2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DENNY MENHOLT RAPID CHEVROLET (2323 E MALL DR, RAPID CITY, SD 57701) AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S APPROVAL FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE HOOD WAS OPENED AND FLAMES WERE PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE MANIFOLD AND HEAD GASKET. WATER WAS USED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,986. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

Mileage: 123,986

I TURNED THE KEY IN MY CAR TO START IT, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD POP AND THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. THE ENGINE THEN CAUGHT FIRE AND IS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THIS CAR HAD BEEN USED 2 DAYS PRIOR WITH NO ISSUES, NO SAFETY LIGHTS ON, NO ISSUES DRIVING AND IT STARTED FINE THAT LAST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS SENT ME A REPORT ON THE CAUSE.

Mileage: 188,000

TAKATA RECALL MY INTAKE MANIFOLD HAVE A RECALL ON IT AND I WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT IN TO GET FIXED. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AN AUCTION. ALSO MY FUEL FLOW DOES NOT WORK.

Mileage: 235,114

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BY PUENTE HILLS CHEVROLET (17300 GALE AVE, INDUSTRY, CA 91748, (626) 709-4230). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,795.

Mileage: 195,795

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES ALL POWER WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND STALLS. ON OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT DURING THE DAILY DRIVE. SOMETIMES, THE CAR CAN RESTART NORMALLY, SOMETIMES THE RESTART IS ROUGH AND THE CAR SHAKES, AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START IMMEDIATELY (ONE OCCASION REQUIRED A WAIT TIME OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED OVER THE YEARS AND WHEN IT RUNS, IT RUNS FINE. ONCE THE INTERMITTENT STALLING BEGAN, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS, NEITHER OF WHICH COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM (THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL WHILE IN PARK, ENGINE RUNNING, VEHICLE NOT IN MOTION). ERROR CODES DID INDICATE THAT THE MAP SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED, AND IT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE STALLING PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE STALLING PROBLEM OCCURRED ONCE IN 2017, AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT IN 2018, OCCURRING AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY. THE STALL MAY OCCUR IN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING, OR AT 15 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE, OR AT 45 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE: THE TIMING OF THE STALL AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STALL BEING INCONSISTENT. THERE IS NO SUGGESTIVE PATTERN. AS IT STANDS TODAY, THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND THE REPAIR TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO SAFE OPERATION IS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 160,000

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA --- CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE INTO LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ENGINE RECALL FIXED ---- ENGINE FIRE STARTED IN WORK PARKING LOT --- VEHICLE BLEW UP AND FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED ENGINE FIRE . CHEVYH DEALERSHIP STATED THAT ENGINE RECALL HAD BEEN FIXED ALREADY... VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. VKICK KOENIGN CHEVROLET IN CARBONDALE ILLINOIS. GIVEN NUMBER TO STATES ATTORNEYS OFFICE ST LOUIS, ALSO GIVEN NUMBER TO CHEVY. 1RECALLSASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN OCT 21,2015 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERN150757 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER15V701 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE SUMMARYGENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN OF THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L V6 ENGINE (REGULAR PRODUCTION OPTION L26, L32, L36 OR L67): 1997 ' 2004 MODEL YEAR (MY) BUICK REGAL, 2000 ' 2004 MY CHEVROLET IMPALA, 1998 ' 1999 MY CHEVROLET LUMINA, 1998 ' 2004 MY CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO, 1998 ' 1999 MY OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, AND 1997 ' 2004 MY PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CERTAIN OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH DROPS OF ENGINE OIL MAY BE DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. CERTAIN OF THESE VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE JUNE 26, 2003 WERE SUBJECT TO GENERAL MOTORS' PRIOR SAFETY RECALLS 08V-118 (07035), 09V-116 (09047) AND 15V-201 (14574). IN SOME CASES, THE REMEDY PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON THESE VEHICLES PURSUANT TO THE PRIOR RECALLS MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT SUBSEQUENT ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES RELATING TO THIS CONDITION IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. VEHICLES PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE REFERENCED RECALLS WILL RECEIVE FURTHER REPAIRS AS PART OF THIS RECALL. SAFETY RISK IF DROPS OF ENGINE OIL ARE DEPOSITED ON A HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Mileage: 200,000

