# 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `701519` · 2008-12-28 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** IMPALA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 35,000
- **Speed:** 80 mph
## Narrative
THIS PAST SUMMER IN JUNE, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 40-80 MPH WHEN STOPPED/IDLE. PROBLEM SUBSIDED AFTER A FEW WEEKS. MORE RECENTLY, WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 IMPALA WOULD GRADUALLY GO DOWN GRADUALLY DURING LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL (100MI+) ON THE I-10. TO ME, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH THE CAR. *TR
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