2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAP SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNAL, AC, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND SECURITY SYSTEM WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. UPDATED 08/08/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD FAILED TO START AND THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ *TR

2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE INTAKE GASKETS LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE. *JB

2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE KEY SWITCH BROKE ALONG WITH THE ICM MODULE AND THE CRANK AND CAM SHAFT CENSORS AND THE COMPUTER. *TA

2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHEN STARTED *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE MANAGED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, BUT IT RUINED THE MOTOR. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, GM DENIED THE CLAIM, STATING DUE TO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS BEING FIVE YEARS, THEY COULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL.

CAR CRANKS WHEN IT WANTS TOO IT CRANKS UP AND SOMETIME IS DOES NOT. *TR

MY IMPALA STOPS RUNNING WHILE IM DRIVING ON OR OFF THE FREEWAY BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN IM DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 55 TO 65MPH WHEN ON FREEWAY WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND POWER STEERING IS LOST. *TR

MY WELL-MAINTAINED 2002 CHEVY IMPALA, 3.4L V6, BASE MODEL SHUT OFF A COUPLE DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ACCELERATING, AS THE TRAFFIC WAS FINALLY PICKING UP. THAT'S WHEN I FELT THE CAR JERK AND SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. IT WAS HORRIFYING - THE BRAKE PEDAL & STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, SO I FORCIBLY TURNED THE WHEEL WITH ALL MY STRENGTH, COASTED TO THE SHOULDER, WITH TWO NEAR-COLLISIONS, PRESSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THEN SHIFTED TO PARK. THE RED BATTERY SYMBOL WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AS IF THE KEY WAS SET TO "ON", BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE DASH LIGHTS WERE OFF, BUT I BELIEVE THAT'S BECAUSE THE CAR SHUT OFF (WHICH IS WHAT WOULD NORMALLY HAPPEN AFTER SHUTTING OFF A CAR WITH AUTO-OFF LIGHTS). SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START ONLY RESULTED IN SOUNDS OF A CAR STRUGGLING TO TURN OVER, BUT NEVER ACTUALLY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE IT WOULD HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE EGR VALVE WAS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. HEAD GASKETS ARE DEFECTIVE ON THE 3400 SERIES ENGINES. THE COOLANT USED IN THESE VEHICLES CAUSES PREMATURE EROSION IN THE HEAD GASKET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT APPROACHED THE PARKED VEHICLE AND SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE HOOD WAS RELEASED AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY MELTED. THERE WERE NO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND REPAIR DUE TO THE FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

AT TIMES THE CAB OF THE 2002 CHEVY IMPALA SEEMS TO OVERHEAT AND WHEN YOU TRY TO START IT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASH, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, THEN IT WON'T START. *TR

2002 IMPALA IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BOX THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT AND THE SECURITY LIGHTS ALSO SHOWS AND THE BATTERY LIGHT THEN THE ENGINE DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC I HAVE SEEN SO MANY AND MORE PEOPLE WITH IMPALAS IN DANGEROUS MOMENTS TALKING OF IT ONLINE COULD YOU PLEASE HAVE CHEVY CORRECT THIS DEADLY MESS GOT THE PROBLEM FIXED THEN IT STARTED BACK I DO HAVE KIDS ACTIVE IN SCHOOL SPORTS NEEDING TRANSPORTATION I CAN NOT DESCRIBE HOW BEING STRANDED IN TRAFFIC MAKES ME FEEL. *TR

2002 CHEVY IMPALA LS V6 ENGINE, REQUIRED TO HAVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. THE GASKET HAD DISSOLVED AND WAS ALLOWING OIL AND COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK, AND MIX WITHIN THE ENGINE. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DEX COOLANT THAT GM USES, AND DETERIORATES THE GASKET. *TR

