2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Body & structure Problems

OUR 2000 MONTE CARLO SUPERSPORT WAS PARKED AND HAD BEEN OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. BEFORE THAT, IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND PARKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. SOMEONE CAME IN TO TELL ME IT WAS SMOKING. THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND BEFORE THEY COULD ARRIVE, THE CAR WAS ENGULFED. WHILE IT WAS BURNING, WE COULD HEAR IT TRYING TO START! THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF THE FRONT, ENGINE COMPARTMENT, OR INTERIOR, EXCEPT FOR THE FRAMES. ONLY THE TRUNK AREA AND RIGHT REAR TIRE WERE UNTOUCHED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10512344

Incident

May 14, 2013

Mileage

295,000 mi

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY MONTE CARLO WITH 56,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. HAVE HAD ALOT OF REPAIRS ON IT. NOW IT HAS A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, AND LOUD FRONT END NOISE. I WAS TOLD THE STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM HAD A RECALL ON IT,BECAUSE ONE OF MY FRIENDS CHEVY IMPALA HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEIRS WAS FIXED UNDER RECALL. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY MONTE CARLO. SEEMS IF THRE IS A DEFECTIVE PART ON THIS MODEL, GM SHOULD REPLACE IT WITH NO CHARGE .ALSO, THE FRONTEND HAS HAD A VERY LOUD ROAR IN IT SINCE WE PURCHASED IT USED WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT. WE REPLACED THE TIRES,WHICH DID NOT HELP, AND I WAS TOLD THE FRONT HUBS HAD DEFECTIVE BEARINGS WHICH DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH GREASE AND COULD NOT BE GREASED. MY FRIEND REPLACED THE FRONT HUBS ON THEIR CHEVY IMPALA WITH IMPROVED HUBS AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR,INCLUDING THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES,STARTER, ALTENATOR, TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD FLASHERS, PAINT, THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE BLACK, INSTEAD IT'S BLACK AND WHITE POLKA DOT. I BELIEVE THIS CAR SHOULD BE DECLARED A LEMON UNDER THE LEMON LAW. I HAVE PUT WAY TO MUCH MONEY INTO THIS CAR WITH JUST 56,000 MILES ON IT. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP ON MY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, AS I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE FRONT HUBS AND THE PROBLEM IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP SPENDING MONEY ON THIS CAR, I JUST KEEP THROWING GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD.I THINK GM SHOULD REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS AT NO CHARGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10273101

Incident

Jun 8, 2009

Mileage

1,200 mi

MY 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO LS DEVELOPED A WATER LEAK IN IT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE FLOOR AREA COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. THE CAR IS GOING TO BE REPAIRED AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT NEW. I WAS INFORMED BY THE REPAIR PERSON THERE HAS BEEN SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER MODELS MADE BY GM (BUICK WAS MENTIONED). IT APPEARS THERE IS A DEFECT IN AN AREA UNDER THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE A PASSENGER AIR FILTER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BUT NOT IN MY CAR. IN THAT AREA, RAINWATER BUILDS UP AND SWELLS SOME SEALS AND EVENTUALLY LETS WATER IN THROUGH THAT DEFECTIVE AREA. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORTH REPORTING THIS SINCE IT HAS BEEN IN OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU MAY NEED MORE INFO OR IF THIS NEEDS TO BE REPORTED ELSEWHERE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10058429

Incident

Feb 14, 2004

Mileage

38,251 mi

DEALER HAD TO REPLACE VEHICLE'S ENGINE CRADLE DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10022569

Mileage

684 mi

A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD, WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A TURN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10012076

WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS APPROX. 6 MONTHS OLD. THE ENGINE CRADLE HAS BEEN CHANGED AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. IT HAS BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEPT. 4 TIMES AND THEY JUST KEEP US ON A WAITING LIST. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE STEERING. WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT , YOU GET A BANGING OR LOUD CREAKING NOISE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AND WE ARE FEARFUL SOMETHING IS GOING TO LET GO WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. WE ARE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE CAR OTHER THEN THIS PROBLEM...I HOPE YOU CAN GIVE US SOME KIND OF ADVISE OR ANSWER TO OUR PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE DEALER SURE HAS NOT.*AK

