2005 Chevrolet Impala

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING , SOMETIMES IT WILL READ 80MPH STOPPED & NOT RUNNING. OR YOU COULD BE GOING 50 & ACTUAL Y GOING 80 & GET A TICKET , THIS HAS HAPPEN TO US 5 OR 6 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, I HAVE READ A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 85, 000 MILES. DO WE NOT MAKE QUALITY CARS & TRUCKS IN THE GOOD OLD U.S.A. ??? MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A KIA WITH 100, 0000 MILES WARRANTY BUMPER TO BUMPER ? THANK-U FOR U TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL EXPLOSION HEARD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE STEERING KNUCKLE WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,517.

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.

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.

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA AND FOR THE LAST YEAR MY SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL JUMP WITHOUT WARNING LEADING TO UNSAFE TRAVELING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAYS. CYCLING THE IGNITION WILL TEMPORARILY FIX THE ISSUE BUT THIS HAS BECOME A HASSLE. WHEN I STARTED TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET I FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. I ALSO FOUND WHERE THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT THAT FORCED THE REPAIR OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER VEHICLES FOR THE SAME MODEL YEAR RANGE. WHY DO WE AS CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR AND FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING? WHY DIDN'T THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ALERT THE NHTSA THAT THIS IS POTENTIALLY A BIGGER PROBLEM? DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR DEATHS LIKE THE TOYOTA RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE TAKES THIS SERIOUSLY? IMAGINE THAT YOU THINK YOU ARE TRAVELING AT A SAFE RATE OF SPEED ON ICE COVERED ROADS WHEN IN REALITY YOU ARE NOT BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE ELECTRONICS' HMMM. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN DEFECT, US CONSUMERS ARE ENTITLED TO PROTECTION FROM A BLATANT DISREGARD TO MANUFACTURING STANDARDS AND SAFETY. I WELCOME YOUR RESPONSE. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-IMPALA/TJSMIQPD8J0FT5DK8 HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/2005/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SPEEDOMETER_CLUSTER_GAUGES_GONE_HAYWIRE.SHTML HTTP://WIKI.ANSWERS.COM/Q/HOW_DO_YOU_CHANGE_THE_SPEEDOMETER_ON_A_2005_CHEVY_IMPALA HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/QUESTIONS/JHFU-I-HAVE-A-2005-CHEVY-IMPALA-THE-SPEEDOMETER-WORKS-CORRECTLY HTTP://WWW.2CARPROS.COM/FORUM/2005-CHEVY-IMPALA-SPEEDOMETER-DOES-NOT-WORK-ALL-THE-TIME-VT115821.HTML HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2005/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/?Q=&PAGE=5 HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.EE9E83D/13472 HTTP://WWW.GMSPEEDOMETERRECALL.COM/. *TR

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