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Intake Manifold Gasket Failure, Leaking Coolant
2002 Chevrolet Impala (Page 6 of 8)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Chevrolet dealer.
7.9
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $820
- Average Mileage:
- 89,500 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 142 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- class action law suit pending, get on the list (55 reports)
- pay to replace the intake manifold gasket (54 reports)
- not sure (20 reports)
- replacing it myself (7 reports)
- replace gasket, flush radiator and engine (3 reports)
- general motors sells a stop leak (2 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Wish I found this site sooner! I drive A LOT for my job thus my car is a tool for me. The past few weeks, it has overheated constantly. I flushed/changed the cooling system, changed thermostat (MAJOR PITA to do yourself), changed coolant temperature sensor, bled air out of the system with the 2 bleeder valve screws... ALL with the same end result--low coolant light & chime several times a day, overheating almost to max, but wait, sometimes it ran fine and I saw relief, then it overheated again.
A friend of my cousin is a mechanic. I told him what was up. He immediately said it was the intake gasket that this car HAS PROBLEMS with this all the time. I asked him to fix it. He did. Just got it done (same day) and he charged me $378 for parts and labor (I'm in a very small town, so I know I would have been robbed in a large city.) I ran the hell out of it and the temp didn't go past the middle. Stopped it, idled, revved it up stationary and never got past half way... ITS FIXED! GM needs to stay on top of their game and issue recalls and fix their design flaws! My mechanic said (and showed me) that the original was made of plastic and silicone. The new one is metal. Now I'm hoping I will be good to go at least another 100,000 miles as my job kills cars.
Overall, I love this car for the space and comfort! The only other things I had to do was replace the heater core about 80,000 miles, thermostat about 90,000 miles and again at 155,000 miles, but this is negligable and acceptable to me because things do happen and these were low cost, but the major thing like the gasket happening on ALL of them is unacceptable!
My Mother had a 2000 Impala and had the steering knuckle problem, but mine doesn't have it.
- jcloninger, Rogersville, TN, US