Ignition Problems of Chevrolet Impala - part 2

I have a 2008 chevy Impala and my car just cuts off while im driving and the key gets locked in the ignition and the dealership said it was the aftermarket stereo so I took it out it has happened 4 times since I have spent close to $700 to fix this problem and no results what if my car would have went out on me on the freeway or something because it went out last night when I was driving in the middle of turned the whole car just locked the steering wheel and turned off.

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My Chevrolet Impala 2005 started running hot and leaking water took to Chevrolet here in fort pierce they replace the water pump hoses and belts but the car temp gauge is still going into the red on the dash, so I took it back they said that they could've find nothing that was wrong with the car now the ignition sticks and the car won't start, security light comes on, I'm thinking that there's a electrical problem with this car and I wanting to report the problem I'm having.

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I own a 2005 chevy Impala and for the last year my speedometer has failed on several occasions. The speedometer will jump without warning leading to unsafe traveling conditions especially while traveling on highways. Cycling the ignition will temporarily fix the issue but this has become a hassle. When I started to research the issue on the internet I found hundreds of complaints on the same issue. I also found where there was a class action law suit that forced the repair of the same problem on other vehicles for the same model year range. Why do we as consumers have to pay for and fix the problem when it is an obvious defect in manufacturing? why didn't the class action lawsuit alert the NHTSA that this is potentially a bigger problem? do we have to wait for deaths like the Toyota recall before someone takes this seriously? imagine that you think you are traveling at a safe rate of speed on ice covered roads when in reality you are not because of defective electronics hmmm. I refuse to pay for a known defect, us consumers are entitled to protection from a blatant disregard to manufacturing standards and safety. I welcome your response. . Read more...

The security light started flashing on and off, causing my headlights to flash while driving and causing the lights in my dashboard to flash also. It ended up stranding me in a parking lot because the so-called security feature on this car shut the ignition off and would not allow me to start my car.

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Car intermittently fails to start. Power to accessories good, but ignition will not work. After 30 minutes or so, it starts, with no problems for 1 -2 months, then it happens again. I took it to the dealer, who read the code and replaced a part, but after a few moths it started happening again.

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2004 chevy Impala has a malfunctioning "passlock" system. The ignition will not allow you to start the car at times - very frustrating. You must wait for it to reset itself, which sometimes takes a half hour, I know many other Impala owners are having the same problem.

While driving to chicago the tachometer went all the way to the red. After pulling over to confirm the car was not running hot, I found that I could reset the gauge by slowly turning the key on and off to the accessory position; until the needle reached its original position. This continued to happen sporadically for a month or so, and then I noticed I was driving on the interstate with the flow of traffic, but the speedometer was only reading 30 miles per hour. I had previously used my cruise control at the set speed, and was able to use the 'resume' button to give me an approximation of how fast I was currently going. This allowed me to get home safely. Again, I was able to reset the speedometer by turning the key in the ignition to the on and off position. The next failure came shortly thereafter, with the gas gauge. Knowing that it was a full tank, it was reading empty; again being reset with the on/off of the key in the ignition. I took the car to the local dealership to get these safety issues taken care of, and was informed this was going to cost me $600 because it was out of warranty. . . It only has 40k miles on the vehicle. I have been trying to resolve this through Chevrolet ever since then, and they agreed to pay 1/2. This only leads me to believe that it is indeed a safety issue that should be covered by the manufacturer. I can't drive a vehicle without a speedometer, tachometer, or gas gauge, and I can only wonder how many other individuals are out there that have been in this same situation.

I have noticed that for the past few weeks, whenever the temperature is below 20 degrees, the speedometer acts funny. The speedometer reads anywhere from 25 to 80 miles faster than my actual speed; today, I wasn't going any more than 30mph at the most, and the speedometer needle was pointing directly down to the car floor. A few people on a couple of message boards suggested turning the ignition key to 'accessories' on and off rapidly several times, but all it did was bring the speedometer down from 85 to 70.

This is an ongoing repeated problem. My 2001 Impala randomly won't start about 3 times a week. I will take the key out of the ignition wait 10 minutes and the security (passlock) system will reset and the car will crank, but no time in between. . . This has been going on for about 8 months now and I have seen numerous occasions of this happening to other people both that I have spoken with and that I have read online. . This does not just occur in Chevrolets. One person said that it occurred in a pontiac. I would assume this is a gm problem. . . And why has this not been recalled? this is an extreme inconvenience from Chevrolet and I have read instances where the problem had been fixed by replacing the ignition, bcm, etc. And this problem still continues. Why are there so many people with this problem and no known solution. Recall? defect?.

