Had issues with electrical in 2015 in which gas gauge and other gauges, speedometer were "bouncing". Auto repair determined it was the fuel pump and replaced it to the tune of $600. This year, while driving at highway speeds when car suddenly looses all power and turns off. Brought back to same repair shop who stated battery cables were loose and tightened them free of charge. Now 4-5 months later and same issue is occurring which happened 4 times today. Twice while making a hard turn. Terminals are completely tight. Earlier this year could not turn ignition key and tapped it with a hammer to get it to turn. I have been reading quite a bit about an ignition switch recall, but no mention of it by the dealer for two recall fixes this year regarding the ignition key and fob, and some cover on the engine.
2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo: wrong fuel gauge reading
5 of the 230 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo describe wrong fuel gauge reading.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Wrong fuel gauge reading by model year
What owners say
My 2002 chevy monte carlo has been experiencing electrical problems since I have owned it. The cruise control comes on without being selected and then the heating/cooling systems goes off and on by itself. The turn signal goes on and off. Sometimes it will work sometimes it will not. The fuel gauge does not register correctly goes up and down so I am never sure what is in the tank. Occasionally the car will not start at all even though the lights work, the radio plays, and everything else will operate inside the car. I will sit and wait a while. After about 15-25 minutes I will try to start it and then it will start up. This has been happening more and more. I have talked to other chevy monte carlo owner and they have had the same problems with their car.
3 new fuel pump rails installed from recall ( gas gauge does not work). The problem still occurs, the gauge works for a small amount of time after new fuel rail is installed, then fails, leaving no way to check the amount of fuel left in the tank.
Gas gauge all of a sudden stopped working and I ran out of gas!
My 2002 chevy montecarlo ss the gas gauge is very erratic it shows you having a full tank of a gas when you don't it bounces back and forth like this no matter if it's full or not very frustrating to know when to fill up...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo fuel gauge
Is wrong fuel gauge reading a common problem on the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo?
5 of 230 owner complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo (2%) mention wrong fuel gauge reading. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Headlights 18ABS 16Won't start 16Fire or smoke 15Stalling 13No deployment 8Adaptive cruise 7Check engine light 5Loss of power 5
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