10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
60,864 miles

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problem #4

Sep 212008

Monte Carlo

  • 189,457 miles
I was at a friends for several hours proceeding incident. I drove my 1999 Chevy Monte Carlo Z34 about 1 mile from my friends to taco bell. The car had been running great. I went inside to order I was in their 10-15 minutes. When I came out smoke was coming from under the hood. I opened the hood and the top of the engine was on fire. Taco bell employees called 911 and then provided a fire extinguisher. The fire was put out by the extinguisher and they cancelled the 911 call. I called a tow company and had the car towed home due to the hour and my engine being melted.

- Jerome, ID, USA

problem #3

Feb 062003

Monte Carlo 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 54,000 miles
Left front wheel hub assembly failure, tie rod end & elec sensors on LH axle that help operate ABS (wheel speed sensors), torque converter slippage.: left front tire was not secure and wobbled during driving due to faulty hub assembly; ABS wheel speed sensor cracked causing ABS not to work properly; transmission slips out of overdrive under normal highway driving speeds when gearshift is in the "od" position; car starts off in what appears to be too high of a gear making it very sluggish to move-danger to pull into traffic with this. Local GM dealer mechanic stated he has reported the faulty wheel speed sensor problem to GM because many vehicles of this same model have had same problem for which the ABS control module had been replaced in error not solving the problem-vehicle makes "clicking" sound when applying brakes and causes headlights to dim and flash making it appear that I am trying to "flash" another vehicle with my headlights-this could prove to be extrememly unsafe especially if someone has the belief that my flashing headlights are giving them an ok to make a turn or other maneuver, when in fact I am not.

- Carthage, TN, USA

problem #2

Sep 211999

Monte Carlo

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer stated the remote that controls door locks was inoperative.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #1

Sep 211999

Monte Carlo

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer stated the remote that controls door locks was inoperative.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA