Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints (2003)

158 consumer complaints on file.

#10641593October 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638011September 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 10/29/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE THEFT DIFFERENTIAL FUEL ENABLES CIRCUIT CONDITION. THE ECM HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PROPER SIGNAL FROM THE THEFT DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEM. UPDATED 4/24/3015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633510September 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER THIRTY MINUTES. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632913September 13, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY 2003 MONTE SS HAD BEEN SMOKING AND HAVING PROBLEMS ACCELERATING & SHIFTING AND PUT ON TESTERS AND READ CODE AND I NEEDED A AIR FLOW SENSOR SO I HAD THAT PUT ON, WAS RECOMMENDED I GET TUNE UP SO I GOT THAT, AND HAD JUST PUT NEW BATTERY IN THE CAR. THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER PUTTING GAS IN THE CAR I WAS LEAVING GAS STATION AND LOST ACCELERATION AGAIN AND THE CAR SMOKED AGAIN. I SOON LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING GAS & BREAKS AND WINDOWS. PEOPLE PASSING BY WERE HONKING AND SAID THE UNDERNEATH OF CAR AND UNDER HOOD HAD FLAMES IN FRONT OF CAR. I HAD TO THROW IT IN PARK AND JUMP OUT BECAUSE THE PEDDLES QUIT WORKING AND THE CAR EXPLODED IN FLAMES AND HAD I NOT HAD MY WINDOW DOWN I WOULD HAVE BEEN LOCKED INSIDE AND COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE. THE ENGINE AND WHOLE ELECTRICAL WIRE HARNESS HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND THE CAR BURNED UP WITH 3-5 MINUTES. THIS WAS OUR ONLY CAR AND THE ONLY MEANS OF GETTING DISABLED CHILD TO THE APPOINTMENTS HE NEEDED AND TO WORK AND HAS PUT HARDSHIP ON OUR FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626600August 20, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN A WOMAN USING HER CELL PHONE CHANGED LANES INTO MY LANE WITHOUT LOOKING. CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO JAM ON MY BRAKES AND SWERVE TO MISS HER. UPON DOING THIS ACTION MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND I REAR ENDED HER. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM AS I HAVE ALSO HAD MY IGNITION LOCK UP AND COULDN'T GET THE KEY OUT. WHEN MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED IT ALSO QUICK DEFLATED. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT A LONG TIME AGO AND THIS ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622224August 14, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2013 THIS IS AROUND THE 5TH TIME THIS HAPPENS. WHEN YOU TURN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR THE ENGINE JUST WON'T TURN OVER. THEN AFTER A WHILE IT STARTS. ALL THE OTHER ELECTRICAL THINGS HAPPEN LIKE LIGHTS, RADIO BUT THE ENGINE JUST WON'T TURN AND IT'S NOT THE BATTERY. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER WORK I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AS IT DID NOT HAPPEN WITH THEM. THEY COULD NOT MIMIC THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULD NOT FIGURE WHAT WAS WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618993August 5, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616563July 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR RANDOMLY FLASHES THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. I'VE MADE SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS LIKE ALOT OF CARS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMETIMES MY CAR DOES NOT TURN ON UNTIL ABOUT 10MIN OF LETTING IT JUST SIT THERE. PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM AS I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610184July 13, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION CAUSES THE CAR HEATER AND AIR LIGHTS ON DASH TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578805April 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONCE MY CAR PEAKED AT 100,000 MILES THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AND NEVER SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES THE CAR START AND SOMETIMES IT WONT. ONCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHEN IT CUT OFF ON ME. WHILE DRIVING ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR WOULD START FLASHING UNCONTROLLABLY. THEIR IS LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHOLE PANEL. NOW THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNABLE TO START. I HAVE BEEN READING TONS AND TONS OF FORUMS ABOUT SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T GM RECALLED THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578652April 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2000-2005 IMPALA AND MONTE CARLO MODELS. TRANSMISSION MAKES GOING IN MOTION FROM A STOP DELAYED. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED ON/REPLACED TWICE. HAS CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT ONLY BECAUSE BOTH PARTIES WERE GOING SLOW. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576201April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE IGNITION SYSTEM WOULD RESET LIGHTING UP THE DISPLAY CLUSTER JUST AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THIS WOULD CAUSE A MOMENTARY SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE MORE PREVALENT WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL FOR A CURVE OR TURN OFF THE ROAD. THE TURN SIGNAL UNIT WAS FIRST SUSPECT SINCE IT SEEMED TO CORRELATE WITH APPLYING THE TURN SIGNAL AND TURNING THE WHEEL. THE CONDITION WORSENED TO THE IGNITION SHUTDOWN FOR LONGER PERIODS SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE CAUSING STEERING AND BRAKING TO BE SHUT DOWN AND FINALLY DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR. AFTER 2 VISITS TO A GM SERVICE CENTER THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A FAULTY IGNITION THAT WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524620July 12, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED BLOWING ONLY HOT AIR, WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COLD. THE AIR-CONDITIONING WAS SET ON MAXIMUM COOL WITH BOTH TEMPERATURE SLIDERS SET TO THEIR MAXIMUM COLDEST SETTING. AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND NUMEROUS MESSAGE BOARDS WITH THOUSANDS OF GM OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508563April 17, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SECURITY LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN DURING THE PAST YEAR AND SEEMS TO BE INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE ARE MANY MANY GM OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IN TALKING TO GM THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT STATE IT IS THE OWNERS EXPENSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH RANGES FROM $500.00-$750.00. WITH THE MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS I FEEL GM SHOULD BE ISSUING RECALL. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED NUMEROUS TIMES LATE AT NIGHT ALONE AND SAFETY IS AN ISSUE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE OR WHEN YOUR CAR WON'T START! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490284December 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM. IT WILL EITHER CRANK UP, THEN QUIT RUNNING AND NOT CRANK BACK, OR IT WILL SHUT OFF EVEN WHILE IT IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED ON 12/14/12. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AFTER PICKING MY DAUGHTER UP FROM HER GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS APPROX. 15 MINUTES FROM HOME AND CALLED MY WIFE TO PICK UP THE BABY WHILE I TRIED TO GET THE CAR STARTED BACK. AFTER TRYING FOR ANOTHER 15 MINUTES, FOR A TOTAL OF 30 MINUTES TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO CRANK BACK UP, THE CAR FINALLY CRANKED UP AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I WAS LUCKY THAT TIME, IT WAS NOT DURING THE BUSIER TIMES OF THE DAY, BUT WHAT IF I HAD MY DAUGHTER WITH ME AND THIS HAPPENED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY? I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE THE LIFE OF MY LITTLE GIRL IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND RESULTED IN A FATAL COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461617June 15, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASS LOCK SYSTEM, IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND IGNITION PROBLEMS. *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452139March 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
WHEN THE CAR IS BEING PUT INTO REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTER STICKS AND IS VERY HARD TO SHIFT. I HAVE TO PUT FORCE ON IT TO SHIFT GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443567January 12, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFELY AND SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURIES.THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,129. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429087October 7, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT \REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428747October 5, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TEMPERATURE WOULD INCREASE SPORADICALLY AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE IN THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM WAS CLOGGED. AS A RESULT, THE RADIATOR AND HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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