Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#10583966April 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY SPEEDOMETER, RPM, AND GAS GAUGES ARE INACCURATE. I CANNOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING, NOR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. THEN EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR, BRAND NEW, MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING, ITS AN AUTOMATIC. THE DEALER FIXED IT THE 1ST TIME, BUT NOW AGAIN, 90,000 MILES LATER, ITS US STARTING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.MY RADIO HAS STOPPED WORKING, NO LIGHT OR NOISE PERIOD. PLEASE RECALL BECAUSE I HAVE READ LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF POSTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME CAR. I PAID GOOD MONEY FOR MY CAR, NOT FOR THIS. ALL IF THESE PROBLEMS ARE UNSAFE AND I REALLY HATE FOR MY 1 YEAR OLD BOY TO RIDE IN IT. PLEASE, PLEASE RECALL THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583988April 21, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ACHILLES TENDON AFTER ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10578805April 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONCE MY CAR PEAKED AT 100,000 MILES THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AND NEVER SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES THE CAR START AND SOMETIMES IT WONT. ONCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHEN IT CUT OFF ON ME. WHILE DRIVING ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR WOULD START FLASHING UNCONTROLLABLY. THEIR IS LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHOLE PANEL. NOW THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNABLE TO START. I HAVE BEEN READING TONS AND TONS OF FORUMS ABOUT SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T GM RECALLED THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578935April 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
AS I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AS REACHED ABOUT 15 MPH THE CLUSTER PANEL STARTED TO SPIN AS IF IT HAD A MIND OF IT'S OWN. SINCE THEN I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST IM GOING. I COULD BE STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND IT SAYS IM GOING 90. I COULD BE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND IM GOING FASTER THEN MY GAUGES CAN READ. I HAVE NO GAS GAUGE. IT READS A DIFFERENT AMOUNT ANY GIVEN MINUTE. MY CAR OVER HEATED ON 12/18/2013 THANKS TO HAVING A GAUGE READ THAT MY TEMPERATURES WERE FINE. BUT REALLY THEY WEREN'T. IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW HOW FAST IM GOING. IF MY CAR IS ABOUT TO OVERHEAT. IF I NEED GAS. LONG ROAD TRIPS ARE OUT OF THE QUESTION. BUT THEY SHOULDN'T BE I PAID FOR THIS CAR. ONLY TO HAVE IT FAIL AT 26,000 MILES. IT WASN'T COVERED BY BUMPER TO BUMPER AS IT TOOK ME MORE THAN 3 YEARS TO GET TO 26,000 MILES. I DON'T WANT TO BE TAKING A CURVE TOO FAST AND CRASH MY CAR BECAUSE IM NOT EQUIPPED WITH MANDATORY SAFETY EQUIPMENT TO DRIVE. NOTHING ON THE CLUSTER PANEL WORKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578949April 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SAID TRACTION CONTROL OFF , SERVICE ABS. I THOUGHT OH GREAT. I DROVE TO THE STORE AND THE VEHICLE DROVE LIKE USUAL. I GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND THE MESSAGE WAS NOW OFF THE MESSAGE BOARD ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A FEW DAYS LATER I TURN ON THE CAR AND THE MESSAGE APPEARS. MID DRIVING THE MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. THE NEXT DAY THE MESSAGE APPEARS AGAIN. I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN ON THE VEHICLE AGAIN THIS TIME THE MESSAGE IS GONE. THIS STILL CONTINUES. NOT AS FREQUENT. BUT I LIKE OTHERS THINK EVERYTHING IS OK AS SOON AS THE MESSAGE IS GONE. WHAT IF THIS ISN'T THE CASE. WHAT IF SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ABS. WOULDN'T THE MESSAGE STAY IN THE MESSAGE CENTER? UPDATED 06/17/14 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578957April 10, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AS DRIVING AT 45 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR, I USED MY INDICATOR TO CHANGE LANES. THIS IS A ROAD THAT HAS 3 LANES. I WAS CHANGING LANES INTO THE MIDDLE. I HAD MY STEREO ON AT A NORMAL VOLUME WITH MY BABY IN THE CAR. AS I STARTED TO MOVE INTO THE MIDDLE LANE SO DID ANOTHER CAR FROM THE 3RD LANE. I WAS BEING HONKED AT BY SEVERAL CARS. AS I TRIED TO RECOVER, I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE CAR MOVING INTO THE MIDDLE LANE AND ALMOST CAUSED A BIGGER ACCIDENT BY TRYING TO RECOVER BACK INTO THE LANE I WAS IN. IT WAS AT THIS POINT I REALIZED MY INDICATORS HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. AFTER 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE INDICATORS SUDDENLY CAME BACK ON. FOUR DAYS LATER I WAS IN THE SAME SITUATION. NAVIGATING THE ROADS WITHOUT INDICATORS. OUT OF PANIC I HIT THE HAZARDS. THE LIGHTS ALL TURNED ON WITH THE HAZARD BUTTON. I TURNED IT OFF AND NOW THE INDICATORS WERE WORKING AGAIN. WELL THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A ONE TIME THING. EVERY TIME THE INDICATORS HAVE GONE OUT SINCE, NOTHING WORKS TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578971April 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES THAT CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD, INTERIOR LIGHTING, HEADLIGHTS AND THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS TO FAIL. