Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints (2000)

233 consumer complaints on file.

#10089090August 17, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT RACK AND PINION STEERING. WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 53,000 MILES AND AT 58,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, AT 68,000 MILES RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. HOWEVER, WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082209July 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD OF MY CAR. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, OPENED HOOD AND SEEN FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE FRONT OF THE MOTOR. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY A SERVICE STATION ATTENDANT LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET. FIRE DEPT AND POLICE ARRIVED AT SCENE. TRANS LINE LEAKED FLUID ONTO HEADER PIPE WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081706July 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSIMISSION IS CHANGED THERE IS A NOISE IN TH OIL PAN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079720June 23, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHEN TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNALS THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075564June 2, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WATER LEAKED INTO THE FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063325March 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED OPERATING DURING A SNOW STORM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058429February 18, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO LS DEVELOPED A WATER LEAK IN IT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE FLOOR AREA COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. THE CAR IS GOING TO BE REPAIRED AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT NEW. I WAS INFORMED BY THE REPAIR PERSON THERE HAS BEEN SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER MODELS MADE BY GM (BUICK WAS MENTIONED). IT APPEARS THERE IS A DEFECT IN AN AREA UNDER THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE A PASSENGER AIR FILTER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BUT NOT IN MY CAR. IN THAT AREA, RAINWATER BUILDS UP AND SWELLS SOME SEALS AND EVENTUALLY LETS WATER IN THROUGH THAT DEFECTIVE AREA. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORTH REPORTING THIS SINCE IT HAS BEEN IN OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU MAY NEED MORE INFO OR IF THIS NEEDS TO BE REPORTED ELSEWHERE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057013February 11, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
I BOUGHT MY 2000 CHEV MONTE CARLO NEW IN JAN 2000. AT APPROX 20000 MILES I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF 'RATTLING & CLUNKING" NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE 'INTERMEDIATE SHAFT" - IT WAS FIXED/REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT THAT TIME. AT 37K MILES - THE SAME PROBLEM. AGAIN, THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. NOW, AT 77K MILES - THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THIS TIME THE DEALER AND GM WILL NOT PAY FOR OR COVER THE REPAIR. WHILE EVERYONE ADMITS THAT THIS IS UNUSUAL - THEY SAY "IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY". I BELIEVE THAT A FAILURE OF THIS PART IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. ACCORDING TO A SOURCE AT THE DEALER - THE FAILURE OF THIS PART IS A COMMON COMPLAINT, HOWEVER, REPLACING THIS UNIT 3 TIMES IS NOT A COMMON OCCURENCE. YOUR FILE ODI ID # 10037817 MAKE REFERENCE TO THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE. I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR LOOKING AT THIS. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056934February 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
$300 TO CORRECT ALIGNMENT.500 TO FIX LEAKING COOLANT.OTH COSTS DUE TO DESIGN/PARTS FLAWS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070070January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, EGR, PLUGS, NEW COOLANT, OIL & FILTER REPLACED. DEALER SAID EGR BURNT THROUGH "PLASTIC" AND THIS IS HOW I GOT LEAKS. CAR SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING. AT FIRST CAR WOULD CONTINUALLY STALL, EVEN WHEN DRIVING. THEN IT STARTED BLOWING OUT WHITE SMOKE AND THEN WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I AM FURIOUS OVER THIS. MY CAR IS OUT OF THE 3 YEARS WARRANTY. IT HAS 52,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. CONTACTED GM ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY COST ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE RECORDS OF DOING MY OWN OIL CHANGES. IF I WERE TO HAVE TAKEN THE CAR FOR EVERY OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALER WHERE THERE WOULD BE A RECORD, THEY MIGHT HAVE CONSIDERED OFFERING HELP. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES. THERE IS AN ONLINE PETITION RIGHT NOW WITH OVER 2,200 SIGNATURES FOR THE PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKS. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ARE TURNING THEIR BACKS ON US CONSUMERS. IF THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM WITH THE GASKETS, THEN WHY HAVE THEM COME OUT WITH AN UPGRADED GASKET PART? I WOULD LOVE TO SEND YOU MY SERVICE HISTORY ALONG WITH THE LETTER I WROTE TO GM REGARDING THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053952January 13, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE RACK AND PINION FAILED TWICE IN ONE YEAR, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046609December 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS AND/OR THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD FLICK OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS WOULD IMPAIR THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE IT. *AK THE RADIO WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF AND FAIL TO READ "CD" AT TIMES. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044544December 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THERE WERE ENGINE EXPLOSIONS WHICH RESULTED IN FIRES WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE OWNER. THE FIRE MARSHAL REPORT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED YET. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046429November 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION
THE AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE . VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC REPLACED A MAIN BOLT ATTACHMENT TO THE SUSPENSION BECAUSE IT SHEARED OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045505November 5, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COMING FROM THE WHEEL AND FELT IN THE STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042263October 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD SLIGHTLY THEN STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD GONE BAD. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037817October 1, 2003
STEERING
CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS AT ANY SPEED.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037511September 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I HAVE A 2000 MONTE CARLO WHICH I HAD SERVICED AT BORCHERS AUTO IN BLACKWOOD NJ . THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET SET [ MS90565 ] , AND THE VALVE COVER GASKET SET [ VS50442R ] . I WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS WAS A RECALL FOR THAT MODEL YEAR THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036958August 31, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THERE IS A POPING NOICE IN THE FRONT END. CAN ALSO FEEL IT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. HAVE TAKEN IT SEVERAL PLACES TO FIND THE PROBLEM BUT NO ONE CAN FIND IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028561July 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE A 2000 MONTE CARLO LS COUPE THAT I PURCHASED ON 10/2000. I STARTED EXPERIENCING FRONT BRAKE VIBRATIONS AT 11000 MILES. THE DEALER SAID THE FRONT ROTOR WENT OUT-OF ROUND AND THEY RESURFACED THEM. THIS VIBRATION RETURNED AT THE 22000-MILE MARK. BACK TO THE DEALER I WENT AND THIS TIME THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS. WELL THE CAR JUST REACHED THE 32000-MILE MARK AND THE VIBRATION IS BACK. AGAIN I SEE THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THIS TIME THEYRE CLAIMING THAT THIS IS A WEARABLE ITEM AND THEY CAN NOT COVER IT UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY, AND THAT THERE WOULD A CHARGE. APPARENTLY SOMETHING IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM TO RECUR EVERY 11 12 THOUSAND MILES, AND I KNOW ITS NOT MY DRIVING HABIT, I HAVE DRIVEN DIFFERENT CARS/TRUCKS FOR 28 YEARS AND NEVER HAD ROTORS TO WARP. I CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND ALL THEY WOULD SAY IS THAT THEY AGREE WITH THE DEALER, THOUGH THEY FILED IT AND GAVE ME THE FILE #1-120464560. IVE HEARD AND READ OF THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER OWNERS OF MONTE CARLO AND IMPALAS ALL AROUND THE 2000 2003 MODELS. SO IT LOOKS LIKE GM DOESN'T WANT TO LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM OR DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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