Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Problems of Chevrolet Impala - part 1

I just recently bought this vehicle 03/11/20 and it ran great till yesterday when the intake manifold exploded and caught fire to the engine from the fuel lines melted this happened when I was getting a jump. It says there are no recalls pending it is the 3. 8l and it looked original all the parts did can you please help me out.

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Engine oil leaks on manifold and could cause a fire.

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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.

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The incident happened this morning as I was leaving for work. My car was parked in our driveway and had not been driven in 2 days. I got in the vehicle and put the key in the ignition and as soon as I turned it to start there was a loud bang that sounded like a gunshot which I thought was a backfire. The entire plastic intake manifold gasket had exploded into pieces and white smoke began to rise from under the hood. When I opened the hood and the smoke cleared I began to assess the issue, I noticed the manifold gasket cover had been blown completely off and the manifold itself was in pieces. I've done some research and this seems to be a common but uncommon thing among early 2000's gm vehicles.

I was driving in highway traffic when the car's engine power shut off, couldn't restart for several attempts. Called 911 as a disabled vehicle in center of highway. Stabilitytrak and reduced engine power warning came on as well as check engine light. Brought to dealer, was told manifold bolts were loose and battery needed replacement. Paid dealer $663. The very next morning same thing happened again 3 times before I got to the dealer. After researching I see this is a common problem that gm is not addressing. This is a dangerous situation when engine shuts down on the middle of 4 lane highway! is someone going to have to be killed before gm recalls throttle body/ accelerator problem?.

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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.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that when he was driving at 60 mph, heat started coming through the air ducts and the vehicle was shut off without warning. The contact was able to pull over and upon lifting the hood to check the engine, flames began disbursing from the engine's manifold. The contact then grabbed a floor mat from his vehicle and extinguished the flames. The contact then restarted the vehicle and the check engine light illuminated, the contact then drove the vehicle to a parking lot. No police or fire report was filed, no injuries were reported. The dealership neither the manufacturer have been informed of this vehicle failure. The failure mileage was 170,000. Jo.

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About 2 months ago the engine starting dieseling (the engine will still have combustion after the ignition was turned off). During a trip on city streets the engine suddenly stopped when driving. I was able to put the car in neutral and restart the engine. About 15 minutes later the engine stopped again this time while stopped on a traffic light. I could not restart the car. I had it towed to the autolab in Plymouth mi where they diagnosed it with engine flooding. You could smell the unburned gasoline on the tail pipe. However no error codes were reported. After a few days in the facility and without the even duplicated I had the car back. Couple weeks later it started dieseling again so I went back to the autolab. This time they were able to diagnose the injection pump as being faulty and the O2 sensor not being able to control the fueling. They replaced the injection pump and since then the vehicle is running without problem. The lack of error reporting by the obd and the sudden engine stop while the car was in motion makes me feel I was lucky. I usually drive 30 mile each way to my work place. If the engine stops on the highway it will cause an accident as I am not able to use the brakes (power brakes!) or the steering wheel (power steering) properly to try to get away from the traffic behind by going to the shoulder.

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On April 9th of 2017, our 2002 Impala LS was brought in to have the vehicle serviced due to this recall: these vehicles have a condition in which drops of engine oil may be deposited on the exhaust manifold through hard braking, which may result in an under hood fire. This work was done in April 2017: dealers will replace the engines front valve cover and front-valve-cover gasket with new parts of an improved design and remove the engines plastic cover and plastic oil-fill-tube extension. Summer of 2017 we had the oil and filter replaced, and afterwards lots of smoke came from engine. We thought the mechanic had simply spilled some oil on the engine. Summer of 2018 oil and filter was changed and smoke from the engine compartment, we again thought the mechanic had spilled some oil on the engine. In March of 2019 the vehicle was parked, facing downhill at an above average angle, and oil began to seep out of the engine and burn of on the hot exhaust manifold lots of smoke and potential fire hazard. The vehicle was returned to bob mccosh, who had performed the original gasket replacement in 2017, to have the original recall work inspected. Upon inspection a piece of gasket, about 2 to 3 inches long, was found to be protruding from between the valve cover and the engine. Upon further inspection of this gasket, the edge of the gasket visually appeared to have been caught by the bolt as it was tightened and this either tore the gasket or weakened it sufficiently so that the gasket failed. Said gasket is currently in my possession. We know it failed before the oil/filter change in the summer of 2017, because of the amount of smoke that issued from the engine compartment afterwards. This recall repair lasted far less than the 12month/12,000 mile warranty. The vehicle, today April 2019, still has less than 10,000 miles since the original recall work was done in March 2017.

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Recall id 240424 received this from credit karma. Currently our car is having overheating issues. Engine cooling issues,exhaust manifold/header/muffler/tailpipe, oil leaking on to my exhaust I'm afraid to drive it, afraid it may catch fire.

My sons chevy Impala was in our driveway untouched for two days. When he got in it and turned the key to start the vehicle the intake manifold exploded and caused an engine fire. While online I found this has been a problem for years!!! why hasn't this been addressed? he could have died. And if I wasn't in the yard to react and put the fire out my house could have gone up with it.

