2003 Chevrolet Impala fuel system problems
26 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2003 Chevrolet Impala, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 3
- 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 | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 fires.
What owners wrote
Under the hood fire and unintended key rotation. Maybe 5 days after I took my vehicle into tc chevy (in ashland oregon) to have the 2 recalls repaired on it. I tried to start my car and it caught on fire down by the front bumper and the flames made it to the back side of the motor and ignited the fuel lines causing a mini explosion under the hood, mean while I'm sitting in the driver's seat.
The car will not start randomly for 10mins sometimes. Or sometimes it won't start for hours. The security light flashes and locks up. GM needs too recall this, it leaves us stranded somewhere random when ever it locks up. Unable to start the car for a minimum of 10 minutes. When you are parked and try to start the car it will flash the security light. It does nothing but prevent the owner from using his vehicle, make GM permanently fix this on their dime. This has been happening since I've owned the car.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Impala
- Electrical system 271 complaints
- Engine 162 complaints
- Lighting 112 complaints
- Brakes 80 complaints
- Air bags 41 complaints
- Steering 30 complaints
- Cruise control 23 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 22 complaints