Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#10350468August 18, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT ALWAYS WORK. REPLACED THE HAZARD/SIGNAL SWITCH LOCATED BEHIND THE DASH ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PRESSING ON THE DASH NEAR THE HAZARD SWITCH OR PRESSING THE HAZARD SWITCH WILL RETURN SIGNAL TO NORMAL OPERATION FOR A SHORT TIME. WHILE I WAS REPLACING THE ORIGINAL, I NOTICED PLACING A VERY SLIGHT PRESSURE ON THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY WILL CAUSE THE SIGNAL TO EITHER STOP OR START WORKING. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WITH BOTH THE SWITCH DESIGN AS WELL AS THE DASHBOARD DESIGN. HOT/HUMID WEATHER APPEARS TO IRRITATE THE SITUATION CAUSING FAILURE MORE OFTEN. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM VIA WEB SEARCHES FINDS MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM ALSO SEEMS TO BE COMMON TO MANY GM MODEL CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348622August 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OVER HEATING, EXHAUST SYSTEM WENT OUT, FUEL GAGE WENT OUT. MY CHECK LIGHT FOR THE OIL AND FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM KEEPS COMING ON AND THE DIP STICKS READ NORMAL. THIS CAR IS FALLING APART AND I JUST BOUGHT IT 2 WEEKS AGO I HAVE NO MONEY TO GET IT FIXED AND IM SCARED FOR MY CHILD'S SAFETY TO BE IN IT. IV TALKED TO SOME OWNERS OF THE IDENTICAL CAR AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THESE PROBLEMS NEED TO BE FIXED AND NOW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348498August 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. SHE CALLED AAA TO START THE VEHICLE AND WAS ADVISED THAT SHE NEEDED A STARTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE STARTER WAS REPLACED THE FAILURE RECURRED A MONTH LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND SHE CURRENTLY HAS A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,400. UPDATED 10/21/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START ON SIX OCCASIONS. THE PASS KEY LOCK SYSTEM WAS THE PROBLEM, BUT CHEVROLET WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/26/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347437August 5, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS. THE CONTACT STATED THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE FUSES YET THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347176August 4, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY CHEVROLET WINDOW IS BAD AND IT THREW A ROD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345810July 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. HE STATED HE NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF FLUID AFTER REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE. AS HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL FELL INTO THE FLOORBOARD MUCH FARTHER THAN USUAL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT BOTH BRAKE LINES ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WERE RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 138,000. UPDATED 09/28/10 *BF UPDATED 10/01/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345648July 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE GAUGES ON THE VEHICLE FAILED, INCLUDING THE FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT SPEED HE WAS TRAVELING OR IF THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE BECAUSE NONE OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER ONLY ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD POTENTIALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345370July 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASS LOCK SECURITY LIGHT WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343961July 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO HAS HAD A RECURRING PROBLEM WHERE ON OCCASION THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE KEY IS TURNED AND NOTHING HAPPENS. IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO START THE KEY MUST BE HELD IN THE START POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS, THEN IT RUNS NORMALLY. IN THE PAST GM TOLD ME IT WAS THE BCM AND I HAVE, TO-DATE, SPENT OVER $700 "FIXING" THE PROBLEM WITHOUT SUCCESS. I RECENTLY BEGAN RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1999 - 2004 GM VEHICLES BUT GM HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A FIX VIA RECALL (WHEREAS HONDA REPORTEDLY HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND DID ISSUE A RECALL). I URGE THE US GOVERNMENT TO FORCE GM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM (POTENTIALLY WITH THEIR