1995 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Complaints

FRONT SEATBACK FAILS TO LOCK IN PLACE. WOULD HAVE TO PULL OR PUSH BACK OF SEAT FORWARD OR BACK TO LET SOMEONE IN OR OUT WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED. WHEN SEATBACK IS RETURNED TO NORMAL POSITION, SEATBACK FAILS TO LOCK UP. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. SEATBACK WILL NOT SUPPORT DRIVER OR PASSENGER AT TIME.

BRAKES: FELT LIKE STOP DISTANCE WAS TOO LONG, REPLACED REAR BRAKES, STILL NOT RIGHT, WENT TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKES AND DISCOVERED A COLLAPSED HOSE NOT HOLDING AIR, REPLACED, OKAY NOW. POWER LOCKS FAILED ON AND OFF FOR 2 YEARS, DO NOT WORK AT ALL NOW. REAR LEATHER SEATS SPLIT AT SEAM ON TOP NEAR REAR WINDSHIELD. NOT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR, REAR SEAT RARELY USED.

WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE AND KNOCKED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

ON APRIL 10, 1999 I WAS DRIVING ON SUNRISE HIGHWAY WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING. TRYING TO CENTER MY CAR IN THE LEFT LANE WHERE I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD SWING TO THE LEFT AT A SUBTLE TILT OF THE STEERING WHEEL IN THAT DIRECTION; AND WOULD LIKEWISE, SWING TO THE RIGHT WITH A TILT OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. BREAKING DID NOT SEEM TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AT THIS POINT. I CONTINUED TO SUCCESSIVELY ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE CAR, SWINGING TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT UNTIL I ROAD ALONG THE GUARDRAIL IN THE RIGHT LANE, AT WHICH POINT THE REAR END OF THE CAR SWUNG AROUND TO HIT THE RAIL, BRINGING ME TO A COMPLETE STOP. A WITNESS WHO CAME TO MY AID AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED THAT THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS SEEMED TO COME OUT OF NOWHERE, AND RECOMMENDED THAT I INVESTIGATE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. BOTH MY INSURANCE COMPANY, PROGRESSIVE, AND MY AUTO BODY REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT THESE THINGS ARE DIFFICULT TO PROVE AND THAT I SHOULD JUST REPAIR IT. I DID. HOWEVER, $8,000 AND A ONE NYS INSURANCE CLAIM LATER, I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE BODY SHOP (5/14/99)BECAUSE MY STEERING FEELS VERY 'LOOSY-GOOSY'. THERE SEEMS TO BE A DELAY BETWEEN MY INSTRUCTION WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE RESPONSE OF THE ACTUAL TIRES OF THE CAR. WHEN I DESCRIBED THIS TO THE AUTO BODY REPRESENTATIVES THEY INVESTIGATED TELLING ME THAT IT'S PROBABLY THE RACK AND PINION AND THAT THEY WOULD ORDER ME A NEW PART, AND "EAT" THE COST OF THE ADDITIONAL REPAIR WHICH WOULD TAKE SEVERAL ADDITIONAL DAYS. TO MY SURPRISE THEY CALLED ME BACK THE SAME DAY TO SAY THAT THE RACK AND PINION REPAIR WAS COMPLETE. THE FIRST TWO DAYS AFTER THIS ADDITIONAL "REPAIR" SEEMED TO PROVIDE ME WITH A HEALTHY FEELING ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR, HOWEVER IT HAS SINCE BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY LOOSER IN THE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AGAIN. I AM SUSPECT ABOUT THIS MOST RECENT REPAIR, AND HAVE SINCERE FEELINGS THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS A STRUCTURAL FAILURE.YOUR INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT. *AK

ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE IS SHORTENING OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. ENGINE WILL BECOME TOTALLY INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE ALTERNATOR/ BATTERY AND STARTER, AND MODULE REPLACED 4 TIMES, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURRING CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK

AN EYE WITTNESS SAID THAT THE VEHICLE LOOKED LIKE THE DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF STEERING. VEHICLE HIT A 24" UTILITY POLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. DRIVER WAS KILLED AND PASSENGER CRITICALLY INJURED. CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE SECOND HAND, AND NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OR NOTIFIED OF ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS. *AK

THROTTLE WOULD STICK WHEN FLOORED.IT WOULDN'T RETURN WHEN I LET OFF THE THROTTLE. IT DID THIS 4 OR 5 TIMES IN THE 1ST 2 YEARS I OWNED THE CARE. IT CAUSE ME TO GO INTO A GUARDRAIL, BUT MY ABS DID SLOW ME DOWN SO I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN I HIT. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE THROTTLE LINKAGE AND MY MECHANIC WILL BACK ME UP ABOUT THE LINKAGE. *AK

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO TREE. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CAR STUCK IN LIKE A 2ND GEAR DEFAULT....VEH WILL NOT SHIFT DLR STATED THAT THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN TRANS FLUID....ADVD THAT IT WOULD TAKE 3000$ TO REPLACE...WHEN IN GEAR VEH WINES AND BUZZES...TRANS. SLIPS WHILE SHIFTING..