Brake Disc Rotor problems of the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Vehicle has had to have brake rotors replaced 5 times in 5 years, and turned 3 other times. Dealership and private mechanic have said repeatedly that they see a lot of this and that it is a factory problem, but no one seems to know what the problem is or how to fix it other than 300-400 at a time.

When pressing on the brakes vehicle shook heavily. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the rotors wore out prematurely. Rotors had been replaced at 5,000 miles.

2002 Monte Carlo - at 38000 miles this will be the 2nd time the brake rotors on this car need to be repaired. The front end vibrates when applying brakes at any speed. Gm service dealer advised me to wait until the pads were worn this time before repairing rotors?????? the customer service representative I talked to suggested taking the car to a different dealership for a 2nd opinion????? it is unacceptable that a high perfomance car would have such a defect or design problem.

2002 Monte Carlo : at 29,000 miles needs all front and rear brake rotors resurfaced due to warping and new brake pads. This was described to us as normal and not covered under any warranties. Vehicle is driven majority of time on the interstate highway where brakes are not needed much. In addition, when turning a noise was heard/felt in steering wheel. G. M. Dealer service center had to replace inner steering shaft in steering column? (their description) this was repair under warranty.

2002 Monte Carlo ss started: at about 13000 miles started vibrating when braking. Took it in to the dealership at about 15000 miles and they said the rotors needed to be turned. I paid for that to be done. At about 28,000 again started vibrating while braking. Took it to a brake specialist and he said the rotors needed replacing. Called the dealership and they said they could not pay for this to be done (not in warranty coverage) so we had the outside specialist put on rotors with a 50,000 mile warranty. I see many other folks have this same problem. Why does gm not cover this? I thought when I bought a new vehicle I wouldn't have to sink more money into repairs until after the 36,000 warranty was up. Hope gm straightens this out. I was looking at a used 2001 grand am for my daughter but I see there are many of the same complaints on that vehicle. Guess my life long relationship with gm vehicles is becoming questionable? hope gm gets this straightened out before they loose other devoted gm folks.

Since buying the vehicle the consumer had a problem with the rotors. They have been replaced twice. While braking the rotors caused the steering wheel to shake violently. Took vehicle to the dealer for a third time yesterday. The dealer said this was an issue with the lamination on the rotors. The consumer did not have rotors replaced because he was afraid he would be charged for the repair as well the dealer placing the same type of rotors that have been rusting in the past. The mechanic noted air bubbles in the casting in the rotors which the caused the rusting. When the vehicle was driven at speeds of 60 mph or even 30 mph, the consumer noticed pulsation in the brake pedal, however, when approaching exit ramps and when more pressure was applied to the pedal, a more severe pulsation would cause the steering wheel to vibrate violently. Other problems: the driver's window switch was inoperative and the front brakes would grind when stopping due to rotor problem.

When the brakes are applied vehicle involuntarily changes lanes. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer replaced the rotors. However, problem has not been corrected.

While driving at any speed and when applying brakes front end will vibrate violently. Dealer has been notified. Mechanic indicated rotors needed to be replaced or turned. Vehicle has only been driven a couple thousand miles.