Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Fuel system reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Dec 26, 2016
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
9%
of 100 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Chevrolet Monte Carlo submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming fuel system
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ElectricalEngineFuel system+2 more
Filed Dec 26, 2016
Crash reportedFire reported1 injury reported
ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2015, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR MONTE CARLO. UNBEKNOWNST TO HER THE CAR BEGAN SMOKING UNDERNEATH, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WITH NEITHER STEERING NOR BRAKING CAPABILITY. OTHER DRIVERS, NOTICING THE SMOKE, WERE ATTEMPTING TO NOTIFY HER OF THE IMPENDING FIRE. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT ANOTHER MILE BEFORE LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING INTO A TREE ON MY NEIGHBOR?S YARD. THE CAR BECAME COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED. WERE IT NOT FOR SEVERAL GOOD SAMARITANS, AND POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE FOLLOWING IS A HISTORY OF ISSUES WITH THIS CAR, DOCUMENTED FULLY BY SERVICE RECORDS FROM ITS PURCHASE IN 1998. 1.BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. 2.TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. 3.UNABLE TO START DUE TO SHORT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 4.WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED. 5.POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED. 6.REAR SUSPENSION (PASSENGER'S SIDE) BROKEN. 7.PREMATURE ALTERNATOR FAILURE. 8.PREMATURE BRAKE REPLACEMENT, I.E., PADS, CALIPERS, ROTORS. 9.TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE FROM HARD BRAKING (INCIDENT NOT CONNECTED WITH FIRE) 10.INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED DUE TO COOLANT FLOWING INTO CYLINDERS AND CRANKCASE. 11.PREMATURE RADIATOR REPLACEMENT. 12.ELECTRICAL SPIKE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH SYSTEM WHEN STARTING, CAUSING FULL-SCALE DEFLECTION OF INSTRUMENTATION AND LIGHTS TO BECOME EXTREMELY BRIGHT. *TR
NHTSA ID
10937463
Incident
Sep 24, 2015
Mileage
190,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jul 13, 2006
FUEL TANK IS LEAKING DUE TO RUST. THE SEEM IN THE REAR PORTION OF THE TANK IS RUSTED THOUGH. THE CAR HAS ONLY 70000 MILES. THE TANK STARTED LEAKING AT 62000 MILES. *JB
NHTSA ID
10162286
Incident
Apr 1, 2005
Mileage
62,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Apr 1, 2004
THE GAS TANK RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *PH THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS AND VIEWED GAS LEAKING. *SC *JB
NHTSA ID
10065462
Incident
Mar 12, 2004
Mileage
32,377 mi
Fuel system
Filed Mar 17, 2004
THE FUEL TANK CRACKED WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK. THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE MORE OFTEN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM *MR
NHTSA ID
10059320
Incident
Nov 7, 2003
Mileage
35,113 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jan 15, 2004
I HAVE HAD 4 DIFFERENT FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED IN 2 YEARS I AM SO DISSAPOINTED IN THIS CAR I COULD CRY. IT'S A PIECE OF CRAP.
NHTSA ID
10069193
Incident
Sep 15, 2003
Fuel system
Filed Jan 11, 2004
THE GAS TANK ON MY 1998 MONTE CARLO HAS RUSTED THROUGH ,I HAVE CHECKED AT NHTSA WEB SITE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PROBLEM, I HAVE ALSO CHECK AT A JUNK YARD AND THIS WAS ALSO THE CASE THE GAS TANK WAS RUNTED THROUGH . I MADE COMPLAINT TO CHEVY BUT WAS TOLD CAR TO OLD AND WARRENTY HAD RUN OUT, I FEEL THIS IS A REAL BIG PROBLEM AND VERY DANGEROUS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE DRIVING THSES CARS SHOULD THEY EVERY BE IN AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD PROABLY GO UP IN FLAMES THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. *AK
NHTSA ID
10052831
Incident
Oct 4, 2003
Fuel system
Filed Oct 13, 2003
THE GAS TANK ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IS LEAKING.IT HAS 38550 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS BEEN KEPT IN A GARAGE.THE COST TO REPAY IT IS ABOUT $800.00. I FEEL THIS MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE TANK. *LA
NHTSA ID
10041714
Incident
Oct 11, 2003
Mileage
38,500 mi
Fuel system
Filed May 3, 1999
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER VEHICLE SHUTS OFF BECAUSE THE INTAKE VALVE WAS VERY LOW. THE DRIVER WAS GIVEN NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ID
837375
Fuel systemVisibility
Filed May 20, 1998
HVAC BLOWER MOTOR QUIET FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS, BUT EVENTUALLY MAKES A LOUD ROAR, REPLACE MOTOR 5 TIMES. LOUD HUM EMINATING FROM FUEL PUMP BEFORE STARTING ENGINE AND WHILE DRIVING, REPLACE FUEL PUMP
NHTSA ID
535885
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