general problems of the 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

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.

Takata recall. I spoke to a representative at gm asking about the recall of my vehicle and said my warranty was expired. I just recently bought the car from another person so how I was suppose to know about the cars recall. The problem with the car is the ignition switch whenever I rotate it to turn it on it does not start. I would have to rotate it slowly to the start and as well let it go slowly for it to start. So its not functioning properly. I want to file a complaint to gm for I can get my car fix since it could be caused of my death and the death of other civilians that are near my car whenever it gives up or even worst.

Did a report with the dealer 3 months ago and haven't had a call back yet about bringing my car in to fix the problem wondering how long will it take to be called in about this problem.

There is a clicking noise when I turn the wheel, and I checked everything in the wheel and it all looked okay. . . So it must be in the steering. . . Ive read up on it and people are saying its the intermediate steering shaft.

I feel something in the steering wheel like a knocking noise. It happened about 2 weeks after I bought the car. You can feel it and hear it when I turn the wheel and even when I don't turn the wheel.

While driving my 2001 Monte Carlo ss at 65 miles per hour on the interstate the car would shut off on its own leaving no power steering, brakes, or power to anything. The car did this several times. I contacted gm directly when this started happening. Basically I was told too bad and they couldn't help me. Jun 5, 2014 summary history display store 01 servc01 total r/o's 1 total serv. Days 3 make cv Chevrolet ln# ro. No. Ro. Date. . Miles. Adv/tech j# t operation code. Description 600760 04/20/2007 98020 a 7368 31973 1 c 32ctz001 check engine lig 4757 Jun 5, 2014 r/o close out store 01 servc01 desc. Cv Monte Carlo blck 01 | 4. Labor 211. 40 0. 00 0. 00 | | 5. Parts 6. 96 0. 00 0. 00 | | | 8. Misc 14. 95 0. 00 0. 00 | | 9. Tax 13. 11 0. 00 0. 00 | |10. Est $ [ ] totals c 246. 42 w 0. 00 I 0. 00 | | | complaint customer states the check engine is on | | dies while driving andm doesnt shift well | | cause performed diag sys check and found dtc p0128 engine coolant | | temp incorrect. And p1811 shift adapt. | | correction needs new thermostat for p0128 | | needs valve body and pressure control solenoid for p1811 |.

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.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo ss. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the steering wheel made a loud noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated the intermittent steering shaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

Vehicle taken to dealer for "clunk" in steering wheel , repair done and after completeing repair , vehicle no longer travels in straight line . Vehicle weaves at all speeds , pulling to the right then darting to the left . Dealer states " no known repair for this defect". Nlm.

While driving at highway speeds, vehicle tends to drift to either side causing very poor handling. Flaws in the road causes the vehicle to wander all over the place. Trying to have the problem fixed for 2 years now has completely exhausted me, yet the problem still exist. I hope and wish for something to happen resulting in repairs being made to my car, being that this is my first new car and I saved for years to purchase it.