1999 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO

170 complaints filed with NHTSA.

170
Complaints
6
Crashes
9
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP32
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE9
ENGINE9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS4
EQUIPMENT4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4
STEERING3

Recent Complaints

20151229FireENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD THAT WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORST. THE LEAK WOULD CREATE A PUDDLE ON THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT UPON TURNING THE KEY IN THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT WHO NOTICED THAT ENGINE OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE) AND WAS TO SCHEDULE

20151223FireENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASON

Mileage: 178,000

20151009FireENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION KEY TO START THE ENGINE, AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,551.

Mileage: 148,551

20100327FireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

J'AI UN CHEVROLET MONTE-CARLO 1999 AVEC LE MOTEUR 3.8 V6 ,EN LA DMARRANT UNE EXPLOSION S'EST PRODUITE ET LE MOTEUR A PRIS EN FEU .J'AI CONTACTER G.M QUI ME DISE QU'IL N'Y A PAS DE RAPPEL CONCERNANT LES INCENDIES EN RAPPORT AVEC LE COLLECTEUR D'ADMISSION EN PLASTIQUE ,ET JE SAIS QUE C'EST UNE DFECTUOSIT DE FABRICATION .J'AIMERAIS AVOIR VOS CONSEILS AFIN DE RGLER MON PROBLME ,MERCI.

Mileage: 208,000

20100327FireFUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

J'AI UN CHEVROLET MONTE-CARLO 1999 AVEC LE MOTEUR 3.8 V6 ,EN LA DMARRANT UNE EXPLOSION S'EST PRODUITE ET LE MOTEUR A PRIS EN FEU .J'AI CONTACTER G.M QUI ME DISE QU'IL N'Y A PAS DE RAPPEL CONCERNANT LES INCENDIES EN RAPPORT AVEC LE COLLECTEUR D'ADMISSION EN PLASTIQUE ,ET JE SAIS QUE C'EST UNE DFECTUOSIT DE FABRICATION .J'AIMERAIS AVOIR VOS CONSEILS AFIN DE RGLER MON PROBLME ,MERCI.

Mileage: 208,000

20080923FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

I WAS AT A FRIENDS FOR SEVERAL HOURS PROCEEDING INCIDENT. I DROVE MY 1999 CHEVY MONTE CARLO Z34 ABOUT 1 MILE FROM MY FRIENDS TO TACO BELL. THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING GREAT. I WENT INSIDE TO ORDER I WAS IN THEIR 10-15 MINUTES. WHEN I CAME OUT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. TACO BELL EMPLOYEES CALLED 911 AND THEN PROVIDED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE EXTINGUISHER AND THEY CANCELLED THE 911 CALL. I CALLED A

Mileage: 189,457

20080923FireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

I WAS AT A FRIENDS FOR SEVERAL HOURS PROCEEDING INCIDENT. I DROVE MY 1999 CHEVY MONTE CARLO Z34 ABOUT 1 MILE FROM MY FRIENDS TO TACO BELL. THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING GREAT. I WENT INSIDE TO ORDER I WAS IN THEIR 10-15 MINUTES. WHEN I CAME OUT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. TACO BELL EMPLOYEES CALLED 911 AND THEN PROVIDED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE EXTINGUISHER AND THEY CANCELLED THE 911 CALL. I CALLED A

Mileage: 189,457

20080923FireEQUIPMENT

I WAS AT A FRIENDS FOR SEVERAL HOURS PROCEEDING INCIDENT. I DROVE MY 1999 CHEVY MONTE CARLO Z34 ABOUT 1 MILE FROM MY FRIENDS TO TACO BELL. THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING GREAT. I WENT INSIDE TO ORDER I WAS IN THEIR 10-15 MINUTES. WHEN I CAME OUT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. TACO BELL EMPLOYEES CALLED 911 AND THEN PROVIDED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE EXTINGUISHER AND THEY CANCELLED THE 911 CALL. I CALLED A

Mileage: 189,457

20030712CrashSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

ON FEBRUARY 14TH 2003 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THE BACKS OF THE SEATS DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE SO WHEN HIT FROM BEHIND THE SEATBACK ALSO FLEW FORWARD WITH ME. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBACKS MADE MY INUJURIES WORSE THAN WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN.*AK

Mileage: 70,450

20021125CrashAIR BAGS

I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK. DT

20020710FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THEN, FLAMES. FIRE WAS PUT OUT. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK

20020328CrashAIR BAGS

NONE

20010419CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ABS OPERATED ERRATICALLY. FIRSTCRASH RESULTED WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH UNDER COLD/WET WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AT BEGINNING OF MARCH, AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH ABS. ON MARCH 16TH, 2001, UNDER RAINY/ICY CONDITIONS, CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MPH WHEN SHE TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE

20000623CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED I FEEL I DON'T HAVE THE SECURITY OF KNOWING I WILL STOP IN TIME. THE LOW TRACTION LIGHT IS ALWAYS COMING ON AND NOW I MUST REPLACE THE BRAKES. I HIT A VAN BECAUSE OF THIS. I FEEL THIS CAR IS UNSAFE BUT PROVING THIS IS ANOTHER THING. DEALERS LOOK AT IT AND TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE THE FIRST ONE TO COMPLAIN. *AK

20000623CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED I FEEL I DON'T HAVE THE SECURITY OF KNOWING I WILL STOP IN TIME. THE LOW TRACTION LIGHT IS ALWAYS COMING ON AND NOW I MUST REPLACE THE BRAKES. I HIT A VAN BECAUSE OF THIS. I FEEL THIS CAR IS UNSAFE BUT PROVING THIS IS ANOTHER THING. DEALERS LOOK AT IT AND TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE THE FIRST ONE TO COMPLAIN. *AK