Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints (2001)

276 consumer complaints on file.

#10265219April 14, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I HAVE A 2001 MONTE CARLO AND HAVE MANY ISSUES. 1ST I HAVE BEEN HAVING A STEERING ISSUE SINCE 35,000 MILES. I MAKES CONSTANT NOISE WHEN STEERING AND TURNING. HAD IT FIXED TWICE AT MY EXPENSE. ONCE AGAIN STARTED HAPPENING. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS DANGEROUS. 2ND GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. 3RD THE HEAT/AC INTERMITTENT AND I NOTICED WHEN THIS DOES NOT WORK THE PANEL WHERE IT TELLS YOU IF YOU ARE GOING NORTH, SOUTH ETC. DOESN'T WORK EITHER. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262557March 20, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. ERRATIC AT BEST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261358March 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SUPER SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND ECM CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $500 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS; HOWEVER, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE EVER SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259926February 25, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MONTE CARLO THAT HAD ISSUES WITH THE ANTI THEFT, PASS LOCK SYSTEM. THIS KEPT THE CAR FROM STARTING AT TIMES AND SOMETIMES WOULD CAUSE IT TO DIE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY.. IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY UNTIL IT FINALLY QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. THE BCM AND THE PASS LOCK SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ASKED FOR THE OLD PARTS. I HAVE RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUES AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS. I CONSIDER THIS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AND GM NEEDS TO LOOK INTO IT A LITTLE FURTHER.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249376November 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2001 MONTE CARLO SS HAS RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH ITS SECURITY WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM. THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. AT THE SAME TIME THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASH VERY QUICKLY. ONE TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE CAR WAS DEAD. AFTER OPENING THE TRUNK WITH MY REMOTE TO GET THE BATTERY JUMPER CABLES POWER RETURNED TO THE CAR AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249333November 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK IN HER GARAGE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE WATER AND COOLANT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HER REGULAR MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WITH A RUBBER GASKET. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON WITH HER TYPE OF VEHICLE AND WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,000. UPDATED 12/11/08 *BF UPDATED 12/11/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248129November 3, 2008
AIR BAGS
2001 CHEVY MONTE CARLO SS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THE AIR BAG WAS BEGINNING TO PROTRUDE OUT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HOUSING. HOWEVER, IN SEPTEMBER 2008 THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SAME REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PROTRUDING AIR BAG BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2000. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED, HOWEVER HE WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246764October 26, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER AT HIGHER RPM'S EVERY NOW AND AGAIN BEFORE PROBLEM BECAME AN EVERYDAY PROBLEM. THEN ONE DAY A LOUD BANG AND CAR RAN HORRIBLE. DROVE IT UNTIL IT WOULDN'T HARDLY STAY RUNNING. COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. CAR GAVE CODE FOR FAULTY EGR VALVE. REPLACED, DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. THE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, RAN BETTER BUT STILL NOT CORRECT. THE MUFFLER SHOP SAID I HAD A WARPED PLASTIC INTAKE, NEEDED TO REPLACE. I BOUGHT THE PART AND REPLACED. STILL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY. THEN I WAS TOLD THE INTAKE GASKET WAS FAULTY. REPLACED THOSE, AND RUNS MUCH BETTER. STILL NOT CORRECT, DON'T KNOW IF IT IS A RESULT FROM ALL THAT WAS WRONG. MY COMPLAINT IS FOR THE CONVERTER, PLASTIC INTAKE, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. THE INTAKE GASKETS WERE DESTROYED FROM THE DEXCOOL ANTI-FREEZE INSTALLED FROM FACTORY. I HEAR MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PLASTIC INTAKES AND I BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THESE CAUSED THE CONVERTER TO FAIL. I HAVE THE INTAKE, AND THE INTAKE GASKETS THAT I REPLACED. WILL KEEP PARTS UNTIL I GET MORE INFO ON THIS. ALSO HAVE ALL COST INFO. DID MUCH OF THE REPAIR ON MY OWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245302October 13, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EQUIPMENT
