# 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1146066` · 2015-01-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** IMPALA
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 239,000
## Narrative
CAR CAUGHT FIRE AFTER SHORT DRIVE. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AFTER A SHORT DRIVE UNDER A MILE PROCEEDED TO SHUT CAR OFF AND WENT TO CHECK MY MAILBOX AND HEARD A WOOF AND THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES I CALLED 911 AT THAT TIME BY THE TIME IT WAS PUT OUT IT HAD DONE DAMAGE TO MY HOUSE, YARD, FENCE, AND A TRUCK PARKED NEXT TO THE CAR. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS.  *TR
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