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578652April 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2000-2005 IMPALA AND MONTE CARLO MODELS. TRANSMISSION MAKES GOING IN MOTION FROM A STOP DELAYED. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED ON/REPLACED TWICE. HAS CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT ONLY BECAUSE BOTH PARTIES WERE GOING SLOW. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577575April 5, 2014
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. I WOULD IMMEDEIATELY HAVE NO POWER STEERING NOR POWER BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE NOW STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR. NO CODES WOULD SHOW. MY MECHANIC CANNOT FIND ANYTHING. WHEN I TAKE IT TO HIM, IT DID NOT ACT UP. IT IS INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES IT WOULD START RIGHT BACK UP. OTHER TIMES IT WOULD TAKE HOURS OR MANY HOURS BEFORE IT WOULD FINALLY RESTART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577602April 5, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
I WENT TO TURN AND MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. WHILE TURNING, I LOST POWER TO THE BREAKS AND FELT AND HEARD A GRINDING/WHINING NOISE IN THE BRAKES AND COULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS A WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING WITHOUT BRAKING AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576932April 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE KEY WAS ERRONEOUSLY BUMPED INTO BY THE DRIVER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 6/26/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577007April 2, 2014
STEERING
I HAVE LEARNED THAT WHEN MY DEFROST IS ON AND I HIT A WATER PUDDLE MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AT A TIME. I USE THE DEFROST TO KEEP MY WINDOWS FROM FOGGING UP IN THE RAIN. TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT IF I TURN OFF THE DEFROST IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN. BUT THEN MY WINDOWS FOG UP! TOOK IT TO MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL! I WORK ON CARS FOR A LIVING. THAT IS DANGEROUS! I'M SURE GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND MAYBE EVEN SOME PAL HAVE DIED FROM THIS HAPPENING? GIVING WHAT IS GOING ON NOW WITH GM CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE THEM FIX THIS NOW PLEASE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576201April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE IGNITION SYSTEM WOULD RESET LIGHTING UP THE DISPLAY CLUSTER JUST AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THIS WOULD CAUSE A MOMENTARY SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE MORE PREVALENT WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL FOR A CURVE OR TURN OFF THE ROAD. THE TURN SIGNAL UNIT WAS FIRST SUSPECT SINCE IT SEEMED TO CORRELATE WITH APPLYING THE TURN SIGNAL AND TURNING THE WHEEL. THE CONDITION WORSENED TO THE IGNITION SHUTDOWN FOR LONGER PERIODS SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE CAUSING STEERING AND BRAKING TO BE SHUT DOWN AND FINALLY DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR. AFTER 2 VISITS TO A GM SERVICE CENTER THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A FAULTY IGNITION THAT WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576313April 1, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE LOW PRESSURE HOSE TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER EACH TIME WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BOTH TIMES BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOW PRESSURE HOSE HAD SPLIT IN HALF AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS CLEANED AND REFILLED WITH NEW FLUID. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS ALSO REPLACED AS WELL AS THE LOW PRESSURE HOSE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC STEERING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54403.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576139April 1, 2014
ENGINE, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING (WITH MY CHILDREN IN CAR) AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I HAD NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. LUCKILY, ONE CHILD WAS IN DRIVERS ED & KNEW TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL & WE COASTED TO A STOP. ONCE I CALMED DOWN, I DROVE MY MONTE SS TO THE DEALER AND DESCRIBED WHAT HAPPENED. THE KEPT CAR FOR A WEEK AND INSISTED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG! I DRIVE 1-3 HRS FOR WORK DAILY AND I DIDN'T TRUST THE VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE. I PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE 6 DAYS LATER BUT GAVE THIS CAR TO MY CHILD FOR IN TOWN DRIVING. I WAS NEVER THE WISER UNTIL I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL YESTERDAY & IT'S DESCRIPTION. THE MONTE SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN RECALL TOO. I WAS PREPARING TO PURCHASE A NEW IMPALA BUT NOW I BELIEVE GM IS STILL NOT BEING HONEST ABOUT ALL THE MAKES & MODELS INVOLVED WITH IGNITION PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575652March 30, 2014
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE BURNS A LOT OIL AM HAD TOO PUT MULTIPLE TRANSMISSIONS IN INN TWO WEEK THE OIL IS GOING SOMEWHERE THE OVER ALL CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK G M NO IT THE 5.3 MOTOR RUN GOOD BUT BURN I LOT OF OIL I NEED FOR GM TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT IN RECALL ALL MONTE CARLO SS IN IMPALA SS PEOPLE I ASK IF THEY CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING ...;..;???((??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????,?,,,,,,???????????????????????????...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................,,............::::::::::::.....................GM PUT A MASS UP CAR TOGETHER AND THEY KNOW IT ............ XXXCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXCCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574100March 21, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY MONTE CARLO SS AND I AM HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS FUNCTION PROPERLY NEITHER DO THE TURNING SIGNALS MY SEATS WILL MOVE ON THERE OWN ,THERE IS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DOORS ONCE KEYS ARE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION ALSO I HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN PUMPING GAS INTO THE CAR THE PUMP KEEPS SHUTTING OFF UNLESS I HOLD IT AT A CERTAIN ANGLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573861March 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 19,000 MILES.. VERY TIGHT STEERING, WAS IN WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND HAD IT SERVICED. HOWEVER, ALL THEY SAID WAS IT WAS ADJUSTED. *TR THIS WAS THE SPRING OF 2006. STEERING AT THIS TIME IS STILL VERY TIGHT, AND IT IS REAL BAD IN SUMMER MONTHS. THE CAR NOW HAS 39,000 APPROX. IF MY CAR WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THE SPEEDOMETER AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP, BEGINS TO STOP WORKING. USUALLY AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT, I WOULD NOTICE THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS BELOW ZERO (0) THEN I KNOW UPON ACCELERATING IT WILL NOT GO UP EVEN TO 45 MPH...AT TIMES IT STICKS TO AROUND 25 OR SO. THEN AFTER ABRUPTLY STOPPING AND THEN GOING FORWARD, IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL. THIS IS DANGEROUS, BECAUSE I TRY TO STAY WITHIN THE PROPER SPEED, ACCORDING TO OTHER CARS AROUND ME, BUT IF I WAS TO GO SLOWER THAN I THOUGHT TO BE, I COULD GET SLAMMED INTO BECAUSE OF NOT KEEPING UP WITH OTHERS. I FEAR THIS. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS ALSO NOT READING RIGHT, IT USUALLY SHOULD STAY BELOW HALF TEMP... IT GOES UP ABOVE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD ANTI FREEZE REPLACED WITH FRESH. THAT TOO IS DANGEROUS. OTHER THAN THESE THINGS, I HAVE HAD LITTLE TO NO PROBLEMS. I LOVE THE CAR, I JUST HATE WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO LOOK INTO THIS, AS I HAVE NOTICED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE CONCERNS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. FOR ME, THE STEERING IS THE MOST DANGEROUS. NOW IF MY CAR WAS IN ANY RECALL I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, AS I MOVED OUT WEST FOR A FEW YEARS, AND ADDRESS HAD CHANGED. I AM NOW BACK HOME. NATURALLY WHEN YOUR NEW / USED CAR WARRANTY STOPS, THEN "THINGS" HAPPEN AND STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS MAKES IT HARD TO SERVICE THE EXPENSIVE PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572914March 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE REVVED WAY UP BUT I DID NOT GO ANYWHERE, AND THEN KIND OF CLUNK AND IT SEEMED TO HAVE POPPED IN GEAR. THE AMOUNT OF TORQUE THAT WAS DELIVERED TO THE WHEELS CAUSED ME TO VEER INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME THAT HAD ALREADY BEGAN TO MOVE. A SEMI TRUCK ALMOST HIT ME! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572987March 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING BACK HOME FROM MY MOTHERS AND MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED SO FOR BOUT MONTH I HAD NO CLUE HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN CAR, HOW FAST I WAS GOING, OIL ETC TOOK ME OVER A MONTH B4 I FINALLY HAD SAVED THE MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED AND SEEING AS I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AND SEEING SAME COMPLAINTS I WAS BEYOND PISSED THAT I HAD TO PAY $560 TO FIX GM'S [XXX] PARTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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