Dashboard Failed Problems of Chevrolet Impala - part 2

Speedometer is burning the needle at the 3rd gear mark while driving. While stopped at a red light yesterday (12/08/07), the speedometer was reading 112 mph, sitting still!! I cannot get the speedometer needle to set at 0 anymore. I am in the process of teaching my 15 1/2 year old son to drive and this is a huge issue. I am constantly making him pull over and switching seats with me as he cannot get a speeding ticket on his permit. It is impossible to guess at your speed, even with the other traffic flow and we should not have to do this. I have had the car checked and the result is the instrument cluster is bad, with an estimate to fix it that is unreasonably high. Additionally, gm knows this is an issue, so they should recall and fix these since they ordered an assembly change on them.

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Instrument cluster failure causing speedometer to show inaccurate readings and/or become completely inoperative. Other gauges also register inaccurate reading.

I have a 2004 chevy Impala that the electronic instrument cluster does not work on. The gas gauge, temp gauge, and speedometer have not worked consistently on this car since I purchased this car back on 09/2007. The speedometer will show that I am going 0 miles an hour when I am actually moving, and my gas gauge will be pointing straight down, same as my temp gauge. I have taken the car back to bill seidle Chevrolet, the dealer that I purchased it from, and they will not address the issue. I have also contacted chevorlet about this situation and was told that it is not important enough and life threatening enough to have this addressed. Even though there are blogs out there with hundreds of people with the exact same problem that I am experiencing. I feel that this is extremely dangerous not just to my 2004 chevy Impala but to virtually every gm owner since thru 2005, that there is a serious known safety issue resulting from the failure of the instrument cluster unable to determine speed of vehicle, when or if a vehicle is overheating, unable to determine how much or if any gas remains in the vehicle, these are serious issues when driving a 2004 chevy Impala. A driver has no way of knowing critical information needed when driving a vehicle. The gas gauge, temp gauge, speedometer do not work. Chevy is aware of the issue and has consistently refused to make repairs of the faulty instrument panel. I implore you to please demand the chevy recall on this electronic instrument cluster failures for the safety of all of us. I challenge you to google 2004 chevy Impala, invariably every result will pertain to electronic instrument cluster. How could this not rise to the level requiring a recall?.

Gas leaking out throttle body. Car is idling low. Cuts off while driving. Instrument panel cluster went out and then all of the before mentioned problems started happening. Skips after being tuned up.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Impala. While driving 65 mph, the gauges on the instrument panel worked intermittently. The speedometer would drop to zero and the temperature gauge would become hot. The dealer stated that the instrument cluster failed. No repairs were made. The failure mileage was 39,000 and current mileage was 46,000. Updated 03/10/08. The intake manifold gaskets leaked as well.

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2004 Chevrolet Impala. Instrument cluster gauge failure. All gauges have stopped functioning correctly. They either register incorrect information, (speed, fuel, engine temperature) or do not work at all. . Read more...

Instrument cluster failure.

- the contact stated that while driving the 2002 Chevrolet with Impala 48000 failure mileage at 60 mph the entire dashboard lights failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who did a diagnostic test and confirmed that the body control module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current mileage was 55000.

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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.

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.

Reported to fairgrounds chevy that all the emergency lights came-on intermittently - Aug 12, 2005 we heard a hissing noise from the dash area and that the emergency lights still come on as reported earlier. They determined that the instrument cluster was bad.

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Cluster is out on my 2004 chevy Impala. This controls the speed odometer,temperature gauge,gas gauge,rpms. First the speed odometer went out then the temperature gauge messing up now the rpms. I have not had this car very long. Only has 66,000 miles. There has not been any crashes or injuries yet. But I do have two small children. And I'm very concerned about this safety matter. The part is very expensive and I can't afford it. No recalls have been made to my knowledge.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Impala. The vehicle caught fire in the dashboard area and then spread to the hood. The fire occurred two to three months after the vehicle was purchased. A relative sustained injuries to the hand due to the fire. The cause of the failure was electrical. There is no fire or police report. The vehicle was repaired, but the contact does not know the specifics of the repair work. Three months after the repairs were completed, the check engine light illuminated and the vehicle began vibrating when the brakes were depressed. This failure occurred while driving 20 mph or more. The brakes and the disc were replaced and aligned. The failure continued to occur and the brakes were replaced within a month. The mechanic stated that the disc failed which caused the brakes to fail. The contact detects the smell of fuel within the vehicle. The fuel gauge has failed to operate normally since the repairs were performed. The fuel gauge indicated that the fuel level was full; however, the engine shut off and there was no fuel in the vehicle. There was also the presence of fuel on the ground after adding fuel to the vehicle. The dealer has not diagnosed the cause of the fuel gage failure or the odor. The inspector stated that the vehicle may not pass inspection due to the fuel odor in the interior. Although the brakes were repaired twice, the vibration continued to occur. The engine size was unknown. The contact can provide receipts for all of the repairs that were performed, including an insurance report. There is no fire or police report. The current mileage is 81,000 and failure mileage was 45,000. Updated 08/15/07.

Dashboard lighting failed to light up when car is started. Specially dangerous at night time, because this is also accompanied by failure of the tail lights to turn on. Head lights are not affected. There is no override to manually turn on the tail lights nor dashboard lights. Apparently there is a sensor that turns these lights on when car is started. This is a recurring problem. Again, specially dangerrous situation when driving at night because of no tail lights, and no way for driver to tell what is the dirving speed. Accident waiting to happen.

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Problems began almost immediately with digital gear indicator, dash, and other lights going out and coming back on. Got no satisfactory response from manufacturer and now cluster has gone out, switch out, low coolant light stays on. At times acrid smell in vehicle.