CAR BEEN HAVING COOLANT LEAKS, & ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS , WINDOWS STOP WORKING THEN START WORKING AGAIN , & OVERHEATING EVEN AFTER REPAIRS, CAR WON'T START NOW IT SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION

Mileage: 147

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT HEARD A BOMB NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE COVER, FUEL CAP, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

Mileage: 185,000

ISSUES W/STARTING VEHICLE, DOESN'T TURN OVER, SINGLE CLICK. THIS STARTED 3 WKS AGO. SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, WOULD NOT START..RESET OF DIAGNOSTICS, CAR WILL START A FEW TIMES THEN NOT START. REMOVE BATTERY CABLES ALSO FIXES THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY PURCHASED USED, REPLACED RECALLS: KEY KNOBS & VALVE COVER GASKET,

Mileage: 210,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED FUEL AND RELEASED VAPORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODING AND CATCHING FIRE. AS THIS SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME, SOUNDS LIKE A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. MINE JUST HAPPEN TO BE IN THE DRIVE WAY, WHEN I WENT TO START IT I SAW SMOKE. SO I TURNED IT OFF, LOOKED UNDER HOOD DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. WENT TO START IT A FEW DAYS LATER AND I HEARD A REALLY LOUD POP, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE. I QUICKLY TURNED TO OFF POSITION. OPENED MY HOOD AND SURE ENOUGH THE MANIFOLD HAD EXPLODED. WHAT IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING? COULD HAVE CAUSED DEATHS TO OTHERS OR EVEN MYSELF, IF IT WASN'T CONTAINED. NOT EVERYONE CARRIES A FIRE EXTINGUISHER!!!!

Mileage: 16,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD EXPLODED WITH A VERY LOUD NOISE AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMOKE ODOR UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHE DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SMOKE AND FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/17/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE TE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE IGNITION KEY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE ON THE LAST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,703.

Mileage: 144,703

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED FOR MONTHS AND WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

Mileage: 184,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS, THE MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET, THE VALVE COVER GASKET, THE MAPPING CENTER, AND THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

Mileage: 153,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW MAPPING SENSOR AND THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) UNTIL AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,155.

Mileage: 152,155

A MONTH AGO I TOWED MY VEHICLE INTO CHASE CHEVROLET TO HAVE (3) RECALLS REMEDIED (VIN VERIFIED VIA NHTSA). THE RECALL IS THE REASON MY VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. ANYWAY, THE FOLLOWING DAY I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS FINISHED & READY TO BE TOWED BACK HOME.SINCE THEN I DISCOVERED THAT THE NHTSA HAD TAKEN BACK THE REMEDY DUE TO IT'S FAILURE TO CORRECT ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES.... (COMPLETE COMPLAINT CONTINUED IN ATTACHMENT)

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO RUN FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE AFTER POWERING UP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE OCCUPANT JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE A SURCHARGE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUSHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE LEAK OF OIL ONTO ALL THE ENGINE AREA UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE OBSERVED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL PRESENT ON THE GROUND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PRODUCED AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF SMOKE FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE FEARED THE VEHICLE WERE TO EXPLODE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN:15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 141,000.

