2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FLAMES UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE OCCURRED DUE TO A FUEL LEAK. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THERE WERE NO LEAKS PRESENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FIRE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FUELED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A CASE MANAGER WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THE CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

Incident Jun 13, 2017

PASSLOCK SYSTEM; CAR WILL RANDOMLY (TEMPERATURE BASED?) REFUSE TO START DUE TO POORLY CONSTRUCTED PASSLOCK SENSOR. I KEEP MY DASH APART SO I CAN POKE AT THE CONTACTS (CORRODED? CHEAP TIN PLATING) TO HOTWIRE MY CAR WHEN IT LOCKS OUT. TOOK 20 MINUTES TO GO SEE IF MY WIFE WAS OK AT THE ER, THANKS CHEVY!

Incident Jun 25, 2017

2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAILURE AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR ENGINE REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FAILED WHEN OIL GOT ONTO THE ENGINE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL UNTIL AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *JS

Incident Jan 9, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Incident May 21, 2017

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HAVE SERVICE DONE ON A RECALL INVOLVING POTENTIAL UNDER HOOD FIRE TO REPLACE VALVE COVERS. THE OIL WAS/IS LEAKING ONTO THE MANIFOLD AND CAUSING THE CAR TO SMOKE. I BARELY DRIVE THIS CAR AND IT IS STILL LEAKING OIL ONTO THE MANIFOLD AND SMOKING. NOW THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX WHAT THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED.

Incident Mar 10, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE VARIOUS ELECTRICAL SHORTS IN THE VEHICLE, WHICH PREVENTED THE WINDOWS FROM GOING UP AND DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO SOLUTION AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Incident Feb 14, 2005

HAD ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL IN 2015 IN WHICH GAS GAUGE AND OTHER GAUGES, SPEEDOMETER WERE "BOUNCING". AUTO REPAIR DETERMINED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED IT TO THE TUNE OF $600. THIS YEAR, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN CAR SUDDENLY LOOSES ALL POWER AND TURNS OFF. BROUGHT BACK TO SAME REPAIR SHOP WHO STATED BATTERY CABLES WERE LOOSE AND TIGHTENED THEM FREE OF CHARGE. NOW 4-5 MONTHS LATER AND SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING WHICH HAPPENED 4 TIMES TODAY. TWICE WHILE MAKING A HARD TURN. TERMINALS ARE COMPLETELY TIGHT. EARLIER THIS YEAR COULD NOT TURN IGNITION KEY AND TAPPED IT WITH A HAMMER TO GET IT TO TURN. I HAVE BEEN READING QUITE A BIT ABOUT AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, BUT NO MENTION OF IT BY THE DEALER FOR TWO RECALL FIXES THIS YEAR REGARDING THE IGNITION KEY AND FOB, AND SOME COVER ON THE ENGINE. *TR

Incident Dec 23, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE BACK COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,571.

Incident Sep 27, 2016

ISSUES WITH THE BCM AND PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THE CAR WHILE ON AND DRIVING WILL DISPLAY SECURITY ALONGSIDE THE BATT GAUGE QUITS WORKING. IF SHUT OFF CAR WILL NOT START, AND LIGHT STAY ON. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATT FOR SOME TIME. WITH THE THE AUTO LIGHTS SOMETIMES COME ON DURING MID DAY WITH THE SUN SHINING. THIS IS BECOMING A HASSLE. I'D RATHER PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR THAN GO THREW DEALERSHIP HOOPS.

Incident Aug 11, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE CAUSED BY THE EMITTING OIL FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. .....UPDATED 08/11/16 *BF

Incident Jul 14, 2010

TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK AND HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE OR LOCAL ROADS. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON IN A FEW SECONDS, OTHER TIMES IT TAKES AS LONG AS THIRTY SECONDS

Incident May 5, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LAMP LENSES HAD BEEN OXIDIZED AND THAT THERE WAS A FILM BUILD UP WHICH AFFECTED THE VISIBILITY OF THE LOW BEAMS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION CAUSING THE LIGHTING TO BE DIM. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY LESS ENTRY FUNCTION FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO UTILIZE THE OWNERS MANUAL TO OVERRIDE THE SYSTEM BY EITHER DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLE OR RESETTING THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,400.

Incident Nov 20, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A STRONG BURNING FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 193,000.

