NHTSA Complaint #10616604 — 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA

THE PASSLOCK SENSOR WENT BAD AT 74000 MILES. I COULD NOT START MY CAR FOR UP TO A 1/2 HOUR. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD THE PASS LOCK SENSOR REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $600. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME STUCK AT 60 MPH. I DISCOVERED WHEN I TURNED MY KEY IN THE IGNITION THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DROP. IF I TURNED THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. I DO NOT WANT TO DO THIS BECAUSE I FEAR IT WILL WEAR OUT THE IGNITION SWITCH. THEN THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THE NEEDLE GETS STUCK FAR BEYOND THE FULL OR EMPTY LINE AND WILL NOT BUDGE UNLESS I DO IGNITION SWITCH THING. I HAVE TO USE MY TRIP METER AND GUESS HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE LEFT. THE "NEEDS FUEL" LIGHT IS STILL WORKING SO FAR. THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND NOW THE FAN MOTOR SENSOR IS ALSO GOING BAD ON THE A/C UNIT. THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING THIS VEHICLE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT THESE PROBLEMS ARE PART OF THE CLUSTER GAUGE SYSTEM AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. *JS