2005 Chevrolet Impala Complaint Log

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the instrument panel became inoperable. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

When traveling down a steep incline the front driver and passenger side airbags went off. There was no collision with anything, also there's no damage to the car aside from the airbags themselves.

Transmission shifts hard after engine warms up.

The car shuts off while driving. Loose power steering hazardous while turning at higher speeds... dangerous for. Vehicles in front or back . The car also jumps or jolts when driving. And looses power causing severe loss of control especially when icy or snow road conditions.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55-60 MPH, suddenly there was an abnormal wind sound inside the vehicle. The contact stated that the sunroof had detached from the vehicle. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed of a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 10 MPH, TO MERGE INTO ANOTHER INTERSTATE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A POLE. THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND THE HOOD WAS DAMAGED FROM THE CRASH. A STATE TROOPER ASSISTED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO THEIR DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT BACK TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE HAD BEEN PROVIDED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I WAS TRYING TO TURN INTO MY JOB AND I MADE IT ABOUT HALF WAY INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE PART OF MY CAR WAS STI'LL IN THE ROAD WHEN MY CAR JUST SHIFTED DOWN INTO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO DRIVE SO I ENDED UP HAVING TO BE TOWED INTO THE PARKING LOT BY A YOUNG MAN THAT STOPPED TO HELP GI'VE ME A HAND TO GET MY CAR OUT OF THE ROAD I WAS ON A MAJOR STREET THAT GETS TRAVELSE ALOT AND IT WAS DRIVING JUST FINE UNTIL I WENT TO TURN INTO MY JOB AND IT JUST QUIT SHIFTING PERIOD

TRANSMISSION HAS HARD SHIFTING AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP, ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. STOP AND GO TRAFFIC SEEMS TO START THE PROBLEM FASTER THAN HIGHWAY DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE MECHANIC CONTACTED AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,886.

WHEN I GO TO TURN ON MY CAR IT DOES NOT TURN ON. IT TAKES A COUPLE TRIES TO GET THE CAR STARTED. ON TOP OF THAT PROBLEM THE CAR IS NOW JOLTING WHEN I ACCELERATE. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR ONLY A YEAR AND HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF IT AND BEFOREHAND IT WAS AT A DEALERSHIP. I AM VERY CONCERNED SINCE I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN GOING IN MY CAR AND IT'S MY TRANSPORTATION TO MAKE MY INCOME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED DUE TO AN EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHT THAT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BY THE RADIO SYSTEM COMES ON AND DRAINS THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER PERFORMANCE CHEVROLET (3222 BEVERLY PIKE, ELKINS, WV 26241, (304) 591-1077) STATED THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE WAS $100 PER HOUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

INTERNAL SECURITY SYSTEM FAILS WITHOUT NOTICE, CAR WONT START. SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON OR FLASHES. CAR STILL WONT START. IT CAN BE HOURS OR EVEN DAYS BEFORE THIS PROBLEM RESETS AND CAR STARTS AND WORKS. BUT THEN WILL SOON FAIL AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. HAS COASTED ME SEVERAL JOBS, LOSS WORK HOURS, AND EXTRA MONEY I SPENT ON STARTER, BUT CAME TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE SECURITY FEATURE CHEVY PUT IN, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE OWNER, THE AIR BAG OFF AND VARIOUS OTHER WARNING INDICATORS AND GAUGES FLICKERED. ALSO, FOUR MISFIRES OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE JUST PURCHASED WHIC WAS VAVOLINE WHEN PLACED IN VEHICLE ENGINE THERMAL VISCOSITY BREAKDOWN HAPPENED AND ENGINE BLOCK SEIZED. RESTARTED AFTER OIL CHANGE SAME OIL ENGINE BLOCK SEIZED. WITH WHAT I'M READING AND WATCHING THE THIRD OR FOURTH VEHICLE TOWED FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD MAYBE IT'S THE MOTOR OIL. I UNDERSTAND THAT HIGH HEAT BREAKS DOWN RAPIDLY WITH SOY BASED LUBRICANTS. I UNDERSTAND YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ADMIT THIS OR ARE UNAWARE BUT COULD YOU PLEASE KEEP ON FILE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WENT IN A CIRCLE AS THE CAR VEERED OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING AND ENGINE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,015.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, THE HEADLAMPS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BIG BEND CHEVROLET BUICK (LOCATED AT 1424 N YOUNG BLVD, CHIEFLAND, FL 32626, (352) 493-4263) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE CONTACT DID NOT HEED THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. *TT *TR *BF*JB