Incident Apr 13, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE NECESSARY RECALL REPAIR PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. A REMEDY HAD NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED FOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS WERE SECURED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER CONTINUOUSLY CANCELLED AND RESCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS TO THEIR DISCRETION WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE HOW THE DEALER WAS MAKING APPOINTMENTS FOR REPAIRS WHEN THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ UPDATED 07/251/6.*JB

Incident Jan 1, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Incident Dec 26, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE BOTH INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER OCCUPANTS. A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO LIFT THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED. THE TWO OCCUPANTS RECEIVED SMOKE INHALATION AND SLIGHT BURNS TO THEIR ARMS. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Incident Jun 30, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE BURNING ODOR; HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Incident Dec 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Incident Feb 5, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD WAS CONSTANTLY HOT AND THERE WERE STRONG FUMES OF FUEL AND BURNING OIL. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE TITLE WAS FOR A SALVAGED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Incident Jan 5, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE ADDING ENGINE OIL TO THE VEHICLE, SMOKE FUMES APPEARED BEFORE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,356.

Incident Feb 11, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Incident Dec 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE COMPUTER TURNED ON AND OFF AS SMOKE EMITTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

Incident Jan 16, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FUMES OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE HOOD BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE AN OFFER TO BUY THE VEHICLE WAS GIVEN BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Incident Jun 8, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Incident Jan 12, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 225,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Incident Oct 1, 2015

TWO ISSUES: (1) THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 2002 MONTE CARLO 3.8L V6 EXPLODED WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED, AND IT EXPLODED WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE OIL CAP (SCREWED IN WITH THICK THREADS) WAS BLOWN OFF. HAD MY MECHANIC HAD HIS HEAD UNDER THERE WHEN HIS COUNTERPART TURNED THE KEY IT WOULD HAVE KILLED HIM AS SHRAPNEL FLEW EVERYWHERE. GM HAD A RECALL REGARDING THE EXPLODING OF INTAKE MANIFOLDS ON THIS EXACT ENGINE BUT IT ONLY WENT UP TO MDL YR 2000. THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND EFFECTS ARE IDENTICAL INCLUDING THE ENGINE MODEL. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CARNAGE THIS EXPLOSION CAUSED BUT WOULD NEED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO SEND THEM TO YOU. (2) AS THE NHTSA IS AWARE, GM HAS RECENTLY ISSUED A THIRD RECALL FOR LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKETS THAT HAVE STARTED FIRES IN THIS SAME VEHICLE. BY SHEER COINCIDENCE ON THE SAME DAY THAT GM ANNOUNCED THIS THIRD RECALL I PAID MY MECHANIC OVER $300.00 TO REPLACE THESE VALVE COVER GASKETS AND I WANT GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS. IT WAS POSING A FIRE HAZARD AND WE TRANSPORT OUR YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH GM HAS ADMITTED IN WRITING THAT THEY HAVE MY CORRECT ADDRESS ON FILE AS REGISTERED WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE OIL LEAKS CAUSING FIRES NOR WILL THEY ELABORATE AS TO WHY OR INDICATE THAT THEY WILL RESEARCH WHY I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THEIR RECORDS WILL BEAR OUT THAT I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF ANY SUCH RECALL. I AM GETTING NOTHING FROM GM BUT THE STANDARD PARTY LINE AND NEED THEM TO LOOK AT AND REPAIR THIS INTAKE MANIFOLD ISSUE NOW. IT IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION AND IS DEAD. I HAVE ASKED FOR THEM TO PROVIDE A RENTAL BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. PLEASE, YOUR ASSISTANCE IS DESPERATELY NEEDED. MY WIFE AND I ARE RAISING OUR TWO YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN AND I NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET TO WORK. WE CAN NOT AFFORD A RENTAL UNTIL SUCH TIME AS GM DECIDES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

Incident Nov 10, 2015

AS THE NHTSA IS AWARE, GM HAS RECENTLY ISSUED A THIRD RECALL FOR LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKETS THAT HAVE STARTED FIRES IN THIS SAME VEHICLE. BY SHEER COINCIDENCE ON THE SAME DAY THAT GM ANNOUNCED THIS THIRD RECALL I PAID MY MECHANIC OVER $300.00 TO REPLACE THESE VALVE COVER GASKETS AND I WANT GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS. IT WAS POSING A FIRE HAZARD AND WE TRANSPORT OUR YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE REPEATEDLY ASKED GM WHY I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES RELATIVE TO THE LEAKING VALVE COVERS. THEY HAVE NOT ANSWERED THIS QUESTION. I WANT GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS REPAIR.

