10 of the
244 complaints about the 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo are about the
throttle and cruise control — 4% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
165,000 miles.
B
10
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Vehicle Speed Control
770.0%
Cruise Control
220.0%
Accelerator Pedal
110.0%
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
at 165,000 milesMorganton, NC
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: THE CALLER SAID CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT HOLD TO A CERTAIN SPEED. IT KEPT ACCELERATING EVEN WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE. IT DID NOT HOLD AT ANY SPEED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THIS HAPPENED THE LAST TWO TIMES WHEN SHE USED THE CRUISE CONTROL. SHE WILL NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL NOW.
NHTSA complaint #10136597 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Belleville, NJ
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SPEED UP. TROTTLE PEDAL GETS STUCK.
NHTSA complaint #865313 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Monaca, PA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERNAL LOSS OF COOLANT STARTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. WHEN I DETERMINED THAT IT WAS AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT, THE WARRANTY WAS DONE. CAR IS PRESENTLY DOWN UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THE HEAD GASKETS REPLACEMENT AND POSSIBLY REPLACEMENT OF A CRACKED HEAD. UPON STATE INSPECTION, LEAKING REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE DISCOVERED ON BOTH WHEELS. ALSO, BOTH REAR STRUTS WERE DETERMINED TO BE FAULTY. WHENEVER IT IS VERY COLD, THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE STICKS AND I MUST SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO STOP WITHOUT SLIDING. OCCASIONALLY THE ENGINE HAS RACED AT OVER 3000 RPM FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BEEN RELEASED. THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER PERSONS I KNOW WITH THE 3.1 ENGINE. FOUR DIFFERENT MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES AFTER 30000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #717092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Olivet, MI
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE AT A STANDSTILL AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #854092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Olivet, MI
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE AT A STANDSTILL VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #852199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Beacon Falls, CTCrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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.
NHTSA complaint #705075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Saylorsburg, PA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 40 MINUTES, STARTED VEHICLE AND IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, ALMOST HITTING PEOPLE, SLAMMED ON BRAKE TO CONTROL VEHICLE (TWICE), CK/ECM AND ALL WIRES TEST/IAC CONTROL, NO PROBLEMS FOUND.
NHTSA complaint #516460 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Erie, PA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, PUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, RPM WENT UP BUT VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE OR TAKE OFF. INFORMED DEALERSHIP OF PROBLEM & WAS TOLD HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR OWNER.
NHTSA complaint #807233 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Baltimore, MD
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING UP TO CURB, VERY LOW SPEED, FOOT ON BRAKES, VEHICLE ON ITS OWN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED; NO WARNING. TT
NHTSA complaint #978386 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chicago, 00
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CAME TO A STOP DEPRESSED GAS PEDAL VEHICLE STALLED. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN REAR END COLLISION. TT
NHTSA complaint #967458 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.