166 of the
2,964 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Monte Carlo
are about the transmission —
6% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1995.
166
Complaints
6%
Share of all complaints
4
Crashes
5
Fires
Transmission & Drivetrain complaints by model year
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact restarted the vehicle; however, the failure returned soon after restart. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle related to the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.
NHTSA complaint #11590196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated the transmission became inoperable. The vehicle was taken twice to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be repaired or replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no additional assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000. The VIN was not available.
NHTSA complaint #11468145 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE PCM FOR THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OR DEFECTIVE AND FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MONTE CARLO. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING A KNOWN DEFECTIVE COMPUTER!
NHTSA complaint #11266427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TRANSMISSION SKIPS GEARS FROM A STOP TO GO ACCELERATION. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET ASE CERTIFIED REPAIR FACILITY TO HAVE CHECKED. THE CLUTCH PLATE WAS MELTED ALONG WITH SOME PLANETARY BEARINGS DESTROYED. THE REPAIR BILL CAME TO 1,800.00 $. NOW THE VEHICLE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF A RECURRING SLIPPAGE PROBLEM ONLY AFTER 2 MONTHS SINCE IT WAS REPAIRED AND USED PARTS REPLACED. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE? MY 2007 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS LESS THAN 72,000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #11054376 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE TRANMISSION 4T65E HD IS ALWAYS TEARING UP... THE CARFAX ON MY CAR SHOWS IT WAS REPLACE IN 2008 AND IM SAYING IT HAS LESS THEN 100 K ON THE TRANSMISSION THEY PUT IN AND ITS OUT AGAIN
NHTSA complaint #10992218 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP TO DEAL WITH A KEY IGNITION RECALL 2 MONTHS AGO. NOW MY CAR IS STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHICH NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE THE RECALL..
NHTSA complaint #10990718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE DOES NOTHING WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS FROM TAKE OFF THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR JOLTING FORWARD. DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. SEEMS TO BE A DRIVE ISSUE. CONSTANTLY SAYS REPLACE REMOTE KEY LESS ENTRY BATTERY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX KEY LESS ENTRY ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10892338 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE AND FUEL GAUGES DISPLAYED INCORRECT READINGS. IN ADDITION, THE LOW COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. UPDATED 09/20/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IF THE VEHICLE SAT FOR TWO DAYS, THE BATTERY WAS DRAIN AND DIE. HIS MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. ALSO ,THE REAR DEFROSTER DID NOT WORK, THE FAN SWITCH DID NOT WORK RIGHT AWAY, AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT DID NOT WORK UNLESS HE TAPPED THE DASHBOARD, AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD. UPDATED 10/13/16.
NHTSA complaint #10887671 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GEAR SHIFT ISSUES AND VEHICLE ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS OFTEN HARD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR PARK TO DRIVE AS THE RELEASE PIN ON THE FLOOR SHIFT SOMETIMES REQUIRED EXTREME FORCE TO RELEASE THE SHIFT MECHANISM FROM PARK. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUDDENLY BECAME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER MALFUNCTION, BECAUSE THE CONSUMER HADN'T LOCKED THE DOORS. THE HORN DID NOT ALWAYS RESPOND WHEN THE CONSUMER TIRED TO USE IT.
NHTSA complaint #10838290 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO.WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THEN ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
NHTSA complaint #10746080 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OR OVER, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
NHTSA complaint #10745843 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THEN SHIFTS HARD (SLAMS INTO THE NEXT GEAR) NO MATTER HOW SLOW I TRY TO TAKE OFF. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER IF I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP OR NOT BUT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION TRIES TO GO FROM 1ST TO 2ND. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAR INTO THE DRIVE I AM. HAPPENS WHEN FIRST STARTED DRIVING FOR THE DAY AND AFTER A 40 MINUTE DRIVE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES AND THE CAR IS NEVER DRIVEN HARD!
NHTSA complaint #10745983 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN VERY ERRATICALLY. WHEN THE SPEEDO WOULD START BOUNCING IT WOULD DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. AT SOME POINTS IT WOULD BOUNCING UP AND DOWN BUT NOT COME BACK ABOVE 40 OR SO MPH. WHEN IT WOULD DO SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT AND REV WAY UP THEN THE NEEDLE WOULD COME BACK UP AND THE TYRANNY WOULD SHIFT BACK UP. I HAD THE NEEDLE GO TO 0 AND NOT COME BACK UP AT ALL AND WHEN SAT FOR A SECOND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD KICK COMPLETELY OUT AND I WOULD BE STUCK ON THE ROAD FOR A MINUTE. AFTER SITTING FOR A BIT I COULD MOVE BUT THE NEEDLE STAYED AT 0 AND THE TRANSMISSION ACTED TO BE STUCK IN 1ST.