IN 2002 I PURCHASED A IMPALA LS WITH 3.8 ENGINE. CASS # CHV0350387 ---08/15/03---AS STATED PRIOR--CONSUMER WANTS THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE CORRECTLY. I FEEL THAT THE REPAIR THAT IS BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT CORRECT AND IN A MATTER OF TIME THE PROBLEM WILL RECUR AGAIN. REFERRING TO THE ABOVE STATED PARAGRAPH THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 60K. THE VEHICLE IS LOOSING ANTIFREEZE AT A CONSISTENT RATE AND IS NEEDING REPAIRS IMMEDIATELY. IF REPAIRS ARE NOT DONE THEN THE VEHICLE WILL BECOME A DRIVING HAZARD TO BOTH PASSENGER AND FELLOW USERS OF THE HIGHWAY. THE RECALL WAS A DEFECT MANAGEMENT REPAIR AND WASN'T COMPLETED IN A QUALITY AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS IMMEDIATELY ATTENTION TO RESOLVE THE INJURY LIABILITY OF ALL CONCERNED. IT WAS AND IS STILL THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GM TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. IT SHOULD NOT FALL TO...

THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT OCCURS FREQUENTLY. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DIAGNOSE. *TR

IT STARTED BACK IN 2002 A FEW MONTHS I PURCHASED MY 2002 IMPALA. IT WAS A USED CAR WITH 15,000 MILES. THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE WATER PUMP AND LOW COOLANT SENSOR REPLACED. A WEEK LATER, LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. AGAIN TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO REPLACE ANOTHER SENSOR. THAT HAPPEN 10 TIMES DURING THE SAME YEAR. AS OF NOW, JULY 2009, THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. IN 2007, MY VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN HOT. WAS TOLD I NEEDED THE MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET, THERMOSTAT AND HOSES REPLACED WHICH WOULD OF COST ME OVER $1000.00. I COULDN'T AFFORD IT. I GOT A LOCAL MECHANIC TO REPLACE EVERYTHING WHICH HE CHARGED ME $300.00. JUST RECENTLY, I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING MY CAR ESPECIALLY AFTER I DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER WHO GOES...

MY 2002 CHEVY IMPALA DOES NOT START ON MANY OCCASIONS. THE ENGINE DOES NOT EVEN CRANK. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO 2 REPAIR SHOPS THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FOUND AND BOTH PLACES HAVE NO IDEAS. I HAVE DONE MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM A 23 YEAR OLD FEMALE AND FOUND MYSELF STUCK OVER AN HOUR FROM HOME EARLIER THIS WEEK WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT START. HOW CAN I FIX IT OR IS THERE A RECALL THAT I AND ALL THE OTHERS DO NOT KNOW ABOUT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA. ON MARCH 10, 2009, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. GM ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL HIS INSURANCE COMPANY BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR GM RECALL NUMBER 90047, WHICH STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WE ARE THE OWNERS OF A 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN OCTOBER OF 2001. IT HAS BEEN LIGHTLY DRIVEN AND WELL MAINTAINED. IT HAS HAD TWO MAJOR REPAIRS; THE FIRST BEING A RECALL OF THE STEERING SYSTEM, THE SECOND, A FAILURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER FEDERAL LAW AND REPLACED. TODAY, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR POSSIBLE FIRE FROM DRIPPING OIL. THAT IS THE BASIC HISTORY. FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, WE HAVE HAD A FRIGHTENING ISSUE WITH THE CAR. YOU TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING. A LIGHT THAT SAYS "SECURITY" FLASHES THREE TIMES OVER AND OVER AND YOU CANNOT START THE CAR FOR TEN MINUTES. GM'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM, WHICH I BELIEVE MALFUNCTIONS, THINKS THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN. TEN MINUTES LATER, YOU CAN START THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS EVEN IN THE MANUAL FOR...

