# 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1218435` · 2015-09-13 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** MONTE CARLO
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 44,143
## Narrative
WENT TO START CAR ONE DAY. TURNED KEY AND HEARD LOUD POP. RUSHED TO LIFT GOOD AND TOP OF MOTOR ON FIRE. LUCKILY HAD EXTINGUISHER RIGHT INSIDE GARAGE DOOR AND IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED. PLASTIC INTAKE COVER WAS BLOWN APART IN MULTIPLE PIECES. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OF THIS SAME INCIDENT, SOMEWHERE CLAIMING THAT IT COMES FROM A FAULTY FUEL SHIFT OF VALVE OR SOMETHING. IF YOU NOTICE WITH LOW MILES, THIS CAR IS BARELY DRIVEN AND ALWAYS BABIED.  *TR
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