2005 Chevrolet Impala

SPEEDOMETER BEGAN LOSING SPEED, I.E. BEGAN DROPPING , WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. NO LOSS OF ROAD SPEED NOTED, DIS-ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL AND CONTINUED WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC. SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO FALL EVENTUALLY REACHING 0 MPH. SPEEDOMETER BEGAN WORKING AGAIN AFTER SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF. CURRENTLY IT WILL BE VERY SLOW GETTING TO 0 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS FULLY STOPPED. VERY ERRATIC OPERATION OVERALL. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER CARE, THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE A BAD SPEEDOMETER STEPPER MOTOR. INFORMED THAT IT IS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL. CURRENTLY NOT REPAIRED DUE TO HIGH COST OF REPLACEMENT. NOTE: VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA, OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE (58,000). *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS STARTED GOING OUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AROUND JULY OR AUG. 2006. AROUND 75,000 MILES WAS WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED AND I NOW HAVE 96,000 MILES. AT FIRST I WAS ABLE TO FIX IT BY SWITCHING BACK TO LOW BEAM AND THEN COULD SWITCH BACK TO HIGH BEAM AND THEY WOULD WORK. IN FEB. 2007 I HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE BLOWER FAN AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I EXPLAINED THAT WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE ABOUT TO GO OUT I COULD HEAR A BUZZING IN THE SATELLITE RADIO, LIKE A SHORTING NOISE. FIRST I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENED SO THEY COULD CHECK THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY ISSUE WAS THAT I DRIVE 40 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK AND IT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRIP. WHEN I WENT BACK TO PICK UP THE CAR I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND IT WAS ABOUT A $500 PART. I DECIDED I COULD DEAL WITH THE SITUATION AND HAVE HELD OFF ON GETTING IT REPAIRED. LAST WEEK I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO HOME FROM WORK AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AT ALL. YOU CAN MAKE THEM WORK IF YOU HOLD THE LEVER BACK. *CN

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 IMPALA LS WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT, THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO THEN BACK TO WELL OVER THE LIMIT. LATELY IT IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE TACHOMETER IS DOING THE SAME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPAIR IT BUT WOULD COST ME OVER $600.00. THESE THINGS ARE COVERED ON THE PICKUPS AND SUV'S TO 70,000 MILES BUT NOT THE CARS. WHY NOT??? IT'S ALMOST LIKE CHEVROLET CONSIDERS IT'S CAR OWNERS "NOT WORTHY". WHAT'S UP! CHEVROLET??? *TR

2005 IMPALA ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO THE HORN STARTED TO GET WEAKER AND WEAKER UNTIL IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IT JUST QUIT. WHEN IT STARTED THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND PURCHASED NEW IT HAD 72K PLUS MILES TO DATE AT THE TIME THERE WERE APPROX 61K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IN TEXAS PART OF THE STATE INSPECTION IS TO HAVE AN OPERABLE HORN, BOTH THE HORNS IN FRONT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $325. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY DUE TO THE NUMBER OF MILES. BUT AGAIN FOR STATE INSPECTIONS THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED PART. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON MY DAUGHTERS 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA STOPPED WORKING AFTER 50,000 MILES. CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR TRUCKS AND SUVS WITH DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS TO 70,000 MILES. I THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS TO ALL CHEVY OWNERS WITH DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS, ESPECIALLY ON A VEHICLE ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. *TR