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The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Impala. The contact was experiencing difficulty turning the key in the ignition. He eventually could not get it to turn at all, which prevented him from starting the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and will be towed to the dealer soon. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 95,000.

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.

For the past few months, my 2001 chevy Impala has been very difficult to turn the ignition to start. It is becoming increasingly worse as time goes on. I have to keep turning the wheel as I turn the ignition to get it to start. I am thinking that one day I will not be able to turn it. I have no idea why this is happening.

2001 Impala sometimes won't start. Had car three years. Replaced ignition cylinder once already. When this happens you turn the key clockwise and wait 10 minutes then turn off and try again. Usually after 10 minutes it will start, but sometimes have to go to round 2 or 3 and once through round 7. That's right an hour and a half! occurs about 4-5 times a month I'd guess. Not what you want to have to endure alone and 19 and late at night and my daughter. This is a safety hazard whether gm wants to admit it or not. This should be recalled and fixed!.

2004 Impala, speedometer problem works when it wants to,at times registers 0 and at other times the needle buries itself, would be able to click back to 0 by turning the ignition on and off until it went back to 0 but worked erratically,finally stopped working altogether, temp gauge same way. Only way to fix problem was to have each and every gauge rebuilt and not replaced with gm part as the part they replace it with is the same !@#$% originally installed, researched this on line and found 1000's of others with same problem, this should be recalled, as when the temp gauge buries itself you don't know for sure what is going on, if its for real or ????.

Automobile quit running while on highway and failed to restart. This situation, I feel, put mine and my wife's lives in danger. Research has revealed this situation is common in this type of vehicle. Passive security system overrides operators attempts to start car. Calls to gm and gm representatives produced negative reaction to consumer complaints.

2005 Chevrolet Impala caught fire under the hood in an accident. Consumer states that when the car first caught fire the vehicle stayed in drive and would not go into park and ignition would not turn off causing the vehicle to feed fuel to the fire. The driver of the Impala was involved in a moderately low speed front end collision with the rear of another vehicle. According to the fire report, the fire a cap was missing from the fuel return on top of the engine which would have spewed gasoline as long as the engine was running.

Security passlock system keeps car from starting at random times. Safety concern is that someone can get stranded on a sub-zero cold night or can be in a dangerous situation and not be able to start the Impala. Car will work fine for months at a time, then randomly will not start. After 15 minutes or so, the car will then start. . . Sometimes. There are many complaints of this problem (see carcomplaints. Com and look under electrical problems).

2001 Impala won't start at different times have to wait 20-30 minutes, door locks don't work anymore, inside lights don't won't when this happens they come on at different times, when security light comes on sometimes the ac doesn't work. I had the ignition lock changed but still same problem. This is a safety issue at night since I am a single parent with grandchildren and also in the heat of summer having to wait for the car to start.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. When the vehicle is parked for an hour or less, it fails to start. The contact stated that the ignition memory was blocked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they reprogrammed the computer several times; however, the failure persists. The current mileage was 149,000 and failure mileage was 145,000.

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Driving on a trip and all of a sudden my speedometer mph indicator jumper to 90 mph as I was sitting at a stop light. When I proceeded forward the indicator needle reset you 90 mph and this reset continued until it was pointing straight down. It did not reset after turning the ignition off and on. I had no idea how fast my vehicle was going after that. I went to a web site for auto troubles and found 72 reports of the same problem with gm speedometers. I strongly feel that this should have been a recall since a nonfunctional speedometer is a safety hazard. Ps - other gm models also have reports of this malfunctioning speedometers. Gm want $500 to replace the entire speedometer, when a simple capacitor fix is all that is required. A temp fix works for a few weeks, they it happens again and gm said if you replace the speedometer and it happens again, then it costs another $500 to replace the replacement? gm wants to fleece us!.

Ignition -we bought the car in June 2007 and we started having problems in July 2007 with the ignition . Its left my family stranded about 20 + times sense then. I looked at the service bulletins and noticed that it was on there. What does that mean?.

