Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#10122534June 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER STATES: BRAKES FAILED, THE BRAKES WERE FINE ALL OF A SUDDEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED COMPLETELY. BRAKE LINES WERE MADE OUT OF CHEAP STEEL AND WERE COATED WITH SOME TYPE OF HEAVY PAINT. THEY ONLY RUSTED IN ONE SPOT, AND THAT WAS ON THE PORTION OF THE BRAKE LINE THAT WAS NOT COATED IN THE HEAVY PAINT.*AK THE BRAKE LINE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. *TT *SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124242June 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BRAKES GRINDING AT 14,000 MILES, 2 TIRES WEARING. TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER TURNED ROTARS AND SAID TIRES WERE GOODYEARS PROBLEM. TAKEN TO GOODYEAR DEALER,WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD SET UP BY CAR DEALER AND WAS THE 3RD CAR BROUGHT IN FROM THAT DEALER. CALLED GM HOT LINE AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE INTO ANOTHER DEALER AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ESTIMATE IF IT WASN'T WARRANTY. THE FIRST TOLD US IT WOULD NOT BE WARRANTY. NOW WE ARE DRIVING ON AN ALMOST BALD TIRE WITH MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILD IN THE CAR. THE REASON WE BOUGHT A NEW CAR IS SO WE WOULD HAVE A SAFE CAR AND WHEN WE SPENT 20,000 DOLLARS WE THOUGHT IT WOULD LAST MORE THAN A YEAR NOT ONLY 14,000 MILES. AFTER THE DEALER TURNED THE LEFT REAR ROTAR IT STILL HAS MARKS ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127931June 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE GASKET ON THE 2000 MONTE CARLO.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR THE INTAKE GASKET HAD BLOWN. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122279May 27, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THE REAR TRUNK STRUT SUPPORT HAS BROKEN FOUR TIMES ON MY 2004 CHEVY MONTE CARLO. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS FAILURE COULD LEAD TO THE TRUNK LID SMASHING DOWN ON SOMEONE'S HAND CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121351May 18, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER CONTACTING AND RESEARCHING GM COOLANT SYSTEMS FAILURES IT TURNED OUT TO BE A BAN MANIFOLD HAVING TO ALSO REPLACE THE WATERPUMP AND SEVERAL OIL CHANGES MY ENGINE MAY NEVER BE THE SAME. THIS IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT WICH SHOULD BE RECALLED INSTEAD OF LOOSING CUSTOMERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120677May 11, 2005
STEERING
MY HUSBAND WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIENT IN HIS 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO DUE TO STEERING PROBLEMS. THIS RESULTED IN A ROLL-OVER X2 AND TOTAL LOSS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM AND THEY INSIST THAT IT SHOULD BE HANDLED BY OUR INSURANCE CARRIER. SINCE THE ACCIDENT, I HAVE FOUND THAT GM ISSUED A RECALL (03062) FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAVE DONE FURTHER RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME INCIDENT, OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF VERY SIMILIAR PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10121458May 6, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1996 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL REGULATOR.*MR THE CONSUMER DROVE ABOUT 7 MILES AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDLE MOVED FROM FULL TANK TO HALF TANK DURING THE SHORT RIDE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FORM UNDER THE HOOD. THE NEXT DAY A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COULD BE SMELLED. THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR HAD FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAS THE FAULTY REGULATOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119588May 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1. ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM - WARNING LIGHT CAME ON - MECHANIC CHECKED SYSTEM DETERMINED THE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN DUE TO CORROSION OF THE ABS RELAY IN THE FUSE BLOCK --- 2. BRAKE SYSTEM WORKED, ABS DID NOT ----- 3. REPLACED ABS RELAY SWITCH, FUSES, AND FUSE BLOCK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119635May 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING, WHEN AL L OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND DID NOT RELEASE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119255April 27, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1996 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL REGULATOR.*MR THE CONSUMER DROVE ABOUT 7 MILES AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDLE MOVED FROM FULL TANK TO HALF TANK DURING THE SHORT RIDE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FORM UNDER THE HOOD. THE NEXT DAY A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COULD BE SMELLED. THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR HAD FAILED. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117316April 6, 2005
TIRES
