| Electrical System | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 10.6%ODI 10010887 · 75,000 miDOOR AND ELECTRICAL WINDOW . MY POWER WINDOW'S WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. THE CONTROL BUTTON WILL NOT EVEN MOVE. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO LIFT MY PASSENGER DOOR TO CLOSE IT. I ALSO HAVE PAINT CHIPPING OFF OF MY WIPER ASSEMBLY AND THE BODY OF MY CAR. *JB Look up ODI 10010887 at NHTSA ↗ | 66.0%ODI 10058286 · 30,000 miCIGARETTE LIGHTER FAILS TO FUNCTION- FUSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED- EVEN THO' NOT INDICATED AS FAULTY. ENTIRE UNIT [INNER] HAS BEEN REPLACED AND OUTER LIGHTER PIECES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALSO - BOTH MULTIPLE TIMES. NEW UNIT WILL FUNCTION FOR SHORT TIME BUT THEN FAILS AGAIN.*AK Look up ODI 10058286 at NHTSA ↗ | 43.2%ODI 10585556 · 89,300 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE AFTER THE BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,300. UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ Look up ODI 10585556 at NHTSA ↗ | 3414.6%ODI 10044544ON 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 Look up ODI 10044544 at NHTSA ↗ | 5921.4%ODI 10019129 · 40,100 miTURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE OPERATING. *NLM Look up ODI 10019129 at NHTSA ↗ | 4620.0%ODI 10064964PROBLEM WITH "NO POWER" WHICH CAUSED INOPERATIVE OPERATION TO THE VEHICLE. (NAR) *PH *CB Look up ODI 10064964 at NHTSA ↗ | 4427.8%ODI 10026200 · 3,300 miTAIL LIGHT FAILED. DEALER STATED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 10026200 at NHTSA ↗ | 8537.0%ODI 10104740 · 3,400 miWARPED DASHBOARD IN MY 2004 MONTE CARLO, RADIO FACE ALSO GETS BLISTERING HOT, TRUNK LID OPEN APPEARS ALL THE TIME ON DASH, TOO K TO DEALER, TRUNK LID FIXED NEW DASH INSTALLED 3 DAYS LATER DASH WARPED WORSE THAN BEFORE AND BOTH SIDE PILLARS NOW CRACKED, BRAKES STILL NOISY AND PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, DEALER STATES NORMAL. SCHEDULING FOR MY SECOND DASHBOARD, AND STILL NO ANSWERS ON WHY YOU CANT TOUCH THE RADIO. *NM Look up ODI 10104740 at NHTSA ↗ | 5646.7%ODI 10150369I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO, SUPERCHARGED SS, [XXX] SIGNATURE SERIES. THE VEHICLE HAS ACTIVE ONSTAR, XM RADIO, SUN ROOF AND THE REST OF THE BELLS AND WHISTLES CONNECTED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE XM RADIO AND ONSTAR SYSTEM. THE ANTENNA FOR ALL THE RADIO SYSTEMS ARE LOCATED ON THE REAR ROOF, BEHIND THE SUN ROOF. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHENEVER YOU OPEN THE SUNROOF. THE SUNROOF TILTS UP AND COVERS THE ANTENNA. THIS CAUSES THE XM RADIO TO LOSE SIGNAL. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS COMPLAIN IS THAT THE ONSTAR ALSO LOSES SIGNAL.… Look up ODI 10150369 at NHTSA ↗ | 2522.1%ODI 10151096 · 800 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DASH PANEL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS POORLY LIGHTED AND THERE WAS LIMITED VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING IN THE DAYLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A SERVICE DEALER ON A BRIGHT DAY, THEREFORE THE PANEL WAS VISIBLE AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IN CLOUDY CONDITIONS THE GAUGES ARE NOT VISIBLE AT ALL. Look up ODI 10151096 at NHTSA ↗ | 1535.7%ODI 10436800 · 32,130 miCAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER FOUND WIRES TO BE BROKEN AND WIRES THAT WERE FRAYED AT THE SHIFT SOLENOID. THEY REMOVED CONSOLE TO SPLICE AND FIX THE WIRES. DEALER DEEMED WEAR AND TEAR? AT 32,000 MILES? (CONSOLE WOULD HAVE COVERED THESE WIRES TOTALLY SO NOT SURE WHERE THE WEAR AND TEAR WOULD BE FROM). FROM PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK? DRIVE? REVERSE? I DOUBT IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR. *TR Look up ODI 10436800 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 108382902001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GEAR SHIFT ISSUES AND VEHICLE ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS OFTEN HARD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR PARK TO DRIVE AS THE RELEASE PIN ON THE FLOOR SHIFT SOMETIMES REQUIRED EXTREME FORCE TO RELEASE THE SHIFT MECHANISM FROM PARK. