOP IT RAISED TO 60 AND REMAINED STUCK THERE. THROUGH RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 396000+ POSTS AND COMPLAINTS REGISTERED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I FOUND MANY POSSIBLE TEMPORARY "FIXES" AND ONE DID WORK UNTIL TODAY. WHILE AGAIN NORMAL DRIVING MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED FROM 35MPH TO 0 AND IS NOW STUCK THERE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVERS, MYSELF AND THOSE AROUND SUCH VEHICLES. A RECALL SHOULD BE DEMANDED. MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS UP TO THIS POINT. IT HAS 70,000+ MILES AND HAS HAD REGULAR SERVICING AND NO OTHER GAUGE PROBLEM SO FAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT MY HIGH BEAMS WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. IF I HIT THE DIM/BRIGHT SWITCH, THE LOW BEAMS WILL COME BACK ON. I HAVE TRIED TAKING THE LIGHTS OFF OF THE AUTOMATIC SETTING BUT IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS ALL OF A SUDDEN SHUT OFF. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 IMPALA. MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING CRAZY ONE DAY AND NOW DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I THOUGHT I COULD DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FIX IT MYSELF. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WHY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

2004 CHEVY IMPALA... APPROX 80,000 MILES - TACHOMETER & SPEEDOMETER ACTING WEIRD. APPARENTLY THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM... GM SHOULD RECALL! *TR

INTERMITTENT VECHILE SPEEDOMETER. & TACHOMETER STARTING TWO DAYS AGO, THE SPEEDOMETER ON THIS VECHILE STARTED ACTING ODD. AFTER TURNING A CURVE, THE SPEEDOMETER ROSE TO 70MPH AND REMAINDED THERE. HAD TO TURN MY KEY FROM THE ON TO OFF POSITION MANY TIMES TO GET IT TO RESET. HOWEVER THIS FIX ONLY WORKED FOR A FEW MINUTES. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I CONTINUE TO DO THE KEY CYCLE, MY STARTER WILL BE WORN OUT. ACCORDING TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, THE REPAIR COST FOR THIS WILL BE $600. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT UP TO THE ATTENTION OF GM FOR A RECALL. MANY PEOPLE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DO SO; HOWEVER, GM DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE. THIS TYPE OF ISSUE CAN CAUSE MANY ISSUES UP TO AND INCLUDING ROAD HAZARDS. IT WOULD BE WISE FOR GM TO PLACE OUT A RECALL FOR THIS. I WILL BE COLLECTING EMAILS FOR THIS AT THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL ADDY: *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA V6. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP. IT WOULD READ 30 WHEN I WAS STOPPED, OR 15 WHEN I WAS DOING ABOUT 60. SPEED READINGS ARE COMPLETELY RANDOM WHILE DRIVING NOW. IT VERY SELDOMLY WORKS CORRECTLY AND "TICKS" WHEN IT TRIES TO RESET. TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED ACTING THE SAME WAY AND IS PERMANENTLY STUCK WELL PAST THE OVERHEATING MARK. RECENTLY, MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS ALSO PERMANENTLY TURNED ON AND REMAINS LIT EVERY TIME I DRIVE. I HAVE INCLUDED A LINK TO A DISCUSSION BOARD WITH COMPLAINTS FROM MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR THE SAME YEAR/MODEL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH CHEVROLET IS AVOIDING RECALLS FOR DANGEROUS INCIDENTS IN THE WAKE OF THE CURRENT STATE OF OUR ECONOMY! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP WITH THIS MATTER. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/2004/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SPEEDOMETER_GONE_HAYWIRE.SHTML. *TR

ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO, MY TEMP GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. NOW MY TACHOMETER EITHER SHOWS "0" WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR IT WILL GO UP TO AROUND "4". MY CAR IS A 2004 IMPALA SS INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY LIMITED EDITION NOW HAVING CLOSE TO 80,000 MILES. PROBLEM W TEMP GAUGE STARTED AROUND 50,000 MILES. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANELS OF ALL 2003 - 2006 MODELS WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS. *TR