NHTSA Complaint #10475426 — 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGED INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE A COOLANT LEAK OR ANY SMOKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED A SENSOR. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGED STILL INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A STRANGE SOUND WHEN TURNED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING SHAFT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.