Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / MONTE CARLO / 1996
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000058179 | Incident Date: Aug, 22 2000 |
| Consumer's City: CLOVIS | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MONTE CARLO | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2G1WX12XXT9 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 03 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 31 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Premature altenator failure, caused by altenator being positioned under car , which causes it to be out of a "cooling air flow" and to overheat/burn up,internally. plus, due to it's location, the right front axle, and sub frame have to be removed to replace the altenator. altenators should not fail at this mileage. i have spoken with several other 96-z-34 owners who have had the same problems. clearly a bad design by gm, and it passes an unneeded/unwanted burden on to people who buy their products and hope them to be trouble free,. modern technology should allow them to build a system that is more durable. i have two other vehicles, that are much older than this car that are much more reliable and less costly to maintain. this poorest / and most unreliable of monte carlo now has a reputation in the market place and the resale value has plummmented. there should be some liability on gm's part.*ak |