2004 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD GRIND AND EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE. ALSO, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT A LOW SPEED, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER REACHING HIS DESTINATION, THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. THE LEAKING BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,388 . UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ UPDATED 08/03/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE THREE BRAKE LINES. THE BRAKES LINES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILES WERE 51,220. UPDAETD 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 02/28/12

EVENT: USE THE BRAKES. FAILURE: FRONT END SHAKES. REPAIR: REPLACE ROTORS. EVENT: DRIVE AT ANY SPEED. FAILURE: SPEEDOMETER GONE HAYWIRE, SAYS YOUR GOING 20 WHEN YOU ARE GOING 70? REPAIR: REBUILT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. EVENT: ANY TIME ENGINE RUNNING. FAILURE: TEMP GAUGE HAYWIRE. YOU PULL OVER THINKING YOUR CAR IS OVERHEATING; IT'S NOT. REPAIR: REBUILT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. EVENT: ANY TIME ENGINE RUNNING. FAILURE: FUEL GAUGE HAYWIRE. DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE, COULD RUN OUT OF GAS (DID NOT HAPPEN TO ME). REPAIR: REBUILT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. EVENT: USING BLINKERS. FAILURE: BLINKERS EITHER DON'T WORK WHEN ACTIVATED, OR FLASH RANDOMLY. REPAIR: REPLACE BLINKER/HAZARD MODULE. EVENT: TURNING IGNITION KEY FAILURE: NO CRANK, NO START - SECURITY LIGHT ON. WAIT A WHILE, CAR STARTS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. REPAIR: BYPASSED AND DISABLED SECURITY 'PASSLOCK' SWITCH. EVENT: USING WIPERS/RAIN. FAILURE: WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD, CONTINUE AFTER TURNING OFF, OR DON'T COME ON WHEN SWITCH TURNED ON. REPAIR: REPLACE WIPER MOTOR & PULSE BOARD. EVENT: STOP AT INTERSECTION WITH ENGINE RUNNING FAILURE: ENGINE SURGING AND STALLING. YOU MUST KEEP YOUR FOOT PLANTED ON THE BRAKE SO THAT YOU DON'T RUN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. IT STALLED OUT OF STATE IN AN INTERSECTION. REPAIR: REPLACE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR (MAF). THIS MOST RECENT MAF PROBLEM WAS THE LAST STRAW. THIS CAR HAS OTHER NON-SAFETY RELATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AS WELL AS THE NORMAL WEAR ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD REPLACE ON A 'REAL CAR'. THIS CAR IS A ROLLING ELECTRICAL DISASTER. THIS CAR IS A MONEY PIT, JUST LIKE ITS MANUFACTURER. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT CHEVY VOLT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD MODERATE PULSATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 25, 000 MILES *TGW THE CONSUMER SUSPECTED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. WHEN HE DISSEMBLED THE FRONT BRAKES, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE INNER BRAKE PAD FRICTION MATERIAL HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE STEEL BACKING PLATE (BOTH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT). THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS A SAFETY DEFECT. THE FRICTION MATERIAL WAS FLOATING LOOSE INSIDE OF THE CALIPER FRAMES CAUSING THE EDGES OF THE FRICTION MATERIAL TO BECOME JAGGED AS A RESULT OF CONTACTING THE CALIPERS. THE INSIDE PORTION OF THE ROTOR HAD UNUSUAL WEAR DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE HAD REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED ALL OF THE PADS AND THE ROTORS AT HIS EXPENSE. *JB

THE ABS LIGHT ON MY MOTHER'S 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA (ONLY 32,000 MILES) ABS LIGHT RECENTLY STARTED COMING ON. SHE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP. THEY REFERENCED A GM SERVICE BULLETIN THAT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF HARNESSES AND SENSORS. $367 DEALER WOULD NOT COVER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF VEHICLE AGE DESPITE OUR COMPLAINT. WE ELEVATED THE ISSUE UP TO GM DISTRICT SERVICE (CASE# 71-898488738). AFTER SEVERAL CALLS GM HAS OFFERED 50% BACK. REGARDLESS, IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO NOT POLICY SAFETY SYSTEM BEYOND STANDARD WARRANTY COVERAGE. QUESTIONABLE IF THIS SHOULD BE RECALL. WE FOUND FOUR OTHER COMPLAINTS AND ONE INVESTIGATION IN NHTSA DATA BASE OF SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH THE BRAKES WOULD START MAKING A GRINDING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE WOULD PULSATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY TURNED THE REAR ROTORS AND STATED THAT THEY COULD ONLY BE TURNED ONE TIME. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE RESOLVED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THIS TIME THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE "FROZEN" BECAUSE THE OWNER DIDN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFTEN ENOUGH. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED AND THEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED, THIS TIME, THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ROTORS, CALIPERS AND PADS WERE REPLACED IN THE FRONT AND REAR. THE FAILURE HAS RETURNED. THE CONTACT HAS CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. HE PREVIOUSLY HAD THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE DELAMINATING AND THE CALIPERS WERE STUCK. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN OFTEN ENOUGH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

HAVE CHANGED ROTORS MULTIPLE TIMES, AFTER ABOUT A MONTH WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS 45MPH OR HIGHER, CAR SHAKES FROM PULSATING BRAKES. IN WET WEATHER MAKES THE CAR A LITTLE UNCONTROLLABLE DEALER SAYS OH ITS HOW IT IS, GM IS AWARE BUT THEY DON'T FEEL IT IS A REAL ISSUE. THIS AMONG THE INABILITY OF THE HEATING SYSTEM TO WORK FOR MORE THAN A YEAR BEFORE ITS COMPONENTS NEED TO BE REPLACED IS RIDICULOUS. I HAD BEEN A LOYAL GM CUSTOMER. SO SORRY WONT BE ANYMORE THIS IS INSANE TO PAY THIS MUCH FOR A VEHICLE AND IT HAVE THIS MANY ISSUES SINCE PURCHASE. *TR