8-10-2005 I BOUGHT IT USED MILEAGE WAS 91186 7-5-2006 TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP THEY REPLACED INTAKE/VC/HEAD/GASKETSFLUSHED RADIATOR REPLACED H2O PUMP/THERMOSTAT COOLANT OIL CHANGE RESURFACE HEADS COVERED BY GUARDIAN WARRANTY OVER $1700.00 DOLLARS 2/2008 IT STARTED ALL OVER LOW COOLANT LIGHT IT WOULD GET HOT BROWNISH LOOKING WATER REPLACED RADIATOR/HOSES/WATERPUMP/COOLANTSENSER /THERMOTSTAT/FLUSHED COOLANT SYSTEM BUT IT STILLWOULD GET HOT/BUT IF YOU TURN ON THE HEATER ON HOT BUT IT WOULD NEVER BLOW OUT HOT AIR IT WAS COLD ONLY IT SMELL AS IF THEIRS COOLANT SEEPING INTO THE MOTOR OIL MY MILEAGE AT THE FIRST REPAIR WAS 102100 MY MILEAGE AS OF TO DAY139297 AS IT SIT IN DRIVE WAY I STILL HAVE PAYMENTS OF 300.00AMONTH IM PAYING FOR 11MORE MONTHS AND CANT EVEN DRIVE IT NOT EVEN A1/2MILE TO WORK I BEEN TOLD ITS AFFECT IN THE CLOSED COOLINGSYSTEM AND DEX COOL IT INTERNAL AND I CANT AFFORD THE REPAIR...

MY 2002 CHEVORLET IMPALA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE GASKETS LEAKING. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME IT WOULD OVER $750.00 TO REPAIR THIS. THE SAME THING HAPPEN WITH MY WIFE'S 2001 MALIBU. THE DEALER SAID THAT GM KNOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

2002 CHEVY IMPALA 3.8L PURCHASED USED IN DEC. 2004 W/ 65,000 MILES. WHERE TO BEGIN... FLOODING IN FLOORBOARDS DUE TO CLOG UNDERNEATH WINDSHIELD, THREE SETS OF ROTORS/BRAKES, CLUNKY NOISE IN STEERING SHAFT (REPLACED TWICE BY DEALERSHIP) STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AFTER DEALERSHIP TRIED TO CHARGE ME NEARLY $1000 TO REPLACE; COVERED BY GM AS HARRY GREEN CHEVROLET WAS 'UNAWARE' OF REPLACEMENT POLICY?!? NEW STRUTS, NUMEROUS ALIGNMENTS/BALANCES B/C VEHICLE STILL SHAKES AND SHIMMYS AT 60-65 MPH; MUST DRIVE ABOUT 75-80 MPH JUST TO KEEP THIS TO A MINIMUM! BCM REPLACED TWICE BY DEALER, SECURITY ISSUES WON'T ALLOW CAR TO START FOR 15 MINS. EACH TIME, WHICH IS VERY INCONVENIENT. SOOO MANY PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS WITH THESE 'QUALITY' GM VEHICLES, AND YET THEY DO NOTHING TO RESOLVE THEM, EXCEPT HOLD OUT THEIR HANDS WANTING MORE $$$ FROM AMERICAN TAXPAYERS TO KEEP ON MAKING JUNK! AND NOW THE NEWEST OF...

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 80,000 THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2001. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AS THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKED OUT INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKETS HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO THEY FOUND THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE BAD AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WITH REGARD TO THE LEAK I WAS TOLD I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE MOST TIMES THE FAILED GASKETS CAUSES THE ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE MOTOR AND SEIZE IT. I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,500.00. THIS PAST WEEKEND WHILE ON THE BELTWAY MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER THE MOTOR DIED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN, THAT THEY KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE...

2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND BRAKES. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. HE STATES THAT THIS IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE ENGINE AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. *JB

2002 IMPALA - SOMETIMES FAILS TO START, SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. INTERMITTENT AS TO HOW OFTEN..SOMETIMES ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS SOMETIMES 1 EVERY WEEK. MULTIPLE DEALERS WANT TO CHARGE $300-$1000 TO REPLACE BCM WHICH AFTER RESEARCHING DOES NOT GUARANTEE TO FIX PROBLEM. *TR

VARIOUS ENGINE FAILURES DUE TO DEX COOL COOLANT SYSTEM. ENGINE REBUILT. GASKETS. ETC NEW PARTS INSTALLED IN EACH INSTANCE. *TR

