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2004 Chevrolet Impala lighting problems

Owners reported lighting problems in 116 complaints for the 2004 Chevrolet Impala, 8% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
116 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
85,000 miles 101 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 3
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2004 Chevrolet Impala Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 85,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 16 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 13 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 21 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 10 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 5 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 5 complaints 200k+ miles: 8 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 85,000 miles
Based on 101 complaints that include mileage. 27% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles16
60k to 80k miles13
80k to 100k miles21
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles10
140k to 160k miles5
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles5
200k+ miles8

What the data shows

Of the 101 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 fires.

What owners wrote

We were driving our 2004 chevrolet impala this evening and have been having issues for the past month with the headlights. The dim lights would not work at all, only the brights worked. This evening, we smelled something burning and suddenly the multifunction switch was smoking and on fire. We shut off the car and waved the fire out, luckily we got out safe. We now have no headlights and had to have the vehicle towed. I have seen that this is a problem with many impalas and chevrolet needs to take action.

Reported at 130,000 miles, July 2013 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet impala. The headlights were illuminated and as the low beams were switched to high beams, the interior and exterior lights failed. As the low beams were engaged, the interior and exterior lights came back on the failure recurred whenever the exterior lighting was switched from low beams to high beams. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 82,000.

Reported at 82,000 miles, February 2011

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