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUDDENLY BECAME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THERE… Look up ODI 10838290 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine | 10.6%ODI 10658939 · 50,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. Look up ODI 10658939 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 66.0%ODI 10640636 · 175,000 miAT APPROXIMATELY 4 PM I WAS DRIVING WITH THREE OTHER PEOPLE IN MY CAR ON THE STREET IN THE SOUTH SAINT LOUIS COUNTY(RAILROAD CROSSING WEBER RD AND CLOSE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE) AND WE WERE GOING ACROSS THE RAILROAD, WHEN ALL FUNCTIONS OF MY CAR DIED AND THE BRAKES .STEERING. ENGINE , ALL WENT OFF AND I GOT SCARED BUT IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT I PULLED MY EMERGENCY BREAK AND PULLED THE CAR TO A STOP. ALL THESE HAPPENED ON A VERY WELL PAVED STREET., AND ALL HAPPENED JUST WHEN I CROSSED THE RAILROAD TRACKS. I WAS VERY FRIGHTEN AS WELL ALL THE PE… Look up ODI 10640636 at NHTSA ↗ | 97.2%ODI 10577575 · 125,000 miI WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. I WOULD IMMEDEIATELY HAVE NO POWER STEERING NOR POWER BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE NOW STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR. NO CODES WOULD SHOW. MY MECHANIC CANNOT FIND ANYTHING. WHEN I TAKE IT TO HIM, IT DID NOT ACT UP. IT IS INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES IT WOULD START RIGHT BACK UP. OTHER TIMES IT WOULD TAKE HOURS OR MANY HOURS BEFORE IT WOULD FINALLY RESTART. *TR Look up ODI 10577575 at NHTSA ↗ | 2812.0%ODI 10496922 · 130,000 miVEHICLE WAS HAVING STARTING ISSUES. WOULD NOT START WITHOUT A JUMP START. WE JUMPED THE CAR WITH JUMPER CABLES, AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IMMEDIATLEY HOSED IT DOWN TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND NOW THERE IS A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, FOUND OUT A RECALL BACK IN 09 THAT WAS CAUSING THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE, THAT THIS SAME EXACT SITUATION HAPPEND TO, AND IT WAS DUE TO THE RECALL. IN 2010 STOCKTON CHEVROLET REPLACED SPARKPLUG RETAINERS ON A RECALL ISSUE, W… Look up ODI 10496922 at NHTSA ↗ | 4817.4%ODI 10479616 · 63,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAME CLOGGED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED BUT TWO YEARS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. Look up ODI 10479616 at NHTSA ↗ | 3816.5%ODI 10476491I HAVE A 2002 MONTE CARLO SS I GO OUT TO START MY CAR AND IT WON'T START FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON TO. WHEN I TURN THE KEY IT DOES NOTHING MY LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING WORK IT JUST WON'T START. IF THERE IS ANYWAY I COULD GET HELP PLEASE LET ME KNOW OR LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO FIX THIS. THANK YOU! *TR Look up ODI 10476491 at NHTSA ↗ | 3220.3%ODI 10618993 · 140,000 miTL* 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. Look up ODI 10618993 at NHTSA ↗ | 2310.0%ODI 10641714 · 90,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SECURITY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 11/24/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE DUE TO THE FAILURE BEING INTERMITTENT. UPDATED 8/17/2015 *JS Look up ODI 10641714 at NHTSA ↗ | 43.3%ODI 10558209 · 49,400 miI HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF THIS 2005 MONTE CARLO. I HAD AN OIL LEAK AND THE CHEVY DEALER RAN A DYE TEST TO SEE WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. THE TEST SHOW IT WAS THE REAR MAIN SEAL THAT WAS BAD. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN ON ALL SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES, RUNNING MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC (RECOMMENDED) AND HAVING ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE. I DO NOT FEEL A REAR MAIN SEAL SHOULD BE GOING OUT ON THIS LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE (UNDER 50,000 MILES). I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE LINE, AND THEY WERE NO HELP. *TR Look up ODI 10558209 at NHTSA ↗ | 65.3%ODI 10465178 · 51,029 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EVAPORATOR VENT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,029. ..UPDATED 09-21-12*BF UPDATED 09/25/12 Look up ODI 10465178 at NHTSA ↗ | 24.8%ODI 10575652 · 3,400 miTHE VEHICLE BURNS A LOT OIL AM HAD TOO PUT MULTIPLE TRANSMISSIONS IN INN TWO WEEK THE OIL IS GOING SOMEWHERE THE OVER ALL CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK G M NO IT THE 5.3 MOTOR RUN GOOD BUT BURN I LOT OF OIL I NEED FOR GM TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT IN RECALL ALL MONTE CARLO SS IN IMPALA SS PEOPLE I ASK IF THEY CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING ...;..;???((??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????,?,,,,,,???????????????????????????..............................................................................................… Look up ODI 10575652 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 3120.0%ODI 10014417BRAKING PROBLEMS: I OWN A 1996 CHEVY MONTE CARLO AND I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKING PROBLEMS. THE LOW TRACK LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY AND I LOSE ALMOST ALL OF MY BRAKES. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, IT SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER WITH BRAKING CONCERNS AND PROBLEMS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. *JB Look up ODI 10014417 at NHTSA ↗ | 2314.0%ODI 10067494WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER TRIED TO UNLOCK IT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND HIT A MEDIAN STEEL BARRIER. THEN, VEHICLE ROLLED THREE TIMES AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE, TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK Look up ODI 10067494 at NHTSA ↗ | 1515.0%ODI 10016988 · 40,000 miON JUNE 1, 2000 I WAS GOING TO WORK, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I REALIZED I WAS GOING A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT AND PRESSED THE BRAKES. AT THAT POINT IN TIME MY 1998 MONTE CARLO LS VEERED TO THE LEFT AND I HAD NO CONTROL. THE CAR WENT THROUGH THE MEDIAN TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE I REGAINED CONTROL. THE MARKS ON THE ROAD WERE FELT TO SHOW THAT MY BRAKE SYSTEM HAD LOCKED UP. (I DO HAVE THE POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES OF THE SCENE). *JB Look up ODI 10016988 at NHTSA ↗ | 3225.6%ODI 10079248 · 50,000 miTHIS COMPLAINT IS FOR THE 1999 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. A PULSATION WAS BEING FELT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED (EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT). THE FEAR IS THAT THIS DEFECT MAY CAUSE A FUTURE CRASH. WHAT I EVENTUALLY DISCOVERED IS THAT THE RINGED GEARS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS DETECT VEHICLE SPEED WITH HAD CRACKED. FIRST THE LEFT SIDE NEAR 50000 MILES; LATER THE RIGHT SIDE NEAR 68000 MILES. THE GAP FROM THE CRACK IS SENDING THE ABS COMPUTER FALSE SPEED SIGNALS. THE ABS COMPUTER DOES NOT GIVE A WARNING CODE FOR THIS. IT "ACTS" AS IF TRYING TO STOP ON ICE, … Look up ODI 10079248 at NHTSA ↗ | 31.3%ODI 741838REAR BRAKES WOBBLE, CAUSING A BAD VIBRATION THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE SEAT WHEN DRIVING. AT AROUND 11,000 MILES I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED ON ALL 4 WHEELS. THIS HELPED, BUT AFTER ABOUT 2000 MILES THE WOBBLE AND VIBRATION RETURNED. I FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CAUSING THE VIBRATION, BECAUSE WHEN I MASH ON THE BRAKES HARD THE VIBRATION IS MUCH LESS, SOMETIMES NO VIBRATION AT ALL. THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO STOP WELL UNLESS PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, ESPECIALLY WHEN WET. I AM SEND… Look up ODI 741838 at NHTSA ↗ | 62.2%ODI 10042009WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL VIBRATED, RESULTING IN LESS BRAKING POWER DUE TO ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE. *AK Look up ODI 10042009 at NHTSA ↗ | 52.2%ODI 10097779 · 72,000 miABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO A TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK *TC Look up ODI 10097779 at NHTSA ↗ | 21.3%ODI 10018682 · 74 miBOUGHT NEW 2003 MONTE CARLO SS. BRAKES HAVE GONE OUT, ABS KICKS IN PREMATURELY, TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON. BODY THROTTLE HAS CRACKED. BOUGHT DECEMBER 17, 2002, AS OF DATE BEEN IN SHOP SIX TIMES. *NLM Look up ODI 10018682 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 21.7%ODI 10172091 · 30,000 miABS/TRACTION LIGHT GOES ON AND THEN OFF. *NM Look up ODI 10172091 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Steering | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 31.8%ODI 10006272WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT ROTATE BACK TO STANDARD POSITION. THE WHEEL CONTINUES TO ROTATE AROUND IN A CIRCLE. PH Look up ODI 10006272 at NHTSA ↗ | 55.0%ODI 10640636 · 175,000 miAT APPROXIMATELY 4 PM I WAS DRIVING WITH THREE OTHER PEOPLE IN MY CAR ON THE STREET IN THE SOUTH SAINT LOUIS COUNTY(RAILROAD CROSSING WEBER RD AND CLOSE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE) AND WE WERE GOING ACROSS THE RAILROAD, WHEN ALL FUNCTIONS OF MY CAR DIED AND THE BRAKES .STEERING. ENGINE , ALL WENT OFF AND I GOT SCARED BUT IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT I PULLED MY EMERGENCY BREAK AND PULLED THE CAR TO A STOP. ALL THESE HAPPENED ON A VERY WELL PAVED STREET., AND ALL HAPPENED JUST WHEN I CROSSED THE RAILROAD TRACKS. I WAS VERY FRIGHTEN AS WELL ALL THE PE… Look up ODI 10640636 at NHTSA ↗ | 32.4%ODI 10056112 · 80,000 miWHILE DRIVING THE FRONT RACK AND PINION SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND RESULTED IN THE DRIVER LOSING STEERING CONTROL. *AK THE CAP ON THE WORM GEAR WAS WORN AND CAUSED THE WORM GEAR TO MOVE WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE BEARING TO FALL OUT. THESE FAILURES CAUSED THE RACK TO LOCK UP. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS FAILURE BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NM Look up ODI 10056112 at NHTSA ↗ | 156.4%ODI 10021542 · 5,500 miWHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE POWER STEERING GEAR AND TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. *TS *JB Look up ODI 10021542 at NHTSA ↗ | 186.5%ODI 10047381 · 18,000 miWHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE TENDS TO DRIFT TO EITHER SIDE CAUSING VERY POOR HANDLING. FLAWS IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO WANDER ALL OVER THE PLACE. TRYING TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED FOR 2 YEARS NOW HAS COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED ME, YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I HOPE AND WISH FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN RESULTING IN REPAIRS BEING MADE TO MY CAR, BEING THAT THIS IS MY FIRST NEW CAR AND I SAVED FOR YEARS TO PURCHASE IT. *LA Look up ODI 10047381 at NHTSA ↗ | 135.7%ODI 10047222 · 29,000 mi2002 MONTE CARLO : AT 29,000 MILES NEEDS ALL FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED DUE TO WARPING AND NEW BRAKE PADS. THIS WAS DESCRIBED TO US AS NORMAL AND NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTIES. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN MAJORITY OF TIME ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHERE BRAKES ARE NOT NEEDED MUCH. IN ADDITION, WHEN TURNING A NOISE WAS HEARD/FELT IN STEERING WHEEL. G.M. DEALER SERVICE CENTER HAD TO REPLACE INNER STEERING SHAFT IN STEERING COLUMN? (THEIR DESCRIPTION) THIS WAS REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *LA Look up ODI 10047222 at NHTSA ↗ | 31.9%ODI 10452139WHEN 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 Look up ODI 10452139 at NHTSA ↗ | 146.1%ODI 10233805 · 38,230 miIT'S CONCERNING THE NOISE THAT MY FRONT END MAKES WHENEVER I MAKE A TURN OR REVERSE. I SEARCHED THIS SITE AND FOUND AN NHTSA ITEM #618086, SERVICE BULLETIN # 01-02-32-001 THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERS THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR. WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THIS AND IS IT DANGEROUS? *TR Look up ODI 10233805 at NHTSA ↗ | 21.7%ODI 10241111LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING / VIBRATION OR THUMP FEELING IN STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF CAR. *TR Look up ODI 10241111 at NHTSA ↗ | 1614.2%ODI 10161412I HAVE A 2006 CHEV. MONTE-CARLO, BOUGHT NEW WITH 9 MILES ON IT. I COMPLAINED TO MY DEALERSHIP ( COOPER CHEV. ANNISTON AL. ) ABOUT THE CAR HAD A LIGHT SHIFTING MOVEMENT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR,( AT 90 MILES A HR. THE CARD WILL DART TO THE LEFT INTO THE OTHER LANE )ALSO A VERY LOUD WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD AREA,MY DEALERSHIP DROVE MY CAR AND SAID YES YOUR CAR HAVE A MOVEMENT IN THE FRONT END,AND A WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD, THEY HAD ME TO TEST DRIVE ANOTHER MONTE CARLO AND IT DID THE SAME AS MY CAR DID… Look up ODI 10161412 at NHTSA ↗ | 716.7%ODI 10432685 · 40,000 miPOWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS AT SLOW SPEEDS MAKING PARKING DIFFICULT AND TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE STOPPED DIFFICULT. STEERING WHEEL BINDS AND IS RESISTANT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AND IS MOST NOTABLE AFTER VEHICLE IS HOT AND HAS REACHED TEMPERATURE. SOME CLATTER NOISE OCCURS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I DID COMPLAIN TO THE DEALER IN DETAIL WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND. WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED , AND I SUSPECT THAT THIS PROBLEM EITHER HAS NO SOLUTION OR WOULD NOT BE HANDLED WITH A SATISFACTORY OUTCOME. I HAVE READ THAT O… Look up ODI 10432685 at NHTSA ↗ | 150.0%ODI 10257231WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER, I LOSE MY POWER STEERING, WHICH CAUSES ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, THIS CAN BE MINIMUM PUDDLES ON THE ROAD. I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY MONTE CARLO. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND I AM GETTING NO SATISFACTION. THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, FOR IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR Look up ODI 10257231 at NHTSA ↗ | 150.0%ODI 10433014 · 43,773 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-35 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN IMMEDIATELY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP OR A POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,773. UPDATED 12/02/11 Look up ODI 10433014 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 20.7%ODI 10219814 · 81,000 miGAS GAUGE BECOMES ERRATIC (FLUCTUATES) WHEN GAS GAUGE READING GETS TO APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TANK POSITION. *TR Look up ODI 10219814 