NHTSA ID

761283

Incident

Jul 1, 2000

WHILE DRIVING MACPHERSON STRUT FAILED, CONSUMER REPLACED. *TT

NHTSA ID

564637

Incident

Apr 1, 2001

THE CENTER PLASTIC CONSOLE WHERE STICK SHIFT IS HAS PEELED TWICE & AN EMPLOYEE AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED TO ME THAT HE HAD SEEN THE SAME PROBLEMS IN CORVETTES (THIS EMPLOYEEE DOSN'T WORK AT THIS DEALERSHIP ANYMORE) I HAVE WRITTEN TO THE MANUFACTURER & I HAVE A CASE #04248222 FROM THE CUST. ASSISTANCE AT CHEVROLET PHONE # 800-222-1020 SPOKE TO MICHAEL STEELE ON 5/1801 & ALSO JONATHAN ON 1/30/02 NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW OR WANT TO TELL ME IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IT MIGHT BE THE MATERIAL THEY ARE USING TO FINISH THIS PART ON THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE . ONCE MY WARRANTY IS UP I WILL HAVE TO BEAR THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THIS PLASTIC CENTER CONSOLE & IT'S NOT A CHEAP PART. I WOULD LIKE THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST TO EXTEND MY WARRANTY IF THE CHEVROLET COMPANY OK'S THIS. I CAN'T BE REPLACING THIS PARTICULAR PART EVERY SO MANY MONTHS INDEFENETELY FOR THE LENGTH OF THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE IT'S REDICULOUS! *AK

NHTSA ID

757577

Incident

Aug 11, 2000

DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR TEN WEEKS. GMC PLATFORM ENGINEER BUILT ENGINE CRADLE FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

754002

Incident

Aug 20, 2001

STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING. HAD TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC REPLACED RACK AND PINION ONLY. POPPING NOISE REAPPEARED AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE. WENT BACK TO DEALER, AND PINION WAS REPLACED AGAIN. NEXT DAY, POPPING NOISE CAME BACK . CONSUMER WENT BACK TO DEALER, AND ENGINE CRADLE WAS REPLACED. THEN, POPPING NOISE HAS REAPPEARED. TAKING VEHICLE BACK AGAIN TO DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

894607

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR LOW SPEED COLLISION, THE HOOD STRIKER PULLED OUT OF THE HOOD AND WHEN THE OWNER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME THE HOOD FLEW UP CAUSING NO VISIBILITY AND DAMAGE TO THE ROOF, UPON INSPECTION THE REPAIRMAN NOTICED THAT THE STRIKER WAS BRAIDED TO THE HOOD INSTEAD OF WELDED, HE BELIEVES THIS IS A POOR DESIGN (BODY SHOP REPAIRMAN WROTE IN FOR CONSUMER). NL

NHTSA ID

559361

CONSUMER IS LOSING TRACTION ON WET PAVEMENT, FEELS LIKE VEHICLE WANTS TO SLIDE.*AK THE WHEEL WERE ABOUT TO FALL OF SHAKING BAD AT HIGH SPEED DUE TO LOOSE AND MISSING LUG NUTS. STRUT IS LEAKING. DEFECTIVE TIRE 235/45/17( NO MAKE/MODEL OF TIRE PROVIDE) CAUSING VIBRATION, DRIFTING AND SLIDING. BENT WHEELS REPLACED CAUSING VIBRATION. CRADLE WERE TOO SHORT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CREAK WHEN TURNING. *YH

NHTSA ID

874560

Incident

Oct 31, 2000

CHEVY ISSUED A TECH NOTICE TO RE WELD SUBFRAME, THEY DID THIS AND IT DOES NOT HOLD DEALER NOW REPLACING CRADLE WITH A MODIFIED ONE FROM THE 2001 VERY DANGEROUS IF CRADLE BREAKS OFF CAR

NHTSA ID

731418

Incident

Jun 8, 2000

ENGINE CRADLE MOUNTING WELDS ,WHICH WERE ALREADY WEAK FROM FACTORY, CAME APART FROM THE STEERING GEAR WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL.*AK

NHTSA ID

864574