Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#10731082July 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL, THE ALARM NO WORKED. *JB UPDATED 09/02/15*LJ UPDATED 11/01/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730346June 25, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). A FEW DAYS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE PASS KEY LOCK SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MAGNET CONNECTION WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE KEY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,052.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726315June 20, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2002 CHEVY MONTE CARLO. HOWEVER I HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING.IT HAS HAD THE RECALLED IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE VEHICLE STILL DOESN'T START. I HAVE DONE SOME INVESTIGATING ON THE WEB AND DISCOVERED IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM OF MANY GENERAL MOTORS MAKES BETWEEN THE 1999-2004 MODAL YEARS.THE VEHICLES VATS SYSTEM (VEHICLE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM)WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO START.WHEN THE VEHICLE DOESN'T START I HAVE TO WAIT 10MINUTES AND LOW AND BEHOLD IT WILL START.THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS NOT ONLY AGGRAVATING BUT COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE MOVED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.PLEASE MAKE GM RECALL THESE VEHICLES! SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725190June 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE LIGHTS CAME ON. VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SETTING A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AND TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. 2 DAYS LATER VEHICLE STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS USED. NOW AT TIMES IT WONT START. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IF THE RECALLED PART COULD BE THE PROBLEM AND WAS RUDELY BRUSHED OFF. PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724395June 9, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE FLOORMAT BECAME STUCK UNDER THE PEDAL. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A BOULDER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723859June 7, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SO WHEN WE WENT TO START THE CAR, THE CAR WOULD NOT START WE REPLACED THE BATTERY THEN WE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. AFTER LOOKING SOME STUFF UP ONLINE WE REALIZED THAT IT WAS NEITHER OF THESE THINGS IT WAS ACTUALLY THE PASSLOCK SECURITY. IT IS NOW LOCKED US OUT AND WE CANNOT GET THE CAR STARTED UNLESS WE GO AND HAVE A WHOLE NEW IGNITION TUMBLER KEYS AND I BELIEVE IT IS THE BCM REPROGRAMMED. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MALFUNCTION IN THE CAR AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $300 FOR A MALFUNCTION I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL CAN HELP ME BUT ANYTHING AT THIS POINT IN TIME WOULD BE HELPFUL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723334June 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. IN JUNE OF 2015, A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10723251June 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,137. UPDATED 8/21/15*CN UPDATED 10/18/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722284May 29, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE MANIFOLD FRACTURED INTO PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722350May 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2001 MONTE CARLO SS; I'VE HAD MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ON WHERE THE CAR JUST DIES WHILE I'M DRIVING IT. THEY HAD A RECALL FOR THE "IGNITION KEY" I TOOK IT IN, THEY "FIXED" THE KEY-NOT THE IGNITION, AND STILL, TO THIS DAY, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DIE WHILE DRIVING, WHICH INCLUDES LOSS OF POWER STEERING COMPLETELY. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT HAD A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE, BUT IT'S STILL SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY, 5/29/2015 WHILE DRIVING AND COMPLETELY LOST STEERING CONTROL WHEN IT DIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721078May 22, 2015
ENGINE
BOTH VALVE COVER GASKETS OR LEAKING OIL ONTO THE HOT MANIFOLDS, COULD CAUSE A ENGINE FIRE. CAR HAS ONLY 21000 MILES ON IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717293May 19, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LIFTED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717323May 19, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START UNLESS THE CONTACT WAITED FOR TEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS REMOVED WHILE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION AND THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717333May 19, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT BACKFIRED AND BLEW APART THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INTO PIECES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716834May 16, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAMS) STARTED FLASHING OFF AND ON THEN WENT COMPLETELY OUT, I HIT THE DIMMER SWITCH AND TURNED THE HI BEAMS ON AND THEY WORKED FINE. WHEN I SHUT MY HIGH BEAMS OFF MY LOW BEAMS CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON FOR THE REST OF MY 120 MILE TRIP. FOUR DAYS LATER ON MY WAY TO WORK IN THE DARK THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THE FOLLOWING DAY MY LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT TURN ON AND I HAVE TO HOLD THE DIMMER SWITCH TO KEEP MY HIGH BEAMS ON OR I WILL HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS. ( ONE HAND ON THE DIMMER SWITCH ONE HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL). I SUSPECT IT IS THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH IS A $300 PART. BUT HAVE NOT HAD IT PROFESSIONALLY DIAGNOSED. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713802May 6, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. CONSUMER REQUESTS VEHICLE RECALL INFORMATION. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714770May 5, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
AS I WENT TO PULL OF A STOP LIGHT MY CAR SHIFTED SO HARD I ALL MOST HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME ALSO WHILE I DRIVE MY CAR SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN NOT SAFE AT ALL!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704704April 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703908April 6, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DURING THE PROCESS OF STARTING THE VEHICLE: FIRST ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE, IT DIDN'T START. THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG (EXPLOSION) UNDER THE HOOD WITH AN ODOR OF 'BURNT PLASTIC'. UPON LOOKING AT THE ENGINE, THE BLACK PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFORD HAD A HOLE IT FROM THE EXPLOSION. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE IN 3 MONTHS. I HAVE REPLACED THIS INTAKE THIS PAST WINTER AND THIS OCCURRED AGAIN LAST WEEKEND. IT SEEMS IN MY RESEARCH THAT GM IS IGNORING THIS DEFECT AND WILL NOT OFFER A FIX TO THE PROBLEM. GM KNOWS THIS IS HAPPENING ESPECIALLY WITH "COLD STARTS" BUT HAS YET ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703575April 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, BRAKES, BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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