1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER CLYNINDAL, ROTOR AND BRAKES 4 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. THE MOST RECENT, 12/30/98, WAS 1 MONTH AFTER THE 3RD TIME. THE BRAKES FADE, GRIND AND DISAPPEAR ALTOGETHER. I HAVE JUST MISSED MANY ACCIDENTS. THE CAR IS CURRANTLY IN THE SHOP AFTER LOOSING THE BRAKES COMPLETELY. THE REPAIR MANAGER HAS TOLD ME IT IS NOW THE AIR HOSE FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKES AND THAT MY REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY GONE. I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR 3 OF THESE BRAKES JOBS FOR A TOTAL OF $900. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I SEEN ON THE COMPLAINT LISTING FOR MY CAR NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, SOME WITH INJURIES. THE PARTS USED TO REPAIR MUST ALSO BE DEFECTIVE. CHEVY MUST BE WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE THERE IS ACTION TAKEN. THE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP IS ALSO IS STUMPED. THEY HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING. THEY APPEAR TO BE SINCERE AND HELPFUL. I AM AT WITS END. I CAN NOT CONTINUE TO PAY FOR WHAT MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE CAR DESIGN. I MUST WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE MAY HAVE DIED FROM THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT BEEN RECONIZED? PLEASE ASSIST ME IN RESOLVING THIS. I AM NOT GETTING ANYWHERE AND FEAR FOR MY LIFE. TRADING IN THE CAR IS NOT A GOOD OPTION FOR ME AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, JOYCE KAMAN.

• 12/30/1998· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE AWAY FROM THE BRACKET PART, AND THE SEAT IS UNSTABLE FOR THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE WITHIN THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY, AND THE DEALER WON'T FIX THE SEAT. *AK

• 12/27/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT PASSENGER SIDE DID. TT

• 12/20/1996· SEATSCrash

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED IN A REAREND COLLISION, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

• 12/17/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP , NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IMPACT 1:00 POSITION, SPEED 5MPH. *AK

• 12/17/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS ANTI--LOCK BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, TOOK TO DEALER, THE HARNESS WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE MODULE ONCE . *AK

• 12/16/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE AT A STANDSTILL AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/09/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION REVERSE REACTION DRUM FAILED.

• 12/07/2001· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  INTERIOR SYSTEM ISN'T IN ORDER .DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/07/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE DOES NOT START UP/HESITATES WHETHER IT'S HOT OR COLD. DEALER REPLACED PCV VALVE /EGER VALVE, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK

• 12/05/1995· SUSPENSION

  REAR SUSPENSION FAILED. *SD

• 11/25/1996· VISIBILITY

  OWNER STATES THAT THERE IS A BLIND SPOT WHILE TRYING TO SEE OUT OF REAR WINDOW, SHE ALSO NOTES WHEN TRYING TO USE REARVIEW MIRROR ALL YOU SEE IS THE REAR OF YOUR OWN VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/20/1998· POWER TRAIN

  SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER SHOWING SPEED OF CAR. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS. P.S. I PICKED CA. AS A LOCATION BECAUSE YOU DID NOT HAVE CANADIAN ADDRESSES. THANK-YOU. ADRESSES IS NB CANADA POSTAL CODE IS E4E 1G7

• 11/20/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

• 11/07/1999· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY

• 11/02/1998· SEATS

  THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE OUTER SEAT RISER ON THE DIVER SEAT. I WENT TO GET IN MY CAR AND THE SEAT RISER SNAPPED AND THE SEAT ROCKED ALL THE WAY TO THE BACKSEAT. I REMOVED THE SEAT TO INSPECT IT AND FOUND THAT THE OUTER TRACK THAT THE SEAT RIDES ON WAS BROKEN AND THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE SEAT RISER TO BREAK. WITH THE TRACK BROKEN IT WAS PLACING TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE SEAT RISER WHEN I WOULD SIT DOWN IN THE SEAT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW IN THE PART AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE. I HAD TO DRIVE 25 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SEAT ROCKING BACK. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE PRICE TO REPLACE THE PART IS OUTRAGEOUS. $658 FOR THE REPLACEMENT SEAT RISER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I HOPE THAT THE APPROPRIATE MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

• 11/01/1999· VISIBILITY

  WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE THEY WOULD STOP ON THEIR OWN & THEN WOULD RESTART ON THEIR OWN. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WOULD HAVE NO WARNING WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN. THIS WOULD CAUSE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS & CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. VEHICLE NOT UNDER RECALL 97V017000 DUE TO VIN, ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/29/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE AT A STANDSTILL VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/23/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ABS SYSTEM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR

• 10/23/1996· VISIBILITY

  WINDOW SEAL REPLACED.

• 10/21/1998· SUSPENSION

  LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT NUT LOOSE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE HOWEVER RECALL WORK NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY AND STILL EXPERIENCES LOOSENESS.

• 10/21/1994· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE SLIPPING OUT OF REVERSE INTO NEUTRAL WHEN PARKING.

