Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#10090474September 5, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
MY TURN SIGMAL FLASHER DOESN'T WORK SOMETIMES. I THINK IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH. I CAN SOMETIMES CORRECT IT BY DEPRESSING THE EMERGENCY FLASHER BUTTON. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088586August 25, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OVER PAST 3 MONTHS VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK. THREE OF THESE TIMES WERE AFTER STALLING. PROBLEM BEGAN APPROXIMATELY AROUND 1ST WEEK OF JUNE. DEALERSHIP HAS RUN 2 DIAGNOSTICS, NOTHING CAN BE FOUND, CANNOT FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER CUSTOMER SERVICE EVASIVE ABOUT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089712August 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING BOLTS THAT ATTACHES THE BRAKE CALIPER TO THE STEERING KNUCKLE BEING LOOSE. *MR THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE SPECIFIC SEALANT THAT THE RECALL REQUIRED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089090August 17, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT RACK AND PINION STEERING. WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 53,000 MILES AND AT 58,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, AT 68,000 MILES RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. HOWEVER, WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086689August 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS REQUIRED TO BE TURNED FOUR TIMES AND READY TO BE TURNESD AGAIN FOR A FIF TH TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079557July 30, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR HEAD, ARM, AND NECK INJURIES. *AK *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10083751July 19, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
VEHICLE'S STEERING WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING. *MR RECALL #750283. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED HER MONEY BACK. *SC IN JAN. 2004 A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO SEND IN HER PAPERWORK AND A REIMBURSEMENT CHECK WOULD BE SENT TO HER, BUT INSTEAD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A DENIAL LETTER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE REASON FOR THE DENIAL OF REIMBURSEMENT WAS BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT A GM DEALER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082209July 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD OF MY CAR. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, OPENED HOOD AND SEEN FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE FRONT OF THE MOTOR. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY A SERVICE STATION ATTENDANT LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET. FIRE DEPT AND POLICE ARRIVED AT SCENE. TRANS LINE LEAKED FLUID ONTO HEADER PIPE WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081289July 18, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WHILE ON VACATION IN WILLIAMSBURG VA. HEARD ANNOUCMENT OVER THE INTERCOM AT A CRACKER BARREL RESTURAUNT .. OWNER OF WHITE CHEVY MONTE CARLO WITH MD TAGS GO TO YOUR CAR ASAP.. WHEN ARRIVED IN PARKING LOT.. MANAGER OF REST. WAS STANDING NEXT TO MY CAR WITH A FIRE EXT. AND THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED ONLY ABOUT 4 MILES FROM THE HOTEL WE WERE STAYING AT, SO IT WAS NOT EXTREMELY HOT...THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BURN UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ( YORK COUNTY) ARRIVED AND RIPPED OPEN THE HOOD BECAUSE THE HOOD LATCH RELEASE CABLE HAD BURNED THROUGH AND YOU COUND NOT GET THE HOOD UP.. THE CAR WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED, ENGINE HAD BEEN RECENTLY DEGREASED AND LOOKED AND DROVE LIKE A NEW CAR... THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALLED OUT BY ERIE INS CO. AND LEFT IN VA. WE HAD TO GET A RENTAL BACK TO BALTIMORE.... THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE AREA WORST BURNED ON THE HOOD WAS RIGHT OVER THE DISTIBUTOR. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED FOR ANY INVESTIGATION... HAS THIS TYPE OF UNEXPECTED ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED IN OTHER 3.1 SERIES CHEVY ENGINE OR MONTE CARLO'S?
