Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / MONTE CARLO / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001144262 Incident Date: Jan, 11 2001
Consumer's City: SMITHVILLE Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MONTE CARLO Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G1WX12K7X9 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 18 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 21 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Abs operated erratically. firstcrash resulted when consumer attempted to stop while approaching a stop light traveling at approximately 35 to 40 mph under cold/wet weather conditions, and brakes failed to engage. vehicle rear ended another vehicle. dealership examined vehicle at beginning of march, and found nothing wrong with abs. on march 16th, 2001, under rainy/icy conditions, consumer was traveling at approximately 30 to 40 mph when she tried to apply brakes. brake pedal went to the floor, and braking system failed to engage. vehicle went into a ditch, causing rear end of vehicle to swing around into ditch, and causing 3 tires to flatten, and $9000.00 of damage. consumer has not been in possession of vehicle since second occurrence. dealership has provided consumer with no information as to the cause of this defect. *ak the brakes fail completely when it gets wet and cold. *yh