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1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo engine and engine cooling problems

39 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo25% of all complaints for this model year.

39
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
25%
share of all complaints
80,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle stalled immediately upon starting the engine. The vehicle was restarted but immediately stalled again. The abs light also illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for service.

    filed Oct 10, 2006

  • I have been having problems with the automobile having a ticking noise after I start it up in the morning so I brought it to the dealer to find out what was wrong with it. It was the head gasket. The auto only has 75000 miles on it. I would like to know what you can do for me. There was a tsb…

    filed Mar 6, 2006

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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.