2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE STEERING MADE A NOISE THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HUB MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTING THE STEERING. THE HUB WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $3,000 AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE BECAME LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN A YEAR. THEY STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HUB ALSO FAILED. THE DEALER LATER DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS THE TRUE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED BY DOORMAN PRODUCTS REGARDING THE STEERING SHAFT, BUT IT ONLY PERTAINED TO AFTERMARKET OR REPLACEMENT STEERING SHAFTS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE STEERING SHAFT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 100,000.

I HAVE A 2001 MONTE CARLO AND HAVE MANY ISSUES. 1ST I HAVE BEEN HAVING A STEERING ISSUE SINCE 35,000 MILES. I MAKES CONSTANT NOISE WHEN STEERING AND TURNING. HAD IT FIXED TWICE AT MY EXPENSE. ONCE AGAIN STARTED HAPPENING. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS DANGEROUS. 2ND GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. 3RD THE HEAT/AC INTERMITTENT AND I NOTICED WHEN THIS DOES NOT WORK THE PANEL WHERE IT TELLS YOU IF YOU ARE GOING NORTH, SOUTH ETC. DOESN'T WORK EITHER. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND HE HEARD A GRINDING METAL NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED AND LUBRICATED THE STEERING SHAFT TWICE. ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE STEERING SHAFT. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING AN IDENTICAL REPAIR MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,902 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. UPDATED 10-30-08 *BF UPDATED 11/03/08. *JB

AFTER COMPLAINING FOR 5 YEARS TO A DEALER AND CAR MANUFACTURER ABOUT A CLANKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THE CAR WAS DANGEROUS, AND THE MANUFACTURERS KNEW THERE WAS A STEERING COLUMN DEFECT IN A LOT OF THEIR CARS, SO THEY WERE QUIETLY FIXING THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY WHEN CUSTOMERS COMPLAINED. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALER AGAIN, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO DEFECT. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOLD THEM WHAT MY MECHANIC SAID THEY AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THE CAR WAS DANGEROUS, STEERING COULD FAIL AT ANY MOMENT. THEN, THEY AGREED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT A LARGE COST TO MYSELF. ACCORDING TO MY PRIVATE MECHANIC AND VARIOUS ON-LINE RESOURCES THIS WAS A WIDE SCALE PROBLEM , AND THE MANUFACTURERS WERE TRYING TO AVOID NEGATIVE PUBLICITY. IN THE PROCESS, THEY WERE PUTTING THE PUBLIC AT RISK. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT INFORMED THE MECHANICS HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I HAVE CHATTED WITH VARIOUS CAR OWNERS ONLINE, WHO HAD THIS FIX, AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *AK.

I HAVE HAD MY 2001 MONTE CARLO LS SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2001 I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AT ABOUT 20,000 MILE AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER LUBED IT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR AWHILE. THE LUBE ONLY LASTED TILL ABOUT 48,000 MILES AT WHICH TIME I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID IT AGAIN UNDER WHAT THEY CALL GOOD WILL. AT AROUND 63,000 MILES IT WAS HAPPENING AGAIN AT WHICH TIME I DECIDE TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS. I EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM TO THEM EVEN GIVING THEM THEIR OWN BULLETIN NUMBER THAT CALLED FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING SHAFT THAT WAS PROVIDED TO ME BY A GM TECHNICIAN. THEY COULD NOT FIND THAT IN THEIR DATABASE UNTIL I GAVE THEM THE NUMBER THEN THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A BULLETIN THE SUPERSEDED THE BULLETIN I GAVE THEM WHICH CALLED FOR LUBING THE SHAFT. THEY HAD ME TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHICH THEY TOLD ME THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE LUBED WHICH IS WHAT I TOLD GM ON THE PHONE. GM TOLD ME THEY WHERE NOT GOING TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR EVEN KNOW THE SAME PART FAILED 3 TIMES IN UNDER 70,000 MILES. THE DEALER QUOTED ME 280.00 FOR THE REPAIR WHICH I DECLINED AND THEY CHARGED ME FOR DIAGNOSIS OF 75.00. I ENDED UP BUYING THE LUBE FOR 11.00 AND DOING IT MYSELF. I REALLY THINK IF GM IS GOING TO SELL CARS THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FAULTY PARTS THEY ARE PUTTING INTO VEHICLES KNOWINGLY COSTING CONSUMERS MILLIONS YEARLY. THERE ARE MANY TECHNICAL BULLETINS ON THE STEERING SHAFT PROBLEMS. I'M JUST GOING TO PUT ANY DATE IN FOR INCIDENT DATE BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. *JB

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