2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo complaints

2005 MONTE CARLO SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HOW I RESEARCHED IT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE OF COARSE THEY DO NOT KNOW. *TR

2005 MONTE CARLO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SPEEDOMETER FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ ANY WHERE FROM 80-90 MPH. *JB

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 RE

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY MONTE CARLO REGISTERS THE WRONG SPEED. WHILE IN PARK, IT READS DIFFERENT SPEEDS FROM NEGATIVE TO 120 MPH. WHILE DRIVING, IT DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT SPEED. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER MONTE CARLO OWNERS WITH EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. MINE BEGAN RIGHT AROUND 70,000 MILES, THE SAME AS OTHERS. DEALER STATES IT IS NOT RECALLED OR UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST $600. TO REPAIR. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED GOING THE WRONG SPEED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,600.

TL* 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.

PERTAINING TO MY 2005 MONTE CARLO LT 3.8 V-6... WHILE DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS ON THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF... THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 23,000 MILES ON IT LAST AUGUST 2009... WHEN THEY SHOUT OFF I HAVE TO USE THE DASH SWITCH TO TURN THEM BACK ON... I DID END UP DRIVING OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD ONE EVENING WHEN THIS HAPPENED... NO MAJOR DAMAGE DONE TO MYSELF, THE VEHICLE OR PROPERTY WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCUR BUT SCARED ME REALLY BAD!!! I DID GO BACK AND RACK THE RUTS OUT OF THE EDGE OF THE LAWN WHERE IT HAPPENED... VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION... SHOULD BE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING; THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 120 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY IN COLD WEATHER. IF THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO WARM UP FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,136.

NO EVENTS HAVE LEAD UP TO THE PROBLEM THAT I KNOW OF. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DAY TO DAY MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 MONTE CARLO LT SEEMS TO STICK. IT SHOWS ME GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT BY 30 MPH OR MORE AND STAYS THERE. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PROBLEM AS OF TODAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2010. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

2005 MONTE CARLO SPEEDOMETER GAGE FAULTY READING INACCURATE OR FREEZES UNDERSTANDING THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER MONTE CARLO OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALSO WITH OTHER GAUGES. *TR

2005 CHEVY MONTE CARLO SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER. AND THERMOSTAT GAUGES DO NOT WORK. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 MONTE CARLO WITH ONLY 87,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS GOING APPROX. 55 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED SPEEDING UP SAYING I WAS GOING OVER 120. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS SAYING 120 MILES AN HOUR IN PARK. I HAVE CALLED THE CAR DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE OVER $500.00 TO FIX. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT ON THE 2005 MONTE CARLO'S. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER IN MY WIFE'S 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO STARTED SHOWING THE WRONG SPEED WHEN WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 75, YET THE SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING OVER 100. AT FIRST THE PROBLEM WAS SPORADIC, THEN BECAME CONTINUOUS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED FOR ABOUT $460. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, SO I HAD TO PAY $200 OF THE ORIGINAL BILL, HOWEVER THIS SEEMS TO BE A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM OVER SEVERAL YEARS OF GM PRODUCTS. THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS WHILE THIS WAS OUT, BUT MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET AND I RECEIVED 2 WARNINGS FOR SPEED, ALL WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. *TR

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.

NO CRASHES BUT MY CHEVY MONTE CARLO 05 HAS A PROBLEM IT SEEMS LIKE THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ON A TIMER AND SHUT DOWN THE LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. I KNOW OF ONE OTHER PERSON THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY MORE ARE THERE? I WONT LET MY KIDS EVEN USE THE CAR AFTER DUSK. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO LS - SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED OVER 100 MPH WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. ONCE PEGGED IT WOULD NOT RETURN TO ZERO, THE GAUGE REMAINED AT 50 - 60 MPH. WHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FOUND THAT GM HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VARIOUS MODEL CARS AND SUV SPEEDOMETER AND AT LEAST ONE CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS BROUGHT AGAINST THEM. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED ON A 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. PANEL CLUSTER FAILED AROUND 42,000 MILES ON THE CAR. GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK NOR DOES THE SPEEDOMETER. OR TEMP GAUGE. THIS ISSUE IS COMPLAINED OF IN THE SAME YEAR VEHICLES. *TR

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. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THERE WAS A SEPARATE OCCASION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IN WHICH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION.. THE CONTACT HAD A CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 3/30/10 *CN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED WITH THE ASSITANCE OF GM. UPDATED 06/04/10.*JB

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. *TR

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. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVEROLET MONTE CARLO. THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENLY FAILED TO DISPLAY THE ACTUAL SPEED THAT THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93000.

