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Complaint 1539167

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA • ENGINE • incident Feb 10, 2019

Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1539167
Make
CHEVROLET
Model
IMPALA
Model Year
2001
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Feb 10, 2019
Date Received
Feb 12, 2019
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

MY SONS CHEVY IMPALA WAS IN OUR DRIVEWAY UNTOUCHED FOR TWO DAYS. WHEN HE GOT IN IT AND TURNED THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED AND CAUSED AN ENGINE FIRE. WHILE ONLINE I FOUND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR YEARS!!! WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN ADDRESSED? HE COULD HAVE DIED. AND IF I WASN'T IN THE YARD TO REACT AND PUT THE FIRE OUT MY HOUSE COULD HAVE GONE UP WITH IT.

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