Incident Oct 28, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED OIL ON THE MOTOR AND LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE TOP AND SIDE OF THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Incident Sep 25, 2015

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY MONTE CARLO LS THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON SPONTANEOUSLY WITHOUT THE BUTTON BEING PRESSED AND WHEN THIS LIGHT SPONTANEOUSLY COMES ON, THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEMS DO NOT TURN ON WHEN DIAL IS TURNED ON. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT TURNS OFF, THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM WORKS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA AND SPOKE TO TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE ADVISORS AND THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES YET THERE ARE FORUMS WHERE OTHER OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME NOW.

Incident Sep 28, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES RANDOMLY FOR MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WEEKS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Incident Oct 10, 2014

WENT TO START CAR ONE DAY. TURNED KEY AND HEARD LOUD POP. RUSHED TO LIFT GOOD AND TOP OF MOTOR ON FIRE. LUCKILY HAD EXTINGUISHER RIGHT INSIDE GARAGE DOOR AND IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED. PLASTIC INTAKE COVER WAS BLOWN APART IN MULTIPLE PIECES. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OF THIS SAME INCIDENT, SOMEWHERE CLAIMING THAT IT COMES FROM A FAULTY FUEL SHIFT OF VALVE OR SOMETHING. IF YOU NOTICE WITH LOW MILES, THIS CAR IS BARELY DRIVEN AND ALWAYS BABIED. *TR

Incident Aug 14, 2013

VEHICLE WILL NOT START INTERMITTENTLY AFTER IT HAS WARMED UP. HAS HAD THE BCM CHANGED AND REPROGRAMMED, THE FUEL SYSTEM CHECKED AND FILTER CHANGED; THE FUEL SYSTEM RELAYS HAVE ALL BEEN CHANGED , THE PASSLOCK AND IGNITION CYLINDER WITH KEYS HAVE BEEN CHANGED, AND YET THE PROBLEM PERSIST.(NOTE: ALL PARTS WERE BRAND NEW AND GM PARTS) BEING A PERSON IN A CERTAIN CRITERIA I NEVER KNOW WHEN I MAY NEED TO LEAVE SHORT NOTICE BUT DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY OF RELYING ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THAT PART OF MY JOB TO GET ME THERE.

Incident Feb 4, 2015

WHEN WARM FROM A STANDING STOP THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHUDDER UNDER HARD ACCELERATION . ALSO UP SHIFTS BECOME ERRATIC AND VERY HARSH.

Incident May 6, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO FUNCTION ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 08E063000 (STEERING) AND 09E005000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Incident Jul 20, 2015

WHEN WARM FROM A STANDING STOP THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHUDDER UNDER HARD ACCELERATION . ALSO UP SHIFTS BECOME ERRATIC AND VERY HARSH.

Incident Jul 6, 2015

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2002 CHEVY MONTE CARLO. HOWEVER I HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING.IT HAS HAD THE RECALLED IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE VEHICLE STILL DOESN'T START. I HAVE DONE SOME INVESTIGATING ON THE WEB AND DISCOVERED IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM OF MANY GENERAL MOTORS MAKES BETWEEN THE 1999-2004 MODAL YEARS.THE VEHICLES VATS SYSTEM (VEHICLE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM)WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO START.WHEN THE VEHICLE DOESN'T START I HAVE TO WAIT 10MINUTES AND LOW AND BEHOLD IT WILL START.THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS NOT ONLY AGGRAVATING BUT COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE MOVED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.PLEASE MAKE GM RECALL THESE VEHICLES! SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Incident Jun 19, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE FLOORMAT BECAME STUCK UNDER THE PEDAL. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A BOULDER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.

Incident Aug 30, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START UNLESS THE CONTACT WAITED FOR TEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS REMOVED WHILE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION AND THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

Incident May 19, 2008

HELLO, I HAD AN IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO (VIN [XXX]) FOR A COST OF $715.92 ON 4.23.2013 DUE TO A KEY TURNING ISSUE. I THEN RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL IN FEB 2015. I THINK I SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE. WORK WAS PERFORMED AT : R.M. BURRITT MOTORS INC. 340 STATE ROUTE 104 OSWEGO NY 13126. PHONE (315)342-8948 THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Incident Apr 23, 2013

THE POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING ,AND THEN THE SECURITY SYSTEM WOULDN'T LET ME START THE CAR. ALSO THE CAR STARTED RUNNING HOT FOR NO REASON AT ALL. *TR

Incident Apr 17, 2013