ENGINE FIRE WHEN CAR WAS STARTED, A POP OR BACK FIRE SOUND WAS HEARD THEN FLAMES WERE SEEN, FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED FIRE. CAR IS SITTING WAITING GM TO RESPOND ON INVESTIGATED EVENT. THIS IS A POLICE CAR AND WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 59 IMPALAS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT. *TR

OWNER OF 2002 CHEVY IMPALA THAT HAS AN INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. FAMILY MEMBER ALSO HAD AN IMPALA, 2003, AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE. WHY IS THIS SUCH A PROBLEM? WHEN I SEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE I FOUND MANY OWNERS THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE PROPER GASKETS INSTALLED IN THEIR CARS. THIS CAR IS NOT A CHEAP CAR, AND TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS IS A SIGN OF A POOR QUALITY. *TR

HAD INTAKE GASKET REPLACED IN FEB. OF 2006 FOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL, BECAUSE OF SAID GASKET FAILING (77,000 APPROX. MI.) NOTICED COOLANT LEVEL DROPPING AGAIN IN JAN. 2007 (85,000 MI.) FOUND WHITE/BROWN SLUDGE IN OIL AGAIN!APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM IS BACK AND I AM TOLD IT WILL KEEP COMING BACK UNTIL GM CORP. COMES UP WITH A PERMANENT FIX. WHY ARE THEY NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THIS? I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP ON FIXING THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS NO END IN SIGHT. I LIKE MY CAR BUT IF GM WON'T ADDRESS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAWS I'LL HAVE TO BUY FROM SOMEBODY ELSE. *JB

AT 89,000 MILES I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT WAS ON. I FILLED THE COOLANT. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AND I FILLED IT A FEW MORE TIMES, BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT THE LEAK. THEN ONE NIGHT THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE NOISES AND I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE COOLANT. I FILLED IT AND WAITED UNTIL THE CAR COOLED. I STARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE ABOUT A QUARTER MILE AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. WHEN I TOWED IT TO A GARAGE I LEARNED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING WATER INTO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED I PAID THE GARAGE TO PUT IN A USED MOTOR. IT COST ME OVER $1300. I NEVER THOUGHT TO CONTACT CHEVY SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. NOW, BECAUSE OF MY INTERNET RESEARCH, I KNOW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME I...

MY 2002 IMPALA HAS JUST 70K MILES. THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND OVER HEATED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MECHANIC SAYS THAT IT IS A INTAKE GASKET THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNUSUAL WITH THE DEXTRON COOLANT THAT GM USES. I HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM FROM MANY MECHANICS AND IT SEEMS THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO FIX THIS VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. MY FAILURE HAPPENED WHEN MY FAMILY WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF NO COOLANT IN THE ENGINE. *JB

2002 CHEVY IMPALA LS CAR STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OFTEN AFTER HITTING LARGE BUMP, RESULTING LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING IS DANGEROUS. FULL TEXT OF CORRESPONDENCE WITH GM, POSTINGS ON LINE AND SEARCH OF TSB IS AVAILABLE. *NM

AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT MY CAR HAD A MINOR ANTIFREEZE LEAK AT THE LOWER INTAKE. NOW AT 130,000 MILES IT HAS TURNED INTO A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT WILL REQUIRE AT LEAST 600 DOLLARS IN REPAIR COSTS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ALOT OF IMPALAS DO THIS. HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE YET, NOR RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE.

