Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1981 Chevrolet Impala

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
2
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

2 filed
0
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical SYSTEM:STARTER Assembly
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
83V077000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES1983-08-19

ACCELERATOR PUMP LEVER RETAINING PIN MAY LOOSEN AFTER REPEATED HEAVY ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPLICATIONS. THIS COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.

FixDEALER WILL INSTALL A SPECIAL COTTER PIN, TO RETAIN THE ACCELERATOR PUMP PIN, AND A SPRING CLIP THRUST WASHER ON THE ACCELERATOR PUMP LINK.

80V125000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES1980-09-25

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH A BRAKE PEDAL SUPPORT BRACKET WHICH WAS DESIGNED FOR USE IN DIESEL ENGINE VEHICLES. THE INCORRECT BRACKET MAY CAUSE THE SERVICE BRAKES TO REMAIN PARTIALLY APPLIED, RESULTING IN BRAKE OVERHEATING AND REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS.

FixDEALER WILL INSPECT VEHICLES AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE PEDAL SUPPORT BRACKET AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

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