Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints (2004)

230 consumer complaints on file.

#10440977December 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432405October 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ABRUPTLY QUIT WORKING INDICATING A SPEED OF OVER 120 MILES@HOUR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MILES PER THROUGH A HIGHLY CONTROLLED AREA. YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ON LINE COMMENTS MADE BY OTHER OWNERS ABOUT THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH NO RESPONSE FROM GM TO THEIR INQUIRIES AND GOUGING BY DEALERS. GM AND DEALERS DECLINE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE, WHEN YOU ARE DISREPUTABLE IT WILL CATCH UP, NO WONDER THE AMERICAN AUTO MANUFACTURERS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430302October 15, 2011
STEERING
CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END FELT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428907October 6, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ENGAGED THE LOW BEAMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DIMMER SWITCH. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410584July 5, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAVE A 2004 MONTE CARLO. SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUES TO CLIMB. I WAS FOLLOWING MY HUSBAND WHO WAS DOING 45MPH AND AND I WAS DOING 105 THEN 114 THEN 120 THEN 140 THEN IT DROPPED STRAIGHT DOWN. IT SOMETIMES RESETS IT SELF AND OTHER TIMES IT STAYS LIKE THAT FOR DAYS. THE CAR HAS 42,234 MILES ON IT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410046June 30, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO REMAIN ON CONSISTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402499May 24, 2011
STEERING
CONCERNS WITH LOUD CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE TURNING MANEUVER / STEERING WHEEL ROTATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398119April 28, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394319April 5, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL CLUNKING AND POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A DEFECTIVE STEERING SHAFT THAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,906.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392481March 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT
WE HAVE HAD HARDSHIP DUE TO JOB LOST AND MAJOR CAR MAINTENANCE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BEFORE WE PURCHASE THE VEHICLE DOING A RECALL ON MARCH 12,2007 FUEL SYSTEM. WE PURCHASE FEB 2008 AND FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE STARTED IN 2010 AND COST A LOT OF MONEY!! WHEN U PULL UP THE VIN NUMBER YOU WILL SEE THIS HAD NOT BEEN DONE AND IT WAS IN CARMAX POSSESSION AND COST ME AND MY SON BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT HANDLE!!! I AM SO ANGRY ABOUT WHAT CARMAX IS DOING TO MY CREDIT AND MY SON DUE TO ALOT MONEY PAID OUT ON RECALL WORK IN WHICH WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALLS WE PURCHASE THIS CAR IN FEB 2008 I CAN SHOW RECEIPTS AND GET THE MAN NAME [XXX] A LICENSE MECHANIC TO COME FORWARD THIS IS HORRIFIC TO KNOW CARMAX CONTRIBUTE TO OUR STRUGGLES MAINTAINING AND PAYING OUT ALOT OF MONEY INTO WORK THAT WAS UNDER RECALLS AND TOOK AWAY FROM HAVING THE MONEY TO PAY THE CAR NOTE IN THE PROCESS!!!! FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE HAPPEN WHERE THE RADIATOR AND NUMEROUS OF HOSES AND SENSORS WERE DESTROYED AND THE FUEL INJECTION PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACE AT MY EXPENSE I AM ANGRY AS A CONSUMER THAT US STRUGGLE COULD HAVE BEEN HANDLE FREE THROUGH RECALL AND WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED AND THAT PROBLEM EXIST FUEL SYSTEM WAS NOT REPLACE DOING RECALL ON MARCH 12,2007, WE WAS NOT NOTIFIED NOR IN OCT 16,2008 STEERING RECALL, NOR WAS WE NOTIFIED IN FEB 11,2009 FOR STEERING RECALLS THIS IS SAD THAT CARMAX CONTRIBUTED TO OUR STRUGGLES THEY NEVER CONTACT US NOR DID CHEVROLET CONTACT US ABOUT ANY RECALLS!!!! PURCHASE VEHICLE FEB 02,2008 PAID 32 PAYMENTS AND FOR AUGUST 17, 2009 DEFERMENT, APRIL 28,2009 DEFERMENT WITH 32 PAYMENTS PLUS 2 DEFERMENTS COMES TO 34 PAYMENTS. CARMAX TOOK THE PAYMENT I MADE AND APPLIED THEM TO MY TO THE DEFERMENTS MAKING MY ACCOUNT BE BEHIND WITH THE CONTRACT BALANCE AND FINANCE CHARGES COMES THEY WERE APPLIED CAME TO $8,980.24 TOTALING, AND LATE FEES COMING TO $659.33, BUT MY FULL AMOUNT FROM MONEY ORDERS AND CHECKS PAID CAME TO $11,593.97 TOTAL AND ITS 1,954. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390586March 18, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE RECUT 1 TIME, REPLACED 1 TIME BY DEALER DUE TO PITTING OF THE ROTORS CAUSING RUFF STOPPING. I REPLACE THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS OUT OF POCKET AT 39,000MILES AND STOPPED PROBLEM. FRONT BRAKE PADS CRACKED IN THE FIRST 12,000 MILES AND REPLACED OUT OF POCKET WITH CERAMIC PADS, NO MORE BRAKE TROUBLE YET, THE CAR NOW HAS 48,000 MILES. WE HAD NO ACCIDENTS FROM THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10385233February 24, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT APPROXIMATELY 57,000 (OCTOBER 2010) THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ EITHER ZERO MILES PER HOUR OR 120 MILES PER HOUR WHILE DRIVING. IT WOULD MOVE ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING SHOWING ANYWHERE FROM ZERO TO 120 MPH. THEN IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. IN JANUARY 2011 THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY AGAIN AND HAS BEEN DOING SO CONTINUALLY. SOMETIMES IT SEEMS ACCURATE BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY PROBLEM DUE TO NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I AM GOING. WHEN ON THE FREEWAY I GAUGE MY SPEED BY OTHER DRIVERS. IF I USE MY GPS I AM CONSTANTLY LOOKING AWAY FROM THE ROAD TO SEE WHAT MY SPEED IS AND IT IS HARDER TO READ ON THE GPS. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET THROUGH EMAIL AND THEY DID NOT REPLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377032January 18, 2011