TWO MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS FOGGED OVER. THEY COST $250 A PIECE TO REPLACE (HAVE NOT YET REPLACED). ABOUT A MONTH LATER A COMPUTER CHIP THAT CONTROLLED MY LIGHTS, LOCKS, WINDOWS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND STEREO WENT BAD AND THAT COST $353 TO REPLACE. SOON AFTER THAT I NOTICED THAT MY CAR FELT LIKE IT MOVED BACK AND FORTH WHEN I DROVE IT, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE WHEN I TURNED. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A VERY BIG DEAL BUT TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I TOOK IT IN AND FOUND OUT THAT I WAS MISSING 2 BEARINGS ON MY SUSPENSION WHICH PUT PRESSURE ON MY DRIVE SHAFT(NOT SURE ABOUT ACTUAL TERMINOLOGY HERE NOT SURE IF IT WAS DRIVE SHAFT OR STEERING COLUMN) CAUSING MY RACK AND PINION TO GO BAD. THAT COST $1100 TO FIX. SO NOW...

THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

AT JUST UNDER 60,000 MILES, LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER SAYS IT'S LEAKING COOLANT AT 2 PLACES: AT LOWER INTAKE AND AT WATER PUMP. COST TO REPAIR: $600 TO $850, DEPENDING ON REPAIR FACILITY. IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS, I DID NOT RECEIVE.*AK

LOUD "THUMPING" NOISE COMING FROM LOWER ENGINE AREA. ECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM. FLY WHEEL DISINEGRATED. POORLY MANUFACTURED PART. *AK ONE MONTH LATER "LOW COOLANT" ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BAD INTAKE VALVE SEAL. POOR QUALITY GM PART. BOTH PARTS REPLACED AND REPAIRED AS RECOMMENDED.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINEDTHAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKTE HAD FAILED. *AK *JB

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THE RECALL REMEDY FOR THE UPPER/LOWER INTAKE CO303-4 MANUFACTURER # IS A SHORT TERM FIX, AND IS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. *AK IF A SEALANT WAS USED TO STOP THE LEAKAGE INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM TO THE VEHICLES MOTOR IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO IT COULD MOVE AROUND AND FLOW TO OTHER PLACES AT ANYTIME THERE WAS A TEMPERATURE CHANGE. *SCC *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE (LEFT) FRONT BRAKE CALIPER LOCKING UP & CAUSING TREMENDOUS PAD & ROTOR WEAR, CURRENTLY IN SHOP TO BE FIXED FOR 3RD TIME. OTHER PREVIOUS PROBLEMS INCLUDE FAULTY SENSOR REPORTING "LOW COOLANT" DESPITE FULL, & FRONT DRIVER'S POWER SEAT STUCK IN BACK POSITION.*AK

I WANTED HIM TO CHECK MY DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T OPEN VERY EASILY AT TIMES, AND THE WINDOW TO THAT SAME DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AT TIMES. ALSO, MY TRUNK WOULDN'T OPEN WHEN ONE WOULD USE THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON AT TIMES. I ALSO HAD HIM CHECK MY DIMMING HEADLIGHTS, MY STEERING WHICH HAD A JERK IN IT WHEN I WENT AROUND CURVES, CLICKING SOUND IN ENGINE AND AN OVER ALL CHECK SINCE MY WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT IN 1,000 MILES. TURN OUT-AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER MY AIR CONDITIONER WAS HUMMING LIKE A HELICOPTER, MY BRAKES WERE HORRIBLE AND GRINDING AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT HAS NO GET UP AND GO POWER. I TOOK MY CAR TO BRAKE CHECK AFTER LEAVING BECAUSE WHEN THE DEALER DID THE OVERALL CHECK OF MY CAR THEY SAID I NEEDED A FRONT BRAKE JOB. AND THEY WANTED TO...

THE VEHICLE'S GAS TANK WOULD NOT FILL BECAUSE AIR HAD GOTTEN IN THE TANK. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM ONE MUST HOLD THE GAS NOZZLE AWAY FROM THE FILLER TUBE AND RESTRICT THE FLOW. THE TIRE AND FUEL SYSTEM/TANK/INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RATTLE SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE DUE TO THE INJECTORS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. AFTER THE ENGINE IS HOT, THE NEXT TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER BUT NO START AND RUN ROUGH. THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATED(NOT GIVING ACTUAL AMOUNT). THE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED DUE TO HANGING BY THE HOSE RETAINER. SCC