2005 Chevrolet Impala

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA, THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES IT WOULD SAY I WAS GOING 80 OR 120 MPH WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY ABOUT 60MPH. NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST OR SLOW I AM GOING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME BEING DISABLED, AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET RID OF THE CAR RIGHT NOW. THIS SHOULD BE A RE-CALL. *TR

MY CHEVY IMPALA GAUGE CLUSTER BEGAN TO WORK INAPPROPRIATELY IN JULY 2007. IT STARTED WITH THE SPEEDOMETER, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING 55MPH BUT WAS REALLY GOING 77MPH. I GOT A TICKET AND THREE DAYS LATER THE NEEDLE STOPPED WORKING. TWO MONTHS LATER THE TEMP NEEDLE AND FUEL NEEDLE STOPPED WORKING. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR HAD CLOSED AND THERE WAS NOT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA. IN APRIL, 2010, MY ENTIRE DASH STOPPED WORKING, INCLUDING THE MESSAGE CENTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. SHE WAITED THIRTY MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST BUT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND OCCURRED MORE OFTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

2005 CHEVORLET IMPALA: THE SPEEDOMETER GAINS/DROPS SPEED AT ANY GIVEN TIME WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING MISCALCULATION OF SPEED DURING TRAVEL. AT FIRST, THE SPEEDOMETER RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL STATE, HOWEVER, AFTER RESETTING THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION, THE UNIT FAILED TO REGISTER SPEED PROPERLY. IT HAS AFFECTED THE MAINTENANCE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. ULTIMATELY, THE RPM AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES, CEASE TO WORK PROPERLY AND THE CAR TENDS TO SKIP BETWEEN AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFTS. ALSO, I RECEIVED A TRAFFIC TICKET IN THE STATE OF NC DUE TO THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. IN ORDER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE, 2005 CHEVORLET IMPALA (MILEAGE: 103,117K), THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS TO BE UNINSTALLED FROM THE VEHICLE, REBUILT, AND REINSTALLED BACK INTO THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO MY DEALER AND A LICENSED MECHANIC. THIS REPAIR ON AVERAGE RANGES $400-$800 (WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM). ACCORDING TO RESEARCH, SPEEDOMETER FAILURE IS A COMMON BUT EXPENSIVE PROBLEM AMONG 2000-2006 CHEVORLET MODELS. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT READS MUCH FASTER THAN YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING, OFTEN TIMES 40MPH +. THE PROBLEM STARTED ON A LONG TRIP. CYCLING THE IGNITION WOULD BRING IT BACK TO ZERO, BUT THAT NO LONGER WORKS. THERE IS NOT ONE SINGLE EVENT THAT TRIGGERS THE PROBLEM. IT CAUSE THE DRIVER TO MAINTAIN SPEED EITHER WAY TOO SLOW FOR TRAFFIC OR WAY TOO FAST. CREATING UNSAFE CONDITIONS. PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, BUT THE PARTS AND LABOR WILL COST A MINIMUM OF $460.00. BUYING A USED PART IS NOT A VIABLE OPTION SINCE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS CODED TO THE CAR. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH PRODUCES MANY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, YET GM WILL NOT RUN A RECALL ON THIS. THEY RECALLED THE SILVERADO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT 2005 IMPALA SS WITH 83,000 MILES AND SOON AFTER MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED SHOWING THE WRONG SPEED. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING 55 WHEN I WAS PULLED OVER FOR DOING 77. NOW THE NEEDLE JUST HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN,SO I STARTED RELYING ON MY TACH TO GUESS MY SPEED. THEN ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER MY TACHOMETER STARTED MESSING UP AND NOW IT JUST STAYS BETWEEN 1,500 AND 2,000 RPMS SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST OR SLOW I'M GOING. NOW MY GAS GAUGE HAS MESSED UP IT SHOWED I HAD 3/4 OF A TANK WHEN MY CAR QUIT, I THOUGHT IT WAS SOME MAJOR PROBLEM TILL MY FRIEND TALKED ME INTO PUTTING SOME GAS IN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. NOW I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. THIS DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT WITH ONLY 85,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE IMPALA INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS SO WHY DOESN'T CHEVROLET DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? IS IT THE MONEY IT WOULD COST, OR THE MONEY THEY WOULD LOSE WITH ALL OF US HAVING TO REPLACE THEM WITH ANOTHER FAULTY CLUSTER? *TR