2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED FLAMES NEAR THE ENGINE. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $7,000. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I PUT IT BACK INTO PARK THEN IN REVERSE AND IT WORKED. I DROVE HOME FEELING HESITATION WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE TRANS DUE TO FAULTY PARTS. THE WARRANTY WAS FOR 36,000 MILES MY CAR HAS 50,000. I AM LOOKING FOR THEM TO BACK THERE PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT THEY WANT TO CHARGE 3,000.00 FOR REPAIR. THEY THEN OFFERED TO GIVE 1,000.00 TOWARDS REPAIR BUT THE WHOLE REASON THE CAR BROKE WAS DUE TO FAULTY PARTS. *TR

THE INST.PANEL CLUSTER HAS STOPPED WORKING IN MY 2004 MONTE CARLO,,,HARD TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER! *TR

FAILURE OF SPEEDOMETER OTHER INSTRUMENTS IN THE CLUSTER APPEAR TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REGISTER PROPERLY AND THE NEXT MINUTE IT WILL SAY 15 WHEN THE SPEED IS ACTUALLY 55 OR ABOVE. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY TO THIS PROBLEM AS IT WILL MALFUNCTION AT ANY TIME. USING THE CRUISE CONTROL APPEARS TO HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. I AM AMAZED AT ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS REGISTERED HERE AND THERE STILL HAS BEEN NO RECALL. GM CAN BE REACHED AT 800-222-1020 AND A COMPLAINT CAN BE FILED WITH THEM ALSO. I INQUIRED ABOUT A RECALL AND I WAS NOT ASKED IF I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I HAD TO ASK THEM IF I COULD. EVERY CALL SHOULD COUNT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER READS 100 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT IS REALLY DRIVING 30 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURS DAILY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $350-400. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR UNTIL ONE NIGHT AND THEY SUDDENLY I LOOK DOWN AND MY SPEEDOMETER SAYS I'M GOING 110 WHEN I'M ONLY GOING 30. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. I WILL BE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND THEN MY SPEEDOMETER WILL BE READING THE WRONG THING. MY TACHOMETER WILL BE WRONG AS WELL. I WENT TO THE GM DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT TO FIX IT WOULD BE 350 DOLLARS. WHILE I WAS THERE THEY SAID THAT THE GM TRUCKS HAD A RECALL FOR THEY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND IT IS THE SAME ONE THAT IS IN MY MONTE CARLO. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TOWARDS ANYONE WHO HAS THIS TYPE OF MODEL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 3/05 BRAND NEW OFF THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR, CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 38K MILES ON THE VEHICLE -SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE MORE THAN 20 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ALL OF THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE SEATBELT LIGHT WILL CHIME --THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON FOR APPROX 15 TO 20 MINUTES-HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE ON FOR SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY HAVE REPLACED MODULE AFTER MODULE -CANNOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 50MPH OR MORE THE VEHICLE WILL JUST TURN OFF AND EVERYTHING WILL LOCK UP. VEHICLE WILL RESTART RIGHT AWAY BUT THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO STALL OR TURN OFF --HAD IN FOR SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES -HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AND THEN IT WILL HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE IS A HAZARD TO BE ON THE ROAD -AS CHEVROLET TRULY HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, THEY BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE REMOTE START IN THE VEHICLE -THEY REPLACED THAT NUMEROUS TIMES AND FINALLY REMOVED ALL TOGETHER AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THERE IS NO TELLING WHEN THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF IT WILL BE FINE FOR DAYS AND THE PROBLEM WILL RESURFACE. LAST INCIDENT DATE WAS 3/27/09 -PROBLEM STARTED IN 2007. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL WOULD BEGIN AT 80 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO BACK DOWN TO 0 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT HAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPAIR. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,765 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,715.

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK, IT MIGHT READ 35MPH WHEN YOUR ARE GOING 55MPH, OR IT MIGHT READ 99MPH WHEN YOUR GOING 55MPH. SOMETIMES IT STAY AT 35 MPH WHEN YOU STOP, AND STARTS FROM THERE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. HOWEVER, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED ACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 3/27/09 *CN UPDATED 03/31/09.*JB