1. Took my car in for service for an intermittent "check engine" light. Service required was a purge solenoid for the charcoal cannister. 2. After returning the car home and it sitting for a couple days, I went to start the car and the battery was dead. Jumped the battery with another car and when I went to turn the key in the monte carlo, the intake manifold exploded in about 20 different pieces in a deafening explosion. 3. Nothing has been done to repair yet, but the damage is catastrophic. I'm looking at $$$$$ repair. I have pictures of it if needed. If I had been standing over the engine and my wife had turned the key I would be looking at a hospital stay.
2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo engine complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet monte carlo ss. The vehicle caught on fire while parked in the driveway. It appeared to be an engine compartment fire. The fire department extinguished the flames. The manufacturer advised him to tow the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The failure mileage was 160,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet monte carlo. After driving 40 MPH, the contact smells burning oil and occasionally notices smoke under the hood of the vehicle. He received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). The remedy was to remove the spark plug wire retention channel at the front of the engine and install two new spark plug wire retainers. The contact believes that this will not repair the actual defect and the leak will still occur. He believes that the recall should offer a permanent repair to stop the leakage. The failure mileage was 50,000 and current mileage was 137,674.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet monte carlo. The contact stated that the sensor in her egr would catch fire. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle began to smoke and smelled of burnt plastic. She depressed the accelerator pedal and felt as if she were pushing on air. The contact heard air blowing so she took the vehicle to a mechanic. The mechanic discovered that the sensor was completely melted and he repaired the vehicle. However, the issue recurred two days later. The mechanic could not determine what caused the failure. The vehicle has not been repaired for the second failure and the dealer and manufacturer have not been notified. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were approximately 221,000.
My chevy monte carlo's manifold intake gasket eroded away letting the engine oil and coolant to leak out. It is not a new car, but when I took it to the repair shop the owner said he knew exactly what the problem was without even looking, but did of course, and confirmed that the intake gasket was eroded away due to its being plastic instead of the metal gasket that should be used in the chevorlet v6 engines. He stated that he had replaced gasket after gasket since chevy had "cheapened up" the engines. I asked many other repairmen and the dealer and it was confirmed. I believe this is an industry problem, across their engineering boondaggles which have been put upon the public. It is not a cheap fix, unlike theirs, and cost me and many others $800-$1500 dollars in repair bills. Chevy has refused to help with this rampant problem. I think this should be a recall issue since it is not an isolated incident and certainly is not due to abuse of the vehicle or even excessive mileage and wear. My car has 73000 miles on it and haven't done anything but be good to this vehicle. I have searched many sites in order for my complaint to be registered. Please advise me about any steps I can pursue to make chevy and gm "undo" the defect they created. Thank you. Jah
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet monte carlo. The contact attempted to start the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. He attempted to jumpstart the vehicle and the engine blew up in flames. A local mechanic stated that the intake manifold was defective. The manufacturer stated that there were too many miles on the vehicle. There were no recalls related to the VIN; therefore, they would not be liable for the repairs. The dealer has not been notified. The current and failure mileages were 140,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet monte carlo. The battery died and the contact jumpstarted the vehicle. When the vehicle started, there was an explosion that caused the intake manifold to blow its cover. Prior to the contact purchasing the vehicle, a recall was performed relating to the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v090000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery). Since the recall repair was previously performed, the dealer would not repair the vehicle for free. The failure mileage was 103,767 and current mileage was 103,983.
With no indication of trouble, the car stalls and shuts down while driving. Sometimes it can be re-started, sometimes it cannot be restarted. After towed to the dealer, the problem does not occur and no cause is identified. Last year the dealer replaced the idle air control and cleaned the throttle body, but the problem returned intermittently. It has occurred once / week for the last month.
Engine failure on a 2000 monte carlo ss with only 60,000 miles. I realize I was out of warrenty, but to have to replace an entire engine that basically disintegrated from under me is not something I ever thought I would have to do on this vehicle. I am left hung out to dry by gm.
Problems with the intake gasket on the 2000 monte carlo.***no answer required*** *mr the intake gasket had blown. *sc
Effects of problems due to head gaskets and intake manifold: (1)burning smell coming from the engine; (2)minor breathing problems, diziness, and lightheadedness; (3)soar throat irritation and tiredness while driving. *ak (4)causes heavy use of gas, bad gas milage, and coolant is used up very quickly and becomes brown and slimey. Solution: I was told that 2000 chevy monte carlo's had problems with the gaskets and intake manifolds. Numerous 2000 models seem to have this issue but were never recalled. My warranty company paid for the parts to be fixed it just never seems to be corrected right. However, I feel it is highly dangerous and could be a safety problem causing people to fall asleep at the wheel. The burning smell that comes from the gaskets is very odorous, causes dizziness, breathing irritation/problems and if it does this to an adult I could only imagine the damage it could do to a child. It also makes you tired. I fought to stay awake because of this problem.
2000 monte carlo low coolent sensor quit 3 times poor design[moisture], rear anti lock sensor 2 twice.all in 4 years. Dealers doesn't care.
$300 to correct alignment.500 to fix leaking coolant.oth costs due to design/parts flaws.
