Problems with 2005 Chevrolet Impala VISIBILITY

A sudden loud noise began while driving on the highway at speeds of 65-70. the noise lasted a few seconds followed by a louder loud noise coming from the top of the vehicle. i activated my hazard lights and pulled into the median to determine the cause. after opening the sliding cover for my vehicle's sunroof, i discovered the sunroof was missing and had flown off the vehicle while driving. i do not believe any vehicles were directly behind me. i am not sure if any vehicles hit the sunroof after it flew off my vehicle. i discovered a recall for the webasto hollandia 700 sunroof due to the sunroof flying off vehicles. i was not notified by the manufacturer of this recall. i will contact the manufacturer regarding this recall and to have the sunroof repaired. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the sunroof could not be opened. immediately after trying to open the sunroof the driver saw smoke coming from under the headliner of the vehicle. the contact then tried to open all the windows however they were also inoperable. the contact stopped the vehicle and shut off the engine. the smoke ceased once the vehicle was shut off. the contact called the dealer in regard to the failure and a representative advised that if he did not see any flames, then they were not able to provide any assistance. the vehicle was neither inspected nor repaired. the manufacturer was later contacted but offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were approximately 68,000.

I am the original owner of a 68k miles 2005 chevy impala. the car was parked at my place of employment for the 8 hrs. my work hours ended and i started the car to proceed home. i pressed the sunroof switch to make it automatically open. it did not open. smoke started to fill the passenger compartment and i noticed a flicker coming from the headliner. it was a flame. i tapped the headliner to make it go out and exited the car and removed my keys from the ignition upon exiting. *tr

The back windshield made a big loud exploision noise , when i got out of my car and looked it had all spider cracked the whole windshild. it scared the [xxx] right out of me. thank god no children were in the car. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).*tr

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 driver induced problem. thank you from a valued customer. *tr

My speedometer gauge doesn't work it will get stuck on 20 mph constantly it never reads the correct speed but my other gauges work fine. my transmission shifts/slips harder than it should from 1st into 2ed and 2nd into 3rd. my headlights flicker when i push on my window controls to roll my windows up or down. the heat only blows on the passenger side of my car including on the defrost for the front windows and the rear window. *tr

The wipers stick in up position 2005 chevy impala caused by the wipers trying to run if heavy snow. the internet says it is a link bending in the wiper motor area. gm has an updated part for the 2005 but not a recall. why should consumers pay for safety issue? *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet impala. the contact noticed that the instrument panel gauges were inoperative and displayed inaccurate readings. in addition, the windshield wipers failed sporadically, the rear passenger tail light was poorly illuminated, and the battery failed spontaneously. when the failures occured, she smelled a burning odor as if the wires were burning. the vehicle has not been inspected to determine the cause of the failure. the failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was unknown.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet impala. the following day after the vehicle was purchased, the speedometer stopped working. a cluster was repaired and a new steering column was installed at the cost of $465. after the cluster was replaced, the speedometer began to work. while driving between 55-70 mph, the vehicle began making a whining sound. the whining sound could also be heard while driving at speeds between 35-45 mph. on four occasions, the vehicle would not defrost and heat up at temperatures between 45-59 degrees. the dealer stated that nothing could be done. on three different occasions, the vehicle stalled. while parked at a gas station and twice when attempting to start the vehicle, it eventually restarted. the dealer initially stated that the failure could be due to the ignition or the starter. the contact found a nail in a tire and went to a tire shop. she was informed that all four of the tires had cracks on the edge of the tread and were dry rotted. the current mileage was 65,480 and failure mileage was 64,480.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the windshield wipers do not go down when the vehicle is turned off or when the wipers are deactivated. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic, who stated that the wiper motor was bad. the contact disagrees because the windshield wipers still work. she has not taken the vehicle to a chevrolet dealer for repair. the failure mileage was 75,845.

After clearing snow off the windshield with the wipers, they no longer go to the park position. the wipers stop in an upward position blocking your view of the road. found bent stop tab on wiper motor assembly due to many write ups on the web. this is a very common problem and i believe gm has a fix for it. i was quoted $500+ for a replacement motor assembly. the motor still works. *tr

Winshield wipers will not go down in the park position. fixed once at dealer and within a week broke again. car still under warranty, but dealer refused to fix at their expense. hard to drive with winshield wipers in up position blocking view.*ak

I was coming home from work after a snow storm, i had turned the windshield wipers on to get the snow off so i could so. as i tried to turn the wipers to the off position they would not go down. they still work if i need them but do not go to the park position, instead they stick right up in front of the drivers side. i have taken the car to 3 different places and have received 3 different answers. *tr

Dt: the way that the window switch is designed it can easily shut on a child's body or body part. there was something about this six months ago on tv. this was a rental vehicle for a trip for vacation.*ak when the consumers son leaned his head out the window, his elbow hit the switch, and the window began to go up. the consumer suggested that a different type of switch be installed, the type that one would have to pull in order to close the window. *jb