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2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — ENGINE

fire · 1241614 · 2015-11-29

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MONTE CARLO
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
251,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AS THE NHTSA IS AWARE, GM HAS RECENTLY ISSUED A THIRD RECALL FOR LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKETS THAT HAVE STARTED FIRES IN THIS SAME VEHICLE. BY SHEER COINCIDENCE ON THE SAME DAY THAT GM ANNOUNCED THIS THIRD RECALL I PAID MY MECHANIC OVER $300.00 TO REPLACE THESE VALVE COVER GASKETS AND I WANT GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS. IT WAS POSING A FIRE HAZARD AND WE TRANSPORT OUR YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE REPEATEDLY ASKED GM WHY I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES RELATIVE TO THE LEAKING VALVE COVERS. THEY HAVE NOT ANSWERED THIS QUESTION. I WANT GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS REPAIR.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10807354
Machine
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