Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#844321August 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY ARE DEGRADING, AND NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. ON INSPECTION, BRAKE ROTORS WERE SEPARATING AND UNEVEN BUT BRAKE PADS STILL HAD MATERIAL ON THEM. METAL ON ROTORS WAS PEELING OFF. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844122August 3, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL OR OUT OF FOURTH GEAR, AND LOSE POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547706August 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES FOR MINIMUM AMOUNTS OF GRAVEL, SAND AND BUMPS, THIS ERRATIC OPERATION MAY HAVE CAUSE BRAKE ROTORS TO WARP. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844017August 2, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
ACCELERATOR CABLE HAS BROKEN TWICE, AT 33,000 MILES AND AT 49,000 MILES, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843675July 28, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
FUEL INJECTORS KEPT BLOWING OUT. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF FUEL INJECTORS. HAD BARELY LEFT THE SHOP WHEN THEY BLEW OUT AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR. WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT GM PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842621July 20, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSES CRUISE CONTROL NOT TO WORK WHEN IT WET OUTSIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708649July 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN VERY WET DRIVING CONDITIONS, APPLICATION OF BRAKING PRESSURE TO PEDAL DOES NOT INITIATE BRAKING PERFORMANCE IMMEDIATELY. THERE IS A DELAYED ONSET OF BRAKING OF SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS OCCURS REGULARLY AND PREDICTABLY IN VERY WET WEATHER. IT IS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND COMPENSATION HAS TO BE MADE FOR THE DETERIORATED BRAKING PERFORMANCE WHEN CONDITIONS ARE WET. I CAN PROVIDE VIN NUMBER AT A LATER TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841506June 30, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, VEHICLE HAD DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, FAILING TO PROTECT OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#708045June 30, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOUGHT CAR JULY 12, 1996, JULY 29, 1996 BROKE DOWN DUE TO #6 INJECTOR STAYING OPEN. REPLACED.SEPT 9, 1996, FOUND IMPROPER LEAK DOWN RATE ON FUEL INJECTORS.INSTALLED FUEL INJECTORS.34,610 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, FOUND #3&5 CYLINDERS MISFIRING. THEY PUT INJECTOR CLEANER IN.40,323 MILES #1,#3 & #5 CYLINDERS SPARK PLUGS & WIRES BURNED.43,000 MILES #2 CYLINDER SPARK PLUGS & WIRES BURNED.THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WHY DO THEY KEEP BURNING OUT. HAVE 2 MORE TO BURN. CALLED CHEVY, THEY SAID THE SAME WIRES HAVE TO BURN TWICE.I SAW MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON NHTSA WEBSITE. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL. PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SAME PROBLEM.WHY DIDN'T THEY CHANGE ALL SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES TO ALL CYLINDERS. HAVE TO KEEP GOING BACK. $108.05 FOR EACH CYLINDER.NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM ON ANY OTHER CAR. FROM DAY 1, CAR HAS STARTED HARD, NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHY.THIS CAR IS NOT YET 3 YEARS OLD, I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT LONGER, BUT NOT WITH THIS HAPPENING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708104June 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON /ROUGH IDLE AT START/ALOT HARD TO START, AND BRAKES WON'T HOLD IN WET CONDITONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841186June 25, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE AND KNOCKED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840914June 23, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT . DEALER HAS ALIGNED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILLS EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707764June 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BRAKES HAVE BEEN WORKED ON AT LEAST 6 TIMES THIS TIME THEY TOTALLY LOCKED UP AND WERE SMOKING AT THE SERVICE DESK. I ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY ENGINE OIL AND ENGINE RUNNING RUFF AND HARD TO START. A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS STARTED WHERE I HAVE LOST MORE THAN 15QTS OF OIL WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. IT IS NOW AT THE DEALER AND THE ENGINE IS OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840609June 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUNDED. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706908May 26, 1999
STEERING:COLUMN
ON APRIL 10, 1999 I WAS DRIVING ON SUNRISE HIGHWAY WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING. TRYING TO CENTER MY CAR IN THE LEFT LANE WHERE I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD SWING TO THE LEFT AT A SUBTLE TILT OF THE STEERING WHEEL IN THAT DIRECTION; AND WOULD LIKEWISE, SWING TO THE RIGHT WITH A TILT OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. BREAKING DID NOT SEEM TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AT THIS POINT. I CONTINUED TO SUCCESSIVELY ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE CAR, SWINGING TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT UNTIL I ROAD ALONG THE GUARDRAIL IN THE RIGHT LANE, AT WHICH POINT THE REAR END OF THE CAR SWUNG AROUND TO HIT THE RAIL, BRINGING ME TO A COMPLETE STOP. A WITNESS WHO CAME TO MY AID AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED THAT THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS SEEMED TO COME OUT OF NOWHERE, AND RECOMMENDED THAT I INVESTIGATE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. BOTH MY INSURANCE COMPANY, PROGRESSIVE, AND MY AUTO BODY REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT THESE THINGS ARE DIFFICULT TO PROVE AND THAT I SHOULD JUST REPAIR IT. I DID. HOWEVER, $8,000 AND A ONE NYS INSURANCE CLAIM LATER, I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE BODY SHOP (5/14/99)BECAUSE MY STEERING FEELS VERY 'LOOSY-GOOSY'. THERE SEEMS TO BE A DELAY BETWEEN MY INSTRUCTION WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE RESPONSE OF THE ACTUAL TIRES OF THE CAR. WHEN I DESCRIBED THIS TO THE AUTO BODY REPRESENTATIVES THEY INVESTIGATED TELLING ME THAT IT'S PROBABLY THE RACK AND PINION AND THAT THEY WOULD ORDER ME A NEW PART, AND "EAT" THE COST OF THE ADDITIONAL REPAIR WHICH WOULD TAKE SEVERAL ADDITIONAL DAYS. TO MY SURPRISE THEY CALLED ME BACK THE SAME DAY TO SAY THAT THE RACK AND PINION REPAIR WAS COMPLETE. THE FIRST TWO DAYS AFTER THIS ADDITIONAL "REPAIR" SEEMED TO PROVIDE ME WITH A HEALTHY FEELING ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR, HOWEVER IT HAS SINCE BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY LOOSER IN THE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AGAIN. I AM SUSPECT ABOUT THIS MOST RECENT REPAIR, AND HAVE SINCERE FEELINGS THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS A STRUCTURAL FAILURE.YOUR INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#838227May 20, 1999
AIR BAGS
AT 36,000 MILE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND CONSUMER PULLED THE FUSE AND CHECKED FOR BLOWN FUSES. ONCE HE PUT FUSES BACK THE LIGHT WENT OFF. .AGAIN AT 37,000 MILES THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837771May 11, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE IS SHORTENING OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. ENGINE WILL BECOME TOTALLY INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE ALTERNATOR/ BATTERY AND STARTER, AND MODULE REPLACED 4 TIMES, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURRING CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837645May 7, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE INNER TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING THE FRONT TIRES TO TURN INWARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837375May 3, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER VEHICLE SHUTS OFF BECAUSE THE INTAKE VALVE WAS VERY LOW. THE DRIVER WAS GIVEN NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836843April 19, 1999
STEERING
AN EYE WITTNESS SAID THAT THE VEHICLE LOOKED LIKE THE DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF STEERING. VEHICLE HIT A 24" UTILITY POLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. DRIVER WAS KILLED AND PASSENGER CRITICALLY INJURED. CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE SECOND HAND, AND NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OR NOTIFIED OF ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1

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