2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo problems
Owners have filed 54 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 33% of complaints. Next are drivetrain & axles (19%) and steering (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 54 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 7
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 36 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 | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 36 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 65,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported; 7 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 99% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo with enough data (28 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
[xxx]. VIN#[xxx]- white chevrolet monte carlo,ph# [xxx] july 7 20014 auto accident happened on hwy,31 louisville ky 40272. Man died. [xxx] hospitalized. Car turned off of run position stalled causing accident. My lawyer said to contact you one more time. Thanks [xxx]
Very uneven and premature wear of rear tires on 2007 chevrolet monte carlo ss due to defective spindle rods. Tires were replaced.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet monte carlo. While starting the vehicle, the key remained stuck in the ignition switch. Once the key was removed, the igniton did not cut off. In addition, the front of the vehicle was leaking oil. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced and the oil leakage was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired.