NHTSA Complaint #10242343 — 2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO

FIRST I NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD WOULD NOT LIGHT UP AT NIGHT FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN I DROVE AT NIGHT . SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT LIGHT UP UPON STARTUP AND THEN LIGHT UP DURING THE DRIVE . THIS BECAME MORE FREQUENT OVER TIME . ALSO I EXPERIENCED THAT MY FOG LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE KEPT BLOWING BULBS , ABOUT 3 SO FAR , WHEREAS THE PASSENGER SIDE BULB IS THE ORIGINAL ONE SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR . I SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC I BEFRIENDED WHILE TAKING A CLASS AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE HEADLAMP CONTROL SWITCH ON THE DASH TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL . I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THIS TO BE TRUE WITHOUT MY ASSESSMENT I GAINED FROM MY CLASSMATE MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM WAS AND HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS TO FIX FOR THE CHEVY MONTE CARLO SS 2001 . DO YOU HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM ? NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE YOUR DASHBOARD AT NIGHT IS VERY ANNOYING AS I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY CAR IS DOING WHILE DRIVING IT . I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL GROW AND BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE TO FIX OVER TIME , ESPECIALLY BEING ELECTRICAL . SINCERELY *TR