2007 Chevrolet Impala Fuel system Problems

The car at lights act like it does not want to go which can cause a wreck

NHTSA ID

11522408

Incident

Apr 21, 2023

HAD ISSUES WITH MY 2007 IMPALA 3.9L STALLING AND REDUCING POWER ON MY WIFE, AND AT TIMES ALMOST LEAVING HER IN OR ON THE ROAD. I HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, THROTTLE PEDDLE ( TWICE ) AND HAD THE CAR FLASHED AT THE LOCAL GM DEALER. NOW THE CAR NOT ONLY READS REDUCED ENGINE POWER IT READ STARTING DISABLED SERVICE THROTTLE AND DIED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR.. CAUSING HER TO ALMOST BE INVOLVED IN A BAD WRECK. THIS SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO HAVE ATTENTION OF WHOEVER AT GM IS OVER SAFETY, CAUSE THIS ISSUE WILL END UP IN A REALLY BAD SITUATION IF OR WHEN SOMEONE ENDS UP SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. I MEAN YOU REALLY NEED TO PROGRAM THEM TO SLOWLY REDUCE POWER, NOT JUST TELL YOU THEN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND HAVE THE DRIVER FIGHT AND PANIC TO GET OFF THE ROAD THROUGH TRAFFIC, WHILE NOT GETTING RUN OVER IN THE PROCESS. BUT IF THERE IS A FIX WE NEED TO KNOW.

NHTSA ID

11348559

Incident

Aug 10, 2020

Mileage

120,000 mi

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY IMPALA, 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN TO A CRAWL, A REDUCED ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, BEING AS WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY TO SUDDENLY ONLY BEING ABLE TO GO 20MPH WAS VERY FRIGHTENING!! I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. AFTER SEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE I FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS SAME CAR. I FIND IT STRANGE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS DUE TO IT BEING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER CALLING A CHEVY DEALER, THEY TOLD ME ALL THEY COULD DO IS HOOK IT UP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS BUT IT WOULD COST 175.00 JUST TO DO THAT. THIS VEHICLE IS STILL PARKED AND WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE IT AND STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT AGAIN FOR FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN AND US MAYBE NOT BEING AS LUCKY NEXT TIME!!!! SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE. SIMPLY TYPE IN 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER' MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE!!!!

NHTSA ID

11093977

Incident

May 13, 2018

Mileage

112,000 mi

"TAKATA RECALL" WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRACTION ALERT CAME ON THE MESSAGE STATES THE ENGINE IS SLOWING DOWN AND TOOK IT TO O'REILY'S AND STATES THE SENSOR CODES ALERTS THAT WILL CAUSE MY CAR TO FAIL BY SHUTTING DOWN AND LOCKING UP IF ITS NOT CORRECTED AND TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY RECALLS ON THIS MALFUNCTION

NHTSA ID

11071852

Incident

Feb 8, 2018

Mileage

106,123 mi

ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR AND REPLACED THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. I CONTACTED CHEVY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT AND WAS TOLD IT'S A COMMON OCCURRENCE. IMPALAS HAVE A THROTTLE SENSOR INSTEAD OF CABLE. IF THE SENSOR GOES OUT, THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED TO PROTECT THE ENGINE INTEGRITY. IN SOME CASES, IT'S REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE MANUFACTURE NOTED MY CONCERN BUT THE REP WOULD NOT ESCALATE THE MATTER. I WENT ONLINE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND THERE IS A CHEVY FORUM WITH SIMILAR CONCERNS. GENERAL MOTOR REPS REPLY WITH COMMON RESPONSES TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC AND THEIR CONCERN HAS BEEN NOTED. I WAS INFORMED BY REPRESENTATIVE AT 800# FOR MANUFACTURE TO CALL BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THANKFULLY I WASN'T GOING AT A HIGHER SPEED IN DALLAS TRAFFIC. NOT SURE IF I WOULD HAVE HAD THE LUXURY OF PULLING OVER.

NHTSA ID

11046148

Incident

Nov 14, 2016

MY WIFE'S 2007 CHEVY IMPALA LEFT HER STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY IN A SNOWSTORM. SHE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, HER OVERHEAT WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, AND WHAT SHE DESCRIBED AS "A HUGE CLOUD OF FOG OR SMOKE" WAS TRAILING BEHIND HER. SHE IMMEDIATELY PUT ON HER HAZARDS AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE STOPPED, THE DIGITAL READOUT SHOWED "ENGINE OVERHEAT, IDLE ENGINE" AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE IS AT A DEALER AWAITING DIAGNOSIS.

