Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints (1998)

100 consumer complaints on file.

#711367September 14, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
HARD PEDAL WITH BRAKE FADE WHEN STOPPING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS - DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. SINCE DEALER TURNED ROTORS, BRAKES MAKE KLUNKING, CLICKING GRINDING NOISE DURING LOW SPEED APPLICATION, BUT SQUEALING NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO APPLICATION. ABS ACTIVATES PREMATURELY OVER THE SLIGHT BUMPS AND WON'T RETURN CONTROL TO DRIVER, BUT NO ERROR LAMP. SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED GM FEELS THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710887September 3, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THE SPRINGS ON THE TRUNK SEEM VERY WEAK AND HAVE HAD MY HEAD HIT BY TRUNK LID COMING DOWN WHILE LOADING IN A SLIGHT WIND. THE TRUNK LID SPRINGS SHOULD BE UPGRADED AS NEWER MODELS COME OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547706August 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES FOR MINIMUM AMOUNTS OF GRAVEL, SAND AND BUMPS, THIS ERRATIC OPERATION MAY HAVE CAUSE BRAKE ROTORS TO WARP. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841506June 30, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, VEHICLE HAD DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, FAILING TO PROTECT OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#840914June 23, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT . DEALER HAS ALIGNED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILLS EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837645May 7, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE INNER TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING THE FRONT TIRES TO TURN INWARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837375May 3, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER VEHICLE SHUTS OFF BECAUSE THE INTAKE VALVE WAS VERY LOW. THE DRIVER WAS GIVEN NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705474April 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS
REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE MANUFACTOR AS OF 3/31/99.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704290March 11, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END AT LOW SPEEDS/ CAR WANDERS FROM STRAIGHT LINE - LIKE TORQUE STEER/ CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATES CAR RADICALLY WHEN YOU PRESS "RESUME".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703228February 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THE ABS LOCKED UP( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/70 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#702818February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
THE CENTER/SIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS HAVE BLIND SPOTS. THERE IS AN AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE IN WHICH A VEHICLE APPROACHING FROM THE REAR LEFT SIDE IS NOT VISIBLE FROM EITHER THE CENTER OR LEFT REAR VIEW MIRRORS. THIS BLIND SPOT IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY SUCH THAT A VEHICLE LOCATED WITH ITS RIGHT BUMPER SIX FEET BEHIND AND SIX FEET TO THE LEFT OF MY LEFT REAR BUMPER IS NOT VISIBLE. THE ONLY WAY I CAN SEE A VEHICLE IN SUCH A POSITION IS TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD AND TURN MY HEAD TO THE LEFT. OTHERWISE, ANYTIME I MAKE A LEFT LANE CHANGE TO MY LEFT, THERE IS A RISK OF A COLLISION IN WHICH I NEVER SAW THE OTHER VEHICLE. THERE IS A SIMILAR SITUATION WITH THE CENTER/RIGHT REAR VIEW MIRRORS. I HAVE DETERMINED THESE FACTS BY MOVING MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT PAST STATIONARY VEHICLES AND OBSERVING THE IMAGE OF THE STATIONARY VEHICLE IN MY REAR VIEW MIRRORS. I ASSUME THAT THE MIRRORS ON THE MONTE CARLO ARE TYPICAL AND THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON ALL AUTOMOBILES. THE MIRRORS ON MY CAR ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER SO THAT THIS IS PROBLEM IS NOT DUE TO A MALFUNCTION. THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT. THE PROBLEM CAN BE ELIMINATED BY CAREFUL LAYOUT OF THE MIRRORS AND EMPLOYING SIMPLE GEOMETRICAL OPTICS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538844August 5, 1998
STEERING
STEERING RUBS AND MAKES NOISE AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538439July 18, 1998
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STEERING STIFF AND HEAVY, VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STEERS TO THE LEFT. ALSO CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537912July 16, 1998
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
POOR RACK AND PINON STEERING CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537503June 25, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE FRONT PASSENGER BUCKET SEAT FELL FORWARD DURING NORMAL AND ABRUPT STOPS. THE SEAT BACK LOCKING MECHANISM WAS EITHER MISSING OR NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824316June 15, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT LOCK, ALLOWING SEATBACK TO FALL FORWARD WHILE DRIVING. DEALERS NOTED THIS IS THE DESIGN OF VEHICLE, AND SEATBACK ONLY LOCKS IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535885May 20, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
HVAC BLOWER MOTOR QUIET FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS, BUT EVENTUALLY MAKES A LOUD ROAR, REPLACE MOTOR 5 TIMES. LOUD HUM EMINATING FROM FUEL PUMP BEFORE STARTING ENGINE AND WHILE DRIVING, REPLACE FUEL PUMP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530331February 3, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD DESIGN ALLOWS FOR REFLECTION OF VENTS AND DASH EQUIPMENT TO DISTRACT FROM VIEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820223January 2, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 85MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE OWNER NOTIFIED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS AN ENGINE LIMIT. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES CERTAIN MPH, POWER IS CUT OFF FROM THE ENGINE. OWNER STATES THAT THE DEALER DID NOT TELL THE OWNER ABOUT THIS . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524086October 28, 1997
STEERING
RUBBING NOISE FROM WHEEL AREA KLUNKS AT TIMES WHEN TURNING A SLOW SPEEDS, INSTALLED RESTRICTOR IN P/S RETURN LINE, REDUCED NOISE, BUT IS STILL PRESENT, GM IS INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE CORRECTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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