Chevrolet Monte Carlo Complaints

2,145 consumer complaints on file.

#10220238March 6, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2004 MONTE CARLO SS THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2004. I HAVE ABOUT 38,000 MILES ON IT AND MY VOLT GAUGE, GAS GAUGE AND MY SPEEDOMETER ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SPEEDOMETER SHOWS WRONG SPEED AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. GAS AND VOLT GAUGES ARE POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN ALL THE TIME. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AROUND JANUARY. I SEARCHED AROUND ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT I COULD LEAVE A COMPLAINT HERE WITH YOUR AGENCY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220057March 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAGE ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO ARE ERRATIC IN THEIR READINGS. SOMETIMES IT WILL READ 100MPH WHILE I AM NOT MOVING, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL READ 0MPH WHEN I AM GOING AT LEAST 65MPH. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY CONSEQUENCES (SPEEDING TICKETS OR ACCIDENTS)DUE TO THIS FAILURE, BUT IT IS INCONVENIENT AND SURELY WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219814March 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
GAS GAUGE BECOMES ERRATIC (FLUCTUATES) WHEN GAS GAUGE READING GETS TO APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TANK POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219812March 2, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TURN SIGNALS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. PRESSING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH OFF/ON WHILE/AFTER PLACING TURN SIGNAL IN EITHER (RIGHT/LEFT TURN) POSITIONS WILL EVENTUALLY GET THE TURN SIGNALS OPERATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219851March 2, 2008
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
LEAVING A PLACE OF BUSINESS AND HAD UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. PULLED INTO ANOTHER PARKING LOT AND DISCOVERED A PUDDLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID UNDER CAR. DROVE 20 MILES HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING. HUSBAND DISCOVERED LOW PRESSURE RETURN POWER STEERING HOSE HAD FAILED (HOLE IN HOSE). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219787March 1, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NO RECENT WORK LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLES SPEEDOMETER READS ERRATIC SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT WILL STOP WHILE BRAKING AND PICK UP AGAIN IMMEDIATELY UPON ACCELERATION. THUS SHOWING A HIGHER SPEED THAN ACTUAL. MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL STOP WHILE ACCELERATING AND EITHER STAY IMMOBILE OR WILL PICK UP EVENTUALLY SHOWING A LOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED INDICATION. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS SAME COMPLAINT ON MULTIPLE FORUMS, ON A VARIETY OF GM VEHICLES. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219224February 26, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIR BAGS AND DRIVER SEAT AIR BAGS. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AND SUSTAINED CHIPPED BONES IN HER HEAD, BROKEN RIBS, A BROKEN PELVIS, AN INJURED BACK, AND TWO STROKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10218740February 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IN 2004 MONTE CARLO BEGAN BEHAVING ERRATICALLY ABOUT 10K MILES AGO. NOW IT HAS AFFECTED THE OTHER GAUGES. THE SPEEDOMETER READS ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 120 AT A STANDSTILL. RPM GAUGE IS MAXED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM IC'S AND I AM WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL NOTICE. AT THIS TIME I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED OR BE WITHOUT IT FOR 3 DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218792February 21, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218610February 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WITH NO INDICATION OF TROUBLE, THE CAR STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT CAN BE RE-STARTED, SOMETIMES IT CANNOT BE RESTARTED. AFTER TOWED TO THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR AND NO CAUSE IS IDENTIFIED. LAST YEAR THE DEALER REPLACED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS OCCURRED ONCE / WEEK FOR THE LAST MONTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218609February 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. IT WILL SHOW INCORRECT SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD THIS REPLACED ONCE BY THE DEALER WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT IS NO LONGER COVERED. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET PRODUCTS. I BELIEVE SOMEONE SHOULD FORCE CHEVROLET TO RECALL THESE CARS SINCE THE INSTRUMENTS IN THE CLUSTERS CANNOT BE DEPENDED ON TO BE ACCURATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218672February 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I CAN'T BELIEVE GM IS NOT BEING FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THEIR CLUSTER PROBLEMS. I'M HAVING THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 MONTE CARLO SS. NOT JUST THE SPEEDOMETER, BUT THE OIL PRESSURE, RPMS, AND TEMP. THE ONLY THING ON MY PANEL THAT WORKS IS THE GAS INDICATOR. IT ALL STARTED WHEN I HIT 70,000 AND I'M NOW AT 78,000. THIS IS MAKING ME CRAZY AND OUR LOCAL GM DEALER QUOTED $680 TO REPAIR, AND SAID IT MUST BE REPAIRED AT A GM DEALER BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE WORK AND PROGRAMMING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. I LOVED THIS CAR UNTIL THIS MAJOR PROBLEM STARTED. AFTER READING ALL OF THE OTHER ISSUES AND GM'S LACK OF RECALL, I'M REAL TEMPTED TO LEAVE GM -- AND WE'VE BEEN GM FOR THREE GENERATIONS IN MY FAMILY AND THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218513February 19, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ONE SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS ANOTHER SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,937 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 04/16/08. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217833February 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
