2004 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND AS THE LOW BEAMS WERE SWITCHED TO HIGH BEAMS, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED. AS THE LOW BEAMS WERE ENGAGED, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS SWITCHED FROM LOW BEAMS TO HIGH BEAMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 05/11/11

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF THIS INCIDENT DURING THE LAST YEAR; THE LATEST BEING LAST NIGHT. LAST NIGHT, I WAS RUNNING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH ON A VERY DARK NIGHT WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REMAINED LIT. AFTER FRANTICALLY ACTIVATING THE STEERING COLUMN BRIGHT/DIM SWITCH, THE DIM LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE WE LIVE DOWN LONG, CURVY MOUNTAIN BACK ROADS THAT ARE NOT LIT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. MY RESEARCH REVEALS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN UNTOLD NUMBERS OF IDENTICAL INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE 2004 IMPALA. I AM NOT GOING TO PAY A TAX PAYER BAILED OUT GENERAL MOTORS TO FIX A DESIGN RELATED SAFETY ISSUE. BEFORE I DO, I WILL CONTACT MY ATTORNEY AND INITIATE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. IS IT GOING TO TAKE THE NEEDLESS DEATH OF MANY PEOPLE TO GET GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? HELLO OUT THERE. IS ANYONE LISTENING?

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT BECAUSE THEY SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY THEY CAN NOT REPAIR THEM UNLESS THEY FAIL COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA NIGHT DRIVING IS UNSAFE. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ITS DARK AND I WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO TURN ON MY BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS FOR A BETTER VISION OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING THEM ON I CAN DRIVE ABOUT 5 OR SO MILES AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN THE HEADLIGHTS IS BY TURNING OFF THE BRIGHTS. YOU LOOSE ALL LIGHTS, NOT JUST THE BRIGHTS. THE ONLY LIGHTS ON ARE THE PARKING LIGHTS. VERY UNSAFE AND YOU CANNOT SEE THE ROAD. ALSO EVERYONES IN AWHILE THE LIGHTS WILL BLINK. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME IF I GO ON AT LEAST A 20 MINUTE DRIVE AND ARE TURNING BRIGHTS ON AND OFF. NO BUTTONS ARE INVOLVED WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT. THEY JUST AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF BY THEMSELVES. VERY SCARY AND VERY UNSAFE IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN. HAVE HEARD THAT IT MAY BE THE BRIGHTS SWITCH BUT THOSE ARE WAY OVERPRICED. *TR

LOW BEAMS ARE NO LONGER OPERABLE ON THE CAR. SEEMS TO BE A RUNNING THEME WITH THE CHEVY IMPALA CARS. 2004 CHEVY IMPALA I HAVE ALREADY SPENT MORE IN REPAIRS THAN TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION, FRONT DRIVE LINE AND NOW MY PASSLOCK LOCKS ME OUT OF THE CAR- CAR WON'T TURN ON FOR SOMETIMES 3 DAYS. LIGHTS QUIT WORKING ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO I LIVE IN HAWAII AND CAN'T GET MY CAR TO PASS SAFETY INSPECTION TO GET MY STICKER SO I NOW HAVE A CAR WITH 60,000 MILES THAT CAN'T BE DRIVEN ON THE ROAD, CAN'T BE SOLD. IMPALA'S ARE MONEY SUCKING DANGEROUS LEMON VEHICLES. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT CAN'T SELL IT SO NOW WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS CAR???????????? *TR

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA 3.4L V6, 70,000 MILES. RIGHT TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENT FAILURE STARTED OCCURRING AT AROUND 65,000 MILES - INTERIOR DASH TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR BLINKS RAPIDLY BUT THE ACTUAL TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT FLASH AT ALL. I CHECKED ALL LAMPS AND FUSES THEN REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH AS SUGGESTED BY SOME CAR FORUMS BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS! *TR

THE TOGGLE BETWEEN LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM QUIT WORKING, IT WON'T STAY IN HIGH BEAM, BUT THAT DIDN'T AFFECT MY LIFE VERY MUCH. BUT SUDDENLY, THE DRIVING LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THIS 2004 CHEVY IMPALA. THIS IS DANGEROUS, NOT JUST A MINOR INCONVENIENCE, AND NOW I CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT AT ALL, DRAMATICALLY AFFECTING MY LIFE. THE PART IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE, BETWEEN $550 AND $800, AND THAT SEEMS TO RISE TO THE LEVEL OF A MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBILITY, GIVEN THE SIMILAR CONSUMER ITEMS THAT HAVE SWITCHES THAT PERFORM SATISFACTORILY FAR LONGER IN THE LIFE OF A PRODUCT. *TR

HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY ON CAR. THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE HEAD LIGHT IS TO PULL THE BRIGHT LIGHT SWITCH BACK AND HOLD IT. SO ONE HAND FOR BRIGHT LIGHT AND ONE FOR STEERING. SO WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC ITS EITHER THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OR NO LIGHTS. HAPPENED ON A VERY DARK NIGHT ON A COUNTRY ROAD. COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. LUCKY THAT MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN WHERE NOT WITH ME

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 CHEVY IMPALA RANDOMLY GO OUT AT NIGHT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE DIMMER SWITCH. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON IS BY ACTIVATING/FLICKING THE DIMMER SWITCH SO AS TO SWITCH BETWEEN HIGH/LOW BEAMS. NO SIGNIFICANT EVENTS LED UP TO THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARED RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ROUGHLY ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS THROUGHOUT SEVERAL MONTHS UNTIL THE DIMMER SWITCH HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY THROUGH THE TIME PERIOD FROM ONSET OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL FAILURE OF THE SWITCH, THE SWITCH ITSELF BEGAN TO FEEL ODD. IT WOULD ALLOW THE HEADLIGHTS TO CHANGE BEAM WITHOUT ACTUALLY CLICKING INTO POSITION. DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE FAILURE PERIOD, THE LIGHT FAILURE SEEMED CONSISTENT WITH THE IMPROPER OPERATION OF THE SWITCH. THE SWITCH NOW IS COMPLETELY FAILED WITH MY LIGHTS STUCK ON LOW BEAM. I CAN PULL BACK ON THE SWITCH TO ACTIVATE THE HIGH BEAMS, BUT THEY DO NOT REMAIN ON WHEN I RELEASE THE SWITCH. THE LIGHTS GO BACK TO LOW BEAM. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE SWITCH WHICH IS PROVING VERY COSTLY. *TR