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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006111230 | Incident Date: Dec, 12 2006 |
| Consumer's City: CAMILLUS | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: IMPALA | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2G1WF52E219 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 08 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 09 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On 12/13/06 after 1 year of owning the vehicle we had a loss of power upon accelerating. we were advised the coolant was leaking. a common problem with this vehicle upon research. in addition, the coolant leaking onto the catalytic converter causing it to fail and need to be replaced. the manufacturer would not honor the warranty for the catalytic converter , claiming the coolant caused the problem and was not covered. had to pay over $!,000 for repairs. 2 days later could not start the car. was advised that these vehicles had an anti theft feature if work was done on the car it could cause the anti theft feature to fail and would be a need for a new ignition. several hundred more dollars). as they would not cover this either. these failures were due to the awful design of the vehicle, and they should be recalled and the owner reimbursed for the cost of repairs. here we go 7 months later and the vehicle was now in the shop again about the same type of failure , sluggish upon acceleration. *ak |
