Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#10215471January 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WITH LESS THAN 20K MILES ON VEHICLE SPEEDO HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO INACCURATE READING AND FAILURE TO RESET TO 0 AT STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215342January 18, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD EITHER TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT WORK AT ALL. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HAZARD LIGHTS. AFTER TURNING OFF THE HAZARD LIGHTS, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD WORK CORRECTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214640January 13, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
PASSLOCK MALFUNCTIONING WITH LOW MILES ON VEHICLE NOT JUST THE DATE BELOW BUT MANY MANY TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212305December 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FAULTY SPEEDOMETER. DOES NOT READ ACCURATE SPEED THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME. NOT SURE IF ODOMETER IS AFFECTED ALSO, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE IS A PRESENT PROBLEM GM HAS ADMITTED TO WHICH AFFECTS THEIR TRUCKS AND SUVS IN THE SAME YEAR. SPECIAL POLICY FOR REPLACEMENT/REPAIR IS BEING OFFERED TO OWNERS OF THOSE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211621December 12, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SERIOUS REAR-END, OVERLAPPING COLLISION WITH 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO AND TRACTOR TRAILER. EXTENSIVE FRONT-END DAMAGE. CRITICAL INJURIES TO DRIVER AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. AIRBAG DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AS NO EVENT WAS RECORDED ON MODULE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10210703December 3, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE; DRIVING DOWN ROAD, SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO. DRIVING FREEWAY, SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARDS PAST ZERO. DRIVING DOWN ROAD, SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 35 TO 60 TO 120. EACH TIME WOULD NOT WORK AGAIN UNTIL CAR SAT PARKED AND RESTARTED. EVEN IN PARK WITH CAR OFF AT TIMES SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL READING EITHER ZERO OR 120. TOOK TO DEALER, HAD TO PULL OUT DASH AND SEND IT OUT FOR REPAIR OVERNIGHT, FIXED FOR $438.88. (CAR HAS 60,000 MILES). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209697November 22, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. AT TIMES IT READS 140 MPH AT A COMPLETE STOP OR 80 MPH WHEN I THINK I'M DOING 30 MPH. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL HOW FAST I'M ACTUALLY GOING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209228November 17, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
TRAC OFF AND ABS LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE MESSAGE CENTER SAYS SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM. WENT ON LINE AND NOTICED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE TRIED TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED WITHOUT SUCCESS. COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209079November 15, 2007
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I HEARD A NOISE IN MY STEERING. IT WOULD MAKE THE NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. THE FIRST TIME(1/5/07) I TOOK IT IN THEY REPLACES BOTH INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD BOOTS. THE SECOND TIME(4/4/07) THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING. THE THIRD TIME THEY GREASED IT. THE FOURTH TIME(9/19/07) THEY REPLACED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE FIFTH TIME(11/14/07) REPLACED SHAFT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208629November 11, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHEN I FLIP ON MY BRIGHT LIGHTS, IF IT DOESN'T MAKE A CLICKING NOISE, ALL OF MY LIGHTS WILL GO OUT IN APP.10 SECONDS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208450November 8, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
ON MY 2001 MONTE CARLO I HAVE INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. THEY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. HAD THE ISSUE A FEW A HANDFUL OF TIME UNDER WARRANTY DEALER NEVER COULD MAKE IT FAIL NOW IT HAPPENS DAILY. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON AUTO WEBSITES ABOUT ALL MODELS OF CHEVY WITH THESE PROBLEMS AND ALL CHEVY WANTS TO DO IS REPLACE THE SIGNAL SWITCH FOR $400 PLUS DOLLARS PER CAR. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ IT SEEMS THAT A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION INTO THIS FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL IS WARRANTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208445November 8, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE DIMMER SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. HOWEVER, 40 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, INDICATORS, OR NOISES PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CONTACT SHOWED THE DEALER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE06017 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACTION NUMBER WAS FOR THE CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206697October 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, STEERING
I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 53,000 MILES ON IT WITH INTERMEDIATE SHAFT PROBLEMS AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEMS. BOTH ARE APPARENTLY COMMON ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. CHEVROLET SHOULD MAKE THESE REPAIRS. THE STEERING CAN BE AFFECTED, WHICH IS A HAZARD AND THE GASKET COULD CAUSE ENGINE FREEZE UP WHILE DRIVING, ALSO A HAZARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206275October 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO ACT ERRATICALLY LAST WINTER, JUST AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL I WAS PULLED OVER FOR GOING 20 MILES OVER THE LIMIT, WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON. I DIDN'T RECEIVE A TICKET, BUT WAS LATE FOR AN IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT. WHEN I CALLED MY CHEVY DEALER, THEY CLAIMED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PANEL. THIS OCCURS MORE IN VERY COLD OR RAINY CONDITIONS. I HAVE NOT HAD IT CORRECTED YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205963October 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CANNOT READ THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WHEN THE WEATHER IS CLOUDY OR OVERCAST. HE FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE HE CANNOT DETERMINE HOW FAST HE IS DRIVING. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET SPEEDOMETER, BUT IT WOULD NOT BE GUARANTEED. THE CONTACT REFUSED THIS OPTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 01/02/08.*LJ UPDATED 12/12/07
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205183October 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE IS NOT SHOWING CORRECT SPEED. IT WILL SHOW 10 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS MAINTAINING IDENTICAL SPEED OF OTHER VEHICLES ON A FREEWAY . IT WILL SHOW 120 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THE NEEDLE WILL POINT DIRECTLY DOWNWARD AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204747October 3, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE BRAKING FROM 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO BRAKE AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND THE BRAKES WERE INSPECTED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V287000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204446September 29, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
FLASHER HAZARD SWITCH AND GAS GAUGE INDICATOR WERE FOUND TO BE ISSUES IN THE PAST BUT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ANY TYPE OF RECALL. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ARE PRESENT IN MY 2000 MONTE CARLO. I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT FLASHER SWITCH AT A LOCAL DEALER AND NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT A RECALL. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE SWITCH. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND FEEL IF GM KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONTACTED LONG AGO TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RECTIFIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204365September 28, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING: CLUNK FELT/NOISE HEARD FROM MY STEERING COLUMN. STEERING GEAR AND OR FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DURING BRAKING/GOING UP AND DOWN A DRIVEWAY MOVEMENT OF MY STEERING WHEEL ROTATION. MY MOTHER IS A SENIOR CITIZEN AND THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME SHE WILL HAVE TO GET HER CAR FIXED FOR THIS. ONCE TWO YEARS AGAIN AND NOW. GENERAL MOTORS CHEVY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS. WHY DOES THE OWNER HAVE TO PAY..THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. STEERING SHAFT BAR I DO NOT REMEMBER WHAT THE DEALER SAID.. HE SAID IT WILL COST $100 THIS TIME TO BE FIXED. MY MOTHER IS ON A LOW INCOME SHE CANNOT BE REPLACING AND GETTING THIS FIXED EVERY TWO YEARS. THANKS YOU REGINA CLAY *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203562September 20, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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