NHTSA ID

10824386

Incident

Feb 4, 2016

Mileage

50,000 mi

REDUCED ENGINE POWER/ TRACTION CONTROL WARNING/ GAS LINE FUEL LEAK. THIS CAR FLASHED A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE WHILE I WAS GOING 65 MPH STRAIGHT AWAY ON BUSY CITY (IN HOUSTON) FREEWAY AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR THEN IMMEDIATELY REDUCED SPEED AND WOULD NOT GO BEYOND 40 MPH. I WAS TOLD THAT THE GAS LINE FUEL LEAK HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT BUT IT SEEMS VERY COINCIDENTAL THAT THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE SAME DAY. GM IS PUTTING OUT A LOT OF TRASHY VEHICLES RIGHT NOW AND THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL; ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE NUMEROUS VALID COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. I'LL NEVER BY GM/CHEVY AGAIN. I AM GOING BACK TO AN IMPORTED BRAND

NHTSA ID

10811591

Incident

Dec 10, 2015

Mileage

148,000 mi

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE I CHECK MANY TIMES THE MECHANIC ALWAYS SAID THERE IS A LEAK FUEL SYSTEM AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON

NHTSA ID

10790620

Incident

Oct 15, 2015

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR. SHUTS OFF WHEN STOPPED/BRAKE. CRANKS RIGHT BACK UP. REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAR HAS SHUT DOWN STARTER DISABLED. LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10692647

Incident

Jan 15, 2015

Mileage

207,000 mi

I WAS SENT A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I THINK IT IS TERRIBLE THAT YOU HAVE NOT FOUND A WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS BEEN KNOWN ABOUT SINCE 2003 AND YOU KEPT ON MANUFACTURING THIS PRODUCT. PUBLIC SAFETY IS OF NO CONCERN TO YOU UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED AND YOU ARE FORCED TO RESPOND AND EVEN THEN YOU DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ALL PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED AS NOW THERE IS NO WAY NOW TO SELL THE VEHICLE PRIVATELY OR AS A TRADE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. (THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT I BOUGHT THIS DEFECTIVE CAR, AND YOU KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECT AND LET NO ONE KNOW). *TR

NHTSA ID

10654326

Incident

Jul 12, 2011

WHILE DRIVING CAR STARTED TO JERK AND HESITATE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A MESSAGE OF REDUCED ENGINE POWER. COULD NOT DRIVE THE DRIVE OVER 5 MPH. WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AS THE ENGINE WILL NO LONGER START BUT CRANKS OVER FINE. HAD TO BUY A SCANNER TO READ THE CODE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP OR AUTO PARTS STORE TO READ THE CODES. THE PO641 CODE WAS SET. CHECKED AND TESTED THE SENSOR WIRES FOR THE 5VOLTS EVERY ONE THAT I TESTED SHOWED OK. REPLACED THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLE BECAUSE OF THE CODE THAT COULD BE A SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM NO DIFFERENCE. CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT NO CHANGE CAR WILL NOT START.CHECKED AND GAVE ALL THE WIRES A GOOD PULL AND OR TUG TO WIGGLE THE CONNECTORS AND TOOK APART ALL SENSOR CONNECTIONS NO CORROSION WAS FOUND.ALL GROUNDS APPEAR TO BE GOOD. NO BROKEN WIRES ARE FOUND NO BLOWN FUSES WERE FOUND.AFTER 2 DAYS WAS ABLE TO START ENGINE WITH THE MESSAGE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND CAR DIED AGAIN AND WOULD RESTART BUT NOT IDLE. WAS ABLE TO REV ENGINE AND KEEP IT RUNNING BUT ONCE IT IDLED IT WOULD DIE AND SOMETIMES NOT RESTART AGAIN.AT THIS TIME CAR IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE ON ANY ROADWAY BECAUSE IT MIGHT DIE AND RANDOM TIMES. *JS

NHTSA ID

10598337

Incident

Jun 13, 2014

Mileage

151,450 mi

MY WIFE'S DAILY DRIVER IS A 2007 IMPALA . SHE WAS DRIVING HOME WITH OUR THREE KIDS WHEN THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER DISPLAY CAME ON. AFTER THAT SHE COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 25MPH. THIS SCARED HER AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND FORUMS ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT PISSES ME OFF THAT GM HASN'T RECALLED THESE VEHICLES . DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS SITUATION IS TAKEN CARE OF? *TR

