Vehicle

Chevrolet Monte Carlo · 1998

1 recall affects this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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All years 2006–2007 · 1 recall 2000–2005 · 1 recall 2004 · 1 recall 1998–2004 · 1 recall

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Severity pendingNHTSA·15V701000·2015-10-26
GM Recalls 1997-2004 Vehicles Due to Exhaust Fire Risk
General Motors is recalling specific 1997-2004 Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, and Oldsmobile vehicles because engine oil may drip onto the hot exhaust manifold, posing a fire risk.
Product
CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, BUICK, PONTIAC IMPALA, LUMINA, REGAL, MONTE CARLO
Category
Vehicle
Distribution
Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

PE20011 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel/propulsion system

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

2006 · powertrain — 26 complaints, median 87,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

273 manufacturer service bulletins across 3 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

2007: 3.9/5 · 42 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
2006: 3.7/5 · 113 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
2005: 3.5/5 · 120 complaints · most complained-of: electrical

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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