Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Problems of Chevrolet Impala - part 2

2004 Chevrolet Impala. Consumer writes in regards to difficulty getting parts for engine oil leak on exhaust manifold recall.

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2000 Chevrolet Impala. Consumer writes in regards to exhaust manifold recall notice issues. The consumer received a recall notice. Last December.

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The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact received 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 experienced a failure with the exhaust manifold leaking fluid onto the ground. The failure mileage was unknown.

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2005 Chevrolet Impala. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle stops and steering locks up while driving. The consumer stated the vehicle stalled while at a stop sign. The manifold gasket, thermostat, abs module and ignition were replaced over a period of eight years.

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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.

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.

After parking my car, I just happened to noticed smoke coming out from the front of car and I was fortunate enough to have a dry chemical fire extinguisher available to put out the flames. It appears that there was a valve cover oil leak that had dripped onto the exhaust manifold that caused the oil to ignite into flames. Resulting damage that I'm visually able to see was to all spark plug wires, engine coils, plastic engine cover, oil dipstick, right engine strut, wiring harness pigtail going to coil pack assembly and under hood insulation. I will not know full extent of damage until I attempt to perform the repairs myself. I have photos if someone would like to view them. Also, the mileage I listed of 99,400 is approximate, it is not exact as I am not near my car at the moment.

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.

Vehicle was leaking oil for the past several months and upon inspection by local repair shop on January 15, 2015, two different visible leaks were found as a result of normal wear and tear after only approx. 73,000 miles. The repair shop indicated that inferior gaskets/seals in the 1) engines intake manifold gasket and 2) the rack and pinion system caused premature leaks to occur in the models. Repair costs are estimated at approx. $2,000.

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The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that oil was leaking underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the valve cover gasket was leaking oil onto the manifold. As a result, the valve cover gasket needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Impala. The contact heard an unusual sound and noticed smoke under the hood when he attempted to start the vehicle. The contact lifted up the hood and observed an engine fire. The fire was extinguished with water. An independent mechanic stated that the intake manifold failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000.

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The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. While driving approximately 40 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The failure occurred twice. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and the technician stated that the rack and pinion, both front wheel bearings, and the intake manifold needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.

The car was constantly stalling in low speed or starting from a stop in d drive. The transmission was not shifting properly. Car had stalled a few times in traffic, becoming a hazardous situation. Car was overheating. Car had been serviced a week ago at aaa repair center, eatontown, NJ for oil leak from gasket of the manifold.

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There are 3 recalls I have found that possibly are effecting my 2003 Impala but because my specific VIN # doesn't fall under any of these gm is refusing to fix these problems. 1)the body control module needs to be reset. Apparently when it goes out the cruise control disengages. . . . . And my cruise control light is on but won't engage. Plus my mechanic says the body control module also is what is could be causing my heater fan to not work nor my information display to work. But low and behold when the cruise control light goes off they both work 2) there is a recall stating drops of engine oil may leak on exhaust manifold with hard braking and I sometimes smell oil burning after I drive. If it was my actual engine leaking oil I would smell it all the time but I don't it's just after I drive certain places that are very congested and I brake a lot 3) there is a fuel vapor leak from the gas tank which is believed to be causing my check engine light to come on. It throws the code stating I need to possible replace the gas cap (which I have done) and only comes on after I have put gas in the car. I'm alittle concerned and applaud that just because my VIN # doesn't show these recalls but Impalas are having these recalls that gm won't fix these problems.

Model years affected: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 engines affected: 3. 4l v6, 3. 8l v6 average mileage: 108,315 mi (13,756 mi - 198,000 mi) verified the intake manifold gasket can develop external engine oil or coolant leaks. In some cases the failed gasket will leak coolant internally. The manifold gasket will need to be replaced to correct this issue. Thousands of cars are affected. These vehicles need to be recalled and fixed.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the rear engine valve cover and gasket leaked oil onto the exhaust manifold. A strong burning odor emitted inside the cabin. There were no flames visible. The vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

I have noticed a sort of jerking or chugging feeling while traveling at different speeds and different environments, such as highway and city. The problem does seem to be worsening. The service technician at the dealership referred to this as a "fishbite". I did not seem to really notice the problem until repair was made to the manifold and crank case gaskets, due to a severe oil leak. The dealership did look into my concern for the "fishbite", but a code was not found and they were unable to duplicate the problem. Is this a precursor to the other complaints involving loss of power while driving?.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

