2005 Chevrolet Impala

THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AT STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, TRANNY SHOP SAYS IT IS A SWITCH SOLENOID THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF. IT IS COMMONLY REPORTED BY MANY CONSUMERS OF THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. SEEMS TO SHIFT FINE WHEN DRIVING ON LONGER DRIVES IE. INTERSTATE DRIVING. COULD CAUSE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM STOPPED POSITION. *TR

FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2011 WITH 160,000 MILES ON IT AND FOUR MONTHS LATER MY ENTIRE STEERING GOES OUT SO I HAD NO POWER STEERING THE PEOPLE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM DIDN'T BOTHER TO TELL ME ABOUT IT AND THE CAR WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY SO WHEN WE TOLD THEM ABOUT IT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO FIX IT. THEN EXACTLY A YEAR LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS I DON'T HAVE ANY POWER STEERING SO WE GOT THE POWER STEERING FIXED TWICE NOW SO IM THINKING OK SOMETHING IS GOING ON HERE THEN THIS YEAR ABOUT THE EXACT SAME TIME AS THE PREVIOUS TWO TIMES MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME SO WE GOT THAT FIXED AGAIN AND I DON'T WANNA SINK ANYMORE MONEY INTO MY CAR. AS FOR MY TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEM I HAVE NOTHING EVEN THOUGH WE TOOK IT TO A GARAGE TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT NOW THREE DAYS LATER THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ARE ON AGAIN SAYING I DON'T HAVE EITHER AND AS OF NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE WITH MY CAR ANYMORE BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT SO MANY TIMES AND SINCE I DON'T HAVE ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL ANYMORE. *TR

FROM STOP I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS, AND THE CAR WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ELECTRICAL CLUSTER REPLACED $300, AND THE FUEL CONTROL REPLACED (CAR ALWAYS SMELT LIKE GAS) NOW THEY THINK THIS SLAM IS THE TCC VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH IS ANYWHERE FROM $600-$900. ALSO THE STEERING KNUCKLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE ON SHARP TURNS. WHATS NEXT? ARE ANY OF THESE ISSUES RECALLS? *TR

I PURCHASED VEHICLE OCT 2011,TRANSMISSION WENT BAD,STARTED STEERING HARD, HAD IT CHECKED BY DEALER (CHEV) PLACE. GAVE ME ESTIMATE OF $3000. TO REPLACE STEERING. I TALKED WITH RECALL PEOPLE THEY FINALLY LOWERED IT TO ME PAYING $700.. SAID THE VIN # DOES NOT MATCH THE RECALLS IMPALAS. THERE IS LARGE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MAKES CAR SHUT DOWN GOING DOWN ROAD. ALL OF THIS BEGIN 2 WEEKS AFTER MY PURCHASE. IM A SENIOR LIVING OFF SOCIAL SECURITY, CANNOT AFFORD EVEN THE SMALL AMOUNT OF FIXING THIS CAR. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH IMPALA OWNERS, THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. IM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK. OWE $5000. BAD DECISION. DO HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE TURNING. THE CONTACT THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A TURN IN ANY DIRECTION AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT SELF CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CENTER SENSOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 05/09/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ONCE THE WHEEL IS TURNED BOUT 20 DEGREES, AND HE REMOVED HIS HANDS, THE WHEEL MOMENTARILY SELF CENTER. UPDATED 06/01/12

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. KMJ

MY CHEVY IMPALA BEGAN SHAKING WHEN I ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN ON THE FREEWAY FROM SPEEDS OF 55-65 MILES AN HOUR. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES, BRAKES, AND BALANCED, ALIGNED, ROTATED AND THE SHAKING HAS NOT STOPPED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU NEED TO COME TO A QUICK STOP BECAUSE WHEN YOUR CAR SHAKES LIKE IT'S FALLING APART YOUR FIRST INSTINCT IS TO LET GO OF THE BRAKE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE COME TO DISCOVER THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET IMPALA'S. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO KEEP DUMPING MONEY INTO A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. *TR