2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA Electrical System Problems

MY 2005 IMPALA SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE ARE WORKING WHEN THEY WANT TO. I SET THE CRUISE CONTROLL AT 70 MPH AND CAR SEEMS TO DO FINE. I DONT USE THE CRUISE CONTROLL AND TRY TO HOLD THE CAR AT 70 MPH AND GOT A TICKET FOR DOING 82 IN A 65. AFTER GETTING THE TICKET ON 12 MARCH THE SPEEDOMETER AFTER EITHER 20 MINUTES OF SITTING OR DRIVING DOES NOT READ RIGHT SAYS BELOW ZERO, THEN I TURN CAR OFF AND ON TO TRY AND RESET THE GUAGES WORK ON AND OFF.

2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO START. ELECTRICAL ISSUE. NO WAY TO RESET. FREQUENTLY LEAVES DRIVER STRANDED FOR TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES. *TR

ABOUT 1 1/2 YRS AGO I BOUGHT A 2005 IMPALA, WITHIN 4 MTHS MY SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE & RPM GAUGE ALL STARTED ACTING UP. MY GAS GAUGE GOES WAY PAST THE FULL LINE AND NEVER COMES BACK DOWN, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SAY I AM DOING OVER 200 KM WHEN I MAY BE DOING 50 KM, THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOUND TO "FIX" THIS IS BY LETTING THE CAR COOL OFF FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE KEY OFF AND ON UNTIL IT DROPS THE SPEEDOMETER BACK DOWN TO ZERO, AND MY RPM GAUGE WILL DROP TO UNDER ZERO WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY DURING COLD WEATHER, BUT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING DURING THE REST OF THE YEAR. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE RCMP AND THEY FEEL THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE COMPANY...

THE SPEEDOMETER IS CONSTANTLY INCONSISTENT. SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT IT READS 40?120? 75? I NEVER KNOW WHAT SPEED IM DOING. I JUST GO WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, AND ONCE AGAIN IT READS SOMETHING LIKE 90MPH. SOMETIMES IT IS EVEN POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE RIGHT?? I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED? I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL TIMES, YOUR FORM DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO TELL YOU THIS IN THE " SPEED AT WHICH THIS OCCURS" ONLY ALLOWS ME TO PUT NUMBERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I'VE CHECKED NHTSA COMPLAINTS AND FIND OVER AND OVER THIS SAME COMPLAINT BUT WAS TOLD BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THIS WAS NOT A RECALL. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY CHEVROLET INSTEAD OF MAKING THE CONSUMER PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. IN LIGHT OF RECENT TOYOTA RECALLS I WOULD THINK CHEVROLET WOULD TAKE SIMILAR ACTION FOR THIS DEFECT IN THEIR AUTOMOBILES. *TR

ON AN ALMOST CONTINUOUS BASIS, MY 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS INCAPABLE OF REPORTING ACCURATE SPEED AND GAS LEVEL.. 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES, I HAVE TO GUESS HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE TANK, AND HOW FAST I AM GOING. AT LEAST WITH THE SPEEDOMETER I CAN SEE WHAT IT READS AT A STOP AND SUBTRACT THAT AMOUNT AND GET CLOSE TO ACTUAL SPEED. *TR

ON MY GRANDFATHERS 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA THE GAUGE CLUSTER STOPS WORKING. IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE WATER TEMP GAUGE. AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. ITS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOUR GOING. AND AFTER TYPING THE PROBLEM INTO GOOGLE.COM THEIR ARE OTHER OWNERS OF IMPALAS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR ONLY HAS 51K MILES ON IT. IM CURRENTLY LOOKING ONLINE FOR A REASONABLE GAUGE CLUSTER SO I CAN REPLACE IT. I FEEL A RECALL IS IN ORDER SINCE THIS ISN'T A LOCALIZED PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL QUIT WORKING AND EITHER DROPS TO ZERO OR SHOWS A SLOWER SPEED THAN WHAT YOU ARE TRAVELING. IN ADDITION THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL ALSO SHOW A LESSER TEMPERATURE THAN WHAT IS NORMALLY SHOWN. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS GOING ON SINCE 2007. I HAVE TRIED TO GET THIS REPAIRED BUT THE TECHNICIANS SAY THEY HAVE AN ISSUE ISOLATING THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA..MILEAGE ABOUT 83000. MY PROBLEM STARTED LAST YEAR WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER JUST FROZE. WHEN I GOT HOME AND SHUT THE CAR OFF IT STILL STAYED IN THE SAME POSITION. I TURNED THE KEY ON AND OFF AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT DOWN 5MPH EACH TIME I TURNED THE KEY UNTIL IT WENT BACK TO Z ERO.. THEN SOMETIMES AFTER IT STICKS IT UNFREEZES AND STARTS GOING AGAIN. I'VE HAD THE SPEED READING 120MPH BEFORE STANDING STILL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY WHILE DRIVING AND IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING.. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS FAILED, SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK OR IS INCORRECT ALL THE TIME. DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST OR SLOW THEY ARE GOING ,THIS CREATES NUMEROUS SAFETY ISSUES WHILE DRIVING WITH OR WITH OUT OTHER TRAFFIC AROUND YOU. ALSO THE FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING AND HAS RAN OUT OF FUEL IN MAJOR TRAFFIC. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDRED OF COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA, THERE ARE EVEN MORE ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND TEMP GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. UNSURE IF FUEL GAUGE IS ACCURATE. WILL GM REPAY ME IF I AM ISSUED A SPEEDING TICKET? UNSURE IF ENGINE IS OPERATING AT SAFE OPERATING TEMPERATURE OR IF ENGINE DAMAGE IS OCCURRING DUE TO INOPERATIVE GAUGE. PLEASE RECOMMEND QUICKLY TO GENERAL MOTORS TO EITHER RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE CLUSTERS OR ADD THIS VEHICLE TO THE LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING THEY ISSUED FOR THE SUV AND TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*TR

SPEEDOMETER BEGAN NOT WORKING. NOW THE TACHOMETER & HEAT GAUGE DON'T WORK. AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE GEARS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REBUILT BECAUSE THEY'VE BIT THE DUST & I HAVE NO WAY TO TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW HOT MY ENGINE MIGHT BE. *TR

PURCHASE ONE OWNER 2005 IMPALA -5-09. PREVIOUS OWNER REPORTED INTERMITTENT FUEL GAUGE READING AS ONLY PROBLEM, NOW TEMP GAUGE HAS QUIT, FUEL GAUGE HAS QUIT, SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER PRICE TO REPAIR $650 TO $750. GUESS I'LL TEAR OUT THE DASH AND SEND CLUSTER FOR REPAIR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS WENT OUT. THEN I WAS WONDERING WHY EVERYBODY WAS GOING SO SLOW (45MPH) ON MY SPEEDOMETER. SO I PASSED THEM. I HAD A GPS AND TURNED IT ON IT WAS RECORDING 75MPH. IT WAS 20 MPH OFF. *TR

IN JULY, 2009, I NOTICED THAT MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON MY 2005 IMPALA WAS NOT WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD AFFECT MY MILEAGE. IT WAS A COST PROHIBITIVE ISSUE, SO I ELECTED JUST TO KEEP AN EYE ON MY RADIATOR AND COOLANT. IN SEPTEMBER, MY FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING, AND SINCE THAT TIME, I'VE HAD TO GAUGE WHEN FUEL WAS LOW BY CLOCKING MY MILEAGE. NOW, AS OF TODAY, MY SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED, AND THIS IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW FAST I'M GOING. I'VE CHECKED SEVERAL SITES ONLINE, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CHEVROLET IMPALAS, AND ONE THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH REGARD TO SPEED. DESPITE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THE CLUSTER. HOW WOULD A PERSON GO...

