1996 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT IMMEDIATELY STALLED AGAIN. THE ABS LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR SERVICE.

Mileage: 181,545

BRAKES DO NOT WORK DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER. LOSES A QUART OF OIL PER 500 MILES. BLOWS BY SMOKE THROUGH EXHAUST WHEN STARTING.

Mileage: 92,000

I OWN A 1996 Z34 WITH 78000 MILES ON IT. IN THE LAST MONTH MY ANTI LOCK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON IN THE DASH ALSO THE LOW TRACK WOULD COME ON SOMETIMES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY 5-2-03 TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, THEY FOUND COMPUTER SCAN BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH OPEN. LEFT REAR SENSOR, LEFT REAR EXCESSIVE SPEED VARIATION, LEFT REAR OPEN SHORT THEY ORDERED A LEFT REAR HUB AND SENSOR AT MY COST I HAD TO PAY UP FRONT 469.19 FOR THE PART TO BE ORDERED ALSO 65.00 FOR THE LABOR PLUS WHEN THE PART COMES IN I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER 130.00 FOR R/R THE LEFT REAR HUB . ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT WORK THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCK UP AND STARTED TO SKIP MY FELLOW EMPLOYEES CAME OVER TO MY CAR AND ASK WHAT HAD HAPPENED AN IF I WANTED THEM TO FOLLOW ME HOME AFTER MOVING ANOTHER 10 FEET IT UNLOCKED IT SELF IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE 1996 CHEVROLET Z34 ABS. *JB

Mileage: 78,000

BRAKING PROBLEMS: I OWN A 1996 CHEVY MONTE CARLO AND I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKING PROBLEMS. THE LOW TRACK LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY AND I LOSE ALMOST ALL OF MY BRAKES. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, IT SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER WITH BRAKING CONCERNS AND PROBLEMS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. *JB

THIS CAR ALSO HAS BRAKE AND INJECTOR PROBLEMS. I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR STRUTS IN JUNE TOO. THIS CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE AND I THINK IT IS HIGHLY UNUSAL TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS.

LOW TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON, THEN BRAKES GO OUT. BUT IF ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS COME ON TOGETHER, BRAKES SOMETIMES WORK. *AK

PROBLEM WITH BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE. CONSUMER RAN A RED LIGHT GOING 30 MPH BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, BUT IT STARTS TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER HAS HOOKED VEHICLE UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, BUT PROBLEM DOESN'T SHOW. DEALER IS CONVINCED THAT'S THE WAY THEY SHOULD WORK.*AK THE CONSUMER HAD TWO ACCIDENTS AS THE RESULT OF BRAKE FAILURES. *YH

TOO MUCH PEDAL PRESSURE REQ'D TO STOP CAR. BRAKES/ROTORS WORN OUT AT 36,OOO MILES , FRONT AND REARS. *AK

AT 70208 MILES DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP AT MY COST, AGAIN AT 91000 MILES DEALER TO REPLACE WATER PUMP, AFTER COMPLAINING TO GM DEALER AGREED TO WARRANTY PARTS AND LABOR. 2 WATER PUMPS IN 91000 MILES! #2 BRAKES AT 48911 DEALER REPLACED FRONT DISC AND WARPED ROTORS. AGAIN AT 91000 DEALER SAYS ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN AND REPLACED, BOTH TIMES AT MY COST. 2 SETS OF ROTORS IN 91000 MILES! NEITHER TIME WERE THE ROTORS VISUALLY DAMAGED OR WORN FROM DISC PADS.

AT 70208 MILES DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP AT MY COST, AGAIN AT 91000 MILES DEALER TO REPLACE WATER PUMP, AFTER COMPLAINING TO GM DEALER AGREED TO WARRANTY PARTS AND LABOR. 2 WATER PUMPS IN 91000 MILES! #2 BRAKES AT 48911 DEALER REPLACED FRONT DISC AND WARPED ROTORS. AGAIN AT 91000 DEALER SAYS ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN AND REPLACED, BOTH TIMES AT MY COST. 2 SETS OF ROTORS IN 91000 MILES! NEITHER TIME WERE THE ROTORS VISUALLY DAMAGED OR WORN FROM DISC PADS.