My vehicle needed to have the upper and lower intake manifold gaskets, egr, plugs, new coolant, oil & filter replaced. Dealer said egr burnt through "plastic" and this is how I got leaks. Car smelled like it was burning. At first car would continually stall, even when driving. Then it started blowing out white smoke and then would not start at all. I am furious over this. My car is out of the 3 years warranty. It has 52,000 miles and has been very well taken care of. Contacted gm only to be told they would not offer any cost assistance because I don't have records of doing my own oil changes. If I were to have taken the car for every oil change at the dealer where there would be a record, they might have considered offering help. My car has always had oil changes every 3,000 miles. There is an online petition right now with over 2,200 signatures for the problem with the intake manifold gasket leaks. Gm is well aware of this problem and they are turning their backs on us consumers. If there wasn't a problem with the gaskets, then why have them come out with an upgraded gasket part? I would love to send you my service history along with the letter I wrote to gm regarding this problem.
On two separate occasions there were engine explosions which resulted in fires when starting vehicle. The fire was extinguished by the owner. The fire marshal report has not been received yet. *ak
I have a 2000 monte carlo which I had serviced at borchers auto in blackwood nj . They replaced the intake gasket set [ ms90565 ] , and the valve cover gasket set [ vs50442r ] . I wanted to know if this was a recall for that model year that I was not aware of.
While driving without warning the vehicle stalled and became difficult for the consumer to control. The starter and flywheel had to be replaced. *ak *cb
The engine cradle warped and had to be replaced by the dealer.
The intake manifold cracked, which caused fluid to leak. Egr, plugs, new coolant oil and filter had to be replaced.
Low coolent. Took to the dealer at 40,000 miles for problem. Dealer replaced manifold intake gaskett. At 42,000 vehicle heated to luke warm temperature. Returned to dealer at 45,000 miles. Dealer replaced radiator and thermostat. Dealers explination: "the weekest area was originally replace which lead to other problems down the line"!!!!
Engine found to have three oil leaks that have been present for well over a year. A local dealership found caked oil from leaks in the A/C compressor (passenger side front), front crank sensor (passenger>side rear) and the intake manifold (driver side rear). They also stated that the car was too new to have that much caked up oil and that I should contact the dealership I purchased my vehicle from (along with my three previous vehicles). Three separate oil leaks in a 2000 vehicle is not normal or expected.
Consumer states they had vehicle service,dealer found cracks in the serpentine belt. Nlm
Leather seats: the quailty of the leather was "poor" to say the least. Dealer did replace the rear seat after repeated complaints. Speed control: at about 40,000 miles, speed control makes audible sound upon engaging or disengaging. Dealer replaced speed control module and this did not stop the problem. Interior: the coating on the dash board is peeling. Steering: makes aut\dible snapping ni\oise when turning. Dealer cannot find problem. Transmission: engine cuts out when under load at 1800 -2500 RPM on hills. Tachometer jumps up and down. Dealer had the car for 4 days and couldn't recreate the problem. I took them for a test drive and recreated it over and over again.
At low and high speed if a bump is hit vehicle cuts off. No warning sign flashs indicating vehicle will cut off. Problem is intermittent. Dealer was not notified, and could not duplicate the problem..*ak vehicle runs hot quickly. Vehicle starts hard or turns over twice before actual starting. Consumer would like to trade vehicle.
Engine stalled while going 65mph on freeway and would not restart, accelerator pedal was no longer responding to vehicles speed. There was no warning indicating on the dashboard. Diagnostic information reading was negative. Dealer was notified. *ak
On several occasions, heater core failed, dash vent broke.
While operating vehicle under normal conditions engine will stall while in traffic. Dealership has examined vehicle three times and failed to correct defect. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
While driving about 65 MPH engine will stall without any prior warning, just like somebody turned off engine. Had taken vehicle to dealer, and they could not find what was causing stalling.
I brought the car back to the dealer a total of four times,because the engine coolant level low indicator light came on ,each time they topped it off and couldn't find a problem,I was really concerned because the car manual says the coolant fluid should be fine for at least five years or 150,000.the forth time I brought the car in was yesterday I wanted to leave it and get this resolved,four hours later I called and they found a leaking gasket ,they said they would have to keep it for a couple of days and take part of the engine apart ,I was not happy .I didn't buy a new car to have this kind of work done at 26,500.
I have a 2000 monte carlo ss and im have intermetted stalling and exsessive cranking and dealer said they can't find anything. My ses light comes on and does not store codes. I have a egg smell coming out of the heat and a.c. My rims are chipped. The factory just painted over them. Three lines in my defogger do not work from the dealer when they where putting car parts in my car and scrached the lines. My driver seat is caving in and was retrimed 2 times and looks 2 diff. Colors. My trac. Did not work once in a skid 2 days ago.my remote some times don't lock my car and the dealer said its normal. Back brake sqeek and took it to a tire place and they add "quiet brake" to the back of pads to stop it ..so far it works. Dealer replaced my radio after its singed my tape and it skipps cd's and scratches them. When defogger is on I can't get any clear radio stations. My driver window is scrached at top from putting the window down and when its down in the door it chatters over bumps and pass. Side works great. Sun rood lining is broke and dealer glued it and broke in winter.each time I get it back from that dealer I get a scratch in it so I just changed dealers. My car idles between 500&1000 and some times stalls. Car rolls back on hills.the dealer damged my side mirrors and will not replace them... Please help me.
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