1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo problems
Owners have filed 244 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. Next are transmission (9%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 244 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 35 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 119,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 119,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 35 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 17 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo with enough data (158 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
An eye wittness said that the vehicle looked like the driver had no control of steering. Vehicle hit a 24" utility pole on the driver's side. Driver was killed and passenger critically injured. Consumer purchased vehicle second hand, and never received a recall notice or notified of any outstanding recalls.
Driving at approximately 40 MPH consumer ran intersection and made a direct frontal hit against another vehicle, dual airbags did not deploy, resulting in head injuries.
When applying the ABS system the steering wheel locked up and the car did not stop and she lost control. Please describe. Tt
Transmission failled at 119461 reverse reaction drum out like alot of these models this year cost1945 to repair. Then, at 127892 the park neutral switch out/ anti lock light stays on ,turn signal switch doesn't work , air conditioner doesn't work, front rotors on car have to be special ordered because hubs machined short, and chevrolet has no recalls on any of it.
While driving vehicle lost power steering, making it hard to steer the vehicle. Recall 00v311002 was issued. However, this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.