Check the Recall Notices. I doubt it pertains to your car ... but, one of the Monte Re-calls had something to do with the way the Calipers were torqued down at the Factory. I called Chevy about mine. They took my VIN and told me my car was outside the number that the recall pertained too. I laid a wrench on those Bolts, anyway, just to be sure.

 

The ISS is accessed through a panel under your brake pedal. It should have nothing to do with getting in the way of the CAI.

 

Well they said they lubed it up and it didnt fix the problem so they decided to replace it. I waited for an hour and a half at the dealership before I had somewhere to go and they still didnt have it ready to go. I asked and they said that either the tech put it in wrong or it was the wrong part, but when he got it in the steering wheel was upside down. So they finally put me in a rental(an impala that seems faster and has a softer suspension than my monte carlo though they have the same engine) and sent me on my way. This morning I get a call that the car is done and that they put my old shaft back in and lubed it up. If lubing didnt work the first time, why try it a second? I am concerned I am going to have the same problem again. Oh well, I'm going to pick up my car in a few hours and hopefully all will be well.

Steve

 

Make sure they do a decent alignment too.

When they did mine the first time, they left my steering wheel about 20* twisted counter clockwise.

 

Thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to go over everything pretty thoroughly before I leave. Luckily this was all done under warranty.

Steve

 

my 01 does it to.if i chose to go with a new iss how much would that set me back?

 

i just had mine replaced w/out the warranty and it cost me 232 dollars

 

Keep us posted as to whether the replacement keeps it fixed. Right now I'm lubing mine with the White Lithium Grease 'til I'm fairly confident the replacements actually hold up, then I'll get it replaced.

 

had my ISS totally replaced... didn't fix anything... so the next thing they did was replace the entire whole steering rack... and while they were under there, they noticed that both front wheel bearings were bad as well and replaced those too...

now the front end feels better than new..

and as for an alignement, all they are required to align after replacing the steering rack is the toe-in... that's all that is needed...

if you want a normal 4-wheel alignment, you're on your own to pay for that...