Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#10070933January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PAINT ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE REAR QUARTER PANEL BEGAN TO TURN NOTICEABLY YELLOW SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. NOW THE PAINT HAS BEGUN TO BLISTER, SPLIT AND PEEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071288January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, TIRES
WINDSHELD WIPERS PARK STRAIGHT UP VERTICAL. HEATER RESISTOR FAILED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. STEERING WHEEL RATTLES WHEN CORNERING SLOWLY. LIGHT ALWAYS ON SAYING ANTIFREEZE LOW DESPITE IT NOT BEING LOW. TOO MUCH BASS IN RADIO ROUGH SHIFTS. BRAKE PADS DONE AT 70,000KM SEEMS TO BE FALLING APART AS SOON AS WARRANTY WAS UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069541January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
THE ONLY REASON I AM SUBMITTING THIS IS THAT I KNOW OF 3 OTHER MONTE CARLOS IN THIS AREA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. GM DOES NOT WANT TO RE-ISSUE A FULL WARRENTY ON THE REPAIRED PART. WE STOOD OUR GROUND WITH THEM AND GOT A 50,000 MILE WARRENTY IN WRITING FROM THE DEALERSHIP, BUT ONLY AFTER TELLING THEM I WOULD CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE...WHICH I DID ANYWAY. SEEMS THIS IS A PROBLEM THEY ARE AWARE OF AND ARE TRYING TO KEEP IT QUIET. PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT THEY NEED TO ARGUE WITH THE DEALER FOR A GOOD WARRENTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069949January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE HAS A 3.1L V6 ENGINE THAT WAS LEAKING COOLANT AS A RESULT OF A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THIS GASKET ON AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE A WEEK. AND THEY ARE JUST A SMALL SHOP. THE FIRST PROBLEM I NOTICED WITH THIS VEHICLE WAS A SLOW LEAK IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. THIS OCCURRED IN THE SUMMER OF 2002. LATER IN THE YEAR, I NOTICED COOLANT ON THE GARAGE FLOOR AND THOUGHT PERHAPS THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED ON DECEMBER 16, 2002, IT HAD 51,223 MILES ON IT. THE COST OF JUST REPAIRING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS $482.21 PLUS TAX, FOR A TOTAL OF $512.35.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070070January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, EGR, PLUGS, NEW COOLANT, OIL & FILTER REPLACED. DEALER SAID EGR BURNT THROUGH "PLASTIC" AND THIS IS HOW I GOT LEAKS. CAR SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING. AT FIRST CAR WOULD CONTINUALLY STALL, EVEN WHEN DRIVING. THEN IT STARTED BLOWING OUT WHITE SMOKE AND THEN WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I AM FURIOUS OVER THIS. MY CAR IS OUT OF THE 3 YEARS WARRANTY. IT HAS 52,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. CONTACTED GM ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY COST ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE RECORDS OF DOING MY OWN OIL CHANGES. IF I WERE TO HAVE TAKEN THE CAR FOR EVERY OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALER WHERE THERE WOULD BE A RECORD, THEY MIGHT HAVE CONSIDERED OFFERING HELP. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES. THERE IS AN ONLINE PETITION RIGHT NOW WITH OVER 2,200 SIGNATURES FOR THE PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKS. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ARE TURNING THEIR BACKS ON US CONSUMERS. IF THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM WITH THE GASKETS, THEN WHY HAVE THEM COME OUT WITH AN UPGRADED GASKET PART? I WOULD LOVE TO SEND YOU MY SERVICE HISTORY ALONG WITH THE LETTER I WROTE TO GM REGARDING THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070597January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3.1 ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. THIS PROBLEM STARTED JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR GOING TILL NOW WITH STOP LEAK. I TOOK THE MANIFOLD OFF AND THE GASKET LOOKS TO BE BROKEN IN FOUR PLACES. A FRIEND OF MINE PAID ALMOST 500 DOLLARS TO FIX THE LEAK ON HIS 3.1 LAST WEEK. CHEVY SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. JUST LOOK ON THE NET THERE"S THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIKE US .CHEVY CASE #1-12-2500234 STARTED ABOUT 38000 MILES USED STOP LEAK TO KEEP IT GOING TILL 80000 MILES REPLACEING GASKETS AT THIS TIME CHEVY SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM YA RIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068834January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2001 MONTE CARLO SS DEVELOPED A LEAK BETWEEN THE UPPER PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD AND LOWER ALUMINIUM INTAKE MANIFOLD. I STOPPED AT A DEALER AND ASKED THEM ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW OF NO PROBLEM BUT WHEN I ASKED THEM HOW MUCH TO REPAIR THEY REPLIED ABOUT $800 WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE CAR. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER FOR AN ESTIMATE, WHICH I DID. THEY THEN TALKED WITH THE DEALER AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. IN THE MEANTIME I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON IT. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE DEALER SAID THAT SINCE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. SO I WAS STUCK PAYING A GARAGE $880 TO REPLACE BOTH MANIFOLDS AS DIRECTED IN THE TSB AND THE WORRY THAT MY YEAR AND A HALF OLD CAR MY LAUNCH ITS MOTOR AT ANYTIME DUE TO THE CONTAMINATION OF THE OIL WITH ANTIFREEZE FROM THE LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068913January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
BRAKES DO NOT WORK DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER. LOSES A QUART OF OIL PER 500 MILES. BLOWS BY SMOKE THROUGH EXHAUST WHEN STARTING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069187January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IT IS TERRIBLE THAT MY CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF ALREADY, I'M VERY DIS SATISFIED WITH THE CAR. I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069193January 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE HAD 4 DIFFERENT FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED IN 2 YEARS I AM SO DISSAPOINTED IN THIS CAR I COULD CRY. IT'S A PIECE OF CRAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053242January 15, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO BRIGHTEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. I LOOKED UP A FORUM TYPE WEBSITE "MYMONTE.COM" AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ALL SAID THAT IT IS A FAULTY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH RELATING SPECIFICALLY TO 95-99 YEAR MODELS OF CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. A FEW OF THESE HAVE HAD REPEATED OCCURRENCES. IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH MANY MONTE CARLO OWNERS. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054187January 15, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
IF THE TRUNK WAS IN THE OPEN POSITION AND THE SLIGHTEST WIND BLEW, THE TRUNK SLAMMED DOWN ABRUPTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054239January 15, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, EQUIPMENT
RACK AND PINION HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED 5 TIMES. EACH TIME CAUSES METAL SHAVINGS IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047868January 15, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT, THE STEERING LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053194January 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1999 CHEVY MONTE CARLO Z34. NO COMPONENT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053945January 13, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHEN MAKING A LEFT/RIGHT TURNS STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053952January 13, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE RACK AND PINION FAILED TWICE IN ONE YEAR, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052831January 11, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE GAS TANK ON MY 1998 MONTE CARLO HAS RUSTED THROUGH ,I HAVE CHECKED AT NHTSA WEB SITE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PROBLEM, I HAVE ALSO CHECK AT A JUNK YARD AND THIS WAS ALSO THE CASE THE GAS TANK WAS RUNTED THROUGH . I MADE COMPLAINT TO CHEVY BUT WAS TOLD CAR TO OLD AND WARRENTY HAD RUN OUT, I FEEL THIS IS A REAL BIG PROBLEM AND VERY DANGEROUS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE DRIVING THSES CARS SHOULD THEY EVERY BE IN AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD PROABLY GO UP IN FLAMES THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052603January 7, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 1997 MONTE CARLO. THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP AND/OR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. PROBLEM ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. PROBLEM BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052527January 6, 2004
EQUIPMENT
PURCHASED THE OPTION CALLED "DRIVER INFO" CENTER WHICH GIVES YOU GAL OF FUEL USED, RANGE YOU CAN DRIVE ON THE REMAINING FUEL IN TANK, MILE PER GALLON, TEMPERATURE FEATURES. THE UNIT WAS OFF BY 4 GAL WITH A 17 GAL TANK. GM ADMITS IT IS 18% OFF AND REFUSES TO FIX THE UNIT BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE KNOW IT DOESN'T WORK THE WAY IT SHOULD YET THEY CONTINUE TO SELL IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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