2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT AND A POLICE REPORT WERE NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS MY VEHICLE APPEARED TO LOSE POWER AT THE DASH. CERTAIN DASH INSTRUMENTATION AND THE AC BLOWER MOTOR WOULD JUST STOP OPERATING, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEIR FIRST DIAGNOSIS WAS A BAD AC BLOWER MOTOR THAT WAS CAUSING THE ISSUES AS MENTIONED. THE DEALER CHARGED $365 FOR A NEW AC BLOWER MOTOR TO BE INSTALLED. AFTER THE NEW AC BLOWER MOTOR WAS INSTALLED AND WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MILES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE BRAND NEW AC BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY NOW DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS NOT THE BLOWER MOTOR AS PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED. I ASKED ABOUT THE RECENT RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCHES AND I WAS INFORMED THAT ONLY THE IGNITION KEY IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND NOT THE IGNITION SWITCH. A NEW IGNITION SWITCH WAS INSTALLED AND NOW EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE OK. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET MY MONEY BACK FOR THE COST OF INSTALLING AN AC BLOWER MOTOR THAT DIDN'T NEED TO GET REPLACED. THE DEALER REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME THE $365 FOR WHAT I HAD PAID FOR THE AC BLOWER MOTOR. THEY CLAIM THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. I AM CLAIMING THAT THE IGNITION KEY SWITCH WAS DAMAGED AND ULTIMATELY FAILED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE CURRENT RECALL KEY ISSUES FOR MY MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THE $365 THAT I PAID FOR AN AC BLOWER MOTOR THAT I REALLY DIDN'T NEED. THE RECALL SHOULD NOT JUST COVER THE IGNITION KEY, IT SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE IGNITION SWITCH IF IT PROVES TO BE DEFECTIVE AND/OR HAS BEEN COMPROMISED IN ANY WAY BY THE IGNITION KEY ITSELF. *TR

THE HEATER FAN KEPT TURNING ON AND OFF AND I HAD TO HAVE A NEW IGNITION SWITCH PUT IN . AT TIMES THE FAN WOULD QUIT WORKING WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD.OTHER TIMES THE FAN WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE CRUISE LIGHT WOULD BLINK WHEN THE HEATER FAN WAS TURNED ON AND THE CRUISE WOULD QUIT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.. I SAW ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL. I'VE NOT RECIVEDANY INFO. *TR

JANUARY 11, 2015 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO - VIN: [XXX], MILEAGE: APPROX 120,000 SINCE OCTOBER 2014, THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I LOOSE THE POWER STEERING AND IT'S VERY SCARY IF YOU ARE ON THE FREEWAY. IT'S HARD TO BRING TO A STOP AND SOMETIMES WHEN I SHIFT TO PARK IT MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE. IT ALWAYS RESTARTS AFTER I SIT AWHILE AND DRIVES LIKE NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. . IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND NOW IT'S HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. IT COULD CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT. IT'S TO THE POINT I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE IT, BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. LAST WEE IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL WHERE THEY MODIFY THE KEY. IT DID NOT HELP. MY EXCELLENT MECHANIC SAID HE HAS NEVER HAD A SITUATION LIKE THIS WHERE HE CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. (INCIDENT INFORMATION WILL NOT LET ME ENTER DATES). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, WHERE I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS SHAKEN AND UNAWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED AS IT HAPPEN EXTREMLY FAST. AS I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME I HAD NO CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT IT WAS SECONDS AFTER THE IMPACT WHICH I THOUGH WAS VERY ODD. WHEN I TREID TO MOVE MY VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I NOTICED THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULDN'T TURN. AFTER PLAYING WITH IT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. I JUST THOUGHT IS WAS BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. SINCE THEN MY IGNITION SWITCH HAS LOCKED UP 2 DIFFERENT TIMES, MAKING ME CONNECT ALL THE DOTS BACK TO MY ACCIDENT. I BELIVE THIS IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED MY ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIR BAGS AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V350000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE ABS INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVER SINCE THE FIRST FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THE FIRST FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTI CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V40000 (ELECTRICAL) REMEDY ITSELF IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO PROVEN THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS MATTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER FAILED. THE DEALER HAD TO DRILL OUT THE OLD IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER, REPLACE IT AND INSTALL 2 NEW KEYS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,267. AZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT ADDED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE RADIATOR AND DISCOVERED A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.