1999 Chevrolet Monte Carlo problems
Owners have filed 170 complaints with NHTSA about the 1999 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 36% of complaints. Next are engine (21%) and electrical system (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 170 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 37% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 59 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 59 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 80,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 66,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo with enough data (114 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.
On february 14th 2003 I was involved in an accident where I was hit from behind. The backs of the seats do not lock in place so when hit from behind the seatback also flew forward with me. I feel this problem with the seatbacks made my inujuries worse than what they should have been.
While driving 35 MPH consumer saw smoke coming from under the hood, then, flames. Fire was put out. Damage to vehicle unknown at this time.
I was at a friends for several hours proceeding incident. I drove my 1999 chevy monte carlo z34 about 1 mile from my friends to taco bell. The car had been running great. I went inside to order I was in their 10-15 minutes. When I came out smoke was coming from under the hood. I opened the hood and the top of the engine was on fire. Taco bell employees called 911 and then provided a fire extinguisher. The fire was put out by the extinguisher and they cancelled the 911 call.
At 31k intake manifold gasket and trans pan gasket are leaking according to chevrolet dealership. Auto has the 3.1 l. Engine. Dealership not overly concerned and this appears to be normal for a monte carlo. Initially the trans pan gasket repair was considered an owner maintenance responsibility rather than a covered extended warranty item. After speaking with dealership and advantage a 2nd time, it was determined that the repair was to be covered through the warranty.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet monte carlo. After refueling the vehicle, the contact noticed fuel leaking underneath the vehicle. In addition, the front driver and passenger side power windows and the air conditioner failed to function. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced and the air conditioning unit needed to be recharged. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure with the air conditioner recurred.