2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I PURCHASED A 2002 MONTE CARLO, AND WITHIN A YEAR THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT BACK TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND I HAD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, BUT EACH TIME MY OIL WAS CHANGED THEY FILLED MY COOLANT, AND EVENTUALLY THE LIGHT WENT OUT, RECENTLY I HAVE HAD TO ADD COOLANT (DEX COOL) EVERY OTHER DAY, AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AS GONE OUT, AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH THREE OTHER MECHANICS THEY INFORMED ME THIS WAS COMMON WITH GM ENGINES OF MY YEAR, NOW I AM LOOKING TO SPEND SOMEWHERE AROUND $800, TO FIX MY CAR. *NM

• 12/30/2003· AIR BAGS

  WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. TWO WEEKS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

• 12/30/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  I OWN A 2002 CHEVY MONTE CARLO. AT THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2003 THE QUAGES ON THE DASH BOARD (TACHOMETOR, SPEEDOMETOR, ABS LIGHT, AIR BAG LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ECT.) WOULD FLASH ON & OFF AND GUAGES WOULD SWEEP UP AND DOWN. ON NOVEMBER 9TH I STOP TO GET GAS AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND TURN IT ON THE PASSANGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ON NOVEMBER 24TH WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I TOOK THE CAR BOTH TIME TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY GM THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE AIR BAGS. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I BUMPED A CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHILE STOP IN TRAFFIC AND IT MADE A 1 INCH CRACK IN MY BUMPER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THAT TIME. GM STATES THE ACCIDENT THAT HAPPEN A YEAR AGO IS WHY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN NOVEMBER. THEY ADVISED ME TO CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE INSURANCE AND THEY CONFIRM THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT CAUSE BY THE ACCIDENT. MY INSURANCE IS WORKING WITH ME TO GET GM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE DEFECT. THEY ADVISED ME TO ALSO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU.

• 12/27/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE

  MY 2002 CHEVY MONTE CARLO HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. THE CRUISE CONTROL COMES ON WITHOUT BEING SELECTED AND THEN THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEMS GOES OFF AND ON BY ITSELF. THE TURN SIGNAL GOES ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY GOES UP AND DOWN SO I AM NEVER SURE WHAT IS IN THE TANK. OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHTS WORK, THE RADIO PLAYS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE WILL OPERATE INSIDE THE CAR. I WILL SIT AND WAIT A WHILE. AFTER ABOUT 15-25 MINUTES I WILL TRY TO START IT AND THEN IT WILL START UP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER CHEVY MONTE CARLO OWNER AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CAR. *TR

• 12/23/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HAD ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL IN 2015 IN WHICH GAS GAUGE AND OTHER GAUGES, SPEEDOMETER WERE "BOUNCING". AUTO REPAIR DETERMINED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED IT TO THE TUNE OF $600. THIS YEAR, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN CAR SUDDENLY LOOSES ALL POWER AND TURNS OFF. BROUGHT BACK TO SAME REPAIR SHOP WHO STATED BATTERY CABLES WERE LOOSE AND TIGHTENED THEM FREE OF CHARGE. NOW 4-5 MONTHS LATER AND SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING WHICH HAPPENED 4 TIMES TODAY. TWICE WHILE MAKING A HARD TURN. TERMINALS ARE COMPLETELY TIGHT. EARLIER THIS YEAR COULD NOT TURN IGNITION KEY AND TAPPED IT WITH A HAMMER TO GET IT TO TURN. I HAVE BEEN READING QUITE A BIT ABOUT AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, BUT NO MENTION OF IT BY THE DEALER FOR TWO RECALL FIXES THIS YEAR REGARDING THE IGNITION KEY AND FOB, AND SOME COVER ON THE ENGINE. *TR

• 12/23/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU HAS BEEN COMING ON. THE CHEVY DEALER CHECKED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON, CHECKED FOR LOW COOLANT. FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING INTERNALLY. COOLANT MIXING WITH OIL. *NM

• 12/21/2015· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 225,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/20/2010· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD AN INSPECTOR COME OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PURCHASE THE VEHICLE SINCE REPAIRING IT WAS NOT AN OPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,314.

• 12/16/2014· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN VERY ERRATICALLY. WHEN THE SPEEDO WOULD START BOUNCING IT WOULD DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. AT SOME POINTS IT WOULD BOUNCING UP AND DOWN BUT NOT COME BACK ABOVE 40 OR SO MPH. WHEN IT WOULD DO SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT AND REV WAY UP THEN THE NEEDLE WOULD COME BACK UP AND THE TYRANNY WOULD SHIFT BACK UP. I HAD THE NEEDLE GO TO 0 AND NOT COME BACK UP AT ALL AND WHEN SAT FOR A SECOND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD KICK COMPLETELY OUT AND I WOULD BE STUCK ON THE ROAD FOR A MINUTE. AFTER SITTING FOR A BIT I COULD MOVE BUT THE NEEDLE STAYED AT 0 AND THE TRANSMISSION ACTED TO BE STUCK IN 1ST. *TR

• 12/14/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LOW ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON, INTAKE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER 800.00. WAS TOLD THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM, WITH NO RELIEF FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

• 12/13/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2002 MALIBU. TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE. *NM

• 12/11/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I WAS DRIVING AND MY GAS NEEDLE STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN. NOW IT DON'T WORK . IF I PUT $5 OF GAS IN IT GO TO FULL. *TR

• 12/11/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  I WAS DRIVING AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE SHIFT. *TR

• 12/05/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ UPDATED 05/29/2015 *JS

• 12/03/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION FAILED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE STALLED REPEATEDLY. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE CONTACT MAY HAVE THE VEHICLE INPSECTED AND DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS ALSO GOING TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

• 12/03/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO A TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK *TC

• 12/03/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE TURNED AND THE BRAKES REPLACED..THIS IS NOW THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS BEEN DONE...ONE TIME IT WAS DONE ON A "IN SHOP REPAIR ORDER, NOT SENT TO GM" WHEN I QUESTIONED WHY IT WAS NOT BEING SENT TO GM I WAS TOLD IF THEY SEND IT TO GM THEN I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE BRAKE JOB. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER IN HOUSE REPAIRS CORRECTIONS MADE. WHEN I INQUIRED TO THE GENERAL MANAGER HE SAID THAT'S THE WAY IT IS DONE SO THEY GET THEIR MONEY. *NLM

• 12/03/2003· STEERING,EQUIPMENT

  2002 MONTE CARLO SS WITH STEERING SAFETY PROBLEMS STEERING COLUMN REPLACED FRONT END REPLACED STILL UNSAFE AND IN SHOP. RECALL CENTER SHOWS NO RECALLS FOR STEERING COLUMN DEALER SAYS THERE IS AND THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF CRACKED FRAMES BUT THESE ARE JUST WHAT THEY CALLED "TECH BULLETINS FROM OTHER DEALER" THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL ON A COOLANT PROBLEM NOT LISTED. 1-160465811 CHEVY COMPLAINT NUMBER. *NLM

• 12/03/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER HIT A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED OVER INTO A DITCH. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED THEM VEHICLE NEVER STOPPED AFTER HITTING DEER AND AIR BAG SENSORS WERE SMASHED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NO INJURIES. TS *TT *JB

• 12/01/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL NOT START WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT WEATHER, AND SHOULD SUBJECT TO A SAFETY RECALL. *SS

• 11/29/2015· ENGINE

  TWO ISSUES: (1) THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 2002 MONTE CARLO 3.8L V6 EXPLODED WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED, AND IT EXPLODED WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE OIL CAP (SCREWED IN WITH THICK THREADS) WAS BLOWN OFF. HAD MY MECHANIC HAD HIS HEAD UNDER THERE WHEN HIS COUNTERPART TURNED THE KEY IT WOULD HAVE KILLED HIM AS SHRAPNEL FLEW EVERYWHERE. GM HAD A RECALL REGARDING THE EXPLODING OF INTAKE MANIFOLDS ON THIS EXACT ENGINE BUT IT ONLY WENT UP TO MDL YR 2000. THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND EFFECTS ARE IDENTICAL INCLUDING THE ENGINE MODEL. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CARNAGE THIS EXPLOSION CAUSED BUT WOULD NEED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO SEND THEM TO YOU. (2) AS THE NHTSA IS AWARE, GM HAS RECENTLY ISSUED A THIRD RECALL FOR LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKETS THAT HAVE STARTED FIRES IN THIS SAME VEHICLE. BY SHEER COINCIDENCE ON THE SAME DAY THAT GM ANNOUNCED THIS THIRD RECALL I PAID MY MECHANIC OVER $300.00 TO REPLACE THESE VALVE COVER GASKETS AND I WANT GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS. IT WAS POSING A FIRE HAZARD AND WE TRANSPORT OUR YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH GM HAS ADMITTED IN WRITING THAT THEY HAVE MY CORRECT ADDRESS ON FILE AS REGISTERED WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE OIL LEAKS CAUSING FIRES NOR WILL THEY ELABORATE AS TO WHY OR INDICATE THAT THEY WILL RESEARCH WHY I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THEIR RECORDS WILL BEAR OUT THAT I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF ANY SUCH RECALL. I AM GETTING NOTHING FROM GM BUT THE STANDARD PARTY LINE AND NEED THEM TO LOOK AT AND REPAIR THIS INTAKE MANIFOLD ISSUE NOW. IT IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION AND IS DEAD. I HAVE ASKED FOR THEM TO PROVIDE A RENTAL BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. PLEASE, YOUR ASSISTANCE IS DESPERATELY NEEDED. MY WIFE AND I ARE RAISING OUR TWO YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN AND I NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET TO WORK. WE CAN NOT AFFORD A RENTAL UNTIL SUCH TIME AS GM DECIDES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

• 11/29/2015· ENGINEFire

  AS THE NHTSA IS AWARE, GM HAS RECENTLY ISSUED A THIRD RECALL FOR LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKETS THAT HAVE STARTED FIRES IN THIS SAME VEHICLE. BY SHEER COINCIDENCE ON THE SAME DAY THAT GM ANNOUNCED THIS THIRD RECALL I PAID MY MECHANIC OVER $300.00 TO REPLACE THESE VALVE COVER GASKETS AND I WANT GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS. IT WAS POSING A FIRE HAZARD AND WE TRANSPORT OUR YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE REPEATEDLY ASKED GM WHY I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES RELATIVE TO THE LEAKING VALVE COVERS. THEY HAVE NOT ANSWERED THIS QUESTION. I WANT GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS REPAIR.

• 11/29/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I WAS IN A WRECK LAST MONDAY NIGHT WHILE DRIVING A COMPANY VAN. THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN YOU SET IT AT A SPEED THEN GO DOWN A HILL IT WOULD GET 15-20 MILES FASTER. ANY HOW THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT DOWN AND I HIT A GUARD RAIL WITH THE FRONT OF THE VAN A FIRE STARTED IMMEDIATELY BY MY LEFT FOOT AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNTIL THE FIRE GOT TO THEM. THE VAN ROLLED OVER ONCE AND LANDED ON ITS WHEELS THE DOORS WOULDN'T OPEN I ROLLED DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND GOT OUT THAT WAY AND THE ABS BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN YOU HAVE TO GET ON THEM REAL HARD. DT

• 11/27/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED MY 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS IN DECEMBER, 2004. GREAT LOOKING VEHICLE WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE MOST RECENT AND SEVERE HAS COME OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY; VERY ROUGH AND THE RPM'S GO TO 4000 OR ABOVE BEFORE SHIFTING OR IF I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I AM TERRIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO COME OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE; I AM TAKING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN RESEARCHING OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAR, AND TO MY HORROR, I AM EXPERIENCING MUCH OF THE SAME AS OTHER CONSUMERS. HOW CAN SO MANY COMPLAINTS BE ISSUED ABOUT THE SAME VEHICLE AND GENERAL MOTORS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEMS?? *TR

• 11/27/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CRUISE CONTROL CANCELS IT'S SELF AT LOW SPEED. VECH UNDER WARR WHEN PROBLEM STARTED. VECH NOT COVERED UNDER LEMON LAW, SO DEALER AND GM REPS ARE IGNORING PROBLEM. MUST SAY DEALER DID TRY TO REPAIR. HAVE NEARLY BEEN REAR-ENDED SEVERAL TIMES AS CRUISE KICKED OUT AND WE WERE SLOWING AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT.*AK

• 11/25/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED WITHIN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

• 11/20/2003· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2002 MONTE CARLO : AT 29,000 MILES NEEDS ALL FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED DUE TO WARPING AND NEW BRAKE PADS. THIS WAS DESCRIBED TO US AS NORMAL AND NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTIES. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN MAJORITY OF TIME ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHERE BRAKES ARE NOT NEEDED MUCH. IN ADDITION, WHEN TURNING A NOISE WAS HEARD/FELT IN STEERING WHEEL. G.M. DEALER SERVICE CENTER HAD TO REPLACE INNER STEERING SHAFT IN STEERING COLUMN? (THEIR DESCRIPTION) THIS WAS REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *LA