STARTED WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED NOW MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT AND IT IS A BAD CLUSTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244015September 30, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND HE HEARD A GRINDING METAL NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED AND LUBRICATED THE STEERING SHAFT TWICE. ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE STEERING SHAFT. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING AN IDENTICAL REPAIR MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,902 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. UPDATED 10-30-08 *BF UPDATED 11/03/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242343September 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST I NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD WOULD NOT LIGHT UP AT NIGHT FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN I DROVE AT NIGHT . SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT LIGHT UP UPON STARTUP AND THEN LIGHT UP DURING THE DRIVE . THIS BECAME MORE FREQUENT OVER TIME . ALSO I EXPERIENCED THAT MY FOG LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE KEPT BLOWING BULBS , ABOUT 3 SO FAR , WHEREAS THE PASSENGER SIDE BULB IS THE ORIGINAL ONE SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR . I SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC I BEFRIENDED WHILE TAKING A CLASS AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE HEADLAMP CONTROL SWITCH ON THE DASH TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL . I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THIS TO BE TRUE WITHOUT MY ASSESSMENT I GAINED FROM MY CLASSMATE MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM WAS AND HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS TO FIX FOR THE CHEVY MONTE CARLO SS 2001 . DO YOU HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM ? NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE YOUR DASHBOARD AT NIGHT IS VERY ANNOYING AS I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY CAR IS DOING WHILE DRIVING IT . I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL GROW AND BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE TO FIX OVER TIME , ESPECIALLY BEING ELECTRICAL . SINCERELY *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229504June 2, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE TURN SIGNAL, BUT IT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY AND CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77,130. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227158May 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY GAUGES ARE GOING DEAD IN MY 2001 CHEVY MONTE CARLO. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAY "THEY FIX IT" BUT 2 DAYS LATER... SAME PROBLEM. ALL OF THE GAUGES IN THE DASH GO DEAD. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219814March 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
GAS GAUGE BECOMES ERRATIC (FLUCTUATES) WHEN GAS GAUGE READING GETS TO APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TANK POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219812March 2, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TURN SIGNALS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. PRESSING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH OFF/ON WHILE/AFTER PLACING TURN SIGNAL IN EITHER (RIGHT/LEFT TURN) POSITIONS WILL EVENTUALLY GET THE TURN SIGNALS OPERATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215342January 18, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD EITHER TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT WORK AT ALL. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HAZARD LIGHTS. AFTER TURNING OFF THE HAZARD LIGHTS, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD WORK CORRECTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208450November 8, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
ON MY 2001 MONTE CARLO I HAVE INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. THEY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. HAD THE ISSUE A FEW A HANDFUL OF TIME UNDER WARRANTY DEALER NEVER COULD MAKE IT FAIL NOW IT HAPPENS DAILY. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON AUTO WEBSITES ABOUT ALL MODELS OF CHEVY WITH THESE PROBLEMS AND ALL CHEVY WANTS TO DO IS REPLACE THE SIGNAL SWITCH FOR $400 PLUS DOLLARS PER CAR. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ IT SEEMS THAT A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION INTO THIS FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL IS WARRANTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196553July 17, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
AFTER COMPLAINING FOR 5 YEARS TO A DEALER AND CAR MANUFACTURER ABOUT A CLANKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THE CAR WAS DANGEROUS, AND THE MANUFACTURERS KNEW THERE WAS A STEERING COLUMN DEFECT IN A LOT OF THEIR CARS, SO THEY WERE QUIETLY FIXING THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY WHEN CUSTOMERS COMPLAINED. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALER AGAIN, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO DEFECT. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOLD THEM WHAT MY MECHANIC SAID THEY AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THE CAR WAS DANGEROUS, STEERING COULD FAIL AT ANY MOMENT. THEN, THEY AGREED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT A LARGE COST TO MYSELF. ACCORDING TO MY PRIVATE MECHANIC AND VARIOUS ON-LINE RESOURCES THIS WAS A WIDE SCALE PROBLEM , AND THE MANUFACTURERS WERE TRYING TO AVOID NEGATIVE PUBLICITY. IN THE PROCESS, THEY WERE PUTTING THE PUBLIC AT RISK. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT INFORMED THE MECHANICS HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I HAVE CHATTED WITH VARIOUS CAR OWNERS ONLINE, WHO HAD THIS FIX, AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194931June 29, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL # 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 118,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189178April 29, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS ONLY WORK SOME OF THE TIME AND I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AT FIRST THEY WORK BUT AFTER A BRIEF TIME OF DRIVING THEY STOP WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Chevrolet Monte Carlo