NHTSA Complaint #10238643 — 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA

AT AROUND 75,000 MILES, MY 2001 IMPALA BEGAN TO LOSE POWER,PARTICULARLY WHEN ACCELERATING. I TRIED FUEL SYSTEM CLEANERS, REPLACED FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER, ETC. NO HELP. THEN ONE DAY A HOLE WAS BLOWN THROUGH MY INTAKE MANIFOLD. THAT'S RIGHT, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, BECAUSE I KNEW I COULDN'T AFFORD THE GM DEALERSHIP SHOP PRICE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE EGR VALVE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE TOTALLY STOPPED UP CONSEQUENTLY TRAPPING HOT ENGINE EXHAUST IN THE INTAKE AREA WITH NOWHERE TO GO. THE COST OF PARTS AND REPAIRS COST ME OVER $800. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS OVER THE YEARS AND NEVER HAD A CATALYTIC CONVERTER COMPLETELY STOP UP. ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR MODEL. I THINK GM SHOULD REIMBURSE FOR THIS EXPENSE. *TR