1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

FUSES BLEW OUT OF BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS. *MR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD BEEN REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME AFTER ONLY ABOUT 40K MILES AFTER THE FIRST REPLACEMENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HAZARD LIGHT, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE BULBS HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE BRAKE AND SIGNAL LIGHTS. *SCC THE CONSUMER LEARNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER RECALLED OVER 780,000 VEHICLE REGARDING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. *JB

Incident Mar 5, 2003

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1995-1999 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Z34 PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BRAKING PERFORMANCE IN WET WEATHER OR WET ROAD CONDITIONS IS REDUCED MORE THAN A DRIVER WOULD EXPECT. *AK

Incident Aug 11, 2003

TRANSMISSION FAILLED AT 119461 REVERSE REACTION DRUM OUT LIKE ALOT OF THESE MODELS THIS YEAR COST1945 TO REPAIR. THEN, AT 127892 THE PARK NEUTRAL SWITCH OUT/ ANTI LOCK LIGHT STAYS ON ,TURN SIGNAL SWITCH DOESN'T WORK , AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T WORK, FRONT ROTORS ON CAR HAVE TO BE SPECIAL ORDERED BECAUSE HUBS MACHINED SHORT, AND CHEVROLET HAS NO RECALLS ON ANY OF IT. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, AND SOME OF THE OTHERS TO GUESS WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GENRAL MOTORS VEHICLE, AND RECOMEND THAT THEY WOULDN'T NEITHER.*AK

Incident Feb 3, 2003

MY 1995 MONTE CARLO WITH THE 3100 V6 HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. WE HAVE REPLACED THE EGR VALVE TWICE IN A YEAR, THE WATER PUMP, THE THERMOSTAT, THE RADIATOR, THE RADIATOR CAP, AND IT STILL OVER HEATS TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND THE HOT LIGHT COMES ON IN THE CAR. I AM AT MY WITS END AND I HAVE PAID SO MUCH MONEY TO GET THIS FIGURED OUT AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY. I HAVE HAD IT TESTED FOR A HEAD GASKET LEAK AND IT SHOWS NOTHING. THERE IS AIR GETTING INTO THE SYSTEM FROM SOMEWHERE BECAUSE IT CAN BE BLED OFF. I REALLY LIKE THE WAY THIS CAR DRIVES AND I DO NOT WANT TO GET RID OF IT. I JUST WANT IT TO BE FIXED AND I HAVE HAD 7 DIFFERENT MECHANICS TO WORK ON IT AND THEY ARE STUMPED! *JB

Incident Apr 5, 2003

VEHICLE DIDN'T START THREE TIMES. *AK

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ABS SYSTEM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THERE WAS A NOISE AT FRONT END. PASSENGER FRONT TIRE HAD DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE, LOWER BALL JOINT HAD BROKEN.*AK

Incident Oct 9, 2001

THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REVERSE DRUM IN TRANSMISSION CAME APART.*AK

Incident Jul 2, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AT 15-20 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING FRONT LEFT WHEEL CAME OFF OF THE AXLE, WAS ABLE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH DRIVER SEATBACK FELL BACK. DEALER NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME.*AK

Incident Jun 7, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL CAR. IF THIS IS SUCH A BIG ISSUE WITH THIS PART WHY HAS GM NOT MADE A RECALL? THIS IS A BAD DESIGN BY MANUFACTURES ENGINEERING. TO REPLACEMENT OR FIX THIS PROBLEM IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO DO. IT WOULD BE NICE FOR THE MANUFACTURE TO OWN UP TO A BAD DESIGN.*AK

Incident May 6, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH FRONT RIGHT TIRE SEPARATED FROME BALL JOINT. TIRE WENT SIDEWAYS TOWARDS THE GROUND, AND VEHICLE STOPPED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Incident Feb 23, 2002

