Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / MONTE CARLO / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998090229 Incident Date: Mar, 10 1998
Consumer's City: OVIEDO Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MONTE CARLO Model Year: 1997
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#: 2G1WW12M1V9 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 19 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Fourth alternator in 18 months. repairs were under warranty, but something is wrong here. the dealership blames the failure on light wieght, less durable components used to make the alternators. however, they acknowledge that this is not a common failure for monte carlos. they say that i have just had a string a "back luck with alternators".