2005 Chevrolet Impala

1. MY FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. ALL THE OTHER GAUGES KEPT WORKING. THE NEEDLE WAS POINTING DOWN AND WOULD MOVE AT THE BOTTOM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND OFF. I SPENT 400.00 TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHICH APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM AS LISTED ON THE COMPLAINTS SECTION. 2. I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEV IMPALA 01/2006 WITH15,00 MILES ON IT. I STARTED TO NOTICE A BIT OF A HARD SHIFTING ON TAKE OFF, ONLY AFTER DRIVING IT IN THE CITY AFTER ABOUT THE 2ND YEAR OF DRIVING. THE PROBLEM NEVER LEFT, IN FACT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR IS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND ONLY SEEMS TO DO IT IF YOU DID A A LOT OF START AND STOPPING AND YOU COULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR 10 MIN. OR SO THEN IT WON'T DO IT AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT WOULD GO FOR SEVERAL DAYS OR WEEKS BEFORE IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN OR WILL DO IT SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW. WHEN I HAD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED I HAD THEM CHECK FOR CODES AND FOUND A P1811.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA LS 3.8 LITER, THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. I CAN NOT SAFELY JUDGE THE SPEED I AM TRAVELING. UPON MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE ON THIS MODEL OF CAR. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR WOULD RANGE FROM $400-$600. A RATHER EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT I FEEL COULD POSSIBLY BE A RECALL ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BECAME LOOSE AND THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A NOISE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY BUT PROGRESSED AND WAS NOT AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 02/03/11*LJ THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. UPDATED 03/18/11*JB

2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER FROM REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH THE GM DEALERSHIP *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES SHIFT TOO SLOW OR TOO FAST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION AND THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM WITHIN MINUTES. GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY WOULD ONLY GIVE HIM $1000.00 TOWARD REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

WITH 92,000 MILES ON MY 2005 IMPALA THE TACHOMETER IS WORKING STRANGELY, AND NOW FROZEN AT 6,100 RPMS. I FEAR THE ENTIRE GAUGE PACKAGE WILL FAIL. THE SPEEDOMETER IS STARTING TO SEEM IMPACTED NOW TOO. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, BUT GM WILL NOT RECALL? PLEASE HELP. WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NEW, AND CARED FOR IT WELL. IT IS IN GREAT SHAPE AND WE LOVE IT. BUT NOW GAUGES? HELP!! THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA. THE TEMPERATURE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE TOOK IT TO GET FIXED AND THEY HAVE BLEED THE RADIATOR AND IT STILL KEEPS COMING ON. IT MAKES YOU THINK THE CAR IS RUNNING HOT. IT ALSO STARTS SWITCHING GEARS HARD WHEN IT GETS LIKE THIS. IT HAS BEEN FROM THE START HARD TO GET IN REVERSE, IF PARKED ON A HILL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING TO THE HEATER SYSTEM THAT SUPPLIED POWER TO THE BLOWER MOTOR MELTED AND CAUGHT FIRE INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE HEATER SYSTEM FAILED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE WIRING WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,284.