Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#849958October 5, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AND DRIVER'S SIDE/ PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849959October 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION CUTS OFF INADVERTENTL. THIS HAPPENS WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849970October 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT NO MORE THAN 15 MPH APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED AND REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE IN REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849729October 4, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
FRONT SEATBACK FAILS TO LOCK IN PLACE. WOULD HAVE TO PULL OR PUSH BACK OF SEAT FORWARD OR BACK TO LET SOMEONE IN OR OUT WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED. WHEN SEATBACK IS RETURNED TO NORMAL POSITION, SEATBACK FAILS TO LOCK UP. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. SEATBACK WILL NOT SUPPORT DRIVER OR PASSENGER AT TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784557October 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE DURING WET OR RAINY CONDITIONS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR AND REQUIRES PUMPING TO GET THE PRESSURE BACK UP. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN HAS A POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. AN ASSOCIATE OF MINE WHOM IS A DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER FOR GENERAL MOTORS HAS INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A BULLETIN OUT ON THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE FOR THE W-BODY VEHICLES. BUT SINCE THE PART IS SO EXPENSIVE THE DEALERS WILL NOT ROOT CAUSE THE COMPONENT AND WILL NOT PERFORM A BULLETIN SEARCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848158September 21, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW INSULATION HAS LEAK, CAUSING A WHISTLE NOISE TO DEVELOP WHEN DRIVING 50-55 MPH, RESULTING IN DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711617September 20, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
FOURTH ALTERNATOR IN 18 MONTHS. REPAIRS WERE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE. THE DEALERSHIP BLAMES THE FAILURE ON LIGHT WIEGHT, LESS DURABLE COMPONENTS USED TO MAKE THE ALTERNATORS. HOWEVER, THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMON FAILURE FOR MONTE CARLOS. THEY SAY THAT I HAVE JUST HAD A STRING A "BACK LUCK WITH ALTERNATORS".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711643September 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
BRAKES: FELT LIKE STOP DISTANCE WAS TOO LONG, REPLACED REAR BRAKES, STILL NOT RIGHT, WENT TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKES AND DISCOVERED A COLLAPSED HOSE NOT HOLDING AIR, REPLACED, OKAY NOW. POWER LOCKS FAILED ON AND OFF FOR 2 YEARS, DO NOT WORK AT ALL NOW. REAR LEATHER SEATS SPLIT AT SEAM ON TOP NEAR REAR WINDSHIELD. NOT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR, REAR SEAT RARELY USED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711420September 16, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE NOVEMBER OF 1998. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM BECAUSE THE BRAKES "FELT FUNNY" AND THERE WAS A CONSTANT "SQUEAKING" WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ALSO STOPPING DISTANCES WERE INCREASED WITH WET PAVEMENT. THEY REPORTED THAT MY ROTORS WERE WARPED. THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS. I THEN WENT BACK BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE STILL "NOT RIGHT" . THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND I THEN WENT TO BOB MCDORMAN CHEVROLET. THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711423September 16, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I TOOK MY CAR TO BOB MCDORMAN CHEVROLET IN JANUARY (VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY) ABOUT SEVERAL CONCERNS I HAD. ONE CONCERN I POINTED OUT WAS THAT MY CAR "CRANKED" A LONG TIME TO START. I ALSO HAD THEM REPAIR MY DRIVER SEAT BELT, THAT WOULD NOT CONTRACT, HAD THEM CHECK MY BRAKES BECAUSE THEY WERE TAKING LONGER TO STOP ON WET PAVEMENT AND THEY WERE SQUEAKING. WELL, NEEDLESS TO SAY, NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH ANYTHING EXCEPT MY SEAT BELT. I ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A TICKING SOUND IN THE MORNING WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME SOME TICKING IS NORMAL ON A COLD START. ON 03-29-99 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN BECAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT KEPT FLASHING AND STAYING ON, THE IDLE WAS VERY ROUGH, CAR WAS MISSING TERRIBLY, SULFUR SMELL WAS PRESENT. BOB MCDORMAN CHEVROLET REPLACED THREE PLUGS AND WIRES. I TOOK MY CAR BACK ON 4-14-99 BECAUSE THE CAR WAS "RUNNING ROUGH" AGAIN. BOB MCDORMAN CHEVROLET REPLACED THE OTHER THREE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES. ON JULY 26, 1999 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY @ APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. I LOST ALL POWER AND MY CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. I CALLED CHEVY ON 07-27-99. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR INTO A DEALER AND THEY "MAY" ASSIST WITH REIMBURSEMENT BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT. I CALLED SEVERAL CHEVROLET DEALERS BUT COULD NOT GET MY CAR IN FOR A WEEK. BOB MCDORMAN WAS CALLED AND I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER (STEVE ALEXANDER). HE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDNOT GO BACK ON THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS WAS A NEW PROBLEM. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT MY CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH ALL ALONG LIKE BEFORE IN "SPURTS" AND I FELT THE WARRANTY SHOULD COVER WHAT I HAD IT IN FOR BEFORE. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I TOOK MY CAR TO A GARAGE, THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATER ($453.16). NOW, IN THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER, MY CAR MISSES AFTER IT IS STARTED AND STILL IDLING ROUGH. TOOK IT BACK TO THE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOW MY FUEL PUMP. I CONTACTED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847659September 14, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#609112September 8, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS.
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
#846568September 2, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846181August 31, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BUTTONS ARE TOO SMALL AND TO HARD TO PRESS, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER CANNOT FIX DEFECT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782866August 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, REPLACED BOTH CALIPERS AND ROTORS DUE TO WARPING. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845925August 26, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON & STAYING ON AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. EACH TIME MECHANIC REPAIRED VEHICLE, BUT ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547810August 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCES ENGINE SHUT DOWN, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709653August 5, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
VEHICLE SUPPOSEDLY HAS 100,000 MILE SPARK PLUGS INSTALLED, BUT SPARK PLUG CABLES FAILED BELOW 60,000 MILES. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE HOW I HAD THEM ROUTED, AND I HAD NEVER MOVED OR TOUCHED THEM SINCE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. I WAS REALLY UPSET WITH THEIR EXPLANATION, OR "EXCUSE". AND TO HAVE AN ALTERNATOR GO BAD AT 76,000 MILES, I DON'T THINK SO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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