Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#10108428February 2, 2005
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE, SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE:TORQUE ARM
AXLE BROKE SUDENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY THUS PROVOCING THE CAR TO STOP OUTSIDE IN THE FIELD..GM NOR THE DEALERSHIP REFUSE ANY RESPONSABILITY. CAR IS UNDER 36000 MILES WARRANTY.CAR HAS ONLY 23000 MILES AND WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
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0
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#10108449February 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED BELOW HAS OCCURRED ON 3 PREVIOUS OCCASIONS.(1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE - "DEX COOL" COOLANT LEAK FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. 2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES - LOSS OF COOLANT LEADING TO ENGINE OVERHEATING OR FAILURE. (3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE) - GM STARTED USING "DEX-COOL" EXTENDED LIFE COOLANT IN 1996 IT DIDN'T TEST THE LONG TERM AFFECTS ON IT'S EXISTING GASKET TECHNOLOGY. ONE ARTICLE I READ STATED "IT APPEARS THAT ON SOME ENGINES, THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL PLASTIC-AND-RUBBER GASKETS IN COMBINATION WITH MORE AGGRESSIVE OAT (ORGANIC ACID TECHNOLOGY) ENGINE COOLANTS HAS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SEALING RELATED ISSUES FOR CONSUMERS AND AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE PROVIDERS", SAID FEL-PRO CHIEF ENGINEER JERRY ROSENQUIST -- PER P://WWW.THEAUTOCHANNEL.COM/NEWS/2004/10/14/252583.HTML. DEX-COOL IS AN OAT COOLANT MANUFACTURED BY TEXACO FOR GM. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT GM INTAKE GASKET LEAKS AND IT SEEMS MORE LIKELY THAT THE COOLANT, RATHER THAN THE GASKET ITSELF, IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10108213January 29, 2005
STEERING
CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING TURNING MANEUVER/STEERING WHEEL ROTATION. THE CAR DEALER HAS TEMPORARILY FIXED THIS PROBLEM TWICE AND IT IS NOW HAPPENING AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOT A PART AVAILABLE TO FIX IT PERMANTLY AND THEY WON'T FIX IT AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10107939January 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE TAKEN MY 2003 MONTE CARLO IN THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR ROTOR VIBRATION. I HAVE BEEN IN TALKS WITH GMAC AND THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS DUE TO DRIVER HABITS. THIS IS SO UNFAIR, SEEING AS THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE A CALIPHER ON MY LAST SERVICE CALL SAYING THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE WHOLE PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE TO HEAR THE BRAKES "SCRUBBING" AS I STOP, IT SOUNDS LIKE A 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK! THEY SAY THIS IS DUE TO THE BRAKES "WEARING INTO" THE NEW SHAPE OF THE ROTOR. SIGH, SO MUCH FOR BEING EXICITED OVER YOUR $378.00 A MONTH VEHICLE. ALL THAT HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR IS THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AND RIGHT SIDE CALIPHER REPLACED. (THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME BUT THEN THEY "FOUND"THE CALIPHER HAS STUCK).*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10107957January 26, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
I PURCHASED THE 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO NEW. AFTER ABOUT 18 MONTHS THE STEERING COLUMN HAD A RATTLING OR CLUNKING NOISE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HE IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND REPLACED THE "INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT" . THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. NOW AT 45,000 MILES THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURING AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTEE. IS THIS NOT A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE? IT IS RARELY DRIVEN EXCEPT ON TRIPS. OTHER PEOPLE APPARENTLY EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10107973January 26, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
BLINKERS WORK ON AND OFF. HAZARD LIGHTS AFFECTED ALSO. NO FLASHER IN MY MODEL CAR. ONLY A HAZARD SWITCH. VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND. WENT FAULTY. IT IS LOCATED RIGHT BEHIND THE HAZARD BUTTON BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. IT CONTROLS THE BLINKERS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS. GO FIGURE. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108985January 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND LOSES COOLANT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10107549January 19, 2005
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS FAILING, NOTICABLE CLUNKING FEELING COMING THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO SAFETY ISSUE. THE SHAFT WAS ON BACK ORDER(AS IF THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PROBLEMS). *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106591January 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS WERE TURNED TWICE AND THEN FINALLY REPLACED AFTER REPEATED GRABBING/VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING OCCURRED. DEALER FINALLY REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE THIRD TIME. THERE WAS NO CHARGE TO ME (WARRANTY COVERED IT). *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106395January 15, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. AT TIMES ONLY THE CENTER SAFETY LIFT WILL BE FUNCTIONAL WHILE THE TWO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. I AM TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. THIS WEEK I ALSO SEEN A CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED, YET. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107165January 11, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THERE IS A FLUID CALLED DEX/COOL WHICH IS LIKE ANTI-FREEZE. HOWEVER, IT EATS AWAY AT THE GASKET. CONSUMER HAS HAD TO HAVE THE GASKET REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING. LOSS OF RADIATION FLUID AT 77000 MILES. *TC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105960January 8, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS KEEP GOING OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105969January 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAR WOULD NOT STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. NOISE FROM FRONT RIGHT BRAKES WHEN GOING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. PEDAL TO FLOOR HAPPENED IN GOOD DRY WEATHER ON BOTH OCCASIONS. ABS WAS NOT ACTIVE AT TIME OF INCIDENT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME,CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND DEALER GAVE ME A LOANER FOR THE DAY. DEALER STATED THAT "BRAKE CALIPER WAS SEIZED TO PADS".THEY CLEANED AND LUBED "CALIPER SLIDERS". DEALER WAS VERY COOPERATIVE I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS WITH THE DEALER, THEY WERE EXCELLENT. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND IT HAD 16,500 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF PROBLEM. I AM THE ONLY OPERATOR OF THIS CAR. I WANTED TO INFORM THE PEOPLE CAUSE I SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ON THIS CAR TYPE. I WILL UPDATE IF PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105785January 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 2000 MONTE CARLO SS NEW IN SEPT OF 2000, I HAVE 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE 4TH GEAR IS OUT OF IT AND I HAVE TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN IT WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME BETWEEN 1,300.00-1,600.00 TO REPLACE AND THEY HAVE TO ADD A ADD ON KIT, IF THEY HAVE TO ADD A ADD ON KIT WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHEVY PRODUCTS. I ALSO HAVE A 89 CHEVY TRUCK, WHICH I BOUGHT USED WITH 50,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN IT 2 YRS AGO, MY DAUGHTER HAS A 99 MONTE CARLO AND HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS IN THE LAST 2 YRS. I OWNED A 79 CHEVY TRUCK FOR 16 YRS WHICH I BOUGHT NEW AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT EXCEPT FOR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON IT. WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THE QUALITY OF CHEVROLETS? I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. I SHOULD NOT BE PUTTING IN A TRANSMISSION IN A 4 1/2 YR OLD CAR. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR CHANGING OIL,ETC WHEN IT IS DUE. YOU PAY GOOD MONEY AND IT DOESN'T EVEN LAST TILL YOU PAY IT OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104740December 29, 2004
STRUCTURE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
WARPED DASHBOARD IN MY 2004 MONTE CARLO, RADIO FACE ALSO GETS BLISTERING HOT, TRUNK LID OPEN APPEARS ALL THE TIME ON DASH, TOO K TO DEALER, TRUNK LID FIXED NEW DASH INSTALLED 3 DAYS LATER DASH WARPED WORSE THAN BEFORE AND BOTH SIDE PILLARS NOW CRACKED, BRAKES STILL NOISY AND PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, DEALER STATES NORMAL. SCHEDULING FOR MY SECOND DASHBOARD, AND STILL NO ANSWERS ON WHY YOU CANT TOUCH THE RADIO. *NM
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104307December 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR WITH 34,000 MILES IN MARCH OF 2002, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 50,000 MILES, HAD IT CHECKED WAS GIVEN THE CODE FOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR. HAD SENSOR CHANGED, WITHIN SIX MONTHS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN CHECKED WAS GIVEN SAME CODE FOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR SO I HAD IT REPLACED A SECOND TIME. NOW PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL DROP COMPLETELY AND WHEN TURNING OFF THE IGNITION THE FAN WILL CONTINUE TO RUN. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE FAN IS TO EITHER UNPLUG THE FAN OR UNHOOK THE BATTERY. RANDOMLY WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR IT WILL NOT START AS IF THE BATTERY IS DEAD, BUT THE RADIO AND ALL LIGHTS STILL WORK. HAD THIS CHECKED BUT NO PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND. AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES THE CAR WILL START. THE ONLY EXPLANATION I WAS GIVEN WAS THAT MAYBE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THINKS I AM ATTEMPTING TO STEAL MY OWN CAR. THEN THERE ARE THE TURN SIGNALS, WHEN YOU TURN ON THE SIGNAL IT WILL WORK FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN STOP. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOUND TO MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN IS TO TURN ON THE HAZARD FLASHERS FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN TURN ON THE SIGNAL AGAIN. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WITH NO WARRANTY LEFT IT IS RATHER COSTLY AND FRUSTRATING. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104355December 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY 1999 MONTE CARLO STATED LEAKING ANTIFREEZE DIPS AT A TIME. THEN THE NEXT THING I KNOW THERE WAS PUDDLES OF ANTI-FREEZE UNDER MY CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED A INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THAT'S GOING TO BE $450.00. I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY SO I HAD THE CAR PUSHED HOME AND NOW I AM WAITING TO GET THE CAR FIXED WHEN I CAN COME UP WITH THE MONEY. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103055December 15, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
THE BODY GROUND EFFECTS MOLDING IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE IS SEPARATING FROM THE REST OF BODY. LOOKED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, AND THE LATCH BROKE THAT HOLDS THE MOLDING INTO PLACE, AND LOOKED LIKE ONE OTHER WAS CRACKING.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103586December 13, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR VIBRATION. VEHICLE VIBRATED MORE WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102872December 13, 2004
STEERING
AROUND AUGUST 2004 THE TIE ROB WAS REPLACED DUR TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. PASSANGER WIDNDOW BEGAN MAKING GRINDING NOISES WHEN RAISED AND LOWERED. EATER/ - A/C VENT MAKES WHINING NOISE WHEN USED. RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS REPALCED DUE TO LEAKS. WAS FOUND BY THE VEHICLE FAILING TO PASS THE MARYLAND SAFETY INSPECTION. ALL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE BY TELEPHONE.*AK
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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