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.4%ODI 10218672 · 70,010 miI CAN'T BELIEVE GM IS NOT BEING FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THEIR CLUSTER PROBLEMS. I'M HAVING THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 MONTE CARLO SS. NOT JUST THE SPEEDOMETER, BUT THE OIL PRESSURE, RPMS, AND TEMP. THE ONLY THING ON MY PANEL THAT WORKS IS THE GAS INDICATOR. IT ALL STARTED WHEN I HIT 70,000 AND I'M NOW AT 78,000. THIS IS MAKING ME CRAZY AND OUR LOCAL GM DEALER QUOTED $680 TO REPAIR, AND SAID IT MUST BE REPAIRED AT A GM DEALER BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE WORK AND PROGRAMMING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. I LOVED THIS CAR UNTIL THIS MAJOR PROBLEM STARTED. A… Look up ODI 10218672 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.6%ODI 10221407 · 65,000 miI HAVE AN 03 CHEVY MONTE CARLO SS WITH @65,000 MILES THE INSTRUMENT DASH GAUGES WILL GO TO 0 AND BACK TO NORMAL FOR NO REASON SOMETIMES A COUPLE OF THEM OR ALL OF THEM ALONG WITH WARNING LIGHTS AND BELLS. *TR Look up ODI 10221407 at NHTSA ↗ | 6227.0%ODI 10179501I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY MONTE CARLO. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT LAST FALL. NOT COMPLETELY RIGHT AWAY, JUST OFF BY 8-15 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO SAID THAT I WAS SPEEDING. I HAD THE CRUISE SET FOR 57 MILES PER HOUR. HE SAID THAT I WAS GOING 73 MILES PER HOUR. NO WAY! SINCE THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER IT COMPLETELY QUIT. I HAVE HAD THE SPEED SENSOR REPLACED, THAT LASTED ALL OF THREE HOURS. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO? THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FIX. *JB Look up ODI 10179501 at NHTSA ↗ | 3226.7%ODI 10155263 · 42,200 miODOMETER - NOT REGISTER CORRECT SPEEDS. STICKING ON HIGHER SPEEDS AND NOT RETURNING TO ZERO UPON STOP. COULD NOT RECOGNIZE WHAT SPEED VEHICLE WAS GOING AT. FAILED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, REQUIRED A NEW REPLACEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *NM Look up ODI 10155263 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.9%ODI 10215961WE HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MONTE CARLO WHICH WE BOUGHT IN MARCH OF 2007 WITH 25 MILES ON IT FROM MAROONE CHEVROLET IN FORT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS THE " SERVICE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM " LIGHT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY COME ON. WE TOOK CAR INTO MAROONE IN PEMBROKE PINES AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND EVERY TIME WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED ..NEEDLESS TO SAY TO THIS DAY 1-25-08 IT IS STILL ON WE ARE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING AGAIN WHY I HAVE NO IDEA ! AS OF THIS TIME NOTHING IS BEING FIXED AND WE ARE BEING TOLD IT IS ~ IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND … Look up ODI 10215961 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.4%ODI 10205963 · 150 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CANNOT READ THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WHEN THE WEATHER IS CLOUDY OR OVERCAST. HE FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE HE CANNOT DETERMINE HOW FAST HE IS DRIVING. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET SPEEDOMETER, BUT IT WOULD NOT BE GUARANTEED. THE CONTACT REFUSED THIS OPTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 01/02/08.*LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 Look up ODI 10205963 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling | 31.9%ODI 10062800 · 86,000 miDUE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK (THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE) I HAD TO STOP TO ADD COOLANT IN ORDER TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HAD I NOT NOTICED THE PROBLEM THIS POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER GETTING TO A SAFE LOCATION I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. ALSO, AS I STATED ABOVE THIS IS MY FOURTH TIME DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE; IN ADDITION, I KNOW OF PERSONALLY 3 OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ENGINE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY TOO HAVE CHANGED T… Look up ODI 10062800 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.6%ODI 10282225MY 97 MONTE CARLO Z34 STARTED DYING ON ME WHENEVER I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND AFTER I HAD BEEN DRIVING IT FOR A WHILE. AND IT WOULD SHOOT FORWARD AFTER I STARTED IT AGAIN IN NEUTRAL(THE ONLY WAY IT WOULD START). PLACING MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS UNWILLINGLY, I WOULD HAVE TO START MY CAR AND MAKE SURE NO CARS WERE COMING ANY WAY OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE CRASHED! NOW MY CAR IS COMPLETELY UNDRIVABLE AND DIES WHENEVER I HIT MY BRAKES, I TOOK THE CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANICS SINCE THIS STARTED AND HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING CHANGED/REPAIRED… Look up ODI 10282225 at NHTSA ↗ | 55.0%ODI 10065509 · 28,000 miTHE VEHICLE HAS AN INTERNAL COOLANT LEAK WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE LEAK OCCURRED BECAUSE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS MADE WITH A THIN MATERIAL WHICH DISINTEGRATED AND CREATED AN ORANGE SLUG IN THE ENGINE, PER THE DEALERSHIP. *JB Look up ODI 10065509 at NHTSA ↗ | 64.8%ODI 10008016 · 98,000 miINTAKE GASKET BLOWN ON 99 MONTE CARLO 3.1 ENGINE. LOOSING 1/2 QUART OF ANITFREEZE PER DAY. MECHANIC HAS SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM ON 3.1 AND 3.4 ENGINES. GM IS USING A PLASTIC AND RUBBER INTAKE GASKET THAT DOES NOT HOLD UP. THERE IS NO UPDATED GASKET. THE REPAIR IS DONE WITH AN IDENTICAL GASKET. Look up ODI 10008016 at NHTSA ↗ | 166.9%ODI 10000363ENGINE FOUND TO HAVE THREE OIL LEAKS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENT FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOUND CAKED OIL FROM LEAKS IN THE A/C COMPRESSOR (PASSENGER SIDE FRONT), FRONT CRANK SENSOR (PASSENGER>SIDE REAR) AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD (DRIVER SIDE REAR). THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE CAR WAS TOO NEW TO HAVE THAT MUCH CAKED UP OIL AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM (ALONG WITH MY THREE PREVIOUS VEHICLES). THREE SEPARATE OIL LEAKS IN A 2000 VEHICLE IS NOT NORMAL OR EXPECTED. Look up ODI 10000363 at NHTSA ↗ | 186.5%ODI 10068834MY 2001 MONTE CARLO SS DEVELOPED A LEAK BETWEEN THE UPPER PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD AND LOWER ALUMINIUM INTAKE MANIFOLD. I STOPPED AT A DEALER AND ASKED THEM ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW OF NO PROBLEM BUT WHEN I ASKED THEM HOW MUCH TO REPAIR THEY REPLIED ABOUT $800 WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE CAR. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER FOR AN ESTIMATE, WHICH I DID. THEY THEN TALKED WITH THE DEALER AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. IN THE MEANTIME I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FO… Look up ODI 10068834 at NHTSA ↗ | 125.2%ODI 10088586OVER PAST 3 MONTHS VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK. THREE OF THESE TIMES WERE AFTER STALLING. PROBLEM BEGAN APPROXIMATELY AROUND 1ST WEEK OF JUNE. DEALERSHIP HAS RUN 2 DIAGNOSTICS, NOTHING CAN BE FOUND, CANNOT FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER CUSTOMER SERVICE EVASIVE ABOUT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS.*AK Look up ODI 10088586 at NHTSA ↗ | 148.9%ODI 10115925CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Z-34 1997, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND IDLING HIGH. *BF THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. *JB Look up ODI 10115925 at NHTSA ↗ | 41.7%ODI 10103236AT 2700 MILES IT BLEW THE ENGINE. REPLACED ENGINE AND DROVE HOME, WHOLE FRONT STARTED ON FIRE. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIRE WAS FROM A GAS LEAK IN THE PIPE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE FAULT WAS DUE TO GREEN CHEVY MECHANICS. PER INVOICE: THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, FOUND CODES FOR ENGINE MISFIRE, CYLINDER #3, KNOCK SENSOR MELTED, PERFORMED COMPRESSION TEST, CYLINDER #3 SHOWED ZERO COMPRESSION, REMOVED #3 SPARK PLUGS, ELECTRODE WAS GONE, REMOVED THE ENGINE, DISASSEMBLED THE ENGINE DOWN TO THE PISTONS, HOLES WERE PRESENT I… Look up ODI 10103236 at NHTSA ↗ | 21.7%ODI 10244321 · 37,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 37,000. UPDATED 11/12/08. *LJ UPDATED 11/14/08. *JB Look up ODI 10244321 at NHTSA ↗ | 32.7%ODI 10181338 · 3,000 miI HAVE INFREQUENT LIFTER NOISE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS PISTON SLAP. IT'S NOT PISTON SLAP. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TWICE. I GOT THE SAME RESPONSE. PISTON NOISE. SYMPTOMS: COLD START..WINTER-FALL OR SUMMER...LIFTER NOISE..VALVES CLATTER...ENGINE RUNS ROUGH..NO CODES..AFTER IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES THE VALVES PUMP UP AND THE ROUGHNESS AND NOISE GO'S AWAY... I ALSO HAVE THE ODOR OF BURT TRANSMISSION FLUID (HAIR BURNING) WHEN ACCELERATING.. I ALSO OIL 1QT A MONTH. *NM Look up ODI 10181338 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 10229625 · 31,043 miTL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2008 CHEVROLET MAILBU. THE HAND CONTROLS AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT WORK. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAND CONTROLS WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT'S WIFE HAD TO DRIVE AFTER THE FAILURE. THE RESERVATION NUMBER WAS 01695/7245665. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,043. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL. UPDATED 06/16/08 Look up ODI 10229625 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 85.2%ODI 10286808 · 80,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION GEARS SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE. A LOCAL MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND DID NOT HAVE ALL OF THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS TO DO SO. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT IDENTIFY OR LOCATE THE CORRECT TRANSMISSION FOR HIS MODEL. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. Look up ODI 10286808 at NHTSA ↗ | 63.7%ODI 543659TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING NOISE. Look up ODI 543659 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.0%ODI 725071REPEATED 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… Look up ODI 725071 at NHTSA ↗ | 54.0%ODI 10030937 · 54,000 miLEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY FAILURE, TIE ROD END & ELEC SENSORS ON LH AXLE THAT HELP OPERATE ABS (WHEEL SPEED SENSORS), TORQUE CONVERTER SLIPPAGE.: LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS NOT SECURE AND WOBBLED DURING DRIVING DUE TO FAULTY HUB ASSEMBLY; ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CRACKED CAUSING ABS NOT TO WORK PROPERLY; TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF OVERDRIVE UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING SPEEDS WHEN GEARSHIFT IS IN THE "OD" POSITION; CAR STARTS OFF IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE TOO HIGH OF A GEAR MAKING IT VERY SLUGGISH TO MOVE-DANGER TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC WITH THIS. LOCAL GM … Look up ODI 10030937 at NHTSA ↗ | 93.9%ODI 10021539 · 43,074 miWHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED UP HILL AND WITH NO WARNING THE TRANSMISSION DECELERATED EVEN WHEN THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE TRANSMISSION LEAKED FLUID AND BARELY MOVED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE ASSEMBLY AND THE EXTENSION HOUSING. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SLAMMED INTO GEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. *SCC *JB Look up ODI 10021539 at NHTSA ↗ | 103.6%ODI 10015209THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: STALLED WHEN COLD AND UPON HARD ACCELERATION, THE KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION, SUSPENSION AND BRAKE PROBLEMS(ROD KIT WAS INSTALLED/NO BRAKES), THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT(REPAIRED), THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND JUMPED FROM PARK GEAR TO DRIVE, AND AFTER THE IGNITION REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HESITATED IN SHIFTING TO GEAR. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE DEALER TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE, AND REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIR(S), AND THE RENTAL. MR SCC *JB Look up ODI 10015209 at NHTSA ↗ | 20.9%ODI 10265271 · 70,000 miI OWN A LEMON OF A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR. STEERING COLUMN PROBLEMS, COST $200.00 TO FIX, CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED, COVERED BY WARRANTY THANK GOD. TODAY IT IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR LEAKY GASKET AND WHEEL BEARING/ HUB REPLACEMENT WHICH IS COSTING ANOTHER $500.00. THIS WAS BAD BECAUSE THE ABS BREAKS DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK WHICH WAS SCARY SINCE I WONDERED WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO GIVE OUT TOTALLY AND I WOULD BE IN AN ACCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH COST US… Look up ODI 10265271 at NHTSA ↗ | 53.2%ODI 10028603 · 3,000 miTRANSMISSION DELAYED FIRST GEAR ENGAGEMENT (SLIPS). DEFECTIVE PRESSURE VALVE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP " PER SERVICE BULLETIN". *JB Look up ODI 10028603 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.4%ODI 10267648 · 50,000 miCAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I PUT IT BACK INTO PARK THEN IN REVERSE AND IT WORKED. I DROVE HOME FEELING HESITATION WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE TRANS DUE TO FAULTY PARTS. THE WARRANTY WAS FOR 36,000 MILES MY CAR HAS 50,000. I AM LOOKING FOR THEM TO BACK THERE PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT THEY WANT TO CHARGE 3,000.00 FOR REPAIR. THEY THEN OFFERED TO GIVE 1,000.00 TOWARDS REPAIR BUT THE WHOLE REASON THE CAR BROKE WAS DUE TO FAULTY PARTS. *TR Look up ODI 10267648 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.8%ODI 10247531 · 34,800 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ABNORMALLY AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD. THE