NHTSA Complaint #10441694 — 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10441694
Vehicle 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA
Component ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 87,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TX

Consumer Description

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE HAYWIRE. YOU CANNOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. THE RPM GAUGE IS GOING HAYWIRE AS WELL. IT JUMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED WITH NO WRITTEN NOTICE FROM WARRANTY COMPANY. THE CLUSTERS ARE THE ROOT OF ALL THE PROBLEMS AND CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL TO REPAIR THE ISSUES DESCRIBED. ANOTHER ALARMING PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CHEVY IMPALA I OWN IS WHAT IS CALLED THE PASSLOCK PROTECTION. IT ALSO DOES NOT WORK AT TIMES AND I HAD TO FIND OUT WAYS TO BYPASS THE PASSLOCK ON YOUTUBE. THIS COULD TURN INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU NEED TO START YOU CAR IN AN EMERGENCY AND YOU CANT BECAUSE THE PASSLOCK WILL NOT LET YOU TURN ON THE CAR. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WAIT TEN MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN A CERTAIN POSITION. THAT IS TOTALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE. *KB

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