2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo exterior lighting problems

“TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK AND HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE OR LOCAL ROADS. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON IN A FEW SECONDS, OTHER TIMES IT TAKES AS LONG AS THIRTY SECONDS”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LAMP LENSES HAD BEEN OXIDIZED AND THAT THERE WAS A FILM BUILD UP WHICH AFFECTED THE VISIBILITY OF THE LOW BEAMS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION CAUSING THE LIGHTING TO BE DIM. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY LESS ENTRY FUNCTION FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO UTILIZE THE OWNERS MANUAL TO OVERRIDE THE SYSTEM BY EITHER DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLE OR RESETTING THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,400.”

“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. *TR”

“HEAD LIGHTS ON MY MONTE CARLO 2002 THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING NOT RIGHT. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR ONE NIGHT WHEN I WAS DRIVING OUT THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LIGHTS JUST GO OFF SCARING ME TO DEATH. IN A FEW SECONDS THEY CAME BACK ON. I HAVE HAD THIS DO THIS TO ME SEVERAL TIMES I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2003. NOW ON AUGUST 28TH 2010 I HAD WENT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AND LATER THAT NIGHT WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK AT ALL UNLESS I HELD THE LIGHT SWITCH ON THE COLUMN FOR BRIGHT OR DIM. SO NOW THAT IS THE ONLY WAY I HAVE HEAD LIGHTS NOW IF I HOLD THE SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN SO I DON'T GO TO FAR AT NIGHT. DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS I ALSO KNOW SOMEONE ELSE THAT HAS A MONTE CARLO AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT HERS JUST GOES OFF ON HER LIKE MINE USE TO. *TR”

“I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO LS. ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO MY TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING RANDOMLY. IT SEEMED TO BE THE WORST ON HOT DAYS. I WOULD LEAVE MY HOME OR WORK WITH THEM WORKING PROPERLY AND THEN AT A RANDOM POINT DURING MY DRIVE THEY WOULD NO LONGER WORK. GM HAS RECALLED OTHER MAKES AND MODELS FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THE MONTE CARLOS HAVE NEVER BEEN RECALLED. AFTER SEARCHING FOR A POTENTIAL SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE FOUND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON MANY SIMILAR CARS THAT GM MAKES. MOST PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE HAZARD SWITCH IN THE DASH BOARD. THIS IS A RELATIVELY CHEAP FIX HOWEVER IT IS ALSO A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WILL OR WILL NOT WORK. IT SEEMS TO BE LUCK OF THE DRAW, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR”

“MY TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DON'T WORK SOMETIMES, I HAVE TO DEPRESS THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND THE THEY WORK FOR A WHILE BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK, I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH BEING THE PROBLEM BUT I THINK THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. *TR”