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Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
65,000 miles · Apr 22, 2010
Steering
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1963 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND TURNING RIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SHEARING NOISE FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE …
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1963 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND TURNING RIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SHEARING NOISE FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000. REMAILED 09/16/14*LJ
NHTSA ODI #10327005
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