Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#10045581November 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CODE 1811 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 54,000 MILES .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046455November 5, 2003
SEAT BELTS
PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT EQUIPMENT LOCKING TIGHT WHETHER ENGINE IS ON OR OFF. *MR THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED TO THE POINT THAT IT COULD NOT BE USED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE OFF OR ON. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER WAS PUZZLED AS TO WHY THE BELT WAS LOCKING AND THE FACT THAT THEY COULD NOT GET IT UNLOCKED. THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT FOUR TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TS *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046429November 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION
THE AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE . VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC REPLACED A MAIN BOLT ATTACHMENT TO THE SUSPENSION BECAUSE IT SHEARED OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045505November 5, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COMING FROM THE WHEEL AND FELT IN THE STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046165November 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE STATION, THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CODE #1870 COMPONENT WAS SLIPPING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046185November 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE DEALER INDICATED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE MANIFOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045347November 3, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN IN MY 2001 MONTE CARLO SS, WANT TO KNOW IF OTHERS ARE HAVING ANY PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 33,000 MILES, MY DEALER REMOVED THE COLUMN, GREASED IT AND REINSERTED THE OLD ONE, AT 56,000 MI WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM WILL NOT PAY TO FIX IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044871October 28, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE RAN INTO A GUARD RAIL. UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043814October 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE STALLED -ONCE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AREA. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO TURN OFF ONTO A SIDE STREET, BUT JUST BARELY SINCE THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. *AK THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME STARTING. IT REQUIRES STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL - JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043545October 25, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
1998 MONTE CARLO :COMPLAINED OF GROWLING NOISE AT LOW SPEED TURNS; ALSO, NOT MENTIONED TO SHOP BUT WAS TOLD BY FRIEND THAT HE THOUGHT THE WHEEL WAS HARDER TO TURN THEN OTHER VEHICLES. SHOP INFORMED ME THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CHECKED THE SERVICE MANUAL TO FIND OUT WHY IT COULD NOT BE RECONDITIONED BUT STOPPED AFTER SEEING THAT THERE WAS A EXISTING PROBLEM BEING INVESTIGATED ABOUT FAULTY RACK AND PINIONS. NOTE THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 26000 MILES ON IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044624October 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. AS A RESULT, THERE'WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHUT DOWN WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE DYING/ STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP, AND LOSS OF BRAKE POWER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044556October 22, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT AIRBAG INSULATION CAME OUT FROM THE SEAT. DRIVER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANALYSIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043943October 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHILCE STALLED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042948October 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
NEW BRAKE PADS INSTALLED MAY 2002. SQUEALED FROM BEGINNING. THEN A METAL TO METAL NOISE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. TOOK TO CAR REPAIR SHOP TWICE, ONE TIME BEING FEB. 2003(HAVE RECEIPT) AND WAS TOLD BRAKE PADS WERE STILL LIKE NEW. METAL TO METAL NOISE CONTINUED AND HAPPENED MORE AND MORE BUT NEVER CONSTANT. FINALLY, ON INCIDENT DATE, CAR MADE TERRIBLE NOISE EACH TIME BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND WOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE. CAR TOWED AND FOUND THAT THE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND BRAKE PADS COMPLETELY GONE IN THE PERIOD FROM FEB. 2003 TO OCT. 2003. DEALER ASSUMED PROBLEM WAS ASSOCIATED WITH AN OWNER MAINTENANCE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF DETERMINING WHY BRAKE ROTORS WENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041714October 13, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE GAS TANK ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IS LEAKING.IT HAS 38550 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS BEEN KEPT IN A GARAGE.THE COST TO REPAY IT IS ABOUT $800.00. I FEEL THIS MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE TANK. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044080October 12, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FUSES BLEW OUT OF BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS. *MR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD BEEN REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME AFTER ONLY ABOUT 40K MILES AFTER THE FIRST REPLACEMENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HAZARD LIGHT, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE BULBS HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE BRAKE AND SIGNAL LIGHTS. *SCC THE CONSUMER LEARNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER RECALLED OVER 780,000 VEHICLE REGARDING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042585October 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE INVOLUNTARILY CHANGES LANES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042463October 7, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
LEFT REAR BOLT THAT HELD THE CONTROL ARM ON TO THE AXLE BROKE OFF. IT WAS NOTICED WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AT THE DEALER. AND NO EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS DAMAGE WAS FOUND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042263October 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD SLIGHTLY THEN STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD GONE BAD. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037817October 1, 2003
STEERING
CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS AT ANY SPEED.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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