2005 Chevrolet Impala

MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT FUNCTIONING ON MY 005 IMPALA AND HAS NOT FOR MONTHS. IT WILL SAY YOU ARE DOING 100 WHEN PARKED AND NEVER COMES BACK DOWN UNLESS YOU KEEP RESTARTING THEN ENGINE TO MAKE IT "SHOCK DROP" BACK DOWN. THE DEALER WANTS $400+ TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT. IT SEEMS THAT FROM JUST A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH NUMEROUS IMPALA'S MANUFACTURED SINCE '04. *TR

OUR COMPLAINT IS ABOUT GM'S UNWILLINGNESS TO RECALL 2005 CHEVY IMPALA'S FOR THE SPEEDOMETER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (STEPPER MOTOR) ISSUE. APPARENTLY, THEY'VE RECALLED THE TRUCKS BUT NOT THE CARS. THAT'S TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE TO PAY $500 TO GET THIS FIXED AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT, NOW MY VEHICLE HAS OVER 70,000 MILES WHICH IS ALSO A PROBLEM-I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WOULD MATTER - BROKEN IS BROKEN. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP TO GET THIS RECALLED WITH NO MILEAGE RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 IMPALA SS, THE VEHICLE HAS STARTING PROBLEMS WHICH BEGAN AT 8,000 MILES. IF THE CAR SITS MORE THAN TWO DAYS WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN THE BATTERY GOES DEAD. THERE IS A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL DRAIN ON THE BATTERY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THEY TELL ME THAT THEY CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AT ONE POINT THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A WEEK, THEN TOLD ME THAT I MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CAR NOW HAS 17,000 MILES, AND I CONTINUE TO STILL HAVE THE ELECTRICAL DRAIN. I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE TWO NEW BATTERIES SINCE OWNING THE CAR. I HAVE TO CARRY A PORTABLE POWER SOURCE IN THE TRUNK, TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOLVED BY NOW. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CHEVY OWNER FOR FIFTY YEARS, AND THIS IS THE WAY I'M REWARDED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER STILL HAVE NOT LEARNED THAT PROFESSIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE IS PARAMOUNT. I MAY NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A SECURITY WARNING INDICATOR WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $600 TO HAVE THE SECURITY SYSTEM RE-WIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,776.

TUESDAY, 1/27/09, WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL COUNTRY ROAD TO WORK AT 6:15 AM, VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER EXTERIOR LIGHTS WENT DARK. DASHBOARD LIGHTS STAYED ON, BUT OTHER EXTERIOR LIGHTS WENT DARK FOR 8 TO 10 SECONDS. SAME THING OCCURRED AGAIN MONDAY MORNING, 02/02/09. NO DIMMING OR WARNING, LIGHTS JUST WENT OFF AND I WAS DRIVING IN DARKNESS. 02/03/09 TOOK IMPALA TO GM DEALER TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC. THEY DETERMINED PROBLEM WITH THE MULTIFUNCTIONAL HIGH/LOW BEAM LEVER SWITCH (THIS UNIT ALSO HOUSES THE CRUISE CONTROL, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND DIRECTIONAL LIGHT CONTROLS). EST FOR REPAIRS $735.00. 02/07/09 HAD THE UNIT REPLACED AT ANOTHER GARAGE FOR $435.00. I KEPT THE DEFECTIVE UNIT. HAVE SINCE DONE RESEARCH TO FIND OTHER PEOPLE REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING ON OTHER IMPALAS RANGING AT LEAST FROM MODEL YEARS 2001 THRU 2005. IN SOME CASES THE HEADLIGHTS STAYED ON, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SWITCH THE HEADLIGHTS BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BEAM. I FEEL THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO RELATE WHAT HAPPENED AS I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT DUE TO THE HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS INVOLVING INJURY OR EVEN DEATH, THIS MULTIFUNCTIONAL LEVER SWITCH SHOULD BE "RECALLED". *TR