Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints (1996)

155 consumer complaints on file.

#549938January 31, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL FILTER FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855582January 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE DIES. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM IN AUGUST OF 99. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DEALER KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715563December 2, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715526December 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
"PHANTOM HESITATION OCCURS @ ANY SPEED,FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. IT HAS BEEN "FIXED" TWICE AND STILL OCCURS. AT A LOW SPEED, ENGINE MAY STOP. THAT IS DANGEROUS IN AN INTERSECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853040November 17, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING ON THE SPARK PLUGS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714531November 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
MY BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 22,000 APPROX AND 46,000 AND EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THE REASON WAS POOR METAL--BY A MECHANIC AND SERVICE DIRECTOR--THE PADS WERE GONE AND THE ROTORS EATEN AWAY. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR CLOSE TO 50 YEARS W/O HAVING EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852465November 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING AND THERE IS A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD GASKET. ALSO, ENGINE WON'T CRANK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR OVERHEATING, AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#844017August 2, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
ACCELERATOR CABLE HAS BROKEN TWICE, AT 33,000 MILES AND AT 49,000 MILES, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843675July 28, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
FUEL INJECTORS KEPT BLOWING OUT. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF FUEL INJECTORS. HAD BARELY LEFT THE SHOP WHEN THEY BLEW OUT AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR. WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT GM PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708045June 30, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOUGHT CAR JULY 12, 1996, JULY 29, 1996 BROKE DOWN DUE TO #6 INJECTOR STAYING OPEN. REPLACED.SEPT 9, 1996, FOUND IMPROPER LEAK DOWN RATE ON FUEL INJECTORS.INSTALLED FUEL INJECTORS.34,610 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, FOUND #3&5 CYLINDERS MISFIRING. THEY PUT INJECTOR CLEANER IN.40,323 MILES #1,#3 & #5 CYLINDERS SPARK PLUGS & WIRES BURNED.43,000 MILES #2 CYLINDER SPARK PLUGS & WIRES BURNED.THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WHY DO THEY KEEP BURNING OUT. HAVE 2 MORE TO BURN. CALLED CHEVY, THEY SAID THE SAME WIRES HAVE TO BURN TWICE.I SAW MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON NHTSA WEBSITE. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL. PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SAME PROBLEM.WHY DIDN'T THEY CHANGE ALL SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES TO ALL CYLINDERS. HAVE TO KEEP GOING BACK. $108.05 FOR EACH CYLINDER.NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM ON ANY OTHER CAR. FROM DAY 1, CAR HAS STARTED HARD, NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHY.THIS CAR IS NOT YET 3 YEARS OLD, I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT LONGER, BUT NOT WITH THIS HAPPENING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708104June 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON /ROUGH IDLE AT START/ALOT HARD TO START, AND BRAKES WON'T HOLD IN WET CONDITONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705755April 19, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705441April 9, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION AT LEAST 10 TIMES, FINALLY FAILED COMPLETELT AND WAS REPAIRED. ENGINE LIGHT ON AT LEAST 15 TIMES, REPLACED INJECTORS, PLUGS, WIRES, O-RINGS, ENGINE GASKET, CAR STILL NOT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704897March 25, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE WHICH IS CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO HOLD A TUNE-UP. AT 38,839 MILES, #3 SPARK PLUG WAS REPLACED - OIL LEAKING PAST PCV VALVE, THE PCV VALVE WAS REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER #1 AND #2 SPARK PLUGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703298February 14, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703089February 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS CAME ON 5 TIMES. 2 TIMES THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 2 TIMES THEY HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS SPARK PLUGS, AND 2 FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE CAR. THE GAS GUAGE UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO REGISTER HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE CAR. VEHICLE HAS SPUTTERED WHEN FIRST STARTED AND WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THE DEALER HAS FIXED THESE PROBLEMS. THE PROGRAM UNIT IN THE CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE SPUTTERING AND IDLING PROBLEM. THE CAR IS NOW EXPERIENCING HARD STARTS WHEN THE IGNITION HAS TO BE TURNED FOR ABOUT 5-6 SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR WILL CRANK. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHEN ROADS ARE WET AN D BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR FOR THE CAR TO STOP. ON THE OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS SPUTTERING, THE CODE PO300 APPEARED THE 5 TIMES THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS. NUMEROUS SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED POSSIBLY DUE TO SPUTTERING OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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