NHTSA ID

10549625

Incident

Oct 23, 2013

Mileage

150,000 mi

FIRST, WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO TURN A CORNER, I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. AFTER THE TURN, WHEN I PRESS THE GAS I HAVE NO POWER. IT DOESN'T DIE, IT JUST WON'T GO ANYWHERE FOR ABOUT 15-20 SECONDS, NO POWER. THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LONG TIME UNLESS YOU ARE SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS, THEN TAKE OFF. SOMETIMES IT GOES, BUT FEELS LIKE IT JERKS INTO GEAR. THAT'S OK AT STOP SIGNS BUT STOP LIGHTS THAT TURN GREEN AS I APPROACH CAN BE DANGEROUS. ALSO, IF I TURN A CORNER ONTO ANOTHER STREET, IT HESITATES. AND SOMETIMES I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. PEOPLE EXPECT YOU TO TURN AND PROCEED. WHEN YOU JUST STOP, THEY MAY NOT. I ALSO NOTICED ONE DAY, WHEN I JUST COAST ON A LEVEL ROAD, MY CAR SOMETIMES ACCELERATES FOR QUITE A WHILE, INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN IMMEDIATELY. I ONCE TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AT 45 MPH AND COASTED ON FLAT ROAD FOR 2.5 MILES. THE LATEST RELATED PROBLEM IS.. SPRING 2013, TWICE, I TURNED A CORNER AND IT JUST DIED. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, IT CRANKED BACK UP. THANKFULLY, I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND NOT A FOUR LANE ROAD. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH PARKING. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND PULL INTO PARKING SPOT. WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK, IT LUNGES FORWARD. OR IF I STOP IN TRAFFIC, SOMETIMES IT LUNGES AFTER IT STOPS. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT I LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM IN FRONT FOR THIS PROBLEM. I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER ALLOWING THE GAS TO FLOW OR STOP. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND IT STILL DOES IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10535900

Incident

Mar 10, 2011

Mileage

89,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME DEFECT. THE FUEL CAP WAS REPLACED AND THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED ON THE FIRST VISIT. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NO FAILURE THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED AND ON THE THIRD RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE EPA CANISTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

NHTSA ID

10513002

Incident

Apr 19, 2013

Mileage

69,000 mi

THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. IT SAYS FULL TANK WHEN IT IS BUT I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH IT READING HALF TANK. DANGEROUS!!! WHEN IT RUNS OUT OF GAS THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING, OH EXCEPT YOU STALL AND HAVE ZERO POWER STEERING. FROM 70 TO 0 IN 2.5SEC. CALLED DEALER AND INQUIRED ABOUT ANY ISSUES WITH GAS GAUGES BECOMING FAULTY AND WAS TOLD BY SERVICE PERSON THAT IT COULD GO BAD BUT HE KNOWS NO KNOWN ISSUES WITH FAULTY GAS GAUGES FOR CHEVY. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND PAGES AND PAGES OF DOCUMENTED FUEL/GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS STRANDING DRIVERS. IF THEY THINK IGNORANCE IS BLISS THEN I HAVE MANY OTHER BRANDS OF VEHICLES TO CHOOSE FROM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10502817

Incident

Mar 14, 2013

Mileage

62,000 mi

THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE AND DIGITAL READOUT ARE OFF. GOING 55 MPH AND THE CAR JUST DIED IN TRAFFIC. GAUGE READ 1/4 MILE AND DIGITAL READOUT SHOWED 70 MILES LEFT. TOPPED OFF GAS IN TANK TO TRY AND MONITOR AND RAN OUT OF FUEL AGAIN GOING BY NEEDLE AND DIGITAL READOUT. 74 MILES LEFT, JUST SHY OF 1/4 TANK ON NEEDLE. NOW USING TRIP MILE FEATURE TO NOT BE FOOLED BY GAUGE AND NEEDLE. "HALF TANK" RULE IS NOW BEING USED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10479480

Incident

Sep 13, 2012

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE ORIGIN OF THE FUEL LEAK. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY INJECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86, 000.

NHTSA ID

10400032

Incident

Nov 1, 2010

Mileage

86,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DISPLAYING THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WAS IN THE FUEL TANK. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING HIS VEHICLE LOST POWER SINCE THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT HE COULD TRAVEL 50 MILES BEFORE THE FUEL TANK WOULD BE EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE GASOLINE TANK ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 06/17/11 *BF UPDATED 07/08/11

NHTSA ID

10398908

Incident

Nov 3, 2010

Mileage

32,000 mi

I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS. FOR SOME REASON, THERE IS A CLUNK/KNOCK IN WHEN I STEER TO THE RIGHT. AT TIMES IT HAS A TENDENCY TO LOCK UP. ALSO, THERE IS A STRONG VIBRATION THAT OCCURS WHEN I AM DOING 35 MPH OR FASTER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10291439

