2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Complaints

Engine, fire under hood. Have contacted dealer & GM, they said there is nothing they can do about it. Faulty replaced parts by dealer.

WE BOUGHT THE 2000 CHEVY MONTE CARLO SS VIN [XXX] BACK IN JUNE 2019 WE HAVE DONE SOME REGULAR REPAIRS ON IT WHEN WE FIRST GOT IT AND EVERYTHING WORKED GREAT! STARTED EVERY SINGLE TIME. 02/18/2020 WE WENT TO START IT AND IT WAS ACTING LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. WENT AND CHECK THE BATTERY VOLT READ AND IT WAS READING AT 8 SO I HOOKED UP JUMPER CABLE TO IT AND LET IT SIT FOR A COUPLE MINUTES. GOT IN A TURNED THE KEY OVER TO START IT. THE WHOLE PLASTIC INTAKE BLEW UP AND PIECES WENT EVERYWHERE. THEN CAUGHT FIRE. IT WAS SO BAD VERY SCARY. THE DAMAGE WAS LITTLE COMPARED OF WHAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN IF THE HOOD WAS CLOSED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WENT TO DO A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE I GOT MY MAIL AND I PUT NEW HEAD GASKETS OR WHATEVER IT WAS DONE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE AND NOW IT'S STILL LEAKING OIL I AM CALLING THEM TO BALISE CHEVROLET WARWICK RHODE ISLAND I WILL RECALL ON THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM CUZ IT WAS NOT LEAKING WHEN I WENT THERE I WANT IT FIXED PROPERLY AND IT SHOULDN'T BE ANY CHARGE TO ME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION WHEN IT ENTERED THEIR SHOPI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND A FIRE STARTED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER OF A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

CAR WAS RECALLED AND FIXED - STATING IF THE RECALL WAS NOT FIXED THE MOTOR COULD CATCH FIRE. CAR WAS REPAIRED IN 2017 AND LAST WEEK; I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE MOTOR CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I DO NOW... CAR WAS STATIONARY; CAUGHT ON FIRE AT ATTEMPTED START UP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GIVE THE VEHICLE A JUMP TO GET IT STARTED, THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN FOR OIL DRIPPING ONTO MANIFOLD. NEED NEW SLIP FOR SHOP TO FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AND THE VEHICLE'S TEMPERATURE GAUGE ELEVATED. THE CONTACT POURED COOLANT INTO THE RADIATOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,782.