2005 Chevrolet Impala

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. SPORADICALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL BECOMES INOPERATIVE AND DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE CONTACT CANNOT ACCURATELY MEASURE THE SPEED SHE IS DRIVING. THERE IS ALSO A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR REMEDIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AT NIGHT ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY LOST POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

TEMPERATURE GAGE IS WORKING ONLY PART TIME, WILL INCREASE ABRUPTLY AND THEN DEGREE JUST AS FAST. LAST WEEK THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO INCREASE PAST THE NUMBERS THEN DECREASED SLOWLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I FILLED UP WITH GAS AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED WORKING AGAIN BUT THE TEMPERATURE GAGE FLOATED BACK AND FORTH. THIS WEEK THE SPEEDOMETER IS ON 90 WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. FILLED UP WITH GAS AGAIN HOPING IT WOULD CORRECT THE SPEEDOMETER AGAIN. INSTEAD THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO THE N POSITION AT THE BOTTOM AND WILL MOVE TO 120 OCCASIONALLY. TOOK THE CAR TO REPAIR SHOP, HAD THE SENSOR CHECKED. SENSOR IS FINE. WAS TOLD MANY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IS A DEFECT WITH THE CLUSTER THAT GM WILL NOT RECOGNIZE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK YOU WILL BE ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 65 AND WHEN YOU GET OFF TO STOP IT WILL SAY THAT YOU ARE GOING 65 WHILE YOU ARE SITTING STILL OR IT WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL IT WILL SAY 0 WHILE DRIVING THIS IS A INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ISSUE AND WILL BE AROUND $500.00 TO FIX BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THIS BEFORE THIS STARTED THE GAS GAGE AND TEMP GAGE STARTED TO MESS UP AND BOUNCE AROUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND WOULD NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REGISTER 70-80 MPH. MOST RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED MORE THAN 120 MPH, WHICH WAS OFF THE METER. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE SO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COULD BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,545 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FLASHES, EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000. UPDATED 12/11/08 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. UPDATED 12/11/08

MY SPEEDOMETER IS READING 100 MPH WHEN I'M ONLY GOING 40 - 50. WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER MAY MOVE TO 60. IT'S TAKEN UP TO 3 - 4 DAYS TO MOVE BACK DOWN TO THE 0. THEN THE SAME PROCESS WILL START ALL OVER AGAIN. THE CAR ALSO TENDS TO DRIVE SLUGGISH WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. COULD IT BE THE SPEEDOMETER OR TRANSMISSION??? I'VE BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER IN THE DASH BUT WILL THAT PREVENT THE SLUGGISHNESS ALSO? *TR