ALL GAUGES HAVE FAILED. 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. *TR

2005 MONTE CARLO LS DIRECTIONALS AND HAZARDS QUIT WORKING. *TR

A I P CLUSTER. *TR

I HAVE 2005 MONTE CARLO SS, THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE FUEL GAUGE HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THEY FAIL WHEN IT IS COLD OUT AND WHEN IT IS WARM THEY WILL SOME TIMES WORK, HOWEVER DO I KNOW IF THEY ARE REALLY WORKING. I HAVE READ ONLINE WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE 2005 MONTE CARLO WITH 85,000 MILES AND NOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS GONE SOUTH. THE SPEEDOMETER IS OFF AND THE TEMP GAGE IS NOT WORKING. I HAVE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM ALSO MY TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP. CAN YOU HELP? I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AMERICAN CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2005 MONTE CARLO, AT AROUND 50,000 MILES BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE ALTERNATOR GAUGE FAILED. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT RETURNING TO THE SET POSITION, I DO SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED TO FOR THIS. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY CHEVY AND I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FAILURE FROM OTHER OWNERS. THE FIX FOR THIS IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, THIS IS RUNNING BETWEEN $450 AND $650. I THINK THIS IS A DEFECT THAT CHEVY NEEDS TO REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE MADE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,664. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,654. UPDATED 01/1410 *BF UPDATED 01/20/10.*JB

INSTRUMENT GAUGES GONE CRAZY. SPEEDO READS 100MPH SITTING STILL. TACH RELINES SITTING STILL. GAS GAUGE READS PAST FULL. ETC.THIS IN ON A 2005 MONTE CARLO WITH ONLY 32,000 MILES. DEALER WANTS $500.00 PLUS TO REPLACE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND SLOWED DOWN AS I ENTERED A TOWN. ONCE I GOT BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AND RESET MY CRUISE CONTROL, MY SPEEDOMETER READ AT 90MPH. I WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST. ONCE I GOT STOPPED, I COULD SEE THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING AT 30MPH WHILE IN PARK. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. AT TIMES, THE SPEEDOMETER READING WILL NEVER GO PAST 0MPH AND AT OTHERS, IT WILL READ AT 120MPH WHEN I FIRST START MY CAR. IT WILL SHOW THAT I'M ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING, BUT WILL FAIL TO RETURN TO 0. I CAN ALSO HEAR A CLICKING NOISE WHEN IT DECELERATES. AT THIS POINT, I'M ESTIMATING HOW FAST I'M GOING BASED ON WHERE MY RPM GAUGE READS AT. THE ONLY COMPONENT TO FAIL IS THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

