2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Complaints

MY SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAGE ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO ARE ERRATIC IN THEIR READINGS. SOMETIMES IT WILL READ 100MPH WHILE I AM NOT MOVING, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL READ 0MPH WHEN I AM GOING AT LEAST 65MPH. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY CONSEQUENCES (SPEEDING TICKETS OR ACCIDENTS)DUE TO THIS FAILURE, BUT IT IS INCONVENIENT AND SURELY WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. *TR

NO RECENT WORK LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLES SPEEDOMETER READS ERRATIC SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT WILL STOP WHILE BRAKING AND PICK UP AGAIN IMMEDIATELY UPON ACCELERATION. THUS SHOWING A HIGHER SPEED THAN ACTUAL. MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL STOP WHILE ACCELERATING AND EITHER STAY IMMOBILE OR WILL PICK UP EVENTUALLY SHOWING A LOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED INDICATION. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS SAME COMPLAINT ON MULTIPLE FORUMS, ON A VARIETY OF GM VEHICLES. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

SPEEDOMETER IN 2004 MONTE CARLO BEGAN BEHAVING ERRATICALLY ABOUT 10K MILES AGO. NOW IT HAS AFFECTED THE OTHER GAUGES. THE SPEEDOMETER READS ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 120 AT A STANDSTILL. RPM GAUGE IS MAXED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM IC'S AND I AM WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL NOTICE. AT THIS TIME I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED OR BE WITHOUT IT FOR 3 DAYS. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. IT WILL SHOW INCORRECT SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD THIS REPLACED ONCE BY THE DEALER WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT IS NO LONGER COVERED. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET PRODUCTS. I BELIEVE SOMEONE SHOULD FORCE CHEVROLET TO RECALL THESE CARS SINCE THE INSTRUMENTS IN THE CLUSTERS CANNOT BE DEPENDED ON TO BE ACCURATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ONE SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS ANOTHER SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,937 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 04/16/08. *LJ

HI THERE, I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY MONTE CARLO FROM CARMAX IN OCTOBER 2007. ALL WAS FUNCTIONING FINE UNTIL I NOTICED ABOUT A WEEK AGO, FEBRUARY 7, 2008, THAT THE RPM WAS REGISTERING AS VERY HIGH ON THE TACHOMETER, ALMOST INTO THE RED AREA, AROUND 5500 AND HIGHER. PANICKING, I TOOK IT TO A MEINEKE CAR REPAIR PLACE, WHERE THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR ENGINE ETC., AND THAT IT WAS THE GAUGE ITSELF THAT WAS MESSED UP. THEY SUGGESTED I CHECK RECALLS. I FOUND NO RECALLS ON TACHOMETERS FOR 2004 CHEVY MONTE CARLOS. I THOUGHT I'D WAIT AND CHECK AROUND FOR PRICES, BUT THIS MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 2008, ON MY WAY IN TO WORK, MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED SHOWING 30MPH, WHEN I KNEW I WAS GOING AT LEAST 70MPH. I'VE CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON SPEEDOMETERS, AND I SEE NONE. THE TACHOMETER WAS BAD ENOUGH, BUT I CANNOT DRIVE PROPERLY WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER, AND FROM CHECKING ONLINE, IT LOOKS LIKE OTHER MONTE CARLO DRIVERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I LOVE MY CAR, BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM. PLEASE RECALL THE AFFECTED PART (INSTRUMENT PANEL/CLUSTER). THANK YOU, EULENA JONSSON *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. MORE SPECIFICALLY THE ODOMETER AND TEMP GAUGE JUST GET STUCK AND GO ALL OVER THE PLACE WHILE DRIVING. THE ODOMETER WILL READ 50 MPH WHEN GOING MUCH FASTER AD THE MORE YOU SLOW DOWN THE LOWER IT READS FINALLY WHEN YOU STOP THE NEEDLE READS WELL BELOW 0 THEN WHEN YOU START MOVING AGAIN YOU CAN BE AT 40-45 MPH AND IT READS 10MPH OR LESS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. WHILE DECELERATING FROM 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A GUARD RAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER CLEANED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HESITATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER SHOULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,498 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THEY DID NOT HIT THE GUARD RAIL, THERE WERE LIMITED BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT AND THE REMEDY FOR THE DEALER IS TO MACHINE THE ROTORS, HOWEVER THE DEFECT PERSISTS AND PEDAL PULSATES. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER VEHICLE STARTS THE STARTER STAYS ENGAGED AND A/C IS INOPERABLE. UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

FAULTY SPEEDOMETER. DOES NOT READ ACCURATE SPEED THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME. NOT SURE IF ODOMETER IS AFFECTED ALSO, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE IS A PRESENT PROBLEM GM HAS ADMITTED TO WHICH AFFECTS THEIR TRUCKS AND SUVS IN THE SAME YEAR. SPECIAL POLICY FOR REPLACEMENT/REPAIR IS BEING OFFERED TO OWNERS OF THOSE VEHICLES. *TR