2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 90 MPH, WHICH THEN INCREASED TO 110 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE RPM GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READING LEVELS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

SPEEDOMETER WORKS SOMETIMES. OTHER TIMES IT GETS STUCK ON MPH. I CAN BE SITTING STILL AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 52 MILES PER HOUR. OTHER TIMES IT WILL KEEP GOING UP UNTIL THE NEEDLE IS MORE THAN BURIED. *TR

THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT THE SPEEDOMETER OR TACHOMETER IS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IS OUT OF CONTROL. IT WILL TELL ME I'M EITHER GOING WAY FASTER THAN I AM OR IT WILL TELL ME I'M GOING WAY SLOWER THAN I AM. IT WILL RESET ITSELF IF THE CAR IS OFF FOR TWENTY MINUTES OR SO BUT IT WILL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN IN A FEW DAYS OR HOURS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN A CAR WHERE I DON'T KNOW WHAT SPEED I'M GOING. MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN THEIR OWN 04 CHEVY IMPALAS. IT'S AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING WHICH IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO, I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES OR LONGER FOR MY CAR TO START BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM. I AM REQUESTING A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES AS THERE ARE MANY CONSUMERS WITH THESE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY SPEEDOMETER STICKING THE PAST FEW MONTHS. MY HUSBAND TOOK MY CAR IN TO OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD WE NEED TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL WHICH WOULD COST AROUND $600. NOT HAPPY WITH THE FACT THAT WE WILL HAVE TO SHELL OUT THIS KIND OF MONEY FOR A FAULTY FACTORY PART, I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER COMPLAINT LINE. I WAS TOLD BY THE COMPLAINT LINE THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR US AT THIS TIME. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THE SAME ISSUES FROM THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/T752665-DISCUSS2004_IMPALA_SPEEDOMETER_PROBLEMS.HTML IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FACTORY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE A LONG TIME AGO. APPARENTLY IT IS GOING TO TAKE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH IN ORDER FOR CHEVROLET TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THE GOVERNMENT JUST BAILED OUT GMC NOT TO LONG AGO; HOWEVER, GMC CAN'T...

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT DISPLAY ACCURATE MILES PER HOUR. WHILE DRIVING, THE ODOMETER WENT TO ABOUT 60 MPH, WHEN I WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH AND I TRIED TO DECREASE THE SPEED BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT REMAINED AT 60 MPH. I CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND STOPPED, THEN I NOTICED THAT THE SPEED WAS AT 10 MPH WHILE SETTING STILL. I ASKED ANOTHER PERSON TO DRIVE THE CAR TO SEE IF THE SAME TYPE OF THING WAS HAPPENING WITH THE SPEED ODOMETER, AND IT WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC SAID HE RESET THE ODOMETER AND SAID IF THAT DID NOT WORK, A PART WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THAT WORKED ABOUT TWO WEEKS, AND THE SAME THING STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I CAN NOT TELL HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. WHICH POSES A SAFETY...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE TO BEGIN OUR VACATION, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN SHOWING INCREASED SPEED WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET. WE WERE GOING 65, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER EVENTUALLY REGISTERED 120 MPH. AFTER CRUISE WAS TURNED OFF, IT CONTINUED TO READ 120 MPH, REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL SPEED. WE HAD TO USE OUR GPS TO MONITOR SPEED FOR THE ENTIRE 1300 MILE ROUND TRIP! GM HAS RECALLED OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED FOR THE IMPALA? *TR

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE DASH CONTROLS {SPEEDOMETER AND TEMP GAUGE] STOP WORKING .. I COULD BE DRIVING AT 40 BUT THE SPEED ODOMETER READS 120 AND WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IT COULD READ 80 {SITTING STILL} ALSO HAVE HEARD OF MANY OF THE IMPALA AND CHEVROLET CARS AND TRUCK HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I ONLY DROVE MY CAR 62000 MILES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2004. MY FRIENDS WENT OUT AT 43000 AND I WAS LUCKY AND GOT 53000 MILES. THEY WANT TO CHARGE 900.00 TO FIX THEIR MESS. I HAD A FORD THAT WAS A 1969 AND THE SPEED ODOMETER AND TEMP GAUGES WORKED TIL I SOLD IT AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I WANT JBA TO FIX IT AT THEIR EXPENSE CAUSE MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED AND IT IS THE FIRST BRAND NEW CAR I EVER OWNED. I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE...

