Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#874323November 3, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SHOULDER BELTS ARE NOT OUTBOARD ENOUGH, AND HITS CONSUMER RIGHT UNDER THE NECK, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE BELT RESTING ON THE NECK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873976October 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PREMATURE WEAR OF ROTORS. VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE SETS OF ROTORS IN A YEAR. ALSO, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN WET CONDITIONS PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873755October 24, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00-020; WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH, RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, STILL WITH AIR IN IT, CONSUMER HEARD A FLAPPING NOISE, TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE FIREHAWK SS P215/65R15 DOT 15101AT340. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556252October 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS(ALL OF THE REAR RUNNING LIGHTS)STOPPED WORKING DUE TO FAULTY CONNECTION IN THE FUSE BOX. THE FUSE BOX IS NOT PROTECTED AND EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS THROWN UP INTO IT BY THE FRONT TIRE, THE CONNECTIONS ARE AFFECTED BY CORROSION. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO OWNER'S ATTENTION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED, WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT NIGHT. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006994October 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 70208 MILES DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP AT MY COST, AGAIN AT 91000 MILES DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP. AFTER COMPLAINING TO GM THE DEALER AGREED TO WARRANTY PARTS AND LABOR. 2 WATER PUMPS IN 91000 MILES! #2 BRAKES AT 48911 DEALER REPLACED FRONT DISC AND WARPED ROTORS. AGAIN AT 91000 MILES DEALER SAYS ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN AND REPLACED, BOTH TIMES AT COST. 2 SETS OF ROTORS IN 91000 MILES! NEITHER TIME WERE THE ROTORS VISUALLY DAMAGED OR WORN FROM DISC PADS. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734293
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734293October 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AT 70208 MILES DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP AT MY COST, AGAIN AT 91000 MILES DEALER TO REPLACE WATER PUMP, AFTER COMPLAINING TO GM DEALER AGREED TO WARRANTY PARTS AND LABOR. 2 WATER PUMPS IN 91000 MILES! #2 BRAKES AT 48911 DEALER REPLACED FRONT DISC AND WARPED ROTORS. AGAIN AT 91000 DEALER SAYS ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN AND REPLACED, BOTH TIMES AT MY COST. 2 SETS OF ROTORS IN 91000 MILES! NEITHER TIME WERE THE ROTORS VISUALLY DAMAGED OR WORN FROM DISC PADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734230October 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732806September 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SINCE NEW BRAKES WORK INCONSISTENTLY. TAKEN TO 2 DEALERS AND INDEPENDENT GARAGE SEVERAL TIMES. THE ONLY ANSWER THEY FOUND WAS TO ADJUST REAR SHOES. HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM. SOMETIMES YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR JUST WON'T SLOW DOWN. USUALLY RIGHT BEFORE YOU RUN INTO SOMETHING THE BRAKES SEEM TO GRAB. WHENEVER I HAVE A FRIEND DRIVE MY CAR THEY COMMENT ON HOW SCARY THE BRAKES ARE. THIS CAR HAS A LOT OF BASIC FLAWS I CAN LIVE WITH BUT I WOULD LIKE BRAKES. THANK YOU.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732426September 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES REPLACED TWICE WITH UNDER 50,000 MILES. *AKY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555155September 22, 2000
TIRES
GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A P225 60 R16 TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO SCRATCHING AND EXCESSIVE ROAD FORCE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732270September 22, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731418September 14, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CHEVY ISSUED A TECH NOTICE TO RE WELD SUBFRAME, THEY DID THIS AND IT DOES NOT HOLD DEALER NOW REPLACING CRADLE WITH A MODIFIED ONE FROM THE 2001 VERY DANGEROUS IF CRADLE BREAKS OFF CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870470September 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731124September 12, 2000
TIRES
