2004 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA OFF AND ON SINCE I GOT IT. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND IT WILL NOT START. THE DASH AND LIGHTS WILL WORK, BUT WHEN I TURN THE KEY OVER IT DOES NOTHING. THIS JUST RECENTLY OCCURRED WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR AND GO BACK FOR IT 2 TO 3 HOURS LATER, AND IT STILL DID NOT START RIGHT AWAY. I GOT TO MY HOTEL ROOM AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO RESTART IT AND IT FAILED AGAIN. AFTER TOSSING AND TURNING ALL NIGHT AND WORRYING THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK, THE CAR STARTED THE NEXT MORNING. I DARED NOT TURN THE IGNITION OFF UNTIL I MADE IT HOME SAFELY. THIS WAS THE SCARIEST INCIDENT OF THEM ALL, A COUNTRY GIRL BEING STRANDED IN THE CITY. I NOTICE THAT OTHER 2004 IMPALAS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET THE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

I WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS. I TURN ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNALS AND IT WAS NOT WORKING. I DEPRESSED MY HAZARD SWITCH, AND TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED MY LEFT TURN SIGNALS AGAIN AND IT STARTED WORKING. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM OFF AND ON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JULY,2014. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS TODAY! *TR

NOW CAR WAS PULLED INTO DRIVE, HAS WINDOWS DOWN, AND WILL NOT START, KEY DOES NOT TURN BUT HALF OF LIGHTING WORKS , WE ARE HAVING BAD STORMS AN WITH A 5 YEAR OLD CHILD TO TRANSPORT, CANT MOVE THE CAR AND HAS ANOTHER ONE BLOCKED IN HAS SET FOR 4 DAYS NO WAY TO GET THE KEY TO TURN AM ABLE TO OPEN DOOR WAS TOLD IT NEEDED IGNITION SWITCH BUT CANT BE PUT IN BECAUSE CAR KEY WILL NOT TURN SO CAR CANNOT BE PUT ON ACC, HAD TO TRANSFER INSURANCE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO GET RID OF I CANNOT TAKE THE CAR ANYWHERE AND VERY DEVASTATED , HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE WHEN THEY ASK IT WAS A JUNKER GOING TO TRY TO FIX, HA HA JUNKER BUT MR FIX IT I AM A DISABLED 68 YESR OLDTO HAVE IT DRAPED IN PLASTIC AND I LIVE IN A VERY UP DATED COMMUNITY WHERE THERE IS LOTS OF TRAFFIC CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP DRIVING THE VAN, LICENSE AND TITLE UP IN TWO DAYS I AM DISABLED AND WE HAVE A CHILD TO PICK UP AND RETURN AFTER VISITATION I NEED AN ANSWER RIGHT AWAY ORDERED THE STUPID IGNITION SWITCH AND PAID FOR IT AND NOW IT CANT BE INSTALLED BECAUSE THE KEY WILL NOT TURN SAYS IT HAS TO BE SET ON ACC . CANT DO THAT, CANT PUSH IT BECAUSE IT WONT MOVE OWNED THIS CAR LESS THAN A MONTH TAX LICENSE, TITLE AND INSURANCE LOTS OF MONEY I DON'T HAVE THEY NEED TO GET THIS CAR FIXED ASAP OR I WILL HAVE TO HAVE A LOANER CAR, TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER SOCIAL SECURITY IS NOT ENOUGH TO LIVE ON AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY PAID IT ALL OUT FOR WHAT I WAS TOLD WAS A GOOD CAR AND IT WAS CHEAPER ON GAS BOUGHT FROM AN INSURANCE MAN, PLEASE I CANT WAIT I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO DRIVE AROUND IN SOME ONE ELSE'S VEHICLE HELP HELP HELP PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAZE URGENT HELP NEEDED 3. PERSONAL INFORMATION *JS