OCTOBER 27, 2009 WAS THE 3RD TIME IN 4 DAYS THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER HAVE STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING OR FAILED TO WORK PERIOD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT LED UP TO THE FAILURE IT JUST STARTED WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 23, 2009 AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 65 MPH AND I NOTICED MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND I WAS ALMOST REARENDED I GAVE THE CAR SOME GAS AND I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING NOR WAS MY TACHOMETER. I HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH 2002 THROUGH 2005 MONTE CARLO'S. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY TAKE A LIFE IF NOT ADDRESSED AND FIXED BY CHEVROLET. THERE IS CLEARLY A HUGE PROBLEM THAT MUST BE RECALLED. I HAD A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT WAS RECALLED FOR FAULTY TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES. THIS PROBLEM IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN THAT WAS AND IT WAS RECALLED SO WHY NOT THIS? THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN A CAR IS THE DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER AND A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN IF IT IS PROVEN TO BE FAULTY. SPEED CONTROL IS REQUIRED BY ALL STATES AND IF A CAR MANUFACTURER HAS AN ISSUE THIS BIG WITH ONE OF ITS PRODUCTS THEN IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND NOT HIDDEN. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO PRESENT IN MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES AS WELL. RESEARCH IT I DID AND I KNOW THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM. I AM SURE YOU CAN REACH THE SAME CONCLUSION. TOOK ME ONLY 2 HOURS OF RESEARCH FOR ME TO REACT. HOW LONG WIL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER MILEAGE BEYOND 65 MPH. WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF THE SPEEDOMETER RESETS AND OPERATES NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED VIA PHONE THAT FOR $600 THEY WOULD REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTING TO GO OUT. TACHOMETER WORKS SPORADICALLY, OIL GAUGE AND TEMP GAUGE DO NOT WORK AT ALL. SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE ARE STILL WORKING. TRYING TO HOLD OUT ON REPAIR UNTIL TOTALLY DYSFUNCTIONAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK SPORADICALLY. OCCASIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

SPEEDOMETER WOULD START READING 20-30 MPH LESS OR MORE THAN ACTUAL SPEED, THEN OVER A PERIOD OF WEEKS, WOULD END UP SHOWING 120MPH, EVEN BURIED, AND STAY THERE. WOULD WORK ITSELF BACK TO 0 AND STAY THERE. THEN TACH STARTED READING WRONG. FOUND OUT MANY OF THESE VEHICLES HAD SAME PROBLEM. HAD TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT $560.00. *TR

WENT OUT ONE MORNING TO START MY CAR AND LET IT WARM UP. TURNED THE WIPERS ON TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD, AND THEY WENT H ALFWAY UP AND STOPPED. SHUT THEM OFF, AND THE PARKED IN THE UP POSITION FROM THEN ON. WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH THEM IN THE UP POSITION, THEY WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY DUE TO THE WIND, AND I THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE RIPPED OFF THE GLASS. HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY FIXED, FOR $700. THIS HAS HAPPENED A LOT WITH THIS MODEL CAR FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN AND READ. *TR

WAS DRIVING HOME AROUND 9:30PM WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS JUST WENT OUT, FLICKERED, THEN CAME BACK ON. SCARED MY PASSENGER (AND ME!). FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, BUT I SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND I'M WORRIED THIS MAY START TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS IS DANGEROUS! *TR

MY CAR SPEEDOMETER WILL GET STUCK, READ A MPH THAT IS 20 TO 40 MPH HIGHER OR IT WILL PEG OUT AT 120+ AND SOMETIMES WONT REPAIR ITSELF UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. TO MY UNDERSTANDING GM HAS A RECALL ON SEVERAL VEHICLES USING THE SAME GAUGE STEP MOTORS BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS MODEL OR OTHERS THAT USE THIS SAME PART. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST IM TRAVELING. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. *TR

CERTAIN LIGHTS IN DASHBOARD CONTROLS ARE BURNT OUT. RIGHT NOW THE PROBLEM JUST INVOLVES THE TACHOMETER, IGNITION ILLUMINATION AND DRIVER HEAT/COOL CONTROL INDICATOR. PROBLEM IS MANAGEABLE DURING THE DAYTIME BUT AT NIGHT, NECESSARY PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD DO NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE LIGHTBULBS THEMSELVES CANNOT BE REPLACED. THE WHOLE CONTROL BOARD FOR THAT PARTICULAR PART OF THE DASH ($300.00) MUST BE REPLACED WHICH IS RIDICULOUS ON A FOUR YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2005 MONTE CARLO THAT I BOUGHT USED 16 MONTHS AGO. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING WHEN SLOWING DOWN. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER ONLY MOVES FORWARD, CONTINUING TO MOVE CLOCKWISE ALL THE WAY AROUND. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT, I NOTICED MY GAS GAUGE WAS NOT REGISTERING CORRECTLY AND NOW JUST REMAINS IN A SOUTH POSITION. NOT ONLY THAT BUT ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, MY TURN SIGNALS STOPPED FLASHING WHEN IN USE AND WOULD NOT FLASH AGAIN UNTIL THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. AFTER THAT THEY WOULD WORK FOR A WHILE BUT START ACTING UP AGAIN AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF DRIVING. NOW MY TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY WHICH HAS NOW AFFECTED MY HAZARD LIGHTS. OF COURSE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED IN NOVEMBER 07 BUT I THINK I WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO PAY FOR IT UNDER MY MECHANICAL WARRANTY SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT. IF NOT I WILL TRY TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE THE DEALERSHIP OR GM PAY FOR IT AS THIS IS CONSIDERED A DEFECTIVE PART. NOT TO MENTION THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WHICH SUPPORTS THE DEFECTIVE PART THEORY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE THE MANUFACTURER?S RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT OF THE CONSUMER. I STILL SUGGEST THE NHTSA MANDATE SOME KIND OF RECALL FOR THIS BECAUSE ONE WRONG ACCIDENT CAN HAVE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES. PREVENTABLE MEASURES ARE MUCH CHEAPER AS OPPOSED TO THE ALTERNATIVE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND INSIDE DASH LIGHTS ERRATIC STOPPED WORKING, NO ACCIDENT. *TR

