Complaint 1629166
2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Oct 1, 2019
- Complaint ID
- 1629166
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- IMPALA
- Model Year
- 2002
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Oct 1, 2019
- Date Received
- Dec 16, 2019
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
I BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVY IMPALA AND GOT IT LOOKED AT BEFORE PURCHASE THE ONLY THING THAT POPPED UP ON THE CODE READER WAS THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, SOMETIMES MY SIGNAL LIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES THEY DON'T, MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T LIGHT UP OR ANYTHING. I THEN START TO SMELL GAS WHEN I TURN ON THE HEAT OR AIR IT'S UNBEARABLE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS AND THERE ARE A FEW DEALING WITH THE ENGINE COOLING AND EXHAUST/GAS LEAK ALONG WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THEY SAID THE CAR COULD CATCH ON FIRE AT ANY TIME. I HAVE TWO TODDLERS SO THERE IS NO WAY THAT THIS IS A SAFE CAR.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.