Since I brought my 2005 Chevrolet Impala in 2006, I have always have the same problem with my passlock system. One minute my car is driving fine. I park it go where I need to go and then come back to my car to leave and it won't start. I took it to the dealership in 2006 and they said it was an electrical problem and claimed that they fixed it. However since then it has happen to me repeatedly. According to the owner manual it says " leave the key in the ignition at the on position and wait until the security light is no longer flashing. Once it stops, turn the key to the off position and start the car. " this never works for me. Sometimes the flashing light continue for the whole day, and my car is just stuck where ever the incident (security light flashing) occurs.

: the contact stated the engine and all the electrical system turned off while driving 40 mph. The ignition was turned on right after, however the vehicle stalled after five minutes while driving 10 mph. An independent mechanic determined that the toggle switch of the passlock security system had become defective. Updated 8/1/2006 -.

Ignition - key would not turn. Unable to move car. Warm, sunny day at a local store parking lot. Car had to be towed to dealership. Cause: frozen lock cylinder. Dealership had car for two (2) days to order part, reprogram and replaced. Safety was a issue. Cost to replace was $600.

I have had stalling upon attempting to start my vehicle. I have contact gm & was told that nothing is defective in my car. My car has been to a gm service dept. For service more than 10 times since may 2006. I would like to know what recourse do I have with regards to addressing my vehicle's defect?.

2005 Chevrolet Impala, car idle is rough, delayed crank, may be necessary to hold key in start several seconds until start.

The vehicle hesitated to start therefore you have to hold the key several seconds to start. The car has a rough idle. Only had the car three month and have return it about 10 times for the same issues. I was told that it's normal for it to run that way. I was also told that the grand am are the same way with the same engine by the dealer.

Ignition - key would not turn. Unable to move car. Warm , sunny day. Car towed to dealership. Cause: frozen lock cylinder. Dealership had car for three (3) days to order part, reprogram and replace. Dealership said they had three (3) other cars with same problem during that one week! safety: this could have happened anywhere such as while pumping gas or stopping on the side of the road. Consequence: car had to be towed. I lost three (3) days use of my car.

Rear window molding loose will not stay in tact after repair, delayed crank-hold key in ignition for a few seconds before starting then at times it wobbles then cuts off,electrical shocking, going over humps or turning there is clunnking noise, passenger side feels a lighter weight when operating,intermittent chuggle or hesistant when in light acceleration,on star system comes on automatically when key in ignition and the push is not pushed to activate,car only had 5600 miles at time of purchase and now has 11300 only had the for 5 1/2 months,engine make a whirling noise when accelerating from light start, transmissions is now starting to hesitate as if it shifting, when a/c is on and sitting in vehicle the car mumbles and stops when a/c is turned off. I've saved allm paper work from services performed when problems occured and will be taking the car back in again mon 7-24-06. Also have a reference number on file with GMC concerning these defects. On star mailed me a notice concerning system alert this week. I have a 2005 chevy Impala base model. Had about 15 or more failures on the aspect of delayed cranking. Dealer still cant solve the issue to keep me from having to repeatedly taking the car in for inspection and service as well as resolution. I purchased the car Dec. 15, 2005.

2004 Chevrolet Impala security light comes on, locks the ignition, and doesn't allow the car to crank at anytime.

The passlock sytem has been failing me since 2005. The car starts when it feels like it. I have been stranded for 6 months, late to work, and mentally stressed thanks to this problem. Everyday for the last 7 years I have experienced this problem. In 2005 I had the bcm replaced, and gm blamed the problem on the viper alarm system. As of last week general motors cut a new key, because the old key was stated as the problem. Now that the problem still exist gm informs me that I need to replace the ignition. This has to be a form of rape. I am a veteran, university student, and a part-time worker, so my vehicle is very much needed. My family and friends have to continuously watch me struggle due to this vehicle issue. I guess this is the thanks you get for being a hard working american.

Smell gas when not around gas station and ignition problems sometimes I must start the car twice.

Ignition tumbler failed at 40000 miles.

While driving at new york freeway at normal speed and with no warning vehicle got shut off. Causing consumer to pull off the road. Dealer has been notified.

While traveling on a residential street the car cut off without warning. The next week while on the highway traveling at 70 mph the car cut off again which was very dangerous. Once I got it started it cut off about 4 more times before I could get home. The dealer replace the fuse box. Now about 7 months later the problem is happening again. I informed gmac and they told me to go back to the dealer. I guess so they can have another chance to hurt someone this time.