NHTSA Complaint #10242662 — 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE: BEGINNING IN 2005 THROUGH TO 2007 THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. ONCE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. I DID FIND THAT TURNING THE HAZARD SIGNALS ON FOR 5-10 SECONDS WOULD SOMETIMES CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD WORK. FINALLY AFTER MANY HOURS SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND SEVERAL POSTINGS INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH, THE TURN SIGNALS ARE ALSO CONTROLLED BY THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. IN OCTOBER 2007 I SPENT $399 TO HAVE THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH REPAIRED. PLEASE INSIST THAT THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH AND NOT ADD ON ADDITIONAL PARTS LIKE THE TURN SIGNAL ARM ETC. MY DEALERSHIP FIRST QUOTED ME $850 STATING THAT THE TURN SIGNAL ARM MUST ALSO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. SINCE THE REPAIR ALL IS FINE. I DO BELIEVE THAT GM/CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIR SINCE IT IS A DEFECT IN THEIR DESIGN.*TR