Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints (2002)

230 consumer complaints on file.

#10100600November 27, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE 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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101090November 16, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER WHEN IN USE AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099671November 9, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095602October 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOW COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON - COOLANT AND OIL LEAKING DOWN BLOCK. REQUIRED INTAKE GASKET REPLACEMENT, INTAKE RESEAL, AND REPLACE OIL PUMP DRIVE SEAL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093129September 24, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, EQUIPMENT
POP IN STEERING AND CLUNK WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED STEERING COLUMN, STEERING BOX, FRONT END AND ROTORS. HAVE SOLD THE VEHICLE TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088586August 25, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OVER PAST 3 MONTHS VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK. THREE OF THESE TIMES WERE AFTER STALLING. PROBLEM BEGAN APPROXIMATELY AROUND 1ST WEEK OF JUNE. DEALERSHIP HAS RUN 2 DIAGNOSTICS, NOTHING CAN BE FOUND, CANNOT FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER CUSTOMER SERVICE EVASIVE ABOUT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079497June 18, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES VEHICLE SHOOK HEAVILY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED AT 5,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055726May 11, 2004
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD BEEN LIGHTING UP CERTAIN COMPONENTS INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB AIR BAGS DEPLOYED TWICE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071632April 23, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
AT 29K MILES, WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL CONSUMER DETECTED A SQUEALING SOUND THAT HE THOUGHT COULD BE CAUSED BY THE FRONT TIRES. (NAR) *PH CLOCK SPRING BROKEN. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064306April 1, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
I HAVE A 2002 MONTE CARLO SS. WITHOUT WARNING THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. NOTIFIED DEALER AND THEY SAID WAS OK TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY COULD LOOK AT IT. TURNED OUT TO BE A SENSOR AS THEY THOUGHT. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BUT AT SIGNIFICANT COST. GM HAS DESIGNED THE SENSOR SUCH THAT IT IS PART OF THE HUB, SO THE WHOLE THING HAD TO BE REPLACED. INSTEAD OF $200 I HAD TO PAY $775. AT 46000 MILES I WOULD NOT EXPECT THIS. I HAVE HAD OTHER VEHICLES WITH ABS WITH OVER 100000 MILES AND NEVER HAD THE FIRST PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064964March 26, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PROBLEM WITH "NO POWER" WHICH CAUSED INOPERATIVE OPERATION TO THE VEHICLE. (NAR) *PH *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053708February 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
LOWER COOLANT LIGHT COME ON BECAUSE OF POOR SEALANT OF THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS RESULTED IN ANTI FREEZE LEAKING. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058400February 18, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2002 MONTE CARLO SS STARTED: AT ABOUT 13000 MILES STARTED VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT ABOUT 15000 MILES AND THEY SAID THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. I PAID FOR THAT TO BE DONE. AT ABOUT 28,000 AGAIN STARTED VIBRATING WHILE BRAKING. TOOK IT TO A BRAKE SPECIALIST AND HE SAID THE ROTORS NEEDED REPLACING. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT PAY FOR THIS TO BE DONE (NOT IN WARRANTY COVERAGE) SO WE HAD THE OUTSIDE SPECIALIST PUT ON ROTORS WITH A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. I SEE MANY OTHER FOLKS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHY DOES GM NOT COVER THIS? I THOUGHT WHEN I BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE I WOULDN'T HAVE TO SINK MORE MONEY INTO REPAIRS UNTIL AFTER THE 36,000 WARRANTY WAS UP. HOPE GM STRAIGHTENS THIS OUT. I WAS LOOKING AT A USED 2001 GRAND AM FOR MY DAUGHTER BUT I SEE THERE ARE MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THAT VEHICLE. GUESS MY LIFE LONG RELATIONSHIP WITH GM VEHICLES IS BECOMING QUESTIONABLE? HOPE GM GETS THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT BEFORE THEY LOOSE OTHER DEVOTED GM FOLKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055147January 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2002 MONTE CARLO - AT 38000 MILES THIS WILL BE THE 2ND TIME THE BRAKE ROTORS ON THIS CAR NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FRONT END VIBRATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED. GM SERVICE DEALER ADVISED ME TO WAIT UNTIL THE PADS WERE WORN THIS TIME BEFORE REPAIRING ROTORS?????? THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE I TALKED TO SUGGESTED TAKING THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP FOR A 2ND OPINION????? IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT A HIGH PERFOMANCE CAR WOULD HAVE SUCH A DEFECT OR DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052089December 30, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051373December 30, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, 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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049086December 3, 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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049087December 3, 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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047222November 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047068November 17, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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