2005 Chevrolet Impala

THE IGNITION ON MY CHEVY IMPALA WILL NOT TURN. IT IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT TURN. I HAVE READ OF OTHER SIGHTS THAT OTHER IMPALA ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALER IS NOT HELPFUL AND TOM GILL CHEVROLET IN FLORENCE, KY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY CAR. HOWEVER, I SAW ONE ON THE WEB. NO WONDER CHEVY IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE RECALL THE REPS ARE NOT HELPFUL AND DO NOT WANT TO FIND A SOLUTION. THE DEALER SAYS THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL AFFECTING MY CAR. *TR

OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS SHIFTING OF THE VEHICLE WHICH SHIFTS VERY HARD. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS A LOT OF RUST AND NEEDING TO HAVE BODY WORK DONE. NOW WITH A LITTLE OVER 70,000 MILES ON THE CAR IT MIGHT NOT PASS INSPECTION NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THE BODY/FRAME IS SO RUSTED THAT IT WOULD COST MORE TO HAVE IT FIXED THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. THE CAR IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF SO IT IS NOT FOR LACK OF CARETAKING ON MY PART. THE THIRD PROBLEM IS IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS PERIODICALLY WE CAN SMELL GAS IN THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, NOT EXHAUST FUMES - GAS. IT'S AWFUL; NAUSEATING AND UNBEARABLE. THIS SMELL CAN ALSO BE DETECTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I WORRY ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ME AND MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE FOR THESE REASONS. ALSO, AT THIS POINT I AM AFRAID TO PARK THE CAR IN OUR ATTACHED GARAGE FOR FEAR IT COULD START A FIRE. *TR

SEEMS A LOT OF 2000-2005 IMPALAS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS I AM WITH THE DASH INSTRUMENT PANEL AND POSSIBLE ISSUES WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT 10-15 MINUTES TO CRANK MY CAR WHEN IT WONT START OR DO THE LOCK AND UNLOCK TRICK TO RESET THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. IRONICALLY ENOUGH HAVEN'T HAD ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH NOW HAS AN ACTIVE RECALL. INSTRUMENT PANEL SPEEDOMETER STUCK ON 120 MPH WHILE IN STOP POSITION. ..ALMOST GOT A TICKET OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND BECAUSE I WAS SPEEDING. ..SHOWED THE OFFICER MY SPEEDOMETER THAT WAS SITTING ON 90 MPH AT THE TIME AND HE GAVE ME A WARNING AND TOLD ME TO GET THAT FIXED. *TR

THE PASSLOCK SENSOR WENT BAD AT 74000 MILES. I COULD NOT START MY CAR FOR UP TO A 1/2 HOUR. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD THE PASS LOCK SENSOR REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $600. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME STUCK AT 60 MPH. I DISCOVERED WHEN I TURNED MY KEY IN THE IGNITION THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DROP. IF I TURNED THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. I DO NOT WANT TO DO THIS BECAUSE I FEAR IT WILL WEAR OUT THE IGNITION SWITCH. THEN THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THE NEEDLE GETS STUCK FAR BEYOND THE FULL OR EMPTY LINE AND WILL NOT BUDGE UNLESS I DO IGNITION SWITCH THING. I HAVE TO USE MY TRIP METER AND GUESS HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE LEFT. THE "NEEDS FUEL" LIGHT IS STILL WORKING SO FAR. THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND NOW THE FAN MOTOR SENSOR IS ALSO GOING BAD ON THE A/C UNIT. THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING THIS VEHICLE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT THESE PROBLEMS ARE PART OF THE CLUSTER GAUGE SYSTEM AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. *JS

RIGHT HAND BLINKER -- HAS STARTED FLICKERING..VERY FAST, WHEN I PUT MY RIGHT HAND BLINKER TO TURN.....IT STARTED EARLY JUNE....BUT THEN SUDDENLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL. JUST LAST WEEK/JULY14---IT STARTED FLICKERING VERY FAST AGAIN. IS THERE A PART THAT I CAN PURCHASE AND REPLACE MYSELF....I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN, WOULD APPRECIATE THE ASSISTANCE....I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON DECEMBER 2004. *TR

THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY: OUR CAR'S SPEED ODOMETER STARTED ACTING UP--REGISTERING HIGH SPEEDS WHEN HARDLY MOVING AND NO SPEED WHEN ON THE INTERSTATE- IN NOVEMBER, 2010. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND AFTER EXCHANGING PHONE CALLS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS THE TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD FURNISH A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR OUR CAR FREE AS LONG AS WE PAID THE LABOR TO HAVE IT INSTALLED AT A LOCAL DEALER. I HAD TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER SO THEY COULD GET CORRECT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NUMBER SO THEY COULD SEND CORRECT ONE. DEALER CONTACTED US WHEN CLUSTER WAS THERE AND WE TOOK CAR IN. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT WE HAD A CARD FROM EITHER THE DEALER OR GM FOR A ONE TIME 10% DISCOUNT. WE WERE ABLE TO USE THIS AND HAD CLUSTER REPLACED FOR $135.00 TOTAL LABOR AND NO COST FOR PARTS. WELL WORTH A FEW PHONE CALLS TO GM/CHEVROLET. *TR