2004 Chevrolet Impala visibility problems

Filed Feb 3, 2015 · Visibility · 110,000 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet impala. The contact stated while driving at 25 MPH, the rear windshield exploded. There were no injuries. The contact mentioned that the failure had occurred once before. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Dec 31, 2014 · Electrical, Visibility · PA

2004 chevrolet impala. Consumer had car fixed and received no reimbursement. *ta the consumer replaced the dash lights and there was an issue with the air condition and heat. .

Filed Jun 30, 2014 · Electrical, Visibility · IL

I leased the car 5/10/2014 and I had seven occasions where the car simply wouldn't start and the check engine light came on over night on its own which caused the battery to die.

Filed Jan 21, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 200,000 miles · WA

Engine hesitates,stalls, and shifts hard. Had to replace ignition switch and lock cylinder, heat sensor, fuel cap, reprogram antitheft, water pump, always getting bubbles in tires, gauges dnt work, puddle on pass side, heater core, 2 sets of warped rotors, traction control(ABS) keeps going off, found wires under hood chaffed( by rubbing on belt I believe)which caused no start. New problems are lights on dash and head lights will turn off at night while driving, I have a coolant leak which I think its due to blown gasket, and tonight I am driving in fog and my front window fogs up in 2 seconds. I wiped w hand and realized I was heading towards a person walkn. Way to dangerous!!!!! I have had car for only 2 yrs. I am divorced w 3 kids and 1 special needs child w lots of appts. I need a reliable car, cant afford new car or a shop to fix car. I have had to become a mechanic cause of this car and I have no time for that, thank god for internet, I wnt take kids in car after dark, it unreliable and thats sad. Please look into issues.

Filed Sep 30, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · KY

The heater completely stopped working but was finally able to get the passenger side to work (it has dual temp. Controls). The turn signals work just when they want to and the windshield wipers do the same. They just stop working with no warning what so ever. Have taken it to several different places to have it looked at but nobody can determine the cause of these problems. However, upon the research I've done since these problems began I've found I'm not the only one experiencing these same issues yet there has been no kind of recalls to fix it.

Filed Nov 24, 2009 · Visibility · AR

Incident description = I purchased rain-x wiper at walmart for my 2004 impala vehicle. It cost $17.99+ and was a 22-inch model. A week or so later I ran into a heavy downpour while driving west on I-40 from memphis to little rock. The wiper portion of blade assembly began to work its way out of the end of the holder and quickly reached about 5 to 6 inches outside the holder. The rubber began to whip around and I had to pull off the highway to put the rubber part back in place. This happened 3 more times before I had to stop and search out a mini-mart where I could buy a roll of electrical tape to tape the rubber end tightly enough so it would stop flying out of the holder.

Filed Feb 11, 2009 · Lights, Visibility · 27,200 miles · ME

Driving on a dark rural road at night and tried to put my lights on high beam. The lights went totally out when I tried to put them on high beam. Previously during the past 3 months they have flickered when I went to put them on high beam but did not go totally out. I have tried several more times to put them on high beam and the lights go out totally each time so I do not dare to try to put them on high beam now at all. I have called a dealership to have this looked into. They say they will have to test the car first then take the steering column apart and probably replace the switch. Estimated cost up to $1000.00 my car has only 27,499 miles on it and I bought it brand new in 2004.

Filed Feb 12, 2008 · Visibility · 69,560 miles · MI

The temperature was 10 below zero and my heater blower quit working causing all of the windows to ice up on the inside. Fortunately, I was able to get the car home safely. I check the fuses, but could find no blown fuses. I took it into the dealer the next day (monday) and, thankfully it was repaired under my g.m. Extended warranty at no cost to me. I had 69,560 miles on the car at that time.

Filed Feb 6, 2008 · Visibility · MI

Heat no longer working.

Filed Oct 11, 2007 · Visibility · 30,000 miles · PA

Since vehicle was purchased in 12/04, rear window defroster performed very poorly. In 3/07 it ceased working, however dashboard control switch and I/p control relay appeared to remain functioning correctly. Troubleshooting revealed defective circuit breaker (mechanically broken armature) to be cause of complete failure. Following replacement of circuit breaker, I/p control relay, and antenna module, rear window defroster is back to performing poorly. Electrical grid appears to be functional - good heating pattern (when it heats) with no visually obvious defects. No obvious problems were found in I/p control relay and antenna module that were replaced. Electrical diagnosis indicates excessive current draw thru defroster grid, which causes circuit breaker to trip after several seconds of operation. Manually cycling the defroster control allows breaker to cool and can again be activated to provide 10-15 seconds of repeated operation. Note that electrically disconnecting the grid (at the window) does not cause the breaker to trip, indicating no short in the vehicle wiring harness. With possible exception of the oem circuit breaker, diagnosis revealed to obvious heat damage to any other components/wiring in the vehicle. Rear defroster grid appears to be source of the excessive electrical load in the circuit. Problem does not appear to be addressed in tsbs that I can locate to date. Discussions with several technicians has resulted in nothing more than guesses at this time.