2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO HAS PROBLEMS WITH ONE FAULTY GOOD YEAR TIRE.*MR *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117187March 31, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM HAD TO BE REPLACED SINCE IT STARTED TO SCRAPE THE WINDOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116111March 30, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WE WERE PREPARING TO TAKE A LONG TRIP AND TOOK OUR 1999 MONTE CARLO INTO OUR MECHANIC FOR A PRE-TRIP ONCE-OVER. HE JUST CALLED AND INFORMED US THAT THE RADIATOR WAS ALMOST EMPTY AND THAT THERE IS A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, IT CAN (AND WILL) BE FIXED FOR A COST OF $750.00. OUR MECHANIC HAS A SMALL SHOP AND HE HAS FIXED THE SAME PROBLEM AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH ON GM PRODUCTS WITH A 3.1 LITER ENGINE, HE JUST HAD A BUICK LAST WEEK WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. DOESN'T ANYBODY ELSE SEE THIS AS AN ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO TAKE SOME KIND OF ACTION ABOUT?? WE WOULD HAVE BEEN LIVID IF THIS CAR HAD BROKEN DOWN IN THE DESERT ON THE WAY TO LAS VEGAS!! WE WERE REALLY HAPPY WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT NOW PLAN TO SELL IT AND WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING WITOUT A RECURRING PROBLEM OF THIS MAGNITUDE! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112922March 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DURING INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE COMING APART. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROTORS. *JB CONSUMER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AT HER EXPENSE AND WAS REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. MECHANIC SAID THE ROTORS WERE MADE OF PRESSED METAL THAT FLAKED APART WHICH MADE THE BRAKES WEAR OUT. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114436March 21, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EFFECTS OF PROBLEMS DUE TO HEAD GASKETS AND INTAKE MANIFOLD: (1)BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE; (2)MINOR BREATHING PROBLEMS, DIZINESS, AND LIGHTHEADEDNESS; (3)SOAR THROAT IRRITATION AND TIREDNESS WHILE DRIVING. *AK (4)CAUSES HEAVY USE OF GAS, BAD GAS MILAGE, AND COOLANT IS USED UP VERY QUICKLY AND BECOMES BROWN AND SLIMEY. SOLUTION: I WAS TOLD THAT 2000 CHEVY MONTE CARLO'S HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE GASKETS AND INTAKE MANIFOLDS. NUMEROUS 2000 MODELS SEEM TO HAVE THIS ISSUE BUT WERE NEVER RECALLED. MY WARRANTY COMPANY PAID FOR THE PARTS TO BE FIXED IT JUST NEVER SEEMS TO BE CORRECTED RIGHT. HOWEVER, I FEEL IT IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM CAUSING PEOPLE TO FALL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. THE BURNING SMELL THAT COMES FROM THE GASKETS IS VERY ODOROUS, CAUSES DIZZINESS, BREATHING IRRITATION/PROBLEMS AND IF IT DOES THIS TO AN ADULT I COULD ONLY IMAGINE THE DAMAGE IT COULD DO TO A CHILD. IT ALSO MAKES YOU TIRED. I FOUGHT TO STAY AWAKE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112728March 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WE OWN A 2002 CHEVY MONTE CARLO. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. THE DEALER TOLD US IT NEEDS A NEW HEAD GASKET AT A COST OF $1000.00 PLUS. I CALLED CHEVY TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND THEY SAID YES. THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND CHEVY WILL NOT FIX THIS DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112553March 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CAR BEGAN HAVING A HARD SHIFT IN ALL GEARS AT 41,000 MILES, 5,000 MILES OUT OF 3 YEAR/36,000 BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THE HIGH MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE IS DUE TO EXTENSIVE HIGHWAY TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK. THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED WAS A LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE, DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTOR CLUTCH SYLENOID, AND A DEFECTIVE PRESSURE CONTROL SYLENOID. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT UPON MANUFACTURING A WIRE TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRIMPED. ALL PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110742February 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE LIGHT THAT COMES ON WHEN YOU OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR (UNDER THE DASH) STAYED ON WITH THE DOOR SHUT. THE LIGHT BULB, BURNED THE PLASTC AROUND THE WIRES AND STARTED THE CARPET ON FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. MY HUSBAND REMOVED THE LIGHT BULB AND BURNED HIS FINGERS TO PUT THE GLOWING CARPET OUT. THEN, MY TURN SIGNALS WORKED SOMETIMES AND THEN AT OTHER TIMES DID NOT. THEY EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I TOOK THE CAR FOR REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT A RELAY SWITCH HAD GONE OUT. NEXT, SOME OF THE LIGHTS ON THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL PANEL WENT OUT. NOT ALL OF THEM. THEY REPLACED MY RADIO BECAUSE THE BUTTONS WERE PEELING. THE NEXT DAY, HALF OF THE LIGHTS ON THE RADIO WENT OUT AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THE DEALER ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT SOMETIMES A NEW RADIO'S LIGHTS WILL NOT ALL KICK ON RIGHT AWAY. THIS MAY TAKE SOME TIME AND IF THEY GO OUT AGAIN, I SHOULD BRING THE CAR BACK. ARE THEY KIDDING ME? I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM HERE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10110746February 18, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
STEERING HAS HAD VIBRATION IN IT SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. NOW THE STEERING WON'T STEER UNLESS THE ENGINE IS ACCELARATED. THE ENGINE KEEPS BACKFIRING AND CUTTING OUT. THIS IS A 2000 MONTE CARLO SS. THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN. I AM BUYING A TOYOTA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107117February 16, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE FRONT CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED , AND THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO BRICK WALL. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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