Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1998 - Engine and engine cooling - car safety information, failing parts, recalls, bulletins, complaints

Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1998

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
09V116000	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.	V (Vehicle)	1497516	04/09/2009	ODI	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.	04/08/2009	04/08/2009
Defect Summary	General motors is recalling 1,497,516 my 1997-2003 buick regal, my 1998-2003 chevrolet lumina, monte carlo and impala, my 1998-1999 oldsmobile intrigue, my 1997-2003 pontiac grand prix vehicles equipped with a 3.8l v6 naturally aspirated engine. some of these vehicles have a condition in which drops of engine oil may be deposited on the exhaust manifold through hard braking.
Consequence Summary	If the manifold is hot enough and the oil runs below the heat shield, it may ignite into a small flame and may spread to the plastic spark plug wire channel and beyond increasing the risk of an engine compartment fire.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will remove the spark plug wire retention channel at the front of engine and install two new spark plug wire retainers free of charge. the recall is expected to begin during may 2009. owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537, and pontiac at 1-800-620-7668 or http://www.pontiac.com or http:www.gmownercenter.com.
Notes	Gm recall no. 09047.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Replacement Bulletin	Item no.	Summary	Added
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM
010601007A	07/01/2001	010601007	620835	Experiencing excessive engine coolant consumption, or an engine coolant leak near or under the throttle body area of the upper intake manifold. *tt	08/31/2001
010601007	09/01/2007	010601007C	619176	Engine coolant consumption or coolant leak (inspect for material degradation/replace intake manifolds) tt updated 11/02/07 nj	05/17/2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
040601021	06/01/2004		10012148	New rear main seal and special tool for installation. *tt	02/15/2005
010601002A	12/01/2002	010601002	10000782	Revised piston pin removal / installation procedure. *tt	03/31/2003
010601008A	05/01/2002	010601008	634813	Some owners may comment on a repeat engine oil pan leak. *tt	10/09/2002
010601008	02/01/2001		619177	Some owners may comment on a repeat engine oil pan leak. *tt	05/17/2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
020601014	04/01/2002		634708	Subject regarding revised lower intake manifold installation. *tt	10/07/2002
010601010A	06/01/2001	0106010101	620810	Subject regarding polymer service pistons. *tt	08/30/2001
990604005A	04/01/2001	990604005	619360	Some owners may comment on driveability symptons of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or intermittent misfire due to clogged fuel injectors. *tt	05/24/2001
876002A	07/01/1998	876002	615073	Some v6 engines may, on a very infrequent basis, have an oil odor condition that is generally encountered after the engine's oil has been changed.typically the odor lasts approximately 1000 miles after the change of oil and then does not re	12/26/2000
990604005	02/01/1999	776304A	604343	Some owners may experience a driveability symptom of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or intermittent misfire. *tt	04/26/1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
3115	01/01/2004		10009950	Engine intake manifold coolant leak. *sc	11/02/2004
040601017	06/01/2004		10008471	New upper intake manifold and gasket kits. *tt	08/02/2004

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
02/01/2013		1
	1998 chevrolet monte carlo. consumer writes in regards to engine compartment fire recall notice and seeks reimbursement. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle caught fire, prior to receiving the recall notice. the vehicle was taken to a junk yard.
05/31/2010	98000
	Tl- the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet monte carlo. the contact stated that he received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number: 09v116000. he has not taken the vehicle in for the remedy yet but stated the bigger issue other than the spark plug wires is the oil leaking onto the engine which could start a fire, which is not being addressed in the current recall. the owner feels this is a safety issue. the current and failure mileage is approximately 98,000. rd
	28000	5
	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. *jb
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
		1	03/24/1998
	Problems with heavy engine knocking, crankshaft sensor, oil consumption, oil pan gasket...etc. *mr
		1	07/01/1999
	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
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
10/10/2002		3	07/09/1998
	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. *yh
			07/01/2000
	No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak
03/01/2000		6	12/01/1997
	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. *ak

	When oil was changed noticed lots of fluids leaking. dealer stated rack and pinion needed to be replaced. please provide further information. *ak
		4	08/01/1998
	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. *ak
01/01/1998
	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 . *ak
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL
10/10/2002		3	07/09/1998
	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. *yh
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
05/14/2003	46000	1
	The vehicle leaked coolant due to the faulty manifold gasket. *nlm