2004 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE SAME MALFUNCTION RECURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 495.78

SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF IT WONT START UNLESS I TURN ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AND LET IT SIT FOR 20 MINUTES THEN THE CAR WILL START. TURN SIGNALS LIGHTS RARELY WORKS PROPERLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON I'VE MADE THE REPAIRS UNDER THE CODES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON THIS IS DEALING WITH THE EMISSION TESTING. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, WITH MY DIM HEADLAMPS ON. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE HEADLAMPS WENT OUT, HE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WAY TO AVOID ANY PROBLEMS. AFTER CHECKING HE DID HAVE HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS YET. HE PROCEEDED HOME ON HIGH BEAMS. THE LOW BEAMS NEVER HAVE COME BACK ON. *TT

THE TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON. BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNALS WILL JUST NOT WORK. I FOUND A TEMPORARY FIX ON A CAR FORUM ON THE WEB. IF YOU TURN THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK AGAIN FOR AWHILE. AT FIRST IT HAPPENED ONLY OCCASIONALLY. NOW IT IS HAPPENING ON A DAILY BASIS. AND YOU DON'T FIND OUT UNTIL YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE A TURN OR SWITCH LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. I FOUND SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE CAR FORUMS TO INDICATE TO ME THAT MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND ELECTRICAL COMPLAINT I'VE HAD TO MAKE ON THIS CAR. THE OTHER PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES NOT FUNCTIONING WHICH REQUIRED A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WERE REPLACED AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY BUT IT FAILED TO REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

ROUGHLY AROUND 2 1/2 TO 3 YEARS AGO, I WAS DRIVING ACROSS A LEVEE WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY WENT OUT-THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. THEN AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER WENT COMPLETELY OUT, THEREFORE, I HAD THE DIMMER SWITCH REPLACED. 2 MONTHS AGO MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME WHEN THEY CAME BACK ON, THEY ONLY WORKED ON BRIGHT. I CANNOT DIM MY LIGHTS AND HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE-ONCE BY A STATE TROOPER AND ANOTHER TIME BY THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA JUST SUDDENLY WENT OUT DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD GIVE ME ANY LIGHT WAS TO HOLD BACK ON THE DIMMER SWITCH LEVER. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS MALFUNCTION HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OWNERS OF IMPALAS. THE SWITCH IS QUOTED AS COSTING OVER $500 AND INSTALLATION ANOTHER $200. THAT'S ALOT FOR A COMMONLY DEFECTIVE PLASTIC PART! IT'S ALSO A VERY POOR DESIGN TO HAVE ALL HEADLIGHTS GO OUT SIMPLY BECAUSE THE DIMMER SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN ORDER TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE BRIGHT AND DIM SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUAL SWITCH DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO USE THE HIGHBEAM LIGHTS. UPDATED 096/03/11

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY AFTER DARK AT 55 MPH .THE PROBLEM IS IN THE QUALITY OF THE HIGH /LOW BEAM SELECTOR I WAS TOLD .I AM REPLACING THE THIRD SWITCH THIS WEEK 3/16/11 SINCE 09/20/09 . THIS TO ME SEEMS TO BE A GM SAFETY PROBLEM WHICH I THINK SHOULD BE A MFG RECALL . HAVE OWNED MANY OF VEHICLES AND NEVER TOTALLY LOST HEADLIGHTS . THE COST IS ALSO UNHEARD OF CAN BE $500 OR MORE