Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problems of the 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Intake manifold explosion resulting in damage to nearby vehicle. Attempting to start the vehicle one crank followed by loud explosion from under the hood. Upon inspection, the intake manifold had been blown apart into 15 - 20 pieces. A small fire erupted. Was able to extinguish the fire quickly one piece of the destroyed manifold hit a nearby vehicle resulting in paint damage.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. After the vehicle was repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling), smoke appeared from the manifold and under the hood, which penetrated into the vehicle. The dealer stated that the smoke was not due to the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. While attempting to start the vehicle, the contact heard an exploding noise coming from the engine compartment. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed smoke and realized that the intake manifold had exploded. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the intake manifold and fuel pressure regulator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the rear valve cover gasket leaked onto the intake manifold. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the intake manifold exploded without warning. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed. The dealer and manufacture were not alerted of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the intake manifold shattered. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the failure could not be diagnosed but the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 43,000. Updated 02/27/lj updated 02/27/14.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact noticed a leak in her garage underneath the vehicle, which was found to be water and coolant. She took the vehicle to her regular mechanic, who replaced the plastic intake manifold gasket with a rubber gasket. The contact was informed that the failure was common with her type of vehicle and was referred to the dealer. The dealer was aware of the failure, but could not assist. The manufacturer has not yet been notified. The current and failure mileages were approximately 54,000. Updated 12/11/08 updated 12/11/08.

: the contact stated after charging the battery, the vehicle was started and the intake manifold erupted into flames. The fire was put out with a fire extinguisher. The vehicle was towed to the dealership, but the cause was not determined.

The consumer stated that intake manifold gasket was leaking. This occurred since February 2005. The vehicle has been checked at dealership and a repair shop. Both places said that there was a coolant leak in the engine. Consumer has not fixed the problem yet. Was waiting to see if gm was going to issue a recall. Consumer contacted the dealership and manufacturer. The manufacturer said that there was still an open recall on those vehicles. Consumer did not have a recall number, and system was not showing a recall on the engine. The representative from gm told the consumer about the recall. The recall was on a coolant in the engine that may leak. Gm was the one who told the consumer that he was not included in the recall.

Intake manifold gasket - coolant leaking from it. Car is a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo with 36, 370 miles on it. All I am getting from dealer is that it is out of warranty. I am furious!!!.

My security system has gone on spuradically for years and I have no idea why. I have paid several times x3 for a wrecker serfvices to come and activate my car so it would run. Also as I have learned about recalls recntly I had to replace the upper gasget manifold due to it leaking oil due to a plastic gasket instead of a rubber gasket. This ran me more than 900 dollars. I have never received a recall notice for any defect/recall on my monte despite buying it new in 10/2002. Please send me directly any recalls on my vehicle that have occurred. Thx.

I have a 01 chvy. Monte carlo which only has 36550 miles. I had smelled antifreeze about a week ago. And the dealer said it was the inner manifold gasket,said they changed it. That next day I still noticed the smell. I took it in on Monday they are saying that there was a recall for the throttle body. Which is news to me,cause they never told me this. Well my husband is a mechanic ,he said tey didnt change what they said they would. That there is so much dust around the bolts. These people have lied the entire time. Im in the same boat as the other people here that have the same problem with the engine coolant. This is so wrong.

I purchased this car in 09/01 it has been a problem ever since. Front end needed to be rebuilt at 1200 miles and then again at 2000 miles. Air conditioner has been a constant problem (I was told I needed to park some place else) the manifold gaskets had to be replaced at 48000 miles and now the wiper switch has gone bad. The front end feels real bad, but they claim there is nothing wrong. Just waiting for the front end to fall out from underneath the car on a hot, rainy, July morning. I'm going back to Ford. Oh yeah forgot, paint went bad 1 year after I bought it. Gm says I drove through something.

While the vehicle was at the dealer for an oil change dealer indicated that head gasket was leaking coolant from the manifold.

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.

I own a 01 Monte Carlo and 40,000 miles I started getting an anti-freeze leak. My dealership informed me it was a leak in the intake manifold. They also told me they see 2-3 Monte Carlo's a month in with this problem and 5-6 malibu's and lumina's with the same problem. They want $600 to fix since it is past the warrenty. If chevy knows of the problem they should fix it. I did some research and the intake manifold I need is on a 2 month back order due to so many problems. I have only had the car 1 1/2 years.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that while inspecting the power steering fluid, it was noticed that the rear valve mount was leaking motor oil into the manifold. The vehicle was driven to the dealer, the diagnosis was that the valve cover for the rear intake manifold had to be replaced, and the recall only includes the front intake manifold. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.