Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints (1997)

164 consumer complaints on file.

#561885July 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
A GEAR EXPLODED OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION, DISABLING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IF THIS IS THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, HE WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE METAL DAMAGE DUE TO FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891267June 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE WAS EXPERIENCING AN OIL LEAK SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE . VEHICLE IS STILL IN DEALER'S POSSESSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHUR DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891279June 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ENGINE LOSES POWER, AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. RESULTS FROM COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC WORK-UP WHERE THAT VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS DUE TO A LOW BATTERY CELL. CONSUMER REPLACED BATTERY, AND I WAS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHUR DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746923June 16, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
LOST PARTIAL STEERING ABILITY WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. NO PREVIOUS WARNING OF A PROBLEM EXISTED. VERY SCARY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745945May 26, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
POWER STEERING FROZE DUE TO BROKEN RACK AND PINION ON THE XEPRESSWAY, WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888839May 22, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN SHAFT THAT HOLDS PULLEY SNAPPED OFF INSIDE POWER STEERING PUMP, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE ENOUGH TO GET OFF ROAD. NO PRIOR WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886318April 19, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
BALL JOINT FAILURE, BROKE FROM LACK OF LUBRICATION, ON LEFT SIDE WHILE MOVING AT LOW SPEED OF 3-5 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF IT OCCUR ON HIGHWAY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884977April 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REAR BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881877March 1, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 20-25 MPH WITH A STONE WALL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881688February 28, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE TRAVELING ON STRAIGHT ROAD DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE AT ADJUSTMENT HINGES. ONE OCCUPANT,NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881226February 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS PREMATURELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT ONLY 38,000 MILES. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740916February 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE LEAKS OIL OUT OF THE TOP SOME WHERE AND THE ABS HAS FAILED ABS LIGHT IN DASH STAY'S ON ALL THE TIME COST TO FIX BOTH PROBLEMS IS VERY HIGH FOR A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735902November 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
FIRST, THE A/C WENT OUT. AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE, SUDDENLY, WHILE DRIVING, ALL THE POWER WENT OUT. FORTUNATELY, NO OTHER CARS WERE ON THE ROAD, AND I WAS NOT TRAVELING VERY FAST. MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW, BUT I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. AS I PULLED INTO A SPACE, I TRIED TO STEP ON MY BRAKES, BUT THEY DIDN'T WORK. IT TURNS OUT THAT MY ALTERNATOR WAS OUT, SO I DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER. BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THERE SHOULD BE A BACK-UP SYSTEM FOR THE BRAKES, SO THAT THEY WOULD STILL WORK IN THIS SITUATION (OR IN A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION, E.G., IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY). THE PARKING BRAKE IS A BACK-UP OF SORTS, BUT, REALLY, I DON'T BELIEVE THE BRAKES SHOULD FAIL WHEN THE POWER GOES OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734230October 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868292August 22, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM/BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE, AND A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553913August 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REAR BRAKE SHOES OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING A THUMPING NOISE TO COME FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, LESS THAN A MONTH LATER THUMPING BEGAN AGAIN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728112August 16, 2000
AIR BAGS
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN APPLIES:# 98839010/ SEQ# 228/ NHTSA ITEM # SB602269///WOODARD CHEVROLET; IN FAIRFIELD, CA. (707) 4227777 ( WHERE I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR ) REPORTS THAT THE PROBLEM IS A FAILED AIR BAG HARNESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866968August 7, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE MAKING A TURN ALUMINUM RACK AND PINION RUBBED AGAINST AND SHAFED INTO STEERING PUMP, CAUSING IT TO BURN OUT, RESULTING IN STALLING. THERE IS A NEW DESIGN OF THE PART. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725868July 23, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
COMPONENT #1 - ABS - MECHANIC TOLD ME TO CONTACT YOU...SCAN ABS SHOWS CODES 1221, 1225, 1232 LEFT WHEEL SENSOR INTERMITTANT PROBLEM - POSSIBLE SENSOR OR COMPUTER. GIVING CONTRADICTORY READING. RESET COMPUTER DID NOT HELP. COMPONENT #2 - SUSPENSION OR STRUT ASSEMBLY. MAKES SCRUNCHING NOISE WHEN TURNING. COMPONENT #3 - FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND IS MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN. STRAINING NOISE QUITS WHEN YOU TURN ON REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER TO OVERLOAD SOMETHING OR OTHER. HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS PART SINCE 1998 ACTUALLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723554June 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CAR STARTS HARD AND IDLES ROUGH. CHECK ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ON. REPLACED PARTS WERE SPARK PLUGS. SPARK PLUG WIRES AND FUEL INJECTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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