general problems of the 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Cecking the fuses, none of them were blown. Gauge would be reading hot temperature, would check the hoses and radiator nothing. Fuel system is down now.

The dealer years ago just put an insert into the key. Now the ignition does not properly work. You have to wiggle the key for operation. Sometimes the car won't start,other times the components won't work unless I wiggle the key. Car has 57,000 miles. Was part of the original recall for ignition problems.

The contact owned a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. While driving 35 mph, another motorist informed the contact that flames were coming from the front of her vehicle. While pulling off the roadway, the steering wheel locked and all power was lost. There were no warning indicators illuminated. Two weeks prior to the failure, a diagnostic test was performed but no failure codes were found. The contact also mentioned that she received a recall notification for a key fob, but not NHTSA campaign number: 15v70100 (engine and engine cooling). The fire department was notified and extinguished the fire. A fire report and a police report were filed. The contact received medical treatment for elevated carbon monoxide in the blood and post traumatic stress disorder. The vehicle was towed and deemed a total loss. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The recall details for the key fob were not provided. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.

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.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. While driving at an unknown speed, smoke expelled from the front of the vehicle without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount for time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, the turn signals failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the key was difficut to turn over to start the vehicle. The contact exited the vehicle and upon further inspection under the hood, it was noticed that there was a fire near the engine compartment that burned various components and the parts that fractured ejected from the vehicle as well as flames. The driver did not sustain any injuries. A police report was not filed. The contact was able to get a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. The vehicle was towed to the authorized dealer for further inspection and diagnosis to determine the failure. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 132,000. Dyd.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled and an abnormal noise emitted. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle restarted and resumed in operation. The failure occurred only after the vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign: 14v400000 (electrical system). The failure caused the battery to drain. The battery was replaced on three separate occasions. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 340,000. Js.

2001 Monte Carlo ss; I've had many different occasions on where the car just dies while I'm driving it. They had a recall for the "ignition key" I took it in, they "fixed" the key-not the ignition, and still, to this day, the vehicle continues to die while driving, which includes loss of power steering completely. Luckily, I have not had a car accident due to this issue, but it's still scary when it happens. It happened again today, 5/29/2015 while driving and completely lost steering control when it died.

Security will not allow car to start or run dealer says bad bcm or wire wants 400 to look.

Upon attempting to start my car, the engine made a loud bang and saw some smoke coming out from the sides of the hood. I then noticed in the reflection of some water on the street and orange glow. I got out of the car, saw fire under the car, and called 911.

I purchased a used 2001 Monte Carlo ss 3. 8l October 2011. The recall #2009047 engine compartment fire notice arrived in August 2012. Two spark plug retainers were installed at the dealer September 18, 2012 for no charge. On November 18, 2013, the car was parked for a few hours from 11 am until 2:45 pm, then after driving a short distance (less than 8 miles) on the highway, the car was parked in the lot of a pharmacy. Noticeable smoke began to emanate from under the sides of the hood. The hood remained cool to the touch. Immediately after the hood was lifted, the entire engine compartment was engulfed in fire. Two police officers just happened to be on the scene at the time. They kept us away from the vehicle and prevented us from any attempts to use an extinguisher on the fire. It burned until the firefighters arrived a few minutes later and put it out. The car still looked great with the hood closed. Except for a cracked windshield, there was no visible damage to the interior, exterior, or tires. Everything in the engine compartment was completely destroyed. The insurance company totaled it out.

I was stopped at a red light at the intersection of 31st street and la grange highway when I noticed smoke coming from under the hood of my car. I pulled into the cit-go gas station thinking my Monte Carlo was over heating. Then, flames began to come from the under the hood. I immediately called 911 and the la grange park police and fire department came within minutes. They had to saw my hood open to put the fire out and I immediately contacted gm. They notified me that my vehicle is in fact a recall and was negligent in sending me the registered vehicle owner any sort of notice of recall. Gm is denying fault and refuses to repair the vehicle or grant any sort of responsibility or compensation. Although they are responsible for the manufacturer defect they still refuse liability.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the cooling system failed and caused the heating system to also fail. In addition, the instrument panel lights would flicker on and off. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic for inspection. The failure was located at the ignition and the electrical system. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,045 and the current mileage was 124,161. Updated 04/02/lj updated 04/03/13.

2001 chevy Monte Carlo blinkers doesnt work an when I press the hazardous lights thy start working but recently neither of them work.

Turn signal failure.

I'm posting my complaint about a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. There are multiple problems but the two worse are that the turn signals don't work and the car's engine is being disabled by some sort of security malfunction. I'm 19, and don't have money to have this problem corrected. Nobody seems to know what's causing the problems. It's very frustrating because the car leaves me stranded, and not having turn signals that work properly is also very frustrating, because it can cause a very bad accident. Please someone help!.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo super sport. The contact stated when the vehicle was in a stop position within a parking lot the vehicle jerked and it automatically accelerated and crashed into a metal pole. The air bags failed to deployed. The contact sustained head injury and required medical condition. A police report was filed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified about the failure. The contact received NHTSA campaign number 14v400000(electrical system). The contact believed the failure and the crash are related to the recall. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo super sport. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle shut off without warning. The vehicle was unable to be restarted and was towed to the contact's residence. The dealer stated that the engine and ecm caused the failure. The contact would have to pay over $500 to have the vehicle repaired. The failure has been occurring for approximately four months; however, this was the first time the vehicle ever shut off. The failure and current mileages were 88,000.

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.

My automatic door locks don't work, randomly when I am driving the car will just act like it can't shift but still drives and d's order it when slowing down to.

My 2001 montecarlo was hit in front with front end damage and the air bags didn't go off causing my girl friend to have a broken nose . . The vehicle was in motion on a city street in the turning lane.

First I noticed that my dashboard would not light up at night from time to time when I drove at night . Sometimes it would not light up upon startup and then light up during the drive . This became more frequent over time . Also I experienced that my fog light on the driver's side kept blowing bulbs , about 3 so far , whereas the passenger side bulb is the original one since I brought the car . I spoke with a mechanic I befriended while taking a class and he told me that the problem was the headlamp control switch on the dash to the left of the steering wheel . I went to the dealer and they confirmed this to be true without my assessment I gained from my classmate mechanic who told me how common this problem was and how expensive it is to fix for the chevy Monte Carlo ss 2001 . Do you have similar complaints about this type of problem ? not being able to see your dashboard at night is very annoying as I like to know what my car is doing while driving it . I feel that this problem will grow and become more expensive to fix over time , especially being electrical . Sincerely.

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.

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).

Second submit - 1st submit no response 10427931 6/2003 - fuel pump replaced. 9/2004 cool pressure test found inter gasket leaking - replaced upper & lower internal gaskets; low cool sensor replaced. 12/2004 - missing on incline and with cruise - nothing found. 11/2005 - missing on accel, using lots of gas - wanted to replace plugs, etc. 2/2006 - missing on incline and cruise - nothing found. 6/2008 - numerous issues - bcm replaced. 7/2008 - after bcm replaced, dash lights , cruise indicator, heat and a/c did not function properly - dealer stated there would be cost to fix items even though they worked prior to replacement of bcm. 9/29/2011 - learned about "special policy adjustment-catalytic converter #05551(9/14/2005)" although I was never advised by dealer and did not receive notification. Called dealer to ask if they would check under special policy - dealer said they could not because, although mileage is within special policy guidelines, the time expired 4/2011. I have copies of all service done on this vehicle. Can this special policy be honored since I was not notified of the policy by gm or the dealer? the car has always had a problem with missing and using lots of gasoline. Thank you for advocating for me.

6/2003 - fuel pump replaced. 9/2004 cool pressure test found inter gasket leaking - replaced upper & lower internal gaskets; low cool sensor replaced. 12/2004 - missing on incline and with cruise - nothing found. 11/2005 - missing on accel, using lots of gas - wanted to replace plugs, etc. 2/2006 - missing on incline and cruise - nothing found. 6/2008 - numerous issues - bcm replaced. 7/2008 - after bcm replaced, dash lights , cruise indicator, heat and a/c did not function properly - dealer stated there would be cost to fix items even though they worked prior to replacement of bcm. 9/29/2011 - learned about "special policy adjustment-catalytic converter #05551(9/14/2005)" although I was never advised by dealer and did not receive notification. Called dealer to ask if they would check under special policy - dealer said they could not because, although mileage is within special policy guidelines, the time expired 4/2011. I have copies of all service done on this vehicle. Can this special policy be honored since I was not notified of the policy by gm or the dealer? the car has always had a problem with missing and using lots of gasoline. Thank you for advocating for me.

Consumer called complaining about electrical system problems. Stated that consumer was in the vehicle and that the door will not unlock/ windows will not come down. Manufacturer was contacted, and stated that they have no other complains on this vehicle.

Turn signals will not work when windshield wipers are operating.

I have had numerous problems with my 01' Chevrolet Monte Carlo ss. The car will idle between 1200 and 3300 rpms intermittently while driving and in park. This problem makes this vehicle very hard to control, slow down and stop. My fuel mileage has been affected, I have had to replace my brakes, and my confidence in this vehicle is gone. My wife and I feel very uncomfortable driving this car because we never know when it is going to act up, and when it does, the safety of us and all those around us is in jepordy. I have towed this vehicle to the dealer over 8 times, for this problem. I have had numberous this replace, but the problem keeps coming back. I have attempted a gm buy back and also a lemon law and gm refused to do anything about it. I no longer want to waste my time and money on a car that may soon harm someone or myself!!!.