2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Exterior lighting Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE AND FUEL GAUGES DISPLAYED INCORRECT READINGS. IN ADDITION, THE LOW COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. UPDATED 09/20/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IF THE VEHICLE SAT FOR TWO DAYS, THE BATTERY WAS DRAIN AND DIE. HIS MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. ALSO ,THE REAR DEFROSTER DID NOT WORK, THE FAN SWITCH DID NOT WORK RIGHT AWAY, AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT DID NOT WORK UNLESS HE TAPPED THE DASHBOARD, AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD. UPDATED 10/13/16. *JB

NHTSA ID

10887671

Incident

Apr 6, 2016

Mileage

163,000 mi

TURN SIGNALS ONLY WORK SOME OF THE TIME AND MAKE A LOUD BUZZING NOISE SOMETIMES YOU CAN MAKE THEM WORK BY PUSHING THE FOUR WAY FLASHERS BUT IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX.. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FORM THE STEERING COLUMN/FRONT END. *TR

NHTSA ID

10424551

Incident

Sep 1, 2008

Mileage

72,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHT, HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS ALL FAILED. HOWEVER, THE TURN SIGNALS FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

NHTSA ID

10380000

Incident

Jan 21, 2011

Mileage

150,000 mi

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10339873

Incident

Jun 10, 2010

Mileage

110,000 mi

I HAVE A 2001 MONTE CARLO SS THAT I PURCHASED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO TODAY. MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE TURN SIGNALS NOT OPERATING ALL THE TIME. THEY WILL SHUT OFF WHILE YOU MAKE A TURN WHILE TRAFFIC IS BEHIND YOU, HOPEFULLY I WILL NOT GET REAR-ENDED SOME DAY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND THE PEOPLE WHOM I SPOKE WITH ALSO HAVE OWN A MONTE CARLO SS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS TO. SO I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT'S HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS MECHANICAL DEFECT AND NEEDS SPECIAL ATTENTION ASAP BEFORE SOME ONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL ON THIS AUTOMOBILE AND ADDITION THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I AM AWARE OF. NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT ASAP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10303340

Incident

Dec 27, 2006

Mileage

45,000 mi

TURN SIGNALS OPERATE ERRATICALLY OR NOT AT ALL MOSTLY DURING WARMER WEATHER. PRESSING THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON ON FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS USUALLY MAKES THEM START WORKING AGAIN BUT CREATES A DISTRACTED DRIVING CONDITION WHEN TRYING TO LET YOUR INTENTIONS KNOWN TO OTHER DRIVERS. SYMPTOMS ARE NO BLINKING, SLOW AND CHANGING BLINK SPEED, AND EXCESSIVELY FAST BLINKING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10269445

Incident

May 19, 2009

Mileage

40,000 mi

TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK ON MY 2001 CHEVY MONTE CARLO. I FIND MYSELF IN MANY SITUATIONS OF PUTTING MYSELF AT RISK SINCE THEY DO NOT WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10268313

Incident

May 30, 2008

Mileage

75,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE TURN SIGNAL, BUT IT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY AND CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77,130. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ

NHTSA ID

10229504

Incident

May 26, 2008

Mileage

76,800 mi

TURN SIGNALS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. PRESSING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH OFF/ON WHILE/AFTER PLACING TURN SIGNAL IN EITHER (RIGHT/LEFT TURN) POSITIONS WILL EVENTUALLY GET THE TURN SIGNALS OPERATING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10219812

Incident

Feb 10, 2006

Mileage

78,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD EITHER TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT WORK AT ALL. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HAZARD LIGHTS. AFTER TURNING OFF THE HAZARD LIGHTS, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD WORK CORRECTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10215342

Incident

Feb 1, 2005

Mileage

80,000 mi

ON MY 2001 MONTE CARLO I HAVE INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. THEY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. HAD THE ISSUE A FEW A HANDFUL OF TIME UNDER WARRANTY DEALER NEVER COULD MAKE IT FAIL NOW IT HAPPENS DAILY. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON AUTO WEBSITES ABOUT ALL MODELS OF CHEVY WITH THESE PROBLEMS AND ALL CHEVY WANTS TO DO IS REPLACE THE SIGNAL SWITCH FOR $400 PLUS DOLLARS PER CAR. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ IT SEEMS THAT A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION INTO THIS FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL IS WARRANTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10208450

Incident

Aug 10, 2002

Mileage

5,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL # 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 118,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

NHTSA ID

10194931

Incident

Jan 7, 2007

Mileage

114,000 mi

TURN SIGNALS ONLY WORK SOME OF THE TIME AND I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AT FIRST THEY WORK BUT AFTER A BRIEF TIME OF DRIVING THEY STOP WORKING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10189178

