Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
JUST PURCHASED THE CAR, DROVE HIM WITH NO PROBLEMS, WENT FOR ANOTHER DRIVE RIGHT AFTER THE BLINKERS INSIDE NOR OUTSIDE THE CAR WOULD WORK, THEY AT TIMES WOULD WORK AFTER THIS THEN JUST NOT WORK AGAIN, AFTER DOING RESEARCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I LEARNED THE HAZZARD SWITCH WAS THE PROBLEM AND MAKING THE BLINKERS NOT WORK AT TIMES, I ROACH THE HAZZARD SWITCH NOW THE BLINKERS ARE JUST FINE.
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN I TURN ON MY TURN SIGNALS AND LEAVE ON WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT THEY WILL QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I HAVE LEARNED TO TURN THEM ON AND SHOW WHAT I AM GOING TO DO THEN TURN THEM OFF UNTIL THE LIGHT CHANGES AND TURN THEM ON AGAIN TO SHOW WHICH WAY I AM TURNING. AFTER I HAVE STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE CAR THEY START WORKING AGAIN. IT IS DANGEROUS IF YOU FORGET TO DO THE PROCESS I MENTIONED ABOVE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SIGNAL TO CHANGE LANES OR ANYTHING IF YOU ARE IN THE WRONG LANE AND NEED TO GET OVER AND STOP AND RESTART THE CAR. *TR
ON-GOING TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY FUNCTIONS AND ALMOST RESULTED IN REAR END COLLISION AND/OR SIDE IMPACT. INFREQUENTLY OPERATION OF HAZARD SIGNAL WHILE ENGAGING LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL MITIGATED PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT FIX. TO REPAIR HAD TO REPLACE HAZARD/TURN SIGNAL FLASHER AT A COST OF $107. FROM REVIEW OF MONTE CARLO FORUMS THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD THAT EFFECTS MONTE CARLOS AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES THAT USED THE HAZARD/TURN SIGNAL FLASHER SWITCH P/N 924-606 AND SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY GM THROUGH RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT. *TR
MY 2000 MONTE CARLO SS HAS A DEFAULT AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. THE BLINKERS AND HAZARD SWITCH DOESN'T WORK. WHEN THE BLINKERS DOESN'T WORK I HAVE TO PRESS THE HAZARD SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES. I HEARD THAT THIS CAN CAUSE A ELECTRICAL SMOKE/SITUATION. VERY DANGEROUS. MUST BE RECALLED. *TR
FLASHER HAZARD SWITCH AND GAS GAUGE INDICATOR WERE FOUND TO BE ISSUES IN THE PAST BUT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ANY TYPE OF RECALL. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ARE PRESENT IN MY 2000 MONTE CARLO. I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT FLASHER SWITCH AT A LOCAL DEALER AND NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT A RECALL. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE SWITCH. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND FEEL IF GM KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONTACTED LONG AGO TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RECTIFIED. *JB
I WAS DRIVING MONTE CARLO SS 2000 THE OTHER DAY AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I INHALED A MOUTHFUL, THE THROAT BURNED ALL DAY. ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, SO I REMOVED THE FUSE. I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED ALSO. WHEN I GOT HOME I OPENED THE DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL COVER , AND THE BURNT SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. I OPENED THE SWITCH, AND EVERYTHING INSIDE WAS MELTED. I NOTIFIED GENERAL MOTORS RIGHT AWAY. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER , SO I DID. BUT THE GM DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE A $100 TO DIAGNOSE. NONE OF THE FUSES ON THE CAR BLEW OUT WHEN THE SWITCH STARTED ON FIRE. I FOUND A USED SWITCH FOR $85.00 SO IT COST LESS THE DEALER TO TELL ME IT WAS BAD. IT WAS A FAULTY SWITCH , AND GM TOLD ME I COULD ONLY HAVE A GM DEALER FIX IT. I TOLD THEM I COULD NOT JUSTIFY OR AFFORD PAYING MORE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS THAN THE USED PART. GM TOLD ME I COULD NOT PUT A NEW SWITCH IN MYSELF OR I WON'T BE REIMBURSED IF THERE WAS A RECALL. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. GM WON'T HELP ME OUT ANYWAY AND THEY DIDN'T REALLY SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SO I EITHER GO TO THE DEALER AND PAY $500 TO GET IT FIXED OR PAY $85 AND DO MYSELF. THEY PUT ME IN A SITUATION SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM I WOULD SEND THE SWITCH TO THEM, BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT IT. NEITHER COULD I HAVE ANOTHER MECHANIC REPLACE IT EXCEPT FOR GM. THIS WAS REDICULOUS. SOMEONEWAS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS HAPPENED AGAIN.*AK
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE AT AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION, THE MECHANIC NOTICED AN ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING IN THE VICINITY OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE PRESENT. UPON INSPECTION, THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE TURN SIGNAL DIMMER SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THERE ARE NO RECALLS IN EFFECT.
TURN SIGNAL FLASHER - INOPERATIVE. ALSO AFFECTS 4-WAY EMERGENCY FLASHER. THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER UNIT IS EMBEDDED IN THE DASH- AS PART OF THE FOUR-WAY EMERGENCY FLASHER. THE FLASHER UNIT HAS FAILED, AND I CAN'T GET TO THE UNIT TO REPLACE IT. AS A RESULT, MY TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK. I HAVE SCHEDULED A REPLACEMENT TIME WITH THE DEALER, BUT AM OPERATING IN THIS IMPAIRED CONDITION WHILE WAITING TO GET IT FIXED. THE INFORMATION ABOUT REPLACING A FLASHER IS NOT IN THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL. *NM
BLINKERS WORK ON AND OFF. HAZARD LIGHTS AFFECTED ALSO. NO FLASHER IN MY MODEL CAR. ONLY A HAZARD SWITCH. VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND. WENT FAULTY. IT IS LOCATED RIGHT BEHIND THE HAZARD BUTTON BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. IT CONTROLS THE BLINKERS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS. GO FIGURE. *AK
MY TURN SIGMAL FLASHER DOESN'T WORK SOMETIMES. I THINK IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH. I CAN SOMETIMES CORRECT IT BY DEPRESSING THE EMERGENCY FLASHER BUTTON. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! *JB
WHEN TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNALS THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK
WATER LEAKED INTO THE FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE USING TURN SIGNALS, THE TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY WILL WORK AND NOT WORK. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF THEY ARE NOT WORKING THAT I CAN GET THEM WORKING AGAIN BY ACTIVATING THE 4-WAY FLASHERS. SOMETIMES IT TAKES PRESSING THE 4-WAY FLASHER BUTTON NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET THE 4-WAY FLASHERS WORKING BUT THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK AGAIN. I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE FLASHER UNIT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE. *NLM
INTERMITANT FAILURE OF TURN SIGNALS AND FOUR-WAY HAZARD FLASHERS. SIGNALS WILL UNEXPLICABLY CEASE OPERATION WHEN ACTIVATED OR FAIL TO ACTIVATE AT ALL. ALTERNATELY, THEY WILL OPERATE PROPERLY. CONDITION WAS REPLICATED ONLY ONCE IN 4 DEALER SERVICE VISITS AND THEN DID NOT PERSIST LONG ENOUGH TO FACILITATE FAULT ISOLATION. CONDITION IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. DT
TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK DEALER CHECKED CONNECTIONS AND REPLACED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TT
TURN SIGNAL WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, DEALER HAS ORDERED A REPLACEMENT PARTS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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