FOR OVER A YEAR THE SPEEDOMETER HAS NOT BEEN ACCURATE. SPEED MAY REGISTER OVER 100 MPH WHILE JUST BARELY MOVING. AT THE PRESENT TIME IT DOES NOT REGISTER AT ALL. *TR

ONGOING PROBLEM I HEAR FROM CHEVY BOUT THIS, THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTERS CONTINUALLY FAIL, SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY WORKS, OR DOESN'T WORK T ALL, SPEED SENSOR IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, JUST SPEEDOMETER READS ANYWHERE FROM 0 TO 100, HANGS UP ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN, WHEN STOPPED CAN SHOW ANY SPEED , OR WHEN MOVING MAY SHOW 0 AND NOT WORK AT ALL, ALSO TEMP GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER ENGINE TEMP ANYMORE , SO YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHEN ENGINE IS OVERHEATING ,BOTH PROBLEMS CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS FROM INACCURATE SPEEDS TO OVERHEATING ENGINE WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE, I HAVE BEEN TOLD FROM GM EMPLOYEES THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THEIR DEFECT, ONLINE YOU WILL FIND MANY MANY CLUSTERS FOR SALE TO REPLACE BAD ONES , BUT THEY ARE OUT OF OTHER CRASHED IMPALAS,AND THE DEALER WILL CHARGE WAY TO MUCH TO CORRECT THEIR DEFECT. LOOKS...

SPEEDOMETER ON 2005 IMPALA JUST QUIT WORKING. WONT MOVE PAST 0. SO MANY COMPLAINTS..... *TR

2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER GOES WACKY AT INTERMITTENT TIMES. I WAS GOING 65 MPH SPEEDO SHOWED 40MPH. OTHER TIMES I COULD BE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, SPEEDO SHOWS GOING 50MPH. THIS CAN LEAD TO A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

CHEVROLET SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. IT WILL JUMP OR DROP AT ANY MOMENT AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED YOU ARE ACTUALLY TRAVELING AT. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY AND APPARENTLY IS A COMMON KNOWLEDGE PROBLEM WITH THESE GM CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CANNOT DETERMINE THE SPEED HE'S DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS INFORMATION WAS INCLUDED IN THE LAW SUIT; THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HE WAS THEN REFERRED TO THE DEALER, WHOM WILL CHARGE AN $100.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA PASSLOCK PROBLEM, WON'T START AND SECURITY LIGHT IS ON(PAGE 1 OF 4 IT IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

I OWNED A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA. THE ODOMETER ON THIS CAR GOES CRAZY. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. I SEARCH THE INTERNET AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE WITH CHEVY IMPALAS AND ODOMETER. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS CAR AND HAVE THEM FIX. *TR

2005 IMPALA BOUGHT IN 96 W/25K MILES. AFTER 1 YEAR CAR HAD 37K MILES AND STARTED EXHIBITING CRAZY PERFORMANCE ON THE DISPLAY GAUGES. SOMETIMES THE GAS INDICATOR WOULD REFLECT AN EMPTY GAS TANK THOUGH IT WAS NEARLY FULL. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REFLECT 35 MILES WHILE THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND OTHER SPEEDS WHEN IN MOTION. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD TACK WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT INDICATING EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES. I TRIED TO GET THIS FIXED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED WHEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS KNOWN FOR THESE ISSUES. NOW THAT I'VE HAD THE CAR A FEW MORE YEARS THE CRAZY MARKINGS ARE MORE FREQUENT. THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BECAUSE I CAN NOT TELL WHEN I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND AFTER A NUMBER OF CALLS TO...

MY 2005 IMPALA HAS A SECURITY SYSTEM THAT ACTIVATES WITHOUT WARNING NOT ALLOWING ME TO START MY CAR. *TR

2005 CHEVY IMPALA SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT OF NO WHERE..EVERY REPAIR PLACE IN TOWN TELLS ME THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH ALL GM CARS BETWEEN 2004-2006 BUT NO RECALL SO IT WILL COST ME $700 TO GET IT FIXED..ALSO GASKET IN FUEL LINE MISSING THAT'S AN OTHER $280. *TR

