Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints (1999)

125 consumer complaints on file.

#10070597January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3.1 ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. THIS PROBLEM STARTED JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR GOING TILL NOW WITH STOP LEAK. I TOOK THE MANIFOLD OFF AND THE GASKET LOOKS TO BE BROKEN IN FOUR PLACES. A FRIEND OF MINE PAID ALMOST 500 DOLLARS TO FIX THE LEAK ON HIS 3.1 LAST WEEK. CHEVY SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. JUST LOOK ON THE NET THERE"S THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIKE US .CHEVY CASE #1-12-2500234 STARTED ABOUT 38000 MILES USED STOP LEAK TO KEEP IT GOING TILL 80000 MILES REPLACEING GASKETS AT THIS TIME CHEVY SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM YA RIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069187January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IT IS TERRIBLE THAT MY CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF ALREADY, I'M VERY DIS SATISFIED WITH THE CAR. I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053194January 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1999 CHEVY MONTE CARLO Z34. NO COMPONENT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049117December 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACE AFTER LOSING COOLANT- $650.00 REPAIR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045581November 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CODE 1811 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 54,000 MILES .*AK
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
#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
#10037412September 8, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I HAVE OWNED MY 1999 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO LS FOR 2 YEARS NOW. THE SUNROOF GOT OFF TRACK IN 2001 AND IT COSTED ME $85 TO HAVE IT FIXED. IN JUNE OF 2003 IT GOT OFF TRACK AGAIN AND A FRIEND FIXED IT. NOW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2003 THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE SUNROOF, THE MOTOR THAT OPERATES IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND IT WILL NOT OPERATE. MY TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE FUSES IN THE CAR, I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB TO THE BLINKERS AND THEY STILL DO NOT WORK ALONG WITH THE FLASHERS NOT WORKING. ALSO THE WINDOW SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NO LONGER OPERATE THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, IT WILL ROLL DOWN BUT NO UP (AND THATS NOT A GOOD THING WITH ALL THE RAIN WE HAVE HAD). I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BREAKS TWO TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND HALF.I HAVE HEARD OF MANY COMPLAINTS OF OTHER OWNERS OF MONTE CARLO'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD. EVEN A FEW FROM YOUR WEB SITE. NEEDLESS TO SAY; I AM NOT A SATISFIED CUSTOMER WITH CHEVERLOT! I HOPE CHEVERLOT WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR BUSINESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033349August 23, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
MY 1999 CHEVROLET MONTY CARLO Z34 HAS PROOBLEM WITH THE BLINKERS. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO HOLD DOWN THE BLINKER LEVER PARTIALLY TO MAKE THE BLINKERS WORK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER. A DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY GET A LOT OF THESE SWITCHES AND I REFUSED TO PAY 4-5 HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A BLINKER SWITCH WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032250August 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER STATES THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032252August 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032253August 6, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030937August 6, 2003
WHEELS:HUB, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, EQUIPMENT
LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY FAILURE, TIE ROD END & ELEC SENSORS ON LH AXLE THAT HELP OPERATE ABS (WHEEL SPEED SENSORS), TORQUE CONVERTER SLIPPAGE.: LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS NOT SECURE AND WOBBLED DURING DRIVING DUE TO FAULTY HUB ASSEMBLY; ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CRACKED CAUSING ABS NOT TO WORK PROPERLY; TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF OVERDRIVE UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING SPEEDS WHEN GEARSHIFT IS IN THE "OD" POSITION; CAR STARTS OFF IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE TOO HIGH OF A GEAR MAKING IT VERY SLUGGISH TO MOVE-DANGER TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC WITH THIS. LOCAL GM DEALER MECHANIC STATED HE HAS REPORTED THE FAULTY WHEEL SPEED SENSOR PROBLEM TO GM BECAUSE MANY VEHICLES OF THIS SAME MODEL HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM FOR WHICH THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAD BEEN REPLACED IN ERROR NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM-VEHICLE MAKES "CLICKING" SOUND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND CAUSES HEADLIGHTS TO DIM AND FLASH MAKING IT APPEAR THAT I AM TRYING TO "FLASH" ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS-THIS COULD PROVE TO BE EXTREMEMLY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE HAS THE BELIEF THAT MY FLASHING HEADLIGHTS ARE GIVING THEM AN OK TO MAKE A TURN OR OTHER MANEUVER, WHEN IN FACT I AM NOT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030355July 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY 1999 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO LS, ENGINE 3100 V-6, HAS NEEDED A PARTICULARLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR TWICE. THIS REPAIR WAS TO FIX A COOLANT LEAK NEAR/ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE FIRST REPAIR (AT 52,000 MILES) WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND (AT 90,000 MILES) WAS DONE AT A LOCAL SERVICE STATION BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WITH THIS PROBLEM, THE COOLANT LEAKS OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY, AND COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE IF THE ENGINE GETS TOO HOT, ALSO THE COOLANT IS FLAMMABLE. THIS PROBLEM WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL OF SEVERAL GM MODELS WITH 2000 TO 2002 MODEL YEAR CARS (CHEVY, PONTIAC, ETC) WITH THE 3100 AND 3800 ENGINE MODELS. HOWEVER, THE 1999 MODELS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED, AND MY CAR WITH I KNOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME ENGINE PARTS AS THE 2000 TO 2002 MODEL YEAR CARS. I PAID THE SECOND REPAIR AT MY OWN EXPENSE OF APPROXIMATELY $825. I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY HAVE DENIED ANY REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE REPAIR. IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY I CAN SSEK TO HAVE THE REPAIR REIMBURSED? IN ANY CASE, SHOULDN'T THE RECALL AFFECT THE 1999 OR PREVIOUS MODELS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027242July 14, 2003
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING AIR BAG PROBLEMS. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025970July 12, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
ON FEBRUARY 14TH 2003 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THE BACKS OF THE SEATS DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE SO WHEN HIT FROM BEHIND THE SEATBACK ALSO FLEW FORWARD WITH ME. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBACKS MADE MY INUJURIES WORSE THAN WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10023276June 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 3 TO 6 MONTHS. ROTORS WERE CUT AND THEN NEW ROTORS REPLACED. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA NOT BUMPER-TO-BUMPER, CITY TRAFFIC. I ALSO DO NOT RIDE MY BRAKES. THERE SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE MONTE CARLO BRAKE SYSTEM. I JUST HAD TO HAVE A NEW ALTERNATOR REPLACED ON MY 1999 MONTE CARLO. I AM VERY UNSATISFIED AND WILL DEFINITELY NOT BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020886June 2, 2003
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I HAVE A 1999 MONTE CARLO THAT WAS PURCHASED IN MID 1999. EVER SINCE I PURCHASED IT AND IT RAINS, THE WIPERS FREEZE IN THE MIDDLE OF MY WINDSHIELD. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHEN IT REALLY RAINS OR EVEN NIGHT TIME RAINY WEATHER. OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO, NOW IT EVEN DOES IT WHEN IT SNOWED OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED WELL OVER 10 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO SEVERAL CHEVY DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING "NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WRONG HERE. JUST KEEP AN EYE ON IT AND LET US KNOW IF WE CAN HELP YOU WITH ANYTHING ELSE..." I FEEL THAT THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT MY CAR, SEEING THAT I AM FEMALE. I GET THIS IMPRESSION BECAUSE THEY ONLY TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO LOOK AT IT AND CAME TO THAT CONCLUSION. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO, SEEING NOW THAT MY CAR IS WAY OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020550May 27, 2003
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THIS SUNROOF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRACK IS BROKEN AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T REPAIR IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM WITH THE SUNROOF. THE GUY THAT OWNS THE PLACE WHERE I AM HAVING IT REPAIRED SAYS HE HAS REPLACED HUNDREDS OF THEM ON THE MONTE CARLO. CHEVROLET USED A PLASTIC TRACK INSTEAD OF A METAL TRACK AND THAT IS WHY THEY BREAK. IT IS A MINIMUM OF A $1300 CHARGE TO REPLACE THIS SUNROOF. CHEVROLET COULD HAVE USED AN ALUMINUM TRACK AND HAVE AVOIDED THIS FINANCIAL DRAIN ON THE CONSUMER. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013906April 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK, 1999 CHEV MONTE CARLO. NOTICE LOW RADIATOR COOLANT AT ABOUT 50M, PROBLEM GOT WORSE AND FOUND THAT DEXCOOL COOLANT WAS LEANKING TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENGINE FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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