Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / MONTE CARLO / 1997
1 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999208188 | Incident Date: Dec, 20 1999 |
| Consumer's City: SACRAMENTO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MONTE CARLO | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Seats |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 26 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I am a victim of a rear-end motor vehicle accident. the seats are designed to latch when the vehicle's brakes are suddenly applied and/or the vehicle suddenly comes to a stop (as per the owners manual). in my case, my vehicle was already at a stop and therefore the seat never latched. consequently, the seat came forward and the head rest struck me like a two by four. my injuries were more severe because of this secondary impact from the head rest. my husband has a 1996 chevrolet cheyenne pick-up truck that has the same seat design. in addition, in both vehicles even when the brakes are applied, the seats backs still come forward several inches before eventually locking. *jb |