Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / MONTE CARLO / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004001407 Incident Date: Dec, 19 2004
Consumer's City: MERCER Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MONTE CARLO Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:caliper
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G1WX12K749 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 07 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 17 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Brake pedal went to floor, car would not stop. no warning lights came on. noise from front right brakes when going forward or in reverse. pedal to floor happened in good dry weather on both occasions. abs was not active at time of incident. took car to dealer and was repaired at no cost to me,car is under warranty and dealer gave me a loaner for the day. dealer stated that "brake caliper was seized to pads".they cleaned and lubed "caliper sliders". dealer was very cooperative i have no complaints with the dealer, they were excellent. i bought the car brand new and it had 16,500 miles on it at time of problem. i am the only operator of this car. i wanted to inform the people cause i see there are several problems with brakes on this car type. i will update if problem happens again.*ak