I have a 2004 impala that has an erratic speedometer movement. I haven't had an accident as a result of this problem, but it has caused me to become confused and anxious about my exact speed. I am concerned about the possibility of having an accident as a result of this problem. I have contacted gm's customers service about this problem and requested they correct it under warranty. They refused to comply with my request. I know this is a problem with other gm vehicles that is being corrected under a recall. I believe it to be the same part failure, only different type vehicle. If I should have an accident as a result of this situation I believe gm will be liable. Sometimes the speedometer appears to be working correctly and this only adds to the confusion when it isn't correct. My wife has driven at excessive speeds not knowing the speedometer wasn't correct. We first reported this problem to a chevorlet dealership oct. 2007 although we had first noticed a problem months earlier. The problem progressively worsened. Now it's become a real problem, not knowing how fast I'm going and especially in heavy traffic at unknown speeds.
2004 Chevrolet Impala electrical complaints
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My speedometer stopped working in my 2004 chevy impala out of the blue. It is still broken and will give me false readings every time I am driving. I can no longer tell how fast I am driving. I have done nothing to correct the problem but I do know other chevy models with the same problem.
Temperature gauge not working properly. Temp gage will get stuck in a certain position and won,t return to normal unless you turn car off/on several times.
Speedometer stuck at 100mph when car turned off. While driving speedometer goes past 120mph then resets back to 0mph while the car is moving. The gas gauge has also been affected.
Speedometer and tachometer are acting erratic. Gauges are all over the place, either not working at all or is giving me a false reading. If I am driving at 35mph the speedometer might be reading either 15 or 35 or 75, it changes all the time.
Instrument panel we noticed that the temp gauge was reading that the car was overheating when it shouldn't. It was intermittent at first, so we checked fluid levels and everything checked out. Then we realized that meter wasn't resetting when we turned off the car. It was operating as though wherever the needle left off was 0, so the car read as overheating. A few months later it spread to the speedometer. Sometimes the needle would stick at 10mph and sometimes it would remain at 0. Sometimes it would work fine. Then one day it also stopped all together and remained at 0.
Speedometer sticks and doesn't work. Says going 120 miles per hour when stopped. Doesn't show speeds when driving sticks in the middle.
2. Speedometer will stop working without any warning. Car will be in motion and the registered speed will drop to "0". July 27th, we were traveling at 45 MPH and the speed dropped to "0" while we were still traveling at that speed. We turned the car off and then back on again when we had a chance to park and it began to work again. Later that day, we were traveling 40 MPH (as noted on a GPS that we were using during this trip) and the speedometer was registering 20 MPH. The speedometer also dropped to "0" while driving later that week again. 3. The vehicle is still covered under an extended warranty so it was taken to the dealership. They did not find anything wrong with the vehicle and stated a gm rep informed them that they could not replace the cluster under warranty .
We have a chevy impala and the speedometer doesn't work properly. Sometimes it stays at 0 and other times it says some ridiculous speed. It happens every time we drive the car. The problem hasn't been fixed yet.
I have a 2004 chevy impala and have been having problems with it from the day I bought it. When I got the "new" car I was not informed that the car had been wrecked, yeah, a "new" car. Then for the past few years we have had trouble with it cranking. Sometimes it will take up to 2 hours to get it to crank. We had heard that it could be something with the started and the dealer said there isn't anything that we can do because you are over your mileage. This is a very known issue and something needs to be done about it. I have been without my for 24 hours as of 7/26/2008 at 10:23 am because it now will not crank. We have tried all the little secrets that have been working in the past. I am taking it to the shop on monday and hopefully it is not going to cost my both of my legs and arms. I think that gm should do something about these well known problems if they want people to keep buying their cars. I can tell you that I will never buy another gm car if something in the near future isn't done about this problem and I will spread the word all over the internet and here in town. Word of mouth can make or break a company. I know I am just one right now but soon I will be many and something will be done.
My speedometer does not work.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that the speedometer displays inaccurate readings. On occasion, the speedometer displays 50 MPH when the contact is actually driving 30 MPH. The speed sensor was checked and the contact was informed that the defect was in the actual speedometer cluster. She was traveling at what the speedometer read as 30 MPH around a curb, but she was actually traveling much faster and almost struck the curb. The dealer would not repair the vehicle for free because it is not under a recall. The failure mileage was 70,000 and current mileage was 90,000.
Gas gauge erratic false readings gm mechanic told me fuel level sensor was bad two hundred dollars later it still is wrong. Than I pay dealer one hundred dollars so they can tell me I need a 500 dollar gauge cluster which they said was a common problem. That was after I was told fuel sensor was common problem too. I have seen and read of many complaints like this in different automotive complaint sites.
Speedometer has gone haywire and is not accurate on 2004 chevy impala. Displays 45 when doing 75, or when doing 45. Safety issue. While on the I-94 I thought I was doing 45 behind a "slow" car, it turns out I was doing 75. When on sideroads, not sure if the car is moving at 25 or 40?????
The ignition stopped working. The key would not turn. The car only has 19,000 miles. This is going to cost $600 to fix. The car was purchased new in 2004.
Speedometer doesn't always reset to zero. Sometimes it will work correctly. Sometimes it will stay at 10 or 20 MPH at a stop. When you accelerate, ir shows that you are going faster than you really are. Sometimes it will stay at 50 MPH at a stop. Then, when you accelerate it will go all the way past the limit and be at "6 o'clock position and stay there. Sometimes I will use my GPS unit to tell me my speed, but I know its not perfectly accurate. I have to shut the car off, and repeatedly turn the key on and off to get it back to zero. Research on the internet has proven that a lot of people have been having the same problems. This is very dangerous.
