2004....37,2000ish...the death trap: 174,720

 

78 MC has 79,xxx
01 MC has 123,xxx

 

I have two Montes. I perform general maintenance and have done all the work below myself except as noted.


Monte #1 - 2007 SS - bought brand new - 36,XXX miles

Problems:

- Passenger side window slow going up - fixed by dealer
- Gas cap replaced by dealer


Monte #2 - 2000 SS - bought brand new - 172,XXX miles

Problems

- Intermediate Steering shaft - Replaced by dealer, problem came back. Current fix is to spray lubricant directly on to the shaft.
- Replaced hazard switch (turn signals not working)
- Replaced driver side window switch (window would not go up or down at times)
- Replaced ignition switch (HVAC blower not working)
- Replaced turn signal switch (right turn signal stayed on)
- Replaced mass air flow sensor (Car would not start)
- Replaced crankshaft position sensor (Car would die upon acceleration and not start back up until it sat for a period)
- Replaced rearview mirror (liquid inside started to leak)
- Replaced left from wheel hub assembly (bearings going bad)
- Replaced struts
- Replaced catalytic converter
- Transmission rebuilt by a friend (would not shift into overdrive)
- Lower intake manifold gasket replaced by a mechanic (leaking coolant)
- Driver side heated seat not working (I will try the fix shown on this forum)
- Low coolant sensor unhooked since I replaced with new sensor, the coolant level is okay, and still get message for low coolant

 

My Monte has about 36,000 miles on it! Still young and beautiful.

 

My 2005 Monte LS has 55600 miles.

 

Right now, I have exactly 89,995 miles.

Edit: None of which driven by me, my mom just gave me the car for when I get my license in the summer :P

 

after coming back from presque isle yesterday, i have about 75,xxx miles on my car. bought the car used at 33,xxx back in 07

 

My 2003 SS has just over 107k... I figured that was high until i saw some of the other ones on this post with 130k and so that are still clean as hell!!!

 

Next oil change will be the 200k mark
2000 LS 3400
Replaced faulty Lower Intake Manifold with a Sport tuned one
water pump repairs
Replaced Blower motor and Heat resistor (gave out during an ice storm)
Currently looking into a 6 cylinder misfiring
Oxygen sensor in starting to go bad
Window motor has broken before
neither Cigarette lighters work
Weather Stripping in coming off pretty bad
Has leaked all kinds of fluids before
ABS Warning light comes on occasionally
I think thats it.

 

It should be just a hair under 99,000 right now.

Turn signal module went out right about 30k (the common taillight/signal problem).

1 coil pack went bad about 45k (talk about running rough, lol- with 2 cylinders gone, it doesn't want to run at all).

1-2 shift solenoid started acting up and 90% of the 1-2 shifts would be at full line pressure- and it would throw a service engine light most of the time- started about 80k on and off.

Water pump died and puked all over about 90k

LIM gaskets failed sometimes between my last oil change at 95k and 98kish when I did the swap (oil looked like chocolate milk when I went to take it out for the swap).

Obviously I've had more issues with the car since the swap- but those have all been self-inflicted (aftermarket part problem, or installer error), so I don't count those.


1996 Monte LS. The first 98,000ish miles on the factory 3100/4T60E; the last 1000 miles or so on a 3800SC / 4T65E-HD.

lol, yes- almost every bit. There have only been a couple things I didn't do myself:

The turn signal stalk (had the turn signal/brake light problem) was done by the dealer while my parents still owned it (just before I was able to drive).

The old sub box (before I knew about how to 'tune' a ported box or calculate proper specifications)- however this was the one that was stolen.

Head porting- I had done by ZZP's shop because I was not comfortable doing it (afraid of going too far and hitting a coolant jacket) and didn't have access to a flow bench to verify results.

Bottom end machining on the L67- the machines for the align honing, boring, decking, etc are $10k+ each- plus I've never used them, so I had a machine shop take care of all of that; oh and that includes the surface grinding on the oil pump cover too for timing chain clearance.

Other than that, all of the mods and maintenance have been done almost solely by myself.