I PREVIOUSLY HAD MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM FOUL UP ON ME. I FOUND INFORMATION ABOUT IT ONLINE AND GOT IT STARTED AGAIN. NOW MY 2005 CHEVY IMPALA DID IT TODAY. THIS PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE EACH TIME IT DOES THIS AND IT'S ALMOST A GUARANTEE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. WHEN IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES, IT BECOMES A DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY WHEN IT COULD FOUL THE COMPUTER AND DIE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70, LOSING ALL CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES OVER THE LAST YEAR. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FAILING TO DISPLAYING THAT HE WAS GOING AT A HIGHER SPEED, WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL DISPLAYING A HIGHER SPEED AND HAD NOT GONE BACK DOWN TO THE CORRECT SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE COMING FROM A LOOSE WIRE OR COMPUTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND NO REPAIRS WHERE MADE. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE AND GAS GAUGE WHERE DISPLAYING INACCURATE TEMPERATURES AND LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN WHO DETERMINED THAT GAUGES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 400.00,...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE INOPERATIVE AND DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED SPORADICALLY, THE REAR PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT WAS POORLY ILLUMINATED, AND THE BATTERY FAILED SPONTANEOUSLY. WHEN THE FAILURES OCCURED, SHE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AS IF THE WIRES WERE BURNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER READS 30 MPH. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, IT READS 100 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $500 TO REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETER. THE CONTACT BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,100.

SPEEDOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING BY GIVING INACCURATE READINGS AT SLOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT FUNCTIONING ON MY 005 IMPALA AND HAS NOT FOR MONTHS. IT WILL SAY YOU ARE DOING 100 WHEN PARKED AND NEVER COMES BACK DOWN UNLESS YOU KEEP RESTARTING THEN ENGINE TO MAKE IT "SHOCK DROP" BACK DOWN. THE DEALER WANTS $400+ TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT. IT SEEMS THAT FROM JUST A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH NUMEROUS IMPALA'S MANUFACTURED SINCE '04. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ON MY 2005 CHEVY IMPALA AND GM HAS ADMITTED THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY PARTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE ACCURATE SPEED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 IMPALA SS, THE VEHICLE HAS STARTING PROBLEMS WHICH BEGAN AT 8,000 MILES. IF THE CAR SITS MORE THAN TWO DAYS WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN THE BATTERY GOES DEAD. THERE IS A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL DRAIN ON THE BATTERY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THEY TELL ME THAT THEY CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AT ONE POINT THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A WEEK, THEN TOLD ME THAT I MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CAR NOW HAS 17,000 MILES, AND I CONTINUE TO STILL HAVE THE ELECTRICAL DRAIN. I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE TWO NEW BATTERIES SINCE OWNING THE CAR. I HAVE TO CARRY A PORTABLE POWER SOURCE IN THE TRUNK, TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOLVED BY...

SPEEDOMETER READING TO SLOW THEN TO FAST NOW NOTHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A SECURITY WARNING INDICATOR WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $600 TO HAVE THE SECURITY SYSTEM RE-WIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,776.

MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK IT STARTED OUT READING THE WRONG SPEED NOW IT IS PEGGED ALL THE WAY OUT THE NEEDLE LAYS ON THE D FOR DRIVE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO NEVER KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *TR

SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS DOING 87 MPH WHEN CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND IN PARK. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, HAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED. ALSO HAD THEM CHECK POP IN THE STEERING( MADE NOISE WHEN I BOUGHT IT FROM DEALER WITH LESS THAN 31,000 MILES ON IT. DEALER REPLACED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER, STEERING SHAFT AND CRUISE CONTROL SENSOR. ( CRUISE CONTROL WOULD JUST SHUT OFF AND WORK PERIODICALLY.) IT WAS REALLY JUST AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE BRAKE SENSOR SWITCH THAT NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. HAD TO TAKE CAR BACK FOR THE ADJUSTMENT TO BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ON MY VEHICLE, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DETERMINE THE RATE OF SPEED WHEN TRAVELING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED 4-5 INTERMITTENTLY FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. WHEN THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE USED, THE LOW BEAMS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE BEFORE THE LIGHTS FAILED. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN WHEN HE TURNED THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,961. UPDATED 3/19/09 *CN THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONSUMERS CONERN. UPDATED 03/25/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 45,200 MILE ON IT AND FROM DAY ONE I HAVE HAD A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OF SOME SORT EVERY TIME I AM DRIVING ALL MY LIGHTS WILL GO OUT,EVEN ALL MY PANEL LIGHTS INSIDE. I HAVE TO FLICK MY BRIGHTS ON AND OFF SO THEY WILL COME BACK ON. SOME TIMES THIS HAPPENS TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALERS TWICE AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. WHAT DO I DO? THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-25 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES MOVED UP AND DOWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NEED COOLANT. HE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE THERMOSTAT RISES DUE TO THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

