2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo engine problems
28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Engine, fire under hood. Have contacted dealer & GM, they said there is nothing they can do about it. Faulty replaced parts by dealer.”
filed May 1, 2022
“We bought the 2000 chevy monte carlo ss vin [xxx] back in june 2019 we have done some regular repairs on it when we first got it and everything worked great! Started every single time. 02/18/2020 we went to start it and it was acting like the battery was dead. Went and check the battery volt read…”
filed Feb 19, 2020
“I went to do a recall on the vehicle I got my mail and I put new head gaskets or whatever it was done on top of the engine and now it's still leaking oil I am calling them to balise chevrolet warwick rhode island I will recall on them to make sure they can fix the problem cuz it was not leaking when I went there I…”
filed Jan 26, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Affected vehicles were previously repaired under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 to…Campaign 15V701000 · Oct 26, 2015
- Engine and Engine CoolingCampaign 09V116000 · Apr 8, 2009
Related service bulletins
This service bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains how…
16-NA-383 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 28, 2024This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains…
16-NA-383 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 13, 2024This service bulletin provides service information to technicians on guidelines to replace Oil Cooler, Oil Cooler Lines and Oil Tank if the engine was replaced where large amounts of debris has flowed throughout the…
22-NA-074 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 22, 2024
Engine problems in other Monte Carlo years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 Monte Carlo | 2 | 5% |
| 2006 Monte Carlo | 6 | 5% |
| 2005 Monte Carlo | 4 | 3% |
| 2004 Monte Carlo | 23 | 10% |
| 2003 Monte Carlo | 32 | 20% |
| 2002 Monte Carlo | 38 | 17% |
| 2001 Monte Carlo | 48 | 17% |
| 1999 Monte Carlo | 9 | 7% |
| 1998 Monte Carlo | 6 | 6% |
| 1996 Monte Carlo | 1 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.