My son went to jump start the car and when he tried to start it the engine blew up . The intake manifold flew off in multiple pieces. Had car towed to my mechanic and found out the cylinder was dead due to the explosion. Though well the car had a lot of miles, so I thought it was just its time. So we decided to buy a re-manufactured motor because we had put some work into the car and my son and I though that would be a good choice. Everything was great with the new motor till November 30th 2014 when we needed to jump start the car, and the engine blew again this time taking out the fuel line along with the new intake manifold and the engine cover. The car starts on fire and luckily the flying parts missed my sons girl friend by inches as they flew by her. So I know now somethings up. And I find that gm had defective fuel regulators that were recalled (04v090000 recall#) on the 2000 models with the 3800 series 2 engine. Now I know why my engine blew because the fuel regulators are poor design. No car no matter how old are how many miles should blow an engine when you jump start it. Batteries yes engines I would think never but what happen to me is the same as the recall notice and I am thank full no one was hurt.

2nd air injection check & shut off valve has failed for the 3rd time on this vehicle. I contacted a friend of mine at gm and a global technical specialist in the exhaust manifolds/heat shields/sai division of the general motors global propulsion systems stated that there was a corrosion durability concern with this part that resulted in elevated warranty. There is now a improved service pn available that replaces the pn that have been used in my vehicle. I feel that gm should recall these bad parts and refund us for them. Each time this part needs to be replaced the cost is over $400 to me. My first replacement part went on 1-30-13 at 46737 miles. The 2nd replacement part went on 7-8-14 at 71368 miles. Now the 3rd replacement part needs to go on at 115429 miles. The 1st replacement part cost me $567 to replace at the dealership. The 2nd replacement part cost me $478 to replace at an independent shop. It will cost me the same or a little more to get this replaced for the 3rd time. Is there anything that you can do to help me?.

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I have a 2001 chevy Impala with a 3. 8l v6. Monday around 9:45am I went outside to start my vehicle and I saw that the battery was dead so I got a neighbor of mine to come over with their car and put on jumper cables and allowed the battery to charge, after waiting for it to charge, I turned the key. When I turned the key I heard a loud explosion, and the plastic intake manifold exploded and caught on fire. The fire had to be put out with a fire extinguisher to put it out. I had plastic pieces all over. I want to know why I haven't recieved a recall on this if there has been reports of this issue.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Impala. While the vehicle was at the dealer for repair, the dealer diagnosed there was an oil leak in the intake manifold gasket. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the intake manifold gasket needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 15v201000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 126,696.

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.

Intake manifold leak, replaced the engine. Intermediate no starts, vehicle cuts off in 5 mins of driving, turn signals works sometimes. . Car is dangerous to drive and I have almost had several accidents because of the issues.

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.

On 4/09/12 at approximately 18:20 I got in the car that had been sitting all day in the driveway of my home and when I attempted to start it there was a loud explosion and smoke started coming out from under the hood. After feeling the hood I opened it and discovered a fire on the top of the engine and along the back side of the engine closest to the firewall. Fortunately since I was home I had quick access to an abc fire extinguisher and I ran into the garage and grabbed it and put out the fire. After the fire was out I noted the entire engine cover and the top of the engine under the cover was in pieces all over the engine compartment and it appeared the explosion was inside the air plenum/ intake manifold. I had the car towed to my local auto service location via aaa and contacted my insurance carrier the following day. Repairs included replacing the air plenum, fuel rail, injectors, fuels lines, ignition wires, fuel regulator, and various gasket kits and sensors. Based on internet research I have heard of the fuel regulator drawing raw fuel into the air plenum / intake manifold via a vacuum line which results in the explosion when you attempt to start the car.

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?.

Coolant leak at gasket between black frp (fiberglass reinforced plastic) upper intake manifold / plenum and metal intake manifold near throttle body. Nhtsa 10006144.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the low coolant indicator illuminated. The contact refilled the coolant, but it had leaked out by the following day. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. An independent mechanic stated that the intake manifold gasket needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

My car overheats and I was told that it is the intake manifold gasket. My car is not old enough for this to be a problem.

Intake manifold gasket failure.

Manifold gasket was leaking on my 2003 Chevrolet Impala.