2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE TRACTION, AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL HUB WITH THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HUBS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,856.

HAVING THE COMMON TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 MONTE SS. CANT BELIEVE THIS ISN'T PART OF A RECALL AND ONLY A TSB. AT THIS POINT THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AN EXACT ANSWER ON WHAT TO HAVE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. JUST SPEND ALOT OF MONEY AND HOPE YOU HAD THE CORRECT REPAIR. TRACTION ACTIVE COMES ON AT SLOW SPEED AND DRY ROADS. USUALLY AFTER BACKING UP AND THEN TURNING SHARPLY. ANTI LOCKS HAVE EVEN ENGAGED WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T. AGAIN AT SLOW SPEEDS AND DRY ROADS. I'M APPALLED BECAUSE I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY CHEVY TRUCK THAT CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT. I'M VERY FEARFUL OF ANOTHER ACCIDENT. GM HAD AN INVESTIGATOR CHECK MY TRUCK AND THEY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT BRAKE FAILURE. GOING TO TRY THE WIRING HARNESS FIRST AND GO FROM THERE I GUESS. *TR

2 COMPLAINTS. WHEN STARTING OFF FROM A STOP POSITION AND MAKING A HARD LEFT THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRAC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. ONLY DOES THIS AT THIS TIME. THE SECOND COMPLAINT IS THE OVERHEAD DRIVER CONTROL PANEL WILL NOT COME ON AND THEN AFTER DRIVING A WAYS IT WILL COME ON. WHEN OFF THE AIR OR HEAT OR DEFROST WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE REPLACED IT ONCE AND NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THE LIGHTS FOR THE TRACTION. *TR

ABS BRAKING IN MY 2003 CHEVY MONTE CARLO I WAS 2 CARS LENGTHS AWAY FROM A FORD BRONKA FOR WHOM I REARENDED, I WAS LOOKING TO TURN IN QT PARKING LOT THEN I LOOKED BACK AND THE CARS AHEAD HAD STOPPED. I HIT THE BREAKS EXPECTING TO BE ABLE TO AVOID THE CONTACT BUT THE BREAKS JUST LOCKED UP AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY THANK GOD FOR SEATBELTS. AS THE MOVEMENT OF THE CAR WAS SLIDING FORWARD AND I HAD MY FOOT PUMPING TO SLOW BUT EVERY TIME I TOUCH THE PEDAL IT WOULD JUST LOCK UP. I TRIED THIS TWICE AND THEM I JUST BRACED FOR THE HIT WHEN WE HIT MY FOOT WAS JAMMED BACK ON THE BREAK NOW I HAVE A BROKEN FOOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. AT 18,758 MILES, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS SHAKING SEVERELY AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT SHE NEEDED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR THREE WEEKS AND NO ONE HAS CALLED HER BACK TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS KEPT IN STORAGE DURING THE WINTER BECAUSE IT IS NOT DRIVEN OFTEN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 34,261 UPDATED 01/08/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LET FRONT TIRE HAS FLAT SPOTS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AFTER THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES. THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 01/09/09. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO WITH 46000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 40 MPH ON A SNOWY DAY HE NOTICED A VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE FAST LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK

BRAKE/ROTOR PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES VIBRATING/GRINDING. I HAVE HAD TWO SETS OF FRONT BRAKES PUT ON THE CAR, ONE AT 32,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 65,000 MILES. AT 32,000 MILES THE CAR HAD WARPED ROTORS THAT THEY SAID WAS CAUSING THE VIBRATING. WITHIN A YEAR, THEY ARE VIBRATING AGAIN. I AM 46 YEARS OLD AND NEVER HAD CAR TO HAVE WARPED ROTORS. THE CAR MAKES A LOT OF NOISE WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHER SPEEDS - AROUND 55 - 60. I LOVE THE CAR OTHERWISE, JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET THE BRAKE PROBLEMS CORRECTED. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. SHE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. SHE THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, WHICH SLOWED THE SPEED. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE SYSTEM, AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. THE BRAKES APPEARED TO BE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF HER ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *AK