I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA IN AUG 07. THE PROBLEMS STARTED ONLY A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. FIRST THE TEMP GAUGE WOULD REGISTER ALL THE WAY UP TO 260. AFTER CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING HOT, I STARTED CALLING DEALERS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT…
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I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA IN AUG 07. THE PROBLEMS STARTED ONLY A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. FIRST THE TEMP GAUGE WOULD REGISTER ALL THE WAY UP TO 260. AFTER CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING HOT, I STARTED CALLING DEALERS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I WAS INFORMED BY A SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEY CONTINUED TELLING HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE IT. WELL ONLY A COUPLE WEEKS LATER THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED THE SAME THING. IT WOULD STICK AND NOT REGISTER RIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS STILL CONTINUING CAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. I CONTINUED MY REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR AND DURING AND OIL CHANGE I WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO CHANGED, SO I MADE THE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHANGED ON SATURDAY. ONLY A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER HAVING IT CHANGED WE WENT TO BACK UP AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE SO WE THOUGHT IT JUST MIGHT BE LOW ON FLUID. AFTER CHECKING THE FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE BUT THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. NOW IT SLIPS WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE TO TAKE OFF AND YOU CAN HEAR THE TRANSMISSION WHINING WHILE BEING DRIVEN. AS OF NOW IT STILL SLIPS, SOMETIMES, ANDS WHINES, AND OF COURSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS STILL MESSED UP BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT OWN IMPALAS AND I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. YOU WOULD THINK BY NOW THAT GM WOULD REALIZE THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY ARE NOT JUST ISOLATED INCIDENTS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10223139
62,000 miles · Apr 1, 2008
Electrical System
SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE HAYWIRE AND IS SHOWING THAT I AM TRAVELING EXCESSIVELY FASTER THAN I AM GOING - APPROXIMATELY 30 - 40+ MPH. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS SPEEDING AND SO I LIGHTLY PUT ON MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND HAD TIRES SQUEALING ALL AROUND ME - THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC IS 70+ MPH…
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SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE HAYWIRE AND IS SHOWING THAT I AM TRAVELING EXCESSIVELY FASTER THAN I AM GOING - APPROXIMATELY 30 - 40+ MPH. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS SPEEDING AND SO I LIGHTLY PUT ON MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND HAD TIRES SQUEALING ALL AROUND ME - THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC IS 70+ MPH IN THAT SECTION OF FREEWAY. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE A SEVERAL CAR PILEUP. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10223061
Mileage unknown · Mar 31, 2008
Electrical System
I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS SITTING ON ZERO. MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THAT MY GAS GAUGE STARTED GOING HAYWIRE. ONE MINUTE IT WAS FULL THE NEXT IT WAS 1/2 FULL AND I HAD ONLY GONE 20 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THEN MY DAD USED MY CAR ONE DAY AND TOLD ME THAT THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS WRONG AS WELL. I HAVE NOT HAD T…
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I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS SITTING ON ZERO. MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THAT MY GAS GAUGE STARTED GOING HAYWIRE. ONE MINUTE IT WAS FULL THE NEXT IT WAS 1/2 FULL AND I HAD ONLY GONE 20 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THEN MY DAD USED MY CAR ONE DAY AND TOLD ME THAT THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS WRONG AS WELL. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND THE ONLY WAY I KNOW I NEED GAS IS WHEN THE LOW FUEL MESSAGE COMES UP IN THE MESSAGE CENTER. I HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT 4 SPEEDING TICKETS JUST IN THE LAST YEAR AND WOULD HAVE RECEIVED MORE IF I HAD NOT KNOWN THE OFFICER OR TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM AND BEGGED THAT THEY LET ME OFF WITH A WARNING. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10222983
48,000 miles · Mar 27, 2008
Electrical System
WHEN INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPS WORKING THE TRACTION CONTROL IS ALSO STOPS WORKING SO DOES THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKES MAKING IT UNABLE TO STOP PROPERLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A GM MECHANIC THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BY\UT THEY INTEND TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10222530
95,000 miles · Mar 27, 2008
Electrical System
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA GOES CRAZY. AFTER IT HAS BEEN RUN FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR IT WILL STICK ON YOUR HIGHEST SPEED, NOT DROP BACK TO ZERO AND SHOW A SPEED FROM 10 TO 100 MILE MORE THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED. VERY UNSAFE, WHEN YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10222450
56,102 miles · Mar 22, 2008
Electrical System
SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN STICKING AND WILL GET STUCK OR STOPS WORKING. WILL READ 140 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY GOING ABOUT 60. ALSO WHEN PARKED IT WILL READ OUT 70 40 100 ETC ETC. EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. DROPS TO 0 MPH AND JUMPS FROM 0 MPH TO 20 MPH IN MOTION OR SITTING IN TRAFFIC. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10222001
58,000 miles · Mar 22, 2008
Electrical System
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER QUIT WORKING. IT STARTED WITH MY FUEL GAUGE. MY FUEL GAUGE READER NOW SITS UNDER FUEL GAUGE. MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER MY FUEL GAUGE. MY SPEEDOMETER NOW SAYS I AM GOING 120 MPH. MY THERMOSTAT GAUGE ACTS LIKE IT'S GOING TO WORK BUT THEN IT DOESN'T. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10222000
70,000 miles · Mar 20, 2008
Electrical System
SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN AND THE SAFETY I PUT MYSELF IN EVERYDAY BECAUSE CHEVY CANT REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER THAT SHOULD WORK FOR A LIFETIME. CHEVY CARES MORE ABOUT THERE PROFIT THEN THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS THEN THEY WONDER WHY TOYOTA IS THE #1 SELLER OF CARS BECAUSE THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR PROBLEMS I WILL NEVER BUY A AMERICAN…
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SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN AND THE SAFETY I PUT MYSELF IN EVERYDAY BECAUSE CHEVY CANT REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER THAT SHOULD WORK FOR A LIFETIME. CHEVY CARES MORE ABOUT THERE PROFIT THEN THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS THEN THEY WONDER WHY TOYOTA IS THE #1 SELLER OF CARS BECAUSE THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR PROBLEMS I WILL NEVER BUY A AMERICAN CAR. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10221857
33,000 miles · Mar 17, 2008
Electrical System
SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS SPEED MUCH HIGHER THAN ACTUAL, COMPLETE FAILURE OF TEMPERATURE GAUGE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10221450
40,000 miles · Mar 15, 2008
Electrical System
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 RE…
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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
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina and Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1997-2004 Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, and 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. The affected vehicles were previously repaired under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 to address the possibility that engine oil may drip onto the hot exhaust manifold.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Engine oil that drips onto the hot surface of the exhaust manifold may result in a fire.
Remedy: The remedy applied under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 did not adequately remove the safety risk. Under the improved remedy, dealers will replace the engines front valve cover and gasket. Vehicles that are covered by recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, or 15V-201 that have not yet received the original remedy will instead receive the improved remedy under the original recall number. The recall began on February 19, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Oldsmobile customer service at 1-800-442-6537 and Pontiac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 15757. Note: Until the improved remedy has been applied, owners are advised to park their vehicle outside since the fire risk exists even when the vehicle is unattended.
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Engine And Engine Cooling:exhaust System:manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina and Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1997-2004 Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, and 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. The affected vehicles were previously repaired under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 to address the possibility that engine oil may drip onto the hot exhaust manifold.
Consequence: Engine oil that drips onto the hot surface of the exhaust manifold may result in a fire.
Remedy: The remedy applied under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 did not adequately remove the safety risk. Under the improved remedy, dealers will replace the engines front valve cover and gasket. Vehicles that are covered by recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, or 15V-201 that have not yet received the original remedy will instead receive the improved remedy under the original recall number. The recall began on February 19, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Oldsmobile customer service at 1-800-442-6537 and Pontiac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 15757. Note: Until the improved remedy has been applied, owners are advised to park their vehicle outside since the fire risk exists even when the vehicle is unattended.
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina and Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1997-2004 Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, and 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. The affected vehicles were previously repaired under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 to address the possibility that engine oil may drip onto the hot exhaust manifold.
Consequence: Engine oil that drips onto the hot surface of the exhaust manifold may result in a fire.
Remedy: The remedy applied under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 did not adequately remove the safety risk. Under the improved remedy, dealers will replace the engines front valve cover and gasket. Vehicles that are covered by recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, or 15V-201 that have not yet received the original remedy will instead receive the improved remedy under the original recall number. The recall began on February 19, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Oldsmobile customer service at 1-800-442-6537 and Pontiac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 15757. Note: Until the improved remedy has been applied, owners are advised to park their vehicle outside since the fire risk exists even when the vehicle is unattended.
General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on April 2, 2015, that they are is recalling certain model year 2004 Buick Regal vehicles manufactured April 9, 2003, to June 1, 2003, 2004 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured April 8, 2003, to June 23, 2003, and 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles manufactured April 7, 2003, to June 23, 2003. On May 18, 2015, GM expanded the recall to cover an additional 49,751 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles manufactured January 6, 2003, to June 25, 2004. In the affected vehicles, the valve cover gasket may leak.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: The leaking engine oil can drip onto the hot surface of the exhaust manifold, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will remove the plastic cover and plastic oil fill tube extension and replace the front valve cover and gasket. These repairs will be done free of charge. The recall began on April 24, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14574.
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling 5,877,718 model year 2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2005 Malibu Classic, 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero, 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am and 2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH LOWER THAN SPECIFIED TORQUE ON BOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPER TO STEERING KNUCKLE ATTACHMENT BOLTS. WITH IMPROPER TORQUE, THE CLAMP LOAD AT THE JOINT MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE TO PREVENT MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE CALIPER BRACKET AND KNUCKLE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: DEPENDING ON WHETHER ONE OR BOTH BOLTS BACKS OUT OR FRACTURES, THE RESULT CAN BE LOCKING OF THE AFFECTED WHEEL DURING BRAKING AND AN ABRUPT STEERING INPUT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LOCKED WHEEL, REDUCED BRAKING AND NOISE FROM THE AFFECTED WHEEL, OR SEVERING OF A BRAKE HOSE, INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL, AND REDUCED STEERING CONTROL. REDUCED BRAKING OR STEERING CONTROL COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS ARE TO TIGHTEN BOTH BOLTS TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET 1-800-630-2438 OR PONTIAC 1-800-620-7668.
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