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2004 Chevrolet Impala / Monte Carlo repairs by problem area
Engine (30%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (8%)
Brakes and Traction Control (7%)
Suspension and Steering (17%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (32%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (2%)
Other (3%)
Chart based on 107 repairs.
2004 Chevrolet Impala / Monte Carlo repair cost distribution
$2500+ (2%)
$1000 - $2499 (6%)
$500 - $999 (7%)
$100 - $499 (38%)
< $100 (46%)
Chart based on 97 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2dr Coupe
supercharged 240hp 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo in Michigan, United States - Mar 2007 | |||
| Mar 200736146 miUS $21000 | Steering wheel control buttons, battery. | ||
2004 Chevrolet Impala 4dr Sedan
supercharged 240hp 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| Chevrolet Impala in Washington, United States Mar 2014 - Jun 2017 | |||
| Mar 2014140000 mi | heater core went out, took 6 hrs todo it abs and traction control always goes off computers stopped responding to each other which made the anti theft system shut car down, no start key got stuck in ignition, replaced lock cylinder and ignition coolant leak, found huge crack in the reservoir puddle on passenger side floor from clogged drain wiring harness under hood had been rubbing against belt which lead to a wiring mess and nothing working properly in car all gauges stopped working except the gas gauge | ||
2004 Chevrolet Impala 4dr Sedan
200-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| Chevrolet Impala in South Carolina, United States Jul 2013 - Jun 2016 | |||
| Sep 2013149000 miUS $279 | wiper mechanical drive linkage broken speedometer,temp. gages stopped working | ||
| Oct 2013149500 mi | faulty passlock system keeps engine from starting | ||
| Apr 2014154300 miUS $298 | pass system, h&v control, | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Michigan, United States Jun 2007 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jul 200745000 mi | Catalytic converter and left front fog light replaced under used car bumper to bumper warranty | ||
| Sep 201694000 miUS $11 | The typical 3800 plastic coolant elbows were cracked & leaking, we'll one was. Dealer wanted $300, I replaced them with aluminum ones from NAPA for $11. | ||
| Oct 201694200 miUS $25 | Drivers side blend door actuator failed, common for this car. Dealer wanted $300. Bought part on Amazon for $25 and did it myself. | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in New York, United States Dec 2015 - Jan 2017 | |||
| Dec 2015110000 mi | Vehicle died in driveway, until then no symptoms, towed again to repair shop. Diagnosis, small misfire caused catalytic converter to die,cat changed, plugs and wires replaced. Dashboard has left me without a speedometer and gas gauge. $850 to replace work not done cannot afford. Ran perfectly until the fuel pressure valve died. Again replaced . | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Tennessee, United States Feb 2014 - Feb 2014 | |||
| Feb 2014251000 miUS $98 | Shoe was locking on after use of the parking brake. Mechanic adjusted shoe. | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Ohio, United States Nov 2015 - Dec 2016 | |||
| Nov 2015125000 miUS $400 | Wheel bearing was shot. It was replaced. | ||
| Dec 2016137000 miUS $3500 | Catastrophic fire while sitting in parking lot. Engine compartment fire started at battery and totaled car. | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Connecticut, United States Sep 2011 - Oct 2017 | |||
| Jun 2012107000 miUS $400 | Broken rear anti-sway bar needed to be replaced. Replaced leaking transmission hose Replaced radio control buttons on the steering wheel due to their labels being cracked/worn off. | ||
| Sep 2015162000 miUS $600 | Resonator part of the exhaust system was replaced due to hole in it which made for loud noise. Replacement of front anti-sway bar | ||
| Oct 2016178800 miUS $1500 | replacement of the a/c system | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Indiana, United States Aug 2018 - Aug 2019 | |||
| Aug 2018203000 miUS $1700 | Repairs made to transmission. Car stopped on the road. Put in to gear and it did not move. | ||
| Jul 2019205000 miUS $650 | Catylitic converter | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Virginia, United States Nov 2011 - Aug 2012 | |||
| Mar 2012117000 mi | Replaced passenger side tie-rod end. | ||
| Aug 2012125000 mi | Cannot engage transmission. | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Michigan, United States Dec 2008 - Jun 2012 | |||
| Jan 200964000 miUS $258 | This vehicle has dual zone climate control. The control motor for the blend door in the driver's zone was not working, resulting in no heat on the driver's side. | ||
| Apr 200964000 miUS $100 | Right front wheel bearing was noisy. | ||
| Jul 201079000 miUS $2078 | Transmission slipped, planetary gears and clutches damaged. | ||
| Jul 201192500 miUS $850 | RELPLACED 4 STRUTS AND 2 LOWER CONTROL ARMS | ||
| Oct 2011100000 miUS $150 | RESONATOR REPLACED | ||
| May 2012109900 miUS $110 | replaced left front wheel bearing | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in New Jersey, United States Dec 2006 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Jan 200636000 mi | Front right hub replaced | ||
