2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Complaints

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

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

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

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.

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

GAUGE CLUSTER IS INOPERATIVE OR INACCURATE THAT MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT, FINES, EXPENSIVE REPAIR COST DUE TO INACCURATE GAUGE READINGS, OR FATALITY. HAS BEEN ADDRESSED ON PARTICULAR VEHICLES(HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/MONTE_CARLO/2004/ELECTRICAL/GAUGE_CLUSTER_NEEDLES_SPAZZ_OUT.SHTML) BUT NOT THE MONTE CARLO LINE. 2004 MONTE CARLO INSTRUMENT PANEL DEFECTS COMMENTS: WRITING IN CONCERN FOR ALL. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT WITH THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON THE 2004 MONTE CARLO'S AMONG OTHERS I'M SURE. GM WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE GAUGES WILL NOT READ CORRECTLY WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN FINES, INJURIES, EXPENSIVE REPAIR COST DUE TO FAULTY GAUGE READINGS, AND POSSIBLE FATALITIES. FOR A SMALL EXAMPLE OF COMPLAINTS GO TO HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2004/CHEVROLET/MONTE+CARLO/DIGITAL+INSTRUMENT+PANEL WOULD LIKE YOU'RE SUPPORT IN URGING GM TO RECALL AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY BECOMES A STATISTIC, OR IS FINED FOR ALTERING THE SPEEDOMETER TRYING TO FIX THIS THEMSELVES. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER ALONG WITH OTHER GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,288.

EVERY GAUGE ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL OF A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO ARE INOPERABLE. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR YEARS, WITH EACH GAUGE FAILING. DEALERS, OF COURSE, ARE COMPLETELY AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM IS RAMPANT IN MONTE CARLOS OVER A 5-6 YEAR PRODUCTION PERIOD AND ARE CHARGING APPROXIMATELY $600 OR MORE TO REPAIR. AFTER READING MANY POSTS ON INTERNET SITES AND TALKING TO OWNERS AND DEALERS, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL. DON'T HAVE $600 OR MORE TO REPAIR SO I HAVE RESORTED TO USING A GIFT CARD AND PURCHASING A GPS FOR $50 SO I CAN AT LEAST SEE MY SPEED AS I'M DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY FELL TO 0 MPH AND OTHER COMPONENTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000. UPDATED 07/19/10 *BF UPDATED 07/21/10*JB

2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. CONSUMER STATES ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER ONLY 43,000, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN PERFORMING SPORADICALLY. HE HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW FAST HE WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING. *JB