PASSLOCK SYSTEM) AND FIX OUR VEHICLES ONCE AND FOR ALL! PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342750July 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I TO HAVE A 2004 MONTE CARLO THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES HAVE ALL GONE OUT. IT STARTED AT 40,000 MILES NOW SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS., I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS THEY SAID THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE (THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THEY HAD WITH THE TRUCKS BUT THEY COVERED THEM. THESE ARE THE SAME ELECTRONICS) THEY INFORMED ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER WHERE IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $700.00 TO FIX. THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT SO I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE GM HAS NOT HEARD OF IT. I GUESS SOMEONE HAS TO DIE BEFORE IT WILL BECOME NOTICED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342324July 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAUGE CLUSTER IS INOPERATIVE OR INACCURATE THAT MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT, FINES, EXPENSIVE REPAIR COST DUE TO INACCURATE GAUGE READINGS, OR FATALITY. HAS BEEN ADDRESSED ON PARTICULAR VEHICLES(HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/MONTE_CARLO/2004/ELECTRICAL/GAUGE_CLUSTER_NEEDLES_SPAZZ_OUT.SHTML) BUT NOT THE MONTE CARLO LINE. 2004 MONTE CARLO INSTRUMENT PANEL DEFECTS COMMENTS: WRITING IN CONCERN FOR ALL. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT WITH THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON THE 2004 MONTE CARLO'S AMONG OTHERS I'M SURE. GM WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE GAUGES WILL NOT READ CORRECTLY WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN FINES, INJURIES, EXPENSIVE REPAIR COST DUE TO FAULTY GAUGE READINGS, AND POSSIBLE FATALITIES. FOR A SMALL EXAMPLE OF COMPLAINTS GO TO HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2004/CHEVROLET/MONTE+CARLO/DIGITAL+INSTRUMENT+PANEL WOULD LIKE YOU'RE SUPPORT IN URGING GM TO RECALL AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY BECOMES A STATISTIC, OR IS FINED FOR ALTERING THE SPEEDOMETER TRYING TO FIX THIS THEMSELVES. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342086July 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. ONLY HAS 59,000 MILES. CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC. NO CRASH/ACCIDENT RESULTED. INTAKE GASKET LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE INTO ENGINE AND OIL LUBRICATION SYSTEM. THE ANTI-FREEZE GOT INTO THE BALL BEARINGS (AS WELL AS REST OF ENGINE) AND CAUSED CORROSION DAMAGE AND MISFIRES. THE ENGINE THREW A ROD. THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED, AND WILL COST $5,000 DOLLARS. WARRANTY IS NO LONGER ACTIVE DESPITE LOW MILEAGE DUE TO NUMBER OF YEARS THAT HAVE PASSED, NOR WILL THEY OFFER A DISCOUNT. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM IS A NOTORIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 3.4L V6 ENGINE OFFERED BY CHEVROLET/HM. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM DESPITE THE FACT THAT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ARE LISTED ALL ACROSS THE INTERNET ON THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. THIS ISSUE CAN ALSO CAUSE MANIFOLD EXPLOSIONS AND COLLAPSES AND RELATED ENGINE FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339873June 24, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336500June 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE EXPLODED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP REGULATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO RECALL 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY) BUT HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. BEFORE THE FAILURE, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND REPAIR FOR A FAILURE REGARDING A POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE SO HE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET KIT AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH IMPROVED DIAPHRAMS WERE INSTALLED. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE EXPLODED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,854.