• 11/19/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  ABOUT OCTOBER 10TH, 2017 I WAS COMING UP ON A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WAS ABLE TO BLAST THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND MISS EVERYONE, EVERYTHING!. RATTLED I GUESS I SHUT THE CAR OFF WHEN I REGAINED MY COMPOSER I STARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I DID NOT WANT TO BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED! I THOUGHT I DID SOMETHING WRONG MAYBE HAD MY FOOT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL OR SOMETHING. HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR SINCE 2 WEEKS AGO WAS STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT, WOULD NOT START. HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME, TRIED TO START IT AND STARTED RIGHT UP. NOW SERVICE TRACK LIGHT IS ON AND ANTI LOCK BRAKES IS ON AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON SOMETIME AND THE CRUISE LIGHT IS ON. YESTERDAY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND SAME THING NO BRAKES, YOU COULD NOT PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN IT IS AS IF THERE IS SOMETHING UNDER THE PEDAL IT'S THAT SOLID. MY CONCERN FOR MY OWN SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHER MONTE CARLO OWNERS IS MOST IMPORTANT. IF EITHER TIME WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A EXPRESSWAY WHERE WE COULD NOT TURN TO A SHOULDER THIS WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC . CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, ALSO HARBOR CHEVY IN MICHIGAN CITY, IN AND GATES CHEVY IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ALL SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. GOT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND SIMILAR POSTS IN CAR COMPLAINTS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM, SEEMS ODD GM DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. FOR EVERY ONES OWN SAFETY THIS SHOULD BE A REDUNDANT SYSTEM IN OLDER CARS YOU WOULD NOT LOSE ALL BRAKES. COULD UNDERSTAND IF YOU LOST ANTI LOCK PART BUT STILL COULD STOP. THIS HAS TO BE A OVERLOOKED FLAW IN DESIGN AND GM SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IF SOMEONES BEEN KILLED BY THIS HOW COULD THEY TELL YOU THAT HE LOST HIS BRAKES? THANK YOU MIKE

• 11/17/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TRAC OFF AND ABS LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE MESSAGE CENTER SAYS SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM. WENT ON LINE AND NOTICED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE TRIED TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED WITHOUT SUCCESS. COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

• 11/17/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER-FUEL USED IS ALWAYS OFF AT LEAST 1.5 GALLONS WHEN FILLING THE TANK. THIS IN TURN CAUSES THE MILES PER GALLON TO ALSO BE OFF. ONE DEALER MECHANIC SAID THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE UNIT. BUT MY DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. WHEN ON A TRIP, MY BROTHERS TWO CADILLACS BOTH READ CORRECT FUEL USED. THE GM 800 HELP LINE NEVER RETURNS MY CALLS. *LA

• 11/16/2012· STEERING

  I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY AND SINCE THEN I BEEN HEARING THIS CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT THAT NEED TO B REPLACED BECAUSE THEY GOT OUT A LOT ON THE VEHICLES. I TOLD THEM OF THEY KNOW THAT Y DIDN'T THEY RECALL THEM AND THE GUY TOLD ME BECAUSE THE SAFETY COMMISSION NEVER TOLD THEM TO. IM VERY UPSET AND FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! I REPLACED THIS PIECE NUMEROUS TIME AND IT KEEPS MAKING THIS NOISE AGAIN! I DON'T HAVE MONEY LIKE THAT TO KEEP REPLACING THIS PART. PLEASE HELP ME BY RECALLING THIS PART BECAUSE MY KIDS ARE A FACTOR HERE AND THIS CAN BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

• 11/16/2009· STEERING

  NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AT A VERY LOW MILEAGE (25000?) AND INQUIRED OF THE DEALER. TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.. HAD IT CHECKED BY AN AFTERMARKET REPAIR SHOP AT ABOUT 40,000 AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT THAT CHEVY'S WERE HAVING A REAL BAD PROBLEM WITH THEIR STEERING COLUMNS.. VEHICLE NOW HAS 56,000 AND AM NOW TOLD BY CHEVY DEALER I NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND RACK AND PINION AT MY EXPENSE. DEALER MENTIONED THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY RECALLS YET. COST ESTIMATE IS $1000.00. *TR

• 11/16/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER WHEN IN USE AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/15/2016· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE BACK COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,571.

