2005 Chevrolet Impala Complaint Log

FIRST ISSUE TOOK PLACE ON A CLEAR SUNNY DAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER AT FIRST SEEMED TO STICK AS IT MOVED UP AND DOWN INSTEAD OF MOVING NORMALLY. THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO EXTREMES IN SPEED, EITHER SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER OR SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THAN ACTUAL. ONCE THE ISSUE STARTED, IT HAS REMAINED A PROBLEM. AFTER LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE, IT APPEARS THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON COMPLAINT FOR GM VEHICLES, SPECIFICALLY WITH MODEL YEARS 2000 - 2006. THE CAR IN QUESTION IS A 2005 IMPALA. THE CURRENT RECOMMENDED FIX BY GM SEEMS TO BE TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH CAN COST UPWARDS OF 700 DOLLARS. *TR

THE ONLY EVENT LEADING TO THE FAILURE WAS A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE INVOLVED A PULL TO THE LEFT AND EXCESSIVE HEAT BEING GENERATED FROM THE BACK LEFT TIRE. THE COMPONENT THAT FAILED ENDED UP BEING THE WHEEL BEARING. I HAD A MECHANIC REPLACE IT AND ALSO KEPT THE OLD PART. THE OLD BEARING WAS SCORCHED (THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME) AND WARPED. THE BEARING COULD HAVE LOCKED UP HAD IT NOT BEEN REPLACED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONER, THEN THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AT INITIAL STARTUP WITH THE ACTIVATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. ON MAY 24, 2010, A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WAS BEING PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED HE WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE CRACKED AND HAD CUT INTO THE ROTORS. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE BROKEN INTO THREE PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27647. UPDATED 10/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/26/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 159,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT DISPLAY THEIR PROPER READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT HARD BUT WHEN YOU SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND START IT BACK UP IT STOPS SHIFTING HARD, AND THE CAR STALLS. *KB

2005 CHEVY IMPALA, THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND GIVES FALSE READINGS. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW THE SPEED THE CAR IS GOING. *TR

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

DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHIN 30-60 SECONDS OF SWITCHING FROM LOW BEAMS TO HIGH BEAMS. HEADLIGHTS STAY OUT UNTIL THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH IS FLIPPED AGAIN. IT STARTED HAPPENING ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE SPRING OF '09. AS TIME HAS PASSED, IT NOW OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME HIGH BEAMS ARE USED. CANNOT FIND A DEALER OR MECHANIC THAT CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IN POSSESSION, OR THAT HAS A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

AT APPROX 100,00KM THE HIGH BEAM IS ACTIVATED WHEN SIGNALING A RIGHT TURN. WHEN KEEPING THE HANDLE IN CERTAIN POSITION THE HIGH BEAM GOES OFF BUT COMES BACK AGAIN WHEN RELEASED. LATELY REMAINS ON WHEN THE SWITCH RETURNS TO MID POSITION. NEVER EXPERIENCED WHEN SIGNALING TO THE LEFT. THIS BEHAVIOR MAY BLIND THE INCOMING CARS' DRIVERS AND ALSO DISTRACTS MY ATTENTION FROM THE ROAD. I DID NOT DO ANYTHING YET FOR FIXING THE DEFECT. *TR

MY CHEVY IMPALA GAUGE CLUSTER BEGAN TO WORK INAPPROPRIATELY IN JULY 2007. IT STARTED WITH THE SPEEDOMETER, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING 55MPH BUT WAS REALLY GOING 77MPH. I GOT A TICKET AND THREE DAYS LATER THE NEEDLE STOPPED WORKING. TWO MONTHS LATER THE TEMP NEEDLE AND FUEL NEEDLE STOPPED WORKING. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR HAD CLOSED AND THERE WAS NOT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA. IN APRIL, 2010, MY ENTIRE DASH STOPPED WORKING, INCLUDING THE MESSAGE CENTER. *TR

2005 CHEVORLET IMPALA: THE SPEEDOMETER GAINS/DROPS SPEED AT ANY GIVEN TIME WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING MISCALCULATION OF SPEED DURING TRAVEL. AT FIRST, THE SPEEDOMETER RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL STATE, HOWEVER, AFTER RESETTING THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION, THE UNIT FAILED TO REGISTER SPEED PROPERLY. IT HAS AFFECTED THE MAINTENANCE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. ULTIMATELY, THE RPM AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES, CEASE TO WORK PROPERLY AND THE CAR TENDS TO SKIP BETWEEN AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFTS. ALSO, I RECEIVED A TRAFFIC TICKET IN THE STATE OF NC DUE TO THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. IN ORDER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE, 2005 CHEVORLET IMPALA (MILEAGE: 103,117K), THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS TO BE UNINSTALLED FROM THE VEHICLE, REBUILT, AND REINSTALLED BACK INTO THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO MY DEALER AND A LICENSED MECHANIC. THIS REPAIR ON AVERAGE RANGES $400-$800 (WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM). ACCORDING TO RESEARCH, SPEEDOMETER FAILURE IS A COMMON BUT EXPENSIVE PROBLEM AMONG 2000-2006 CHEVORLET MODELS. *TR