NHTSA complaint #10664718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ASIDE FROM THE PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION DUE TO RECALL, IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HARD TO CHANGE GEARS, I OFTEN HAVE TO USE TWO HANDS TO SWITCH THE SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR VICE VERSA. THE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO PUSH.
NHTSA complaint #10640810 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 2003 MONTE SS HAD BEEN SMOKING AND HAVING PROBLEMS ACCELERATING & SHIFTING AND PUT ON TESTERS AND READ CODE AND I NEEDED A AIR FLOW SENSOR SO I HAD THAT PUT ON, WAS RECOMMENDED I GET TUNE UP SO I GOT THAT, AND HAD JUST PUT NEW BATTERY IN THE CAR. THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER PUTTING GAS IN THE CAR I WAS LEAVING GAS STATION AND LOST ACCELERATION AGAIN AND THE CAR SMOKED AGAIN. I SOON LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING GAS & BREAKS AND WINDOWS. PEOPLE PASSING BY WERE HONKING AND SAID THE UNDERNEATH OF CAR AND UNDER HOOD HAD FLAMES IN FRONT OF CAR. I HAD TO THROW IT IN PARK AND JUMP OUT BECAUSE THE PEDDLES QUIT WORKING AND THE CAR EXPLODED IN FLAMES AND HAD I NOT HAD MY WINDOW DOWN I WOULD HAVE BEEN LOCKED INSIDE AND COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE. THE ENGINE AND WHOLE ELECTRICAL WIRE HARNESS HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND THE CAR BURNED UP WITH 3-5 MINUTES. THIS WAS OUR ONLY CAR AND THE ONLY MEANS OF GETTING DISABLED CHILD TO THE APPOINTMENTS HE NEEDED AND TO WORK AND HAS PUT HARDSHIP ON OUR FAMILY.
NHTSA complaint #10632913 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY FATHER N LAW, N I WERE GOING TO SEE A FAMILY MEMBER 12MILES AWAY FROM HIS HOME, WHEN WE STOPPED. AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE FOR SNACKS, ETC... WE LITERALLY COULDN'T HAVE BEEN OUT OF CAR 5 MIN, WHEN STORE CLERK YELLS HEY SOMEONE'S (CHEVYS) SMOKING? WE SAW IT WAS HIS N WENT TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM I WENT STRAIGHT TO DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE N POPPED THE TRUNK(THINKING IT WASN'T MORE THAN A BLOWN RADIATOR HOSE) LORD N HEAVEN WAS I WRONG, THE ENGINE LOOKED AS IF IT WERE ALL ON FIRE...I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED HOOD DOWN N RAN FOR AN EXTINGUISHER LUCKILY THE STORE HAD A GOOD ONE. THIS RECALL AS THE COUNTRY N STATE N MANUFACTURERS, CALL IT IS SERIOUSLY DEADLY, TO B 100 PERCENT HONEST IT IS FLAT OUT WRONG. SOMETHING THIS DEADLY SHOULD B NOTIFIED TO ALL CURRENT OWNERS, OF THE VEHICLES. I SERIOUSLY DOUBT HE WOULD HAVE EVER PURCHASED IT USED OR NEW IF HE KNEW WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF MY(KIDS)HIS GRAND, WERE W US. MISTAKES HAPPEN. OWN UP TO THEM! THAT'S WHAT MAKES U WHO U ARE. HOPEFULLY YOU WON'T DAMAGE HIM MORE WITH MAKING THIS A 72YR OLD MAN WHO KNOW HAS TO PAY MORE TIME,$$$, N JUST LIFE FOR A MISTAKE HE DIDN'T COMMIT.
NHTSA complaint #10632321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BOUGHT CAR AT 29K IN JUNE 2007. AROUND 36K THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR BETWEEN THE GAS LINE AND THE TRANSMISSION DECIDED TO OVERRIDE MY BREAKING. NEARLY KILLED ME BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. (HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL TO MAINTAIN CONTROL). HAD TO FIGHT WITH CHEVY TO GET WARRANTY FIX FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. AROUND 41K THE CAR DECIDED THAT THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS -38 OR -40 DEGREES AND WOULD INSIST ON RUNNING HEAT DURING SUMMER. WAS TOLD COMPUTER WAS BAD AND WOULD HAVE TO SPEND $$$$ TO FIX (AND ASKED WHY I WOULD BUY A CAR WITH A BAD COMPUTER!). AROUND 145K OIL PRESSURE SENSOR WENT OUT--IN LESS THN15 K, AM NOW HAVING TO REPLACE 4TH ONE. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER WEIRD ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT ARE WELL DOCUMENTED WITH MY MECHANIC. AND NOW FINALLY GET RECALL NOTICE AND TOLD THE BEST FIX IS TO HAVE KEY BY ITSELF WITH NOTHING ELSE--FOB AWAY FROM KEY. I SUSPECT THIS CAR IS A LEMON THAT HAS COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS.
NHTSA complaint #10628971 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.