Chevrolet Monte Carlo problems reported in Iowa

38 of the 2,964 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Monte Carlo came from Iowa, most often about the engine & cooling.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

Complaints from Iowa

Crashes

Fires

2002

Worst model year

What failed

Engine & Cooling 8 21.1%

Brakes 7 18.4%

Electrical System 7 18.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 7.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 2 5.3%

Steering 2 5.3%

Airbags 2 5.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 5.3%

Other & Unspecified 1 2.6%

Stability & Traction Control 1 2.6%

Tires 1 2.6%

Lights 1 2.6%

By model year

1986 Monte Carlo 2 5.3%

1996 Monte Carlo 2 5.3%

1997 Monte Carlo 6 15.8%

1998 Monte Carlo 4 10.5%

2000 Monte Carlo 2 5.3%

2001 Monte Carlo 6 15.8%

2002 Monte Carlo 7 18.4%

2003 Monte Carlo 4 10.5%

2004 Monte Carlo 3 7.9%

2005 Monte Carlo 1 2.6%

2006 Monte Carlo 1 2.6%

Cities reporting most

DES Moines 6 21.4%

Earlham 3 10.7%

Reinbeck 3 10.7%

Stuart 3 10.7%

Ankeny 3 10.7%

Wapello 2 7.1%

Epworth 2 7.1%

Dubuque 2 7.1%

Lime Springs 1 3.6%

Casey 1 3.6%

Bloomfield 1 3.6%

Mount Vernon 1 3.6%

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