2005 Chevrolet Impala Engine Problems

WHEN I GO TO TURN ON MY CAR IT DOES NOT TURN ON. IT TAKES A COUPLE TRIES TO GET THE CAR STARTED. ON TOP OF THAT PROBLEM THE CAR IS NOW JOLTING WHEN I ACCELERATE. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR ONLY A YEAR AND HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF IT AND BEFOREHAND IT WAS AT A DEALERSHIP. I AM VERY CONCERNED SINCE I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN GOING IN MY CAR AND IT'S MY TRANSPORTATION TO MAKE MY INCOME.

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE JUST PURCHASED WHIC WAS VAVOLINE WHEN PLACED IN VEHICLE ENGINE THERMAL VISCOSITY BREAKDOWN HAPPENED AND ENGINE BLOCK SEIZED. RESTARTED AFTER OIL CHANGE SAME OIL ENGINE BLOCK SEIZED. WITH WHAT I'M READING AND WATCHING THE THIRD OR FOURTH VEHICLE TOWED FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD MAYBE IT'S THE MOTOR OIL. I UNDERSTAND THAT HIGH HEAT BREAKS DOWN RAPIDLY WITH SOY BASED LUBRICANTS. I UNDERSTAND YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ADMIT THIS OR ARE UNAWARE BUT COULD YOU PLEASE KEEP ON FILE.

175555 MILES FUEL SMELL AND FUEL LOSS WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. ROUGH START, SOME MISSING. FUEL FILTER FAILED AT FILTER INLET SPRAYING GAS ONTO UNDERBODY OF CAR SO DIDN'T SEE THE FUEL SPILL. REPLACED FILTER AND O RINGS.SQUEALING BELT SOUND AT START UP. SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BROKE, REPLACED TENSIONER AND BELT. NO CHECK ENGINE WARNINGS, NO ELECTRONIC GAUGES I HAVE THE BASIC IMPALA MODEL. WATCHED THE FUEL GAUGE DROP BY LINES WHILE DRIVING AND SMELLED GAS WHEN SHUT OFF CAR. FIRE HAZARD, AND ENGINE FAILURE IF THE BELT BROKE COMPLETELY..ANOTHER 300$ SPENT

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO DEVELOP A SHUDDER AT 140000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET LOOKED AT. THE LAS RESORT WOULD BE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS ISSUE CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT TAKE OFF RIGHT AWAY OR SHAKE PRETTY BAD MAKING IT SEEM OR FEEL THAT IT WILL STOP, SHUT DOWN, OR JAM UP EVEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL. IT HAPPENS AT STOP LIGHTS, WHILE RUNNING, AND WHILE TURNING. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER BEFORE MANY PEOPLE WASTE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ACCELERATION DECREASED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER FIVE MINUTES, THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE PLATE HAD CARBON BUILD-UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 294,000.

MY IMPALA KEEPS STALLING!!! WHILE DRIVING IT, AND DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M GOING 30 OR 55, JUST STALLS, ITS A DEATH TRAP, BUT THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TO DRIVE, AND I HAVE TO HAUL A DISABLED PERSON!!! AM SCARED, HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY REPLACING PARTS THAT IT COULD "POTENTIALLY" BE! AT A LOSS, PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE IMPOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

DEFECTIVE VEHICLE KEY SWITCH FORCED VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON SOUTHERN PARKWAY IN ISLIP NY. WE MANAGED TO PUSH VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE IT CURRENTLY IS AWAITING REPAIRS. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL ON THIS CAR - THERE SHOULD BE! MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT TOOK NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. *TRW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD TO ATTEMPT TO TURN THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

MY CAR JUST LOST ALL POWER SO I COASTED TO A STOP. I SMELLED SMOKE AND SAW IT COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR STARTED ON FIRE AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE LOSS POWER WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE OPPOSE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SHOULDER INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

FIRST HAPPEN AROUND 8-12-2013,DRIVING FROM BALTIMORE MD., TO SYRACUSE N.Y,STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT TO GET ON HIGHWAY TO SYRACUSE CAR TURN OFF AND WOULD NOT START, I CALLED AAA AUTO, AFTER ALONG WHILE WAITING FOR AAA AUTO, I TURN THE CAR KEY AND THE CAR STARTED, I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN STARTING MY CAR, ALL YEAR, FROM JAN. THROUGH NOW (JUNE 2014). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION AND IT JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/22/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE AIR CONSDITION IS ON IT SPEEDS THE MOTOR UP AND THE SHIFTS BETTER. WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE WILL GET SLUGGISH. UPDATED 4/6/2015 *JS