AT 70208 MILES DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP AT MY COST, AGAIN AT 91000 MILES DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP. AFTER COMPLAINING TO GM THE DEALER AGREED TO WARRANTY PARTS AND LABOR. 2 WATER PUMPS IN 91000 MILES! #2 BRAKES AT 48911 DEALER REPLACED FRONT DISC AND WARPED ROTORS. AGAIN AT 91000 MILES DEALER SAYS ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN AND REPLACED, BOTH TIMES AT COST. 2 SETS OF ROTORS IN 91000 MILES! NEITHER TIME WERE THE ROTORS VISUALLY DAMAGED OR WORN FROM DISC PADS. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734293

Mileage: 70,208

BRAKES REPLACED TWICE WITH UNDER 50,000 MILES. *AKY

BRAKES REPLACED TWICE WITH UNDER 50,000 MILES. *AKY

BALL JOINT AND TIE ROD + FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AT 1ST ALTERNATOR - PARTS CORRODED AND FUSED TOGETHER 75K ON ORIGNIAL TIRES

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALWAYS COMING ON, BURNED UP O2 SENSOR, VACCUM LINE BROKE CONTROLLING VENTS, CHARCOAL CANISTER CRACKED, TRANSMISSION SLIPS IF PEDAL IS FLOORED FROM TAKEOFF BETWEEN RST AND 2ND AND WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AFTER BRAKING, ABS FAIL IN WET CONDITONS RESULTING IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE,ALTERNATOR DEFECTIVE AT 63,000 MILES, VEHICLE SKIDS AND LOW TRAC LIGHT COMES ON WHEN BRAKING FREQUENTLY. *AK

WHILE GOING DOWN A GRAVELED DRIVEWAY STEPPED ON BRAKES, AND ONLY THE LEFT REAR ABS BRAKE WAS WORKING. CONSUMER COULD TELL BY THE MARKS IN THE GRAVEL.*AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PROBLEMS OF THE SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK

THERE ARE MANY THINGS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE AND NOW THE WARRANTY IS UP AND ITS NOT CHEAP TO REPAIR MAJOR PARTS THAT SHOULDN'T NEED REPAIR AT THIS TIME AND MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE(21,287). I LOOKED UP THE LEMON LAW ON MY INTERNET AND MY CAR DEFINITELY QUALIFIES AS A LEMON WHICH IS A SHAME BECAUSE I LOVE MY CAR. I ALREADY HAD REPLACES 3 SPARK PLUGS, 3 CYLINDERS IN THE ENGINE, IGNITION COIL, 3 CD PLAYERS, BRAKES, LEFT TURN SIGNAL. LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY WHEN I WALK INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR THEY KNOW ME BY FIRST NAME, AND THEN THEY ASK ME WHAT'S WRONG THIS TIME? IT'S VERY EMBARASSING TO HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. IF I COULD AFFORD A LAWYER I WOULD FILE MY CAR AS A LEMON BUT I WOULD GET MY MONEYS WORTH BACK FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS AT 21,287 MILEAGE. AND IT WILL BE 4 YEARS OLD IN OCTOBER\2000. I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP IN SOME SORT OF WAY. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE CHEVROLET COMPANY, BECAUSE MY FATHER ONLY WILL DRIVE CHEVROLET VEHICLES AND THAT WHAT HE WANTED ME TO GET AND IT A PROBLEM SINCE DAY 1 OF THE VEHICLE. IT'S A GORGEOUS VEHICLE AND DRIVE BEAUTIFUL WHEN THERES NOT A PROBLEM WITH IT. PLEASE TRY TO HELP ME.

BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. YH

BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. YH

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, REPLACED BOTH CALIPERS AND ROTORS DUE TO WARPING. *ET

SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON /ROUGH IDLE AT START/ALOT HARD TO START, AND BRAKES WON'T HOLD IN WET CONDITONS. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS CAME ON 5 TIMES. 2 TIMES THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 2 TIMES THEY HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS SPARK PLUGS, AND 2 FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE CAR. THE GAS GUAGE UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO REGISTER HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE CAR. VEHICLE HAS SPUTTERED WHEN FIRST STARTED AND WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THE DEALER HAS FIXED THESE PROBLEMS. THE PROGRAM UNIT IN THE CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE SPUTTERING AND IDLING PROBLEM. THE CAR IS NOW EXPERIENCING HARD STARTS WHEN THE IGNITION HAS TO BE TURNED FOR ABOUT 5-6 SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR WILL CRANK. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHEN ROADS ARE WET AN D BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR FOR THE CAR TO STOP. ON THE OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS SPUTTERING, THE CODE PO300 APPEARED THE 5 TIMES THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS. NUMEROUS SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED POSSIBLY DUE TO SPUTTERING OF VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY DURING WET WEATHER CONDITIONS.

BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT STOPPING VEHICLE PROPERLY CONSUMER FEELS THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS A NORMAL CONDITION. ALSO, REAR CYLINDERS ARE LEAKING. *AK *ML

BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT STOPPING VEHICLE PROPERLY CONSUMER FEELS THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS A NORMAL CONDITION. ALSO, REAR CYLINDERS ARE LEAKING. *AK *ML

BRAKES RECALLED SERVICE DENIED.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL NEARLY TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PE98023, DEGRADED BRAKING PERFORMANCE; WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE LOW TRACK LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKING POWER IS LOST. ALSO ON WET ROAD WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, DRIVER HAS TO PRESS REALLY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. VEHCLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. DEALER NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. *AK *SLC

BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED.

ANTI-LOCK SENSOR REPLACE ONCE AND FRONT BRAKES BOOSTER THAT HOLDS MASTER CYLINDER FAILED

REAR AND FRONT ROTOR BAD, ROTOR AND PADS WER HALF WORN AT 14,250 MILES, RESULTING IN VIBRATION

ABS BRAKES FAIL IN RAINY WEATHER.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY IN WET WEATHER, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL AND FADE.

BRAKES: COMING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AT 5MPH HAD FOOT ON BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING THE BOTTOM WAS APPLYING BRAKES HARDER AND NOTHING HAPPENED, THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD, CAR KEPT ROLLING, ROLLED INTO THE STREET AND A BUS HIT THE CAR. *AK

VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP IN RAINY WEATHER AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE TRAVELS FROM 30 FT TO 150 FT OR MORE DEPENDING ON SPEED, EVEN IF FORCEFULLY DEPRESSING BRAKES. ONCE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. *AK

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY FAILED IN RAINY WEATHER. AFTER APPLYING BRAKES WITH FULL PRESSURE, VEHICLE DOES NOT STOPFOR IT FEELS AS IF IT IS ON ICE.

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY FAILED IN RAINY WEATHER. AFTER APPLYING BRAKES WITH FULL PRESSURE, VEHICLE DOES NOT STOPFOR IT FEELS AS IF IT IS ON ICE.

UPON APPLYING ABS BRAKES IN RAINY WEATHER, VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP/SKIDS. ONCE WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER VEHICLE SKIDDED/LOST CONTROL AND HIT A ROAD SIGN. *AK

WIRE CONNECTION IN THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.

BRAKES DON'T NOT WORK PROPERLY IN WET WEATHER, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.

BRAKES: WHEN THE STREET IS WET THE BRAKES ARE INOPERATIVE AND DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE PEDAL WILL NOT GO DOWN AT ALL. AFTER A WHILE THEY WILL GRAB . TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CHANGED PADS AND ROTORS. THEY CAN'T FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE REQUIRE MUCH GREATER PRESSURE WHEN WET. THE MORE LOADED THE VEHICLE IS THE MORE PRESSURE IS NEEDED. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO REPAIR. *AK

FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 20MPH, ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, LOSS OF STOPPING EFFECTIVENESS, SPEED AT IMPACT 10 MPH. *AK CONSUMER STATS THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASION WHEN BRAKES HAVE FAILED BUT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*JB

IN WET WEATHER WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. IT TAKES ABOUT DOUBLE PRESSURE FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, APPLIED BRAKES, LOST ABOUT 80% POWER IN RAIN; ABS BRAKES FAILED TO CATCH OR STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP NOW. SENDING INVOICE. *AK

OWNER STATES WHEN ABS BRAKES WERE USED , THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , THEY DID NOT WORK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IN RAIN ONLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, A DELAY OF ABOUT 100 FEET IS EXPERIENCED, BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP.*AK