2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

I GUESS I'M THE LUCKY ONE MY CAR SEEMS TO HAVE ALMOST EVERY COMPLAINT LISTED. THE SIDE AIR BAG CONTINUOUSLY TRIES TO ESCAPE FROM IT'S SEAT. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO MY BLINKERS STARTED TO WORK ONLY AS THEY FELT LIKE IT, HAVING READ CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, I TRIED TURNING ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS WHEN THEY WOULDN'T FUNCTION, THIS WOULD REMEDY THE BLINKER PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. HOWEVER, NOW MY BLINKERS DON'T WORK AT ALL AND MY HAZARDS DON'T EITHER. ABOUT THE SAME TIME MY CAR BEGAN SHUTTING OFF AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH NO WARNING. THEN I WENT ABOUT 1 1/2 MONTHS WITH NO STALLING PROBLEMS. THIS WEEK MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF DAILY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, STOP AND FEEL SAFE, ESPECIALLY WITH NO HAZARDS. THE CAR WILL GO TO THE CHEVY DEALER TODAY, WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY SAY. I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHEN THE CAR SHUTS DOWN YOU OFTEN DON'T HAVE ENOUGH COASTING TIME TO GET SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY ON A 3 OR MORE LANE HIGHWAY.

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THIS OCCURRED SINCE FEBRUARY 2005. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP AND A REPAIR SHOP. BOTH PLACES SAID THAT THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK IN THE ENGINE. CONSUMER HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM YET. WAS WAITING TO SEE IF GM WAS GOING TO ISSUE A RECALL. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THERE WAS STILL AN OPEN RECALL ON THOSE VEHICLES. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE A RECALL NUMBER, AND SYSTEM WAS NOT SHOWING A RECALL ON THE ENGINE. THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM GM TOLD THE CONSUMER ABOUT THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS ON A COOLANT IN THE ENGINE THAT MAY LEAK. GM WAS THE ONE WHO TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*AK *TT

STARTER HANG-UP: I PURCHASED A 2001 MONTE CARLO LS IN MAY 2001 AND SOMETIME DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF HAVING THIS VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF STARTER HANG-UP, WHENEVER I TRY TO START THE CAR, THE STARTER RETURN SPRING IS NOT MAKING THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY RETURN, IT HANGS UP AND CAUSE THE CAR TO MAKE A NOISE AS IF YOU HAVE STARTED YOUR CAR WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS HAPPEN IS TO MANY TO COUNT. *JB

DT: FEBUARY OF THIS YEAR ABS TRACTION SENSOR AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN BACKING IOUT OF DRIVEWAY OR IN NORMAL DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB AND THE TRACTION ACTIVE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HUB SENSOR THAT FAILED, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEMS CONSUMER WAS HAVING AT THAT TIME. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THIS, BUT DID RESET THE SENSOR. WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM DEALER BRAKES STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WITHIN 24 HOURS THE SAME ISSUE WAS ACTIVED ON THE VEHICLE. RETURNEDS TO DEALER, THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HUB SENSOR. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. DID PHONE DEALER ABOUT THIS. CONSUMER MADE ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALER, WHO NOTED AGAIN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SENSOR HAD GONE BAD AGAIN. CURRENTLY, CAR IS AGAIN AT THE DEALER FOR THE 4TH TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS AT A AT STOP SIGN, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE DISCOVERED NO BRAKES. AFTERWARDS, IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE CAR IS NOW. ALSO HAS HAD ROTORS RESURFACED, AND REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS AS WELL DURING THIS PROCESS. *AK

SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR WITH 34,000 MILES IN MARCH OF 2002, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 50,000 MILES, HAD IT CHECKED WAS GIVEN THE CODE FOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR. HAD SENSOR CHANGED, WITHIN SIX MONTHS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN CHECKED WAS GIVEN SAME CODE FOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR SO I HAD IT REPLACED A SECOND TIME. NOW PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL DROP COMPLETELY AND WHEN TURNING OFF THE IGNITION THE FAN WILL CONTINUE TO RUN. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE FAN IS TO EITHER UNPLUG THE FAN OR UNHOOK THE BATTERY. RANDOMLY WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR IT WILL NOT START AS IF THE BATTERY IS DEAD, BUT THE RADIO AND ALL LIGHTS STILL WORK. HAD THIS CHECKED BUT NO PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND. AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES THE CAR WILL START. THE ONLY EXPLANATION I WAS GIVEN WAS THAT MAYBE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THINKS I AM ATTEMPTING TO STEAL MY OWN CAR. THEN THERE ARE THE TURN SIGNALS, WHEN YOU TURN ON THE SIGNAL IT WILL WORK FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN STOP. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOUND TO MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN IS TO TURN ON THE HAZARD FLASHERS FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN TURN ON THE SIGNAL AGAIN. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WITH NO WARRANTY LEFT IT IS RATHER COSTLY AND FRUSTRATING. *JB

REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP, R/R TRANSMISSION, REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE. VEHICLE WAS DAMAGE WHILE IN SERVICE SHOP. *BF THE VEHICLE HAD MALFUNCTIONING SIGNAL LIGHTS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED FOR A COOLANT LEAK. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SET TO THE LEFT. CLOCK NOT SET. WINDSHIELD WASHER LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LEFT FINDER WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS THE CONSOLE. THE RIGHT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE DRIVER DOOR SHAKES. A WHINNING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHILE TURNING. THE CONSUMER WITNESSED THE SERVICE DEALER TESTING HIS VEHICLE AND SAW SHIFTING FOWARD VERY HARD AND BACK VERY HARD TIRES SCREACHING. SMOKE COMING FROM THE TIRES. THE TAIL PIPES WERE SHAKING AS WELL AS THE REAR END. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIME WAS USED UP ON THE VEHICLE ONSTAR CELL PHONE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. SMOKE CAME FROM THE VENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SOMETHING BUMPS THE DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TC

OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS ON OUR 2001 MONTE CARLO HAVE STARTED FAILING. THEY WILL BE FINE SOMETIMES, AND THEN OUT OF THE BLUE THEY WILL STOP WORKING. THIS PROBLEM SOMETIMES LASTS FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES, AND RECENTLY WE HAVE GONE FOR DAYS WITHOUT THEM WORKING. AFTER CALLING SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND LOCAL MECHANICS WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THEY HAVE FIXED ALOT OF THIS PROBLEMS, AND ARE GETTING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TURN SIGNALS. ONE GENTLEMAN TOLD US IT COULD BE THE HAZARD SWITCH, BUT PROBABLY IS THE TURN SIGNAL. THIS TRULY IS A SAFETY CONCERN OF OURS CONSIDERING WE ARE NEVER SURE WHEN WE HIT THE SIGNAL IF IT IS GOING TO COME ON, OR FAIL US AGAIN. *AK

ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 3 TIMES, AND IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. THUS FAR, DEALERSHIP INSTALLED AN ALTERNATOR/TRANSMISSION/POWER STEERING PUMP, AND SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTING IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE.*AK