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081706July 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSIMISSION IS CHANGED THERE IS A NOISE IN TH OIL PAN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081726July 12, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. DURING A REAR ENDED COLLISION AT 25 MPH CONSUMER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081757July 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE GAS TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080904July 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1997 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO VIN#[XXX] MILES 36,366 DATE 04/12/02 HEAD GASKET BLOWN (RESEAL INTAKE MANIFOLD) SERVICE#47886 ANDREW CHEVROLET 1500 WEST SILVER SPRING MILWAUKEE,WISC. 53209 REPAIR COST $916.58 REASON GIVEN WHY IT WENT OUT BY SERVICE TECH ENGINE HEATS UP AND COOLS DOWN. 05/14/04 MILEAGE 48,933 SERVICE #89628 HEAD GASKET AGAIN BLOWN(RESEAL INTAKE MANIFOLD WANT ANOTHER $8-900 REFUSED TO PAY AGAIN CAR SITS AT HOME. *LA UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080631July 8, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
SERIES OF HIGH COST REPAIRS AT MY EXPENSE WITH NO WARRANTY: DRIVER INFOMATION CENTER HAS ALWAYS BEEN WRONG AND INACCURATE AND UNFIXABLE; AT 24446 MILES, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AT MY EXPENSE (; AC AT 30825 WORKED INTERMITTENLY AND BATTERY LIGHT INDICATOR STAYED ON AND SERPENTINE BELT WORN OUT (REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET BRAND ($90) THAT HAS LASTED PERFECTLY AT ALMOST 80,000 MILES; ENGINE COOLANT LEAK NOTICE BY CHEVROLET ON JULY 2003 FIXED ON 7/30-03 AT 58009MILES; AT 34607 VIBRATION FROM INTERMID. STEERING SHAFT AND BUSHING REPLACED ($60); VIBRATION BACK AT 75,000MILES AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT; CHEV DIAGNOSIS ON 7/8/04 FOR LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDS LEFT REAR WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY (ABS BRAKES WILL NOT WORK AND NOT FIXED, $700) AND TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENLY (NOT FIXED) AND AC COMPRESSOR LEAKING (NOT FIXED, $900), AND DRIVER SEAT POWER SEAT HEATER DEFECTIVE (NOT FIXED, $230). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079248July 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR THE 1999 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. A PULSATION WAS BEING FELT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED (EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT). THE FEAR IS THAT THIS DEFECT MAY CAUSE A FUTURE CRASH. WHAT I EVENTUALLY DISCOVERED IS THAT THE RINGED GEARS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS DETECT VEHICLE SPEED WITH HAD CRACKED. FIRST THE LEFT SIDE NEAR 50000 MILES; LATER THE RIGHT SIDE NEAR 68000 MILES. THE GAP FROM THE CRACK IS SENDING THE ABS COMPUTER FALSE SPEED SIGNALS. THE ABS COMPUTER DOES NOT GIVE A WARNING CODE FOR THIS. IT "ACTS" AS IF TRYING TO STOP ON ICE, EVEN THOUGH THE PAVEMENT IS DRY (I.E. PULSATIONS IN PEDAL). MY TEMPORARY FIX FOR THE MOMENT WAS TO DISCONNECT A CONNECTOR FOR THE ABS SYSTEM TO CAUSE THE ABS TO SHUT DOWN AND ALLOW NON-ABS BRAKING. SINCE THE FIX WILL BE IN THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, I'M HOPING FOR A SAFETY RECALL. THE RINGED GEAR IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078808June 25, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING COLUMN VIBRATION: AT 16562 MILES DEALER FOUND DRY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND PERFORMED BULLETIN#01-02-32-001B(LUBRICATED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT).NOW AT 33678 MILES THE PROBLEM IS BACK.THE FACT THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM TELLS ME THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEMS AND AS A RESULT OF SEARCHING THIS WEB SIGHT I HAVE FOUND THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM ALSO IS EVIDENT IN THE 2001 CHEVROLET IMPOLA WHICH IS ALMOST MECHANICALLY IDENTICAL TO THE 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO.BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM CONCERNS THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSES INJURY OR DEATH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079720June 23, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHEN TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNALS THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079497June 18, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES VEHICLE SHOOK HEAVILY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED AT 5,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075192June 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
INTAKE MANIFOLD COOLANT LEAK ON 3.1 ENGINE, WITH A COST OF $ 650.00 FOR THIS REPAIR. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURENCE WITH ALL THE 3.1 LITER ENGINES. MAYBE IT'S TIME GM STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE, AND TOOK A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM. NO WONDER IMPORTS ARE BECOMING MORE POPULAR!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075564June 2, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WATER LEAKED INTO THE FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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