2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING HORN SOUND WEAK AND STOPPED WORKING I HAD TO TAKE OUT FUSE FOR THE HORN BECAUSE IT WAS JUST SOUNDING OFF. ANOTHER IMPORTANT ISSUE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK. THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS WRECK ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD KILL SOMEONE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SAME THING WITH THE HORN, SOMEONE CAN PULL OUT IN FRONT OF YOU AND YOU CANNOT BLOW YOUR HORN. *TR

GAS FUMES INSIDE AND OUT. CAN'T DRIVE CAR IT'S THAT BAD. HAD CHEVY DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS FUEL FILTER REPLACED IT GUESS WHAT STILL HAD FUMES AFTER DRIVING HALF A MILEHAD CAR SINCE 2006 .80000 MILES ON CAR 68 YEAR OLD , CAR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, CAN'T DRIVE OR WOULD END UP IN HOSPITAL. GM DEALER TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL . SOMEBODY HAS ROCKS IN THERE HEAD. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS,SOMEBODY NEEDS TO QUIET LINING THEIR POCKETS AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR PRODUCTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED IMPROPER READINGS. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 04/10/15*LJ UPDATED 11/4/2015 *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 12 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WHILE MAKING A TURN. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE ENGINE STALLED AND IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,149.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SUDDENLY STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE FILTER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

OWNER OF 2005 CHEVY IMPALA TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO START CAR. PASSLOCK SYSTEM PREVENTING CAR TO START. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #14350.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE BATTERY, STARTER, ALTERNATOR, ETC. WERE RULED OUT AS POSSIBLE CAUSES. THE CONSUMER HAD TO INCUR THE COST OF A FAULTY IGNITION. THE CONSUMER FINALLY RECEIVED A RECALL. BUT, WAS STILL DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A SPEED BUMP WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND GUARDRAILS. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.