Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#868292August 22, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM/BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE, AND A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
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No
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0
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0
#553913August 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REAR BRAKE SHOES OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING A THUMPING NOISE TO COME FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, LESS THAN A MONTH LATER THUMPING BEGAN AGAIN. NLM
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0
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#728112August 16, 2000
AIR BAGS
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN APPLIES:# 98839010/ SEQ# 228/ NHTSA ITEM # SB602269///WOODARD CHEVROLET; IN FAIRFIELD, CA. (707) 4227777 ( WHERE I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR ) REPORTS THAT THE PROBLEM IS A FAILED AIR BAG HARNESS.
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#866968August 7, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE MAKING A TURN ALUMINUM RACK AND PINION RUBBED AGAINST AND SHAFED INTO STEERING PUMP, CAUSING IT TO BURN OUT, RESULTING IN STALLING. THERE IS A NEW DESIGN OF THE PART. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
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#726576August 3, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
REPLACED 2X (BOTH 4,000M AFTER PLUG WIRE REPLACEMENT) - NEEDED NEW BATTERIES. *AK
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0
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#726577August 3, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
PLUG WIRE REPLACED AT 35K 50K 71K - LAST TWO CAUSED ALTERNATOR TO BE REPLACED. *AK
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0
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#726578August 3, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
BALL JOINT AND TIE ROD + FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AT 1ST ALTERNATOR - PARTS CORRODED AND FUSED TOGETHER 75K ON ORIGNIAL TIRES
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#726581August 3, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
LOST ALL POWER NUMEROUS TIMES IN 1ST FEW MONTHS - DEALER NEVER ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
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0
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#866528August 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH WAY SPEED APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THEY WON'T WORK AT THE TIME. THERE WAS NO DISTANCE TO STOP BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK THIS OCCURS DURING A LIGHT RAIN. *YH
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No
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No
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0
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0
#866015July 26, 2000
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS ARE EXTREMELY TIGHT. WHEN DRIVING SEAT BELTS JUST TIGHTENED UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DEALER HAS REPLACED SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THE SAME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#725935July 24, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
HORN DOES NOT WORK AND THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED IN THE SAME POD. *AK
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No
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No
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0
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0
#725868July 23, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
COMPONENT #1 - ABS - MECHANIC TOLD ME TO CONTACT YOU...SCAN ABS SHOWS CODES 1221, 1225, 1232 LEFT WHEEL SENSOR INTERMITTANT PROBLEM - POSSIBLE SENSOR OR COMPUTER. GIVING CONTRADICTORY READING. RESET COMPUTER DID NOT HELP. COMPONENT #2 - SUSPENSION OR STRUT ASSEMBLY. MAKES SCRUNCHING NOISE WHEN TURNING. COMPONENT #3 - FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND IS MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN. STRAINING NOISE QUITS WHEN YOU TURN ON REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER TO OVERLOAD SOMETHING OR OTHER. HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS PART SINCE 1998 ACTUALLY.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#865698July 19, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SHOULDER BELT CUTS ACROSS THE THROAT.DEALER TRIED GIVING A CLAM THAT GOES ON THE WAIST PART OF THE BUCKLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE PIECE DIDN'T ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO GET IN & OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WOULD CATCH ON THE SEAT. DEALER DOESN'T HAVE ANY OTHER REMEDY TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#725458July 15, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DOORS WILL NOT STAY OPEN AT POSITIONS LESS THAN FULL OPEN, AND EVEN THEN SLIGHT WIND WILL CAUSE THEM TO CLOSE. HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS !! BRUISES AND GOUGES TO LEGS MOSTLY , BUT SOME ARMS, FINGERS, AND OFTEN HURT BACK- DUE TO PREMATURE CLOSING OF DOOR. [IT CLOSES HARD TOO!] SUPPOSE HINGES INADEQUATE FOR THE WEIGHT/DIMENSIONS OF THE DOORS, OR MECHANISM NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. DUE TO SIZE/WEIGHT OF DOORS - IN TIGHT PARKING SPOTS - IT IS MOST OFTEN- IMPOSSIBLE- TO OPEN DOOR FULLY. HAVE HAD OTHER CARS SAME MODEL- NEVER THIS PROBLEM. DOORS SHOULD HAVE INTERIM POSITIONS WHERE IT WILL REMAIN OPEN WITHOUT EXERTING A CONTINUAL OUTWARD PRESSURE. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN CHILDREN ARE PASSENGERS ENTERING OR DISEMBARKING FROM THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT AN ADULT IN IMMEDIATE PRESENCE.[COULD EASILY CASUE A BROKEN BONE BY PREMATURE CLOSING ON AN UNSUSPECTING CHILD. WOULD BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS IN RENTAL CAR SITUATION WITH ADULTS UNFAMILAR W/PROBLEM. HOOD OF TRUCK HAS SIMILAR SYMPTOMS- DOES NOT STAY IN OPEN POSITION IF SLIGHTEST WIND. TRIM AROUND ALL WINDOWS AND DOOR FRAMES IS NOT SECURE- MANY AREAS BREECHED. RECENTLY NOTICED FAILING OF THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE MANNER PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED WITH THIS CAR. INADEQUATE STOPPING POWER NOTICED ONLY RECENTLY - HAVE ENDED UP - MUCH TO MY SURPRISE- IN MIDDLE OF INTERSETIONS BEFORE COMPLETE STOP WAS ACHIEVED- FROM SPEED OF 40-45 MPH- NO "GRABBING" FEELING NOTICED AS PRESSURE APPLIED THE BRAKES WAS INCREASED. OR REALLY AT ONSET OF "STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
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No
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0
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0
#865277July 12, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ROLLS BACK WHEN ON A HILL, AND IT'S EVEN WORSE WHEN A/C IS ON. RPM'S AREN'T SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO HOLD VEHICLE ON A HILL. *AK *ML
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0
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0
#865313July 12, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SPEED UP. TROTTLE PEDAL GETS STUCK.*AK
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0
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0
#725051July 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725060July 7, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TWICE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE REAR WINDOW HAS EXPLODED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I RUN THE REAR DEFROSTER. I CONTACTED MY GM DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY FAULTED THE WINDOW INSTALLATION. THE WINDOW INSTALLERS FAULT THE DEFROSTER, WHICH IS WHAT I BELIEVE IS AT FAULT ALSO. BOTH TIME I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE ANY KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT. HAD THERE BEEN ANY KIDS BACK THERE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOWERED IN GLASS.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725071July 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
REPEATED EFFORTS TO GET GM/MICHAEL'S CHEVY TO FIX THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: A.C. FAN ON HIGH RATTLES, INTERIOR TRIM PIECES (AFTER DEALER REPAIRS) DOES NOT FIT TOGETHER AND HANGS DOWN, CAUSING PROBLEM GETTING IN AND OUT OF VEHICLE,TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 11,500+/- MILES LEAVING FLOOR SHIFTER TO SLIP OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WITH EASE,TACHOMETER DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME AND THE TRIP O METER FAILS AT DIFFERENT TIMES,POWER DOOR LOCKS DON'T ALLOW ENTRANCE/EXITING(BOTH ACTURATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED), ALL ATTEMPTS WITH DEALERS HAVE ENDED WITH " CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM" AND SEVERAL SUN TREATMENTS(NO EFFORT TO REPAIR OR FIND PROBLEM). I LEFT THE AUTO WITH DEALERSHIP FOR 2WEEKS AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. GM REFUSES TO APPLY ANY EFFORTS TO HELP IN RESOLUTIONS. I'M NOW AT THE POINT THAT I'M FORCED TO TRADE AWAY THIS AUTO BECAUSE I CAN'T GET GM/PENSKE DEALERSHIP TO HONOR THE WARRANTY( DOT NUMBER: NONE TIRE SIZE: P225/60R- )
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#725083July 7, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
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No
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No
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0
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