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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 →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jun 29, 1998WA

ANTI-LOCK SENSOR REPLACE ONCE AND FRONT BRAKES BOOSTER THAT HOLDS MASTER CYLINDER FAILED

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 26, 1998TN

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 22, 1998VT

REAR AND FRONT ROTOR BAD, ROTOR AND PADS WER HALF WORN AT 14,250 MILES, RESULTING IN VIBRATION

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 11, 1998NY

ABS BRAKES FAIL IN RAINY WEATHER.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 21, 1998TN

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY IN WET WEATHER, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL AND FADE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Mar 6, 1998IL

VEHICLE IS HARD TO START DUE TO FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Feb 28, 1998IN

FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Feb 20, 1998CA

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

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Feb 17, 1998OH

VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE STARTING.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Feb 9, 1998FL

POWER STEERING FAILS IN RAINY WEATHER, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Dec 23, 1997NY

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 and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Dec 22, 1997WA

ENGINE STALLS CONTINUOUSLY.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 15, 1997TX

CRUISE CONTROL GOT STUCK ,WILL NOT DISENGAGE OR RECOVER. HAD TO STEP ON ACCELERATOR FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 30, 1997NY

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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 26, 1997NY

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 17, 1997NY

WIRE CONNECTION IN THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 14, 1997NJ

BRAKES DON'T NOT WORK PROPERLY IN WET WEATHER, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 21, 1997PA

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 10, 1997CT

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

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Sep 22, 1997PA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 12, 1997NH

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 4, 1997OH

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

Suspension › Front › Shock Absorber
Filed Aug 29, 1997CA

SHOCKS FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 10, 1997IA

ENGINE KNOCKS AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Aug 8, 1997TX

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

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Aug 6, 1997FL

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 Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

STEERING GEAR NOISE.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 25, 1997VA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Mar 24, 1997MD

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 18, 1997MI

IN WET WEATHER WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. IT TAKES ABOUT DOUBLE PRESSURE FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK

Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Filed Mar 18, 1997WI

RADIO GETS VERY HOT, MELTS TAPES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 29, 1997NJ

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

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Jan 28, 1997GA

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

Seat BeltsCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 13, 1997MI

DURING IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control
Filed Jan 6, 1997IL

EMISSIONS ARE SO HIGH DURING SHORT TRIPS, ENGINE IS HAVING HARD STARTS, DEALER SAID DUE TO HIGH EMISSIONS. *AK

Wheels
Filed Dec 16, 1996IL

DESIGN OF THE WHEELS ALLOW FOR WATER TO GET ON THE ROTOR WHICH CAUSES THEM TO GRAB.

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Dec 12, 1996MI

VEHICLE DOES START CORRECTLY/STALLS DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Nov 14, 1996WI

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

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Oct 29, 1996NY

WEATHER STRIPPER FROZE THE DOOR SHUT.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Sep 18, 1996IN

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 11, 1996TX

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 10, 1996WI

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

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Filed Aug 6, 1996TN

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE LUG NUT BOLTS CAME LOOSE. *AK

Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Jul 17, 1996MI

MANY OCCASIONS CONSUMER HAS BEEN HIT ON THE HEAD WHILE REACHING INTO TRUNK. LID COMES DOWN EASILY. *AK *SLC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 24, 1996NJ

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jun 13, 1996NY

VEHICLE WILL STALL AT LOW SPEED WITH OUT WARNING. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle AssemblyCrash3 injured
Filed May 29, 1996VA

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

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed May 3, 1996NY

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY IN TRAFFIC. DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Apr 10, 1996NY

SEAT BELT TWISTS, CAUSING RETRACTOR TO FAIL. *DSH

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Apr 4, 1996MD

WHEN DRIVING AND AT A STOP LIGHT CAR STALLS, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

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