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2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 722147 · 2009-06-01

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MONTE CARLO
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
50,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

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 NHTSA 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.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10272531
Machine
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