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK. SOMETIMES THE GAUGES STICK AND I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST IM GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR. *JS

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND THE TEMP GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY TO OVERHEAT, SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE GAS GAUGE STARTED TO WORK ONLY INTERMITTANTLY, AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS SOME ISSUES WITH REGISTERING THE PROPER SPEED. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY CAR HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE NEEDLE WILL NO LONGER RETURN TO 0MPH AFTER COMING TO A STOP, AND WILL ONLY REDUCE SPEED IF I REPEATEDLY SHUT OFF AND START MY CAR. THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW MY SPEED IS TO SEE WHERE THE NEEDLE IS BEFORE DRIVING, BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE NEEDLE WILL NOT REDUCE SPEED EVEN THEN AND I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO KNOW HOW TO GAUGE MY SPEED. I WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT THIS IS NOT ALREADY A RECALL. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, BUT MOSTLY IT IS IRRATATING AND INCONVENIENT. I HAD THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND THE PART ITSELF IS OVER $400, AND THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE A WEEK. MY FAMILY HAS ALWAYS BOUGHT GM VEHICLES AND I AM DISAPPOINTED AFTER READING THE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT...

THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST THAT I AM GOING. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 76,000 MILE'S ON IT AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A TON OF PROBLEMS WITH IT EVEN AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN SHOP FEES TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM'S, THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS OR JUST DOESN'T WORK AT ALL SO I CAN NEVER TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING ALONG WITH THE TEMP. GAUGE SO I CAN'T TELL IF THE CAR IS OVER HEATING OR NOT. THE GAUGE CLUSTER IS FAULTY AND THE GAUGES ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM 1-2, THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH DOESN'T WORK UNLESS YOU HOLD IT AND ANY TIME YOU USE A WINDOW OF HAVE THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST ON THE RADIO IS ALL STATIC. *TR

I DRIVE A CHEVY 2004 IMPALA. WHEN DRIVING MY CAR, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGIN TO ACT RANDOMLY. I WAS ABLE TO CLOCK MY SPEED USING MY GPS. MY CAR SAID I WAS DOING 70 MILES PER HOUR, BUT I WAS REALLY DOING 30 MP/H. NOW, THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. IT CONSTANTLY SAYS I'M DOING 0 MP/H. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $700 DOLLARS TO FIX A DEADLY DEFECT IN THEIR OWN CAR. MANY IMPALA DRIVERS HAVE THIS ISSUE AND GM HAS FAILED TO RECALL THIS PRODUCT. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SEDAN WHICH HAS 123,551 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT WITH 108,000. I DISCOVERED AFTER I BOUGHT IT THAT MY SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WAS ACTING UP. I COULD RESET IT BY TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF TIL IT REACHED 0 AND BOTH THE WATER TEMP GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER WOULD WORK FOR A DAY OR SO. NOW, ONLY THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS BY RESETTING AND THE WATER GAUGE NEVER WORKS. I HAVE SEEN MAY OTHER IMPALA COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME REASON. THEY DID A RECALL ON THE TRUCKS BUT NOT ON IMPALAS. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. 2ND PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION SHOP DIAGNOSED AND REPLACE VALVE BODY. STILL DID SAME JUMPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR SO REPLACE AGAIN. STILL DOES IT. WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO DROVE MY CAR THAT IT MAY BE CONTROL MODULE. IT NEVER DOES IT WHEN I TAKE...

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH GAUGE *TGW

CHEVY IMPALA - SPEEDOMETER KEEPS MESSING UP. STOPS WORKING WHEN I AM DRIVING. WILL GOING 55 AND WHEN I STOP THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T ALWAYS GO BACK TO 0. NEXT THING I KNOW I AM IN A 35 BUT MY SPEEDOMETER IS READING 90MPH. AN ONLINE SEARCH HAS FOUND THAT MANY OTHER HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. FAR TO MANY FOR THE SAME TYPE OF CAR. *TR

2004 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER GIVES ERRATIC READINGS. NOTE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ARE VERY HIGH WITH SAME PROBLEM . VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 ACTING ERRATIC OR NON-FUNCTIONING AT TIMES. MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITH 86,281 MILES. *TR

VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER IS FLOATING. SOMETIMES I AM DOING ZERO MPH. THEN SOMETIMES I AM DOING 120MPH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS 3.8 V6 MY WIFE'S CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT SHOWING THE CORRECT SPEED OR TACHOMETER READINGS. I WENT ON SOME SITE TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF AUTO FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IN MOST CASES CHEVROLET HAS TOLD THE OWNERS THAT THE MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS COSTING AS MUCH AS $1000.00. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IF THERE A SYSTEMATIC FAILURE OF THIS SYSTEM ON THE IMPALA THEN CHEVROLET NEEDS TO CORRECT IT BEFORE SOMEONE THINKING THEY ARE DRIVING WITH-IN THE POSTED SPEED LIMITS WHEN IN FACT THEY MAY NOT BE AS THERE IS A SERIOUS INJURY. ALSO FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THESE CARS. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING THE PARTRS ON MY VEHICLE TO SEE IF IT IN FACT WAS AFFECTED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED WETHER IT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ACTUAL SPEED HE WAS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,600. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. UPDATED 02/03/11*JB

CHEVY IMPALA 2004 WITH LESS THE 60K MILES. SPEEDOMETER, NOT ACCURATE, SHOWS INCORRECT SPEED, EITHER TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW OR NO SPEED WHEN MOVING. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, STARTED WITH NEEDLE NOT RETURNING TO DEFAULT POSITION WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. NOW TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWS HIGH TEMPERATURE WHEN IN FACT ENGINE IS COLD. THE GASOLINE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA THAT HAS A HUGE AMOUNT OF ISSUES WITHIN THE DASH. MY CAR SHOWS THAT IT IS RUNNING HOT WHEN IT IS NOT. IT ALSO SHOWS IT HAS NO GAS WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THE NEWEST ISSUE IS THAT MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOW STUCK ON 80 WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND IS WELL OVER THE 120MPH WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. THIS IS THE WORSE OF THE THREE BECAUSE I OR SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED BY THIS. TO HAVE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD WITH UNSAFE VEHICLES AND THE MANUFACTURE NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IS RIDICULOUS TO SAY THE LEAST. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND I AM NOT SURE WHY THIS HAS NOT. BEEN RECALLED. I HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE SOMEONE BEING KILLED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING! *TR

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA - SPEEDOMETER GONE HAYWIRE 1. FIRST, THE TURN SIGNAL BLINKER FAILED. BLINKER DID NOT WORK, BUT TURN SIGNAL STAYED LIT AND INDICATED I AS TURNING. 2. NEXT, THE HEAT TURNED TO AIR CONDITIONER MODE. I HAD TO SWITCH OFF THE AC BACK TO HEAT. 3. LAST, ON A 45 MPH ROAD I WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH AND SUDDENLY MY SPEEDOMETER SHOT UP TO 75, DESPITE MY SPEED BEING MAINTAINED AT 45 (PER THE GPS UNIT). I HAD TO GET ONTO THE FREEWAY WHERE IT IS 60 MPH. USED MY GPS IN ORDER TO GO THE CORRECT SPEED LIMIT. AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER NOW REGISTERS 75 MPH. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TOO AT: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/2004/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SPEEDOMETER_GONE_HAYWIRE.SHTML. *TR

SPEEDOMETER WAS GIVING ERRATIC READINGS AND NOW HAS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I REPLACED SPEED SENSOR AND IT DID NOT HELP. I HAVE TO LOOK AT GPS TO FIND SPEED OR ESTIMATE BASED ON FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON INTERNET AND GM SHOULD REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ INACCURATE SPEEDS TRAVELED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HIS RATE OF SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,950 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,076. UPDATED 01/06/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. GM COVERED THE LABOR AND THE CONSUMER PAID FOR AN HOUR OF LABOR. UPDATD 01/24/11*JB

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA, THE SPEEDOMETER IS RUNNING 40 MILES OVER WHAT THE CAR IS REALLY MOVING. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE I WAS NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH ON THE FREEWAY. SOMETHING IS FAULTY IN THE DASH BOARD. I AM NOT SURE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS FOR GM CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30-40 MPH WHEN THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,500.

