Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#10235228July 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
ALL DASH GAUGES HAVE FAILED (ONE AT A TIME) INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER (WHICH WAS THE LAST GAUGE TO FAIL ON 7-21-08). TRUNK RELEASE (ELECTRONIC) FAILED. HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ONLY WAY TO GET DASH CLUSTER REPAIRED IS THROUGH A DEALER. DEALER REFUSES TO SELL NECESSARY PART TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234641July 17, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY MONTE CARLO HAS A POSSIBLE SHORT IN THE IGNITION. WHEN I START CAR, THE HOME LINK, CRUISE CONTROL, AND THE SWITCH FOR HEAT AND AIR WONT COME ON UNTIL I TAP ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. SOMETIMES I CANT GET THOSE THINGS TO WORK AT ALL BY TAPPING ON IT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND WAS WONDERING IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH OTHERS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERYTIME I SHUT OFF THE CAR. NO APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE. ITS EVERYDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234433July 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO - (APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MILES) UNABLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL SPEED WHEN DRIVING CAR: SPEEDOMETER HANGS (DOES NOT RETURN TO ZERO) WHEN STOPPED. SUBSEQUENT DRIVING CONTINUES TO INCREASE SPEED READING. EVENTUALLY SPEEDOMETER STAYS STUCK AT 140 MPH. CHEVROLET SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY FOR THIS FAILURE. COST TO REPAIR $500 TO $800. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234151July 14, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS - TURN SIGNALS SUDDENLY STOP WORKING. FOUND OUT BY ACCIDENT THAT TURNING ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS WILL SOMEHOW RESET THE LIGHTS AND THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WORK AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST YEAR. FOUND REPORTS ON MYCARSTATS.COM THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234082July 12, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FIRST OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO INCORRECTLY MEASURE THE SPEED AND SLOWLY OVER 3 MONTHS IT STOPPED WORKING TOTALLY AND NOW DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. IN ADDITION AFTER BUYING THE CAR IT HAD A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS AT SLOW SPEED..I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT WASN'T FIXED EITHER TIME AND GAVE UP BECAUSE GM COULDN'T FIX IT AND WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME ONCE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233805July 10, 2008
STEERING
IT'S CONCERNING THE NOISE THAT MY FRONT END MAKES WHENEVER I MAKE A TURN OR REVERSE. I SEARCHED THIS SITE AND FOUND AN NHTSA ITEM #618086, SERVICE BULLETIN # 01-02-32-001 THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERS THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR. WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THIS AND IS IT DANGEROUS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233175July 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ON VEHICLE SLIPS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON AT RANDOM. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX KEYLESS ENTRY OR TRANSMISSION SLIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232983July 2, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
ABS AND TAC OFF LIGHT COME ON STAY ON AND SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON TOOK TO SHOP IF DIDN'T FIX (MEANING I HAVE NO ANTILOCK BRAKES AND THEY THING ITS THE ABS MOTOR PUMP THINK) I WONT BE ABLE TO GET A INSPECTION STICKER AND THEY SAID IT WILL COST 1600 TO FIX AND WENT ON WEB AND SEEN MANY HUNDREDS OF 2002 MONTE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232111June 24, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS MY TURN SIGNAL WORKS IN MY 2002 MONTE CARLO WHEN IT FEELS LIKE ONE MINUTE IT MAY WORK THE NEXT IT WONT WORK FOR DAYS. I SEE THE SAME PROBLEM IN MY GIRLFRIENDS 2001 MONTE CARLO SO I SUSPECT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH ALL TURN SIGNAL IN 2000 AND UP MONTE CARLOS...I KNOW THIS PROBLEM IS NOT NEW TO YOU BUT WHAT SHOULD WE DO.. MY GIRLFRIEND RECENTLY RECEIVED 2 TICKETS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. WHAT DO WE HAVE 2 DO TO GET THIS FIXED OR WAS IT A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232010June 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY 1997 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (DUE TO LEAKING OF ENGINE COOLANT). TWO MECHANICS INFORMED ME THE REPAIR COSTS WOULD BE BETWEEN $800-$1000. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED SEVERAL GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES BETWEEN 1996-2002 HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THOUGH NO OFFICIAL RECALL WAS DONE, GM DID PUBLISH A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS PROBLEM A FEW YEARS AGO. I KNOW CANADA HAS FILED CLASS ACTION SUITS AGAINST CANADA GM CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 120K MILES ON IT, AND THE BLUEBOOK STATES THE VALUE TO BE AROUND $2200. DOES THE STATE OF MARYLAND HAVE INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE REQUIRING GM TO PERFORM THIS WORK UNDER SOME KIND OF WARRANTY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231193June 16, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNALS GO DEAD INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN START WORKING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231196June 16, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
SECURITY LIGHT, HAS BEEN ON SEVERAL MONTHS, DEALERS SHIP SAYS THE COMPUTER WILL NOT LET THEM FIND THE PROBLEM, MEAN WHILE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, IT REFUSES TO START, I WAIT 10 MINUTES OR SO THEN IT STARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230443June 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS FAIL. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,392 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF UPDATED *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229504June 2, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE TURN SIGNAL, BUT IT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY AND CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77,130. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229625June 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2008 CHEVROLET MAILBU. THE HAND CONTROLS AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT WORK. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAND CONTROLS WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT'S WIFE HAD TO DRIVE AFTER THE FAILURE. THE RESERVATION NUMBER WAS 01695/7245665. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,043. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL. UPDATED 06/16/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229259May 29, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LIGHT SWITCH AND HIGH BEAM IS DEFECTIVE IN STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228641May 22, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, TIRES
I HAD TO TURN ON THE A.C. SO THE CAR WOULD NOT OVERHEAT --TOOK IT IN AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY INTAKE GASKED WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMEN WITH CHEVY--3 MONTHS LATER MY AIR COMPRESSER IS SHOT ALREADY HAVE PAID $3,000 AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228679May 22, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TRACTION OFF AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, AS WELL AS A SERVICE MESSAGE STATING TO SERVICE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. AFTER DEALER INSPECTION THE NOTED THAT ONE OF THE HUB BEARINGS CAUSED SOME KIND OF DAMAGE TO THE WIRING/SENSORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227711May 14, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. ONCE HE RETURNED HOME, HE NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED ONTO HIS DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE SALT USED ON THE ROADS DURING THE WINTER. THE CONTACT HAD THE SERVICE CENTER ORDER THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,646. UPDATED 6/2/08 *CN THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO A RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN STAINLESS STEEL. THE GAS LINE WAS ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF RUSTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227158May 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY GAUGES ARE GOING DEAD IN MY 2001 CHEVY MONTE CARLO. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAY "THEY FIX IT" BUT 2 DAYS LATER... SAME PROBLEM. ALL OF THE GAUGES IN THE DASH GO DEAD. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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