Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#562206July 24, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, ALLOWING THE LATCH PLATE TO TURN, THE NARROW SIDE TOWARDS THE SEAT BACK AND IN TURN THE WIDE SIDE TO THE DOOR, IN THE AREA OF THE COVER OF THE AIR BAG COVER, WHEN THE DOOR CLOSED, A HOLE WAS MADE IN THE DOOR PANEL AND ALSO THE SIDE OF THE SEAT BACK AT THE AIR BAG COVER.*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748961July 23, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVERS POWER WINDOW GETS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION, TOOK VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERS FOR PROBLEM THAT THEY CANNOT SEEM TO RESOLVE, I HAVE A BABY DUE IN 2 WEEKS AND 2 OTHER CHILDREN, IF THERE IS A FIRE IN THE CAR I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I WORK IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ADVISED GEERAL MOTORS " HOW DO THEY EXPECT ME OR MY PREGNANT FINACE TO BREAK A WINDOW FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IMPOSSIBLE! IF FIRE WE WOULD ALL BE KILLED DUE TO SMOKE.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007122July 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE SPORADICALLY HESITATES ON ACCELERATION. DOES NOT MATTER IF ENGINE IS COLD OR WARM. SYMPTOMS ALSO HAPPEN AT SPEED AND IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS NOT RECEIVING ENOUGH GASOLINE TO OPERATE AT SPEED. ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF BY ITSELF AT IDLE IN GEAR TWO TIMES. COMPUTER HAS NOT SET ANY CODES. PLUGS AND WIRES REPLACED. NO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. ENGINE WILL USUALLY TURN TO NORMAL WITHIN 15 TO 20 SECONDS OF EPISODE. DURING EPISODE PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL DOES NOT RESULT IN ACCELERATION. MECHANIC RELUCTANT TO REPLACE COMPONENTS (I.E TPS, EGR, ETC.) SINCE NO CODES HAVE APPEARED AND CONFIDENCE LOW AS TO WHICH COMPONET (IF ANY) IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM PARTICULARLY BOTHERSOME WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AS VEHICLE WILL NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE TO SPEED AS ANTICIPATED. *JB *****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTER AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****764525
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892213July 9, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 25MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN BALL JOINT BROKE, AND THE AXLE FELL OFF VEHICLE. DEALER SAID BALL JOINT AND AXLE HAVE TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748077July 8, 2001
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO OPEN UP AND MAKE ME WRECK AND MAYBE EVEN KILL ME AND MY PASSAGE. THE SEAT COVER KEEPS RIPPING LOOSE AND YOU CAN SEE PART OF THE AIR BAG .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892090July 6, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR PROBLEM. THEN, WHILE BACKING UP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST. ON-STAR REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT ANTI-THEFT DEVICE CAME ON AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. *AK CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747894July 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
AFTER READING THE OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MONTE CARLOS I FEEL THAT I SHOULD ALSO INFORM YOU ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES I HAVE HAD WITH MINE. AT A LITTLE OVER 7000 MILES MY CALIPERS STARTED "STICKING". I WOULD GO TO BACK UP OR MOVE FORWARD AND THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER WOULD MAKE A WHINING NOISE. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THAT PROBLEM AND FINALLY ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT THE CALIPER WAS "RECONDITIONED"..... PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE WOULD TAKE WAY TOO MUCH ROOM TO GO INTO FULL DETAIL BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BRIEFLY EXPLAIN THOSE PROBLEMS AS WELL. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES NOW FOR A TOTAL OF 17 DAYS FOR TAPPING NOISES IN THE ENGINE. IT HAS HAD THE PISTONS, RINGS, CAMSHAFT, LIFTERS, TENSIONER PULLEY AND FLYWHEEL REPLACED... ALL THIS AND NOW THE MOTOR IS SLUGGISH AND FEELS AS THOUGH IT HAS LOST POWER.I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH THAT THIS CAR HASN'T PUT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD YET. BUT WITH ME BEING A FULL TIME STUDENT TAKING NIGHT CLASSES AT A COLLEGE 15 MILES FROM MY HOME IT IS A SCARY THING TO THINK THAT THIS IS POSSIBLE WITH A NEW VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561885July 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
A GEAR EXPLODED OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION, DISABLING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IF THIS IS THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, HE WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE METAL DAMAGE DUE TO FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747447June 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE PISTONS AND RINGS WERE INITIALLY REPLACED AFTER HEARING TAPPING NOISES IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE CAM AND LIFTERS WERE REPLACED WHICH STILL DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE FIXED THE ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE BRAKE CALIPER HAS "HUNG UP" NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE CAR PURCHASED. COMPLAINTS STARTED FOR THAT PROBLEM SOON AFTER PURCHASE AND WAS FINALLY FIXED IN MAY OF 2001. JUNE 2001, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER SAYS IN ORDER TO CHECK THE PROBLEM WE HAVE TO PAY DIAGNOSTIC FEE EVEN THOUGH THE FACTORY WARRANTY IS STILL IN EFFECT. JUNE 2001, NOW THE TENSIONER PULLEY IS BAD. WHAT NEXT???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747497June 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED WHEN THEY ARE WET. I'M NOT SURE WHETHER IT'S JUST THE FRONT BRAKES. WHEN IT'S RAINING OUT ,IT IS DANGEROUS.THERE IS APPROXIMATELY A 5 SECOND DELAY AFTER YOU APPLY THE BRAKES.ONE TIME IN PARTICULAR I WAS ONLY GOING 40 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, NOTHING, WHEN THEY DID GRAB THE CAR WENT TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY ,I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891267June 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE WAS EXPERIENCING AN OIL LEAK SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE . VEHICLE IS STILL IN DEALER'S POSSESSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHUR DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891279June 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ENGINE LOSES POWER, AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. RESULTS FROM COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC WORK-UP WHERE THAT VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS DUE TO A LOW BATTERY CELL. CONSUMER REPLACED BATTERY, AND I WAS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHUR DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746923June 16, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
LOST PARTIAL STEERING ABILITY WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. NO PREVIOUS WARNING OF A PROBLEM EXISTED. VERY SCARY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890153June 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES WENT OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL HIT FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING. DEALER REPLACED ABS VALVE. BRAKES WENT OUT AGAIN ON MAY 11,2001. DEALER REPLACED ABS BOX AGAIN, AND BRAKES WENT OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746519June 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746173May 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FAULTY TIMING BELT PULLEYS CAUSED TIMING BELT TO BREAK DURING DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THIS DAMAGED VALVES, CAUSING REPAIRS TO TOTAL 2400. THERE IS NO WAY TO CHECK ON THIS PROBLEM AND CATCH IT BEFORE IT HAPPENS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745945May 26, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
POWER STEERING FROZE DUE TO BROKEN RACK AND PINION ON THE XEPRESSWAY, WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889099May 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SOUNDED LIKE MUFFLER WAS GONE 20000 MILES/ SECONDS 37111 . TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888839May 22, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN SHAFT THAT HOLDS PULLEY SNAPPED OFF INSIDE POWER STEERING PUMP, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE ENOUGH TO GET OFF ROAD. NO PRIOR WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888840May 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LOW TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON, THEN BRAKES GO OUT. BUT IF ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS COME ON TOGETHER, BRAKES SOMETIMES WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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