BRAKES MAKING LOUD NOISE, HAD FRONT BRAKE PADS PUT ON AND NOW BACK BRAKES MAKING LOUD NOISES CAR ALL OF SUDDEN DIDNT WANT TO STOP, NOW CAR WAS PULLED INTO DRIVE, HAS WINDOWS DOWN, AND WILL NOT START, KEY DOES NOT TURN BUT HALF OF LIGHTING WORKS , WE ARE HAVING BAD STORMS AN WITH A 5 YEAR OLD CHILD TO TRANSPORT, CANT MOVE THE CAR AND HAS ANOTHER ONE BLOCKED IN HAS SET FOR 4 DAYS NO WAY TO GET THE KEY TO TURN AM ABLE TO OPEN DOOR WAS TOLD IT NEEDED IGINITION SWITCH BUT CANT BE PUT IN BECAUSE CAR KEY WILL NOT TURN SO CAR CANNOT BE PUT ON ACC, HAD TO TRANSFER INSURANCE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO GET RID OF I CANNOT TAKE THE CAR ANYWHERE AND VERY DEVASTATED , HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE WHEN THEY ASK IT WAS A JUNKER GONNA TRY TO FIX, HA HA JUNKER BUT MR FIX IT I AM A DISABLED 68 YESR OLDTO HAVE IT DRAPED IN PLASTIC AND I LIVE IN A VERY UP DATED COMMUNITY WHERE THERE IS LOTS OF TRAFFIC CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP DRIVING THE VAN, LICENCE AND TITLE UP IN TWO DAYS I AM DISABLED AND WE HAVE A CHILD TO PICK UP AND RETURN FTER VISITATION I NEED AN ANSWER RIGHT AWAY ORDERED THE STUPID IGINITION SWITCH AND PAID FOR IT AND NOW IT CANT BE INSTALLED BECAUSE THE KEY WILL NOT TURN SAYS IT HAS TO BE SET ON ACC . CANT DO THAT, CANT PUSH IT BECAUSE IT WONT MOVE OWNED THIS CAR LESS THAN A MONTH TAX LICENSE, TITLE AND INSURANCE LOTS OF MONEY I DONT HAVE THEY NEED TO GET THIS CAR FIXED ASAP OR I WILL HAVE TO HAVE A LOANER CAR, TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER SOCIAL SECURITY IS NOT ENOUGH TO LIVE ON AND I DONT HAVE THE MONEY PAID IT ALL OUT FOR WHAT I WAS TOLD WAS A GOOD CAR AND IT WAS CHEAPER ON GAS BOUGHT FROM AN INSURANCE MAN, PLEASE I CANT WAIT I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO DRIVE AROUND IN SOME ONE ELSE'S VEHICELE HELP HELP HELP PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAZE URGENT HELP NEEDED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIGOROUSLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR BRAKES, ROTORS, AND TIRES AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO RESTART WHEN TURNED OFF FOR THIRTY MINUTES OR LONGER. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED TWICE, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND MULTIPLE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR USED, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THE WAY HOME. AFTER COMPLAINING ON A CHEVY FORUM, I BOUGHT A USED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WHICH I LEARNED WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN IMPALAS AND MONTI CARLOS. THIS YEAR IN SPRING (SORRY I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE OR MILES) THAT PART MALFUNCTIONED WHEN ON BRIGHT. THE SALVAGE YARD WAS SOLD OUT IN USED SWITCHES BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A COMMON DEFECT AND I COULDN'T AFFORD A NE,W ONE. WHILE DRIVING ON DIM I HIT TWO DEER WHICH CAUSED $100S OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGES. I COMPLAINED CHEVY SAID THEY KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PART MYSELF. I PAID OVER $300 TO REPLACE WITH MY LABOR. THEN MY LIGHTS WENT OUT ON DIM. CHEVY DID THE MATH, ITS CHEAPER TO TAKE THE CHANCE O SOMEONE DYING AND SUING THEN TO TAKE AWAY THIS MONEY SOURCE FOR DEALERS *TR

MY CAR AS WELL AS OTHER GM CARS OF MY YEAR, 2000-2006 HAVE EXPERIENCED A "NO-START" CONDITION WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO THE START POSITION TO START THE ENGINE. IT IS A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WITH GM'S PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. MY CAR DOES NOT START RIGHT AWAY AT TIMES. THE "SECURITY" LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT TURN ON AT ALL. WHILE IT WON'T START, THE "SECURITY" LIGHT WOULD FLASH SEVERAL TIMES. IT TAKES OVER 10 MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO START. ALTHOUGH, THIS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LIFE-THREATENING RECALL, BUT IT CAN BE. IF ANYONE WERE TO BE IN A VERY DANGEROUS AREA AND THE CAR TAKES OVER 10 MINUTES TO START, THE ODDS OF THAT PERSON GETTING HURT OR POSSIBLY KILLED ARE EXTREMELY HIGH! GM HAS NEVER EVER RECALLED THEIR PASSLOCK ISSUE, AND IT CAN COST OVER $2,000 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FOR WHICH THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. PLEASE TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY, IT CAN COST SOMEONE'S LIFE, SOMEONE'S LOST WAGES FOR WORK, AND A HOST OTHER UNFORTUNATE RESULTS IF IT'S GOING TO TAKE A CAR OVER 10 MINUTES TO START BECAUSE OF A FAULTY, ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *TR