2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTI CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V40000 (ELECTRICAL) REMEDY ITSELF IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO PROVEN THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS MATTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER FAILED. THE DEALER HAD TO DRILL OUT THE OLD IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER, REPLACE IT AND INSTALL 2 NEW KEYS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,267. AZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 10/29/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE THEFT DIFFERENTIAL FUEL ENABLES CIRCUIT CONDITION. THE ECM HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PROPER SIGNAL FROM THE THEFT DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEM. UPDATED 4/24/3015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER THIRTY MINUTES. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2003 MONTE SS HAD BEEN SMOKING AND HAVING PROBLEMS ACCELERATING & SHIFTING AND PUT ON TESTERS AND READ CODE AND I NEEDED A AIR FLOW SENSOR SO I HAD THAT PUT ON, WAS RECOMMENDED I GET TUNE UP SO I GOT THAT, AND HAD JUST PUT NEW BATTERY IN THE CAR. THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER PUTTING GAS IN THE CAR I WAS LEAVING GAS STATION AND LOST ACCELERATION AGAIN AND THE CAR SMOKED AGAIN. I SOON LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING GAS & BREAKS AND WINDOWS. PEOPLE PASSING BY WERE HONKING AND SAID THE UNDERNEATH OF CAR AND UNDER HOOD HAD FLAMES IN FRONT OF CAR. I HAD TO THROW IT IN PARK AND JUMP OUT BECAUSE THE PEDDLES QUIT WORKING AND THE CAR EXPLODED IN FLAMES AND HAD I NOT HAD MY WINDOW DOWN I WOULD HAVE BEEN LOCKED INSIDE AND COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE. THE ENGINE AND WHOLE ELECTRICAL WIRE HARNESS HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND THE CAR BURNED UP WITH 3-5 MINUTES. THIS WAS OUR ONLY CAR AND THE ONLY MEANS OF GETTING DISABLED CHILD TO THE APPOINTMENTS HE NEEDED AND TO WORK AND HAS PUT HARDSHIP ON OUR FAMILY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN A WOMAN USING HER CELL PHONE CHANGED LANES INTO MY LANE WITHOUT LOOKING. CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO JAM ON MY BRAKES AND SWERVE TO MISS HER. UPON DOING THIS ACTION MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND I REAR ENDED HER. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM AS I HAVE ALSO HAD MY IGNITION LOCK UP AND COULDN'T GET THE KEY OUT. WHEN MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED IT ALSO QUICK DEFLATED. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT A LONG TIME AGO AND THIS ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

MY CAR RANDOMLY FLASHES THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. I'VE MADE SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS LIKE ALOT OF CARS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMETIMES MY CAR DOES NOT TURN ON UNTIL ABOUT 10MIN OF LETTING IT JUST SIT THERE. PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM AS I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

ONCE MY CAR PEAKED AT 100,000 MILES THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AND NEVER SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES THE CAR START AND SOMETIMES IT WONT. ONCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHEN IT CUT OFF ON ME. WHILE DRIVING ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR WOULD START FLASHING UNCONTROLLABLY. THEIR IS LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHOLE PANEL. NOW THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNABLE TO START. I HAVE BEEN READING TONS AND TONS OF FORUMS ABOUT SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T GM RECALLED THIS PROBLEM? *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE IGNITION SYSTEM WOULD RESET LIGHTING UP THE DISPLAY CLUSTER JUST AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THIS WOULD CAUSE A MOMENTARY SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE MORE PREVALENT WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL FOR A CURVE OR TURN OFF THE ROAD. THE TURN SIGNAL UNIT WAS FIRST SUSPECT SINCE IT SEEMED TO CORRELATE WITH APPLYING THE TURN SIGNAL AND TURNING THE WHEEL. THE CONDITION WORSENED TO THE IGNITION SHUTDOWN FOR LONGER PERIODS SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE CAUSING STEERING AND BRAKING TO BE SHUT DOWN AND FINALLY DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR. AFTER 2 VISITS TO A GM SERVICE CENTER THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A FAULTY IGNITION THAT WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. *TR