Mileage: 141,000

OIL LEAK-TAKEN TO HUFFINS-PLANO;THE COST $4500. TO FIX (12/2015)-TOOK TO 2ND MECHANIC DAMAGE SO BAD-RECM TO GET NEW CAR. THIS HAD TO BE KNOWN BY THE CHEVY SERVICE WHEN OIL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED. NOW OVER HEATS, CAN NOT DRIVE IT, EXPENSE OF RENTAL EXPENSE.DEPEND ON OTHERS TO & FROM WORK. I HAVE THE RECEIPT & 2ND OPINE BUT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SEND DOCUMETNS TO YOU

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SALVAGE FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WARMING UP, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC COVER DETACHED FROM THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK FLUID FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

Mileage: 198,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE; THE REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSING FAILURE IN WHICH THE PRESSURE WAS LOW ON THE READER AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND UPON ACCELERATION, THE RPMS AND PRESSURE WENT LOW, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND AN ENGINE FIRE ERUPTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO THE FAILURE HAPPENING BEFORE BEING NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURE EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE IGNITION KEY HAD MOVED INTO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMIX OF COOLANT AND OIL IN THE ENGINE, AND THE HEAD GASKET AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WOULD NOT FIX THE SPECIFIC FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE BY PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE, BLEW UP ON DAY OUT OF NO WHERE. I TURNED ON MY VEHICLE, AND A HUGE POP NOISE CAME FROM MY ENGINE AND IT SMOKED.

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,289.

Mileage: 177,289

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAITING FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE OIL LEVEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER JUMP STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT PUT THE FIRE OUT USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

WENT TO START CAR AND INTAKE BLEW UP, CAUSING A LARGE FIRE AND PIECES OF THE BURNING PLASTIC HIT MY SON WHICH WAS STANDING BY CAR. THE HOOD WAS UP AT THE TIME AND WE DID GET THE FIRE OUT. IT APPEARS THIS WAS A FUEL REGULATOR ISSUE AND I DO NOT SHOW IT AS BEING DUE FOR MY CAR. IT MUST OF BEEN DONE ALREADY BUT THIS ISSUE STILL HAPPENS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I WAS LUCKY IT WAS NOT WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

Mileage: 162,000

WAS DRIVING CAR HEARD LOUD BOOM SOUND UNDER HOOD THEN SMOKE AND FIRE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. I PUT FIRE OUT BUT DON'T KNOW IF CAR WILL START SCARED TO TRY. TOOK TO FELIX CHEVY AND THEY HALF ASSESSED PERFORMED RECALL FIXTURE. SAID THEY DID TO BEST OF ABILITY NOW I HAD A FIRE AND CAR WAS DOING SAME THING AFTER I TOOK IT TO THEM. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

I WENT TO START MY CAR, WHICH HAD BEEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR A COUPLE DAYS, AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY I HEARD A LOUD POP AND INSTANTLY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN MINUTES THE HOOD TURNED COLORS AND FLAMES STARTED TO SHOOT OUT. THE WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURNED UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. *JS

Mileage: 176,000

SOMETIMES WHEN CAR IS PLACED IN PARK THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO OFF IT JUST STAYS IN ACC YOU HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AGAIN AND THEN TRY TO PLACE IT IN PARK AGAIN. ANOTHER PROBLEM I AM HAVING NOW IS THE KEY WILL NOT TURN WHEN PLACED IN IGNITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN NOT BE PUSHED AND THE CAR CAN NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK SO MY CAR IS STUCK ON A LOT. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #14350.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL, SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS: THE GAS NEEDLE STOPPED WORKING, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD, EVERY TIME SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND IT WOULDN'T GO OFF. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

Mileage: 168,000

HIT A POT HOLE ON THE HIGHWAY. KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION, WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE KEY OFF THE FLOOR AND RESTART THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. I THINK THAT MY KNEE MAY HAVE HIT THE KEY KNOCKING IT INTO THE ACCESSORIES POSITION RESULTING IN THE KEY FALLING OUT OF THE IGNITION. I JUST LEFT MORAN CHEVROLET IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI TO HAVE THE IGNITION KEY RECALL FIX. I NOTICE THE KEY CAN STILL BE REMOVED IN THE ACCESSORIES POSITION. IN MY OPINION ALL THE FIX DID FOR GM RECALL 14350 WAS ADD MORE WEIGHT TO MY KEY BY PUTTING A LARGER, HEAVIER HEAD ON MY KEY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/9/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RAN INTO A DITCH. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE. UPDATED 06/1/2015 *JS

