2005 Chevrolet Impala

AFTER SHOPPING, MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR AND THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE WENT FAR TO THE RIGHT WELL BEYOND THE FULL MARK. AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TANK OF GAS. WE NOTED THE MILEAGE FROM THE ODOMETER AND HAVE USED THAT AS A BASIS ON WHEN TO FILL THE CAR. WE CHECKED WITH A GARAGE AND THEY SHOWED US A NOTIFICATION THAT HAD COME FROM CHEVROLET THAT THIS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY WITH 2005 CHEVY IMPALAS. THEY SAID IT IS PROBABLY THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER OR THE SENSOR FROM THE FUEL TANK. EITHER REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $500.00. I CHECKED ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT CHEVY SUV'S FROM THAT ERA WERE FIXED FOR FREE IF THEY HAD LESS THAN 120,000 MILES. I ALSO NOTED A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM 2005 CHEVY IMPALA DRIVERS ABOUT THE LACK OF RESPONSE FROM CHEVROLET. IF THAT IS THE CASE AND THEIR IS NO COMPENSATION FOR A MISTAKE MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER, THEN THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHEVY PRODUCT I OR MY FAMILY WILL EVER BUY. *TR

DURING A SNOW STORM, TRAVELING WITH TRAFFIC AT A SAFE SPEED. I WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE MY HORN FAILED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ALERT THE OTHER DRIVER THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO MERGE INTO MY LANE. RESULTING IN MY CAR ENTERING THE DITCH TO AVOID A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT. I HAVE RESEARCHED 2005 CHEVY IMPALA HORN FAILURE, AND I HAVE FOUND MANY HAVE BURNED OUT. MY MECHANIC STATES HE BELIEVES IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET DUE TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE HORN ITSELF, THE HORN IS IN AN UNPROTECTED AREA, IT CAN AND WILL "BURN" OUT DUE TO RAIN WATER, SNOW, ETC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AS IMPORTANT AS ANY OTHER. THE COST TO REPLACE THE HORN IS OVER $200.00 WITH LABOR BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL LABOR TO GET TO THE HORN. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW WITH BOTH THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE. I START THE CAR AND START DRIVING AND HAPPEN TO LOOK DOWN AND EITHER THE SPEEDOMETER OR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL BE GIVING A FALSE HIGH READING. SEEING AS THE CAR HAD JUST STARTED IT COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE OVERHEATING. I FIND IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND CYCLE THE KEY FROM OFF TO ON WITHOUT STARTING ENGINE I CAN GET IT TO DROP BACK TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE. I HEAR THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND IT WILL FAIL EVENTUALLY. I DRIVE HIGHWAYS MOSTLY AND NOT KNOWING MY CORRECT SPEED WHEN TRYING TO ENTER AND MERGE WITH TRAFFIC IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 45MPH AND SUDDENLY MY SPEEDOMETER AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT CRAZY. IT SAID I WAS GOING 120MPH. FURTHERMORE, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS INACCURATE CAUSING MY CAR TO OVERHEAT. THIS CAUSED THE HEAD GASKETS TO BLOW AND OTHER PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,900.00 FIXING THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS OVER $2,000.00. CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM YET CHOOSES TO SIT ON THE SIDELINES AS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN WITH CHEVROLET TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU *TR

SPEEDOMETER GETTING STUCK & NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY. DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO TELL WHAT SPEED THE CAR IS TRAVELING AT. THIS COULD RESULT IN TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS FOR AN OTHERWISE VERY GOOD DRIVING RECORD & COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. CHEVROLET REALLY NEEDS TO STEP UP & FIX THIS ISSUE AS RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL, & YEAR. A FAMILY MEMBER ALSO HAS THE SAME CAR BUT THE BASE MODEL & HIS GAS GAUGE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. *TR

CAR HAS JUST ROLLED OVER TO A LITTLE OVER 165,,000 MILES AND WHEN WE BOUGHT IT AT THE TIME WE DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND THEN TURNS OUT A YEAR AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR IT STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS BIG TIME BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM THEN WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO IM LIKE THINKING NOW WHAT AND SO WE TAKE IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY SAY OH YOUR ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS RUSTED OUT AND THAT THERE'S A DOLLAR SIZE HOLE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE EXHAUST BUT WE DIDN'T GET IT FIXED BECUZ WE COULDN'T AT THE TIME SO THEY JUST TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT AS IS AND I HAVE BEEN BUT I'VE BEEN NOTICING THAT IT SOUNDS LOUDER AND LOUDER ALMOST LIKE HOW A CAR DOES NOT HAVE AN EXHAUST SYSTEM AND I REALLY DON'T FEEL SAFE BECUZ ITS LOUD AND IT SMELLS LIKE GAS ON THE INSIDE AND IM AFRAID OF IT CATCHING ON FIRE ONE OF THESE DAYS AND AS FOR THE RESISTOR BLOWER MODULE FOR THE A/C AND HEATER WE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THAT THREE TIMES BECUZ IT KEPT GOING OUT AND I REALLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE CAR CATCH ON FIRE BECUZ THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR MODULE ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY AND I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO KEEP FIXING THINGS ON MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER ADDING GASOLINE TO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING. THE SPEED ODOMETER REMAINED AT ZERO REGARDLESS UPON THE SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

IT STARTED WITH THE TACHOMETER NOT READING RIGHT, THEN IT STARTED WORKING, THEN STOPPED, NOW THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER IS NOT WORKING RIGHT, IF I TURN OFF THE CAR OR BE AT A NON-MOVING STATE IT WILL READ ANYWHERE FROM 10-20MPH, IF I AM DRIVING IT WILL READ OR NOT AT ALL, NOTHING IS ACCURATE...GOOD GRIEF MY CAR HAS UNDER 41000 MILES ON IT. IT SEEMS LIKE TO ME AFTER LOOKING AT THE EXTENSIVE COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THE IMPALAS, CHEVROLET WOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS RIDICULOUS ISSUE. IT CERTAINLY MAKES ME NOT WANT TO BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET AGAIN! I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD WANT TO HAVE MORE OF THEIR CARS ON THE ROAD THAN FOREIGN AND REALIZE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE MORE INFORMED AND DO RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING LARGE PURCHASES SUCH AS A CAR, AND WE BASE OUR DECISIONS ON WHAT WE HEAR AND READ ON COMPANIES CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE SAFETY ISSUES! *TR