HI I PURCHASED MY IMPALA LAST YEAR USED AND FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 6 MONTHS IT RAN FINE...NOW ELECTRICAL PANEL GOES ON THE FRITZ DIMMING MY LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD...POWER WINDOWS AND MIRRORS NOT WORKING... ALSO ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHTS ON CONSISTENTLY...TRACTION RANDOMLY ACTIVATES AND CAR LIGHTERS JUST STOPPED WORKING. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS SPECIFIC MODEL AND IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. ALSO TURN KEY TO START CAR AND THE CAR DOESN'T START SO I DO THIS 2-3 TIMES TO START CAR UP...REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL 2005 IMPALAS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO READ ACCURATELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER PROVIDED INACCURATE SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER PROVIDED SPEEDS EXCEEDING 120 MPH. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE KEY DISLODGED FROM THE IGNITION. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER DUE TO THE KEY NOT REMAINING IN THE RUN POSITION. THE CONTACT WOULD MANUALLY REMOVE AND REPLACE THE KEY FOR NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO O'RIELLY CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 6160 E BROADWAY BLVD, TUCSON, AZ 85711, WHERE IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY OR A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. **TR *TR *JS

TAKATA RECALL: SHUTS OFF ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING WITH LOSS OF CONTROL. LOSS OF STEERING. LOSS OF BRAKES, CAR SHAKES. HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN SIGNALING FOR TURNS. CAR BEGAN SHAKING WITH LOSS OF CONTROL, BATTERY, AB, AND OTHER SENSOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON. ODOMETER BECAME EXEMPT 2016, BUT SELLER, CACHE VALLEY AUTO SALES, LEWISTON, UT HAS ODOMETER AT 142,221 MILES. THE SELLER REFUSES TO FIX, OR EXCHANGE FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE.

WONT GO INTO PARK, KEY STUCK IN IGNITION WHILE TRYING TO PARK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A HUMMING NOISE EMERGED FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE FINANCIAL HELP FROM THEM, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAFONTAINE CHEVROLET IN DEXTER, MICHIGAN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER DECLINED THE REPAIRS UNLESS PAID IN FULL. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-3990929035. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,594.

I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND SMELLED SMOKE. SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR MUST HAVE BEEN BURNING BECAUSE THERE WAS A DISTINCT SMELL OF SMOKE WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD. WHEN THE ROAD SERVICE ATTENDANT TRIED TO JUMP THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY, SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE FUSE BOX AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET WHILE THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL SETTING. THE LOCAL DEALER, RICHARD LUCAS CHEVROLET 1077 US HIGHWAY SOUTH, AVENEL, NJ 07001, WAS CONTACTED AND APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTICS WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 131,000. UPDATED 10/25/17*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE PAT O'BRIEN CHEVROLET DEALER IN WILLOUGHBY, OHIO FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V40000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, OR PRESSING ON THE BRAKE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, IT SHAKES LIGHTLY AND IT SHUTS DOWN. IT STARTS UP AGAIN AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY.

SPEED GAGE IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. IT WILL WORK AND STOP WORKING IN ROTATION. WHEN CAR IN NOT IN MOVEMENT, IT SOMETIMES SHOWS VEHICLE IS GOING A SPEED OF 60 TO 120 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN IN MOTION THE GAGE MOVES FROM RANDOM SPEED TO SPEED. SOMETIMES AT ESTIMATED SPEED OF 60 MILES PER HOUR THE GAGE IS SHOWING 5 MILES PER HOUR OR MAYBE 105 MILES PER HOUR.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S POWER SEIZED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CAR WOULDN'T START AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS BATTERY SO WENT AND BOUGHT NEW BATTERY.. BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER.. SO CALLED A MECHANIC FRIEND AND ''HE TOLD US TO RUN A WIRE TO THE SMALL SCREW AND LARGE SCREW ON STARTER, AND IT STARTED!! BUT THERE'S A RECALL ON THESE IGNITIONS AND OURS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS ITS OUR ONLY VECHILE..

WHEN STATIONARY AND THE KEY IS INSERTED, THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN THEREFORE THE ENGINE WILL NOT START. WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN IT IN FOR THE RECALL AND ALL THAT WAS DONE WAS THE KEY WAS RETROFITTED BUT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS FULL REPLACEMENT. THIS HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE RECALL AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AFTER THE RECALL. REPAIR COSTS HAVE BECOME EXPENSIVE AND UNAFFORDABLE!!!