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336009June 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FOR THE COURSE OF A 3 MONTH PERIOD MY VEHICLE KEPT GIVING OFF CODES. AFTER SEVERAL CODES OF MISFIRING IT TOOK MY MECHANIC QUITE SOME TIME TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. HE JUST COULDN'T PUT A FINGER ON IT AND COULD ONLY FIND THAT ONE SPARK PLUG WAS GUNKY. HE CLEANED IT AND REPLACED IT TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP THE ISSUE. IT DID FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH THEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN GIVING OFF LOTS OF DIFFERENT CODES. AFTER IT CODED FOR THE 5TH OR 6TH TIME IT WAS FINALLY REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS CODING DUE TO THE GAS AND OIL NOT DOING WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO BE DOING AND IT WAS CAUSING GUNKY BUILDUP UNDER THE ENGINE. WHAT ENDED UP HAPPENING IS THAT I HAD TO DO A MAJOR TUNE UP BECAUSE ALL THE SPARK PLUGS WERE GUNKY AND BURNED UP AS WELL AS THE WIRING AND ALSO HAD TO CLEAN THE FUEL LINES. FOR A CAR THAT ONLY HAD ABOUT 39,000 THIS SHOULD NOT NORMALLY BE REQUIRED AT THIS POINT! IN ADDITION I ONLY USE 93 OCTANE GAS WHICH IS REQUIRED OF MY CAR AND I TAKE MY CAR IN EVERY 3 MONTHS FOR A CHECKUP AND OIL CHANGE. I ALSO USE ONLY THE BEST OIL IN MY VEHICLE: MOBIL 1 FULLY SYNETHIC OIL (NO BLEND). I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE IT'S CONSIDERED A COMPLETE TUNE-UP. HOWEVER, IT IS OBVIOUS SOMETHING WAS NOT RUNNING RIGHT IN CONVERTING THE GAS 'N OIL UNDER THE ENGINE TO EFFECTIVELY DO THEIR JOB. A VEHICLE KEPT THIS WELL SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE A FULL TUNE-UP REQUIRING ALL WIRING HARNESSES TO BE REPLACED WITH A VEHICLE OF SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS WAS A REPAIR THAT COST ME $660. THERE WAS SOME OBVIOUS MECHANICAL ISSUES HERE THAT ARE NORMALLY SEEN IN A VEHICLE THIS NEW. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU FIND IN A VEHICLE CLOSER TO THE 75 - 100,000 MILE MARK AND ALSO WITH ONE PERHAPS THAT DOESN'T USE THE BEST OF GAS, OIL AND MAYBE DOESN'T KEEP UP SO WELL WITH MAINTENANCE. I'M METICULOUS IN MY MAINTENANCE AND CARE AND I FEEL THERE WAS SOME DEFECTIVE ISSUES GOING ON THAT CAUSED MY PROBLEM. I HAVE ALL MECHANIC DOCUMENTATION TO ASSIST IN MY COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335554June 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER ALONG WITH OTHER GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,288.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334421June 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REMEDY REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS OIL LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE, WHICH THE CONTACT STATED COULD POTENTIALLY START A FIRE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE RECENT RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334280June 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
2003 MONTE CARLO SS. NEW PROBLEM, BUT OCCURS EVERY TIME THIS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IS FOLLOWED. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON AFTER BACKING UP WITH STEERING WHEEL TURNED, THEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE AND MOVING FORWARD. LIGHT IS ACCOMPANIED BY GROWLING SOUND FROM FRONT END. PAVEMENT IS DRY, SO THERE IS NO VALID TRACTION ISSUE. LIGHT TURNS OFF AFTER 5 - 10 SECONDS AND GROWLING SOUND DISAPPEARS. HAVE NOT HAD VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY CHEVROLET YET, BUT I SEE A HUGE EXPENSE COMING. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE MONTE CARLO / IMPALA BASED ON VARIOUS WEBSITE REPORTS. SEEMS CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITY HERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332729May 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2006 MONTE CARLO LAST YEAR WHICH HAD 25,000 MILES ON IT RIGHT WHEN IT HIT 30,000 MILES THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING AT IDLE. IT ONLY WORKS WHEN ACCELERATING. IN THE WINTER EVERY STOP LIGHT YOU GO TO OR ANY TIME YOU ARE COASTING THE WINDSHIELD AND OTHER GLASS WILL FOG AND FREEZE UP I HAVE HAD MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS INCLUDING VEERING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND I DON'T NEED THEM GETTING HURT OR WORSE BECAUSE CHEVY CANT STAND BEHIND THERE CARS. ALMOST EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO WITH THIS CAR AND ONLINE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332389May 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PATH LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BCM AND NON-OEM MODULES. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY HIM OF THEIR FINDINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,778. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,878.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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