FIRST THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND WAS LIKE THAT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, NOW IT IS WORKING AGAIN, THEN SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH, SPEEDOMETER IS READING 15 TO 20 MPH THEN DROPS TO 0 IT HAS DONE THIS BEFORE, SO I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IF THERE WAS A RECALL. I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS. I WAS WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL OUT THERE SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS THIS COULD REALLY BE A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK OR WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. WILL NOT SHOW ACCURATE SPEED. *TR

2004 CHEVY IMPALA: SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS, USUALLY JUMPS TO OVER 120 MPH AT FREEWAY SPEEDS BUT CAN READ LOW OR HIGH. WHEN STOPPED IT CURRENTLY IS STUCK AT 67 MPH. TOMORROW IT MAY BE 35 WHO KNOWS. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING IN 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL FREEZE AND NOT MOVE OR MOVE TO VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE THE CAR IS TRAVELING AT A STEADY SPEED. THIS FAILURE IS OCCURRING ALMOST DAILY, AND STARTED AS A ONCE IN ABOUT A MONTH EPISODE. VEHICLE WILL NEED $900 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO FIX SPEEDOMETER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO COVER PARTIAL COSTS OF THE REPAIR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WITH A USED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA DOES NOT ACCURATELY TELL WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING. IT RANDOMLY STICKS AT A SPEED, SETS THE BASELINE AT A RANDOM SPEED AND READS IN THE 100 MPH RANGE WHEN I AM AT A STOP SIGN OR GOING THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. I HAVE NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM AS THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED A $400 REPAIR AND I CANNOT AFFORD A COSTLY FIX TO A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT MY FAULT. THIS OCCURS ALMOST DAILY AND AT RANDOM TIMES, SOMETIMES DURING SHORT TRIPS, OTHER TIMES DURING LONG TRIPS, BOTH IN THE MORNING AND NIGHT, DOES NOT MATTER HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING OR THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE. I LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND AND THIS HAS HAPPENED IN EVERY SEASON. *TR

2004 IMPALA, SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. MILEAGE CONTINUES TO WORK AND ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS CONTINUE BUT SPEEDOMETER FALLS BELOW 0 WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 3.2 V6. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STAY ON 70MPH AT REST OR MORE THEN GO OVER A 120MPH WHEN TRAVELING. ONCE IN AWHILE IT MAY RESUME BACK TO NORMAL. IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM IN NOT LETTING YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT RATE OF SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE ON 2004 IMPALA LS 6CYL 3800 TACH QUIT WORKING, TEMP GAUGE QUIT WORKING, FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING OR WORKING SPORADICALLY. *TR

ON SEVERAL 2003-2006 GM VEHICLES, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING (THE NEEDLE STOPS MOVING). THE FIX REQUIRES THAT THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER BE REPLACED FROM WITHIN THE DASH. THE SPEEDOMETER TYPICALLY FAILS SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE'S 36K-MILE WARRANTY EXPIRES. CARCOMPLAINTS.COM HAS A FORUM THREAD WITH 125+ POSTS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/2004/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SPEEDOMETER_GONE_HAYWIRE.SHTML THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER WEBSITES WITH FORUMS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE... *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON 2004 CHEVY IMPALA GIVES INCORRECT READINGS TO INCLUDE SPEED WHICH COULD RESULT IN DRIVING AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS WITHOUT PROPER INDICATION AND RESULTING IN UNJUST SPEEDING FINES. *TR

1.) THIS CAR IS USED AND HAS A SALVAGE TITLE FOR VANDALISM, I HAVE HAD FOR FIVE MONTHS, I HAVE NOTICED THAT ALL GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER, TACH & GAS GUAGE) DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND SAFELY 2.) THE FAILURE OCCURS DAILY; STARTED OFF AND ON ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO 3.)I WENT TO WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, THIS MODEL, MAKE, AND YEAR ALL HAVE FAULTY GAUGES. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GM!!!! THERE ARE 124 COMPLAINTS. I AM GOING TO A MECHANIC, BUT I KNOW I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPAIR IT IF THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GAUGES GOING HAYWIRE ON CARS WITH LESS MILES THAN MINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED SINCE 2008 UNTIL THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONTACT SENT THE MANUFACTURER THREE LETTERS REGARDING THE FAILURE BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 06/17/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE NEEDLE WOULD NOT RETURN TO ZERO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. UPDATED 07/26/10*JB

