Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints (1997)

164 consumer complaints on file.

#10067494April 20, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER TRIED TO UNLOCK IT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND HIT A MEDIAN STEEL BARRIER. THEN, VEHICLE ROLLED THREE TIMES AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE, TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10064344April 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COOLANT STARTING LEAKING WITH A MINIMAL AMOUNT AND KEPT GETTING WORSE. WAS INFORMED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDS REPLACED. HEARD OF SEVERAL MONTE CARLOS AND LUMINAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064345April 1, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GUAGE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062937March 11, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
NHTSA RECALL# 03V527000 SUBJECT:STEERING GEAR BEARINGS. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE NOTICE FOR THE RECALL THE FIRST PART OF FEBRUARY. CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER SIX TIMES. DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE TOOLS TO FIX THE RECALLED PART, AND TOLD THE CONSUMER TO CALL BACK IN APRIL. THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064786March 8, 2004
STEERING
CONSUMER DISSATISFIED WITH THE WORK DONE ON HER VEHICLE. *PH THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE STEERING PROBLEM SHE EXPERIENCED HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH RECALL 03V-527000. THE CONSUMER DISAGREES AND BELIEVES THAT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL BECAUSE SHE REFUSED TO LET THEM REPLACE OTHER ITEMS ON THE VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054136February 19, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE DEALER IS REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059258February 18, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
HEARD A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059271February 18, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD RUBBING NOISE WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING FRONT SUSPENSION:WHEEL BEARINGS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED WHEEL BEARINGS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058347February 17, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 1997 MONTE CARLO IS IN NEED OF AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACEMENT. WHY ISN'T THIS A GM RECALL? THE REPAIR COST IS $800 AND MY INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM IN GM CARS. MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE REPAIR IS COMPLETE. THE ENGINE COULD CATCH FIRE OR FREEZE UP WHILE DRIVING. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC GASKETS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053242January 15, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO BRIGHTEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. I LOOKED UP A FORUM TYPE WEBSITE "MYMONTE.COM" AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ALL SAID THAT IT IS A FAULTY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH RELATING SPECIFICALLY TO 95-99 YEAR MODELS OF CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. A FEW OF THESE HAVE HAD REPEATED OCCURRENCES. IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH MANY MONTE CARLO OWNERS. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047868January 15, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT, THE STEERING LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052603January 7, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 1997 MONTE CARLO. THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP AND/OR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. PROBLEM ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. PROBLEM BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044835December 10, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. AS A RESULT, THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP A CURB AND LAND IN A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND BACK AND WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10046641November 10, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING REAR AXLE SNAPPED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042463October 7, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
LEFT REAR BOLT THAT HELD THE CONTROL ARM ON TO THE AXLE BROKE OFF. IT WAS NOTICED WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AT THE DEALER. AND NO EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS DAMAGE WAS FOUND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032287September 23, 2003
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE THE AUTOMOBILE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE AIR BAG BEGAN TO INFLATE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. HOWEVER, ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IT DID NOT INFLATE, IT IS STILL INTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD NO ANSWER AS WHAT MADE THE AIR BAG INFLATE.*AK *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033995August 15, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029934August 15, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE CURB. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK GM STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE RACK AND PINION BUT NOT THIS VEHICLE. *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030562August 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABS LIGHT ON AND ABS SYSTEM FAILED AT 50,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018529May 11, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILURE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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