2005 Chevrolet Impala problems
The 2005 Chevrolet Impala has 811 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (42%) concerns electrical system. After that come steering (7%) and engine (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 811 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 42% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 62 and 20
- Injuries and deaths
- 50 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 82,000 miles 669 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 56 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 57 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 101 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 112 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 101 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 72 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 68 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 40 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 27 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 25 |
| 200k+ miles | 10 |
What the data shows
Among the 669 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 82,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 80,000 miles (279 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 62 complaints mention a crash; 20 complaints mention a fire; 50 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 23 model years of the Chevrolet Impala with enough data (421 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet impala. On june 8, 2007, at an intersection, a vehicle crashed into the front driver side of the contact's vehicle. The front and side air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The insurance company has possession of the vehicle. The contact and three passengers were injured. The crash involved three vehicles. The contact has photos and a police report. The current and failure mileages were 15,020.
Dt: the contact stated while driving applied brake pressure and the brakes did not stop the vehicle. The ABS did not activate at any time during this incident. The contact's vehicle rear-ended the vehicle in front. The passenger seat didn't restrain the passenger during impact. Upon impact, the airbags did not deploy, and the onstar service did not work. The vehicle was towed to a dealership. The insurance agency was investigating the issue with the brakes. The vehicle is currently at a dealer for repairs.
While driving at approximately 35 MPH driver was coming to a stop and applied the brakes and vehicle lunged forward, and rear ended another vehicle. Driver pulled to the right of the vehicle, and the vehicle was continuing to go, and the engine revved. Vehicle finally stopped after hitting a tree. Also, the air bags deployed.
The heat on the driver side of my car will not come on but the passenger side blows like a champ. I took it to the chevy dealership and they said the door that flows cold and hot air is stuck on cool air and since its a dual air vehicle one side is blowing hot the other cold. I am very surprised this is not a recall since there are over 1,000 complaints on this one part please do something about this; I've been a long time chevy owner and I understand that things happen after driving but this is really not a…