Tank Assembly problems of the 1998 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Five problems related to tank assembly have been reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2005

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.

2 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 03/12/2004

The gas tank rusted and had to be replaced. The consumer smelled gas and viewed gas leaking.

3 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 11/07/2003

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.

4 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 10/11/2003

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.

5 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 10/04/2003

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.


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