Incident

Oct 31, 2009

Mileage

50,000 mi

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 704 MILES ON IT IN FEBRUARY 2008. IN MAY OF 2008, THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WERE "DISABLED". I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT, AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD WATER IN THE FUEL. AS I WAS LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING, AND THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE. I LEFT THE CAR TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED. I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK 5 DAYS LATER AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WHERE DISABLED. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN THE HOPES THAT THEY COULD FIND THE TROUBLE. AFTER 14 DAYS IN SERVICE, THEY DETERMINED THAT RUST HAS CLOGGED THE FUEL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 9,800 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS NOW "UNDRIVEABLE". THEY HAVE YET TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE THAT WAS THE CATALYST FOR THE SERVICE VISIT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10241796

Incident

May 5, 2008

Mileage

5,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE OR WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES THAT THERE IS 70-80 MILES LEFT IN THE TANK. THE CONTACT MUST TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW THE FAILURE TO CORRECT ITSELF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF HOW THE FUEL SYSTEM TANK WAS DESIGNED. DUE TO ITS FLAT BOTTOM, AIR ENTERS THE SYSTEM AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THEY FURTHER ADVISED HER TO KEEP THE FUEL TANK OVER A QUARTER FULL FOR THE FAILURE NOT TO OCCUR. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,860 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,800.

NHTSA ID

10226937

Incident

May 1, 2008

Mileage

10,800 mi

CONSISTENT SMELL OF GASOLING VAPOR FROM WHEN THE CAR WA FIRST PURCHASED. CAR PARKED IN A MULTUI CAR GARAGE, NEIGHBOR CALLED FIRE MARSHALL, DUE TO SEVERE GASOLINE SMELL. I TOOK THE CAR INTO WEST CHEVROLET, MAIN ST WOODBURY CT. LEFT CAR OVERNIGHT. SERVICE MANAGER CALLED TO TELL THE ME THE GAS TANK WAS IMPROPERLY MOLDED DURING CAR MANUFACTURER, AND THE TANK WAS LEAKING FUMES AND POSSIBLY GASOLINE THE WHOLE TIME I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DURING THE THREE MONTHS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THE GAS TANK WAS REPLACED. I RECIEVED NO COMPENSATION FOR THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF A LEAKING GAS TANK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10205621

Incident

Jun 12, 2007

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON, FEW SECONDS LATER ENGINE STALLED. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, CALLED ON STAR SVC ADVISOR PERFORMED ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC TEST, RESULTS INDICATED FAILURE IN THROTTLE SYSTEM/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. ADVISOR ATTEMPTED FIELD REPAIR CYCLING IGNITION SWITCH 3 TIMES AND I ATTEMPTED TO START ENGINE. IT WOULD NOT START. BURNING SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE, OPENED HOOD- AIR BOX SMOKING. INFORMED ON STAR I AM DISCONNECTING BATTERY. ON STAR ADVISOR CALL ON MY CELL PHONE, AND TOLD ME TOW TRUCK WAS COMING. WHILE AWAITING TOW TRUCK SMOKE BECAME MORE INTENSE FROM AIR FILTER. OPENED THE AIR BOX AND FOUND MASS AIR FLOW CENTER BURNING. REMOVED AIR FILTER AND DISCOUNTED DUCT WORK TO PREVENT FIRE FROM SPREADING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPT. WAS CLOSED AND SALESMAN OPEN SHOP TO ALLOW CAR TO BE STORED INSIDE. EXCHANGED PHONE NUMBERS. RECEIVED CALL 4/2/07 AND WAS ADVISED FOREIGN OBJECT (POSSIBLY A CIGARETTE) WAS INGESTED INTO FILTER WHICH CAUSED FIRE. AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE SERVICE MANAGER I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE AGENT SINCE I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. AFTER INSPECTION BY MY INSURANCE CO. WHO CONSULTED WITH A FIRE INVESTIGATION/ADJUSTER, IN HIS EXPERT OPINION, THE FIRE BEGAN AT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND WORKED IT'S WAY OUT. THE INVESTIGATOR FEELS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A CIGARETTE TO BE THROWN FROM A MOVING VEHICLE, REMAIN LIT, AND WORKS IT'S WAY UP A 2.5" OPENING INSIDE A FENDER OF A MOVING CAR. PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTATION ARE AVAILABLE INCIDENT A FULL REPORT FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS TO GM, THEY REFUSED TO COVER ANY REPAIRS OR CONSIDER THIS MAY BE A DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME AS THEY FEEL THIS WAS A REPAIR INCURRED BY A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10187276

Incident

Mar 31, 2007

Mileage

3,751 mi