1999 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Complaints

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EXPERIECING STRANGE NOISE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER FOUND RIM TO BE OUT BY .17 LUG HOLES AND ARE OVAL. CONSUMER REPLACED 4 FACTORY OPTION ALLY WHEELS WITH STEEL WHEELS. *TT

WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLIMATE WEATHER AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE TAKSE A LONG TIME TO STOP. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *TT

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS FAIL TO LOCK ON TRACK. SEAT MOVES FORWARD, AND CAN QUICKLY INTERFERE WITH DRIVING ABILITY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

BOTH REAR ROTORS SCORED AT LOW MILEAGE FROM ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S FACTORY INSTALLATION, AND ONE ROTOR SCORED MORE THAN THE OTHER, AND THICKNESS OF METAL ON ROTORS DIFFERENT. *AK

THE DEALER IS NOT SHOWING A RECORD OF THE REPLACEMENT OF A COMPUTER CHIP THEY TOLD ME THEY REPLACED IN 04/01 CONCERNING THE FAILURE OF MY BRAKES AT THAT TIME. ALSO, I HAD TAKEN IT IN FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THE BRAKE PROBLEMS ATLEAST 4 TIMES.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH INTAKE GASKET FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. DEALER CONTACTED. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING DURING WET WEATHER CONSUMER, AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

IN WET WEATHER, THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR TAKE ALOT LONGER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THAN THE DRIVER ANTICIPATES. THE BRAKES FEEL MUSHY, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED DOWN QUITE ALOT TO EVEN SLOW DOWN AT A SOMEWHAT REASONABLE RATE. AND EVEN THEN, THE CAR TAKES ALOT OF DISTANCE TO COME TO A STOP. WHEN I CALLED A CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPATRMENT, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES IN WET WEATHER. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CARS WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES BEFORE THIS ONE, AND NONE OF THEM EVER HAD THE PROBLEM WITH SLOWING DOWN IN WET CONDITIONS THAT THIS 1999 CHEVY MONTE CARLO LS HAS HAD. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD IN WET WEATHER, THAT I FINALLY PARKED IT. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN WET WEATHER.*AK

SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED I HAVE COMPLAINED OF POOR BRAKING WHEN WHEELS ARE WET DUE TO RAIN,SNOW OR CAR WASH..COMPLAINED TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT GM IS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS ON SOME MODELS,AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN REPLACE TO IMPROVE THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKES AND REFUSED TO EVEN TAKE WHEELS OFF TO CHECK PADS AND ROTORS UNLESS I AGREED TO PAY FOR INSPECTION...AFTER FILING PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA WEBSITE,I WAS CONTACTED BY GM FOR A TECH SERV BULLETIN/RECALL TO CUT AWAY A PIECE OF THE FENDER LINER, ENGINEERS SAID WOULD FIX TROUBLE..I BROUGHT CAR TO MCGUIRE CHEVY IN MARSHFIED, MASS TO HAVE RECALL PERFORMED AND HAVE NOTICED NO IMPROVEMENT..THIS DESIGN FLAW IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN..AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,IT'S ALWAYS A MYSTERY HOW HARD I'LL HAVE TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE,AND HOW LONG I'LL HAVE TO WAIT BEFORE CAR ACTUALLY SLOWS DOWN!...IN THIS DAY AND AGE TO HAVE A MAJOR CAR COMPANY AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO MAKE A CAR STOP CONSISTENTLY WITH 4 WHEEL DISCS SHOULD BE CRIMINAL,OR AT THE VERY LEAST NEGLIGENT!!! GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY! THIS CAR WILL BE OUT OF BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY IN FEBRUARY OF 2002. PLEASE HELP. *AK

DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER /RAIN BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THERE IS A DELAY OF 10 TO 15 SECONDS AFTER BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED BEFORE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND CUT OUT A PART OF THE WHEEL WELL. THIS REPAIR HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK