Intermittently while driving between 30 and 35 MPH engine stalled, forcing the consumer to pull over. Waited 10 to 15 minutes to restart the vehicle. Dealer didn't know what was wrong with the vehicle.
2000 Chevrolet Impala engine complaints
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Vechicle stalls at full speed on the highway, or at coming to stops. Feel slight hestiation and rough idyling. Had car computer upgraded/calibrated twice, but still experiencing stalls.
After car has been driven and the engine is hot and you attempt to restart it, it just shuts back off. There is no significant sound when it does this, it just shuts down as if the ignition was turned off. It now takes about 3-6 attempts before the car will start. It has even progressed to shutting off while driving, again no signs of the car being off until I noticed the wheel was locked up. I have been back and forth between the dealer and the manufacturer to get the problem addressed. The fact that it now shuts off while driving poses a serious danger to me and other drivers.
Intake gasket leaking @ 60k on a 2000 chevy impala, 3.4 v6, gm dealer informed me on a $500 repair bill and noted that this is a common problem, but no recall. Gm needs to have a recall on this expensive gasket failure.
The problem im noticing is that my car has dexcool in it. I have noticed in the past few months that my car runs a little hotter than normal. I have also noticed that the coolant resivoir looks all corroded. If you take a look at this coolant in the resivoir it looks really clumpy and seems to have some rust in it. I purchased this vehicle in 2000 . It's a 2000 chevy impala. And the bad thing about it is that chevy stands by this coolant saying" it's good for 115,000 or so or 3 years." I totally disagree. I have did my own research on this matter and found that there is thousands of people that are having to pay big$$$ to have repairs done that are caused by this coolant corroding inside the engine. Chevy should recall this junk, suck up any repair cost. I need to have this problem addressed.
While driving at 25-35 MPH vehicle stalled and died without warning. Dealer inspected vehicle several times, but problem still recurring.
Low coolant light on our 2000 impala was coming on and the lower intake was found to be leaking - cost $600 to repair. Received a recall notice on our 2003 impala for this condition. Requested reimbursement for our 2000 impala repair and was denied.
While driving oil leaked from underneath the vehicle. The lower intake manifold gasket leaked twice within 50,000. *nlm *cb
The vehicle caught on fire under the hood, while parked.
When driving at highway speed or vehicle is at an idle it will stall out without warning. Cause unknown.
Check engine light keeps indicating egr valve problem. Has been replaced 4 times. Worse in the cold weather than in summer. Also, check coolant light came on long trips, then went off. Had to spend $800 to replace cover.
The vehicle stalled without warning, at a traffic light.
While driving at various speeds the vehicle shut off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the problem could not be determined.
Nar 04/10/2003 since the consumer purchased the vehicle nothing but problems has occurred the check engine light flashes on with out any notice of problems , the vehicle would frequently cut off while driving because of a bare wire detachment. The alarm system installed by chevrolet had to be removed because it was defective and sometimes it would shut down the vehicle. The consumer feels that the car has met all the standards to be determined a lemon. And requesting that her car be replaced at no cost. * cb
The vehicle over heated, however the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem.
My vehicle has been serviced at fairway on several occasions, which included a similar problem over a year ago that was still under warranty. This was for a cracked coolant container after I noticed the low coolant light came on my message center. This same problem is what brought me in for my recent visit. I wanted to find out why this light was coming on again. This time, the answer was $1012.70. Coincidentally, this is 3 months after my warranty expired.
The lights on the dash board were too bright, which blinded the consumer when driving at night. Also the engine light illuminated. The consumer stated the steering system on the vehicle required high effort to turn the steering wheel when cornering, vehicle course corrections, and holding the steering wheel in one position, which caused injuries. *dt *jb the rear side view mirrors, block the consumer's view of the oncoming lane and felt that the sensor should be at eye level, the A/C ports on the dash blow on the operator's fingers and or shoulders and caused serious distractions, the horn is hard to find (specifically for the elderly), there was a wind noise in the back doors, a rattle in the front strut, and a rumbling noise had come from the heater blower. Scc
The engine stalled without warning.
The cradle bar and intake manifold cracked, the fuel regulator and water pump leaked, and the shaft continuously needed lubrication. Scc
Plastic upper intake manifold warped, allowing coolant to leak (supposedly not into engine). I believe a recall exists for the 3.8 liter "generation ii" engine in other applications, but not in the 2000 (and later) chevrolet impala. Repair was made at my expense (outside warranty period), but I believe this vehicle should be included in gm's recall.
Consumer states as engine was starting the vehicle back fired, resulting in an engine fire. Dealer notified. Please provide additional information. Ts referenced in ea02-030
Vehicle starts one time daily as owners manual states on starting vehicle. There after it requires two to four efforts to start the car with multiple cranks of the engine. Sometimes the vehicle will start the first time, after the car has first been started, but more often it will not. Vehicle taken to dealer who could not find any engine codes but advised me that the negative battery cable was loose and therefore not communicating to the computer properly. Vehicle driven from dealership, stopped, and thirty minutes later in trying to start, it took two cranks of the ignition. Went back to dealer who then advised that this problem was happening in other chevrolet models. Advised that they would contact gm to see of a fix and advise me. After several days on no response from the dealer, went back and was told this time that gm would have to figure out a fix or something. But keep checking with them. I can hardly wait to get my questionaire about customer satisfaction of repairs.
While in motion or at a complete stop the vehicle stalled without warning. The dealership serviced the vehicle several times for this problem and change several different parts, but the problem still exist. *ts
While traveling on the highway the steering wheel make loud knocking noise. Due to a crack inside of the engine. Please provide additional information. Dealer is aware of the problem. Ts
Consumer states that while driving at any speed the engine light comes. There is a loud noise coming from the engine. Dealer notified.
While traveling on highway vehicle will stall and shutdown. Dealership is aware of problem.
Low coolant light came on while traveling. Vehicle was checked by dealer who determined that gasket around intake manifold was leaking. Vehicle was out of warranty. Consumer insisted that problem was occurring before warranty expired. *ak jlg
I hope you can help me. I have a complaint I'd like to register with you about the warranty of a car made by chevrolet. The VIN (vehicle identification number) is [xxx]. I am unable to fill my car with gas at a pressurized gas pump which is basically at all gas stations. At times I've had to go inside the gas station just to purchase a gas can so I would be able to fill my car with gas. I've had my car in for repairs 3 times and next week will be the forth. Chevrolet has been called several times concerning this issue. Nothing has been done. In fact they are refusing to help with this problem. They have declared this an environmental issue and nothing can be done to fix it. That is untrue. The design of the gas tank is what is at fault and chevrolet will not accept that. Here's what I would like to see you do to provide resolution: I would like chevrolet to acknowledge that there is a problem that needs to be addressed and that this is not an environmental issue as I've been repeatedly told it is. Could there possibly be a new design made to the valve and cannister area as I feel this would remedy our problem. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. I look forward to hearing from you soon.*ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Consumer states soon after purchase, the vehicle began experiencing horn problems, after replacing the fuse several times, it was finally determined that there was an electrical problem, also the battery failed after 1 year of owning the vehicle.
Consumer stated there is a vibration from the front end when applying brakes. Mechanic replaced front pads and machined rotors.
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