2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND THE TEMP GAGE ARE ALL OUT OF THE CAR STARTED IN THE WINTER OF THE YEAR THAT WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND SLOWLY ONE BY ONE EACH GAGE WENT OUT. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA - THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! I AM STILL IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE LIGHT SENSOR REPLACED AND THE BCM REPLACED. NEITHER OF THESE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. AFTER MANY DAYS AND HOURS OF RESEARCH, I THINK IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS MUST BECOME A RECALL AS THIS ENDANGERS MANY LIVES! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE IDLING, THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND INDICATED 30 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,560. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF UPDATED 02/19/08 *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IS GIVING FALSE READINGS, SUCH AS 120MPH WHEN TRAVELLING 60MPH, AND 0MPH WHEN TRAVELLING 30 MPH. IT WILL TEMPORARILY RESET, THEN FAIL AGAIN WHEN DRIVEN FOR 15 MINUTES OR MORE. *CN

LIKE MANY IMPALA OWNERS BEFORE ME, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MY 2004 IMPALA HAS FAILED AFTER 3 1/2 YEARS AND 60,000 MILES. IT STARTED OUT WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AS YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING OR IF YOUR CAR IS GOING TO OVERHEAT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A GM DEALER AND GMC WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO COVER THE COST. *CN

TURN SIGNALS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WITH SWITCH IN EITHER POSITION. HAZARDS WORK FINE. YOU HAVE TO OPERATE HAZARDS TO GET TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. WHEN TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

THE CLUSTER IN THE DASH HAD WENT OUT WHICH MAKES THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 CHEVY IMPALA IN APRIL OF 2004. IN NOVEMBER 2007, ONE MORNING I NOTICED THAT I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR, THINKING "IT SURE DOESN'T FEEL THAT FAST." AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE I OBSERVED THE SPEEDOMETER DROP ONLY TO ABOUT 50 MPH. LATER THAT DAY I FOUND THAT THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER BACK TO ZERO WAS TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT SEVERAL TIMES AS THE NEEDLE WOULD DROP ABOUT 10 MPH EACH TIME. ONCE AT ZERO THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARED TO READ CORRECTLY. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE PROBLEM CONTINUED THOUGH IT WAS REMARKABLY WORSE THE COLDER THE CAR WAS. BY NOW, JANUARY 08 THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED READING ACCURATELY ALTOGETHER AND HAS PARKED ITSELF AT THE 360 DEGREE MARK. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED IN CHEVY AND CADILLAC TRUCKS BUT GM HAS BEEN SLOW TO ISSUE ANY SPECIAL POLICIES OR RECALLS REGARDING THE CARS. THE PARTS (SPECIFICALLY FAULTY STEPPER MOTORS MANUFACTURED BY DELPHI) BY ALL ACCOUNTS I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESEARCH HOWEVER ARE THE SAME REGARDLESS OF MODEL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE PRIMARILY AS WELL AS A LEGAL LIABILITY. BESIDES THIS, THE ISSUE IS CERTAINLY A CUSTOMER RELATIONS NIGHTMARE. I ALONE HAVE VIEWED SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. CHEVROLET MUST ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY WITH A FULL REPLACEMENT OF PARTS AND COMPLETE WARRANTY. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 55MPH WHILE CAR IS OFF. WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 90MPH WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WORKS SPORADICALLY. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (RECALL IN OTHER WORDS). I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS (AT A COST OF OVER $500.00). MANY OTHER VEHICLES FROM THE SAME YEAR ARE COVERED. WE NEED TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON THIS COMPANY. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER AND MY TEMP GAUGE IN MY 2004 IMPALA (WITH 55,000 MILES)DO NOT WORK. I ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE WORK LAST NIGHT AND MY CAR HAD A PROBLEM STARTING-MY SECURITY LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL I GOT HOME AND MY CLOCK RESET. I WENT TO MOVE MY VEHICLE TODAY AND IT WILL NOT START-IT WILL CLICK,BUT WILL NOT START. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND YET IT STILL IS HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING. *TR