2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Air Bags Problems

MY 2001 MONTECARLO WAS HIT IN FRONT WITH FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF CAUSING MY GIRL FRIEND TO HAVE A BROKEN NOSE ..THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET IN THE TURNING LANE *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON HIWAY IN CRAWFORD COUNTY WI IT STARTED SNOWING MY BACK PASSENGER TIRE HIT A SLICK SPOT AND MY CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING MY CAR TO TURN AROUND LIKE I WAS GOING BACK TO WHERE I CAME FROM ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING UP BEHIND ME DIDN'T SEE ME HIT ME SMASHED MY WHOLE BACK END THE IMPACT WAS SO BAD PUT MY TRUNK IN MY BACK SEAT BUT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE AND FUEL GAUGES DISPLAYED INCORRECT READINGS. IN ADDITION, THE LOW COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. UPDATED 09/20/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IF THE VEHICLE SAT FOR TWO DAYS, THE BATTERY WAS DRAIN AND DIE. HIS MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. ALSO ,THE REAR DEFROSTER DID NOT WORK, THE FAN SWITCH DID NOT WORK RIGHT AWAY, AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT DID NOT WORK UNLESS HE TAPPED THE DASHBOARD, AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD. UPDATED 10/13/16. *JB

Mileage: 163,000

GOING WESTBOUND THROUGH THE GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT VEHICLE STALLED,AN ONCOMING VEHICLE T-BONE PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING A CRASH ENABLING AIRBAGS DEPLOYMENT. DRIVER WERE WEARING SEAT BELT RESTRAINT. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE CALLED TO THE ACCIDENT OF THE SCENE AND NEITHER DRIVER WAS SITED. FHP INSTRUCTED BOTH DRIVERS TO EXCHANGE INSURANCE INFORMATION. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR/CURTAIN AIR BAG WAS EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SUPER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOP WITHIN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE JERKED, SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A METAL POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG COMES OUT FROM SEAT SHOWING PLASTIC CASING, HAD FIXED TWICE BUT STILL PULLS AWAY. *TR

2001 CHEVY MONTE CARLO SS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THE AIR BAG WAS BEGINNING TO PROTRUDE OUT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HOUSING. HOWEVER, IN SEPTEMBER 2008 THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SAME REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PROTRUDING AIR BAG BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2000. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED, HOWEVER HE WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY MONTE CARLO WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. AFTER GETTING ESTIMATES ON REPAIR WORK, I CHOSE AN AUTHORIZED REPAIR CENTER TO PERFORM ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT IN ORDER FOR MY VEHICLE TO MEET FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS, NEW PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS, AS WELL AS A NEW SENSITIVITY DIAGNOSTIC MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE INSTALLED. I WAS INSTRUCTED THAT ORIGINAL PARTS WOULD HAVE TO BE USED BECAUSE AFTERMARKET PARTS COULD NOT BE USED. THE ORIGINAL G.M. PARTS WERE ORDERED FROM PARKER BANKS CHEVROLET IN POTOSI MISSOURI. UPON INSTALLATION OF THESE PARTS, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT LIGHT COULD NOT BE RESET AND SHOWED THAT THE MODULE WAS BAD EVEN AFTER BEING PLUGGED INTO A VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. PARKER BANKS TECHNICIANS NOTICED THAT THE PART NUMBER FOR THE MODULE THEY ORDERED WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL PART NUMBER. AFTER CONTACTING GENERAL MOTORS, THEY WERE INFORMED THAT THE DESIGN HAD BEEN CHANGED AND / OR MODIFIED, AND THAT THE ORIGINAL PARTS WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS CHANGES OR ALTERATIONS WERE MADE TO OTHER AREAS OF THE VEHICLE. THESE ALTERATIONS WOULD CAUSE ME TO INCUR OTHER EXPENSES FOR WORK TO BE DONE TO THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS NOT A RESULT OF DAMAGE CAUSED IN THE COLLISION. GENERAL MOTORS IS REFUSING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SITUATION, EVEN THOUGH THEY INTENTIONALLY CHANGED THE FUNCTION OF MANDATED SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT CHANGES SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE FUNCTION OF THE REQUIRED FEDERAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE UNLESS A RECALL WAS ISSUED, AND I BELIEVE THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING THESE CHANGES TO MY VEHICLE, AND THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY SHOULD NOT FALL ON ME, THE CONSUMER. *NM

Mileage: 58,890

I HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE. (PURCHASED NEW SEPTEMBER 2001...HAS 47,000 MILES IN 2006.) THE LEATHER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG KEEPS PULLING AWAY FROM THE SEAT AND EXPOSING THE SEAT. THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT IT NUMEROUS TIMES AND TUCKED THE LEATHER BACK IN, BUT THAT LASTS LESS THAN AN HOUR BEFORE IT IS EXPOSED AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING - OR - NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY DURING AN ACCIDENT. I EVEN HAD AN UPHOLSTERY COMPANY LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE AIR BAG, ETC. AND THERE WOULD BE NO GUARANTEE IT WOULD HOLD AFTER REPAIR. I DECLINED THAT OFFER. RESEARCH SHOWS MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 400

