NHTSA Complaint #10265238 — 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE, ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT WILL COME ON WHICH IS PRELUDE THAT COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE OIL. MOST ALL PEOPLE WILL NOT EVEN KNOW THIS. GM USED A PLASTIC GASKET AND IF YOU CHECK WITH ANY REPAIR SHOP/GM SERVICE GARAGE THEY WILL ALL TELL YOU THE SAME, THE PLASTIC GASKET JUST DETERIORATES, WITH ANY MILEAGE FROM 60K TO 90K AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS FROM $795 TO $995 PLUS TAX AND GARAGE SURCHARGES IE SOME CHARGE CLEAN UP AND ADD ONS SUCH AS COST OF TOWELS AND CLEANERS ETC. I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL REPAIR PROFESSIONALS THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THEY KNOW AS SOON AS A IMPALA ROLLS THROUGH THE DOOR, EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. ""I BELIEVE GM SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR USING A DEFECTIVE PART AS NO OTHER VEHICLES HAVE SUCH POOR FAILURE RATE, NOR HAVE I EVER IN MY 58 YEARS OF LIVE AND OWNERSHIP OF 15 CARS/TRUCKS EVER HAD TO REPLACE AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BECAUSE OF DETERIORATION. JUST SEARCH THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL FIND A MILLION PEOPLE OF THE SAME ISSUE. IF THEY KNEW WHERE TO COMPLAIN, I AM SURE YOU WOULD BE SWAMPED. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO HELP ALL OF THE OWNERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ASSISTANCE. *TR