Mileage: 100,000

RE: DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 03/15/2011 COMPONENT(S): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DATE OF INCIDENT: 03/11/2011 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10390238 EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE MY 2000 IMPALA WITH A 3400CC V6 WOULD MAINTAIN 50MPH WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS! THE CAUSE IS AN INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION OF THE TPS SENSOR. IT TOOK MY IMPALA 3 YEARS TO THROW A CODE AND AFTER I REPLACED THE TPS, THE CAR'S THROTTLE SETTLED DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

I HAVE A 2000 IMPALA WITH APPROXIMATELY 161,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS USED AND I AM THE 2ND OWNER. I WENT TO HAVE MY NORMAL OIL CHANGE AS I HAD NOTICED THE LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING OUT OF OIL FREQUENTLY, BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL LEAKS. THE PRINT OUT AFTER THE OIL CHANGE STATED MULTIPLE OIL LEAKS. BUT THERE WAS NEVER ANY OIL ON THE GROUND. THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND WAS STARING TO RUN WARMER THAN USUAL. NOT HOT, BUT PAST THE MIDDLE LINE ON THE TEMP GAUGE. AND I HAD NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AFTER DRIVING, BUT NEVER SAW ANY SMOKE. THIS ALL STARTED IN APRIL 2014 AND HAS BEEN ONGOING. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. NOW JULY 5,2014 I WENT TO TURN LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. I HAD TO PUT A LOT OF MUSCLE INTO TURNING THE WHEEL. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND SAW IT WAS LOW SO I TOPPED IT OFF. PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED RIGHT? WRONG. IT GOT WORSE. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TENSIONER PULLEY. O'ER $100 LATER, THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. WHEN I TURN LEFT THE WHEEL STAYS STUCK AND I HAVE TO JERK IT BACK STRAIGHT. THUS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I TRANSPORT MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE. SINCE THESE PROBLEMS STARED THE CAR EATS A LOT OF GAS. GOING 5 MILES SHOULD NOT USE ALMOST A QUARTER TANK OF GAS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON AT RANDOM TIMES, DURING THESES TIMES THE CAR EATS A LOT IF GAS. WHEN THE LIGHT IS NOT ON GAS MILEAGE IS OK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 161,000

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF MAKING ME LOOSE STEERING CONTROL AND ALMOST CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO A STOP AND I RESTARTED THE IGNITION. I PULLED OFF AND SAT IN A LOT FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE MERGING ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

MY WIFE WENT TO START THE CAR TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY AND THE ENGINE EXPLODED BURST INTO FLAMES, INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS BLOWN INTO PIECES. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA THAT I JUST BOUGHT, WHEN I'M DRIVING IT HAS A BURNING SMELL TO IT AND IT DROPPING OILFROM SOME WHERE. AND IT RUNS HOT, I HAVE TO TURN THE HEAT ON SO THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL GO DOWN. *TR

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING... EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE!! THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

ON 1/8/14 AT APPROX. 8:00 AM, I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR, I HEARD A LOUD POP OR BANG AND SMELLED SMOKE, I QUICKLY GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. I POPPED THE HOOD AND LUCKILY MY NEIGHBOR AND BOYFRIEND HAD COME OUTSIDE AT THIS POINT AND PUT THE "FIRE" THAT HAD STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, OUT WITH SNOW. BASICALLY, I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK THE CAR, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DURING THE CRANKING, RESULTING IN AN EXPLOSION AND SMALL FIRE. I CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY ASKING IF THERE WAS A POSSIBLE RECALL THAT WAS SIMILAR TO THE SITUATION THAT HAD OCCURRED. AFTER A SHORT INVESTIGATION, THE CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE DENIED MY CLAIM STATING THAT MY CAR WAS PROBABLY JUST OLD. IT WAS NOT UNTIL I HEARD ABOUT THE COBALT RECALLS, DID I DECIDE TO DO MORE INVESTIGATIONS. *TR

