At 31K intake manifold gasket and trans pan gasket are leaking according to Chevrolet dealership. Auto has the 3.1 L. engine. Dealership not overly concerned and this appears to be normal for a Monte Carlo. Initially the trans pan gasket repair was considered an owner maintenance responsibility rather than a covered extended warranty item. After speaking with dealership and advantage a 2nd time, it was determined that the repair was to be covered through the warranty. In my opinion, Chevrolet doesn't want to stand behind its product. I am very disappointed and will definitely never buy another GM product.

- Lockport, IL, USA

Code 1811 transmission failure at 54,000 miles.

- St. Clair Shores, MI, USA

When driving at any speed engine check light came on and stayed on. The vehicle was taken to a service station, they diagnosed that the transmission code #1870 component was slipping.

- Nocona, TX, USA

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

While driving about 35-40 mph tried to shift gears from forward to reverse, and caused vehicle to go into a full spin. Vehicle was towed to the dealership. Dealer was not able to find out what was causing this problem. Consumer experienced this problem again on December 14, 1999. Vehicle is at the dealership again for this problem.

- Cape Coral, FL, USA