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, CAMPAIGN 00V244000 REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS.*AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

I GUESS I'M THE LUCKY ONE MY CAR SEEMS TO HAVE ALMOST EVERY COMPLAINT LISTED. THE SIDE AIR BAG CONTINUOUSLY TRIES TO ESCAPE FROM IT'S SEAT. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO MY BLINKERS STARTED TO WORK ONLY AS THEY FELT LIKE IT, HAVING READ CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, I TRIED TURNING ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS WHEN THEY WOULDN'T FUNCTION, THIS WOULD REMEDY THE BLINKER PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. HOWEVER, NOW MY BLINKERS DON'T WORK AT ALL AND MY HAZARDS DON'T EITHER. ABOUT THE SAME TIME MY CAR BEGAN SHUTTING OFF AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH NO WARNING. THEN I WENT ABOUT 1 1/2 MONTHS WITH NO STALLING PROBLEMS. THIS WEEK MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF DAILY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, STOP AND FEEL SAFE, ESPECIALLY WITH NO HAZARDS. THE CAR WILL GO TO THE CHEVY DEALER TODAY, WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY SAY. I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHEN THE CAR SHUTS DOWN YOU OFTEN DON'T HAVE ENOUGH COASTING TIME TO GET SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY ON A 3 OR MORE LANE HIGHWAY.

WHILE SWERVING TO MISS AN ANIMAL I COLLIDED WITH A PARK CAR AT AROUND 30 MPH. UPON THIS COLLISION MY FRONT BUMPER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUCK THE LEFT REAR END OF A VEHICLE. MY CAR HAS AN ESTIMATED $3600 OF DAMAGE, AND THE DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE IS UNKOWN AT THIS TIME BUT IS QUITE EXTENSIVE. NEITHER THE FRONT OR THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED RESULTING IN ME HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AT A FORCE THAT CAUSED EXTENSIVE BLEEDING IN MY GUMS, AND MY FRONT TEETH BEING LOOSE.*AK

Mileage: 62,000

THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR HEAD, ARM, AND NECK INJURIES. *AK *SC

Mileage: 32,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. DURING A REAR ENDED COLLISION AT 25 MPH CONSUMER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 32,300

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT AIRBAG INSULATION CAME OUT FROM THE SEAT. DRIVER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANALYSIS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT APPEARS WARPED DUE TO THE LEATHER BEING SEPARATED FROM THE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SIDE SEAT AIR BAG RETAINER. *YH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT HAD LOCKED UP, AND THE TRIM PANEL ON THE DASH HAD FALLEN. *SCC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SIDE AIR BAG COVER IS CONTINUEOUSLY COMING OFF. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. TS

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE SHE WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD, CROSSED THE MEDIAN, AND STRUCK A TRACTOR TRAILER UNIT, ON IS-70. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. GM WAS CONTACTED AND THE "BLACK BOX" WAS DOWNLOADED. THE DOWNLOADED INFORMATION IS FALSE. GM WILL NO LONGER SPEAK WITH ME CONCERNING THIS INCIDENT. YOUR ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I AM A MISSOURI STATE TROOPER (GM IS UNAWARE OF THIS) AND AM FAMILIAR WITH HOW AIRBAGS WORK. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. HAVE A FEAR THE BAG WILL DEPLOY UPON ENTERING CAR WITH MY SMALL CHILDREN STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE OPENING TO GET IN THE BACK SEAT. ALSO, HAVE A GREAT FEAR THAT THE AIRBAG MAYNOT DEPLOY WHEN NECESSARY. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR AND GENERAL MOTORS HAS TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM ANY FURTHER. THE DEALER HAS DONE A REPAIR ONCE BUT THE FRAME AROUND THE AIRBAG IS STILL DETACHING ITSELF AND EXPOSING THE INSIDE POTION OF THE DRIVER SEAT. I UNDERSTAND FROM THE DEALER THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A BULLENTIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND ARE STILLING SELLING 2002 MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT IT INVOLVES AN AIRBAG THAT MAY OR MAYNOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FALLS OUT OF SEAT,LEATHER REPLACED, SCREW SHOWING,LEATHER BUCKLED, STILL NOT CORRECTED. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO OPEN UP AND MAKE ME WRECK AND MAYBE EVEN KILL ME AND MY PASSAGE. THE SEAT COVER KEEPS RIPPING LOOSE AND YOU CAN SEE PART OF THE AIR BAG .*AK

FLAP THAT CONCEALS SIDE AIRBAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS CONTINUALLY COMING OFF. THIS CONCERNS CONSUMER, AND IS RECEIVING NO SATISFACTION FROM DEALERSHIP IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALERSHIP TUCKS THE LEATHER MATERIAL ON THE SEAT UNDER THE AIRBAG, HOWEVER AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR IT IS EXPOSED AGAIN. *SLC