NOTICED THAT SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 70MPH WHEN I EXITED FREEWAY. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION THE NEEDLE STAYED AT 70. ON START UP THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED AT 70MPH AND WENT UP FROM THERE. EVERY CAR WAS TURNED OFF THE WAS STUCK AT A HIGHER SPEED EVENTUALLY COMING BACK TO 0, THE SPEEDOMETER SEEMED TO WORK CORRECTLY FOR A WHILE THEN START THE CYCLE AGAIN. I TRIED TO USE THE TACH TO MONITOR MY SPEED BUT IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY BE ERRATIC ALSO. *TR

MY 2005 MONTE CARLO'S SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T RESET TO ZERO. IT STICKS AT 23 MPH EVEN WHEN SHUT-OFF. IT SHOWS ABOUT 63 MPH WHEN I AM REALLY DOING ABOUT 40 MPH. OR SOMETIMES 70 MPH WHEN REALLY ABOUT 40-45 MPH. THIS SPEEDOMETER IS FAULTY/DEFECTIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. GM SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL THIS 2005 CHEVY MONTE CARLO AND PAY FOR THE $500-$600 REPAIR BILL. PLEASE TALK WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO DEMAND A RECALL AND FORCE GM TO PAY THE REPAIR BILLS FOR THESE CARS FROM 2003 THROUGH 2007 GHM VEHICLES (ABOUT 10 MODELS). *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY MONTE CARLO THAT HAS A FAILED INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120 WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK. IT CAN BE RESET BACK TO 0 IF YOU TURN THE KEY OFF AND ON NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT IT FAILS AGAIN EVENTUALLY. THE CAR HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT AND IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TALKED TO CHEVY AND MY DEALER AND THEY WILL NOT HELP AT ALL WITH THE COST OF THIS REPAIR, WHICH WILL BE APPROX. $500. I DON'T THINK THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SHOULD BE HAPPENING TO MY 2005 VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM WAS ACTIVATED. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

RECENTLY WITH NO APPARENT PRECIPITATING FACTOR THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY MONTE CARLO HAS BEGUN ACTING ERRATICALLY WITH SPEED READOUTS VACILLATING AND THEN STICKING AT ABOUT 32 MPH, WHEN I AM OBVIOUSLY GOING AT LEAST 65 MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND IS APPARENT IN MANY OTHER MONTE CARLOS ACCORDING TO OTHER CAR FORUMS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS THE WRONG SPEED. IT STARTED WITH JUST HIGHER SPEED AND NOW WILL DISPLAY 20-30 MPH WHEN TRAVELING ON EXPRESSWAY WHEN GOING 65. SOMETIMES THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAN BE RESET BY TURNING OFF AND ON THE IGNITION TO RESET. NOW EVEN THAT IS NOT WORKING. I TOOK TO DEALER TODAY AND THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR OVER $537 ++. THE CHEVY DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THIS STARTED AROUND 60K MILES. *TR