Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#10359545October 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE IGNITION SUDDENLY LOCKED UP; HE WAS ABLE TO INSERT THE KEY BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT THE FAILURE BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359547October 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE IGNITION SUDDENLY LOCKED UP; HE WAS ABLE TO INSERT THE KEY BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT THE FAILURE BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359112October 4, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A PRECEDING VEHICLE, HOWEVER NONE OF THE CONTACTS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE BACK AND LEFT FOOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10358564October 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLOSION RESULTING IN 2ND DEGREE BURNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10358479September 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAN'T REMOVE KEYS FROM IGNITION ONCE I TURN OFF CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357096September 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3 NEW FUEL PUMP RAILS INSTALLED FROM RECALL ( GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK). THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS, THE GAUGE WORKS FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME AFTER NEW FUEL RAIL IS INSTALLED, THEN FAILS, LEAVING NO WAY TO CHECK THE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEFT IN THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356115September 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NO EVENTS HAVE LEAD UP TO THE PROBLEM THAT I KNOW OF. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DAY TO DAY MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 MONTE CARLO LT SEEMS TO STICK. IT SHOWS ME GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT BY 30 MPH OR MORE AND STAYS THERE. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PROBLEM AS OF TODAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356000September 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2000 MONTE CARLO THAT I HAVE HAD FOR ONLY ABOUT A YEAR. I GOT THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK FROM COLEMAN TAYLOR THE ENGINE WAS MESSED UP. THE ENGINE NOW MAKES NOISE WHEN I CRANK IT AND IT SMOKES, SO I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE MANAGER AT COLEMAN TAYLOR INSISTS THAT HE DID NOT DAMAGE THE ENGINE AND DOES NOT KNOW WHY IT SUDDENLY HAS THESE PROBLEMS. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO SUNRISE PONTIAC GMC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I GET THE MOTOR REPLACED. THE SPECIALISTS COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW DUE TO THE NOISE AND SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355533September 14, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A NEW CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS IN JULY 2006. SINCE MAY 26, 2009, I HAVE HAD ISSUES AND CONCERNS WITH THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL ON MY CAR. IT HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIRS AND WAS FINALLY FIXED AS OF JUNE 24, 2010. THE CAR'S ABS WOULD CONSTANTLY ENGAGE WHEN BRAKING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WOULD CONSTANTLY ENGAGE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE (EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT). THE CAR'S TRACTION CONTROL WOULD ALSO ENGAGE SOMETIMES WHEN JUST DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON HIGHWAYS OR INTERSTATE. PRIOR TO THEM FIXING THE CAR, I HAD A NEAR-MISS DRIVING EAST ON INTERSTATE 80 IN DES MOINES, IOWA BETWEEN EXITS 131 AND 135. THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH JOLTING THE CAR INTO THE LEFT LANE UNCONTROLLABLY. AFTER THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNED OFF, I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SAFELY PULL OVER AT THE NEXT EXIT. IT WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THAT WEEKEND, AND THEY STARTED WORKING ON IT ON MAY 11, 2010. PREVIOUSLY, THEY HAD REPLACED ONE OF THE HUBS ON THE VEHICLE (9/17/09), BUT THIS TIME CHANGED THE ENDS, WHEEL SENSORS, AND REWIRED THE VEHICLE'S TIRES. THIS WAS ONE RE-OCCURRING ISSUE THE CAR HAS HAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355238September 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO WITH CURRENTLY 58,228 MILES. RECENTLY I HAVE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY SPEEDOMETER EITHER STICKING OR NOT RETURNING TO THE '0' POSITION. FROM MY INTERNET SEARCH, THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. I HAVE DONE FURTHER RESEARCH TO SEE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354119September 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO LS. ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO MY TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING RANDOMLY. IT SEEMED TO BE THE WORST ON HOT DAYS. I WOULD LEAVE MY HOME OR WORK WITH THEM WORKING PROPERLY AND THEN AT A RANDOM POINT DURING MY DRIVE THEY WOULD NO LONGER WORK. GM HAS RECALLED OTHER MAKES AND MODELS FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THE MONTE CARLOS HAVE NEVER BEEN RECALLED. AFTER SEARCHING FOR A POTENTIAL SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE FOUND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON MANY SIMILAR CARS THAT GM MAKES. MOST PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE HAZARD SWITCH IN THE DASH BOARD. THIS IS A RELATIVELY CHEAP FIX HOWEVER IT IS ALSO A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WILL OR WILL NOT WORK. IT SEEMS TO BE LUCK OF THE DRAW, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354375September 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING AND I RAN OUT OF GAS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352870August 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY MONTE CARLO. LAST YEAR I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER AND RPM AND TEMP GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR PLACES TO GET IT REPLACED AND IT JUST COSTS TOO MUCH AND WILL TAKE 3-5 DAYS FOR REPAIR AND I NEED MY CAR FOR WORK. I HAVE BEEN USING MY GPS TO SEE HOW FAST IM GOING. I ALSO LOOKED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY OIL GAUGE AND GAS GAUGE WORKS FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352546August 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE I WAS SUDDENLY BEING PASSED AND WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BECAUSE ALTHOUGH MY SPEEDOMETER SHOWED I WAS DOING 65 MPH, I WAS ACTUALLY GOING MUCH SLOWER. I REALIZED THERE WAS A DEFECT WHEN I EXITED AND WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT THE RED LIGHT, MY SPEEDOMETER STAYED ON 60 MPH. SINCE THEN MY TACHOMETER AND MY GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. THE NEEDLES POINT STRAIGHT DOWN ON ALL THREE. I CALLED THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ALL OF WHICH HAVE QUOTED ABOUT $400 TO REPAIR THE CLUSTER ASSEMBLY. GIVEN THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART AND HAS BEEN RECALLED IN A COUPLE OF OTHER CHEVY MODELS, CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL THE MONTE CARLO AND FIX THIS FOR ALL MC OWNERS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND THE DEFECT FIRST OCCURRED AT ABOUT 85,000 MILES. TODAY I HAVE JUST UNDER 90,000 MILES BUT RARELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE DEFECT. I AM ALSO WORRIED ABOUT PASSING STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THIS DEFECT THAT CHEVY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352510August 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2002 CHEVY MONTECARLO SS THE GAS GAUGE IS VERY ERRATIC IT SHOWS YOU HAVING A FULL TANK OF A GAS WHEN YOU DON'T IT BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH LIKE THIS NO MATTER IF IT'S FULL OR NOT VERY FRUSTRATING TO KNOW WHEN TO FILL UP... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352347August 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL RATTLE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN FIRST STARTING. THE NOISE WOULD DIMINISH ONCE THE ENGINE WAS WARMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL. THE ENGINE LIFTERS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 2.5 YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO VARIOUS OTHER ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND STEERING ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE GASKETS WERE REPLACED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AS IF IT WAS LOSING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351121August 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 MONTE CARLO SPEEDOMETER GAGE FAULTY READING INACCURATE OR FREEZES UNDERSTANDING THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER MONTE CARLO OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALSO WITH OTHER GAUGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351164August 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY MONTE CARLO SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER. AND THERMOSTAT GAUGES DO NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350469August 19, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OUT WHEN SWITCHING TO OR FROM HIGH AND LOW BEAM. RETURNING SWITCH TO PREVIOUS BEAM WILL GENERALLY MAKE THEM START WORKING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350216August 18, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DON'T WORK SOMETIMES, I HAVE TO DEPRESS THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND THE THEY WORK FOR A WHILE BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK, I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH BEING THE PROBLEM BUT I THINK THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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