2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Complaints

THE ROTORS OF MY 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO LS NEED TO RESURFACED OR REPLACE EVERY 6000 MILES, OTHERWISE I WILL FEEL THE SHAKING/VIBRATING OF THE BRAKES WHEN I TRY TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO .THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE JUMP STARTING THE BATTERY, IT CAUSED A COMBUSTIBLE FIRE WHICH DAMAGED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS FAULTY. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

2003 MONTE CARLO SS. NEW PROBLEM, BUT OCCURS EVERY TIME THIS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IS FOLLOWED. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON AFTER BACKING UP WITH STEERING WHEEL TURNED, THEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE AND MOVING FORWARD. LIGHT IS ACCOMPANIED BY GROWLING SOUND FROM FRONT END. PAVEMENT IS DRY, SO THERE IS NO VALID TRACTION ISSUE. LIGHT TURNS OFF AFTER 5 - 10 SECONDS AND GROWLING SOUND DISAPPEARS. HAVE NOT HAD VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY CHEVROLET YET, BUT I SEE A HUGE EXPENSE COMING. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE MONTE CARLO / IMPALA BASED ON VARIOUS WEBSITE REPORTS. SEEMS CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITY HERE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PATH LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BCM AND NON-OEM MODULES. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY HIM OF THEIR FINDINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,778. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,878.

HEATER/AC BLOWER MOTOR OPERATION IS INTERMITTENT. MAY BE COVERED UNDER TSB #030603 NHTSA ID 10001884. WAS INFORMED BY 2 CHEVY DEALERS THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. GOT YOUR SERVICE #'S FROM AN AUTO QUESTION AND ANSWER ARTICLE IN MY LOCAL PAPER. THE WRITER HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AS THE MINE. AND REPORTS THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

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

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STATIONARY POSITION THE VEHICLE WILL DRAG AND THEN JERK FORWARD LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE SEEN THE PROBLEM ON OTHER VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING; THIS IS A FAILURE THAT ONLY OCCURS YOURE PULLING OFF FROM A STAND STILL POSITION. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34000 AND THE CURRENT FAILURE 41000.RL

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY MONTE CARLO SS. ON JULY 31, 2009 THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ON AN ENTRY RAMP ONTO THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY. I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKING BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY EITHER AT STOP LIGHTS, APPROACHING STOP LIGHTS/SIGNS, WHILE TURNING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS OR WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. I INITIALLY TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO POP THE HOOD AND SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OBVIOUS ISSUES. I NOTED A LEAKING FUEL FITTING THAT WOULD SPEW FUEL WHEN MOVED AROUND IN THE SLIGHTEST. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE FUEL LINE (I WAS TOLD THEY CANNOT JUST REPLACE THE LITTLE PLASTIC FITTING), THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS 'SERVICED' AND I WAS TOLD MY STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE KNUCKLE JOINT WAS ABOUT TO SNAP BECAUSE IT WAS ALMOST FUSED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE STALLING ISSUE AROSE AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD IT FOR 2 DAYS (I EVEN LET THEIR MECHANIC TAKE THE VEHICLE HOME IN THE HOPES OF REPRODUCING THE ISSUE). THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER A SOLUTION BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T HAVE THE VEHICLE STALL WHILE IN THEIR POSSESSION. SEVERAL DAYS LATER IT AGAIN STALLED. I CONTACTED GM CORP. AND THEY SAID THAT I NEED TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TO LOOK AT. THIS STALLING ISSUE DOES NOT HAPPEN FREQUENTLY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHILE IN THEIR POSSESSION AND I AM BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE I LOSE ALL POWER FUNCTIONS (I.E. STEERING/BRAKING). THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP EVEN TOLD ME THE CAR IS 'IN GOOD SHAPE'. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND A POTENTIAL THREAT FOR ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THREE DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. NHTSA 09V116000 RECALL IS RELATED TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF A POLICE REPORT BEING FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,665.