• 10/20/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE AT 42,000 MILES. BELIEVED THAT DEFECT WAS PERMATURELY DONE WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. DEALER NOTIFED. *AK

• 10/20/1998· POWER TRAIN

  AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR IT JERKS AND MAKES LOUD NOISES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PAN HAS A LOT OF METAL IN IT AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. *AK *SLC

• 10/20/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH SUDDENLY SWERVED THEN APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, LEADING TO A SKID, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A ENBANKMENT. *AK

• 10/19/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  HEALIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATWE PROPERLY. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

• 10/17/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS(ALL OF THE REAR RUNNING LIGHTS)STOPPED WORKING DUE TO FAULTY CONNECTION IN THE FUSE BOX. THE FUSE BOX IS NOT PROTECTED AND EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS THROWN UP INTO IT BY THE FRONT TIRE, THE CONNECTIONS ARE AFFECTED BY CORROSION. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO OWNER'S ATTENTION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED, WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT NIGHT. *CJ

• 10/16/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED WITHOUT A BRAKE SPRING KIT. CAR WAS INVOLVED IN TWO MINOR ACCIDENTS WHICH COULD HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF FAULTY BRAKES. MANUFACTURER IS UNAWARE OF THE INCIDENT, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

• 10/15/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING IT TO BE NOISY AND MOVE WHILE IN PARK/NEUTRAL.

• 10/15/1996· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,STRUCTURE

  FAILURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN, WHEN MAKING A LEFT AND RIGHT TURN THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A POPPING SOUND. *AK DOOR GASKETS STICK TO DOOR WHEN OPENING, DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, DEALER HAS PUT SHIMS BEHIND DOOR LATCH AND IT WAS A SLOPPY JOB, WIND IS HEARD AROUND DOOR AREA. ROTORS WERE TURNED WITH LESS THAN 6000 MILES. *SLC

• 10/12/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  FUSES BLEW OUT OF BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS. *MR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD BEEN REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME AFTER ONLY ABOUT 40K MILES AFTER THE FIRST REPLACEMENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HAZARD LIGHT, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE BULBS HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE BRAKE AND SIGNAL LIGHTS. *SCC THE CONSUMER LEARNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER RECALLED OVER 780,000 VEHICLE REGARDING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. *JB

• 10/06/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK WITH LEFT BLINKERS ON. *AK

• 10/05/1999· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION CUTS OFF INADVERTENTL. THIS HAPPENS WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK

• 10/04/1999· SEATS

  FRONT SEATBACK FAILS TO LOCK IN PLACE. WOULD HAVE TO PULL OR PUSH BACK OF SEAT FORWARD OR BACK TO LET SOMEONE IN OR OUT WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED. WHEN SEATBACK IS RETURNED TO NORMAL POSITION, SEATBACK FAILS TO LOCK UP. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. SEATBACK WILL NOT SUPPORT DRIVER OR PASSENGER AT TIME.

• 09/29/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  SINCE NEW BRAKES WORK INCONSISTENTLY. TAKEN TO 2 DEALERS AND INDEPENDENT GARAGE SEVERAL TIMES. THE ONLY ANSWER THEY FOUND WAS TO ADJUST REAR SHOES. HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM. SOMETIMES YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR JUST WON'T SLOW DOWN. USUALLY RIGHT BEFORE YOU RUN INTO SOMETHING THE BRAKES SEEM TO GRAB. WHENEVER I HAVE A FRIEND DRIVE MY CAR THEY COMMENT ON HOW SCARY THE BRAKES ARE. THIS CAR HAS A LOT OF BASIC FLAWS I CAN LIVE WITH BUT I WOULD LIKE BRAKES. THANK YOU.

• 09/26/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 35 MPH, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

• 09/24/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  INADEQUATE BRAKING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

• 09/22/1995· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DESIGN OF REMOTE KEY OPENER CAUSED ACCIDENTAL OPERATION OF REMOTE.

• 09/21/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKE PROBLEM; WHEN HITTING A BUMP, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 12 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS IN THE LAST 15 MONTHS. EVERYTHING ON THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE. CONSUMER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE BRAKE PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 09/21/1995· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT REMOVE RAIN ADEQUATELY, POOR VISION. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT

• 09/21/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  REAR BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

• 09/20/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  BRAKES: FELT LIKE STOP DISTANCE WAS TOO LONG, REPLACED REAR BRAKES, STILL NOT RIGHT, WENT TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKES AND DISCOVERED A COLLAPSED HOSE NOT HOLDING AIR, REPLACED, OKAY NOW. POWER LOCKS FAILED ON AND OFF FOR 2 YEARS, DO NOT WORK AT ALL NOW. REAR LEATHER SEATS SPLIT AT SEAM ON TOP NEAR REAR WINDSHIELD. NOT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR, REAR SEAT RARELY USED.

• 09/15/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: THE CALLER SAID CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT HOLD TO A CERTAIN SPEED. IT KEPT ACCELERATING EVEN WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE. IT DID NOT HOLD AT ANY SPEED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THIS HAPPENED THE LAST TWO TIMES WHEN SHE USED THE CRUISE CONTROL. SHE WILL NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL NOW.*AK

• 09/15/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. WHEN BRAKES GET DUST ON THEM OR GET WET WHEN APPLIED, THEY GRAB AND THE WHEELS LOCK, CAUSING A SKID. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. *AK

• 09/14/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 09/10/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; THE SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING. WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS. ALSO, WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE DEALER NOT ABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM. *AK

• 09/09/1997· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATION CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER.

• 08/23/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THE REVERSE REACTION SHAFT FAILED WHILE ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY A NUMBER OF MECHANICS THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE, THOUGH I WAS NOT AWARE OF IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I THINK THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, AND THOSE THAT PAID FOR COSTLY REPAIRS SHOULD BE COMPLETELY REIMBURSED.

• 08/21/1997· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE INSTABILITY CAUSED ROLLOVER/INJURIES.

• 08/19/1996· VISIBILITY

  REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.