Mileage: 140,726

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. IN 2008 IT DIED ON MY WIFE,LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT SHE HAS NEVER DROVE IT SINCE. I HAVE SPENT ABOUT A $1000 BUCKS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. IT WILL START UP AFTER YOU GET STOPPED AND PUT IT IN PARK. I HAVE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND LEFT IT WITH THEM AND IT NEVER ACTS UP SO THEY ARE NOT ANY HELP. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO DIE ON YOU SO YOU MUST ALWAYS DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE SO YOU CAN PULL OVER. YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I HAVE CALLED GM AND ASK THEM ABOUT IT BUT THEY JUST SAY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON MY CAR.AFTER WATCHING TV ABOUT ALL THE GM CARS THAT ARE DYEING I THINK MY CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING. I THINK IT IS THE KEY SWITCH. I LIKE THE OLD CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT BUT I'M ABOUT SCARED TO DRIVE IT .I AM 68 YEARS OLD NOW AND DON'T HAVE SO MUCH GET UP AND GO AS I ONCE HAD. *TR

Mileage: 123,510

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,897.

Mileage: 82,897

SAW RECENT GM RECALL FOR CHEVY COBALT, SATURNS, ETC. REGARDING ENGINE DYING UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD (BAD IGNITION SWITCH). MY IMPALA HAS THE SAME SYMPTOM AND IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR "WHY DOES IMPALA DIE WHILE DRIVING" IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. MY IMPALA WILL BE RUNNING SMOOTH, SPEED FROM 30 TO 60, BUT SLOWING DOWN FOR ANY REASON, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE JUST DIES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN. ALL OF A SUDDEN NO POWER STEERING AND LIMITED BRAKES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR. THERE IS NO INDICATION LIKE ROUGH ENGINE OR THE CAR STUMBLING FROM LACK OF GAS, IT JUST QUIETLY DIES. IF THIS IGNITION SWITCH IS THE CAUSE, THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE IMPALA'S AT LEAST. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY BASICALLY SAID, WELL IT'S A 14 YEAR OLD CAR. NOT THE POINT! MY OLDER CARS DON'T DO THIS. SEARCH THE INTERNET, PEOPLE HAVE TRIED MANY THINGS BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO PERSIST. CHEVROLET HAS TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

ON 2/24/14 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:50 PM, I PROPERLY ATTACHED A SET OF BATTERY JUMPER CABLES FROM MY TRUCK TO THIS CAR TO START IT FROM A DEAD BATTERY SITUATION. WHEN THE OWNER ATTEMPTED TO CRANK THE CAR, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DURING THE CRANKING, RESULTING IN AN EXPLOSION AND SMALL FIRE. THE OWNER IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED THE CAR OFF, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND I IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE HOOD SO THAT THE FIRE WOULD NOT SPREAD, CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND REMOVED THE VEHICLES AROUND IT. THE FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED WITHIN 5 MIN., AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH WATER. THE FIRE DEPT. AND POLICE INSPECTED THE CAR, AND LEFT AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS PROPERLY EXTINGUISHED, AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER RISK OF THE FIRE RE-STARTING. THE FIRE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE ENTIRE UNDER-HOOD AREA OF THE CAR. WHEN THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED, THE ENGINE COVER AND OIL FILLER CAP WAS BLOWN APPROXIMATELY 5 FT. FROM THE CAR, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS BLOWN OPEN, AND THE FIRE WAS BURNING INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. WE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE PARKING SPACE, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. IT SEEMED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED, PROBABLY AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THE CAR HAS SINCE BEEN TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC. THE CAR'S OWNER WAS INSIDE OF THE CAR, ATTEMPTING TO START IT VIA THE IGNITION KEY. I ASKED HER IF THERE WERE ANY PRIOR ISSUES WITH THE CAR, AND SHE TOLD ME THAT AT THE TIME, OTHER THAN A FLAT TIRE AND DEAD BATTERY, THE A/C WAS INOPERATIVE, AND NOT BEING USED. APPROXIMATELY 2-3 YEARS AGO, THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A LOCAL DEALER, AND A RECALL ISSUE WAS PERFORMED ON IT. SHE DID NOT REMEMBER WHAT SERVICE AND RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE ON THE CAR. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN OPERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS. I AM THE PERSON MOST ABLE TO GIVE THE DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT. THE OWNER OF THE CAR (SISTER) HAS AUTHORIZED ME TO ACT ON HER BEHALF IN THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, THE CAR STARTED AND RAN FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, THEN EXPLODED BUSTING A HOLE THROUGH THE UPPER MANIFOLD INTAKE. *TR