Incident

Apr 27, 2007

Mileage

80,020 mi

TURN SIGNALS SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK. HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON . CONSTANTLY SHUT RIGHT OFF. DRIVING AT TIMES CAN BE DANGEROUS WHEN YOU PUT ON THE TURN SIGNAL AND IT DOESN'T WORK. *JB

NHTSA ID

10176247

Incident

Dec 15, 2006

Mileage

39,425 mi

ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING AND A CONTINUOUS NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN/FRONT END. HAVE HAD IT TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE NOISE ISSUE, IE ITS NOT A TIE ROD OR A SUSPENSION ISSUE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10175514

Incident

Jul 21, 2003

TRAFFIC SIGNALS CONSTANTLY FAIL TO WORK, USED TO BE ABLE TO PUSH HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON AND THEY WOULD COME BACK ON, NOW HAZARD LIGHTS WON'T WORK EITHER. HAVE ALMOST HAD 4 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE BLINKERS FAILED TO WORK, HAVE ALMOST BEEN CITED BY THE LOCAL POLICE UNTIL I PROVED IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. CAN'T AFFORD THE COST OF REPAIR, BECAUSE I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT WHEN IT FAILED, THOUGH IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, BECAUSE GMC AND DEALER WOULDN'T MAKE IT GOOD, AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10174397

Incident

Nov 25, 2006

Mileage

79,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS, IN ANY DIRECTION. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS THAT WERE SIMILAR TO THIS MATTER # 10170613 ABOUT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: TURN SIGNAL.

NHTSA ID

10173895

Incident

Nov 20, 2006

Mileage

25,000 mi

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE LOST THE USE OF MY TURN SIGNALS. IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT. A FEW TIMES THEY HAVE COME BACK ON, BUT MOST TIMES NOT. I TRIED TO COMPRESS THE PRONGS HOLDING THE FUSE, BUT THE SIGNALS AGAIN FAILED A WEEK OR SO LATER. THEY'RE WORKING NOW, BUT I NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WON'T. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10170613

Incident

Sep 22, 2006

Mileage

26 mi

I HAVE INTERMITTENTLY WORKING TURN SIGNALS. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE HAZARD SWITCH THAT AFFECTS THE SAME YEAR OF MANUFACTURE PRODUCTS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME, INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL LOSS. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE ADVICE OF THE DEALERSHIP, THAT, WHEN THIS OCCURS, LIGHTLY PRESS THE HAZARD SWITCH, AND THEN IF THE TURN SIGNAL STARTS FUNCTIONING, THAT MEANS I HAVE THE SAME DEFECTIVE SWITCH AS THE OTHER AFFECTED MAKE OF CHEVY CARS THAT ARE UNDER RECALL. WELL, LIGHTLY PRESSING THE HAZARD SWITCH DOES MAKES MY TURN SIGNALS FUNCTION NORMALLY. ACCORDING TO A GM PLANT EMPLOYEE, MY CAR HAS THE SAME ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT THE OTHER CARS UNDER RECALL AFFECTED MODELS HAVE. WHY IS MY CAR NOT CONSIDERED "UNDER RECALL"? THE DEALERSHIP WILL CHARGE ME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, UNTIL THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10166153

Incident

Aug 21, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THE HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH WAS ENGAGED SEVERAL TIMES. AFTERWARDS THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED, BUT THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LIGHTS WEAKENED WHILE THE DIMMER SWITCH WAS ENGAGED. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER.

NHTSA ID

10151848

Incident

Mar 6, 2006

Mileage

82,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. THEY WERE AWARE OF OTHER CHEVROLET VEHICLES WHICH HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN. HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO RECALLS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, AND THE PROBLEM WAS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10144795

Incident

May 15, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN HE MANUALLY TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS THEY WILL STAY ON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. HE BELIEVED IT MAY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RELAY FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

NHTSA ID

10143339

Incident

Nov 10, 2005

Mileage

4,800 mi

HAZARD SWITCH INOPERATIVE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10143160

Incident

Oct 15, 2001

Mileage

81,000 mi

TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. NOTICE HAZARD SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. IF YOU PLAY WITH HAZARD SWITCH AND GET HAZARD LIGHTS TO FUNCTION THEN TURN SIGNALS WILL FUNCTION. WILL REPLACE HAZARD SWITCH AS I BELIEVE IT TO BE MALFUNCTIONING (AN INTERMITTENT OPEN CIRCUIT IN SWITCH). *JB

NHTSA ID

10142523

Incident

Nov 12, 2004

Mileage

81,000 mi

TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY AND HAZARDS LIGHTS FAIL TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10140684

Incident

Aug 21, 2005

Mileage

75,000 mi