Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints (2001)
276 consumer complaints on file.
- #898670November 2, 2001ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. CONSUMER COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #753067October 10, 2001AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FALLS OUT OF SEAT,LEATHER REPLACED, SCREW SHOWING,LEATHER BUCKLED, STILL NOT CORRECTED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #896848September 26, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE TWICE . CURRENTLY, FOR REPAIR FOR FOURTH TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #752116September 12, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR AVBOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #895901September 6, 2001SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S RESTRAINT DOES NOT RETRACT BACK INTO RETRACTOR. DEALER HAS REPAIRED RESTRAINT SEVEN TIMES, BUT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #751590September 3, 2001SEATS
THE MATERIAL ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT KEEPS PULLING AWAY FROM THE SIDE AIR BAG LEAVING AN UNSIGHTLY HOLE IN THE SEAT BACK. THE PROBLEM STARTED AS SOON AS I PURCHSED THE CAR 11 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY SATISFACTION. THE LAST TWO TIMES I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT GM IS PREPARING A TECHNICAL BULLETIN WITH A FIX BUT NOTHING SO FAR. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CHEVROLET AND THEY CHECKED WITH THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THEY WERE TRYING. I WAS PROMISED A FREE LOF FOR MY TROUBLE. MY MAIN COMCERN IS THAT I PURCHASED A NEW CAR AND HAVE YET TO HAVE MORE THAN TWO DAYS WITHOUT THE DEFECT AND UNSIGHTLY SEATBACK. I HAVE OWNED GM PRODUCTS ALL OF MY LIFE AND I AM SERIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE ACTIONS AND EFFORTS OF THE DEALER AND OF THE LEVEL OF CONCERN OF CHEVROLET.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #750339August 13, 2001POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON BUT NO CODES SHOW UP, CAR ENGINE QUITS AFTER PUTING IN GEAR(REVERSE). STEERING AND BRAKES QUIT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE USED TO STOP. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #562206July 24, 2001SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, ALLOWING THE LATCH PLATE TO TURN, THE NARROW SIDE TOWARDS THE SEAT BACK AND IN TURN THE WIDE SIDE TO THE DOOR, IN THE AREA OF THE COVER OF THE AIR BAG COVER, WHEN THE DOOR CLOSED, A HOLE WAS MADE IN THE DOOR PANEL AND ALSO THE SIDE OF THE SEAT BACK AT THE AIR BAG COVER.*YD
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #748077July 8, 2001AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO OPEN UP AND MAKE ME WRECK AND MAYBE EVEN KILL ME AND MY PASSAGE. THE SEAT COVER KEEPS RIPPING LOOSE AND YOU CAN SEE PART OF THE AIR BAG .*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #892090July 6, 2001STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR PROBLEM. THEN, WHILE BACKING UP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST. ON-STAR REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT ANTI-THEFT DEVICE CAME ON AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. *AK CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #743640April 6, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #884993April 3, 2001AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
FLAP THAT CONCEALS SIDE AIRBAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS CONTINUALLY COMING OFF. THIS CONCERNS CONSUMER, AND IS RECEIVING NO SATISFACTION FROM DEALERSHIP IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALERSHIP TUCKS THE LEATHER MATERIAL ON THE SEAT UNDER THE AIRBAG, HOWEVER AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR IT IS EXPOSED AGAIN. *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #880341February 12, 2001ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ON DASH HAVE BEEN CUTTING OFF AND NOT OPERATING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND SAID THEY FIXED IT BUT MORE PROBLEMS KEEP ARISING. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED DEFCTIVE AND WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER IN A DEAL MADE WITH THE CONSUMER. *YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #879723February 5, 2001ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE 2 SMALL IMPRINTS IN THE CENTER OF STEERING WHEEL THAT HE HAS TO TAKE HIS EYES OFF ROAD TO FIND IN THE EVENT OF BLOWING HORN. *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #876286December 11, 2000VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A INCLINE HILL, AND AFTER IT'S PUT IN REVERSE WITH BRAKES NO LONGER APPLIED, CAR STARTS TO MOVE FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY BRAKE AND GAS AT THE SAME TIME TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM GOING FORWARD.*AK *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #874323November 3, 2000SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SHOULDER BELTS ARE NOT OUTBOARD ENOUGH, AND HITS CONSUMER RIGHT UNDER THE NECK, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE BELT RESTING ON THE NECK.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0