STEERING
CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL.. LOCAL AAA REPAIR CENTER GAVE ME A SERVICE BULLETIN LISTING THIS AS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IN VARIOUS GM MODELS SINCE 2000. THE ABOVE MENTIONED SHAFT WAS REPLACED AND THE CLUNKING WENT AWAY I HAVE THE REPLACED SHAFT GM'S ORIGINAL FIX WAS A LUBE KIT(WHICH DID NOT LAST) THEN THEY LISTED A NEW "FIX" CHANGE THE SHAFT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE NHTSA HAS REVIEWED THIS PROBLEM SINCE THIS IS A PART IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2000 YEAR MODELS? WHY WASN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376484January 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SPEED ODOMETER DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING OF 5 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY AND OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THE SPEED ODOMETER BECAME INOPERATIVE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000. UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT WOULD READ 0 MPH AT ALL TIMES. UPDATED 03/09/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373387December 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 MONTE CARLO SS INTIMIDATOR..GAUGE PANEL WORKING IMPROPERLY. INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372498December 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGES IN MY INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND GETTING STUCK AND NOT RESETTING THEMSELVES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. CURRENTLY 4 OUT OF THE 6 GAUGES WITHIN THE CLUSTER HAVE FAILED. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE THERE HAS BEEN A REALIZATION OF HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON GM MODELS FOR THIS ISSUE INVOLVING THE SAME PARTS, BUT NOTHING FOR THE MONTE CARLO. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON 11/11/10 AND HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370367December 13, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS , LAST NIGHT, I OPERATED THE STEERING COLUMN MOUNTED HEADLIGHT DIMMER CONTROL. THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. AFTER WIGGLING THE LEVER THEY CAME BACK ON BUT I WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH THEM FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM. I'VE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FIND NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURRING. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT RELATED TO MY INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352546August 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE I WAS SUDDENLY BEING PASSED AND WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BECAUSE ALTHOUGH MY SPEEDOMETER SHOWED I WAS DOING 65 MPH, I WAS ACTUALLY GOING MUCH SLOWER. I REALIZED THERE WAS A DEFECT WHEN I EXITED AND WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT THE RED LIGHT, MY SPEEDOMETER STAYED ON 60 MPH. SINCE THEN MY TACHOMETER AND MY GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. THE NEEDLES POINT STRAIGHT DOWN ON ALL THREE. I CALLED THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ALL OF WHICH HAVE QUOTED ABOUT $400 TO REPAIR THE CLUSTER ASSEMBLY. GIVEN THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART AND HAS BEEN RECALLED IN A COUPLE OF OTHER CHEVY MODELS, CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL THE MONTE CARLO AND FIX THIS FOR ALL MC OWNERS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND THE DEFECT FIRST OCCURRED AT ABOUT 85,000 MILES. TODAY I HAVE JUST UNDER 90,000 MILES BUT RARELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE DEFECT. I AM ALSO WORRIED ABOUT PASSING STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THIS DEFECT THAT CHEVY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345648July 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE GAUGES ON THE VEHICLE FAILED, INCLUDING THE FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT SPEED HE WAS TRAVELING OR IF THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE BECAUSE NONE OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER ONLY ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD POTENTIALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342750July 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I TO HAVE A 2004 MONTE CARLO THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES HAVE ALL GONE OUT. IT STARTED AT 40,000 MILES NOW SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS., I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS THEY SAID THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE (THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THEY HAD WITH THE TRUCKS BUT THEY COVERED THEM. THESE ARE THE SAME ELECTRONICS) THEY INFORMED ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER WHERE IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $700.00 TO FIX. THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT SO I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE GM HAS NOT HEARD OF IT. I GUESS SOMEONE HAS TO DIE BEFORE IT WILL BECOME NOTICED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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