Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / MONTE CARLO / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002273740 | Incident Date: Dec, 14 2002 |
| Consumer's City: STAFFORD | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MONTE CARLO | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: ZG1WX15K519 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: CAG |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 2001 monte carlo ss developed a leak between the upper plastic intake manifold and lower aluminium intake manifold. i stopped at a dealer and asked them about it and they said they knew of no problem but when i asked them how much to repair they replied about $800 without looking at the car. i contacted gm customer service and they told me to take the car to a dealer for an estimate, which i did. they then talked with the dealer and came to the conclusion that there was nothing they could do for me. in the meantime i did some research and found that this is a common problem with a technical service bulletin out on it. gm customer service and the dealer said that since this is not a safety issue nothing could be done because the car is out of warranty and that i should have purchased the extended warranty. so i was stuck paying a garage $880 to replace both manifolds as directed in the tsb and the worry that my year and a half old car my launch its motor at anytime due to the contamination of the oil with antifreeze from the leak. |