general problems of the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

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 and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000. Tp.

Driving down the highway with the cruise control the speedometer started to bounce up and down very erratically. When the speedo would start bouncing it would disengage the cruise control. At some points it would bouncing up and down but not come back above 40 or so mph. When it would do so the transmission would down shift and rev way up then the needle would come back up and the tyranny would shift back up. I had the needle go to 0 and not come back up at all and when sat for a second the transmission would kick completely out and I would be stuck on the road for a minute. After sitting for a bit I could move but the needle stayed at 0 and the transmission acted to be stuck in 1st.

My father n law, n I were going to see a family member 12miles away from his home, when we stopped. At the convience store for snacks, etc. . . We literally couldn't have been out of car 5 min, when store clerk yells hey someone's (chevys) smoking? we saw it was his n went to investigate the problem I went straight to driver side of vehicle n popped the trunk(thinking it wasn't more than a blown radiator hose) lord n heaven was I wrong, the engine looked as if it were all on fire. . . I immediately pushed hood down n ran for an extinguisher luckly the store had a good one. This recall as the country n state n manufacturers, call it is seriously deadly, to b 100 percent honest it is flat out wrong. Something this deadly should b notified to all current owners, of the vehicles. I seriously doubt he would have ever purchased it used or new if he knew what could have happened if my(kids)his grand, were w us. Mistakes happen. Own up to them! that's what makes u who u are. Hopefully you won't damage him more with making this a 72yr old man who know has to pay more time,$$$, n just life for a mistake he didn't commit.