2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS SPEED MUCH HIGHER THAN ACTUAL, COMPLETE FAILURE OF TEMPERATURE GAUGE. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. EVERY FEW DAYS THE SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING AND WORKS IT'S WAY UP TO 120+ MPH, EVEN WHEN SITTING STILL. IT TAKES A COUPLE DAYS TO RESET ITSELF, AND THEN THE PROBLEM STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. HUGE PROBLEM BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING. OF COURSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY AND COSTS OVER $500 TO REPAIR, BUT DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS A MALFUNCTIONING PART ON ALMOST ALL 2004 IMPALAS, WHICH I BELIEVE SHOULD LEAD TO A RECALL, NOT MONEY OUT OF EVERY OWNERS POCKET. SEEMS LIKE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. *TR

ORIGINALLY RADIO FAILED TO WORK. WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIO. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS CORRODED IN THE PASSENGER REAR SEATING AREA. THIS HARNESS ALSO CONTROLS THE WARNING BELLS FOR THE ENTIRE CAR. THERE IS DEFINITELY A WATER ENTRY ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS COMING ON AND YOU CAN HEAR WATER 'SLOSHING" AROUND IN THE DASHBOARD AREA. WATER IS COMING IN TO THE PASSENGER FLOOR AREA. *TR

DASH BOARD CLUSTER (SPEED ODOMETER, TEMPERATURE AND RMP) IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY/AT ALL SOMETIMES. *TR

SINCE ONE MONTH AGO, I STARED TO PERCEIVE AN STRONG FUEL ODOR, BUT EVERY TIME I OPENED THE HOOD I COULD NOT FIND THE LICK. FINALLY YESTERDAY I DID THE SAME, AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL PRESS REGULATOR WAS THE PROBLEM. I AM NOT USING THE CAR NOW INSTEAD I AM USING MY TRUCK. I CHECKED SEVERAL INTERNET SITES AND I FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND GAS HAND STOPPED WORKING SUMMER 07 PERMANENTLY. *TR

1. I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO REFLECT READINGS IN EXCESS OF THE ACTUAL SPEED I WAS DRIVING, E.G., REGISTERING BEYOND 120 MPH (THE NEEDLE WOULD PASS THAT MARK AND CONTINUE MOVING) WHEN THE CAR'S ACTUAL SPEED WAS PROBABLY LESS THAN 50 MPH. UPON STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REGISTER MPH IN EXCESS OF ZERO (E.G., 80 MPH). THE NEEDLE WOULD NOT RETURN TO ZERO EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF. 2. THE FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER CAUSED ME TO NOT KNOW THE ACTUAL SPEED I WAS DRIVING, WHICH PLACED ME IN JEOPARDY OF DRIVING SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER THAN THE POSTED SPEED FOR A GIVEN STRETCH OF ROAD. I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR. 3. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER INVOICE, THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT "REMOVED, REPLACED AND SETUP (THE) IP CLUSTER ASSEMBLY. THE REPLACED PART WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO ME. 4. GENERAL MOTORS IS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME TYPE OF SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER FAILURE ON VARIOUS OTHER GM MODELS BEGINNING WITH MODEL YEARS 2003 AND LATER. GM HAS SPECIAL POLICY COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN OF ITS MODELS WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT FOR ALL MODELS. MY VEHICLE IS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA WHICH HAD 57,355 MILES ON IT WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. I WAS ADVISED BY GM THAT, "...THE SPECIAL COVERAGE...DO ES NOT INCLUDE YOUR VEHICLE..." AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BEAR ANY EXPENSE I INCURRED FOR THE SERVICE PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ISSUE HAS HAD AT LEAST FIVE VISITS TO THE DEALER! *TR

SPEEDOMETER GRADUALLY READS LOWER SPEED THAN ACTUAL VEHICLE SPEED, CAUSING DRIVER TO SPEED UP AND GO TOO FAST. *TR

FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER -- MOST IMPORTANTLY THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME GROSSLY INACCURATE OR COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE DURING THE COURSE OF NORMAL DRIVING. IN SOME INSTANCES THE SPEEDOMETER READ 0MPH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD READ 120+MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOUND AN INTERNAL GAUGE CLUSTER PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE CLUSTER. *TR