# 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `1257423` · 2016-02-01 · 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:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
## Narrative
2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA.  CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE AFTER OIL SPILLED ONTO ENGINE.  CONSUMER STATES RECEIVED ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES RECALL NOTICE AFTER INCIDENT.  *SMD  THE CONSUMER STATED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE, SHE HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE, BECAUSE HER INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. *JB
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