2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Recalls, Complaints & Specs

5 safety recalls list the 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, and owners have filed 233 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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5 safety recalls for the 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe (engine and engine cooling) and engine (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 15V701000 Reported October 26, 2015 1,003,556 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina and Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1997-2004 Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, and 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. The affected vehicles were previously repaired under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 to address the…

   Remedy: The remedy applied under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 did not adequately remove the safety risk. Under the improved remedy, dealers will replace the engine’s front valve cover and gasket. Vehicles that are…

2. Ignition (electrical system)

   NHTSA 14V400000 Reported July 3, 2014 5,877,718 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

   This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling…

   Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this…

3. Engine and engine cooling

   NHTSA 09V116000 Reported April 8, 2009 1,497,516 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   General motors is recalling 1,497,516 my 1997-2003 buick regal, my 1998-2003 chevrolet lumina, monte carlo and impala, my 1998-1999 oldsmobile intrigue, my 1997-2003 pontiac grand prix vehicles equipped with a 3.8l v6 naturally aspirated engine. Some of these vehicles have a condition in which drops of engine oil may be deposited on the…

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the engine’s front valve cover and front-valve-cover gasket with new parts of an improved design and remove the engine’s plastic cover and plastic oil-fill-tube extension, free of charge. The…

4. Delivery (fuel system)

   NHTSA 04V090000 Reported February 24, 2004 910,873 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   On certain passenger vehicles equipped with 3800 v6 (l36) engines and certain delphi fuel pressure regulators, the regulators have a much higher than usual rate of fuel leaks. A leak can allow fuel to enter the intake manifold through a vacuum line. If the engine does not start when cranked, the fuel from the leaking regulator and a…

   Remedy: Dealers will install new fuel pressure regulators with improved diaphragms. The recall will be conducted in phased mailings. Phase 1 began on june 30, 2004, and phase 2 began on september 30, 2004. Owners should…

5. Seat belts

   NHTSA 00V228003 Reported August 7, 2000 156,305 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and MINI vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt…

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.

233 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo have filed 233 complaints with NHTSA; 12 describe a crash and 35 describe a fire. Reports cite 12 injuries and 1 death. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 93,014 miles. Complaints peaked in 2001 with 22 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Electrical system34
• Engine28
• Engine and engine cooling16
• Steering15
• Suspension13
• Fuel/propulsion system12
• Engine and engine cooling: engine10
• Power train: automatic transmission10

What owners are reporting

“Engine, fire under hood. Have contacted dealer & GM, they said there is nothing they can do about it. Faulty replaced parts by dealer.”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, May 1, 2022 · Engine

“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 w”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, February 19, 2020 · Engine

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Recall and complaint counts for every Chevrolet Monte Carlo model year in NHTSA's database.

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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.