2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF DURING DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS HAPPENED EIGHT TO TEN TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF THREE TO FOUR MONTHS, WITH LIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM. LIGHTS CAME BACK ON WHEN DIMMER LEVER WAS ACTIVATED. INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. *TR

RUSTED MAIN FUEL LINE ON A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA CAUSING GAS TO POUR OUT OF VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. ON OCCASION, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS 50 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT IS ACTUALLY DRIVING 30 MPH. THE SPEED SENSOR WAS CHECKED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEFECT WAS IN THE ACTUAL SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT WHAT THE SPEEDOMETER READ AS 30 MPH AROUND A CURB, BUT SHE WAS ACTUALLY TRAVELING MUCH FASTER AND ALMOST STRUCK THE CURB. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

GAS GAUGE ERRATIC FALSE READINGS GM MECHANIC TOLD ME FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS BAD TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER IT STILL IS WRONG. THAN I PAY DEALER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS SO THEY CAN TELL ME I NEED A 500 DOLLAR GAUGE CLUSTER WHICH THEY SAID WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THAT WAS AFTER I WAS TOLD FUEL SENSOR WAS COMMON PROBLEM TOO. I HAVE SEEN AND READ OF MANY COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS IN DIFFERENT AUTOMOTIVE COMPLAINT SITES. *TR

THERE ARE 2 PEOPLE OTHER THAN MYSELF THAT HAVE CHEVROLET IMPALAS. ONE PERSON HAS A 2005 BUT THE OTHER AND MYSELF HAVE THE 2004. ALL THREE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM YOU WILL BE STOPPED AND START THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE IS A JERK . FEELS LIKE SOME ONE HAS HIT THE BACK OF THE CAR. (TRANSMISSION OR TORQUE CONVERTER.) *TR

SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE HAYWIRE AND IS NOT ACCURATE ON 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. DISPLAYS 45 WHEN DOING 75, OR WHEN DOING 45. SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE ON THE I-94 I THOUGHT I WAS DOING 45 BEHIND A "SLOW" CAR, IT TURNS OUT I WAS DOING 75. WHEN ON SIDEROADS, NOT SURE IF THE CAR IS MOVING AT 25 OR 40????? *TR

THE IGNITION STOPPED WORKING. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE CAR ONLY HAS 19,000 MILES. THIS IS GOING TO COST $600 TO FIX. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T ALWAYS RESET TO ZERO. SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK CORRECTLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY AT 10 OR 20 MPH AT A STOP. WHEN YOU ACCELERATE, IR SHOWS THAT YOU ARE GOING FASTER THAN YOU REALLY ARE. SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY AT 50 MPH AT A STOP. THEN, WHEN YOU ACCELERATE IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY PAST THE LIMIT AND BE AT "6 O'CLOCK POSITION AND STAY THERE. SOMETIMES I WILL USE MY GPS UNIT TO TELL ME MY SPEED, BUT I KNOW ITS NOT PERFECTLY ACCURATE. I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF, AND REPEATEDLY TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF TO GET IT BACK TO ZERO. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS PROVEN THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A DELAYED CRANK. THE VEHICLE TAKES SEVERAL HOURS TO START SOMETIMES. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AS IF THE BATTERY FAILED; HOWEVER, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS STILL OPERATIVE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A DULL HUMMING NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER CONSUMER WHO WAS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR FAILURES THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP WAS NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT REPAIR. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE COULD BE SEVERAL DEFECTS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION MODULE; HOWEVER, THEY WERE AFRAID TO MAKE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW IF EITHER OF THE REMEDIES WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE STARTER AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED, BUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.