Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints (2004)

230 consumer complaints on file.

#10578949April 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SAID TRACTION CONTROL OFF , SERVICE ABS. I THOUGHT OH GREAT. I DROVE TO THE STORE AND THE VEHICLE DROVE LIKE USUAL. I GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND THE MESSAGE WAS NOW OFF THE MESSAGE BOARD ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A FEW DAYS LATER I TURN ON THE CAR AND THE MESSAGE APPEARS. MID DRIVING THE MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. THE NEXT DAY THE MESSAGE APPEARS AGAIN. I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN ON THE VEHICLE AGAIN THIS TIME THE MESSAGE IS GONE. THIS STILL CONTINUES. NOT AS FREQUENT. BUT I LIKE OTHERS THINK EVERYTHING IS OK AS SOON AS THE MESSAGE IS GONE. WHAT IF THIS ISN'T THE CASE. WHAT IF SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ABS. WOULDN'T THE MESSAGE STAY IN THE MESSAGE CENTER? UPDATED 06/17/14 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578957April 10, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AS DRIVING AT 45 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR, I USED MY INDICATOR TO CHANGE LANES. THIS IS A ROAD THAT HAS 3 LANES. I WAS CHANGING LANES INTO THE MIDDLE. I HAD MY STEREO ON AT A NORMAL VOLUME WITH MY BABY IN THE CAR. AS I STARTED TO MOVE INTO THE MIDDLE LANE SO DID ANOTHER CAR FROM THE 3RD LANE. I WAS BEING HONKED AT BY SEVERAL CARS. AS I TRIED TO RECOVER, I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE CAR MOVING INTO THE MIDDLE LANE AND ALMOST CAUSED A BIGGER ACCIDENT BY TRYING TO RECOVER BACK INTO THE LANE I WAS IN. IT WAS AT THIS POINT I REALIZED MY INDICATORS HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. AFTER 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE INDICATORS SUDDENLY CAME BACK ON. FOUR DAYS LATER I WAS IN THE SAME SITUATION. NAVIGATING THE ROADS WITHOUT INDICATORS. OUT OF PANIC I HIT THE HAZARDS. THE LIGHTS ALL TURNED ON WITH THE HAZARD BUTTON. I TURNED IT OFF AND NOW THE INDICATORS WERE WORKING AGAIN. WELL THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A ONE TIME THING. EVERY TIME THE INDICATORS HAVE GONE OUT SINCE, NOTHING WORKS TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572987March 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING BACK HOME FROM MY MOTHERS AND MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED SO FOR BOUT MONTH I HAD NO CLUE HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN CAR, HOW FAST I WAS GOING, OIL ETC TOOK ME OVER A MONTH B4 I FINALLY HAD SAVED THE MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED AND SEEING AS I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AND SEEING SAME COMPLAINTS I WAS BEYOND PISSED THAT I HAD TO PAY $560 TO FIX GM'S [XXX] PARTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572992March 17, 2014
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS STARTED TO SLIP FROM THE TRACKS SO ITS GOING TO BE IN SHOP AGAIN! REALLY ANNOYED WITH GM'S CAR AT THIS POINT!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572989March 17, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
PASSENGER SIDE WIPER FAILED, HAD TO SPEND $50 IN SHOP TO GET IT TO WORK PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559617January 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD CONTINUOUSLY DISPLAY AN INACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. DR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559633January 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND THEN WENT TO GO 45 MPH MY SPEED READING WENT TO 120 MPH. I WASN'T GOING THAT FAST IT STARTED TO JUMP AROUND THEN STAYED AT 120 MPH. I THEN STOPPED AND KEEP TURNING THE KEY ON AND OFF IT WENT DOWN TO 100 AT FIRST THEN SHUT OFF CAR AGAIN THEN WENT DOWN TO 90 SO I KEPT DOING THAT TILL IT WAS AT 0. DROVE ABOUT 10-15 MILES AND IT STARTED TO JUMP AGAIN. I THEN CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR 2 MONTHS AGO AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME SEVERAL HUNDREDS TO FIX. I READ ALOT OF REVIEWS ON THIS YEAR MONTE CARLO, EVERYONE HAD THE SAME ISSUES AND NO RECALL ON THIS CAR TO GET FIXED. I WILL NOT EVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY CAR AND I WILL BE GLAD TO TELL FRIENDS AND FAMILY HOW CHEVY TREATS THERE CUSTOMERS. MATTER INFACT I WILL CONTACT MY LOCAL TV STATION TO INFORM OTHER HOW CHEVY TAKES CARE OF THERE CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550157October 30, 2013
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RETRACTABLE SEAT BELT WAS PURCHASED ON 4/7/2011 AND WILL NOT RETRACT; HOWEVER, IT WILL SPORADICALLY FAIL TO UNLATCH. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES BUT THE ISSUE HAS RECURRED. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEY WOULD WORK ON THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538575September 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INOPERATIVE. SPEEDOMETER SAYS YOU ARE DOING 110 MPH WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF AND IN PARK. TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER. ALWAYS READS COLD. TACHOMETER BARELY WORKS. ALL GAUGES GIVE A FALSE READING. CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN SO IT WILL NOT BE RECALLED. QUOTED OVER $500 TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. DRIVER MESSAGE CENTER POPS UP RANDOM WARNINGS, LIKE CHECK AIR PRESSURE WHEN AIR PRESSURE IS FINE. NOT SURE HOW THIS DOES NOT CLASSIFY AS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN YOU HAVE NO CLUE HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, IF THE CAR IS GOING TO OVERHEAT, IF THE OIL PRESSURE IS TOO HIGH OR LOW, OR IF THE SUPER CHARGER BOOST IS CORRECT. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED!!!!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503733March 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD CONTINUOUSLY DISPLAY AN INACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469323August 6, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AND MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS DOING 10MPH. THEN MY TAC STOPPED WORKING. THEN MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING TOTALLY. MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT WILL NOT HEAT AT ALL. MY WHEELS ARE PEELING. THE CHROME IS PEELING RIGHT OFF THE WHEELS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED FOR THE CODE SO THEY REPLACED THE GAS CAP AND DID A RESET WITHIN 75 MILES THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I AM GIVING UP ON CHEVROLETS. EVERY VEHICLE WE OWN IS A CHEVY, WHAT'S UP WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND NO SOLUTIONS???? WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM YOU WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE A RECALL AND A SOLUTION. WHEN THE HEAT ON MY SEAT STOPPED WORKING IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING INSIDE THE CAR SO I QUICKLY SHUT IT OFF AND PULLED THE CAR OVER TO CHECK UNDER MY SEAT TO MAY SURE THERE WAS NO FIRE. THANK GOODNESS THERE WASN'T A FIRE. I PAID THE EXTRA MONEY FOR THE INTIMIDATOR, WHAT A WASTE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458997May 19, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO PASSLOCK SENSOR. THE SECURITY LIGHT BLINKED FOR 10 TO 40 MINS AT A TIME AND WOULD NOT ALLOW CAR TO START. IT HAS MADE ME LATE TO WORK, CHURCH, DAYCARE, ETC. IT IS STILL HAPPENING UP TO TODAY'S DATE WHICH IS MAY 19, 2012. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458424May 14, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WIRES. THE TAIL LIGHT WIRING WAS WIRED INCORRECTLY AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,401. UPDATED 6/6/12 *CN THE CONSUMER BELIEVED DURING ASSEMBLY AT THE GM FACTORY, THE TAIL LIGHT/STOP LIGHT WIRING WAS IMPROPERLY ROUTED. ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE WIRING HARNESS WAS WRAPPED AROUND A MOUNTING BOLT AND THE RIGHT SIDE, THE WIRES WERE PINCHED BETWEEN THE SHEET METAL OF THE VEHICLE'S BODY AND THE HOUSING OF THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OVER TIME, THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES BECAME WORN AND CAUSED A SHORT AND LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHT FUNCTION. UPDATED 06/11/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456295April 24, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS GONE BIZURK. MY SPEEDOMETER ISN'T READING RIGHT. GOING 80 IN A 25 MPH ZONE. OR 120 MPH WHILE TRAVELING 55. NOT. MY THERMOSTAT GAUGE READS HOT ALL THE TIME AND NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE THERMOSTAT. NOW IN THE PAST WEEK MY FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T REGISTER. THE ONLY PIECE I'M AWARE THAT IS WORKING IS THE TAC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452691March 22, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF 5 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448016February 15, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THE STEERING KNUCKLES DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09E005000 (STEERING) MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL REGULATOR THAT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES); HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS FOR AN AFTER MARKET PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ORIGINAL PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF BOTH FAILURES AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447391February 10, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT SPEED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446949February 7, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GO CRAZY CAN BE DOING 20 AND SAYS IM DOING 100. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444354January 18, 2012
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE LOSING AIR FREQUENTLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED PIECES OF CHROME FROM THE WHEELS WERE CORRODED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, FRACTURING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442076January 2, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2004 MONTE CARLO FIRST LOST TEMP GUAGE AND HEAT/BLOWER THEN LOST AT TIMES SPEEDOMETER AND TACH THEN LOST BOTH THEN LOST GAS GUAGE ALL BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL AND DASH-RADIO, CRUISE CONTROL HAVE MELTED AND BURNED OFF I AM NOW LOSING MY HEADLIGHTS AND IN RESPONSE TO THIS I SLAM ON MY BRAKES. NO ACCIDENT YET NO FIRE YET PLEASE WE ARE ENTITLED TO OUR RECALL TOO THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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