COOLANT LEAKING NOW THE COOLANT LIGHT IS ON WHEN AT A STOP AND A WHISTLING NOISE HAPPENS AFTER A LONG RIDE. *TR

FIRST... MY CAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN STARTED LEAKING LIKE AN OIL TANKER LAST JANUARY 2012, AND THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND HAD MAJOR REPAIR WORK DONE ON TRANSMISSION, AND ENGINE FOR LEAKS. SPENT $2100 AND WAS QUOTE $2600 TO REPLACE THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL MODULATOR FOR MY ABS/TRACTION CONTROL TO WORK AGAIN. THE CODE THEY PULLED WAS C1218. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. A MONTH AFTER SPENDING THIS MONEY, I HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP, AND ALMOST A YEAR LATER I HAD TO REPLACE A PLASTIC ELBOW FROM THE WATER PUMP TO MY RADIATOR WHICH WAS ANOTHER $300. THEN THIS PAST DECEMBER 2012, MY TRANSMISSION ALL OF THE SUDDEN JERKED HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SO ON DURING LOCAL DRIVING. MAX SPEED LIMIT IS 40MPH LOCALLY. TOOK IT TO CHEVY AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, SO I TOOK IT FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD CODE P1811 WAS CODED FOR A LONG SHIFT, BUT THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS A 1/2 QUART LOW SO THEY FILLED IT WITH TRANS ADDITIVE. THEY SUGGESTED I TRY A "TRANSMISSION SHOP" FOR THEM TO CHECK BECAUSE MAYBE MY TRANS SOLENOID WAS BAD, WHICH WOULD STILL COST QUITE A BIT FOR REPAIR, BUT NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS 122,000 LONG HIGHWAY MILES, NOT LOCAL; STOP & GO. I DO NOT FEEL MY ABS/TRACTION CONTROL, NOR MY TRANS SHOULD BE BAD. I MAINTAIN MY CAR, AND BASED ON MY INTERNET SEARCHES MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS. I EMAILED CHEVY AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THIS IS MY PROBLEM AND NO CONCESSION WAS OFFERED ON THEIR PART TO ASSIST ME WITH THESE REPAIRS. I HAVE BEEN LAID OFF FROM MY JOB, AND RETURNED TO SCHOOL SO NEEDLESS TO SAY CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR, BUT THIS CAR IS COSTING MORE THAN IT IS WORTH. CHEVY NEEDS TO QUIT IGNORING THESE PROBLEMS, AND TAKE CARE OF LOYAL CUSTOMERS BEFORE THEY LOSE THEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A CAR FROM ICARSNOW (704-551-0990) ON SOUTH BLVD IN CHARLOTTE ON OCTOBER 28, 2011. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A WEEK WHEN THE GEARS STARTED SLIPPING AND THE CAR STARTED TO STALL AND JERK THE CAR HAD A 90 DAY WARRANTY SO I CALLED SOUTHERN WARRANTY (704-282-1814) AND THEY HAD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO CARSON AUTOMOTIVE 10940 A E. INDEPENDENCE BLVD. MATTHEWS NC THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND CONVERTER ON 11/4/11. I PICKED THE CAR UP DROVE FOR A WEEK OR TWO AND THE CAR WAS STILL STALLING AND JERKING. I CALLED CARSON AUTOMOTIVE AND TOOK THE CAR BACK.. I ALSO HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO CARSON AUTOMOTIVE THEY COULD NOT FIND WHY THE CAR WAS STALLING AND JERKING BUT THE SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A ROD THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED ON 12/27/11. THAT IS WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THE 90 DAY WARRANTY WAS 50/50 WHERE IF ANYTHING MAJOR HAPPEN TO THE CAR THE WARRANTY COMPANY WOULD PAY HAVE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY HALF. THIS IS NOT HOW IT WAS EXPLAINED BY THE SALESMAN AT ICARSNOW. HE TOLD ME AFTER THE 90 DAY WARRANTY IF ANYTHING HAPPENS MAJOR THAT THE WARRANTY COMPANY AND I WOULD SHARE THE COST. IN ORDER FOR ME TO NOT LOOSE THE MONEY ALREADY PAID ON THE CAR I HAVE TO PAY HALF ON THE ENGINE. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THE CAR WAS LEAKING ANTI- FREEZE I TOOK THE CAR BACK AGAIN CARSON AUTOMOTIVE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. THE REAR WINDOW REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEFROST WAS NOT ATTACHED AND SPARKED WHEN YOU TOUCHED IT. THERE WAS ALSO A LEAK IN THE TRUNK THAT HAD TO BE REPAIRED. AFTER THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED TO MOVE UP I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC FOR HIM TO CHECK IT OUT ON 2/25/12. THE PROBLEM WAS POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET DAMAGE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO CARSON AUTOMOTIVE SINCE THEY PUT THE ENGINE IN. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT THE ENGINE BUT A CRACKED RADIATOR. RADIATOR WAS REPLACED ON 2/27/12. *TR

THE ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS, WITH WILD SWINGS IN INDICATED TEMPERATURE, INDICATION OF OVERHEATED TEMPERATURE (WHEN COOLANT IS NOT HOT), OR SOMETIMES EVEN NO READING AT ALL. *TR

MY CAR OVERHEATS AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. MY CAR IS NOT OLD ENOUGH FOR THIS TO BE A PROBLEM. *TR