2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REMOVAL OF ENGINE PLASTIC "BEAUTY" COVER AND PLASTIC OIL-FILL-TUBE EXTENSION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF 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 REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLAMES ENGULFED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ UPDATED 08/03/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLANT) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 05/17/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BEAUTY COVER WAS REMOVED AS A REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), WHICH LEFT ALL THE ENGINE WIRES EXPOSED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE REMEDY PRESENTED A SAFETY RISK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE FOLLOWING MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 05/31/2016*LJ UPDATED 06/01/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 03/23/16*LJ *TR

SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2013 THIS IS AROUND THE 5TH TIME THIS HAPPENS. WHEN YOU TURN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR THE ENGINE JUST WON'T TURN OVER. THEN AFTER A WHILE IT STARTS. ALL THE OTHER ELECTRICAL THINGS HAPPEN LIKE LIGHTS, RADIO BUT THE ENGINE JUST WON'T TURN AND IT'S NOT THE BATTERY. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER WORK I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AS IT DID NOT HAPPEN WITH THEM. THEY COULD NOT MIMIC THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULD NOT FIGURE WHAT WAS WRONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFELY AND SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURIES.THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,129. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT \REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TEMPERATURE WOULD INCREASE SPORADICALLY AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE IN THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM WAS CLOGGED. AS A RESULT, THE RADIATOR AND HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER AND WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000. UPDATED 07/17/09 *BF UPDATED 07/20/09.*JB

I HAD TO REPLACE MY CAT CONVERTER AT APPROX. 65,000 MILES, HAVE INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHEN SWITCHING FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAMS, CERTAIN LIGHTS ON THE STEREO AND CLIMATE CONTROLS HAVE GONE OUT, AND SECURITY/KEY LOCK CYLINDER ISSUES, WHERE THE CAR WON'T START FOR AN HOUR OR SO. CAR NOW HAS 86,000MILES, ISSUES STILL EXIST. *TR THIS IS THE JEFF GORDON EDITION

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL PRESENT ON THE CARPORT FLOOR. TWO DEALERS DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A BLOWN OIL FILTER, WHICH COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A POTHOLE. AFTER PERFORMING AN INTERNAL DIAGNOSTIC AND ENGINE OIL TESTS, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VALVES WERE STICKING IN THE FUEL PUMP AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WOULD COST OVER $4,000. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO CALL THE CONTACT BY MARCH 31, 2008 TO ASSIST HER WITH RESOLVING THE ISSUES; HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS WOULD BE THE DEALER'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,027 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Z-34 1997, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND IDLING HIGH. *BF THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. *JB