| Nov 200636000 mi | Driver's side mirror motor died. Mirror replaced. Steering tie rods repacked with grease making knocking noise. 2 twice within 18 months. Acuator for the door locks died, replaced. Brake rotors resurfaced due to warping. Brake job at 16,000 miles. | ||
| Jul 200993000 mi | Replaced transmission. | ||
| Aug 200994000 mi | Bad fuel injector. | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in South Carolina, United States Dec 2008 - Jan 2015 | |||
| Mar 201072000 miUS $475 | Transmission dropped into neutral when stopped at a light. Trans. was dropped and a new solenoid was installed. | ||
| Aug 201192000 miUS $400 | Speedometer and tachometer stopped working. Entire instrument cluster had to be replaced. | ||
| Oct 2012113000 mi | Security light comes on, engine will not start. Security system thinks car is being stolen. Problem still not fixed. Happens periodically. Reliability of car in question. | ||
| Jul 2014131800 mi | Security problem. Computer not recognizing ignition key. Could not start car. Both computers replaced at my expense by Chevy dealer. | ||
| Jan 2015126000 mi | The sending unit in the gas tank must be replaced as the gas gauge always reads full. That part alone costs approximately $850.00. That was really the last straw. | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Iowa, United States Dec 2008 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Jan 200946000 miUS $300 | replaced both front wheel bearings | ||
| Dec 201178000 miUS $140 | needed alignment so I took it to shop. Shop said it needed wheel bearing and tie rod end. He wanted $608.00 so I said I'll do it myself. I bought moog parts for $140.00 and installed in less than 2 hours and returned it to alignment shop. | ||
| May 201386000 miUS $157 | R & R combo switch on steering wheel because I could not switch on hi beams. this a common problem on impalas of this vintage. replaced wiring ext harness on left front wheel for abs sensor. problem remains. | ||
| Jun 201387000 mi | replaced the drivers window switch and the passengers window switch with ones I already had. | ||
| Apr 201491200 miUS $65 | Replaced factory exhaust resonator.It was separated along the top seam. The remainder of the system was still in good condition | ||
| Sep 201494000 miUS $80 | Radio lost the AM band so I replaced it with a new kenwood. I could not get it to work until I found out I needed to connect the antenna wire to the orange wire to power the factory amp | ||
| Apr 201595500 miUS $5 | Radio suddenly lost audio. After some testing I discovered the power wire to the amp in the trunk was broken somewhere. I located the problem at the splice under the rear passenger seat carpet. The splice was corroded and disconnected ... | ||
| Mar 2016100000 miUS $100 | plastic elbows from water pump to heater hoses ruptured blowing coolant all over engine | ||
| Apr 2017103000 miUS $80 | replaced blower motor and added shield to cowl to keep rain water from entering cabin and shorting out this part | ||
| Jun 2017104000 miUS $40 | Replaced Blower control module because it only started the blower when it felt like it. Now blower operates like it should. | ||
2004 Chevrolet Impala 4dr Sedan
180-horsepower 3.4L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| Chevrolet Impala in Ontario, Canada Dec 2014 - Apr 2015 | |||
| Dec 2014189100 miC $250 | Front driver side wheel bearing replaced because of noise. Unfortunately was not the cause of the noise. | ||
| Jan 2015189900 miC $340 | Exhaust fell off. Necessary to replace system from resonator all the way to the end. | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Wisconsin, United States Jan 2015 - Oct 2015 | |||
| Jan 2015137000 miUS $150 | Security light, replaced ignition switch | ||
| Mar 2015140000 mi | Parasitic drain on the battery, found it to be the auto dimming rearview mirror, have unplugged mirror and problem has disappeared. | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Pennsylvania, United States Apr 2017 - Apr 2018 | |||
| Mar 2018104000 miUS $550 | Battery and Alternator both needed to be replaced | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in New York, United States Feb 2005 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Jan 20057550 mi | LOOSE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR REAR DEFROSTER. PUSHED CLIP TIGHT MYSELF AND CORRECTED PROBLEM. | ||
| Jul 200513840 mi | DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE BOTH REAR BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO HEAVY DELAMINATION, NEC TO REPLACE PADS DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR. REPLACED ONE REAR LEFT BRAKE HUB DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUN OUT. COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. | ||
| Jan 200725672 mi | DEALER LUBED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT PER TECHNICAL BULLETIN | ||
| Jun 200730736 miUS $123 | BRAKE PULSATION. DIAG AND RESURFACE BOTH FRT ROTORS AT NO CHARGE. SERVICE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER SLIDES AND REPLACED FRT BRAKE PADS. STILL PULSATE AT 30754 MILES. RESURFACE BOTH REAR ROTORS N/C. RE-BALANCE FRT WHEELS, ALIGNMENT CHECKED OK. | ||
| Jul 200730770 miUS $8 | HEAVY WATER ACCUMULATION FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR AREA UNDER GLOVE BOX-REPLACED CABIN AIR FILTER DEFLECTOR STRIP MYSELF. GM PART IS 10388810. CABIN AIR FILTER WAS REPLACED AT 8000 MILES AND 30180 MILES. FILTER COST $28.90. FRAM # C25245 | ||
