Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I'VE HAD A NEW STARTER REPLACED,ALTERNATOR,RADIATOR,POWER STEERING RACK,AND NOW IT HAS AN INTAKE PROBLEM, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP? TIRED OF SPENDING MONEY. CAR SHAKES REALLY HARD WHEN ITS COMES TO A STOP LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OFF,THEY SAY ITS AN INTAKE PROBLEM. *TR
I KEEP HAVING REPAIRS DONE, BUT NO-ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS CAR HELP!!!!! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS(ALL OF THE REAR RUNNING LIGHTS)STOPPED WORKING DUE TO FAULTY CONNECTION IN THE FUSE BOX. THE FUSE BOX IS NOT PROTECTED AND EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS THROWN UP INTO IT BY THE FRONT TIRE, THE CONNECTIONS ARE AFFECTED BY CORROSION. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO OWNER'S ATTENTION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED, WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT NIGHT. *CJ
ALTENATER KEEPS BURNING OUT REPLACED TREE TIMES IN A YEAR AND A HALF. *AK
CONSUME RWAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON/HEADLIGHTS WENT DIM, AND CAR COMPLETELY WENT OUT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID OUT OF THE POSITIVE POST.
ALTERNATOR FAILED WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IN TO BUSIE INTERSECTION, ENGINE CUT OFF WAS ALMOST HIT BY CROSSING TRAFIC
REAR BRAKE CYLINDER AND SHOES FAILED . YH
ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE IS SHORTENING OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. ENGINE WILL BECOME TOTALLY INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE ALTERNATOR/ BATTERY AND STARTER, AND MODULE REPLACED 4 TIMES, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURRING CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK
DASH REPLACED DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT.
HAD TO HAVE ELECTRICAL WIRES REROUTED BECAUSE WERE SO CLOSE TO THE OIL FILTER THAT THE OIL SATURATES THE WIRING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
IN A MINOR ACCIDENT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LOCKED UP CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. TT
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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