# 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1241614` · 2015-11-29 · 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:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 251,000
## 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.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*