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2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo lighting problems

The 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo has 36 lighting complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

36

Lighting complaints

11%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Lighting complaints by year

Monte Carlo lighting complaints by model year39 complaints1985: 1 complaints1995: 16 complaints1996: 1 complaints1997: 10 complaints1998: 4 complaints1999: 5 complaints2000: 17 complaints2001: 39 complaints2002: 36 complaints2003: 8 complaints2004: 12 complaints2005: 18 complaints2006: 1 complaints2007: 2 complaints
Monte Carlo lighting complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

MY TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2002 CHEVY MONTE CARLO HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THEY WORK SOMETIMES AND DON'T WORK MOST OF THE TIME. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANT SEEM TO GIVE ME A RESOLUTION. MY WARRANTY IS NOW OUT AND THE SIGNALS STILL DON'T WORK. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND CANT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Lighting · September 30, 2003

Common questions

How many lighting complaints does the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo have?

NHTSA has 36 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo lighting — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.