FROM A STOPPED POSITION, TRYING TO TAKE OFF CAR ACTS AS IF I'M NEUTRAL AND THEN WILL SUDDENLY JERK INTO GEAR. THE AUTOMATIC HEAR SHIFTS ARE ROUGH AND DELAYED. THERE'S VERY LITTLE POWER OR STRUGGLE TO REGISTER WHEN APPLYING GAS. WHEN ON FWY ESPECIALLY WHEN IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC THERE IS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND SLIPPING, ROUGH GEAR SHIFTS BOTH UP AND DOWN. THEN THE SCARY PART IS WHEN DRIVING WITH MY 2 LITTLE GIRLS AND IN REGULAR OR HEAVY TRAFFIC AND MAKING TURNS, ESPECIALLY LEFT, I HAVE HAD THE CAR FREEZE UP ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. WHEN I TRY AND ACCELERATE I'M STUCK AS IF I'M NEUTRAL AND HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING AND FINALLY WILL VIOLENTLY LIKE POP INTO GEAR. IT'S MADE ME HAVE A LOT OF SAFETY ISSUES FOR MYSELF AND CHILDREN. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING AND PROBLEMATIC. WITH ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENING THE TRANSMISSION NOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS APPEARED, THEREFORE MAKING IT TREMENDOUSLY DIFFICULT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO HAVE IT PROPERLY DIAGNOSED USING SCANNER AND COMPUTER READER. EVERY REPAIR SHOP HAS GIVEN DIFFERENT "FINDINGS" AFTER ONLY A DRIVE AROUND THE BLOCK. IT'S A NIGHTMARE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, BRAKED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE IT WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN PARK, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,745. **TR CONSUMER STATED THE CAR'S BATTERY DRAINS QUICKLY AND WHEN TURNING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. UPDATED 11/19/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT WHEEL MADE A NOISE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE UNDER THE FRONT END BY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD; HOWEVER, THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE DRIFTED INTO THE LEFT LANE AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A RETAINER WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BUSHING FAILED AND THE SUBFRAME SEPARATED AND DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FELL APART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

I WAS ACCELERATING AND MERGING ONTO A ROAD AND JUST GOT INTO THE MIDDLE LANE. SUDDENLY THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING EVEN THOUGH I HAD STOPPED PRESSING THE PEDAL. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND THE CAR GOT UP TO 70 MPH IN A 55 ZONE. THE BRAKES DID NOT SEEM TO HELP SLOW THE CAR. IN A PANIC I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER AND STOP THE CAR. EVEN WHEN I WAS IN PARK, THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTED IT ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. IT DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY PROBLEMS ON THE WAY HOME AFTER THAT. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THERE WERE CARS VERY CLOSE TO ME. I NOTICED THAT MY FLOOR MAT WAS MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL AND WAS UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM. I DO OFTEN USE CRUISE CONTROL. I CANNOT REMEMBER IF IT WAS ON AT THE TIME AND I CANNOT REMEMBER IF I WAS ACCELERATING USING THE STEERING WHEEL BUTTON. I DO NOT BELIEVE I WAS AT THE TIME BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL LIKELY WAS ON. ALL I REMEMBER IS IT GOING OUT OF CONTROL. IT SEEMED BEST TO REPORT THE SITUATION. I AM VERY GLAD NOTHING SERIOUS HAPPENED AS IT VERY WELL COULD HAVE. I MAY GET A TICKET FOR SPEEDING THOUGH. I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD EVER BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED TO ME.

RECENTLY, I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2005 IMPALA AND THE ABS/TRACTION SYSTEM. AT THE BEGINNING, THE "ABS, TRACTION OFF AND SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM" LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. THE ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON AND THE SERVICE TRACTION WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CAR ALSO MAKES A LOUD "DINGING" SOUND WHEN THE LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN I WOULD MAKE A TURN, THE CAR WOULD ALSO MAKE A GRINDING SOUND AND THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. EVENTUALLY, THE TRACTION BEGAN KICKING IN WHEN IT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP PROPERLY. THIS OF COURSE WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND COMPLAINTS UPON COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE. I HAVE SPENT AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF TIME AND MONEY TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WANTED ALMOST $4,000 FOR REPAIRS. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO A VERY REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY, LIKE TWO OTHER SHOPS I CHECKED WITH, TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS NUMEROUS TIMES IN THESE CARS. THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I SPENT $2,000 HAVING THE WHEEL HUBS, ABS HARNESSES AND BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE REPLACED. THE LIGHTS, ALTHOUGH INTERMITTENT, ARE STILL COMING ON! SOMETIMES IT IS WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON, BACK UP OR EVEN JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT AND I FEEL I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TWICE AND THEY ARE STILL ATTEMPTING TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE ONLY MAJOR PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU COULD GIVE ME WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE TO A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFCATURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

WHEN I AM DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE GEAR SHIFT THE STICK ON IT'S OWN.I HEAR A POP SOUND WHEN IT HAPPENS.THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN MOTION AND DRIVING THE CAR..I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL LAST YEAR TO REPLACE A IGNITION SWITCH.IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW WEEKS AND I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL,UNTIL I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND IT MOVED ON IT'S OWN. ALSO LAST YEAR I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL INJECTOR REPLACED ON MY CAR.IT HAD BEEN LEAKING GAS FOR A WHILE.THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED.THERE WEREN'T ANY RECALLS DURING THE TIME.