BRAIN, PCM, WHEEL BEARINGS, AND IC SHAFT WERE REPLACED. ALSO, ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS DIMMED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,800. Look up ODI 10247531 at NHTSA ↗ | 87.1%ODI 10190534 · 1,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. SINCE DECEMBER OF 2006, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT FAILURES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IMPROPERLY REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SHOP. THE BATTERY DIED AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT GIVEN A NEW ONE. THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM WITH ONSTAR IS MAKING A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC DOES NOT PERFORM THE REPAIRS AND LEAVES THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE … Look up ODI 10190534 at NHTSA ↗ | 24.8%ODI 10392220 · 40,000 miTRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CLUNKING, AND IT REVS HIGH WHEN SHIFTING. *TR Look up ODI 10392220 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Air Bags | 10.6%ODI 10649232TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. Look up ODI 10649232 at NHTSA ↗ | 63.7%ODI 10032287 · 67,158 miCONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE THE AUTOMOBILE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE AIR BAG BEGAN TO INFLATE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. HOWEVER, ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IT DID NOT INFLATE, IT IS STILL INTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD NO ANSWER AS WHAT MADE THE AIR BAG INFLATE.*AK *TS *JB Look up ODI 10032287 at NHTSA ↗ | 55.0%ODI 10191557 · 60,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF AN APPROACHING CURVE. SHE OVERCORRECTED THE TURN, STRUCK THE GUARD RAIL, SPED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A HOUSE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD, CHEST, AND NECK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000. Look up ODI 10191557 at NHTSA ↗ | 32.4%ODI 10027242CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING AIR BAG PROBLEMS. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK Look up ODI 10027242 at NHTSA ↗ | 73.0%ODI 10359112 · 82,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A PRECEDING VEHICLE, HOWEVER NONE OF THE CONTACTS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE BACK AND LEFT FOOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. Look up ODI 10359112 at NHTSA ↗ | 176.2%ODI 10024138WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. *AK Look up ODI 10024138 at NHTSA ↗ | 104.3%ODI 10009495THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICE 5 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT RECURRED.*JB Look up ODI 10009495 at NHTSA ↗ | 85.1%ODI 10002408 · 5 miTHE VEHICLE'S HORN IS UNSAFE, CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE HORN FOR IT TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE AIR BAG. *NLM *JG Look up ODI 10002408 at NHTSA ↗ | 31.3%ODI 10639438 · 130,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE, WHICH THEN MADE THE CONTACT CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000… Look up ODI 10639438 at NHTSA ↗ | 32.5%ODI 10587695 · 167,000 miON A RAINY DAY I WAS FOLLOWING AT LEAST THREE CAR LENGTHS BEHIND A TRUCK THAT LOST CONTROL AND STARTED TO SKID. I PUT MY BRAKES ON BUT MY CAR HYDROPLANED AND LEFT THE PAVEMENT THE CAR CAME BACK DOWN AND SLID AS I WAS SLIDING I SMACKED A FORD F-150 MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK ON IMPACT CAUSING ME TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AS IT WOULD NO LONGER RUN. *TR Look up ODI 10587695 at NHTSA ↗ | 87.1%ODI 10172235 · 11,089 mi2006 MONTE CARLO HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG FAILURE. *TS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DIAGNOSTICS WERE RUN BUT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. WHEN THE AIR BAGS FAILED, THIS CAUSED AN ISSUE WITH THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON WHILE SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS MEANT THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED THE SDM. THE ONSTAR SYSTEM HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. THE KEYLESS EN… Look up ODI 10172235 at NHTSA ↗ | 49.5%ODI 10608361LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN FORBES ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE: VEHICLE RECALL ON 2007 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO (MAIL REPLY TO CHESTERFIELD, VA OFFICE). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER TOLD HIS WIFE, THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL. Look up ODI 10608361 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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