Impalas were recommended at Nurse Chev Olds Whitby, and other dealers, and Impala drivers whenever we met one, as being comfortable, safe, and trouble free. We have a $25 000 new block driveway which is now spotted with oil.
I have had cars with much greater mileage that have never dripped: Morris Minor (UK) over 30 years old, Toyota Previa 350k plus km, Toyota Tercel bought it at 350 000km plus, and when scrapped much later still did not drip. American Motors Rambler wagon very high mileage, Datsun 610 - really used that car. Always I have had cars maintained especially vigilant about oil because needed for dependable travel for and at work. If GM is going to produce a so called top line car then oil leaks should never occur. We do not accept that oil leaks are an accepted norm on good cars and this is supposed to be one.
The big grief is that I have always been warned against Chevs as being cheap, and subject to many problems. So in 2007, having been told very often, during recent years that Chevy cars were now very relliable, we bought an Optra and this Impala the latter with 25 000km. Thought the Impala was going to be a success and now linkage, cross bar, track ends (more than once) and dripping oil. The latter, to me is indicative of carelessness on the part of the driver and maker. We were careful. We are seeking to replace it with an import which seem to be much better cars even if without N. American softness. The Optra was a disaster but Nurse put things right but it took 3 months of constant returns to the shop and Mary Nurse was generous with loan cars or I would have been without transport.
I think leaks like this one, (which seems to be associated with old fashioned rubber (?? really?? rubber?) and detaching the transmission before anything can be done with the added possibility of at least loosening the oil pan)) should never happen. Will GM pay? I am told not - par for the course. Then start charging lower prices for new cars.
oil leak at transmission/engine block/oil pan
Impalas were recommended at Nurse Chev Olds Whitby, and other dealers, and Impala drivers whenever we met one, as being comfortable, safe, and trouble free. We have a $25 000 new block driveway which is now spotted with oil.
I have had cars with much greater mileage that have never dripped: Morris Minor (UK) over 30 years old, Toyota Previa 350k plus km, Toyota Tercel bought it at 350 000km plus, and when scrapped much later still did not drip. American Motors Rambler wagon very high mileage, Datsun 610 - really used that car. Always I have had cars maintained especially vigilant about oil because needed for dependable travel for and at work. If GM is going to produce a so called top line car then oil leaks should never occur. We do not accept that oil leaks are an accepted norm on good cars and this is supposed to be one.
The big grief is that I have always been warned against Chevs as being cheap, and subject to many problems. So in 2007, having been told very often, during recent years that Chevy cars were now very relliable, we bought an Optra and this Impala the latter with 25 000km. Thought the Impala was going to be a success and now linkage, cross bar, track ends (more than once) and dripping oil. The latter, to me is indicative of carelessness on the part of the driver and maker. We were careful. We are seeking to replace it with an import which seem to be much better cars even if without N. American softness. The Optra was a disaster but Nurse put things right but it took 3 months of constant returns to the shop and Mary Nurse was generous with loan cars or I would have been without transport.
I think leaks like this one, (which seems to be associated with old fashioned rubber (?? really?? rubber?) and detaching the transmission before anything can be done with the added possibility of at least loosening the oil pan)) should never happen. Will GM pay? I am told not - par for the course. Then start charging lower prices for new cars.
- Billl And Rosemary B., pickering, ON, Canada