Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints (1986)

6 consumer complaints on file.

• #10008674January 15, 2003
  UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NAR 02/10/2003. THE CONSUMERS SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE ALL 4 OCCUPANTS DIED. ACCORDING TO A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO MENTION OF POSSIBLE DEFECT. *JB

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  4

• #8007493April 12, 2002
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  AFTER BEING IN AN ACCIDENT VEHICLE STARTED TO FLIP. AFTERWARDS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #703845February 28, 1999
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

  TRANSMISSION FAILS TO COME OUT OF LOCK UP CAUSING CAR TO STALL AND SHIFT ERRATICALLY WHEN RESTARTED. I FAILURE ANALIZED THE PSOLENOID WHICH WAS REMOVED AND FOUND THE MAL-FUNCTION TO BE CAUSED BY A BLISTERING OF THE PHENALIC CORE MATERIAL DUE TO OVERHEATING THUS CAUSING THE SOLENOID PISTON TO STICK OPEN AND NOT ALLOWING THE FEFLOW OF FLUID TO THE PROPER NON LOCK UP AREAS. I AM NOT ALONE .... THIS IS A FACTORY DESIGN DEFECT IN THE 400 TRANSMISSION. MY SOLUTION WAS TO DECREASE THE POWER ACROSS THE SOLENOID BY 20% BY ADDING A 4 OHM 1 WATT RESISTOR IN THE POWER FEED CIRCUITRY FROM THE NORMALLY CLOSED BRAKE SWITCH POWER FEED. ACTUALLY , GM HAS AN INCORRECT DESIGN HERE AND PERHAPS SHOULD HAVE USED A TEFLON CORE MATERIAL WHICH WOULD NOT HAVE BLISTERED OR HAD A DIFFERENT POWER TYPE UNIT WHICH WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DEGRADED BY THE HEAT. PROBABLY NOT MANY 96'S AROUND BUT AT OVER A HUNDRED BUCKS A FIX AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS .... YOU MIGHT LOOK INTO. THANKS

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #530123February 4, 1998
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

  SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS HANGS UP ON TOP HOLDER WHEN TRYING TO EXTRACT TO USE IT.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #521309September 25, 1997
  WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

  WHEEL FELL OFF OF VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #968723July 13, 1995
  POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

  IT'S A MODEL 200 4R TURBO HYDRA 4 SPEED OVERDRIVE THE RINGS ARE NOT HARDENED. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0