1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo complaints

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

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

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

TWICE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, SLIPPING BACK AND FORTH INTO NEUTRAL, AND THEN SLAMMED BACK INTO GEAR. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE REPLACEMENT. OWNER HAD PIECES OF TRANSMISSION THAT CAME FROM TRANSFER CASE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIVE IN REVERSE AT HIGH SPEEDS . CONSUMER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 5000 MILES, AND VEHICLE IS BURNING OIL TOO FAST. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC STATED GASKETS WERE CRACKED UNDER THE MOTOR. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE BECAUSE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS THE HARDEST ENGINE TO GET OUT TO REPLACE GASKETS. *YH

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE IS NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WINDOW.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 15MPH, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *AK VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, CONSUMER HAD TO STOP TO UNLOCK STEERING. *JB

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.

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

A GEAR EXPLODED OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION, DISABLING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IF THIS IS THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, HE WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE METAL DAMAGE DUE TO FAILURE. *YH

ENGINE WAS EXPERIENCING AN OIL LEAK SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE . VEHICLE IS STILL IN DEALER'S POSSESSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHUR DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ENGINE LOSES POWER, AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. RESULTS FROM COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC WORK-UP WHERE THAT VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS DUE TO A LOW BATTERY CELL. CONSUMER REPLACED BATTERY, AND I WAS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHUR DETAILS.*AK

LOST PARTIAL STEERING ABILITY WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. NO PREVIOUS WARNING OF A PROBLEM EXISTED. VERY SCARY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. *AK

POWER STEERING FROZE DUE TO BROKEN RACK AND PINION ON THE XEPRESSWAY, WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN SHAFT THAT HOLDS PULLEY SNAPPED OFF INSIDE POWER STEERING PUMP, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE ENOUGH TO GET OFF ROAD. NO PRIOR WARNING.*AK

BALL JOINT FAILURE, BROKE FROM LACK OF LUBRICATION, ON LEFT SIDE WHILE MOVING AT LOW SPEED OF 3-5 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF IT OCCUR ON HIGHWAY. *YH

REAR BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 20-25 MPH WITH A STONE WALL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON STRAIGHT ROAD DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE AT ADJUSTMENT HINGES. ONE OCCUPANT,NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES. *AK

ABS PREMATURELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT ONLY 38,000 MILES. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

ENGINE LEAKS OIL OUT OF THE TOP SOME WHERE AND THE ABS HAS FAILED ABS LIGHT IN DASH STAY'S ON ALL THE TIME COST TO FIX BOTH PROBLEMS IS VERY HIGH FOR A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

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

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

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN APPLIES:# 98839010/ SEQ# 228/ NHTSA ITEM # SB602269///WOODARD CHEVROLET; IN FAIRFIELD, CA. (707) 4227777 ( WHERE I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR ) REPORTS THAT THE PROBLEM IS A FAILED AIR BAG HARNESS.

WHILE MAKING A TURN ALUMINUM RACK AND PINION RUBBED AGAINST AND SHAFED INTO STEERING PUMP, CAUSING IT TO BURN OUT, RESULTING IN STALLING. THERE IS A NEW DESIGN OF THE PART. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

COMPONENT #1 - ABS - MECHANIC TOLD ME TO CONTACT YOU...SCAN ABS SHOWS CODES 1221, 1225, 1232 LEFT WHEEL SENSOR INTERMITTANT PROBLEM - POSSIBLE SENSOR OR COMPUTER. GIVING CONTRADICTORY READING. RESET COMPUTER DID NOT HELP. COMPONENT #2 - SUSPENSION OR STRUT ASSEMBLY. MAKES SCRUNCHING NOISE WHEN TURNING. COMPONENT #3 - FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND IS MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN. STRAINING NOISE QUITS WHEN YOU TURN ON REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER TO OVERLOAD SOMETHING OR OTHER. HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS PART SINCE 1998 ACTUALLY.*AK

CAR STARTS HARD AND IDLES ROUGH. CHECK ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ON. REPLACED PARTS WERE SPARK PLUGS. SPARK PLUG WIRES AND FUEL INJECTORS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS, MY CAR ENGINE RACES FROM 3000 TO 5000 RPM MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND STOP. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE COME CLOSE TO GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO STOP OR WANTS TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A LIGHT. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO MY DEALER FOUR TIME SINCE DECEMBER. WHEN I BRING IT THERE - THE CAR IS ACTING NORMAL SO THEY CLAIM THE CAR IS ACTING AT FACTORY SPEC. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ON 4/14/2000 - I HAD IT IN PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT 3000 RPM. THE SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE CAR BECAUSE HE HAD NO MECHANICS. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, STARTED IT UP AGAIN, AND THE CAR RAN NORMALLY. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE FOR FEAR THAT I WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE WILL GET HURT. MY DEALERSHIP IS NOT HELPING ME. *AK

