This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the speedometer, tachometer and fuel gauge readings fluctuated. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the speedometer displayed the incorrect reading and occasionally register 80 mph in a 40 mph zone. The instrumental messaging center failure also caused the lights to flicker and become dim. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure was located within the instrument cluster and it needed to be reprogrammed; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The transmission was replaced at 45,000 miles. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,800. The approximate current mileage was 86,500.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the front driver's side seat warmer was activated when the seat caught fire. The contact shut off the driver's side seat warmer. No one was injured during the fire. The fire department was not called. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer for a diagnostic testing where the dealer advised that a short in the driver's side seat warmer caused the fire. The dealer did not perform any repairs to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 75,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the instrumental panel gauges were all non-functional. The contact stated that he was unable to view the thermostat, speedometer, fuel levels, etc. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 176,000. The current mileage was approximately 180,000.
A yr. Aft. I bought my 2005 Monte Carlo, things began going wrong with it. First 2 things to go:the cruise control & re-window defroster. The next yr, while driving at night on the interstate, I switched my lights to brights & within seconds I had no lights at all! this could of caused a very bad accident, I was able to quickly switch the lights back to dim & luckily they came back on. Since then, I no longer use the bright lights, for fear of my lights not coming back on. Then it seemed like everything went haywire after that, odometer showed that I was going 110, gas gauge quit & temp gauge registered past 260. Not a fun night to be driving, not knowing my correct speed, how much gas I had, if my car was going to overheat or have no lights! since 6/15/2012 the tach now registers between 6000-7000 rpms & none of the gauges are working properly. My car also smells like it has an exhaust or fuel leak which comes thru the vents, it makes me sick & gives me headaches. I took it to a dealer a yr. Ago, paid $98 for them to tell me they couldn't find a problem. To this day, my car still smells like gasoline, I pray it doesn't catch on fire. Tonight I've been researching these problems & found that the faulty gauges is a very common problem with these cars & quite expensive to fix. I feel Chevy should be held responsible for repairing this problem & all the others, after all they're the ones who built a car with many serious problems. This is very unfair for the many consumers out there who have spent their hard earned money to buy this car. Not everyone can afford to get this fixed along with paying the car payment. I don't understand why they can't be made to take care of this. What would have to happen in order to make them pay" what's listed above? a crash, fire, injury or death" shouldn't have to be that way, something needs to be done before any of that happens!
- Greeley, CO, USA
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All of my gauges stopped working correctly. This problem first started several months ago with my temperature gauge and battery gauges. Now my speedometer is fluctuating irratically and getting stuck. After review of other blogs and posts this is definately a manufacture defect and should be fixed by the GM.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the instrumental panel failed and the contact was unable to read the speedometer, fuel gauge or the tachometer. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the vehicle and located the failure at the instrument cluster. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 69,000 and the current mileage was 78,000. Updated 03/28/12 updated 03/30/12
Heater blower motor fire's on 2005 Chevy Monte Carlo ls, replaced twice !!! fire both times. The first time was probably around 18,000 miles or so. Then the second time was around 27,000 miles or so. (I would have to find my reciepts to verify exactly). But, both times the car's blower motor was on fire !!! alot of smoke, thick electrical burning smell. A man came over to help me (as I am handicapped by polio, and could not get out of my car myself), after it had been burning for about 1/2 hour, the man poured water into the firewall area that was burning, it still took about another half hour to try to stop the fire. But only the fan motor and close vacinity burned. But it could have been worse if that man had not come along and poured bottle water on it repeatedly for many, many tries before extinguishing the fire. My car was repaired at where I purchased the Monte Carlo new.". right now (6-20-11) I have only 28,000 miles on this 2005 Monte Carlo. I have also, just had to replace the wiper motor., a few weeks ago. !!! these should be recalled and GM should have to make these repairs or refund the money that people like me have already shelled out for these very costly repairs !!! now...I also have problems with my speedometer not working right. And gas gauge, "the entire cluster is bad, at an approximate cost of around $600 (six hundred dollars). This also should be recalled for safety. My speedometer might show 90 mph when I know I am going maybe 40. Or it might show 20, when I'm on the highway doing about 70 !!! sometimes the speedometer goes all the way around - past 120mph. Yesterday, when I stopped my car in the driveway, it showed I was still going 60 mph while sitting still in my driveway. Help please, make GM recall and re-imburse people for these repairs !!! information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *
The instrument cluster of my vehicle needs replacing. The speedometer does not register the correct speed. This is a very expensive part to replace and I believe this is a vast problem with these cars. GM should have a recall of this defect.
