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2002 Chevrolet Impala fuel system, gasoline problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 2002 Chevrolet Impala2% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Fuel System, Gasoline complaints
2%
share of all complaints
70,450 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My son went to jump start the car and when he tried to start it the engine blew up . The intake manifold flew off in multiple pieces. Had car towed to my mechanic and found out the cylinder was dead due to the explosion. Though well the car had a lot of miles, so I thought it was just its time. So…

    filed Dec 24, 2014

  • This is a continuing problem. When I start my car and drive it down the road, sometimes, but not always, the idle will not come down from high idle. I can do up to 45 mph and never touch the accelerator. If I tap the accelerator to release the high idle, it works sometimes. Usually thought, I have…

    filed Jul 19, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.