# 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `1254929` · 2016-01-22 · 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 AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 148,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE INDEPENDENTLY EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.   UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ  THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WILL HAVE TO JUNK THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS OF NO HELP. UPDATED 04/21/16.*JB
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