2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY CAR IS VERY ERRATIC. I CAN BE DRIVING AT A CONSISTENT SPEED AND THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED THAT I AM SLOWING DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, MY SPEEDOMETER INDICATED I AM GOING 0-20 MPH WHEN I KNOW I AM DOING AT LEAST 50-60 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE TYPICALLY OCCURS AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN 50 MILES OR SO, BUT IT OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY THE LONGER I DRIVE IT. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED AS THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY $500. *TR

DRIVING ON A TRIP AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SPEEDOMETER MPH INDICATOR JUMPER TO 90 MPH AS I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I PROCEEDED FORWARD THE INDICATOR NEEDLE RESET YOU 90 MPH AND THIS RESET CONTINUED UNTIL IT WAS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. IT DID NOT RESET AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND ON. I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST MY VEHICLE WAS GOING AFTER THAT. I WENT TO A WEB SITE FOR AUTO TROUBLES AND FOUND 72 REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH GM SPEEDOMETERS. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL SINCE A NONFUNCTIONAL SPEEDOMETER IS A SAFETY HAZARD. PS - OTHER GM MODELS ALSO HAVE REPORTS OF THIS MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETERS. GM WANT $500 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SPEEDOMETER, WHEN A SIMPLE CAPACITOR FIX IS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED. A TEMP FIX WORKS FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEY IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND GM SAID IF YOU REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN, THEN IT COSTS ANOTHER $500 TO REPLACE THE REPLACEMENT? GM WANTS TO FLEECE US! *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA AND THE CLUSTER HAS GONE OUT ON IT, SIMILAR CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUV'S HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CARS AREN'T COVERED UNDER RECALL. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD GO OUT ON ANY CAR AND IT IS VERY ODD THAT THE SAME MANUFACTURER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

2004 IMPALA WITH 43,000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER SLOWLY BEGINS TO READ HIGHER AND HIGHER VALUES. WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 55-60 MPH, SAW HIGHEST READING AT 105 MPH, READ 73 MPH STANDING STILL. REPEATEDLY TURNING CAR ON AND OFF EVENTUALLY WILL "0" THE SPEEDOMETER, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED THE NEXT DAY. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS WRONG SPEED-FASTER THAN I AM GOING-ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT SLOWING DOWN ON FREEWAY. CHEVY WANTS $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY THEM. *TR

ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA, THE SPEEDOMETER IS NEVER RIGHT. THIS JUST STARTED. I'VE BEEN READING ON THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER IMPALAS AND THERE IS NO FACTORY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. THIS CAR WILL BE HANDED DOWN TO MY DAUGHTER WHEN SHE IS 16. HOW IS SHE SUPPOSED TO KNOW HER SPEED? GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 IMPALA IN AUG. 2008 AND BASICALLY SINCE THE FIRST DAY I GOT IT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THE DEALER PROMISED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT HAS YET TO DO SO. THEY KEEP GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND, AND NOW FOR THE PAST MONTH MY STEREO HAS STOPPED WORKING. YESTERDAY MY FUEL GAUGE STARTED GOING HAYWIRE. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ONLY WORK SOMETIMES. THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WONT RESET. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. BECAUSE OF MY SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING I ALMOST WENT OFF THE SIDE OF A FREEWAY ON RAMP FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO TELL HOW FAST I WAS GOING. I JUST HAD TO PRAY THAT I HAD SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO MAKE THE CURVE. IS SOMEONE GOING TO HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL WEBSITES RESEARCHING THE 2004 IMPALA AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ALL SAYING THE SAME THING. ITS TIME THAT GM TAKES RESPONSIBILITY AND DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I AM NOT ABLE TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE COST. IT'S WAY TO EXPENSIVE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. *TR

THE TIRES KEEP LOOSING AIR IT TAKES ABOUT 2 DAYS FOR THEM TO LOOSE ABOUT 10LBS. THEY ARE LEAKING BECAUSE OF CORROSION OF THE WHEEL WHERE THE TIRE BEAD HAS TO SEAL. THE CAR HAS THE INDY SPECIAL EDITION CHROME PLATED ALUMINUM WHEELS. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE CHROME PEELING OFF OF THE ALUMINUM IN THE BEAD AREA THE CORROSION CAUSES DEEP PITS THAT WILL NOT LET THE TIRE SEAL. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED TO PUT INNER TUBES IN THE TIRES WHICH ARE UNSAFE BECAUSE OF SUDDEN DEFLATION IN CASE OF A PUNCTURE. THE WHEELS WOULD COST I THINK OVER $2000 TO REPLACE THE SET. I THINK THIS IS VERY BAD QUALITY ON CHEVY PART. 4 WHEELS BAD ON A CAR IS NOT A NORMAL MAINTENANCE ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT AIR LOSS. 2004 CHEVY IMPALA SS INDY EDITION. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WILL DISPLAY ANYWHERE BETWEEN ZERO MPH AND 120 MPH WHEN DRIVING APPROX. 70 MPH (JUDGING ON THE SPEED OF OTHER TRAFFIC. I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 81,000 MILES. REPAIR AT A GM DEALERSHIP IS APPROX. $400. I HAVE SPOKEN TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THEM BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR OF A SAFETY HAZARD. THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE. *TR

EVERYTHING WAS WORKING NORMALLY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN GOING HAYWIRE. I'VE READ THAT MANY OTHER IMPALAS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IT'S CURRENTLY DOING 90MPH PARKED IN MY GARAGE. IT SPORADICALLY ACCELERATES FROM WHEREVER THE NEEDLE IS AT THE TIME BUT WON'T RETURN TO ZERO WHEN IT COMES TO A STOP. *TR