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
1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
HEALIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATWE PROPERLY. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
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
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATION CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER.
VEHICLE INSTABILITY CAUSED ROLLOVER/INJURIES.
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT PADS AND SHOES. ALSO STATE SHOES AND PADS NEED REPLACING EVERY THREE MONTHS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
VEHICLE VIBRATES AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION.
DURING NORMAL OPERATION VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ACTING SOFT ON OCCASION. THE DEALER REPLACED BRAKES, THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKES WENT SOFT AGAIN. *YH
UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ,AT TIMES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE/ BRAKES FADE AWAY. ALSO, PEDAL BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS, PROBLEM OCCURS ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE BOOSTER/FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AND REAR SHOES ONLY. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
WHILE COMING OFF A RAMP AND ATTEMPING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN APPLIED BRAKES AUTOMOBILE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER HIT A CURB. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. CONSUMER STATES SHE MESSED UP THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER AUTOMOBILE. *AK
VEHICLE SHAKES EXCESSIVELY ATP SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ROLLOVER.
DASH REPLACED DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT.
DRIVING AT SPEED 75MPH, FRONT END VIBRATED , CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, NO IMPACT, HIT THE SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 30-35 MPH & COMING TO A STOP, STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES (ABS); THEY DID NOT KICK IN LIKE THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO. VEHICLE WAS STOPPING FURTHER THAN NECESSARY. *AK
VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS.
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED.
ENGINE NOISE 7 TIMES.
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES; BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKES ARE USED; DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT WAS TOLD HER VEHICLE WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE; ALSO, BRAKES SOMETIMES JUST DON'T WORK. ALSO REAR DEFOGGER INOPERATIVE DUE TO SHORT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, PUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, RPM WENT UP BUT VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE OR TAKE OFF. INFORMED DEALERSHIP OF PROBLEM & WAS TOLD HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR OWNER. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED IN A REAREND COLLISION, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP , NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IMPACT 1:00 POSITION, SPEED 5MPH. *AK
ABS ANTI--LOCK BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, TOOK TO DEALER, THE HARNESS WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE MODULE ONCE . *AK
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
BRAKES PADS REPLACED/BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED DUE TO NOISY BRAKES.
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
REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT DOWN DURING ACCELERATION. *AK
THE DRIVER, PASSENGER AND MIDDLE REAR SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK, DURING FRONTAL IMPACT.
SUSPENSION NOISE.
REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, IMPEDING VISIBILITY. *DH
ABS BRAKES PERFORM ERRATICALLY W/OCCASIONS OF FAILING TO STOP VEHICLE. NUMEROUS COMPONENTS REPLACED WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, ALSO ON SNOW AND ICY ROAD, BRAKES LOCKED UP. *AK
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, ALSO ON SNOW AND ICY ROAD, BRAKES LOCKED UP. *AK
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, ALSO ON SNOW AND ICY ROAD BRAKES LOCKED UP. *AK
VEHICLE HAS NO LIGHT NEAR ASHTRAY, CAUSING A DANGER AT NIGHT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO TURN YOUR HEAD TO FIND THE ASHTRAY.
GAS LEAK, CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE'S PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL LIFT OFF WINDSHIELD WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT 60 MPH OR MORE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD
TRANSMISSION LEAKS. *SD
IN WET SURFACES THE BRAKES WILL GO TO THE FLOOR INTERMITTENLY. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE SOMETIMES GO TO FLOOR, SOMETIMES CAR IS LIKE CAR NOT GOING TO STOP HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT
WHILE PULLING UP TO CURB, VERY LOW SPEED, FOOT ON BRAKES, VEHICLE ON ITS OWN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED; NO WARNING. TT
POOR PERFORMANCE OF ABS BRAKES.
FRONT BUCKET SEATS DON'T HAVE LOCK TO LATCH BACK PORTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ENGINE STALLS. *DSH
DRIVER SIDE HINGE FAILURE, DOOR OPENS BEYOND THE BREAKING POINT. TT
HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT PASSENGER SIDE DID. TT
REAR SUSPENSION FAILED. *SD
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. TT THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE ACCIDENT. *YH
FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 35 MPH, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
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