2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina and Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1997-2004 Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, and 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. The affected vehicles were previously repaired under recalls 08V-118,

STEERING

DORMAN PRODUCTS IS RECALLING 3,900 INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFTS DORMAN PART NOS. 425-151, 425-152, AND 425-153, (SOLD UNDER DORMAN'S "OE SOLUTIONS" BRAND NAME), BALKAMP #'S 7-3057, 7-3058, 7-3059 (SOLD UNDER THE "NAPA" BRAND NAME), AND PLATINUM PARTS #'S 2425151, 2425152, AND 2425153 MANUFACTURED DU

STEERING

DORMAN IS RECALLING 979 STEERING KNUCKLES, DORMAN P/NOS. 697-902 AND 697-903, SOLD UNDER DORMAN'S "OE SOLUTIONS<SUP>TM</SUP>" BRAND NAME, AND NAPA P/NOS. 7-8502 AND 7-8503 WHICH WERE SOLD FOR REPLACEMENT USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. A POTENTIAL MATERIAL OR DESIGN DEFECT COULD RESULT IN

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES

CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026-11B1, AND FP10027-11B1, SOLD AFTER JANUARY 9, 2007, AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE UNIVERSAL PRESSURE REGULATORS (UPR) WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT AN O'RING AND RETAINER.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CERTAIN PASSENGER, MINI VANS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE AN AIR BAG INFLATOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THAT COULD FRACTURE AT A WELD DURING A DEPLOYMENT.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 1,497,516 MY 1997-2003 BUICK REGAL, MY 1998-2003 CHEVROLET LUMINA, MONTE CARLO AND IMPALA, MY 1998-1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, MY 1997-2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L V6 NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH DROP

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT APPLE VALLEY CHEVROLET (650 FOXCROFT AVE, MARTINSBURG, WV 25401) FOR A FUEL CONTROL SENSOR REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER IT WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALER THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS TRYING TO START IT UP. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A HOSE. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER AN

Mileage: 96,000

STARTED CAR AND HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND THEN SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND INTAKE COVER AND HARNESS ON FIRE

Mileage: 126,000

STARTED CAR AND HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND THEN SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND INTAKE COVER AND HARNESS ON FIRE

Mileage: 126,000

STARTED CAR AND HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND THEN SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND INTAKE COVER AND HARNESS ON FIRE

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FLAMES UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE OCCURRED DUE TO A FUEL LEAK. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THERE WERE NO LEAKS PRESENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FIRE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FUELED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WA

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILUR

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A STRONG BURNING FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE

Mileage: 193,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A STRONG BURNING FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE

Mileage: 193,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE BOTH INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER OCCUPANTS. A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO LIFT THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHE

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE BURNING ODOR; HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. PARTS DISTRIBUT

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD WAS CONSTANTLY HOT AND THERE WERE STRONG FUMES OF FUEL AND BURNING OIL. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE TITLE WAS FOR A SALVAGED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE ADDING ENGINE OIL TO THE VEHICLE, SMOKE FUMES APPEARED BEFORE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,356.

Mileage: 143,356

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE COMPUTER TURNED ON AND OFF AS SMOKE EMITTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFAC

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE COMPUTER TURNED ON AND OFF AS SMOKE EMITTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFAC

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FUMES OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE HOOD BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE AN OFFER TO BUY THE VEHICLE WAS GIVEN BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHT

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE

Mileage: 225,000

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 VA

Mileage: 251,000

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

Mileage: 44,143

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

Mileage: 44,143

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE FLOORMAT BECAME STUCK UNDER THE PEDAL. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A BOULDER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER W

Mileage: 28,000