• 11/11/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN I FLIP ON MY BRIGHT LIGHTS, IF IT DOESN'T MAKE A CLICKING NOISE, ALL OF MY LIGHTS WILL GO OUT IN APP.10 SECONDS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES NOW. *TR

• 11/10/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR AND MY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I HAD TO STEP ON MY BRAKES TO PREVENT FROM REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ATTENTION WHEN I DRIVE. HOWEVER, LESS THAN ONE WEEK LATER, I NOTICED THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WAS ON AND I HAD NOT TOUCHED THE BUTTON TO ACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL. I NEVER USE THIS FEATURE AND COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS OCCURRED. I THEN BEGIN TO NOTICE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SIGN WOULD ACTIVATE ITSELF AND MY I WAS NO LONGER DRIVING AT THE SPEED THAT I THOUGHT I WAS. I DO NEED TO BACK UP AND STATE THAT I HAD A BIG PROBLEM WITH MY ABS LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF AND HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO MARTIN CHEVROLET TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4-5 VISITS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND OUT OF POCKET HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE PROBLEM AND FIXED IT AT THE TUNE OF $200. I DO COMMEND HIM FOR DIGGING DEEP TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND HE NEVER GAVE UP TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION. THE LAST ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT IS THE ISSUE OF ME BEING SHOCKED WITH SMALL JOLTS OF WHAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS SMALL ELECTRIC SHOCKS WHEN I WOULD OPEN MY CAR DOOR. THIS DATES BACK TO THE FIRST YEAR THAT I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW CAR. *TR

• 11/09/2004· STEERING

  THE TIE RODS WORE OUT PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE FRONT END TO SHIMMY. STEERING SHAFT CONNECTED TO THE STEERING RACK AND PINION HAD A LOT OF PLAY. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE ,AND WORE OUT THE TIRES.*AK

• 11/08/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE DIMMER SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. HOWEVER, 40 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, INDICATORS, OR NOISES PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CONTACT SHOWED THE DEALER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE06017 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACTION NUMBER WAS FOR THE CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,000.

• 11/07/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE LIGHTS ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE FLICKERED WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG. TS *JB

• 11/05/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WAS GOING ABOUT 55-60 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY RPMS STARTED TO DROP AND I LET OFF GAS AND IT JUST DIED. IT CRANKS AND TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT FIRE

• 11/05/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  RECALL NO.14V400

• 11/05/2003· SEAT BELTS

  PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT EQUIPMENT LOCKING TIGHT WHETHER ENGINE IS ON OR OFF. *MR THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED TO THE POINT THAT IT COULD NOT BE USED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE OFF OR ON. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER WAS PUZZLED AS TO WHY THE BELT WAS LOCKING AND THE FACT THAT THEY COULD NOT GET IT UNLOCKED. THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT FOUR TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TS *NLM

• 11/02/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT NONE OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A WIRING MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 2/17/11 *CN UPDATED 02/23/11

• 11/02/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  DT: THE CONTACT WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT SHE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES ,AND NO CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE ROTORS WERE BENT, AND BRAKES LEAK FLUID. THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND SHOOK TERRIBLY. THE AIR BAGS WERE FELL OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. THE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERMITTENTLY WORKED. THE DEALERSHIP INSISTED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE REGARDING THE LEMON LAWS. SHE ATTEMPTED TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK, BUT THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT HAD ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. *AK

• 10/31/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  WHEN VEHICLE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY WILL PULSATE. DEALERSHIP REPLACE AND TURNED BRAKE ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

• 10/28/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE RAN INTO A GUARD RAIL. UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK

• 10/27/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED OIL ON THE MOTOR AND LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE TOP AND SIDE OF THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

• 10/24/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 10/24/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN. THE DOOR WILL CLOSE UNLESS HE HOLDS IT OPEN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE DOOR STOP. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CONTACT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKES HE COULD FEEL SOME TYPE MOVEMENT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE DRIVEWAY IS ON A SLOPE POSITION. THE DEALER INDICATED THE BRAKING PROBLEM WAS NORMAL . *AK THE DEALER STATED THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

• 10/24/2002· STEERING

  I DROVE A NEW MONTE CARLO AND IT IS APPARENT THE STEERING EFFORT IS EXTREMELY HARD AND WILL RESULT IN DRIVERS FINGERS BECOMING BENT AND TWISTED. DT