STEERING KNUCKLE MAKES A POPPING NOISE SPEEDODOMETER DOES NOT WORK TEMP GAUGE DOES NOT WORK CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES WHEN EVER IT WANTS TO IF THE SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION A HERD THAT A LOT OF CHEVROLETS HAD RECALLS FOR THESE CONDITIONS! ARE THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THESE CONDITIONS ON MY CAR? *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A TURN IN ANY DIRECTION AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT SELF CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CENTER SENSOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 05/09/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ONCE THE WHEEL IS TURNED BOUT 20 DEGREES, AND HE REMOVED HIS HANDS, THE WHEEL MOMENTARILY SELF CENTER. UPDATED 06/01/12

2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT READS MUCH FASTER THAN YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING, OFTEN TIMES 40MPH +. THE PROBLEM STARTED ON A LONG TRIP. CYCLING THE IGNITION WOULD BRING IT BACK TO ZERO, BUT THAT NO LONGER WORKS. THERE IS NOT ONE SINGLE EVENT THAT TRIGGERS THE PROBLEM. IT CAUSE THE DRIVER TO MAINTAIN SPEED EITHER WAY TOO SLOW FOR TRAFFIC OR WAY TOO FAST. CREATING UNSAFE CONDITIONS. PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, BUT THE PARTS AND LABOR WILL COST A MINIMUM OF $460.00. BUYING A USED PART IS NOT A VIABLE OPTION SINCE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS CODED TO THE CAR. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH PRODUCES MANY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, YET GM WILL NOT RUN A RECALL ON THIS. THEY RECALLED THE SILVERADO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AFTER ATTEMPTING TO DIM THE HEADLIGHTS, ALL OF THE LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THE DIMMER SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE PASSLOCK SENSOR WENT BAD AT 74000 MILES. I COULD NOT START MY CAR FOR UP TO A 1/2 HOUR. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD THE PASS LOCK SENSOR REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $600. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME STUCK AT 60 MPH. I DISCOVERED WHEN I TURNED MY KEY IN THE IGNITION THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DROP. IF I TURNED THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. I DO NOT WANT TO DO THIS BECAUSE I FEAR IT WILL WEAR OUT THE IGNITION SWITCH. THEN THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THE NEEDLE GETS STUCK FAR BEYOND THE FULL OR EMPTY LINE AND WILL NOT BUDGE UNLESS I DO IGNITION SWITCH THING. I HAVE TO USE MY TRIP METER AND GUESS HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE LEFT. THE "NEEDS FUEL" LIGHT IS STILL WORKING SO FAR. THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND NOW THE FAN MOTOR SENSOR IS ALSO GOING BAD ON THE A/C UNIT. THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING THIS VEHICLE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT THESE PROBLEMS ARE PART OF THE CLUSTER GAUGE SYSTEM AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. *JS

ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA, 6 CYL, THE POWER STEERING COMPONENTS ARE LEAKING P/S FLUID. THE PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE AND NOW THE STEERING RACK IS IN JEOPARDY OF FAILURE. *TR

MY 2005 IMPALA SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE ARE WORKING WHEN THEY WANT TO. I SET THE CRUISE CONTROLL AT 70 MPH AND CAR SEEMS TO DO FINE. I DONT USE THE CRUISE CONTROLL AND TRY TO HOLD THE CAR AT 70 MPH AND GOT A TICKET FOR DOING 82 IN A 65. AFTER GETTING THE TICKET ON 12 MARCH THE SPEEDOMETER AFTER EITHER 20 MINUTES OF SITTING OR DRIVING DOES NOT READ RIGHT SAYS BELOW ZERO, THEN I TURN CAR OFF AND ON TO TRY AND RESET THE GUAGES WORK ON AND OFF.

