2005 Chevrolet Impala

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SPORADICALLY CHANGES TO 100MPH+ WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED. SAFETY ISSUE. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE GAVE A BIG RUN-AROUND. I HAD THEM AND A DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ON THE PHONE TOGETHER. GM CUST. ASST. SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY WOULD SAY IF THEY WOULD COVER REPAIRS. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THERE ARE ONLY TWO POSSIBLE PROBLEMS. CUST ASST STILL WOULD NOT SAY IF THEY WOULD REPAIR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I GUESS SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO PLOW THROUGH SOME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS SINCE I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING IN A SCHOOL ZONE BEFORE THEY ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

ALL THREE OF THE GAUGES IN MY 05 IMPALA HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE CAR, THE TEMP OF THE ENGINE, AND AT TIMES THE SPEED OF THE CAR. MY RESEARCH SUGGESTS A FAULTY STEPPER MOTOR USED BY GM. WHILE I CAN LIVE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MALFUNCTION, THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN IT ACTS UP THE GAUGE WILL INDICATE A SPEED THAT IS OBVIOUSLY ERRANT, LEAVING ME GUESSING AS TO MY ACTUAL SPEED. *TR

THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM LEAVING A MOTORIST STRANDED AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE FAILURE HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK LEAVING THE DRIVER STRANDED AT WHATEVER LOCATION HE/SHE CUTS THE CAR OFF. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE 5MIN BEFORE THE ALARM WILL RESET AND SOMETIMES IT WILL BE DAYS LEAVING THE MOTORIST WITHOUT A VEHICLE. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IN THIS INSTANCE THE ALARM WON'T RESET SO THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE I WAS GIVEN BY A GM DEALERSHIP IS TO HAVE THE SYSTEM DISCONNECTED. *TR

2005 IMPALA, FAILED INSTRUMENT PANEL. LIKE THE OTHER 65+ COMPLAINTS, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN FAILING AT 75,000 MILES. AT FIRST, COULD RESET WITH KEY TO ACC NUMEROUS TIMES, NO LONGER WORKS. UNPLUG BATTERY RESETS, BUT AT ANY TIME STARTS AGAIN. IT SEEMS ESPECIALLY BAD IN COLD WEATHER. WHEN SPEEDOMETER DOES WORK, JUMPS FROM 20-40-60 MPH WITH NO CHANGE IN ACTUAL SPEED OF VEHICLE, OR DROPS TO 0. COST IS OVER $500 FROM SHADETREE MECHANIC, $800 DEALERSHIP, WITH NO VEHICLE FOR DAYS. NOW, AT 90,000 THE TEMP GAUGE IS GONE TOO, CONSTANTLY STRAIGHT DOWN, 400+ DEGREES, BUT VEHICLE NOT RUNNING HOT. AM STARTING TO FILL GAS TANK EVEN WHEN NOT NECESSARY, SHOULD BE THE NEXT GAUGE TO FAIL IN THE CLUSTER. UNACCEPTABLE THAT THERE IS NO RECOURSE FOR THE CONSUMER FOR WHAT A $10 PART, WHICH IS WHY IT FAILED IN THE FIRST PLACE. MY GUESS IS, IT ISN'T A PRICEY ENOUGH CAR TO RATE A REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY; IT INDICATED INCORRECT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000. UPDATED 01/19/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED NUMEROUS OF CALLS TO GM A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FURNISHED FOR FREE. THE CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR TO INSTALL IT. UPDATED 02/22/11 UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED GM AGREED TO FURNISH THE INSTRUMENT FOR FREE IF HE AGREED TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER. THE CONSUMER AGREED TO PAY FOR THE LABOR AT A COST OF $ 136.00. UPDATED 09/30/11*JB

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS STOPPED WORKING AND NOW THE NEEDLE POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN. THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO JUDGE MY SPEED WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND OTHER MOTORISTS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS SITUATION THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN A PART CALLED A CLUSTER WHICH IS A DEALER ITEM AND IS VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR, THEREFORE MY CAR HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED. THIS BAD CLUSTER HAS ALSO CAUSED OTHER SYSTEM PROBLEMS, GAUGES, HEATER, AND TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEMS BECAUSE APPARENTLY THIS PART CONTROLS A LOT OF DIFFERENT SYSTEMS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE GM RECALL THIS CLUSTER AND DO THE RIGHT THING BY REPLACING THESE PARTS AND REPAIRING THESE DANGEROUS CARS. *TR