THIS PAST SUMMER IN JUNE, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 40-80 MPH WHEN STOPPED/IDLE. PROBLEM SUBSIDED AFTER A FEW WEEKS. MORE RECENTLY, WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 IMPALA WOULD GRADUALLY GO DOWN GRADUALLY DURING LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL (100MI+) ON THE I-10. TO ME, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH THE CAR. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH THE V-6 3800 ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER HAS CEASED TO WORK PROPERLY. IT EITHER DOES NOT REGISTER ANY SPEED AT ALL OR IT FAILS TO RETURN TO ZERO WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTINGS ON EDMONDS.COM REGARDING THIS DEFECT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY RECALL NOTICES FOR THIS DEFECT FROM GENERAL MOTORS. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS DEFECT POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE MOTORISTS LIKE MYSELF ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ACCURATELY THE SPEED AT WHICH THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. THIS POSES A VARIETY OF POTENTIAL DANGERS TO THE MOTORISTS OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS, OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROADWAYS, PEDESTRIANS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS AT TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER READING ON OUR 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA IS INACCURATE/MALFUNCTIONING. SITTING STILL AT THE STOP LIGHT IT READS 100 MPH AND OTHER TIMES 30 MPH PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY IT READS 70 MPH AND AT OTHER TIMES IT POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN AT THE NEUTRAL INDICATOR WITH NO READING AT ALL. OUR VEHICLE HAS 76200 MILES ON IT AND HE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHICH IN TURN TOLD US THAT GM WOULD PAY FOR THE PROBLEM ON VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 80000 BECAUSE IT WAS SO COMMON BUT GENERAL MOTORS HEADQUARTERS SAID SINCE THEY WERE FILLING BANKRUPTCY THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT AND WE WERE ON OUR OWN. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM FOR 500.00 TO 700.00 DOLLARS WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE. GM WANTS A GOVERNMENT BAILOUT AT THEIR CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE AND THEIR EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! *TR

GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN CAR WAS JUST FUELED. SPEEDOMETER AT TIMES READS 0 WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. AT TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 65 YET I'M ZOOMING PAST CARS SO WHO KNOWS WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH APPROX. 86,000 MILES ON IT. MY SPEEDOMETER IS GOING HAYWIRE(NOT CONSISTENT AT ALL) AND I AM UNABLE TO CORRECTLY TELL MY SPEED. I KNOW THERE ARE QUITE A BIT OF OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS A BLOG ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THEM. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD SON AND MY WIFE WITH ME A LOT. GM SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE FIXED AND A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN NOT AFFORD IT($500-$800). I JUST HOPE GM WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS ISSUE AT FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA.. FOR PAST TWO WEEKS MY SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN READING INCORRECTLY. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH BUT IT FELT MORE LIKE 50. THE PROBLEM STOPPED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BUT YESTERDAY.. IT TOOK ANOTHER TURN. I WAS DOING 35MPH BUT THE READING SHOWED 0MPH. IT IS NOW POINTING IN THE UP AND DOWN POSITION AND WILL NOT MOVE. I HAVE CHECKED OTHER FORUMS AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHER IMPALA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A FACTORY DEFAULT. THERE IS A MAJOR POSSIBILITY FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OCCURRING DUE TO THIS PROBLEM . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. SPORADICALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL BECOMES INOPERATIVE AND DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE CONTACT CANNOT ACCURATELY MEASURE THE SPEED SHE IS DRIVING. THERE IS ALSO A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR REMEDIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.