2005 Chevrolet Impala

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MY 2005 CHEVY IMPALA JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE GAS, SPEEDOMETER, RPM GAUGES ARE ALL MISS READING. WHEN IM PARKED THE RPM IS REDLINED, THE SPEEDOMETER READS 90 MPH , AND THE GAS GAUGE READS STRAIGHT NORTH ABOVE THE FULL LINE. I'M STUCK NOT KNOWING EXACTLY HOW FAST IM GOING. THE SPEEDOMETER SEEMS TO GO BACK AND FORTH TO READING CORRECTLY AT TIMES READING ALL THE WAY SOUTH BUT NEVER MAKING IT COMPLETELY AROUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT REGISTER WHAT SPEED HE WAS DRIVING AND THE GAUGE WOULD SPORADICALLY FLUCTUATE FROM 100 MPH TO ZERO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BEFORE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

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

AFTER CLEARING SNOW OFF THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE WIPERS, THEY NO LONGER GO TO THE PARK POSITION. THE WIPERS STOP IN AN UPWARD POSITION BLOCKING YOUR VIEW OF THE ROAD. FOUND BENT STOP TAB ON WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY DUE TO MANY WRITE UPS ON THE WEB. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE GM HAS A FIX FOR IT. I WAS QUOTED $500+ FOR A REPLACEMENT MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THE MOTOR STILL WORKS. *TR

"SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE EVEN IN PERFECT DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHEN THIS WARNING LIGHT APPEARS, THE BRAKES RESPOND BY BECOMING "SPONGY" OR "LESS REACTIVE" LIMITING THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO BRAKE SAFELY. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY TWO DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR TECHNICIANS AND THEY WERE ABLE TO RULE OUT TIRE/HUB/BRAKE ISSUES BUT WERE UNABLE TO PINPOINT A CAUSE FOR THE WARNING LIGHT TO APPEAR AND CAUSE THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED ABOVE. THEY SAID THEY RESET THE CAR'S COMPUTER AND THIS RESOLVED THE ISSUE FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS, THEN THE ISSUE RECURRED. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED REPEATEDLY DURING WARRANTY BY NOT SHOWING ONE OR TWO OF THE TIRES PRESSURE. WAS NEVER REPAIRED AT THE GM SERVICE, ONLY RESET. THE DEFECT REAPPEARED IN 3 DAYS TO 6 MONTHS AFTER THE RESET. INITIALLY WOULD APPEAR WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. NOW AT OVER 100,000KM IT FAILED FOR ALL 4 WHEELS. I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS YET. THE ABSENCE OF TIRE PRESSURE INFORMATION MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION ABOUT LOSS OF PRESSURE IN TIRES. *TR

AT APPROX 100,00KM THE HIGH BEAM IS ACTIVATED WHEN SIGNALING A RIGHT TURN. WHEN KEEPING THE HANDLE IN CERTAIN POSITION THE HIGH BEAM GOES OFF BUT COMES BACK AGAIN WHEN RELEASED. LATELY REMAINS ON WHEN THE SWITCH RETURNS TO MID POSITION. NEVER EXPERIENCED WHEN SIGNALING TO THE LEFT. THIS BEHAVIOR MAY BLIND THE INCOMING CARS' DRIVERS AND ALSO DISTRACTS MY ATTENTION FROM THE ROAD. I DID NOT DO ANYTHING YET FOR FIXING THE DEFECT. *TR