Electronic stability controlPart report

2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints: 2about this part
Share: 1%of 230 total for the year
Median mileage: 85,000miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 1% of the 230 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 85,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I went to turn and my service traction control and ABS lights came on. While turning, I lost power to the breaks and felt and heard a grinding/whining noise in the brakes and could not stop. The vehicle now has a whining noise when turning without braking at all.”

NHTSA complaint #10577602, filed 2014-04, 110,000 miles

“About october 10th, 2017 I was coming up on a traffic light and when I applied the brakes, the pedal would not go down. I was going about 45 MPH by the grace of god I was able to blast through an intersection and miss everyone, everything!. Rattled I guess I shut the car off when I regained my composer I started the car and everything was fine. I did not want to believe this happened! I thought I did something wrong maybe had my foot under the brake pedal or something. Have been driving the car since 2 weeks ago was stranded in a parking lot, would not start. …”

NHTSA complaint #11047285, filed 2017-11, 60,000 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2006	2	2%
2005	3	3%
2003	2	1%
2002	2	1%
2001	2	1%
2000	1	0%

Other parts of the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Electrical system
55 complaints Engine
38 complaints Brakes
37 complaints Exterior lighting
33 complaints Engine cooling
30 complaints Air bags
20 complaints Fuel system
18 complaints Steering
18 complaints Body and structure
8 complaints Other or unknown
7 complaints Transmission and drivetrain
7 complaints Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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