My 2004 chevrolet impala speedometer is broken and there is no recall on it.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet impala. Occasionally, when the contact attempted to start the vehicle, there was a delayed crank. The vehicle takes several hours to start sometimes. Prior to the failure, all of the warning lights illuminated on the instrument control panel. The vehicle lost all power as if the battery failed; however, the exterior lighting was still operative. The contact also heard a dull humming noise. The contact was advised by another consumer who was experiencing similar failures that the computer chip was not recognizing the key. She took the vehicle to an authorized dealer, but they could not duplicate the failure or provide a sufficient repair. The dealer also stated that there could be several defects with the electrical system: ignition module; however, they were afraid to make repairs because they did not know if either of the remedies would resolve the issue. The starter and battery were replaced, but immediately after the repair the vehicle failed. The failure and current mileages were 52,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet impala. While driving well below 40 MPH, the speedometer read 65 MPH. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle and noticed that instead of being defaulted at 0 MPH, the speedometer began at 60 MPH. The failure occurred each time the vehicle was started and would display different speeds. The contact called the dealer and the service manager stated that there was a failure in the instrument cluster. The contact would have to pay for the repairs. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 11,000 and current mileage was 11,400.
My impala 2004 has about 41,000 miles on it. The temperature gauge needle went right over to hot, I immediately brought my vehicle in and for a half an hour had it on a machine to let me know if it was serious. The result from this test was, I could get away with driving the vehicle as is and just watch my vehicle for any signs of overheating or get the problem fixed. A month or so later my security light came on and after shutting the vehicle off it was fine. This has happened on a number of occasions now and I called chevrolet and the first mechanic of course told me it was serious and bring it right in and the second chevrolet mechanic told me that it was okay to drive, just turn the vehicle off and wait about 20 min and the vehicle should start. Was informed that it will be expensive to get these electrical problems repaired. After reading this sight and speaking with other impala owners I realized that my vehicle is not the only one having this type of problems and perhaps chevrolet should look into this and do the right thing and issue a recall.
We have a chevy impala and the speedometer doesn't work properly. Sometimes it stays at 0 and other times it says some ridiculous speed. We have researched and several people also have this problem. Owners of these cars should not have to pay for the fix because they did nothing wrong and its a crucial part of the car. Gm screwed up and should recall because it is dangerous when people drive without the speedometer because they don't have the money or don't want to waste it.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet impala. While driving approximately 50 MPH and decelerating, the contact observed that the speedometer was providing inaccurate readings. The failure occurs frequently and without warning. The vehicle was not taken to an authorized dealer. In addition, the steering wheel makes a loud clunking noise when making a turn. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but no malfunctions were found with the steering wheel. The failure mileage was 98,000 and current mileage was 103,000.
The speedometer started getting stuck about six months ago. For about eight months I have noticed that when I turn the steering wheel I hear a noise in the front of the car, like a knock or something. Also within the last couple of months I have also smelled gas when I first start the car , my husband could not see any leakage or anything until last week. It was leaking from the fuel regulator valve. Now the transmission is starting to shift hard sometimes. I haven't had the money to get it all checked out by the manufacturer but I was wondering if there have been any complaints on any of these things. Also I can hear a whistling sound when I press the accelerator. And my husband just informed me that he bought a regulator valve for it and some o rings because something is leaking antifreeze slightly. Can you help please!!!!!!!!
The speedometer just starting going out of control. If my car is stopped the speedometer says it is going 30 MPH. The gas gauge is out of control too.
There were no warnings of the failure. Speedometer erratic reads 120 + MPH when stopped. Falls to 0mph at 75mph. This is now continuous performance. Unable to determine speed of vehicle. Safety issue. No repairs attempted at this time. Web sites indicate this is a known problem at gm and a significant problem with the vehicle 2004 impala.
The temperature gauge on my 2004 chevy impala does not work and now my speedometer is not working properly. Know I have no idea how fast I am going (a safety hazard in school zones) nor do I know if my engine is overheating which could cause some other serious problems.
No events leading, speedometer and temp gage instrument cluster failure at all times, cannot know what speed I am traveling at. I'm waiting for a recall as this is a known problem with the general public and the manufacturer - chevrolet. This is a very dangerous situation not to know your speed accurately.
Speedometer failure, gives me false readings, gm said I had t opay $600 to fix it, car only has 70,000 miles, many others having this same problem, it is a major safety issue, we all can't afford to pay for this issue, which is faulty from the factory, gm should recall the vehicle to fix.
There were no events leading up to the failure. My wife was driving the car and the speedometer just stopped working. The speedometer would not show the correct speed. The needle would point directly down (not at 0) and then move counter clockwise when the car accelerated.
The speedometer gauge is not reading correctly. First, it was showing your speed as 120mph, when you were stopped. It was never accurate. Then one day, it just stayed at 0mph, even when you were moving. I had it fixed through a gm dealership, and they fixed the cluster. This part should be recalled. I have seen a lot of people with the same car, and same problem. Gm needs to realize the danger with this defect. It is not a cheap fix either. I am saving my receipt in hopes that gm will realize the hazards with driving a car this way.
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