2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATED, CAUSING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES TO SEIZE THE WHEELS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

I HAVE HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD IT DIAGNOSED AT CHEVROLET DEALERS AND INDEPENDENT DEALERS IN VA. I HAVE REPLACED ALL WHEEL HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLIES. THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ABS WHEEL SENSOR WIRING HARNESSES. IT IS OBVIOUS IF YOU GO ONLINE AND RESEARCH THIS ISSUE THERE IS NO WAY THAT CHEVROLET IS NOT AWARE AND THE MANY MODELS OF VEHICLES THAT ARE AFFECTED. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY HAVE NO DESIRE TO ATTEMPT TO HELP WITH REPAIRING THIS SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS WELL KNOWN BY DEALERS, MECHANICS AND CONSUMERS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO TSB'S OR RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. THANKS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL IT REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION, MADE A LOUD NOISE AND FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A WARNING MESSAGE INDICATING SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM AND ABS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE TECHNICIAN FLASHED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO CLEAR THE CODE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE AND WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE WHEEL SENSOR ON EACH WHEEL, GROUND, CONTROL SYSTEM, OR A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS COULD BE CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRACTION AND LOW HYDRAULIC FLUID LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND A PINT OF HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS ADDED WHICH LEAKED ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC NOTED THE BRAKE LINES WERE VERY CORROSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE ROAD SALTS OR HARSH, WINTER WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

STOP & GO DRIVING. ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES. ALL LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING BUT RESET AFTER IGNITION TURN OFF/ TURN ON PROCEDURE AS DESCRIBED IN OWNERS MANUAL. NEXT DAY, SAME LIGHTS & WARNINGS. TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 4/05/06. "COMPUTER CHECKED SYSTEM CODES P1189, P0135, C1216 IN SYSTEM. ITEMS TESTED PER TROUBLE TREE. ALL ITEMS TEST GOOD." NO CHARGE. NEXT DAY, 4/6/06, SAME WARNINGS! TAKE TO DEALER AGAIN WITHOUT RESETTING WARNINGS. NO COMPUTER SYSTEM CODES SHOWING, BUT NO INPUT SIGNAL FROM RIGHT FRONT HUB. DEALER REPLACES RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY - COST $479. VEHICLE SEEMS FINE, UNTIL ABOUT 4/20 WHEN BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATION COMES BACK AND WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. I TURNED OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ON 4/25, WITH THE TRACTION SYSTEM OFF, THE PEDAL VIBRATION WAS BACK AND THE ABS & TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. WENT BACK TO DEALER. ALTHOUGH THEY TOLD ME THE COMPUTER CHECK SHOW CODES OF C1222 AND C1226, THE CODES DO NOT SHOW ON MY INVOICE. CODE C1226 APPEARS ON NHTSA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ITEM NUMBER 10017271 FOR MY YEAR AND MAKE OF VEHICLE. HOWEVER THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 3500 IS NOT KNOW TO THE DEALER AS A VALID TSB NUMBER, AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT. DEALER "DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED EBTCM, AND PROGRAMMED SYSTEM" - COST $697. I FEEL THAT BY REPLACING THE "BRAIN" (EBTCM) AND PROGRAMMING IT, THE DEALER AND/OR THE MANUFACTURER MAY BE COVERING UP A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH EITHER ONE OR BOTH SYSTEMS, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL. I ALSO FEEL THAT THE DEALER PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN A DANGEROUS POSITION BY FAILING TO DIAGNOSIS ANY PROBLEMS ON THE FIRST VISIT, AND THEN DOING IT AGAIN BY MAKING ME FEEL SAFE BY PAYING FOR A REPLACEMENT PART THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH EITHER SYSTEM! *NM

THE BRAKE ROTORS ON MY 2001 MONTE CARLO HAVE HAD TO BE RESURFACED TWICE AND NOW NEED TO BE RESURFACED A THIRD TIME FOR BECOMING WARPED. THE FIRST TIME I HAD THE BRAKES RESURFACED WAS AT 19,874 MILES. THE SECOND TIME WAS AT 40,644. I HAVE 55,562 MILES ON MY VEHICLE NOW AND THEY NEED TO BE RESURFACED AGAIN, BUT THE VIBRATIONS HAVEN'T GOTTEN THAT BAD YET. ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIBRATIONS FROM MY ROTORS BECOMING WARPED, I EXPERIENCE A "KNOCKING" FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK MY CAR INTO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AT ABOUT 39,700 MILES AND DESCRIBED MY PROBLEM TO THEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED RESURFACING AND THAT THE STEERING SHAFT HAD GONE BAD AND NEEDED REPLACING. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT ($480 JOB) BUT NOT THE BRAKES. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS (LESS EXPENSIVE THAN DEALER COST). I AM HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF THE STEERING SHAFT GOING BAD AGAIN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY CHEVROLET WON'T DO SOMETHING FOR ITS MONTE CARLO CUSTOMERS. *JB

DT: FEBUARY OF THIS YEAR ABS TRACTION SENSOR AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN BACKING IOUT OF DRIVEWAY OR IN NORMAL DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB AND THE TRACTION ACTIVE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HUB SENSOR THAT FAILED, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEMS CONSUMER WAS HAVING AT THAT TIME. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THIS, BUT DID RESET THE SENSOR. WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM DEALER BRAKES STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WITHIN 24 HOURS THE SAME ISSUE WAS ACTIVED ON THE VEHICLE. RETURNEDS TO DEALER, THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HUB SENSOR. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. DID PHONE DEALER ABOUT THIS. CONSUMER MADE ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALER, WHO NOTED AGAIN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SENSOR HAD GONE BAD AGAIN. CURRENTLY, CAR IS AGAIN AT THE DEALER FOR THE 4TH TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS AT A AT STOP SIGN, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE DISCOVERED NO BRAKES. AFTERWARDS, IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE CAR IS NOW. ALSO HAS HAD ROTORS RESURFACED, AND REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS AS WELL DURING THIS PROCESS. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WERE TURNED BY DEALER IN JUNE 2004 AT 43,000 MILES. STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING, HAD BRAKES CHECKED, BRAKES WERE FINE. WAS TOLD THE FRONT ROTORS WERE NO GOOD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS OCCURED 3 MONTHS AND 4,000 MILES LATER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS, CHARGED $205.00 (DID NOT CHARGE LABOR). I'VE NOTICED ON THIS SITE MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE SPENT OVER $450.00 IN 90 DAYS FOR BRAKE ROTOR ISSUES.*AK

SERIES OF HIGH COST REPAIRS AT MY EXPENSE WITH NO WARRANTY: DRIVER INFOMATION CENTER HAS ALWAYS BEEN WRONG AND INACCURATE AND UNFIXABLE; AT 24446 MILES, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AT MY EXPENSE (; AC AT 30825 WORKED INTERMITTENLY AND BATTERY LIGHT INDICATOR STAYED ON AND SERPENTINE BELT WORN OUT (REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET BRAND ($90) THAT HAS LASTED PERFECTLY AT ALMOST 80,000 MILES; ENGINE COOLANT LEAK NOTICE BY CHEVROLET ON JULY 2003 FIXED ON 7/30-03 AT 58009MILES; AT 34607 VIBRATION FROM INTERMID. STEERING SHAFT AND BUSHING REPLACED ($60); VIBRATION BACK AT 75,000MILES AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT; CHEV DIAGNOSIS ON 7/8/04 FOR LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDS LEFT REAR WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY (ABS BRAKES WILL NOT WORK AND NOT FIXED, $700) AND TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENLY (NOT FIXED) AND AC COMPRESSOR LEAKING (NOT FIXED, $900), AND DRIVER SEAT POWER SEAT HEATER DEFECTIVE (NOT FIXED, $230). *AK