2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2000-08-29 00V244000 AIR BAGS 580 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2020-09-01 ENGINE No 0 LEAKS TIMING AND HEAD GASKETS
2019-07-20 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE STARTED HER VEHICLE, SHE HEARD A LO…
2019-07-20 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 1 I PURCHASED A 2001 CHEVY MONTE CARLO SS IN 9-01. I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL RECENTLY THE ENGINE WAS BUILT 2000. I WOULD NO…
2019-07-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 CECKING THE FUSES, NONE OF THEM WERE BLOWN. GAUGE WOULD BE READING HOT TEMPERATURE, WOULD CHECK THE HOSES AND RADIATOR …
2019-02-16 ENGINE No 1 ENGINE BACKFIRED AND EXPLODED UPON IGNITION AFTER SITTING FOR A WEEK. ENGINE WAS COLD AND IN COLD WEATHER. 3 FOOT FLA…
2019-02-06 ENGINE No 0 ENGINE FIRE CLAIM# [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6…
2017-07-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE DEALER YEARS AGO JUST PUT AN INSERT INTO THE KEY. NOW THE IGNITION DOES NOT PROPERLY WORK. YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE THE …
2017-05-20 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP TO DEAL WITH A KEY IGNITION RECALL 2 MONTHS AGO. NOW MY CAR IS STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROA…
2017-04-11 ENGINE No 0 INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLOSION RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO NEARBY VEHICLE. ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE ONE CRANK FOLLOWED BY …
2017-04-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER MOTORIST INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT FL…
2016-11-22 SEAT BELTS No 0 PASSENGER SEAT BELT COMES UNBUCKLED FOR NO REASON. IT ALSO WONT LOCK ALL THE WAY WHEN YOU PLUG IT IN. RELEASE BUTTON SO…
2016-11-20 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 AFTER CHARGING THE BATTERY L THEN STARTED THE CAR AN HAD A BACK FIRE. WHEN THE CAR BACK FIRED IT BLEW OUT THE INTAKE MA…
2016-09-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 PROBLEM 1: DRIVING NEAR MY HOME AND VEHICLE QUIT ON ME. GAS GAUGE SHOWED FULL BUT COME TO FIND OUT, I WAS OUT OF GAS. …
2016-08-05 ENGINE No 0 I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE TEMP GAUGE DROPPEF TO ZERO, AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING, AND CAR BEGAN TO …
2016-07-29 ENGINE No 0 IN LATE 2015, AND AGAIN IN JANUARY 2016, WE RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM THAT THE FOLLOWING RECALL APPLIED TO OUR VEHICLE: …
2016-06-24 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 …
2016-06-20 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 TAKATA RECALL. I SPOKE TO A REPRESENTATIVE AT GM ASKING ABOUT THE RECALL OF MY VEHICLE AND SAID MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED…
2016-06-03 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND…
2016-04-16 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLODIN…
2016-04-06 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE AND FUEL GAUGES DISPLAYED INCO…
2016-03-22 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701…
2016-03-09 ENGINE No 0 2001 MONTE CARLO SS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET. *LD *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHI…
2016-03-02 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS…
2016-02-25 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMO…
2016-02-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKED ONTO THE …
2016-02-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR FRONT VALVE COVER …
2016-02-16 ENGINE No 0 UPPER INTAKE EXPLOSION ON THE 3800 SERIES II ENGINE. TRY TO START CAR. IT TURNED OVER TWICE AND EXPLODE CATCHING FIRE…
2015-12-21 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER; 15V70100…
2015-12-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE EXPELLED FROM THE FRONT OF …
2015-12-14 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE ENGINE COMPA…
2015-12-12 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V70100…
2015-10-30 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V70100…
2015-10-26 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V70100…
2015-10-21 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 HOW IS IT ACCEPTABLE THAT, 75 DAYS AFTER THE RECALL WAS ISSUED, THERE IS STILL NO RESOLUTION FOR NHSTA RECALL #15V701 …
2015-10-21 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE STRONG FUMES OF FUEL AND OIL OUTS…
2015-07-19 ENGINE No 0 I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE TO GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY WITH MY MOTHER-IN-LAW. I TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THERE WAS AN …
2015-06-19 STEERING No 0 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 W…
2015-03-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCC…
2015-03-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE T…
2015-02-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER TO START …
2015-01-29 STEERING No 0 THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL, AND I CHECKED EVERYTHING IN THE WHEEL AND IT ALL LOOKED OKAY...SO IT M…
2014-12-01 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. *JS
2014-11-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AN ABNOR…
2014-10-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SERVICING THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMP…
2014-10-09 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORM…
2014-09-25 AIR BAGS Yes 1 GOING WESTBOUND THROUGH THE GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT VEHICLE STALLED,AN ONCOMING VEHICLE T-BONE PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING A CRA…
2014-09-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 2001 MONTE CARLO SS; I'VE HAD MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ON WHERE THE CAR JUST DIES WHILE I'M DRIVING IT. THEY HAD A RECA…
2014-09-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 SECURITY WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO START OR RUN DEALER SAYS BAD BCM OR WIRE WANTS 400 TO LOOK. *TR
2014-07-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR AND THE KEY WON'T TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE THREE KEYS TO MY CAR AND NONE OF THEM WIL…
2014-07-21 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE V…