2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO START. ELECTRICAL ISSUE. NO WAY TO RESET. FREQUENTLY LEAVES DRIVER STRANDED FOR TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES. *TR

OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY IMPALA HAS NOT BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SAY THAT I AM GOING 20 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I AM ACTUALLY GOING 60 MPH OR FASTER. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL BE AT 0 MPH WHEN IN TOWN DRIVING. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING 90% OF THE TIME. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE IN A SHAKING MOTION. THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE DEALER ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS $419.00. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 205 CHEVY IMPALA DOES NOT SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED. IT SHOWS THE RATE OF SPEED AT ABOUT 1/2 OF WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. SHE WAITED THIRTY MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST BUT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND OCCURRED MORE OFTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING OR SHOWS A LOWER SPEED THAN ACTUAL SPEED. THIS OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, SOMETIMES MORE OFTEN. SO FAR HAS NOT CAUSED AN CRASH, YET. *CN

THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR WHEN ON THE BRIGHTS WILL JUST SHUT OFF, AND IT ONLY LEAVES THE MARKER LIGHTS LIT, UNTIL YOU PULL THE HEADLIGHT KNOB OUT.. WILL DO THIS INTERMITTENTLY.. HAS HAPPENED VERY OFTEN, EVERYTIME THE BRIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT ENTER THE KEYHOLE OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA . WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER AND THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. THE CONTACT THEN PULLED INTO HER RESIDENCE AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO A MECHANIC BEFORE FOR THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINE IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190000.

2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. SPEEDOMETER WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. STICKS AT ZERO WHEN IT ISN'T WORKING. AT TIMES, WHEN FUNCTIONING, THOUGH I INCREASE SPEED OR DECREASE, NEEDLE DOESN'T MOVE IN TIMELY MANNER THUS NOT ACCURATELY REPORTING CURRENT SPEED; NEEDLE LAGS WAY BEHIND CHANGES IN SPEED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS I CAN NOT DETERMINE HOW FAST I AM GOING, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS SUCH AS SCHOOL ZONES WHERE OTHERS ARE ANTICIPATING A CERTAIN SPEED AND I AM SOMETIMES EXCEEDING IT UNKNOWINGLY LEADING TO SOME CLOSE CALLS WITH ME ALMOST HITTING PEOPLE WHO PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME; IF I WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE MY SPEED ACCURATELY AND TRAVEL AT THAT SPEED THERE WOULD NOT BE THESE CLOSE CALLS. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY DUE TO INTERMITTENT PROBLEM NOT COMPLETE FAILURE AND AS WARRANTY IS ALMOST EXPIRED AND WILL BE TOO COST PROHIBITIVE (IN EXCESS OF $800 AND SEVERAL WEEKS WITHOUT A VEHICLE) TO GET IT FIXED AFTER WARRANTY ENDS SO I WILL HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO DANGEROUSLY AND KNOWINGLY DRIVE A CAR NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE MY SPEED DUE TO GM'S FAILURE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE MORE THAN AWARE OF AS THEY HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. TO ME, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS I ENCOUNTER ON THE ROADWAY AND I FEEL IT IS CHEVROLETS RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL OF US AS THEY USED MOTORS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT ARE PRONE TO FAILURE! *TR

HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN BRIGHT BEAM IS TURNED ON. WHEN YOU SWITCH BACK TO DIMS IT COMES BACK ON. AFRAID TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS. HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE. NO RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA, THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES IT WOULD SAY I WAS GOING 80 OR 120 MPH WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY ABOUT 60MPH. NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST OR SLOW I AM GOING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME BEING DISABLED, AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET RID OF THE CAR RIGHT NOW. THIS SHOULD BE A RE-CALL. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IS CONSTANTLY INCONSISTENT. SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT IT READS 40?120? 75? I NEVER KNOW WHAT SPEED IM DOING. I JUST GO WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, AND ONCE AGAIN IT READS SOMETHING LIKE 90MPH. SOMETIMES IT IS EVEN POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE RIGHT?? I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED? I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL TIMES, YOUR FORM DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO TELL YOU THIS IN THE " SPEED AT WHICH THIS OCCURS" ONLY ALLOWS ME TO PUT NUMBERS. *TR

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 12/22/09 WHERE I REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. BECAUSE OF THAT MY HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AND THE SEATBELT DID NOT CATCH TO PREVENT ME FROM HITTING MY HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD RESTART AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE UNKNOWN MINOR INJURIES SUSTAINED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE WIPERS STICK IN UP POSITION 2005 CHEVY IMPALA CAUSED BY THE WIPERS TRYING TO RUN IF HEAVY SNOW. THE INTERNET SAYS IT IS A LINK BENDING IN THE WIPER MOTOR AREA. GM HAS AN UPDATED PART FOR THE 2005 BUT NOT A RECALL. WHY SHOULD CONSUMERS PAY FOR SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

