Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 85 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEC… |
| 2009-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY 97 MONTE CARLO Z34 STARTED DYING ON ME WHENEVER I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND AFTER I HAD BEEN DRIVING IT FOR A WHIL… |
| 2008-05-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1997 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (DUE TO L… |
| 2007-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | MY 97 CHEVY MONTE CARLO HAS HAD NO LOWER BRAKE LIGHTS FOR SOME TIME . I HAD MY CAR CHECKED BY AN AUTO ELECTRICIAN AND W… |
| 2007-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHAN… |
| 2006-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THIS IS MY SECOND GM VEHICLE WITH THE SAME MALFUNCTION. FIRST, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN ON. THEN THE RIGHT … |
| 2006-08-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH HAS AN UNNATURAL TENDENCY TO FAIL ON ALL 95-99 MONTE CARLO AND 95- 00 LUMINA'S MADE BY CHEVROLE… |
| 2006-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | DECREASE BRAKING ABILITY ON WET PAVEMENT. *JB |
| 2005-06-26 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER HAD RECALL 03V527000 REPAIRS DONE IN FEBRUARY WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO BE PREVENTIVE RECALL WORK. VEHICLE WA… |
| 2005-05-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | Yes | 2 | DT: 1997, MONTE CARLO, CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET FOR 68 MPH. CONSUMER WENT TO TURN OFF AT AN EXIT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL … |
| 2004-09-02 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BEARINGS. CONSUMER HAD A CONCERN WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE LOST ST… |
| 2004-08-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | THE TURN SIGNAL/BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.… |
| 2004-08-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HOME ONE EVENING IT WAS IDLING HIGH AND AND EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS SHORT CIR… |
| 2004-05-20 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | Yes | 0 | WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, CAUSING THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT A POLE. *AK THE C… |
| 2004-04-20 | STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER TRIED TO UNLOCK IT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER APPLIED … |
| 2004-04-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE SKIDDED ON AN ICY PATCH ON THE ROAD, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, AND VEHICLE HIT AN EMBANKMENT … |
| 2004-03-14 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE DETERMINED THE RAC… |
| 2004-01-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO B… |
| 2004-01-03 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 1997 MONTE CARLO. THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP AND/OR BECOMES VERY DIFFICUL… |
| 2003-11-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S CLAIM WAS DENIED FOR REIMBURSEMENT SINCE THE REPAIRS WERE DONE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *PH |
| 2003-10-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. AS A RESULT, THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE MALFUNCTIONED, CAU… |
| 2003-10-22 | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING REAR AXLE SNAPPED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER H… |
| 2003-08-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE THE AUTOMOBILE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE AIR BAG BEGAN TO INFLATE ON THE DRIVER'S S… |
| 2003-08-06 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT ON AND ABS SYSTEM FAILED AT 50,000 MILES.*AK |
| 2003-07-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF T… |
| 2003-06-09 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE DEALER IS REPLACED THE RACK … |
| 2003-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | COOLANT STARTING LEAKING WITH A MINIMAL AMOUNT AND KEPT GETTING WORSE. WAS INFORMED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDS … |
| 2003-05-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT, THE STEERING LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF … |
| 2003-05-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S STEERING WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING. *MR RECALL #750283. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED HER MONEY BA… |
| 2003-04-16 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. AT FIRST IT HAPPEN WITH MY SON DRIVING, WAS FINE ONE DAY, AND LIKE S… |
| 2003-02-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 1997 MONTE CARLO IS IN NEED OF AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACEMENT. WHY ISN'T THIS A GM RECALL? THE REPAIR COST … |
| 2003-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DOOR AND ELECTRICAL WINDOW . MY POWER WINDOW'S WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. THE CONTROL BUTTON WILL NOT EVEN MOVE. I SOME… |
| 2003-01-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT ROTATE BACK TO STANDARD POSITION. THE WHEEL CONTINUES TO ROTATE AROUND IN A C… |
| 2003-01-10 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILURE. NLM |
| 2002-12-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | Yes | 0 | DURING A SNOW STORM I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ABRUPTLY STOPPED AND BECAUSE OF THE ROAD CON… |
| 2002-11-21 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING IN A RURAL HOUSING AREA 30 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE… |
| 2002-10-28 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE RACK AN PINION STEERING BROKE. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE RAC… |
| 2002-08-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE POSSIBLY BLOWN, ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED, COULD BE HEAD GASKET, ANY RECALLS?*AK |
| 2002-08-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK IS RUSTING AT THE STEM AND CAUSES FUEL LEAKAGES. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATIO… |
| 2002-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GUAGE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. *AK |
| 2002-08-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN MOTOR. WHEN CAR WAS TAKEN APART TO REMOVE ENGINE THE BOLTS ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WERE NOT TIGHT AND WERE REMOVED… |
| 2002-06-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIVE IN REVERSE AT HIG… |
| 2002-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | 1997 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO VIN#[XXX] MILES 36,366 DATE 04/12/02 HEAD GASKET BLOWN (RESEAL INTAKE MANIFOLD) SERVICE#4788… |
| 2001-11-28 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 15MPH, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *AK VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, CONSUMER HAD TO STOP TO … |
| 2001-09-02 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | HAD NO POWER STEERING, HAD TO STOP AND BACK UP TO COMPLETE TURN, STEERING COME AND GO. STOPPED TO CHECK COULD NOT DETE… |
| 2001-09-01 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S LANE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'… |
| 2001-06-22 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | A GEAR EXPLODED OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION, DISABLING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IF THIS IS THE DEFECTIVE TRANS… |
| 2001-06-14 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | LOST PARTIAL STEERING ABILITY WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. NO PREVIOUS WARNING OF A PROBLEM EXISTED. VERY SCARY TO HAVE THIS … |
| 2001-05-23 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FROZE DUE TO BROKEN RACK AND PINION ON THE XEPRESSWAY, WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. *AK |