2005 Chevrolet Impala

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD RESTART AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE UNKNOWN MINOR INJURIES SUSTAINED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT DURING COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY AND THE ALARM SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE IMPOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STARTS, RUNS ROUGH/SUB IDLE THEN STALLS. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS IT SEEMS TO RUN NORMALLY, BUT ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AND I WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JEFF WYLER CHEVROLET FOR REPAIRS. THEY HAD THIS VEHICLE FROM JAN 21 - FEB 11, AND REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AT A COST OF APPROX $435 DOLLARS. WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE THE CONDITIONS REMAINED THE SAME. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP (KT AUTOMOTIVE LLC). THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CONDITION WAS CORRECTED (APPROX COST $180 DOLLARS). NOTE; THIS CONDITION EXISTED WITH MULTIPLE OR NO ADDITIONAL KEYS ON MY KEY RING. ON 17SEPT GM RECALL 14350 WAS COMPLETED ON MY KEY(S). GIVEN THE EXPERIENCES DESCRIBED ABOVE, THIS RECALL WILL NOT CORRECT THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT SECURE AROUND THE OCCUPANTS AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND TWO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,100.

DRIVING 2005 CHEVY IMPALA ON INTERSTATE 95 NORTH WHEN VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY WENT OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL, VEHICLE BOUNCED OFF OF GUARDRAIL AND SPUN AROUND THREE TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP WITH VEHICLE RESTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY IN THE CORRESPONDING DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START, BUT AFTER TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE DID NOT START AGAIN AND HAD TO BE TOWED FROM ACCIDENT SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE LOSS POWER WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE OPPOSE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SHOULDER INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION AND IT JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/22/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE AIR CONSDITION IS ON IT SPEEDS THE MOTOR UP AND THE SHIFTS BETTER. WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE WILL GET SLUGGISH. UPDATED 4/6/2015 *JS