NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Chevrolet Impala Recalls
The 2005 Chevrolet Impala has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 3, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Chevrolet Impala. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 609
- Crashes reported
- 39
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
13 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Chevrolet Impala, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2005 Chevrolet Impala
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V400000
- Reported
- July 3, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,877,718
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Impala, 4 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices
- Campaign
- 07E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Impala, 13 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 08E063000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Impala, 4 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 09E005000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006–2007 Impala, 10 other models
2005 Chevrolet Impala complaints by year
NHTSA has received 609 owner complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Impala, the newest on June 16, 2026. Of these, 39 describe a crash (6%) and 13 a fire; owners reported 32 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Impala, the component group named most often is the electrical system (54%), followed by the steering (10%) and the power train (9%).
1 of the 2005 Chevrolet Impala's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2005 Chevrolet Impala owners gave the mileage (499 complaints), the median was 77,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System331
- Steering60
- Power Train52
- Exterior Lighting49
- Air Bags33
- Engine And Engine Cooling31
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14 | |
| 2006 | 24 | |
| 2007 | 29 | |
| 2008 | 78 | |
| 2009 | 71 | |
| 2010 | 78 | |
| 2011 | 50 | |
| 2012 | 32 | |
| 2013 | 32 | |
| 2014 | 103 | |
| 2015 | 38 | |
| 2016 | 20 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Impala peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 103. 24% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Chevrolet Impala drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Impala year in the same window: 6th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 609 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Impala are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Impala by model year
Other 2005 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: June 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted