2001 Chevrolet Impala fuel system problems
42 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2001 Chevrolet Impala, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 114,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 18
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 114,000 miles, and 8% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 18 fires.
What owners wrote
The battery on my 2001 chevy impala was dead, so I put a battery charger on the battery and when I went to start the car, nothing happened. I waited 2-4 minutes for the battery to charge and tried to start it again. As soon as I turned the key, the intake manifold exploded into about 10 pieces throughout my garage. Luckily no one was hurt. I had the car towed to the local GM dealership today and am still waiting to hear from them.
On 4/09/12 at approximately 18:20 I got in the car that had been sitting all day in the driveway of my home and when I attempted to start it there was a loud explosion and smoke started coming out from under the hood. After feeling the hood I opened it and discovered a fire on the top of the engine and along the back side of the engine closest to the firewall. Fortunately since I was home I had quick access to an abc fire extinguisher and I ran into the garage and grabbed it and put out the fire.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Impala
- Electrical system 232 complaints
- Engine 174 complaints
- Lighting 87 complaints
- Steering 77 complaints
- Brakes 72 complaints
- Transmission 51 complaints
- Air bags 49 complaints
- Exhaust system 27 complaints