46 of the
2,964 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Monte Carlo
are about the seat belts —
2% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1997.
PASSENGER SEAT BELT COMES UNBUCKLED FOR NO REASON. IT ALSO WONT LOCK ALL THE WAY WHEN YOU PLUG IT IN. RELEASE BUTTON SOME TIMES STAYS IN WHEN YOU PUSH IT TO TAKE THE SEAT BELT OFF. SCARED TO RIDE IN PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. NO RESTRAINT NOTHING. RIDING 45-50 MPH IN PASSENGER SEAT BELT JUST UNPLUGGED ALL BY IT SELF WOULD NOT PLUG BACK IN BECAUSE THE BUTTON STAYS DOWN. I HAD TO HIT IT WITH A FLSH LIGHT TO GET IT TO RELEASE.
NHTSA complaint #10965996 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SPRAY PAINTED, I NOTICED A BURST-LIKE OPENING IN THE PILLAR NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE BUSINESS FOR REPAIR. HOWEVER, SOME MONTHS LATER THE BURST-LIKE OPENING REAPPEARED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. IS THERE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM? THREE GAUGES HAVE STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. THE GAS GAUGE IS PARTIALLY OPERABLE. PART OF A LEVER THAT WORKS WITH THE SEAT BELT, HAS BROKEN OFF. I FOUND IT TO BE BENT OUT OF SHAPE, THEN IT BROKE OF. THE VEHICLE BEING STATIONARY. THE REAR SEAT IS OUT OF PLACE AND STUCK.
NHTSA complaint #10883598 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT RETRACT THE SEATBELT PROPERLY. ONCE I PARK THE CAR AND RELEASE THE SEATBELT, I MANUALLY HAVE TO PULL THE SEATBELT UP TO THE RETRACTOR. OTHERWISE, THE SEATBELT WILL JUST HANG THERE.
NHTSA complaint #10845514 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER BEING USED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.
NHTSA complaint #10838881 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AFTER I CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO REPAIR ALL RECALL ISSUES. RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT ALL PARTS WERE AT THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE I ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE A THREE HOUR WAIT. DROVE APPROX. 100 MILES TO DEALER (BILL GATTON CHEVROLET-CADILLAC). ONE RECALL ISSUE WAS RESOLVED, RESULTING IN ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO BE MADE WHEN OTHER PARTS ARRIVED. NO PRECAUTIONS WERE MADE TO ENSURE VEHICLE PROTECTED AGAINST SERVICE DEPARTMENT INJURY TO VEHICLE, IE, NO PAPER MATS PLACED IN CAR, DIRT INSIDE CAR, AND KEYS LEFT IN THE VEHICLE ON THE DEALER LOT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN A PRISTINE CONDITION, (51,000 ACTUAL MILES). HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN ON SALT OR UNDER ANY BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE DEALER EVEN COMMENTED THAT THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE BRAND NEW. I WOULD WELCOME A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY FOR THIS DEALERSHIP.
NHTSA complaint #10649334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO LATCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
NHTSA complaint #10626674 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON A RAINY DAY I WAS FOLLOWING AT LEAST THREE CAR LENGTHS BEHIND A TRUCK THAT LOST CONTROL AND STARTED TO SKID. I PUT MY BRAKES ON BUT MY CAR HYDROPLANED AND LEFT THE PAVEMENT THE CAR CAME BACK DOWN AND SLID AS I WAS SLIDING I SMACKED A FORD F-150 MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK ON IMPACT CAUSING ME TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AS IT WOULD NO LONGER RUN.
NHTSA complaint #10587695 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RETRACTABLE SEAT BELT WAS PURCHASED ON 4/7/2011 AND WILL NOT RETRACT; HOWEVER, IT WILL SPORADICALLY FAIL TO UNLATCH. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES BUT THE ISSUE HAS RECURRED. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEY WOULD WORK ON THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
NHTSA complaint #10550157 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THIS CAR WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION, SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED PASSENGER SEATBELT SEEMS TO HANG UP, LOCKS WITHOUT NOTICE. MAKES IT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AS IT KEEPS GETTING TIGHTER WITH THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT BY PASSENGER.
