1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

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

• 12/31/2002· STEERING

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE RACK AN PINION STEERING BROKE. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE WHICH IT COMPLETELY LEFT THE CONSUMER WITH NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURE WERE CONTACTED AND HAVE A RECALL AND THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. TS

• 12/30/1997· INTERIOR LIGHTING

  READING LAMP DRAINS BATTERY WHEN LEFT ON.

• 12/27/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITYFire

  THIS IS MY SECOND GM VEHICLE WITH THE SAME MALFUNCTION. FIRST, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN ON. THEN THE RIGHT BLINKER WOULD NOT WORK (STAYS SOLID, DOESN'T FLASH). THEN THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE ACCOMPANIED BY A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS A 1997 CHEVY MONTE CARLO. THE OTHER CAR I HAD WITH THE SAME MALFUNCTION WAS A 1995 CHEVY BERETTA. ALL REPAIRS ARE COSTLY. *JB

• 12/27/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DRIVER SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED WITH KEY.

• 12/24/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND PROPERLY IN ALL WET CONDITIONS AT ANY SPEED.

• 12/23/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FRONT BRAKES. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE FRONT BRAKE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. TS

• 12/18/1997· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO THE SEAT BELT NOT RETRACTING. ALSO, THE BELT IS FULLY EXTENDED OUT, CONSUMER STATES THE SEAT BELTS ARE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. AS OF 12/10/97 DEALER CALLED TO SAY THAT SEAT BELT IS IN. WILL TAKE VEHICLE IN ON 12/15/97. *AK

• 12/13/2012· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 85 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE LOWER PINION BEARING FOR THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

• 12/10/2003· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. AS A RESULT, THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP A CURB AND LAND IN A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND BACK AND WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. *AK *SC *JB

• 12/09/2002· CHILD SEAT

  WHEN THE CHILD IS PLACED IN THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND HAS ON A COAT, THE HARNESS STRAPS ARE THE LAST ADJUSTMENT NOTCH AND THERE IS HARDLY ENOUGH ROOM TO PLACE THE CHILD'S ARMS THROUGH THE STRAPS. THE CHILD IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AS THE HARNESS IS VERY TIGHT. TS SCC

• 12/08/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CAR SIMPLY HAS NO BRAKES IN HEAVY RAIN. PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED TO EA98-019, BUT MY CAR IS THE LS MODEL, NOT Z34 WHICH HAS FOUR WHEEL DISC BRAKES. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE OWNER JUST DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN. *ML

• 12/07/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  ONE AFTERNOON WE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AFTER DOING SOME SHOPPING TO FIND BOTH DOORS COMPLETELY AJAR. WE KNEW THAT WE HAD CLOSED THEM BEFORE LEAVING SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS VERY STRANGE. WE GOT IN THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOORS AND THEY KEPT SWINGING OPEN. NEITHER DOOR WOULD CLOSE. WE HAD TO DRIVE HOME HOLDING THE DOORS CLOSED. ONCE HOME WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE DOORS TO SEE WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING IT. THE DRIVER DOOR TURNED OUT TO BE FIXABLE, FOR THE TIME BEING, THE THING THAT LATCHES THE DOOR WAS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION SO WE JUST OPENED IT AND IT WAS FINE. THE PASSENGER DOOR, WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT AT ALL. ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE DRIVER DOOR STOPPED CLOSING ALL TOGETHER AS WELL. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE DOORS FIXED BECAUSE WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO JUST TAKE IT IN AND HAVE IT DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

• 12/02/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HAVE HAD VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR REPAIR. HAS BEEN CHECKED 5 TIMES WITH NO CORRECTION OF PROBLEM

• 11/22/2002· SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  WHILE TRAVELING IN A RURAL HOUSING AREA 30 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED TO DETERMINE CAUSE. THE OWNER STATES THAT THE ENTIRE BALL JOINT BROKE FROM THE VEHICLE AND BOLT AND COTTER PIN WORE OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DEAILS TS

• 11/20/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER SMELLS GAS WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, FUEL PUMP MAKES NOISE. ALSO, CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WIT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. BRAKES DON'T STOP WHEN THEY SHOULD. THE DEFECT DESCRIBED ABOVE COMPLIES WITH INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA98019. *AK

• 11/16/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL HAS TO BE PRESSED EXTRA HARD. DEALER PUT NEW PADS ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/15/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  PROBLEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN ROUGH IDLE OR NOT STARTING.IN THE CASE OF THE FUEL PUMP ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS NOT ON AND WE WERE TOLD THERE COULD NOT BE ANYTHING WRONG.BROKE DOWN ON WAY HOME.HAD SPARK PLUG WIRES/ ALTENATOR AND.FUELPUMP REPLACED.SPARKPLUGS HAVE ONLY BEEN CLEANED. *AK