PROBLEM 1--AN IGINITION WIRE SHORTED OUT WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASE AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT THAT TIME, DEALERSHIP SERVICE INFORMED ME THERE WAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THIS PART BUT DEALERSHIP COULD ONLY REPLACE ONE WIRE AT TIME. WITHIN THREE WEEKS, ANOTHER WIRE SHORTED OUT. THIS TIME THE ENTIRE SET OF IGINITION WIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 38500 MILES ANOTHER IGINITION WIRE FROM THE NEW SET SHORTED OUT AND WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, AT 38900 MILES ANOTHER IGINITION WIRE IS SHORTED OUT. DEALERSHIP NOW CLAIMS THERE ARE NO TECHNICAL BULLETINS ON THIS PART---ESPECIALLY SINCE THE WARRANTY IS OUT. IGINITION WIRES ARE NOT AVAILABLE AFTER MARKET. PROBLEM 2. ALTERNATOR BURNED UP AT 38775 MILES. I WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE IT WAS PLACED ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE ENGINE WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS DESIGNER, IT IS COMMON FOR THIS PART TO BURN OUT DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. IT WOULD SEEM THIS WAS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED THIS WAY.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR NOV OF 1999. I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR DYING WITHOUT WARNING ANYWHERE FROM 30-70 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAS DONE IT TO ME WHILE CROSSING TRAFFIC TO ENTER A PARKING LOT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A DEALER, CENTRAL CHEVROLET OF NORTH BRANCH, TO BE FIXED. THEY FOUND SEVERAL EMISSION PCS BAD AND REPLACED. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT IMMEDIATLY WENT BACK IN AND THEY HAVE YET TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED BY GM THAT THIS CAR WAS REPURCHASED BACK FEB 4 1998 AND THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL REPAIRS DONE TO IT AND THEM BEING THE SAME PARTS. I CALLED THEM ANOTHER DAY AND THEY SAID THAT I WAS NOT TO HAVE GOTTEN THAT INFO AND THEY COULD HELP ME NO FURTHER WITH THE PROBLEM. I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THIS HAD I KNOWN THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT IS APRIL 5 2000 AND MY CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED! IT IS NOW AT 2ND DEALER, JOHN HIRSHES OF CAMBRIDGE, WHO IS NOT GOING TO FIX THE CAR WITHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE REPAIRS. GM WILL NOT PROVIDE THAT INFO TO ANYONE. IM TRYING TO RETURN THE CAR TO BROOKDALE HONDA BECAUSE THEY DID NOT TELL ME IT WAS REPURCHASED AND ALSO THAT THE CAR CANT BE FIXED. AT LEAST NOT BY TWO OF THE LOCAL DEALERS. THEY DONT KNOW WHATS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL OUT AND QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. IF YOU COULD HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE DO SO. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFO IS NEEDED. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY ONLINE TO GIVE THIS INFO TO YOU SO YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HELP ME. *AK

I HAVE HAD THREE (3) SETS OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS INSTALLED DUE TO ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT SETS FAILURE TO RETRACT. THIS WAS DEMONSTRATED TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ON ALL OCCASIONS AND SHE AGREED WITH THE FAILURES. THE SERVICE MANAGER NEVER (REPEAT) NEVER EXAMINED MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED NHTSA VIA ODI NUMBER 714613 AND THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER (WHO ESTABLISHED MY FILE AS 990575015), NEITHER OF WHICH HAS SEEN FIT TO AGAIN, REPLACE MY CURRENT BELTS--WHICH ALSO FAILED TO RETRACT!! I AM BEING TOLD BY EACH PARTY THAT THE RESTRAINTS DO NOT/NOT PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD, AND AS SUCH, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THEM! I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW THESE RESTRAINTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT WISH TO WAIT UNTIL AN ACCIDENT TO FIND OUT THAT THEY FAIL TO SECURE EITHER THE DRIVER OR THE PASSENGER IN THEIR SEATS OR THE SEATS THEMSELVES IN THE VEHICLE! FURTHER, I HAVE ALREADY WITNESSED A FRIEND OF OURS (WHO WAS A PASSENGER AT THE TIME) FALL WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FAULTY BELTS DID NOT RETRACT AND RATHER BECAME CAUGHT ON HER PERSON AND CAUSED HER TO FALL! TO FURTHER THE PROBLEM IS THAT NEITHER THE MANAGER OF GUNN CHEVROLET OR THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER HAVE HAD THE CURTESY TO VERBALLY CONTACT ME ON MY CONCERNS THAT THERE REMAINS A CHANCE THAT THE FIRST THREE SETS OF BELTS WERE THEMSELVES FAULTY AND ANOTHER SET MAY SOLVE THIS CONTINUAL PROBLEM I HAVE WITH MY VEHICLE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND AT THE VERY LEAST

VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE FROM MAUFACTURER. DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW WILL NOT COME UP AT ALL, IT STAYS OFF TRACK. DEALERSHIP REPLACED WINDOW ONCE,BUT IT STILL IS HAVING PROBLEMS. CIGARETTE LIGHTER COLUMN WAS CRACKED, THE OUTSIDE WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. DEALER REPLACED IT/ ARM REST CRACKED, IT WAS PLASTIC, AND ENGINE FLYWHEEL BROKE. ALSO, AT 2200 MILES THE DUAL CAM ARE VERY LOUD AND ARE RATTLING. CAR PAINT ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS TURNING BLUE. *AK

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE 14 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE DUE TO OIL RELATED PROBLEMS. NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE MANUFACTURER RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, REIMBURSEMENT IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR WORK COMPLETED, DENIED FULL REIMBURSEMENT (C99021)SPARK PLUGS AND WIRING.

SIX REWIRINGS AND CAR STILL STALLS AND SHUTS OFF, ABS FAILS ON WET ROADS, FUEL GUAGE FAILS, SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, ETC.

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

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

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

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!!!!!!

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! .

SPARK PLUG WIRES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. MJS

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

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".

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.

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 WA

SEAT BELT RETRACTORS.