SPEEDOMETER BEGAN NOT WORKING. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS FAILED, SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK OR IS INCORRECT ALL THE TIME. DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST OR SLOW THEY ARE GOING ,THIS CREATES NUMEROUS SAFETY ISSUES WHILE DRIVING WITH OR WITH OUT OTHER TRAFFIC AROUND YOU. ALSO THE FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING AND HAS RAN OUT OF FUEL IN MAJOR TRAFFIC. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDRED OF COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA, THERE ARE EVEN MORE ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. *TR

I OWN A 2005 IMPALA LS AND WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 12 TIMES WITH MY VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75MPH AND THEY WENT OUT. I CYCLED THE LIGHT SWITCH 3 TIMES AND THEY WENT BACK ON. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND OVER 60 PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT HAVEN'T REPORTED IT. I CONTACTED GM BUT HAD NO LUCK. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO I NEED TO CONTACT BEFORE ANYONE GETS IN AN ACCIDENT AND GETS HURT OR DIES.*TR

ON AN ALMOST CONTINUOUS BASIS, MY 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS INCAPABLE OF REPORTING ACCURATE SPEED AND GAS LEVEL.. 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES, I HAVE TO GUESS HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE TANK, AND HOW FAST I AM GOING. AT LEAST WITH THE SPEEDOMETER I CAN SEE WHAT IT READS AT A STOP AND SUBTRACT THAT AMOUNT AND GET CLOSE TO ACTUAL SPEED. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON 2005 IMPALA WOULD NOT GO BELOW 40MPH, NEVER RETURNING TO ZERO, OTHER INSTRUMENTS STARTED TO FAIL. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND TEMP GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. GM KNOWS THE PROBLEM IS DEFECTIVE STEPPER MOTORS BUT HAS NOT RECALLED VEHICLES. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I'VE CHECKED NHTSA COMPLAINTS AND FIND OVER AND OVER THIS SAME COMPLAINT BUT WAS TOLD BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THIS WAS NOT A RECALL. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY CHEVROLET INSTEAD OF MAKING THE CONSUMER PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. IN LIGHT OF RECENT TOYOTA RECALLS I WOULD THINK CHEVROLET WOULD TAKE SIMILAR ACTION FOR THIS DEFECT IN THEIR AUTOMOBILES. *TR

I BOUGHT 2005 IMPALA SS WITH 83,000 MILES AND SOON AFTER MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED SHOWING THE WRONG SPEED. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING 55 WHEN I WAS PULLED OVER FOR DOING 77. NOW THE NEEDLE JUST HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN,SO I STARTED RELYING ON MY TACH TO GUESS MY SPEED. THEN ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER MY TACHOMETER STARTED MESSING UP AND NOW IT JUST STAYS BETWEEN 1,500 AND 2,000 RPMS SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST OR SLOW I'M GOING. NOW MY GAS GAUGE HAS MESSED UP IT SHOWED I HAD 3/4 OF A TANK WHEN MY CAR QUIT, I THOUGHT IT WAS SOME MAJOR PROBLEM TILL MY FRIEND TALKED ME INTO PUTTING SOME GAS IN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. NOW I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. THIS DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT WITH ONLY 85,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE IMPALA INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS SO WHY DOESN'T CHEVROLET DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? IS IT THE MONEY IT WOULD COST, OR THE MONEY THEY WOULD LOSE WITH ALL OF US HAVING TO REPLACE THEM WITH ANOTHER FAULTY CLUSTER? *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON 2005 IMPALA JUST QUIT WORKING. WONT MOVE PAST 0. SO MANY COMPLAINTS..... *TR

2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER GOES WACKY AT INTERMITTENT TIMES. I WAS GOING 65 MPH SPEEDO SHOWED 40MPH. OTHER TIMES I COULD BE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, SPEEDO SHOWS GOING 50MPH. THIS CAN LEAD TO A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY HE HEARS A CLANGING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A GREASE KIT WAS INSTALLED ON THE I-SHAFT. AFTER 14,000 MILES THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER IN DECEMBER OF 2009. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,268. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,600. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING SPEEDS RANGING FROM APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OR MORE, THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED BEING TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 02/10/11 *BF

MY CHEVROLET IMPALA 2005 STARTED RUNNING HOT AND LEAKING WATER TOOK TO CHEVROLET HERE IN FORT PIERCE THEY REPLACE THE WATER PUMP HOSES AND BELTS BUT THE CAR TEMP GAUGE IS STILL GOING INTO THE RED ON THE DASH, SO I TOOK IT BACK THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD'VE FIND NOTHING THAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR NOW THE IGNITION STICKS AND THE CAR WON'T START, SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, I'M THINKING THAT THERE'S A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND I WANTING TO REPORT THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING.