2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE 105 FREEWAY AND THE CAR CUT OFF ON ME IN THE FAST LANE. I PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE AND TRIED TO START IT BACK UP. IT WOULDN'T START AT FIRST BUT AFTER A COUPLE MORE OF TIMES OF TRYING, IT STARTED UP AND I WENT ON HOME. THIS CAR WAS MY MOMS FRIEND'S CAR AND HE COULDN'T DRIVE IT ANYMORE DO TO HEALTH PROBLEMS, SO HE GAVE IT TO ME. THIS SHUTDOWN HAPPEN TO ME 3 MORE TIMES WHERE THE CAR JUST SHUTDOWN WHILE IM DRIVING, AND THEN IT STATED TO SHUTDOWN WHILE I WAS AT A RED LIGHT, BUT IT DIDN'T. I ASKED MY MOMS FRIEND ABOUT THE CAR AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD BOUGHT THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH 2 TIMES BEFORE, AND HE STILL HAVE THE PAPERS FROM THE SHOP WHERE HE PAID THEM TO FIX IT. MY MOMS FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL SO I WENT TO THE GM IN LONG BEACH CA. THEY GAVE ME A CARD TO CALL, HARBOR AUTO, [XXX]. , (562)426-3341. I CALLED AND TOLD HER ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THE CAR AND IT'S ON RECALL FOR THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH . SHE TOLD ME THAT THE YEAR 2001 IS NOT ON RECALL SO SHE CAN'T HELP ME. I LOOKED AT THE NEWS REPORT ON NBCLOSGNELES.COM FOR GM RECALLS AND THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR, THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE HE TRIED TO FIX IT 2 TIMES ALREADY. I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS CAR TO WORK AND BACK HOME. NOW THAT I KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CAR, I JUST SHAKE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND IT WILL START BACK UP. I DON'T DRIVE ON THE FREEWAYS UNLESS I HAVE TOO. AND WHEN I DO, I DRIVE IN THE SLOW LANE JUST IN CASE IT WANTS TO SHUTDOWN ON ME. PLEASE HELP ME GET THE RIGHT PART FOR MY CAR, THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY SECURITY SYSTEM HAS GONE ON SPURADICALLY FOR YEARS AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY. I HAVE PAID SEVERAL TIMES X3 FOR A WRECKER SERFVICES TO COME AND ACTIVATE MY CAR SO IT WOULD RUN. ALSO AS I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT RECALLS RECNTLY I HAD TO REPLACE THE UPPER GASGET MANIFOLD DUE TO IT LEAKING OIL DUE TO A PLASTIC GASKET INSTEAD OF A RUBBER GASKET. THIS RAN ME MORE THAN 900 DOLLARS. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR ANY DEFECT/RECALL ON MY MONTE DESPITE BUYING IT NEW IN 10/2002. PLEASE SEND ME DIRECTLY ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE THAT HAVE OCCURRED. THX *TR

MY AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK, RANDOMLY WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR WILL JUST ACT LIKE IT CAN'T SHIFT BUT STILL DRIVES AND D'S ORDER IT WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO. *TR UPDATED 2/2/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNLESS THE KEY WAS SHAKEN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,597. UPDATED 9/11/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE PUT ON A RECALL LIST FOR FAULTY IGNITION. THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ADDED TO ALL FORMER RECALL LIST THAT EXIST OR EXISTED FOR THE MODEL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AND TO BE REIMBURSED FOR WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 1/20/2015 *JS

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 MONTE CARLO SS AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN LEAVING NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, OR POWER TO ANYTHING. THE CAR DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES. I CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING. BASICALLY I WAS TOLD TOO BAD AND THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. JUNE 5, 2014 SUMMARY HISTORY DISPLAY STORE 01 SERVC01 TOTAL R/O'S 1 TOTAL SERV. DAYS 3 MAKE CV CHEVROLET LN# RO.NO. RO. DATE.. MILES. ADV/TECH J# T OPERATION CODE. DESCRIPTION 600760 04/20/2007 98020 A 7368 31973 1 C 32CTZ001 CHECK ENGINE LIG 4757 JUNE 5, 2014 R/O CLOSE OUT STORE 01 SERVC01 DESC. CV MONTE CARLO BLCK 01 | 4. LABOR 211.40 0.00 0.00 | | 5. PARTS 6.96 0.00 0.00 | | | 8. MISC 14.95 0.00 0.00 | | 9. TAX 13.11 0.00 0.00 | |10. EST $ [ ] TOTALS C 246.42 W 0.00 I 0.00 | | | COMPLAINT CUSTOMER STATES THE CHECK ENGINE IS ON | | DIES WHILE DRIVING ANDM DOESN'T SHIFT WELL | | CAUSE PERFORMED DIAG SYS CHECK AND FOUND DTC P0128 ENGINE COOLANT | | TEMP INCORRECT. AND P1811 SHIFT ADAPT. | | CORRECTION NEEDS NEW THERMOSTAT FOR P0128 | | NEEDS VALVE BODY AND PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID FOR P1811 | *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE CHEVROLET PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THE ENGINE STARTS, BUT DIES IN ONE OR TWO SECONDS AND THE "SECURITY" LIGHT BEGINS FLASHING - OR THE ENGINE MAY NOT START AT ALL. IF I WAIT 10 TO 30 MINTUES AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT, I CAN USUALLY GET THE CAR RESTARTED BUT IF YOU DO A SEARCH ONLINE FOR GM PASSLOCK, YOU'LL FIND NUMEROUS WEBSITES REPORTING THIS ISSUE AND SUGGESTING THAT IT MAY EVENTUALLY GET SO BAD THAT THE CAR WILL NOT START AGAIN. THE GENERAL MOTORS PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT YORU CAR FROM THEFT BY PREVENTING THE FUEL SYSTEM FROM ENGAGING, HOWEVER; THIS MALFUNCTION IS HAPPENING TO OWNERS ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE WERE NOT ALERTED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MONTE CARLO SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED HE COULD ONLY DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE IF THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. THE MECHANIC ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,745.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 02/27/14*LJ UPDATED 02/27/14