175555 MILES FUEL SMELL AND FUEL LOSS WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. ROUGH START, SOME MISSING. FUEL FILTER FAILED AT FILTER INLET SPRAYING GAS ONTO UNDERBODY OF CAR SO DIDN'T SEE THE FUEL SPILL. REPLACED FILTER AND O RINGS.SQUEALING BELT SOUND AT START UP. SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BROKE, REPLACED TENSIONER AND BELT. NO CHECK ENGINE WARNINGS, NO ELECTRONIC GAUGES I HAVE THE BASIC IMPALA MODEL. WATCHED THE FUEL GAUGE DROP BY LINES WHILE DRIVING AND SMELLED GAS WHEN SHUT OFF CAR. FIRE HAZARD, AND ENGINE FAILURE IF THE BELT BROKE COMPLETELY..ANOTHER 300$ SPENT

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO DEVELOP A SHUDDER AT 140000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET LOOKED AT. THE LAS RESORT WOULD BE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS ISSUE CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT TAKE OFF RIGHT AWAY OR SHAKE PRETTY BAD MAKING IT SEEM OR FEEL THAT IT WILL STOP, SHUT DOWN, OR JAM UP EVEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL. IT HAPPENS AT STOP LIGHTS, WHILE RUNNING, AND WHILE TURNING. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER BEFORE MANY PEOPLE WASTE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU

SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. WE HAVE HAD TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO TRY AGAIN. TO BYPASS THIS WE HAVE TO LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN, INSERT THE KEY AND WAIT 5 SECONDS, TURN THE KEY TO ACC AND WAIT ANOTHER 5 SECONDS. THEN WE TURN THE KEY TO START BUT DO NOT TURN THE ENGINE UNTIL THE DOOR OPEN WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THIS WILL GIVE THE VEHICLE A MOMENT TO PASS THE SECURITY ISSUE AND IT STARTS RIGHT UP. I HATE DOING THIS EVERY TIME! THERE HAS TO BE A FIX WE CAN ALL AFFORD. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND IN AN EMERGENCY I DO NOT HAVE TIME TO GUESS OR HOPE OR EVEN WASTE 20 SECONDS TO START MY VEHICLE. THIS IS ANNOYING AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. OR AT LEAST PAY HALF OF THE REPAIRS AND DIAGNOSIS. PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT AN EMERGENCY TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL OR URGENT CARE SHOULD NOT BE DELAYED BY THE WHAT-IFS OF A CAR STARTING PROPERLY OR WASTING 10 MINUTES TO TRY AGAIN.

I HAVE ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THE LIST COULD GO ON.I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND PAID CASH FOR IT.ABOUT A FEW MONTHS AGO MY DASH METERS STARTED GOING OUT.I HAVE ALMOST RAN OUT OF GAS ON MAY OCCASIONS WITH MY CHILDREN.THE SPEEDOMETER GOES OUT AND I HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC.ALSO MY POWER STEERING PUMP DECIDED THAT IT WANTED TO LOCK UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A PARKING LOT.IT'S LEAKING AND MESSING UP OTHER PARTS OF MY CAR I BELIEVE.MY CAR HAS BEEN MAINTENANCE AND CARED FOR.THESE PROBLEM CAME OUT OF NO WHERE WITHOUT WARNING.THEY SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MAKERS AND NOT THE CONSUMERS.THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT WARRANTS A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHO ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR SUBURBAN KIA IN TROY. ON THE THIRD DAY OF DRIVING IT, I NOTICED GASOLINE SMELLS COMING INTO THE CAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK ON 1/18/16 AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE GAS SMELL COMING INTO THE CAR. I WILL BE TAKING IT BACK ON 1/21/16 WHEN THEY CAN KEEP IT ALL DAY. THE SMELLS COME WHEN THE CARE IS IN MOTION. ENOUGH FUMES TO TAKE MY BREATH AWAY. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. A ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION TUMBLER HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.*DT*JB

FROM STARTING POSITION TO SLOWING DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND OR JERKS INTO GEAR HEAVILY. FROM 1ST TO 2ND VERY NOTICEABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ACCELERATION DECREASED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER FIVE MINUTES, THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE PLATE HAD CARBON BUILD-UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 294,000.