Engine Cooling System problems of the 2000 Chevrolet Impala

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tl-the contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department was notified and was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was filed. There were no injuries associated with the vehicle fire. The vehicle was 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. The vehicle was destroyed. Ah.

Tl- the contact owned a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle by putting the key in the ignition, the engine of the vehicle caught on fire. A fire report was filed for the incident. The fire was extinguished by the contact. The contact stated that there weren't any injuries sustained that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was deemed totaled. 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. Wh.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. When the contact attempted to start the vehicle, smoke appeared and the engine blew out. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. 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 100,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

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.

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. Sw.

Tl-the contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign id 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. Bp.

Tl- the contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked plugged in warming up and the contact heard a large boom. The plastic cover that covered the engine of the vehicle was no longer on the engine. The contact's husband repaired the vehicle. The repair was unknown. The vehicle began to leak a fluid from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer the repair was unknown. The failure was recurred. The contact recently received notification of NHTSA campaign number:15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) which states that the consequence for the recall is the failure that occured with the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 198,000. Gl.

Tl-the contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the vehicle went up in flame while park. The fire was extinguish by the fire department. The vehicle was towed to the contact resident which was completely destroyed and then to a junk yard. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that do to the age of the vehicle nothing could be done. The failure mileage was unknown. Aw.

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.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). The remedy stated that the dealer will remove the spark plug wire retention channel at the front of engine and install two new spark plug wire retainers for free. Oil has already begun leaking from the contact's vehicle; therefore, the remedy would be insufficient in correcting the failures. The manufacturer did not assist. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 105,000 and current mileage was 140,000. Updated 07/17/09 the consumer stated the recall was performed on June 25th. The consumer insisted that the technician tell him where the oil leak was coming from. The oil leak was coming from the front valve cover gasket, which was below the spark plug wires and spark plug wire retainers. The spark plug wire retainers that they replaced had no evidence of oil, therefore the leak was not related to the recall and did not pose a safety threat. Updated 07/21/09.

150k this January heater not working, took to garage, told about engine coolant prob. Called gm canada , told my car is too old for them to do anything but there was a recall on an engine part they would do, took the car for a scheduled appt and after an hour wait the service manager came to tell me they did not have the part in stock and "not to bring the car back because it wasn't going to last long" I was very upset and called gm, there anywhere was for me to go back to that dealership. How insulting, I told gm I used to have a Honda and even though it was over 10 years old they fixed a prob with fuel tank free , washed car inside and out and were very polite, this is one of the reasons gm is not doing well, they have no customer service at any level. When I first contacted them they said it was my fault because I had not registered with them when I bought the car (2002) so they did not have the ability to inform me of any prob. When I asked if all I should expect from a gm prod is 80,000 miles he said nothing. They have known about this prob since 1985 and they still deny it. I will never buy a north american prod again. This is July and I am still driving the car and the recall has not been done. I figure so many vehicles are involved they would go broke if they acknowledged this issue. Cant someone help us.

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The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. Three years ago, the vehicle caught fire under the hood. The contact recently received a GMC recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). He was able to extinguish the fire. A report was filed with the manufacturer and they stated that they would call the contact back. He has not yet received a return call. The current and failure mileages were 108,000.

: the contact stated while driving 45mph, the engine stalled and the check engine light illuminated. The temperature gauge of the engine also elevated and the engine was turned off. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop for inspection. The mechanic determined the intake manifold, head gaskets, and the engine cooling system needed to be replaced. The dealer and manufacturer have been alerted and agree the vehicle is included in a customer satisfaction program, # 03034, concerning the engine and engine cooling. However, both refuse to repair the vehicle without charge because the campaign expired.

My 2000 chevy Impala the engine coolant is leaking into the engine manifold. This is causing my car to constantly be low on coolant, loss of gas mileage, and poor performance. This is a blatant manufacturers defect that should be taken care of by GMC.

I have a 2000 Chevrolet Impala and it only has 54,000 miles on it. And I had to put a new intake gasket on it. The mechanic said that was a problem with all 3. 1 and 3. 4 chev engines. How many others have paid for Chevrolet mistake. Should this not be a recall.

Coolant refill bottle has been refilled several times but coolant level keeps going down. Took auto to shop for tires and mechanic notified me that intake manifold was leaking coolant into oil due to defective intake manifold gasket. Mechanic is aware of multiple occurances of this problem with 2000 chev Impala. Checked web site and found thousands of people experiencing same problem with no satisfaction from manufacturer.

My 2000 Chevrolet Impala recently started making very loud gurgling sounds. I took it to my local dealership and told them my complaint and asked them to flush the cooling system. I picked up my vehicle and make a three day trip and upon returning to my driveway the gurgling sounds began. I called the dealership and made appointment to bring my vehicle back to them. After they pressure tested my vehicle they said I needed a chemical flush due to all the rust they found. I asked them why they didn't see the rust a few days earlier and was told that they felt the first flush must have broken the rust loose and they didn't see anything like that 7 days ago. They then quoted me $400 to do a chemical flush. I took the vehicle to another repair place and when he removed the cap it was covered with brown sludge-looking gunk. A year previously, when I saw the news about dex-cool, I had asked at the dealership (during one of my routine services) if my car was affected and was assured it was not. I have taken my vehicle to an independent garage to have the repairs made and it was there that I was told that all of this damage was due to dex-cool and that they see vehicles constantly with similar damage.

Persistent coolant leak due to faulty intake manifold gasket.

The problem im noticing is that my car has dexcool in it. I have noticed in the past few months that my car runs a little hotter than normal. I have also noticed that the coolant resivoir looks all corroded. If you take a look at this coolant in the resivoir it looks really clumpy and seems to have some rust in it. I purchased this vehicle in 2000 . It's a 2000 chevy Impala. And the bad thing about it is that chevy stands by this coolant saying" it's good for 115,000 or so or 3 years. " I totally disagree. I have did my own research on this matter and found that there is thousands of people that are having to pay big$$$ to have repairs done that are caused by this coolant corroding inside the engine. Chevy should recall this junk, suck up any repair cost. I need to have this problem addressed.

Water pump leaking. Nlm.