TIRE HAS SPLIT SIDEWALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON DURING NORMAL DRIVING. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/60R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729847September 1, 2000
TIRES
THE BELTS ON THE TWO FRONT TIRES STARTED COMING APART TO WHERE I LOST CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO BUY TWO TIRES TO RPLACE THEM IN NASHVILLE TENN. THESE TIRES WERE NOISY FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THEM . THEY WERE MOUNTED ON THE REAR WHEELS. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON A TRIP TO CANADA AND HAD THEM CHECKED IN DETROIT, MI. I ALSO HAD THE TIRES ROTATD AND THE MECHANIC SAID THEY WERE BADLY CUPPED AND I SHOULD CHECK THE REAR STRUTS. WITH THE TIRES ON THE FRONT WHEELS, THEY BECAME WORSE BY THE TIME I GOT TO NASHVILLE AND I HAD VERY POOR FRONT END CONTROL. I HAD THE TIRES REPALCED THEN. WHEN I RETURNED TO TX, I HAD THE REAR STRUTS REPLACED AND THE MECHANIC SAID THEY WERE NOT BAD ENOUGH TO CHANGE THOUGH THEY DID SHOW SOME SLIGHT WEAR.( DOT NUMBER: Y7YT TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729848September 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THIS CAR HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE IT WAS NEW. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPEAT REPAIRS SINCE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS OVER, GM HAS TAKEN THE POSITION THAT THEY WILL NOT HELP IN THE REPAIRS OF THIS CAR. WHAT HAPPEN TO APPLIED WARRANTIES ON REPAIRS TO CARS. THEY ARE REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITS WITH THIS CARS FAILURES. I WAS INFORMED BY A DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER, THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PLACEMENT OF THE CAR'S ALTERNATOR ON THE ENGINE AND IT CAUSED SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT GM HAS SINCE RELOCATED THE ALTERNATOR ON LATER MODELS AND THAT SEEMS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH HAVING TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. IN NOVEMBER 1999, I PAID TO HAVE A PCM REPLACED AND THE TECHNICIAN FORGOT TO REPLACE THE NO KNOCK MODULE IN THE PCM. THIS CAUSED THE CARS SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK FOR REPAIR AGAIN. THIS MISTAKE CAUSED ME TO GO OUT AND BUY ANOTHER CAR. (TOYOTA).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729910September 1, 2000
TIRES
THE SCOPE OF THE FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE PROBLEM IS MUCH LARGER THAN THE COMPANY IS ADMITTING. MY 16 YEAR OLD SON HAD A TIRE DISINTEGRATE ON 4/21/00. THE SPARKS RESULTING FROM THIS WERE SO BAD THAT PASSERS-BY CALLED 911. THE OFFICER WHO CAME TO ASSIST MY SON SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN A TIRE FALL TO PIECES LIKE THAT. IT WAS IN THE SAME SHAPE I'VE BEEN SEEING THE TIRES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL - SEPARATING AND SHREDDING. THE NEXT DAY WE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND DUE TO OUR FEARS THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ANOTHER TIRE. I RETAINED ONE TIRE TO USE AS A SPARE. THESE TIRES WERE NOT OLD, HAD NOT BEEN MISUSED, HAD PLENTY OF TREAD. WHEN I SAW THE REPORTS ON TELEVISION, I REALIZED THE PROBLEM IS MUCH LARGER THAN THE COMPANY IS ADMITTING TO.( DOT NUMBER: 1CKAP2A096 TIRE SIZE: P195/75R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868795August 26, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BOTH FRONT BACK REST WOULD MOVE WHILE TRAVELING (WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE) VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENCE REPAIRS SHOP FOR REPAIRS; CONDITION WAS STILL REOCCURRING. INDEPENDENCE REPAIRS SHOP TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT ONLY WOULD LOCK WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLYED. CAN NHTSA SHARE SOME LIGHT ON THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728783August 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE REVERSE REACTION SHAFT FAILED WHILE ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY A NUMBER OF MECHANICS THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE, THOUGH I WAS NOT AWARE OF IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I THINK THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, AND THOSE THAT PAID FOR COSTLY REPAIRS SHOULD BE COMPLETELY REIMBURSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868457August 23, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS DO NOT LOCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. SEATS WERE DESIGNED TO ONLY LOCK UP UPON APPLYING BRAKES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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