2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo: check engine light

Filed Nov 19, 2017 · Acceleration, Brakes · 60,000 miles · IN

About october 10th, 2017 I was coming up on a traffic light and when I applied the brakes, the pedal would not go down. I was going about 45 MPH by the grace of god I was able to blast through an intersection and miss everyone, everything!. Rattled I guess I shut the car off when I regained my composer I started the car and everything was fine. I did not want to believe this happened! I thought I did something wrong maybe had my foot under the brake pedal or something. Have been driving the car since 2 weeks ago was stranded in a parking lot, would not start. Had the car towed home, tried to start it and started right up. Now service track light is on and anti lock brakes is on and service engine light is on sometime and the cruise light is on. Yesterday wife was driving the car and same thing no brakes, you could not push the pedal down it is as if there is something under the pedal it's that solid. My concern for my own safety as well as other monte carlo owners is most important. If either time we would have been on a expressway where we could not turn to a shoulder this would be catastrophic . Called the service manager where the car was purchased, also harbor chevy in michigan city, in and gates chevy in south bend, indiana, all said they have never heard of this before. Got on the internet and found similar posts in car complaints without any problem, seems odd gm does not know anything about this. For every ones own safety this should be a redundant system in older cars you would not lose all brakes. Could understand if you lost anti lock part but still could stop. This has to be a overlooked flaw in design and gm should be made to correct this before someone gets killed. If someones been killed by this how could they tell you that he lost his brakes? Thank you mike

Filed Jan 12, 2015 · Airbags, Engine · 156,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet monte carlo. While driving 25 MPH, the check engine light illuminated and half of the air bag was exposed on the passenger side when the vehicle was purchased. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was referred to the manufacturer. The approximate failure mileage was 156,000.

Filed Feb 6, 2007 · Brakes, Engine · OH

2002 chevrolet monte carlo with ABS and service engine light problems and concerns**cc the traction light illuminated as well. The transmission was replaced 2 months after the consumer purchased the vehicle, because the vehicle wouldn't go into 3rd gear. The steering shaft was lubricated. The consumer was informed that the ebcm needed to be replaced and without the replacement, the ABS would not work so the traction control and ABS light would remain on. The water pump and intake gasket was replaced due them leaking. The fuel injector was replaced due to it being stuck open. The tire pressure monitoring light illuminated, the dealer sealed the rear wheels.

Filed Jun 2, 2006 · Engine · 40,000 miles · CA

I purchased the vehicle new in june of 2002. The car currently has 120,000 miles on it's 3.8 v6 engine. Every 40,000 miles we have had to put a new catalytic converter on the car. The check engine light comes on and the code reads catalytic converter bad. The dealership has made the repair under warranty each time, but can not identify the reason for the converter going bad. I have heard this is a common enough problem that gm extended the warranty on the converters for 10 years or 120,000 miles. The car runs well and gets good mileage. The check engine light never comes on, except when the converter has gone bad. I have tried e-mailing gm, but get no response from them. What are my rights here?

Filed Dec 30, 2003 · Airbags, Electrical · 45,952 miles · IL

I own a 2002 chevy monte carlo. At the beginning of november 2003 the quages on the dash board (tachometor, speedometor, ABS light, air bag light, check engine light ect.) would flash on & off and guages would sweep up and down. On november 9th I stop to get gas and shut the car off. When I got back in the car and turn it on the passanger side air bag deployed. On november 24th while I was driving the driver air bag deployed. I took the car both time to the dealer and was told by gm that they will not fix the air bags. About a year ago I bumped a car in front of me while stop in traffic and it made a 1 inch crack in my bumper the air bags did not deploy at that time. Gm states the accident that happen a year ago is why the air bags deployed in november. They advised me to call my insurance company. I took the car to the insurance and they confirm that the air bag deployment was not cause by the accident. My insurance is working with me to get gm to take responsibilty for the defect. They advised me to also file a complaint with you.