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2002 Chevrolet Impala electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 320 complaints for the 2002 Chevrolet Impala, 30% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
320 30% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
82,000 miles 239 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 7
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2002 Chevrolet Impala Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 82,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 15 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 18 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 33 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 48 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 28 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 38 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 21 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 17 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 7 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 6 complaints 200k+ miles: 8 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 82,000 miles
Based on 239 complaints that include mileage. 28% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles15
20k to 40k miles18
40k to 60k miles33
60k to 80k miles48
80k to 100k miles28
100k to 120k miles38
120k to 140k miles21
140k to 160k miles17
160k to 180k miles7
180k to 200k miles6
200k+ miles8

What the data shows

Of the 239 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 7 fires, 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that there was oil leaking from the vehicle. On one occasion while driving, there was a odor of burning oil and then suddenly there was a fire near the engine. The front passenger was able to extinguish the flames under the hood. The driver, the front passenger and rear child passenger inhaled smoke due to the fire that affected their breathing.

Reported at 119,000 miles, March 2016 FireInjury

I put a new fuel pressure sensor in and now my 02 impala wont start and not getting any power to fuel pump now, we are a car lot and this car has been sitting unable to start now for over 2 weeks, had many certified mechanics from our area observe the problem, including 2 certified chevrolet mechanics, and none have come up with a solution. Just don't make sense, I am sure chevrolet is aware of the problem so please let me know what the problem is so I can have it repaired so we can sell the car.

Reported at 130,000 miles, January 2013

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