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2012 Chevrolet Impala engine problems

The 2012 Chevrolet Impala has 43 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

43

Engine complaints

10%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

What owners report

I WAS STANDING IN TRAFFIC AND SMOKE START COMING INSIDE THE CAR FROM ENGINE AND THE ENGINE START ON FIRE THE CAR BURN FROM THE ENGINE OUT ??? AND I FOUND THIS INFORMATION ABOUT SAFETY PROBLEMS AND RECALLS ON THIS CAR MODEL ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS CAR MODEL AND YEAR HAVE FIRE HAZARD PROBLEMS…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · May 2, 2016 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2012 Chevrolet Impala have?

NHTSA has 43 complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Impala engine — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.