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2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Nov 28, 2019
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
9%
of 113 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
8
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
13

What this page shows

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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.

Owner reports naming airbag

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

AirbagsBody & structureDriver assistance
Filed Nov 28, 2019
Crash reported4 injuries reported1 death reported

CAR MALFUNCTION MY PASSENGER WHO WAS MY BABYMAMMA PASAED AWAY

NHTSA ID
11282774
Incident
Sep 3, 2019
Mileage
160,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Sep 16, 2016
Crash reported1 injury reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID
10907287
Incident
Nov 27, 2011
Mileage
80,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Oct 28, 2014
Crash reported2 injuries reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID A VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SPINE, NECK, AND BACK. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

NHTSA ID
10650695
Incident
Oct 25, 2014
Mileage
180,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Oct 15, 2014
Crash reported1 injury reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID
10644836
Incident
Jan 26, 2009
Mileage
50,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Sep 11, 2014
Crash reported1 injury reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND AN INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

NHTSA ID
10632505
Incident
Sep 18, 2013
Mileage
170,000 mi
AirbagsElectrical
Filed Aug 26, 2014
Crash reported1 injury reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BRICK WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE KEY WOULD SOMETIMES BE VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

NHTSA ID
10628446
Incident
Mar 14, 2012
Mileage
170,000 mi
AirbagsElectricalPowertrain (other)
Filed Mar 6, 2014

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT JUST SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THEN IT HAS BEEN DOING IT MULTIPLE TIME SINCE. IT CAN HAPPEN THREE TO FIVE TIMES PER DAY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NUMEROUS TIMES, IT STILL SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING. I JUST LISTEN TO THE FAN IF IT SHUTS OFF, I HAVE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, AND START THE CAR WHILE COASTING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE GM CHEVROLET RECALL. FEEL FREE TO CALL FOR A MORE IN DEPTH DESCRIPTION OF THE IGNITION PROBLEM. FOR THE AFFECTED PARTS QUESTION, IT DID NOT INCLUDE IGNITION, THEREFORE, I LISTED THE AREAS OF THE CAR AFFECTED WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF, THE STEERING, BRAKING WERE ALSO AFFECTED. THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ID
10567692
Incident
Jan 22, 2012
Mileage
73,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 19, 2008
Crash reported1 injury reported

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. HIS VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MODERATE INJURES. HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE HE WAS INJURED DUE TO THE AIR BAGS FAILING TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,000.

NHTSA ID
10238935
Incident
Aug 1, 2008
Mileage
42,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Dec 12, 2007
Crash reported1 injury reported

SERIOUS REAR-END, OVERLAPPING COLLISION WITH 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO AND TRACTOR TRAILER. EXTENSIVE FRONT-END DAMAGE. CRITICAL INJURIES TO DRIVER AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. AIRBAG DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AS NO EVENT WAS RECORDED ON MODULE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10211621
Incident
Dec 11, 2007
AirbagsElectricalOther / unspecified+1 more
Filed Oct 17, 2006

2006 MONTE CARLO HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG FAILURE. *TS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DIAGNOSTICS WERE RUN BUT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. WHEN THE AIR BAGS FAILED, THIS CAUSED AN ISSUE WITH THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON WHILE SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS MEANT THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED THE SDM. THE ONSTAR SYSTEM HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED NUMEROUS TIMES. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING. *NM

NHTSA ID
10172235
Incident
Aug 24, 2006
Mileage
11,089 mi

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