• 11/13/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET "NOT SEALING" CAUSED THE OIL TO LEAK AND WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE IF THERE IS A SOURCE OF IGNITION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/13/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  EA98-019, DEGRADED BRAKING PERFORMANCE; CONSUMER NOTICED NOISE COMING FROM FRONT WHEEL WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE COMING TO AN INCLINE AND TURNING AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER IS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

• 11/10/2003· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING REAR AXLE SNAPPED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

• 11/10/1999· SEAT BELTS

  HAVE HAD THREE (3) SETS OF SEATBELTS INSTALLED ON BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE (FRONT). THE LATEST SET OF BLETS, LIKE THE OTHER, CONTINUES NOT, REPEAT NOT TO RETRACT. WE USE THE BLETS ALWAYS, BUT AGAIN, WHEN LOOSENED THEY WILL NOT RETRACT. I AM GOING TO THE FURTH SET OF BELTS THIS WEEK. ARE THE BELTS AT FAULT OR IS THEIR A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH PROHIBITS THE BELTS FROM RETRACTING. I AM ELEVATING THE PROBLEM TO GUNN CHEVROLET'S MANAGER'S THIS TIME AS I AM TIRED OF THE PROBLEM!!!!!!

• 11/09/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

• 11/08/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HAS ERRATIC IDLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. ENGINE STALLS AND WILL NOT START. ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND LEAVES YOU WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. ENGINE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. ENGINE HAS FAILED 11 TIMES. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD TIME . AFTER LAST DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT CAR, BRAKE PEDAL TURNED INTO GAS PEDAL. CAR IS NOW MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER. PURCHASED CAR JULY 1997. CURRENT MILAGE 5218 MILES. FILED COMPLAINT WITH BBB.

• 11/07/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FIRST, THE A/C WENT OUT. AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE, SUDDENLY, WHILE DRIVING, ALL THE POWER WENT OUT. FORTUNATELY, NO OTHER CARS WERE ON THE ROAD, AND I WAS NOT TRAVELING VERY FAST. MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW, BUT I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. AS I PULLED INTO A SPACE, I TRIED TO STEP ON MY BRAKES, BUT THEY DIDN'T WORK. IT TURNS OUT THAT MY ALTERNATOR WAS OUT, SO I DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER. BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THERE SHOULD BE A BACK-UP SYSTEM FOR THE BRAKES, SO THAT THEY WOULD STILL WORK IN THIS SITUATION (OR IN A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION, E.G., IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY). THE PARKING BRAKE IS A BACK-UP OF SORTS, BUT, REALLY, I DON'T BELIEVE THE BRAKES SHOULD FAIL WHEN THE POWER GOES OUT.*AK

• 11/01/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HOME ONE EVENING IT WAS IDLING HIGH AND AND EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS SHORT CIRCUTING AND THEN MY CAR DIED. THANK GOODNESS THAT NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME BECAUSE OF COURSE THE POWER STEERING THE FAILED AND THERE WAS A SOUND OF METAL AGAINST METAL. MY FATHER AND I THEN CHANGED THE ALTERNATOR THINKING THAT THAT MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T AND THE CAR HAS HAD THE PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES. NOW I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR THE FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE AND ME BE STUCK THERE. THE PROBLEM IS NOT A FAULTY ALTERNATOR SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY CLUE AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE. *AK

• 10/30/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AFTER THE CAR FULLY WARMS UP, ABOUT 25 OR 30 MINUTES THERE IS A BURNING SMELL. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS BUT HAS ADMITTED TO SMELLING IT. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE ON 10-28-99 AND LEFT IT FOR TWO DAYS. DEALER CHECKED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FOUND NOTHING AND ALSO CHECKED TEMPATURE BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT THE HEATER BLOWS EXTREMELY HOT AIR. I HAVE ALSO BROUGHT CAR IN NUMEROUS TIMES FOR FAULTY BRAKES AND EACH TIME DEALER CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM! .

• 10/29/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPARK PLUG WIRES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. MJS

• 10/23/2001· STEERING

  HAD NO POWER STEERING, HAD TO STOP AND BACK UP TO COMPLETE TURN, STEERING COME AND GO. STOPPED TO CHECK COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE, FOUND POWER STEERING PUMP EMPTY.

• 10/14/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THROTTLE IS STICKING AT IDLE WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED OR COMES TO A STOP. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/13/2000· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTD FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/09/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S LANE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/07/2003· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  LEFT REAR BOLT THAT HELD THE CONTROL ARM ON TO THE AXLE BROKE OFF. IT WAS NOTICED WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AT THE DEALER. AND NO EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS DAMAGE WAS FOUND.*AK

• 09/25/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELLING ABOUT 25 MPH, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE CAR TURNED OVER. VEHICLE TOTALLED. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 09/23/2003· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER 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

• 09/20/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FOURTH ALTERNATOR IN 18 MONTHS. REPAIRS WERE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE. THE DEALERSHIP BLAMES THE FAILURE ON LIGHT WIEGHT, LESS DURABLE COMPONENTS USED TO MAKE THE ALTERNATORS. HOWEVER, THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMON FAILURE FOR MONTE CARLOS. THEY SAY THAT I HAVE JUST HAD A STRING A "BACK LUCK WITH ALTERNATORS".

