2005 Chevrolet Impala

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE HAYWIRE. YOU CANNOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. THE RPM GAUGE IS GOING HAYWIRE AS WELL. IT JUMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED WITH NO WRITTEN NOTICE FROM WARRANTY COMPANY. THE CLUSTERS ARE THE ROOT OF ALL THE PROBLEMS AND CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL TO REPAIR THE ISSUES DESCRIBED. ANOTHER ALARMING PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CHEVY IMPALA I OWN IS WHAT IS CALLED THE PASSLOCK PROTECTION. IT ALSO DOES NOT WORK AT TIMES AND I HAD TO FIND OUT WAYS TO BYPASS THE PASSLOCK ON YOUTUBE. THIS COULD TURN INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU NEED TO START YOU CAR IN AN EMERGENCY AND YOU CANT BECAUSE THE PASSLOCK WILL NOT LET YOU TURN ON THE CAR. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WAIT TEN MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN A CERTAIN POSITION. THAT IS TOTALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE. *KB

MY SPEEDOMETER GAUGE DOESN'T WORK IT WILL GET STUCK ON 20 MPH CONSTANTLY IT NEVER READS THE CORRECT SPEED BUT MY OTHER GAUGES WORK FINE. MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTS/SLIPS HARDER THAN IT SHOULD FROM 1ST INTO 2ED AND 2ND INTO 3RD. MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN I PUSH ON MY WINDOW CONTROLS TO ROLL MY WINDOWS UP OR DOWN. THE HEAT ONLY BLOWS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR INCLUDING ON THE DEFROST FOR THE FRONT WINDOWS AND THE REAR WINDOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 08/01/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE STARTING PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE READ ONLINE WHERE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN IN THE SECURITY SYSTEM. UPDATED 08/02/12

SINCE I BROUGHT MY 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA IN 2006, I HAVE ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY PASSLOCK SYSTEM. ONE MINUTE MY CAR IS DRIVING FINE. I PARK IT GO WHERE I NEED TO GO AND THEN COME BACK TO MY CAR TO LEAVE AND IT WON'T START. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN 2006 AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND CLAIMED THAT THEY FIXED IT. HOWEVER SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPEN TO ME REPEATEDLY. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER MANUAL IT SAYS " LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AT THE ON POSITION AND WAIT UNTIL THE SECURITY LIGHT IS NO LONGER FLASHING. ONCE IT STOPS, TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND START THE CAR." THIS NEVER WORKS FOR ME. SOMETIMES THE FLASHING LIGHT CONTINUE FOR THE WHOLE DAY, AND MY CAR IS JUST STUCK WHERE EVER THE INCIDENT (SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING) OCCURS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. CAN'T DETERMINE REAL SPEED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WAS TOLD THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. SPEEDOMETER STARTED WORKING AGAIN BY ITSELF SO I DID NOT REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. CHECKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR

CAR: 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA, V6 3100 ENGINE THE HORN IN THE CAR BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH FUNCTIONALITY. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THIS BEGAN EXCEPT THAT THE SOUND OF THE HORN BECAME SOMEWHAT STRANGE TO START. OVER TIME THE HORN FAILED COMPLETELY. THE RESULT OF THIS FAILURE IS A RATHER BIG SAFETY ISSUE GIVEN THE NEED OF THE HORN TO WARN OTHER DRIVES AND PEDESTRIANS OF YOUR PRESENCE WHEN THEY ARE UNAWARE. WE NEARLY GOT INTO THREE ACCIDENTS (TWO IN PARKING LOTS, ONE ON ROAD) AS A RESULT OF OUR INABILITY TO HONK AT DRIVERS TO LET THEM KNOW WE WERE THERE. I AM A HANDYMAN/MECHANIC TYPE AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE HORN AND ADDED A CUSTOM WATER SHIELD TO PREVENT WATER FROM CORRODING THE HORN. THERE IS A TSB ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE A RECALL IS NECESSARY. SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : 4043 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10020089 *TT

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED WITH 59,000 MILES. DROVE IT HOME, PARKED IT FOR 2 DAYS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. RETURNED TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY AND INDICATED THE DRAIN WHILE OFF WAS WITH SPECS. TOOK CAR HOME AND WORKED WELL FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. ON THE FOURTH DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. *TR