| Feb 200836066 mi | Lower transmission cooler line slight leaking from pressed crimped metal end near rubber hose end. | ||
| Dec 200961000 miUS $250 | new front and rear brake pads and rotors, normal wear | ||
| Oct 201072000 miUS $1900 | lower transmission line replaced-other one replaced as was in the way of replacement replaced lower radiator hose, antifreeze flushed replaced one leaky fuel injector, upper/lower intake manifold gaskets, new serpentine belt, spark plugs and wires replaced, oil and filter changed with syn oil replaced lower radiator hose, antifreeze flushed | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Maryland, United States Dec 2008 - Mar 2014 | |||
| Feb 201062000 miUS $400 | Car needed new coolant hoses and a transmission flush. | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Wisconsin, United States Mar 2015 - Jun 2015 | |||
| May 2015129000 miUS $2100 | Head gasket | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in New Mexico, United States Apr 2010 - Feb 2020 | |||
| May 201048000 miUS $100 | Drivers window motor cable broke. | ||
| Jan 201255000 miUS $124 | Drivers side passenger power window failed. Had to replace the power window assembly. | ||
| Aug 201365100 mi | car would not start. Good bat. Dealer could not duplicate. This is intermittent. | ||
| Apr 201698500 miUS $100 | Window regulator lr | ||
| Sep 2018137000 miUS $129 | Window regulator driver front replaced | ||
| Mar 2019146000 mi | Window Regulator | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Idaho, United States Mar 2013 - Apr 2013 | |||
| Apr 2013154000 mi | My husband replaced the head gasket and 1 air flow sensor. | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Pennsylvania, United States Mar 2011 - Jan 2016 | |||
| Jan 201230000 miUS $125 | Two tie rod ends. | ||
| Jul 201334200 miUS $65 | right rear emergency brake cable broke at caliper, replaced with new cable | ||
| Sep 201335000 miUS $85 | replaced battery | ||
| Nov 201335000 miUS $95 | replaced 1 horn. | ||
| Dec 201439000 miUS $78 | left front wheel bearing rusted from the back side and went bad. | ||
| Oct 201541000 miUS $301 | sway bar connection rusted and broke off. causing loud thumping noise. | ||
| Jan 201641000 miUS $350 | Rear brake caliper froze up and ruined the rotor. Decided to replace all rear calipwrs, rotors,pads,and hoses. | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in California, United States Dec 2010 - Sep 2012 | |||
| Sep 2012120000 miUS $500 | Metal Shavings left in one corner of the engine block erroded a large pit in the head which eventually blew through the head gasket seal, necessitating a complete Head Job. After 80K Warranty ended of course. | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Ohio, United States Jul 2010 - Jul 2012 | |||
| Apr 201179500 miUS $280 | Worn rear wheel bearing. Both rear hubs replaced. $280. | ||
| Apr 201297800 miUS $600 | Struts all four corners. Rear rotors replaced. | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Ontario, Canada Jul 2010 - Apr 2011 | |||
| Aug 201065080 miC $150 | Water pump. At dealer would have cost 390. replaced water pump | ||
| Oct 201066960 miC $73 | 4-way flash button assembly, part ordered to install myself. Dealer wanted 300. I yanked the part out of the dash, disconnected from the wire, reconnected the new wire to the new part, and plugged it back in. Good as new. No cost to replace. | ||
| Apr 201168200 miC $300 | muffler | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Pennsylvania, United States May 2010 - Jan 2011 | |||
| Jul 2010220000 miUS $165 | Replaced wheel hubs on front - the one on the passenger side was under warranty from last yr. Third time now since buying vehicle on the passenger side -least it was still under warranty | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Colorado, United States May 2009 - Jan 2011 | |||
| Jun 200976000 mi | Problem with Dexcool gelling, went in for flush noticed that water pump had evidence of leaking. R&R water pump and thermostat while having complete system flush to get rid of gelled dexcool. Check engine light, code leaky fuel vapor system. Diagnosed as possibly due to aftermarket locking gas cap. | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in New Jersey, United States Mar 2013 - Nov 2013 | |||
| Apr 2013100000 miUS $109 | Taken to Parks Chevrolet in Charlotte, NC due to lengthy repairs caused by dex-cool antifreeze. The Dex-cool antifreeze turned into sludge which has eaten through and resulted in the replacement of 3 thermostats, thermal sensor, radiator,etc | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Maine, United States Sep 2012 - Oct 2012 | |||
| Oct 2012206000 miUS $30 | replaced resonator.. had to modify to fit right bought at Advanced and go back because gasket didnt come with new one.. fuel pressure sensor replaced | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Texas, United States Jun 2012 - May 2013 | |||
| May 2013113000 mi | Transmission slipping. | ||
| Chevrolet Impala in Massachusetts, United States Feb 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Dec 2010172000 miUS $475 | no low beam headlights, headlight switch mounted on column replaced | ||
2004 Chevrolet Impala / Monte Carlo
Engine not specified
| Chevrolet Impala in South Carolina, United States Nov 2009 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Dec 20094000 miUS $50 | unreliable as to when car starts properly, fixed with new ignition chip | ||
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