NHTSA complaint #10361845 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS ON BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER SEATS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. IF BELTS ARE NOT MANUALLY PULLED IN THEY HANG LOOSELY. ALSO ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BELTS WILL BE VERY TIGHT WHEN WEARING (ACROSS CHEST). IF YOU TRY TO MOVE FORWARD YOU ARE UNABLE. THE INITIAL PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELTS NOT RETRACTING STARTED HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY ABOUT 2 YRS AGO BUT NOW HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO NOT HAVE THE SEAT BELT WORK PROPERLY AND TO HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL SEATBELT IN. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING VARIOUS WEBSITES TO SEE IF CHEVY HAS DONE ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM & HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE STATE LAW REQUIRES US TO ALWAYS WEAR SEATBELTS WHEN DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #10299546 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 97 CHEVY MONTE CARLO HAS HAD NO LOWER BRAKE LIGHTS FOR SOME TIME . I HAD MY CAR CHECKED BY AN AUTO ELECTRICIAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SO SEVERE AND IT WOULD PROBABLY NEVER FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE BEING IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO MY SELF/FAMILY OR OTHERS. AS I DRIVE ON THE ROAD I NOTICE MANY AUTOS OF THE SAME YEAR AND TYPE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM SO I KNOW ITS NOT ONLY MY VEHICLE .I THOUGHT IT COULD OF BEEN THE FACTORY INSTALLED SECURITY SYSTEM SO I HAD IT UNINSTALLED TO COME TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS NOT THE SECURITY SYSTEM AFTER ALL. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE . THIS IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION AS I AM DISABLED AND CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE . I HAVE PUT CONSTANT REPAIRS ON THIS CAR , FUEL INJ TANK, ETC. AGAIN PLEASE ADDRESS THIS URGENT ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10221331 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN MY VEHICLE IN 06 I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SEATBELTS IN THE BACK SEAT DO NOT EXACTLY WORK RIGHT. WHEN YOU PULL THE BELTS OUT TO PUT ON THE BELTS DO NOT RETRACT BACK IN AS THEY GET STUCK IN THE SEAT. MY SEATS PULL DOWN TO GET INTO THE TRUNK, SO WHEN YOU PULL THE BELT OUT IT SLIDES INTO THAT GAP. I WAS RECENTLY PULLED OVER AND THE OFFICER SAID THAT WAS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET LOOKED AT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO OR PUT THERE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SO I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM HERE, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN COMES FIRST AND I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE SO THAT I MAY CONTINUE WITH CHEVROLET. THANK YOU.
NHTSA complaint #10217297 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THERE WERE FOUR ADULTS IN THE CAR (2) FRONT (2) BACK AND I WAS PARKING THE CAR AT MY APARTMENT. I PARKED THE CAR AND THE (2) ADULTS IN THE FRONT SEAT GOT OUT AND THE (2) ADULTS IN THE BACK SEAT COULD NOT GET OUT. BOTH SEATBELTS WERE IN THE TIGHT POSITION AS IF YOU WERE STOPPING QUICKLY. THE SEATBELTS ARE DRAPED OVER THE SEAT BECAUSE OF THE BRACKET HOLDING THEM TO THE SEAT. THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK COULD NOT GET OUT BECAUSE OF THE SEATBELT. I WENT TO THE SEAT AND HAD TO SLIDE IT BACKWARD A LITTLE TO GET THE SEATBELT TO RELEASE.
NHTSA complaint #10189079 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2006 MONTE CARLO HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG FAILURE. *TS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DIAGNOSTICS WERE RUN BUT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. WHEN THE AIR BAGS FAILED, THIS CAUSED AN ISSUE WITH THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON WHILE SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS MEANT THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED THE SDM. THE ONSTAR SYSTEM HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED NUMEROUS TIMES. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING.
NHTSA complaint #10172235 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT: THE CONTACT WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT SHE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES ,AND NO CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE ROTORS WERE BENT, AND BRAKES LEAK FLUID. THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND SHOOK TERRIBLY. THE AIR BAGS WERE FELL OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. THE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERMITTENTLY WORKED. THE DEALERSHIP INSISTED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE REGARDING THE LEMON LAWS. SHE ATTEMPTED TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK, BUT THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT HAD ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10141548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT EQUIPMENT LOCKING TIGHT WHETHER ENGINE IS ON OR OFF. *MR THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED TO THE POINT THAT IT COULD NOT BE USED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE OFF OR ON. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER WAS PUZZLED AS TO WHY THE BELT WAS LOCKING AND THE FACT THAT THEY COULD NOT GET IT UNLOCKED. THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT FOUR TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TS *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10046455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS, DRIVER SIDE. THE BELT WOULD BE LOCKED TIGHT WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT ON, IT COULD NOT BE MOVED,, I DROVE TO BOB SCHUCK CHEVROLET IN NEW ULM MN AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS WRONG AND A MECHANIC CAME OUT AND PULLED REALLY HARD ON IT,, FINALLY IT LOOSENED UP, AT THAT TIME IT WAS NOT IN THE LOOP ON THE HEAD REST, THAT IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, IT WAS THROUGH THE LOOP, I DID THE SAME THE THING THE MECHANIC DID THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THE LOOP BUSTED CLEAN OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME DEALER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT AND HE ORDERED A NEW LOOP FOR IT. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT. I WROTE THE DEALER TELLING HIM THAT I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND HE WROTE STATING THAT IF I DIDN'T PAY THE $23.00 THAT HE WOULD PUT A LIEN ON MY CAR. WHAT A FLIPPEN JOKE!!!!!!!!! PLEASE RESPOND. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE THAT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH ANY GM PRODUCT. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE FOREIGN!!!!!!!ANYONE CAN EMAIL ME PERTAING TO GM PRODUCTS AT ZIGGY@SLEEPYEYETEL.NET.
NHTSA complaint #10025515 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE SEAT BELT RUBBED ACROSS THE DRIVERS NECK. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT IF INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT IF THERE WOULD BE SEVERE DAMAGE TO HER NECK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10015868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.