2000 Chevrolet Impala Engine

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.

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 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 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 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO RUN FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 123,000.

OIL AND COOLANT (ANTI-FREEZE) IS EVAPORATING OR BEING BURNED UP. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ONLINE, IT SEEMS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL USED BY CHEVY WITH REGARD TO A GASKET CALLED A PLENUM THAT IS LOCATED IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE GASKET WARPS UNDER HEAT AND AGE AND ALLOWS COOLANT AND OR OIL TO ENTER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH EVAPORATES. WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND ONLINE, THIS SEEMS LIKE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY IMPALA 3.8L V6 TYPE 2 ENGINE. GM SHOULD REPLACE THE INFERIOR MATERIAL USED WITH A SUPERIOR METAL GASKET. THIS ISSUE SEEMS LIKE IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE. I ALSO READ THAT THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE OIL TO BE BURNED. GM USED A CHEAP GASKET TO SAVE MONEY BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN COOLANT AND OIL IS BEING BURNED UP INTERNALLY AT AN UNUSUAL SPEED OF TIME. THE SECOND UNKNOWN ISSUE IS, WILL THIS CAUSE A FIRE? *TR

ABOUT WEEKS BEFORE THE INCIDENT, MY CAR SEEM TO MISFIRE. THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR 3 DAYS. WHEN TRIED TO START IT, THE ENGINE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND MOTOR OIL COVER AND SOME OTHER ENGINE PARTS EXPLODED OUT OF CAR. WHEN CONTACTED GM AND MENTIONED THE INCIDENT, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BY GM AND THE REFUSE TO TAKE ANY ACTION OR ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. IT APPEARS THAT SAME ENGINE HAS ISSUES WHICH CAUSED A RECALL ON APRIL 14, 2009. THE SYMPTOMS/CAUSE ARE DESCRIBED AS: "GM RECALLED 1.5 MILLION VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE ON APRIL 14, 2009 DUE TO RISK OF FIRE FROM ENGINE OIL LEAKING UNDER THE VALVE COVER GASKETS ONTO HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. THE FIRE COULD SPREAD TO THE NEARBY PLASTIC SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINERS ON THE VALVE COVER AND THEN TO THE REST OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. GM FITTED THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH REDESIGNED SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINERS.[3] THESE ENGINES WERE NOTED FOR HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKING AROUND THE EGR PASSAGE. THE ENGINE WOULD THEN VAPOR LOCK. " I DID TAKE MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO TAKE CARE OF THIS RECALL BUT IT APPEARS THAT IT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT STILL EXISTS AND MY CAR IS TOTALED. BUT GM HAS TOLD ME THAT ACCORDING TO TEXAS LAW IT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ISSUES AFTER 4 YEARS FROM THE PURCHASE DATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER PLENTUN WAS MELTING AS A RESULT OF IT BEING TOO CLOSE TO THE MOTOR AND RECOMMENDED HAVING THE COMPONENT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAITING A WHILE SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

COOLANT LEAK AT GASKET BETWEEN BLACK FRP (FIBERGLASS REINFORCED PLASTIC) UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD / PLENUM AND METAL INTAKE MANIFOLD NEAR THROTTLE BODY. NHTSA 10006144. *TR

MY CAR (A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA, 3.8L V6 ENGINE) REPEATEDLY DIED AS I WAS DRIVING OR STALLED. IT BECAME A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY WITH NOWHERE TO PULL OVER. I TOOK IT IN, BUT DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED NOTHING. I KEPT REPLACING PARTS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I FELT UNSAFE DRIVING ANYWHERE AND EVEN GOT A BIKE SO I WOULDN'T BE FACING NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES EVERY TIME I DROVE. EVENTUALLY I FOUND A MESSAGE BOARD THAT SUGGESTED REPLACING THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I JUST DID AND AM HOPING IT WORKS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS THOUGH, IT'S CRAZY TO HAVE TO GO YEARS WITH A FAULTY CAR AND NO ONE CAN FIND A FIX FOR IT. *TR

AFTER PARKING THE CAR I WAS NOTIFIED BY A NEIGHBOR THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT. WAS CALL AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.THE ARSON SQUAD WAS CALLED AND DETERMINED THE VEHICLES FIRE WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. AFTER I RESEARCHED THE VEHICLES SAFETY RECALLS AND FOUND OUT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I WAS UNAWARE OF IT. I PURCHASED IT USED. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTICE ON THE RECALL. I FOUND THERE WERE MANY OTHER FIRES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY BURNED UP VEHICLE WAS NON REPAIRABLE AND TOWED TO THE JUNK YARD AFTER ARSON INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETE. *TR