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Sedans Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Impala Catalytic Converter
24 messages, Last post on Oct 07, 2007 at 9:01 PM
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Replying to: gretchen4 (Jul 22, 2007 1:59 pm) "For 8 years or 80,000 miles, whichever comes first, if the catalytic converter or vehicle (powertrian) control module is found to be defective, GM will repair or replace it under the Federal Emission Control Warranty."  Is the 'vehicle (powertrain) control module' otherwise known as the Engine Computer? At any rate, it does sound like the catalytic converter. I dropped it off at the dealer's shop tonight. I'll write back with the results. |
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Replying to: gretchen4 (Jul 21, 2007 7:56 am) I am the one that posted on the Chevrolet Impala 2005 & Earlier Discussion Section. Please look at posting 13377 dated 06/08/07. This references the warranty extension of the 2001 LS catalytic converter to 10 years or 120,000 miles (whatever comes first). The replacement is no charge. Not one penny! I did not have any problems at the dealer. I had forgot about the letter until they told me that it was covered under an extended warranty issued by GM. I then found the letter and typed it word for word on the Discussion Section so that others may benefit from it. Hope this clears up any confusion that you may have had.
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Replying to: topper7 (Jul 23, 2007 6:10 pm)  ) I never received the warranty extension letter from GM, so I'm looking for your post 13377. When I enter 13377 in the message number and press go, I go nowhere. I'll keep looking. Thank you. |
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Replying to: topper7 (Jul 23, 2007 6:10 pm) I just found your post number 13377. (This forum is a bit difficult for me to navigate.)
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Replying to: gretchen4 (Jul 24, 2007 7:45 am) car acts the same as what yall had sad in the other post i got an 2002 Impala Base 3.4 v6 New Motor but on take off my car is very slow slow i mean it struggles to get reach 25 mph an at low speeds u can feel it cutting out and jerking and it kills my gas millage since the cat went out iv ben getting around 9.2 mpg i have to floor it 97.9 % of the time to get it to even move faster then 30 but once i get rolling it will run up to 115 mph i mean once it warms up it dose good on the high way i can put it to the floor and suck up to the car in front of me an pass them with out any problem but after i hammer it for a while it will display a light saying Reduces Engine Power i noticed with my old motor i was getting 24.8 mpg and thats everyday driven in the city also who ever has the 3.4 v6 watch out for over heating problems it only takes one time for it to over heat to start messing up very bad i over heated my 3400 once and about 3days later it blew the intanke & head gasket theres nothing you can do to stop so be ware and watch your temp gauge when my head blew it took 4 weeks for the whole motor to blow i mean it threw a rod threw the oil pan and on to my tires and the motor causen a fire and i spun the car out |
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Replying to: gretchen4 (Jul 24, 2007 7:38 am) This is correct. DO NOT let them tell you otherwise. The emissions warranty covers the ECM/PCM (computer) and some other emissions sensors. If the catalytic converter has failed and you are with in the 8 years/80,000 miles, then they have to cover it under warranty and you should not be paying a dime. Now, they can charge you for waste disposal fees, diagnostics and incidentals, so they have you there. The dealer just called and said yes, it's the catalytic converter, and he has to order one (2-3 days, since they don't store them there, due to hazardous materials). There are so many things wrong with that statement, I don't even know where to start.  In the first place, new catalytic converters are not classified as hazardous materials. Used ones, possibly, but not new ones. So who ever told you that is clueless. Besides, even if for some reason, the cat could possibly be hazardous material (which it is not), then I would have to assume that they couldn't keep bulk oil, coolant, brake cleaners, carb cleaners, A/C refrigerant, paints and a whole host of other automotive chemicals, as those ARE all hazardous materials. I sometimes wonder about some of these places and what they tell people. I'm betting that the reason that they don't stock the cats is cost. They don't want to put the expense out to keep something like that on the shelf.
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Replying to: 0patience (Jul 29, 2007 1:01 pm)
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Replying to: slvimpala (Jul 29, 2007 2:39 pm) Please, if that is the case, you really need to find another place to work on your vehicle. Is this a dealer? If the cat was replaced 2 months ago, then the new installation has a new warranty. |
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Replying to: 0patience (Jul 29, 2007 1:01 pm) Come late Monday, I still hadn't heard from them, so I called. They said they hadn't gotten to the car yet (then why did I have to schedule a 9:45 am Monday appointment?), because 3 mechanics (wrench turners) had not shown up. I'm starting to wonder what type of people they hire. The dealer told me he'd try to get to it Tuesday. Tuesday morning they called, said they were able to diagnose late Monday, and confirmed it needed a new catalytic converter, it was covered under warranty, and that they didn't store due to hazardous materials. It would take 2-3 days to get. I said ok. Wednesday afternoon dealer called and said car was ready to pick up! Guess they found a converter locally at another dealer. The entire job was free. He did try to sell me a 60,000 mile service package, but I said no. I suspect that you're right, that they don't keep large inventories due to cost, or, as a friend mechanic told me, catalytic converters are expensive, and some dealers don't store due to employee theft. Sounds a little over the top to me, though. I've had the car for 4 days now, and my daughter took it on a long trip into the mountains over the weekend (Lake Tahoe), and all went fine. |
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