Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Chevrolet Impala has 33 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
33
Complaints
0
Recalls
3
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Jun 3, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission shifts hard after engine warms up. |
| Feb 28, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I WAS TRYING TO TURN INTO MY JOB AND I MADE IT ABOUT HALF WAY INTO THE P... |
| Oct 15, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION HAS HARD SHIFTING AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP, ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. STOP AND GO TRAFF... |
| Oct 15, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | HI I PURCHASED MY IMPALA LAST YEAR USED AND FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 6 MONTHS IT RAN FINE...NOW ELECTRICA... |
| Aug 25, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD N... |
| Jan 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | FROM STARTING POSITION TO SLOWING DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND OR JERKS INTO GEAR HEAVILY. FRO... |
| Aug 21, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | BOUGHT THE CAR USED 141,000 MILES DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE TRANSMISSION JERKS REALLY HARD WHEN TAK... |
| Dec 10, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | AS THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, THIS IS THE SECOND ITERATION OF A CRACKED FLEX PLATE... |
| Aug 1, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP, THE CAR JERKED INSTEAD OF TAKING OFF SMOOTHLY. THIS SEEMED TO HAPPEN AT... |
| Mar 14, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY/WIPER | DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEAD WIPERS ON WIPERS QUIT FOR NO REASON COME TO THE STOP SIGN TRIED TURNING I... |
| Jan 6, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND ... |
| May 8, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL FROM A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, I HEAR A GRINDING/ SLIPPING SOUND AND THEN A... |
| Feb 1, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND JERKS UPON TAKE OFF INTERMITTENTLY. |
| Nov 6, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE A CHEV. IMPALA LS 2005 IT RUNS GOOD BUT THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND IS SHIFTING LONG. THE CHEV... |
| Jan 27, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME. CAR WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING GOING DOWN ROAD. TH... |
| Apr 10, 2011 | POWER TRAIN | I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR IN FEBRUARY 2011. CAR HAS OPERATED FINE AND OPERATED FINE EARLIER TODAY. ... |
| Feb 24, 2011 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND JERKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR |
| Dec 27, 2010 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY | MY SPEEDOMETER GAUGE DOESN'T WORK IT WILL GET STUCK ON 20 MPH CONSTANTLY IT NEVER READS THE CORRECT ... |
| Nov 17, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | I AM TRYING TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A KNOWN DEFECT WITH ALL YEARS OF CHEVY IMPALAS TRANSMISSION'S ... |