HI THERE, I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY MONTE CARLO FROM CARMAX IN OCTOBER 2007. ALL WAS FUNCTIONING FINE UNTIL I NOTICED ABOUT A WEEK AGO, FEBRUARY 7, 2008, THAT THE RPM WAS REGISTERING AS VERY HIGH ON THE TACHOMETER, ALMOST INTO THE RED AREA, AROUND 5500 AND HIGHER. PANICKING, I TOOK IT TO A MEINEKE CAR REPAIR PLACE, WHERE THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR ENGINE ETC., AND THAT IT WAS THE GAUGE ITSELF THAT WAS MESSED UP. THEY SUGGESTED I CHECK RECALLS. I FOUND NO RECALLS ON TACHOMETERS FOR 2004 CHEVY MONTE CARLOS. I THOUGHT I'D WAIT AND CHECK AROUND FOR PRICES, BUT THIS MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 2008, ON MY WAY IN TO WORK, MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED SHOWING 30MPH, WHEN I KNEW I WAS GOING AT LEAST 70MPH. I'VE CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON SPEEDOMETERS, AND I SEE NONE. THE TACHOMETER WAS BAD ENOUGH, BUT I CANNOT DRIVE PROPERLY WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER, AND FROM CHECKING ONLINE, IT LOOKS LIKE OTHER MONTE CARLO DRIVERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I LOVE MY CAR, BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM. PLEASE RECALL THE AFFECTED PART (INSTRUMENT PANEL/CLUSTER). THANK YOU, EULENA JONSSON *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217297February 6, 2008
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN MY VEHICLE IN 06 I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SEATBELTS IN THE BACK SEAT DO NOT EXACTLY WORK RIGHT. WHEN YOU PULL THE BELTS OUT TO PUT ON THE BELTS DO NOT RETRACT BACK IN AS THEY GET STUCK IN THE SEAT. MY SEATS PULL DOWN TO GET INTO THE TRUNK, SO WHEN YOU PULL THE BELT OUT IT SLIDES INTO THAT GAP. I WAS RECENTLY PULLED OVER AND THE OFFICER SAID THAT WAS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET LOOKED AT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO OR PUT THERE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SO I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM HERE, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN COMES FIRST AND I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE SO THAT I MAY CONTINUE WITH CHEVROLET. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216749February 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. MORE SPECIFICALLY THE ODOMETER AND TEMP GAUGE JUST GET STUCK AND GO ALL OVER THE PLACE WHILE DRIVING. THE ODOMETER WILL READ 50 MPH WHEN GOING MUCH FASTER AD THE MORE YOU SLOW DOWN THE LOWER IT READS FINALLY WHEN YOU STOP THE NEEDLE READS WELL BELOW 0 THEN WHEN YOU START MOVING AGAIN YOU CAN BE AT 40-45 MPH AND IT READS 10MPH OR LESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216376January 29, 2008
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK IN FLUID RETURN HOSE. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216308January 28, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DECELERATING FROM 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A GUARD RAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER CLEANED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HESITATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER SHOULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,498 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THEY DID NOT HIT THE GUARD RAIL, THERE WERE LIMITED BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT AND THE REMEDY FOR THE DEALER IS TO MACHINE THE ROTORS, HOWEVER THE DEFECT PERSISTS AND PEDAL PULSATES. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER VEHICLE STARTS THE STARTER STAYS ENGAGED AND A/C IS INOPERABLE. UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216144January 26, 2008
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON DASHBOARD APPEARED SERVICE REQUIRED/ TECHNICIAN FOUND A CRACK IN REAR RIGHT HUB ASSEMBLY. TECHNICIAN REPLACED HUB, RETESTED, AND IS OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215961January 25, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
WE HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MONTE CARLO WHICH WE BOUGHT IN MARCH OF 2007 WITH 25 MILES ON IT FROM MAROONE CHEVROLET IN FORT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS THE " SERVICE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM " LIGHT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY COME ON. WE TOOK CAR INTO MAROONE IN PEMBROKE PINES AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND EVERY TIME WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED ..NEEDLESS TO SAY TO THIS DAY 1-25-08 IT IS STILL ON WE ARE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING AGAIN WHY I HAVE NO IDEA ! AS OF THIS TIME NOTHING IS BEING FIXED AND WE ARE BEING TOLD IT IS ~ IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND HURTFUL BEING LIED TO TIME AFTER TIME . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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