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Complaint 1369372

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA • ENGINE • incident Feb 23, 2017

Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1369372
Make
CHEVROLET
Model
IMPALA
Model Year
2000
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Feb 23, 2017
Date Received
Apr 7, 2017
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODING AND CATCHING FIRE. AS THIS SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME, SOUNDS LIKE A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. MINE JUST HAPPEN TO BE IN THE DRIVE WAY, WHEN I WENT TO START IT I SAW SMOKE. SO I TURNED IT OFF, LOOKED UNDER HOOD DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. WENT TO START IT A FEW DAYS LATER AND I HEARD A REALLY LOUD POP, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE. I QUICKLY TURNED TO OFF POSITION. OPENED MY HOOD AND SURE ENOUGH THE MANIFOLD HAD EXPLODED. WHAT IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING? COULD HAVE CAUSED DEATHS TO OTHERS OR EVEN MYSELF, IF IT WASN'T CONTAINED. NOT EVERYONE CARRIES A FIRE EXTINGUISHER!!!!

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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