Mileage: 88,988

CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING GARAGE AND BURST INTO FLAMES. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

MY CAR STARTED TO OVER HEAT IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER IN MINNESOTA. THERE WAS PLENTY OF COOLANT IN THE RESERVOIRS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING THERE WAS A NOISE AND ONCE I STARTED TO MOVE AGAIN THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER THE GAS GAUGE BEGAN SHOWING THE INCORRECT ABOUT OF GAS LEVELS IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET/HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF AND DIE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I'VE CONTACTED GM MOTORS AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I LOOK ONLINE TO SEE IF I CAN FIGURE THE ISSUE OUT AND CAME ACROSS SEVERAL OTHER IMPALA OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THE PROBLEM ISN'T BEING SOLVED!! THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE HARM TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A BILLOW OF SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANIFOLD AND THE FUEL LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL MONTHS LATER UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 180,000

I W ALSO AS DRIVING INTO A SHOPPING PLAZA AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND MY CAR STEERED ACROSS THE ENTRANCE AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES IT STARTED BACK UP.I AM SO NERVOUS BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED,ALSO EVERY NOW AND THEN IT JUST WONT START UP AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL. THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK EITHER SO YOU CANT JUDGE THE GAS NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. *TR

I PURCHASED MY BROTHER-IN-LAW'S CAR IN MARCH. IN AUGUST, WHILE I WAS PARKED OUTSIDE A FRIEND'S HOME, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR AND THE KEYS WERE WITH ME. AFTER ONLINE INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND THAT THE CAR HAD A RECALL ON IT IN 2009. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WAS NEVER NOTIFIED SO NEITHER WERE WE. OUR FIRST STEP WAS TO CONTACT GM WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY PLANNED ON DOING ABOUT THIS. WE CONTACTED THE BBB WHO ALSO CONTACTED GM. GM THEN CALLED US AND AGAIN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I FEEL THERE IS PLENTY THEY CAN DO. WHAT ABOUT IF MY DAUGHTER AND I HAD BEEN IN THE CAR? HOW ABOUT IF I HAD NEEDED TIME OFF FROM WORK? I HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE I WAS NOT PREPARED TO PURCHASE. WE HAVE THE RECALL INFORMATION, PICTURES FROM THE FIRE, AND A LETTER FROM GM IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. I FEEL THERE MUST BE SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION FOR THIS. THE RECALL WAS BECAUSE OF THEIR MESS UP IN THE FACTORY AND THEY FAILED TO NOTIFY MY BROTHER-IN-LAW. IF GM HAD DONE WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO, THE FIRE WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

THE CHEVY IMPALA HAD A LOSS OF COOLANT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO LEAK ON THE GROUND. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THE FOLLOWING: "THE 3.8-LITER V6 MAY LEAK COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. A NEW GASKET KIT, REVISED THROTTLE BODY NUTS, AND SEALING COMPOUND IS NEEDED." DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL CAR. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT AGAIN, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HAVE REPAIRS PERFORMED TO THE VEHICLE OVER A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED AND CONTINUED TO STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS AVAILABLE.