Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#8004468February 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT THE BRAKE LINE PROCEDURE THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE WAS ILLEGAL, CONUSMER THEN CONTACTED THE BUSINESS THAT PERFORMED THE WORK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROCEDURE THEY USED WAS CALLED COMPRESSION FITTINGS WHICH WAS USED ALL THE TIME, ALSO THE MARKER LIGHTS WERE OUT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004485February 25, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH FRONT RIGHT TIRE SEPARATED FROME BALL JOINT. TIRE WENT SIDEWAYS TOWARDS THE GROUND, AND VEHICLE STOPPED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758555February 24, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
BALL JOINT "FELL OUT" OF ITSD HOLE AS I DROVE DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004241February 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH COLLISION IN WHICH A DEER WAS HIT HEAD-ON, PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED PARTIALLY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FULLY DEPLOYED LATER AT THE BODY SHOP, CONSUMER WOULD LIKE INFORMATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#785878February 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004052February 14, 2002
SEATS
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS MOVING FORWARD, DEALER DETERMINED THAT TRACK WAS BROKEN. TRACK WAS REPLACED, BUT SEAT IS STILL MOVING. *AK THE PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LOCK BUT MOVES ON TRACKS. THE DEALER TRIED TO FIX IT FOUR TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN YOU STOP THE VEHICLE YOU CAN HEAR IT MOVE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004054February 14, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END IS SHAKING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER DID WHEEL ALIGNMENT, BALANCED THE TIRES AND REPLACED THE TIRES. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE CORRECTED AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS DONE, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL SHAKING AND VIBRATING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757846February 6, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT DRIVING THE SPEED OF 30 MILES PER HOUR, GOING AROUND A BEND, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE, I THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND HAD NO BRAKES. TRYING TO STEER THE CAR LEFT AROUND THE BEND THE CAR PROCEEDED TO GO STRAIGHT. CAUSING THE CAR TO GO UP THE DRIVEWAY APRON THROUGH A YARD LODGING THE CAR INTO A SHRUB ,STOPPING 5 INCHES FROM GOING INTO A GARGE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO METRO CHEVROLET, WAS CONTACTED BY DEALER SAYING IT SOUNDED LIKE A MECHANICAL ERROR. AGAIN CONTACTED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE NEXT DAY SAYING THE CAR WAS DRIVEN OVER A CURB, OR HIT SOMETHING. I EXPLAINED THE CAR WENT THROUGH THE DRIVEWAY APRON, DID NOT HIT CURB, AND RESTING ON A SHRUB WILL NOT CAUSE THE DAMAGE THAT IT SUBSTAINED. DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONIBILITY. I PROCEEDED TO TAKE PITCURES OF THE SCEEN OF THE ACCIDENT, SHOWING THE PATH OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER SIDE WENT OVER THE CURB, THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OVER THE APRON OF THE DRIVE. ALL THE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I TRY TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT SOMETHING BROKE BEFORE CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE CURB. I AM REPORTING THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, AND ANYONE ELSE WHO MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE IT GETS TO THE POINT OF AN ACCIDENT FOR SOMEONE ELSE. AT THIS TIME MY INSURANCE IS PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS, I AM TRYING TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO HONOR THE CLAIM FOR THE MALFUNCTION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003622February 6, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY CAUSE HEADLIGHTS TO DIM. ALSO, A CLICKING SOUND WOULD COME FROM DASHBOARD AND FRONT WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP MOMENTARILY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK LOW TRACK LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE IN DRY CONDITIONS. THE CLICKING AND DIMMING LIGHTS SEEMED TO BE A SHORT IN THE ABS, ABS RELUCTOR WAS CRACKED. CV AXLE WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757577January 31, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE CENTER PLASTIC CONSOLE WHERE STICK SHIFT IS HAS PEELED TWICE & AN EMPLOYEE AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED TO ME THAT HE HAD SEEN THE SAME PROBLEMS IN CORVETTES (THIS EMPLOYEEE DOSN'T WORK AT THIS DEALERSHIP ANYMORE) I HAVE WRITTEN TO THE MANUFACTURER & I HAVE A CASE #04248222 FROM THE CUST. ASSISTANCE AT CHEVROLET PHONE # 800-222-1020 SPOKE TO MICHAEL STEELE ON 5/1801 & ALSO JONATHAN ON 1/30/02 NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW OR WANT TO TELL ME IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IT MIGHT BE THE MATERIAL THEY ARE USING TO FINISH THIS PART ON THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE . ONCE MY WARRANTY IS UP I WILL HAVE TO BEAR THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THIS PLASTIC CENTER CONSOLE & IT'S NOT A CHEAP PART. I WOULD LIKE THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST TO EXTEND MY WARRANTY IF THE CHEVROLET COMPANY OK'S THIS. I CAN'T BE REPLACING THIS PARTICULAR PART EVERY SO MANY MONTHS INDEFENETELY FOR THE LENGTH OF THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE IT'S REDICULOUS! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003211January 30, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR TRAILER END TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING ROD TO CUT INTO TIRE, WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE BEING NOISY. *AK. ALSO THE FRONT STEERING SHAFT BEGAN MAKING NOSIE, BUT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757399January 27, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR, IT WAS THE CAR OF MY DREAMS. I HAD IT FOR LESS THAN 2 WEEKS, WHEN I NOTICED SLUDGE IN THE OIL AND AROUND THE CAP. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS CONDENSATION! IT WASN'T. IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. WHEN I FIRST COMPLAINED TO SUNSHINE FORD, WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR, IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN IT FINALLY BLEW, THANK GOD 10 FEET FROM MY DRIVEWAY, IT WAS 300 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. I HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS TRYING TO GET THEM TO FIX IT. THEY DIAGNOSED IT WRONG TO BEGIN WITH! IT ENDED UP COSTING ME AROUND 250.00. TWO WEEKS AFTER I GOT THE CAR BACK I WAS DOING 65 ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN SOMETHING BIG DROPPED OUT FROM UNDER MY CAR. IT WAS THE COMPUTER AND THE FRONT GUARD! THEY CHARGED ME FOR THAT TOO. NOW, I STARTED UP THE CAR THE OTHER DAY AND HEARD A MUFFLER NOISE IN THE FRONT DOWN IN THE ENGINE. MY DRIVERS SIDE MANIFOLD IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND! NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS IS ANOTHER $6-700.00 I HAVE TO PUT IN THIS CAR! ALSO, MY STEERING COLUMN, TURN SIGNALS SHORTED OUT, WERE REPLACED, BUT I STILL GET SURGING IN MY LIGHTS. I AM NOT AT ALL HAPPY WITH THIS CAR, OR CHEVY. OH! AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE SNAPPED FRAME ON THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757345January 25, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
VEHICLE WANDERS VERY BAD,AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION. WHEN COLD STEERING WHEEL IS GOING OFF CENTER AND THE VEHICLE PULLS VERY BAD TO THE LEFT. SO FAR VEHICLE HAS HAD NEW ENGINE CRADLE AND NEW STEERING RACK.PROBLEM IS STILL THERE, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN HELPFULL AT ALL. UPON NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING,AND CHIRPING NOISE UNDER HOOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564080January 23, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, TIRES, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002607January 22, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK DEALER CHECKED CONNECTIONS AND REPLACED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564024January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING THE ENGINE STOPPED AND VEHICLE LOST POWER, VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ACTUAL LOSS OF POWER. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756840January 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED I HAVE COMPLAINED OF POOR BRAKING WHEN WHEELS ARE WET DUE TO RAIN,SNOW OR CAR WASH..COMPLAINED TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT GM IS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS ON SOME MODELS,AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN REPLACE TO IMPROVE THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKES AND REFUSED TO EVEN TAKE WHEELS OFF TO CHECK PADS AND ROTORS UNLESS I AGREED TO PAY FOR INSPECTION...AFTER FILING PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA WEBSITE,I WAS CONTACTED BY GM FOR A TECH SERV BULLETIN/RECALL TO CUT AWAY A PIECE OF THE FENDER LINER, ENGINEERS SAID WOULD FIX TROUBLE..I BROUGHT CAR TO MCGUIRE CHEVY IN MARSHFIED, MASS TO HAVE RECALL PERFORMED AND HAVE NOTICED NO IMPROVEMENT..THIS DESIGN FLAW IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN..AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,IT'S ALWAYS A MYSTERY HOW HARD I'LL HAVE TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE,AND HOW LONG I'LL HAVE TO WAIT BEFORE CAR ACTUALLY SLOWS DOWN!...IN THIS DAY AND AGE TO HAVE A MAJOR CAR COMPANY AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO MAKE A CAR STOP CONSISTENTLY WITH 4 WHEEL DISCS SHOULD BE CRIMINAL,OR AT THE VERY LEAST NEGLIGENT!!! GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY! THIS CAR WILL BE OUT OF BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY IN FEBRUARY OF 2002. PLEASE HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002051January 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 1.5 HOURS WHEN A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. BYSTANDERS REPORTED HORN AND HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED BEFORE FIRE STARTED.VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT, CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED VEHICLE AS WELL, BUT HAS NOT GOTTEN BACK WITH CONSUMER ON THE FINDINGS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002054January 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 2 MPH ON WEDDED LOT, A PIECE OF CEMENT WAS STICKING UP, CONSUMER DROVE OVER IT, AND BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVERS MECHANIC STATED AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002057January 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH RAN OVER A SMALL PIECE OF CEMENT, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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