Chevrolet Impala engine problems may corollary in van fires.
Remedy
Chevy Impala registered vehicle owners should have received notice of the recall in May 2009, according to the NHTSA. Consumers affected by this Chevrolet Impala recall were offered free repairs by the manufacturer, as required by law.Type of Engine Problems
Almost 1,500,000 General Motors vehicles with mould age of 1997-2003, including representation year 2000-2003 Chevy Impalas may compass potentially poor engine problems. Per the NHTSA, some of these Chevrolet Impalas may gain a action in which drops of engine oil may be deposited on the exhaust manifold wrapped up indurated braking.
Safety Risk
Provided oil runs below the heat shield when the manifold impact is Boiling enough, the NHTSA warns that a flame may ignite and spread to the plastic spark plug wire channel and beyond. An engine compartment fire may occur, putting drivers, passengers and property in harm's way.
Chevy engine problems hold led Universal Motors and the Governmental Highway Traffic Safety Authority to honour 1,497,516 automobiles including 2000-2003 representation year Chevrolet Impala vehicles equipped with 3.8L V6 naturally aspirated engines. This retention was announced by the NHTSA on Apr 8, 2009. Consumers were notified by Public Motors of the reminiscence in May 2009.
Authorized dealers were instructed to remove the potentially dangerous spark plug wire retention channel at the front of the engine and to install two new spark plug wire retainers at no charge to the consumer.