BALL JOINT "FELL OUT" OF ITSD HOLE AS I DROVE DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. *AK

Incident Feb 23, 2002

WHILE CHANGING THE OIL IN MY CAR, MY HUSBAND NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP, MORRIS PONTIAC, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT SPECIFIC AREA OF LEAK, THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE ITSELF IS LEAKING AND THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE SEALED. THEY STATED THAT TO DO THAT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO TOTALLY TEAR DOWN THE ENGINE AND SEAL IT COMPLETELY. I FEEL WITH THE SMALL AMOUNT OF MILES ON MY CAR/ENGINE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE. IT SEEMS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD MANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, INCLUDING REPLACING A TRANSMISSION. WE LIVE IN AN AREA WITHOUT HILLS/MOUNTAINS SO THERE IS VERY LITTLE IF NO STRAIN ON TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. *AK

TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. ALSO, ABS LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

Incident Dec 22, 2001

INTERIOR SYSTEM ISN'T IN ORDER .DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

Incident Dec 1, 2001

WHILE DRIVING 25MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN BALL JOINT BROKE, AND THE AXLE FELL OFF VEHICLE. DEALER SAID BALL JOINT AND AXLE HAVE TO BE REPLACED.*AK

FAULTY TIMING BELT PULLEYS CAUSED TIMING BELT TO BREAK DURING DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THIS DAMAGED VALVES, CAUSING REPAIRS TO TOTAL 2400. THERE IS NO WAY TO CHECK ON THIS PROBLEM AND CATCH IT BEFORE IT HAPPENS.*AK

Incident May 11, 2001

ABS LIGHT COMES ON. ANTI LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THIS LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYS ON. SOMETIMES THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE LOCKING UP OR BRAKING APART.

TRANSMISSION BLEW WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. METAL PIECES FLEW EVERYWHERE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HAD MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WAS NOT REPAIRABLE.*AK

Incident Mar 16, 2001

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVER NIGHT AIR CONDITIONER UNIT DEVELOPED A LEAK WHICH CAUSED AN OILY RESIDUE TO DAMAGE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DRIVER SEAT IS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH FROM SEAT ANCHOR WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AND A PASSENGER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS. *YH

Incident Dec 6, 2000

GOT IN THE VEHICLE ONE MORNING AND IT WOULDN'T GO OVER 25 MPH. VEHICLE HAD NO WARRANTY AND WAS NOT YET PAID FOR. DEALER WANTED AN EXTREME AMOUNT TO FIX TRANSMISSION. TOOK CAR TO AAMCO, TECHNICIAN SAID THEY FOUND A BUNCH OF METAL SHAVINGS AND EVERYTHING HAD TO BE REBUILT. MY FRIEND AND I BOUGHT THE SAME VEHICLE FROM THE SAME DEALER AT THE SAME TIME. A MONTH AFTER I HAD MY TRANSMISSION FIXED, HE WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND LOST SPEED. FOUND HE COULD NOT GO OVER 25MPH. HE DROVE STRAIGHT TO JOHNNY LONDOFF AND TRADED IT IN ON A BLAZER. MY NEIGHBOR STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH HIS 95 MONTE CARLO LATER THAT SAME YEAR. NONE OF US HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE YET ALL THREE TRANSMISSIONS WENT OUT. NO EXPLANATION FOR THE METAL SHAVING EXCEPT FOR SIMILAR INSTANCES I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET FROM CHEVROLET'S SURVEY RESULTS. I RECENTLY BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND WAS COMPLAINING TO THE MECHANIC ABOUT THE PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH THE CAR, MAINLY THE TRANSMISSION, HE SAID HE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME THING AND THOUGHT IT WAS RECALLED. HE PULLED UP A RECALL CAMPAIGN # 94068 FOR THE HYDRA-MATIC 4T60-E TRANSAXLE FOR 1995 CHEVY LUMINAS AND MONTE CARLOS. THE RECALL CAME OUT IN OCTOBER OF 1994. HE ALSO GAVE ME A LIST OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS THAT DESCRIBE THE SAME BEHAVIOR WITH METAL SHAVINGS. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY FOUND THE CAMPAIGN BUT TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO CALL THE DEALER TO SEE IF MY VIN# QUALIFIED FOR THE RECALL. I GOT HOME THAT EVENING AND HAD A MESSAGE ON THE MACHINE TO CALL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING MY EARLIER CALL. I RETURNED THEIR CALL AND THEY CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR ME. THE DEALER RAN MY VIN# ON THE VISS SYSTEM AND SAID MY VEHICLE HAD NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON IT. SO MY VEHICLE WASN'T MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME PLACE THAT THE OTHERS THAT WERE RECALLED WERE, BUT TWO OTHER PEOPLE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAD WITHOUT BEING PART OF THE RECALL. I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY VIN SAYS MY TRANSMISSION WAS MADE BUT I THINK THEY ALL SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT

Incident Mar 1, 1999

REPEATED BRAKE REPAIRS,AND ABS BRAKE FAILURE IS A ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

Incident Oct 23, 1999

I KEEP HAVING REPAIRS DONE, BUT NO-ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS CAR HELP!!!!! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

Incident Mar 10, 2000

THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS(ALL OF THE REAR RUNNING LIGHTS)STOPPED WORKING DUE TO FAULTY CONNECTION IN THE FUSE BOX. THE FUSE BOX IS NOT PROTECTED AND EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS THROWN UP INTO IT BY THE FRONT TIRE, THE CONNECTIONS ARE AFFECTED BY CORROSION. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO OWNER'S ATTENTION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED, WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT NIGHT. *CJ

THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS(ALL OF THE REAR RUNNING LIGHTS)STOPPED WORKING DUE TO FAULTY CONNECTION IN THE FUSE BOX. THE FUSE BOX IS NOT PROTECTED AND EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS THROWN UP INTO IT BY THE FRONT TIRE, THE CONNECTIONS ARE AFFECTED BY CORROSION. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO OWNER'S ATTENTION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED, WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT NIGHT. *CJ

SINCE NEW BRAKES WORK INCONSISTENTLY. TAKEN TO 2 DEALERS AND INDEPENDENT GARAGE SEVERAL TIMES. THE ONLY ANSWER THEY FOUND WAS TO ADJUST REAR SHOES. HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM. SOMETIMES YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR JUST WON'T SLOW DOWN. USUALLY RIGHT BEFORE YOU RUN INTO SOMETHING THE BRAKES SEEM TO GRAB. WHENEVER I HAVE A FRIEND DRIVE MY CAR THEY COMMENT ON HOW SCARY THE BRAKES ARE. THIS CAR HAS A LOT OF BASIC FLAWS I CAN LIVE WITH BUT I WOULD LIKE BRAKES. THANK YOU.

Incident Sep 29, 2000

THE REVERSE REACTION SHAFT FAILED WHILE ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY A NUMBER OF MECHANICS THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE, THOUGH I WAS NOT AWARE OF IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I THINK THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, AND THOSE THAT PAID FOR COSTLY REPAIRS SHOULD BE COMPLETELY REIMBURSED.

Incident Jun 12, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SPEED UP. TROTTLE PEDAL GETS STUCK.*AK

Incident May 12, 2000

TWICE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE REAR WINDOW HAS EXPLODED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I RUN THE REAR DEFROSTER. I CONTACTED MY GM DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY FAULTED THE WINDOW INSTALLATION. THE WINDOW INSTALLERS FAULT THE DEFROSTER, WHICH IS WHAT I BELIEVE IS AT FAULT ALSO. BOTH TIME I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE ANY KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT. HAD THERE BEEN ANY KIDS BACK THERE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOWERED IN GLASS.*AK

Incident Mar 10, 2000

BRAKE LIGHTS SHUT OFF WHEN YOU ENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL OR DIRECTIONAL. *AK

Incident Jun 30, 1998

REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS SEVERAL TIMES IN A YEAR REAR BRAKES ARE ALLWAYS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. *AK

Incident May 1, 1997

ALTENATER KEEPS BURNING OUT REPLACED TREE TIMES IN A YEAR AND A HALF. *AK

Incident Nov 3, 1998

ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED INCUDING THE LINES. *AK

Incident Jun 5, 1998

PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT LOCKS IN POSITION AS SOON AS YOU PUT IT ON. *AK

Incident Jun 5, 1998

FRONT SEATBACK DOES NOT LOCK INTO POSITION. *AK

Incident Jun 5, 1998

HEAD GASKET FAILED, REPLACED

CONSUME RWAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON/HEADLIGHTS WENT DIM, AND CAR COMPLETELY WENT OUT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID OUT OF THE POSITIVE POST.

Incident Jun 16, 2000