The vehicle has an internal coolant leak within the engine compartment. The leak occurred because the intake manifold gasket was made with a thin material which disintegrated and created an orange slug in the engine, per the dealership.
1998 Chevrolet Monte Carlo engine complaints
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Problems with heavy engine knocking, crankshaft sensor, oil consumption, oil pan gasket...etc.
The vehicle leaked coolant due to the faulty manifold gasket.
Consumer states that while driving and no warning when pressing on the gas pedal it will boggle down causing it to be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. Dealer notified. Mr consumer stated that PCM, oxygen sensor and wires around the knock sensor replaced as a cause, but the problem still exist.
Vehicle sporadically hesitates on acceleration. Does not matter if engine is cold or warm. Symptoms also happen at speed and it feels like the engine is not receiving enough gasoline to operate at speed. Engine has shut off by itself at idle in gear two times. Computer has not set any codes. Plugs and wires replaced. No help with the problem. Engine will usually turn to normal within 15 to 20 seconds of episode. During episode pressure on gas pedal does not result in acceleration. Mechanic reluctant to replace components (I.e tps, egr, etc.) since no codes have appeared and confidence low as to which componet (if any) is causing the problem. Problem particularly bothersome when pulling into traffic as vehicle will not always accelerate to speed as anticipated. *jb *****dimsii ivoq entry poster after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis****764525
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The car would either stall or hesitate if driven, then let cool off for a while and the went to drive again. Dealer was informed but not able to fix.
When oil was changed noticed lots of fluids leaking. Dealer stated rack and pinion needed to be replaced. Please provide further information.
On 4 different occasions vehicle stalled out and died without warning. Dealer has inspected vehicle several times, and has not been able to duplicate the problem.
While driving at 85mph the engine shut off. The owner notified the dealer, and was informed that there is an engine limit. When the vehicle reaches certain MPH, power is cut off from the engine. Owner states that the dealer did not tell the owner about this .
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