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY SPEEDOMETER AND WATER GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. IT SAID I WAS GOING 120 MPH BUT I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. THE NEXT DAY I WENT OUT TO THE CAR AND STARTED IT WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND IT WAS STUCK ON 30 MPH AND THE TEMP GAUGE SHOWED THE NEEDLE IN THE RED, BUT IT WAS NOT STARTED FOR MORE THAN A MINUTE. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAMILIAR COMPLAINT. *TR

2004 CHEVY IMPALA; SPEEDOMETER MISREADING, AND GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTION. MORE PREVALENT IN COLDER CONDITIONS. IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY BUT OCCASIONALLY WORKS FINE. BEGAN MALFUNCTION IN SUMMER 2009. CONSEQUENCES- SPEEDING TICKETS. NOTHING DONE YET BECAUSE GM STATES THERE HAS BEEN AN INVESTIGATION AND THAT THE IMPALA DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE PARAMETERS OF THE PROBLEM SO THEY WILL NOT HELP. DEALER WANTS EXCESSIVE MONIES TO DO REPAIR IN COMPARISON TO INDEPENDENTS. THIS IS 1 OF 3 CHEVY VEHICLES IN MY FLEET AND ALL 3 ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE OTHER 2 ARE SILVERADOS. ALL BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM AT ABOUT 135,000 MILES. ALL ARE 2004 MODELS. HAVE FIXED 1 OF THE SILVERADOS IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH SPEEDING TICKET. THE OTHER SILVERADO SEEMS TO HAVE BEGUN FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AFTER PARKING FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN WARM ENVIRONMENT. GM & THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE MILEAGE AGREEMENT AND THE...

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY CAR HAS DECIDED TO READ WHATEVER IT WANTS AND IT WILL STOP AT WHATEVER SPEED. NOW THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. THIS STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 65K MILES. HAVE FOUND THAT THIS CAR HAS THE SAME STEPPERS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT WAS ON A RECALL FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAVE ALSO FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SPEEDOMETER GOING HAYWIRE. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO NOT KNOWING HOW FAST OR SLOW YOU ARE GOING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OR ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HIS SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IT INDICATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 3 MONTHS AGO AND THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. HE HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HE COULDN'T OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE IT WAS WORKING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY IMPALA AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS FAILED. MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWS THAT MY CAR IS RUNNING HOT EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH GM AND GMC VEHICLES. IN 2007 A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS FILED AGAINST HIS COMPANY IN REGARDS TO THEIR TRUCKS WITH FAILED INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS. THE PLAINTIFFS DID WIN AND THERE WAS A RECALL IMPLEMENTED. THESE ARE WEBSITES THAT I FOUND THAT PERTAIN TO FAILURE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN 2004 CHEVY IMPALAS. HTTP://WWW.ALLWORLDAUTO.COM/COMMENTS/2004_CHEVROLET_IMPALA_COMMENTS_AND_COMPLAINTS_C8-91-2004-409-1.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/IMPALA/2004/ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC_GAUGE_CLUSTER_MALFUNCTION.SHTML HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIX.NET/AUTOREPAIR/CAR_PROBLEMS/474044-COMPLAINT/ HTTP://WWW.INSTRUMENTCLUSTERS.COM/. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. IT STARTED REGISTERING A HIGHER SPEED THAN THE SPEED I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING. IT SHOWED 90 MPH WHEN I WAS STOPPED. THE SPEEDOMETER THEN BEGAN TO CLIMB AS I DROVE A FEW CITY BLOCKS. IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AT THE NEUTRAL LETTER. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND HE SAID THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT THE CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT WOULD COST APPROX. $500 TO REPLACE IT. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR (MAY 2008) THE TACHOMETER WENT BEZERK. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER DECIDED TO DO THE SAME THING. I CANNOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING OR HOW THE ENGINE IS PERFORMING. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS OFTEN AND IS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART AND QUOTED ME OVER $600 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. THIS PRICE IS ABSURD AND I HAVE SINCE BEEN RESEARCHING WAYS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY STANDARD PROBLEM WITH THESE MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLES AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PREVENT SERIOUS ACCIDENT/INJURY DUE TO THIS FAILURE. *TR