NHTSA complaint: 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA — ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. TWO YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DIMMED WITHOUT WARNING. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TUNE UP. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER THE SAME AFTER THE TUNE UP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation