Radiator problems of the 2000 Chevrolet Impala

The lower intake manifold gasket leaked twice within 45,000 miles, had to have vehicle serviced twice for this intake issue, which involved missing work. Bad enough I can't afford the repairs, but then I have to miss work as well. Low coolant light comes on constantly and vehicle over heats. I have had the transmission replaced, radiator replaced, water pump replaced and haven't only owned the care for 3 years. I am rebuilding the entire car! I've owned 7 chevy cars but none as bad as this. I will never,ever,ever buy another chevy.

One day it just got warm. We turned it off and the radiator bubbled. I let it cooled down. I checked the oil and water. It was probably a quart low and the oil looked a touch milky. Oil was not over full. I assumed it was fine. The next trip to town and back(about 20 miles round trip)it ran warm on the way home. When we got home the radiator was boiling a little bit again. After it cooled off I checked the water is half to three quarters gallon low on water. Oil was registering a little more than a quart over full and real milky looking. That is when I noticed there was a problem. I change oil and filter. Topped off water. I added some aluminum seal and topped off the water. After I did that it seemed like it was fixed for about 8 days then it did it again. I haven't started it or driven it since. It is going to cost about 500-800 dollars to get it fixed. My complaint is that general motors knows about the intake manifold gasket problem but they won't recall any of these vehicles. There is even a petition online to get them to. My car is a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. I didn't feel like I should have to pay for their mistake. I can't afford to get it fixed and I am still making payments on it. I didn't want it to go to waste it is a very nice car. I really like my car. I wish I could drive it.

While driving on the freeway I have noticed that me steering wheel became very stiff and smoke started to come out from the hood. I drove the car home slowly, and the next day taken it to the chevy dealership. My engine was blown due to the lower intake manifold gasket (which already had been replaced) and the head gasket was blown. I had to replace a brand new engine. ($4k). Next my transmission was completely done, and I had to replace that. The radiator was messed up and had to replace that as well as the starter. The airbag light will not go off at all either. Now I can not get my car smogged due to the check engine light which the codes came up as "too lean on bank 1" which could mean a variety of things according to the mechanic. Today while I was driving my car to work there was smoke coming from the steering wheel column which smelled like burnt plastic. Oh. . . How could I forget a few months back my car just wouldn't start out of nowhere and the mechanic had to replace the sensors as well. Oh another problem is the steering on the car is so stiff as if I don't have power steering. All the money I have invested in this vehicle I could be driving around a mercedes!.