2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Complaints

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY MONTE CARLO. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT LAST FALL. NOT COMPLETELY RIGHT AWAY, JUST OFF BY 8-15 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO SAID THAT I WAS SPEEDING. I HAD THE CRUISE SET FOR 57 MILES PER HOUR. HE SAID THAT I WAS GOING 73 MILES PER HOUR. NO WAY! SINCE THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER IT COMPLETELY QUIT. I HAVE HAD THE SPEED SENSOR REPLACED, THAT LASTED ALL OF THREE HOURS. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO? THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FIX. *JB

DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT INOPERATIVE. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW COVER. I INSPECTED THE SEAT AND DISCOVERED A QUARTER SIZE BURN MARK INSIDE THE CUSHION. THE HEATING ELEMENT BECAME OVERHEATED AND BEGAN TO BURN THE CUSHION. *JB

THE SPEEDOMTER AND RPM GAUGES WORK IRRATICALLY, AND ARE NOT ACCURATE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS THAT THIS WAS STARTING IT JUST ONE DAY STARTED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SERVERAL OWNERS OF THE 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO'S IN MY AREA, AND ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL THESE DASH CLUSTERS. *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE 2004 MONTE CARLO GM SECURITY SYSTEM. *TS THE SECURITY SYSTEM INSTALLED IN THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT IF ANY OF THE COMPONENTS FAIL THE ENTIRE SYSTEM MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

SPEEDOMETER STARTED REGISTERING INCORRECT SPEED, THEN WORKED SPORADICALLY AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONSOLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (NOT JUST THE SPEEDOMETER). THE DEALERSHIP SENT THE OLD INSTRUMENT PANEL TO THE PARTS SUPPLIER AND RECEIVED A NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL, THEN INSTALLED IT. THEY SPECULATED THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF A BAD GROUND IN THE SYSTEM. UNSURE WHETHER OR NOT OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *JB

DASH BUCKLING IN MIDDLE. DEALER HAS REPLACED A DASH PANEL TWICE, BUT THE MATING PART IS WHAT IS BUCKLING. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT GM WILL NO LONGER REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DESIGNED TO BUCKLE FROM THE HEAT, AND ONCE IT DID, IT WOULD NOT RETURN TO ORIGINAL SHAPE. VERY DISAPPOINTING TO PAY THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR AN AUTOMOBILE TO HAVE IT LOOK LIKE TRAILER TRASH TWO YEARS INTO ITS OWNERSHIP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED VIOLENTLY. AS SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DECREASED TO 5 MPH, THE BRAKES EMITTED A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH,THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. NO DASH PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE A FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS EASILY RESTARTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED WHICH INDICATED THE FUEL RELAY CONNECTOR HOSE WAS LOOSE. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS REPAIRED, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING FURTHER INSPECTION. UPDATED ON 05/16/2006. THE BRAKES PULSATED WHILE BRAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS BECAUSE THE WERE PITTED AND WARPED. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES. *AK *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AT ANY SPEED. ONCE, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE OTHER TIMES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART EACH TIME. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE MAP SENSOR CONNECTOR; THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND PARTS WERE ORDERED.