• 09/19/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH HAS AN UNNATURAL TENDENCY TO FAIL ON ALL 95-99 MONTE CARLO AND 95- 00 LUMINA'S MADE BY CHEVROLET THIS CAN CAUSE A FAILURE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESULTING IN THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS. OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE. *NM

• 09/16/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS

  I TOOK MY CAR TO BOB MCDORMAN CHEVROLET IN JANUARY (VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY) ABOUT SEVERAL CONCERNS I HAD. ONE CONCERN I POINTED OUT WAS THAT MY CAR "CRANKED" A LONG TIME TO START. I ALSO HAD THEM REPAIR MY DRIVER SEAT BELT, THAT WOULD NOT CONTRACT, HAD THEM CHECK MY BRAKES BECAUSE THEY WERE TAKING LONGER TO STOP ON WET PAVEMENT AND THEY WERE SQUEAKING. WELL, NEEDLESS TO SAY, NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH ANYTHING EXCEPT MY SEAT BELT. I ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A TICKING SOUND IN THE MORNING WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME SOME TICKING IS NORMAL ON A COLD START. ON 03-29-99 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN BECAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT KEPT FLASHING AND STAYING ON, THE IDLE WAS VERY ROUGH, CAR WAS MISSING TERRIBLY, SULFUR SMELL WAS PRESENT. BOB MCDORMAN CHEVROLET REPLACED THREE PLUGS AND WIRES. I TOOK MY CAR BACK ON 4-14-99 BECAUSE THE CAR WAS "RUNNING ROUGH" AGAIN. BOB MCDORMAN CHEVROLET REPLACED THE OTHER THREE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES. ON JULY 26, 1999 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY @ APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. I LOST ALL POWER AND MY CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. I CALLED CHEVY ON 07-27-99. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR INTO A DEALER AND THEY "MAY" ASSIST WITH REIMBURSEMENT BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT. I CALLED SEVERAL CHEVROLET DEALERS BUT COULD NOT GET MY CAR IN FOR A WEEK. BOB MCDORMAN WAS CALLED AND I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER (STEVE ALEXANDER). HE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDNOT GO BACK ON THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS WAS A NEW PROBLEM. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT MY CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH ALL ALONG LIKE BEFORE IN "SPURTS" AND I FELT THE WARRANTY SHOULD COVER WHAT I HAD IT IN FOR BEFORE. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I TOOK MY CAR TO A GARAGE, THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATER ($453.16). NOW, IN THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER, MY CAR MISSES AFTER IT IS STARTED AND STILL IDLING ROUGH. TOOK IT BACK TO THE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOW MY FUEL PUMP. I CONTACTED

• 09/16/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE NOVEMBER OF 1998. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM BECAUSE THE BRAKES "FELT FUNNY" AND THERE WAS A CONSTANT "SQUEAKING" WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ALSO STOPPING DISTANCES WERE INCREASED WITH WET PAVEMENT. THEY REPORTED THAT MY ROTORS WERE WARPED. THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS. I THEN WENT BACK BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE STILL "NOT RIGHT" . THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND I THEN WENT TO BOB MCDORMAN CHEVROLET. THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM EITHER.

• 09/14/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE TURN SIGNAL/BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

• 09/13/2004· STEERINGCrash

  WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, CAUSING THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT A POLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO STEERING RACK FAILURE. *JB

• 09/11/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE CUTS OFF AT HIGH SPEED. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE, PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. *AK ON ALL OCCASIONS IN WHICH THE VEHICLE STALL, THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 90 OR ABOVE AND THE A/C WAS ON. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY THE CONSUMER. *YH

• 09/10/2004· STEERING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

  RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BEARINGS. CONSUMER HAD A CONCERN WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER/ HAZARD LIGHTS, AND DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

• 09/08/1999· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT RETRACTORS.

• 09/03/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  PE98023; WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR IN WET CONDITION THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY OF BRAKING WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

• 09/02/1999· STEERING

  RACK AND PINION STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

• 08/29/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 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: UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE GASKET SET, THROTTLE BODY GASKET, THERMOSTAT, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, AIR FILTER, NUMEROUS VACUUM LEAKS, VALVE COVERS. *TR

• 08/28/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK IS RUSTING AT THE STEM AND CAUSES FUEL LEAKAGES. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/22/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE POSSIBLY BLOWN, ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED, COULD BE HEAD GASKET, ANY RECALLS?*AK

• 08/22/2000· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM/BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE, AND A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

• 08/21/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR BRAKE SHOES OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING A THUMPING NOISE TO COME FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, LESS THAN A MONTH LATER THUMPING BEGAN AGAIN. NLM