ANTI-LOCK SENSOR REPLACE ONCE AND FRONT BRAKES BOOSTER THAT HOLDS MASTER CYLINDER FAILED
1996 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 1996 record →
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
REAR AND FRONT ROTOR BAD, ROTOR AND PADS WER HALF WORN AT 14,250 MILES, RESULTING IN VIBRATION
ABS BRAKES FAIL IN RAINY WEATHER.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY IN WET WEATHER, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL AND FADE.
VEHICLE IS HARD TO START DUE TO FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS.
FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE.
BRAKES: COMING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AT 5MPH HAD FOOT ON BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING THE BOTTOM WAS APPLYING BRAKES HARDER AND NOTHING HAPPENED, THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD, CAR KEPT ROLLING, ROLLED INTO THE STREET AND A BUS HIT THE CAR. *AK
VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE STARTING.
POWER STEERING FAILS IN RAINY WEATHER, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP IN RAINY WEATHER AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE TRAVELS FROM 30 FT TO 150 FT OR MORE DEPENDING ON SPEED, EVEN IF FORCEFULLY DEPRESSING BRAKES. ONCE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. *AK
ENGINE STALLS CONTINUOUSLY.
CRUISE CONTROL GOT STUCK ,WILL NOT DISENGAGE OR RECOVER. HAD TO STEP ON ACCELERATOR FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY FAILED IN RAINY WEATHER. AFTER APPLYING BRAKES WITH FULL PRESSURE, VEHICLE DOES NOT STOPFOR IT FEELS AS IF IT IS ON ICE.
UPON APPLYING ABS BRAKES IN RAINY WEATHER, VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP/SKIDS. ONCE WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER VEHICLE SKIDDED/LOST CONTROL AND HIT A ROAD SIGN. *AK
WIRE CONNECTION IN THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.
BRAKES DON'T NOT WORK PROPERLY IN WET WEATHER, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING REAR END COLLISION, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. ALSO DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED, THROWING DRIVER INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WILL STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM OR IF THE CAR IS WARM, IT WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK
ONCE VEHICLE WARMS UP IT STALLS. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THESE VEHICLES. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS AND THREE GASKETS AND THE SPARK PLUGS, AND VEHICLE STILL STALLS. OWNER STATES THE THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND IDLES ROUGHLY, AND SHE HAS SMELLED GAS ON SEVERALOCCASIONS. OWNER IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK
BRAKES: WHEN THE STREET IS WET THE BRAKES ARE INOPERATIVE AND DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE PEDAL WILL NOT GO DOWN AT ALL. AFTER A WHILE THEY WILL GRAB . TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CHANGED PADS AND ROTORS. THEY CAN'T FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE REQUIRE MUCH GREATER PRESSURE WHEN WET. THE MORE LOADED THE VEHICLE IS THE MORE PRESSURE IS NEEDED. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO REPAIR. *AK
SHOCKS FAILED.
ENGINE KNOCKS AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A INTER-SECTIONAL CRASH; TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. THE WHOLE FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. DAMAGES TOTALLED OVER $5,000 DOLLARS. *AK
REPLACED ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE THREE TIMES. ALSO SPARK PLUGS/COIL/ AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR/LEFT ELECTRIC WINDOW/RADIO FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND WERE REPLACED. *AK
STEERING GEAR NOISE.
AIR BAGS: WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, WHEN A VEHICLE CAME ALONG AND DIDN'T STOP, I HIT HER HEAD ON, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.CAUSE UNKNOWN ,HAVE NOT TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS. *AK
FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 20MPH, ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, LOSS OF STOPPING EFFECTIVENESS, SPEED AT IMPACT 10 MPH. *AK CONSUMER STATS THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASION WHEN BRAKES HAVE FAILED BUT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*JB
IN WET WEATHER WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. IT TAKES ABOUT DOUBLE PRESSURE FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK
RADIO GETS VERY HOT, MELTS TAPES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, APPLIED BRAKES, LOST ABOUT 80% POWER IN RAIN; ABS BRAKES FAILED TO CATCH OR STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP NOW. SENDING INVOICE. *AK
WHEN AT A LIGHT STARTED TO ACELERATE AND CAR STALLED , CAR IS HARD TO TURN ON, WHEN TURNED ON THE CAR WOULD VIBRATE AND SMOKE; ALSO HAVING OTHER PROBLEMS, WILL EXPLAIN, TOOK TO DEALER ON SEVEN OCCASIONS REPLACE COMPUTER CLUSTER AND REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER TWICE. *AK
DURING IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK. *AK
EMISSIONS ARE SO HIGH DURING SHORT TRIPS, ENGINE IS HAVING HARD STARTS, DEALER SAID DUE TO HIGH EMISSIONS. *AK
DESIGN OF THE WHEELS ALLOW FOR WATER TO GET ON THE ROTOR WHICH CAUSES THEM TO GRAB.
VEHICLE DOES START CORRECTLY/STALLS DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE. *AK
OWNER STATES WHEN ABS BRAKES WERE USED , THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , THEY DID NOT WORK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WEATHER STRIPPER FROZE THE DOOR SHUT.
LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO END UP IN A SIDE ROLLOVER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IN RAIN ONLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, A DELAY OF ABOUT 100 FEET IS EXPERIENCED, BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP.*AK
WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE LUG NUT BOLTS CAME LOOSE. *AK
MANY OCCASIONS CONSUMER HAS BEEN HIT ON THE HEAD WHILE REACHING INTO TRUNK. LID COMES DOWN EASILY. *AK *SLC
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD
VEHICLE WILL STALL AT LOW SPEED WITH OUT WARNING. *AK
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY IN TRAFFIC. DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. *AK
SEAT BELT TWISTS, CAUSING RETRACTOR TO FAIL. *DSH
WHEN DRIVING AND AT A STOP LIGHT CAR STALLS, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
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