Tl the contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. When the vehicle was started, a clunking sound was heard. The contact looked under the vehicle and noticed that a fire had erupted near the exhaust manifold. The fire extinguished on its own. Also, the vehicle intermittently misfired and performed sluggishly. The vehicle was towed to schukei Chevrolet inc (721 s monroe Ave, mason city, IA 50401, 641-494-5589) for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA action numbers: ea02030 (fuel system, gasoline) and pe00005 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) and 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure caused the contact to have to rent a vehicle for two weeks. When the contact took the vehicle back to the dealer, he was provided a loaner vehicle. The manufacturer was notified and provided a case number. The approximate failure mileage was 78,500.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Impala. While driving 35 mph, the contact noticed smoke under the hood. The contact turned the vehicle off and allowed it to cool down. After, approximately 5 to 10 minutes, the vehicle was restarted and operated normally. The contact noticed that the engine warning indicator was illuminated and the vehicle was leaking coolant and oil. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the intake manifold gaskets failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was 200,000.

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Vehicle was condo parking area in spi texas and lowell,in. Mice chewed fuel ijection harness (disabling(3 cyl) on Feb. 10,2018 and again 10 days later harness ( 4cyl) and foam intake manifold. All soybean based wires and foam. Both repaired at gillman chevy in harligen ,TX. Then on 6/21/2018 there was an extreme safety event with rodent damage to soy based fuel line elbow on top of fuel tank that pumped out 8 gallons of gas on top of hot exhaust system with the potential of fire in rear of car in 10 miles of travel from hebron,in to lowell,in. The fuel pump shutoff for run away fuel pump never deployed thus creating extreme hazard that was undectable inside vehicle. The fuel line was repaired by smith chevy in lowell, in on 6/21/2018. The repair bills were $731. 50, $592. 10 and $507. 17 respectively for a total of $1830. 72. Chevy claims soy based parts not design flaw and refuses warranty claims and safety liability. . All manufactures have similar soy based design flaws and refuse claims. Problem needs to be addressed and solved.

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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.

Chevrolet Impala engine cold parked in driveway started the car and the engine exploded: fire started under hood. The manifold exploded.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Impala. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled and lost power without warning. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and the contact noticed smoke coming from the two mufflers at the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine blew up. The contact stated that the technician did not repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000. The VIN was not provided.

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The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. While the vehicle was stationary, the intake manifold leaked fuel and released vapors. The intake manifold was replaced two years prior by a certified mechanic, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the intake manifold was fractured. In addition, the intake manifold exploded and caused a fire. A police report was not filed. The contact's family extinguished the fire. There were no injuries. The dealer, walter's Chevrolet, was contacted about the fire. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 123,000.

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!!!!.

Manufacturer recall numbern150757 NHTSA recall number15v701 engine oil leaks onto my manifold and smokes I have contacted car dealers and they say they will contact me and never do.

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.

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.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that when turning the vehicle's ignition switch, the vehicle's intake manifold failed and caught on fire. The failure caused the head gasket cover to fracture and detach. The contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the intake manifold, the sensor, and the head gasket cover needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 133,000. The VIN was not available.

2001 Chevrolet Impala. Consumer writes in regards to dealerships failure to repair vehicle oil leakage before consumer received engine oil deposits on exhaust manifold recall notice. The consumer stated the vehicle leaked oil all the time and 15 years later, she received a recall regarding the issue.

We were trying to jump start the car, and when trying to start the engine there was a loud explosion, and the intake manifold destroyed.

In April I was driving g the car noticed that the temperature kept going on up and a smell was coming from u der the hood. I took it to serval mechanic and they all say its my I take manifold and/or head gasket. Also when j was driving g the car before anything the car would cut off while in a gear other than park.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the engine gasket failed and caused engine oil to leak onto the radiatior. The leak damaged the lower and upper intake manifold. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 84,693.

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.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the engine valve cover gasket failed causing the engine oil spill on the manifold and emitted smoke. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. However, the dealer advised that parts were not available perform NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact also stated that the repair had exceeded a reasonable time. The failure mileage was not available.

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.

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.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. When the contact opened the hood, the manifold cover exploded and burned his face. The contact used his shirt to douse the fire. The contact sustained minor injuries that did not require medical attention. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to tow the vehicle to a local dealer for repair. Prior to the failure, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). When the dealer was contacted, the contact was informed that the part to do the repair was unavailable. The dealer stated that the repairs would only cover the parts that were in the recall, excluding the cost of towing. The failure mileage was 169,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while at an independent mechanic for repair. The battery depleted and while attempting to start the vehicle. The intake manifold exploded. The mechanic stated that the valve cover and intake manifold needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v090000 (fuel system, gasoline) and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,200. Oo.

Gasket for intake manifold allows oil to escape from engine. Eventually results in loss of oil pressure, which could lead to loss of engine power and/or vehicle control. Gaskets tend to fail routinely. This has been an issue since the car was new.

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.