2005 Chevrolet Impala

WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IF I PULL THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF IT WILL USUALLY WORK. FLICKING THE HIGH BEAMS ON AND OFF MAY WORK TOO. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY FEATURE AND I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE CANNOT FIND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL WHEN THERE SHOULD BE. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN MY 2005 CHEVY IMPALA EXPERIENCES PERIODIC MALFUNCTIONS. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE ACTUAL SPEED OR WILL REMAIN AT ZERO. THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES ALSO READ INCORRECTLY. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THESE ARE COMMON COMPLAINTS FOR 2000 TO 2006 CHEVY VEHICLES YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THROUGH A RECALL. *TR

ONGOING PROBLEM I HEAR FROM CHEVY BOUT THIS, THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTERS CONTINUALLY FAIL, SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY WORKS, OR DOESN'T WORK T ALL, SPEED SENSOR IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, JUST SPEEDOMETER READS ANYWHERE FROM 0 TO 100, HANGS UP ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN, WHEN STOPPED CAN SHOW ANY SPEED , OR WHEN MOVING MAY SHOW 0 AND NOT WORK AT ALL, ALSO TEMP GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER ENGINE TEMP ANYMORE , SO YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHEN ENGINE IS OVERHEATING ,BOTH PROBLEMS CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS FROM INACCURATE SPEEDS TO OVERHEATING ENGINE WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE, I HAVE BEEN TOLD FROM GM EMPLOYEES THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THEIR DEFECT, ONLINE YOU WILL FIND MANY MANY CLUSTERS FOR SALE TO REPLACE BAD ONES , BUT THEY ARE OUT OF OTHER CRASHED IMPALAS,AND THE DEALER WILL CHARGE WAY TO MUCH TO CORRECT THEIR DEFECT. LOOKS LIKE WHEN THIS CAUSES A DEATH THEN IT WILL GET SOMEONE'S ATTENTION, SPEED KILLS ESPECIALLY DEPENDING ON WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS, GAUGES ARE EQUIPMENT TO HELP US JUDGE WHAT WE DO SAFELY, WHEN THEY DON'T WORK THEN WE PUT EVERYONE IN HARMS WAY. *TR

SPEEDOMETER GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN YOU DRIVE IT NEVER DISPLAYS THE CORRECT SPEED YOU ARE GOING AND CAN READ MANY DIFFERENT SPEEDS AS YOU DRIVE. IT CAN ALSO REMAIN AT 0. THIS IS HAPPENING ON MANY CHEVROLET MODELS AND CAN CAUSE YOU TO GET MULTIPLE TICKETS FOR NOT GOING THE CORRECT SPEED LIMIT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE LEFT TO THE CONSUMER TO REPAIR FOR $700 AS THIS A GM/CHEVROLET PROBLEM. LOOK ON SEVERAL WEBSITES AND PUT IN A CHEVY MODEL AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY HE HEARS A CLANGING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A GREASE KIT WAS INSTALLED ON THE I-SHAFT. AFTER 14,000 MILES THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER IN DECEMBER OF 2009. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,268. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,600. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB

HAD PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WEATHER IT'S LOW BEAM OR HIGH BEAM MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE TURN SIGNAL/HIGH BEAM SWITCH AND THEN THAT ONE ONLY LASTED 3-4 MONTHS. THIS COULD REALLY POSE A DANGER HAS THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY, THE ONLY THING I COULD DUE IS HOLD BACK ON LEVER TO KEEP HIGH BEAMS ACTIVATED. THE MARKER LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON. TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE IS GETTING EXPENSIVE IF I HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING THIS SWITCH. ANY HELP OR SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED 2005 CHEVY IMPALA. *TR