2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Complaints

INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONS. TACH, GAS GAUGE, AND SPEEDOMETER. ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES I LOOK AT SPEEDOMETER AND IT SAYS 70 MPH WHEN I AM DOING 25 MPH AND SOMETIMES IT SAYS 25MPH WHEN I AM DOING 70 MPH. STARTED AT ABOUT 50K MILES. CHEVY DID RECALL ON TRUCKS OF THIS YEAR FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT DID NOT INCLUDE MONTE CARLO'S. REPLACEMENT COST CAN RUN ANYWHERE FROM 600 TO 2000 DOLLARS. MONEY I DO NOT HAVE AT PRESENT. FILING COMPLAINT TO ADD TO OTHER COMPLAINTS. IF ENOUGH COMPLAIN THEN MAYBE CHEVY WILL DO SOMETHING.. ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU EXPECT NEVER TO GO WRONG......... *TR

TODAY WE WERE TOLD THAT THE RIGHT TIE ROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. YEARLY INSPECTIONS ARE DONE ON OUR CAR AND THIS PAST YEAR WE HAVE ONLY PUT ABOUT 2500-3000 MILES ON IT, TOTAL 16,200. WE KEEP THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND IN GREAT CONDITION. OBVIOUSLY WE ARE A BIT AGGRAVATED TO BE REPLACING ANY PARTS OF A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LITTLE MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GO TO 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 35 MPH EVEN THOUGH HE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A YEAR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE TRAVELS AT SPEEDS THAT ARE NOT WITHIN REGULATION AND COULD LEAD TO SPEEDING TICKETS AND CRASHES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

I HAVE A 2004 MONTE CARLO SS, AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STARTING ACTING UNRELIABLE. SOMETIMES I REGISTERS 30 MPH WHEN I AM AT 70, OTHER TIMES IT WILL STICK AT 71 MPH WHEN I AM AT ZERO. IT OCCURS RANDOMLY WITH DIFFERENT BEHAVIORS, IS UNRELIABLE. I CALLED THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND THEY MENTION IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND OTHER GM VEHICLES I AM TOLD HAD RECALLS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. NOT BEING ABLE TO RELIABLY KNOW THE SPEED IN ALL SITUATIONS IS A RISK TO THE OPERATORS. *TR

ALL DASH GAUGES HAVE FAILED (ONE AT A TIME) INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER (WHICH WAS THE LAST GAUGE TO FAIL ON 7-21-08). TRUNK RELEASE (ELECTRONIC) FAILED. HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ONLY WAY TO GET DASH CLUSTER REPAIRED IS THROUGH A DEALER. DEALER REFUSES TO SELL NECESSARY PART TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO - (APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MILES) UNABLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL SPEED WHEN DRIVING CAR: SPEEDOMETER HANGS (DOES NOT RETURN TO ZERO) WHEN STOPPED. SUBSEQUENT DRIVING CONTINUES TO INCREASE SPEED READING. EVENTUALLY SPEEDOMETER STAYS STUCK AT 140 MPH. CHEVROLET SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY FOR THIS FAILURE. COST TO REPAIR $500 TO $800. *TR

IT'S CONCERNING THE NOISE THAT MY FRONT END MAKES WHENEVER I MAKE A TURN OR REVERSE. I SEARCHED THIS SITE AND FOUND AN NHTSA ITEM #618086, SERVICE BULLETIN # 01-02-32-001 THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERS THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR. WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THIS AND IS IT DANGEROUS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS FAIL. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,392 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF UPDATED *JB

SPEEDOMETER WENT HAYWIRE BACK IN FEB 2008. WOULD READ MANY MPH HIGHER THAN CURRENT SPEED. WOULD READ 30-40MPH AT IDLE OR WHEN SHUT OFF. TOOK CAR TO CHEVY DEALER. THEY TESTING IT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG BUT WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE $500 TO REPLACE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IT WORKED FINE UNTIL TODAY WHEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED. DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND MANY 2004 CHEVY OWNERS (MONTE CARLO'S AND IMPALA'S) WITH SAME PROBLEM. GM DOES NOT APPEAR TO WANT TO DO ANYTHING. RESEARCH ASKED ANYONE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM TO REPORT TO GM AND NHTSA. *TR

DISPLAY PANEL AKA CONTROL CENTER FAILURE. INOPERATIVE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER. OCCASIONALLY ERRANT FUEL GAUGE. *TR