Owned this 2005 Monte Carlo for over 3 years now, first incident was around 50 to 60000 miles, 2 years ago, my then mechanic changed out something in my ignition switch that cured the security lite issue. I have the security lite on again while driving at around 95000 miles, afraid to turn the car off, but, if I am at home, I will shut the car off and immediately see if it will restart and it does, after about 15 minutes running, the security lite pops on again and stays on! now, reading all this GM passlock system issues, it is very clear GM needs to correct this problem, and it is a problem of GM! the money we pay for cars and for this to continue is unacceptable. The dealerships wants to replace the BCM, of course, that is the most expensive part and it is not solving the issue, they are playing a guessing game with our wallets! ! it is apparent there is a defect somewhere in the passlock security and I find this as many others do unacceptable to the point where I will not ever buy another GM product and if everyone in these complaints I have read does the same thing, well, GM, I think you will have ramifications from it. Why don't you please make it right with the Chevy customers that gives you your job, because if no one is buying GM, there will be no job. I would think GM can restore a good reputation if this was solved. We the people owning GM with your security issue is requesting a final solution to this annoying ongoing problem! so what do you say GM, you think a recall is in order for the passlock security lite issues on the Chevy? we the people believe there needs to be one quickly!
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the instrument panel would fail sporadically and the gauges would read inaccurately, such as speeds traveled and fuel levels. The contact stated that while sitting at a traffic stop, the speedometer indicated that he was traveling 100 mph. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 77,000.
I have 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo with currently 58,228 miles. Recently I have began experiencing problems with my speedometer either sticking or not returning to the '0' position. From my internet search, there is no current recalls for the instrument panel cluster. I have done further research to see there are many people out there who are experiencing this same problem.
I own a 2005 Chevy Monte Carlo. Last year I noticed my speedometer and RPM and temp gauge stopped working. I've been searching for places to get it replaced and it just costs too much and will take 3-5 days for repair and I need my car for work. I have been using my gps to see how fast im going. I also looked online and have seen many complaints for the same problem. My oil gauge and gas gauge works fine.
Speedometer erratic and inaccurate since early 2009 with about 60,000 miles on the odometer. Haven't been able to tell how fast the car is going since then. While driving slow on residential streets, the speedometer registers 120 mph or more. While driving highway speed on I-95, the speedometer sometimes registers 20 mph. The tachometer also does not work properly and the gas and temperature guages are unreliable. Upon checking the internet for similar problems, found this has been a common complaint with the 2005 Monte Carlo, as well as earlier model GM vehicles. While the earlier models have been recalled for this problem, the 2005 Monte Carlo has not. Currently waiting for a recall on the 2005 Monte Carlo, as this is a safety concern and repairs should be comped by GM. Dealer estimates repair cost between $600 and $900. Daughter received a highway speeding ticket in February 2010 due to inaccurate speedometer reading.
I was driving my 2005 Monte Carlo at night and my speedometer and tachometer began to operate erratically and stopped working. The car had about 46,700 miles on it when the malfunction occurred. I reported this to the Chevrolet customer service center on 3/1/10 and they said it was not covered. The csr admitted that it was unsafe to operate the car with a faulty speedometer but told me to drive it to the Chevrolet dealership anyway. (?) the failure of General Motors dashboard electronics is reported extensively on the internet. There are at least 57 complaints on the NHTSA web site about the same problem. GM agreed to pay for trucks and SUVS for 2002 - 2004 model years but will not repair any automobiles. GM received millions of dollars in a settlement from delphi electronics for faulty parts in a closed settlement. However, GM will not correct the problem with these gauges. This appears to be similar to the current Toyota failure to respond to the floor mat foot pedal hazards. Please address this problem before someone gets seriously injured or killed by operating GM automobiles with known or possible defective instrument cluster electronics. Respectfully.
Speedometer sticks and does not work properly. As well as other clusters on the instrument panel. This is very dangerous and I have read of several others having the same problem online.
All of the gauges on my instrument cluster panel are working improperly. The speedometer is over 140 mph, the fuel gage sometimes reads E even when there is a fuel tank of gas in the car. The volt will set at 8 (the lowest point) and after driving the car for an hour or so will finally move to above the middle point. The gage indicators vary from day to day and it is very stressful because the indicators that are suppose to assist me while driving are not working and feel that it is major safety issue for myself and others to be out on the road with a car that is not functioning the way it is suppose to. I have had the car serviced and everything works properly, but the panel itself.
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- Ray , ND, USA