Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet monte carlo. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the speedometer suddenly stopped functioning; the speedometer indicated that the vehicle was traveling 120 MPH. The failure occurred intermittently in cold weather. If the contact allowed the vehicle to warm up for fifteen minutes, the failure did not occur. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000 and the current mileage was 47,136.
2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo electrical complaints
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No events have lead up to the problem that I know of. While driving the car day to day my speedometer in my 2005 monte carlo lt seems to stick. It shows me going over the speed limit by 30 MPH or more and stays there. This happens all the time. I have not done anything to repair or replace the problem as of today september 17, 2010.
I have 2005 chevrolet monte carlo with currently 58,228 miles. Recently I have began experiencing problems with my speedometer either sticking or not returning to the '0' position. From my internet search, there is no current recalls for the instrument panel cluster. I have done further research to see there are many people out there who are experiencing this same problem.
I own a 2005 chevy monte carlo. Last year I noticed my speedometer and RPM and temp gauge stopped working. I've been searching for places to get it replaced and it just costs too much and will take 3-5 days for repair and I need my car for work. I have been using my GPS to see how fast im going. I also looked online and have seen many complaints for the same problem. My oil gauge and gas gauge works fine.
2005 chevy monte carlo speedometer, tachometer. And thermostat gauges do not work.
2005 monte carlo speedometer gage faulty reading inaccurate or freezes understanding there are numerous other monte carlo owners with the same problem and also with other gauges.
I have a 2005 monte carlo with only 87,000 miles. While driving on the highway I was going approx. 55 miles an hour when the speedometer started speeding up saying I was going over 120. Now the speedometer is saying 120 miles an hour in park. I have called the car dealership where I bought the car and they told me that it would be over $500.00 to fix. I have noticed that this is happening alot on the 2005 monte carlo's.
The speedometer and tachometer in my wife's 2005 chevrolet monte carlo started showing the wrong speed when we were driving on the highway. I set the cruise control at 75, yet the speedometer said I was going over 100. At first the problem was sporadic, then became continuous. I took the car to a local dealership and had the instrument cluster replaced for about $460. When I bought the car, I also purchased an extended warranty, so I had to pay $200 of the original bill, however this seems to be a well-known problem over several years of gm products. There had not been any accidents while this was out, but my daughter received a speeding ticket and I received 2 warnings for speed, all while driving in town.
Speedometer erratic and inaccurate since early 2009 with about 60,000 miles on the odometer. Haven't been able to tell how fast the car is going since then. While driving slow on residential streets, the speedometer registers 120 MPH or more. While driving highway speed on I-95, the speedometer sometimes registers 20 MPH. The tachometer also does not work properly and the gas and temperature guages are unreliable. Upon checking the internet for similar problems, found this has been a common complaint with the 2005 monte carlo, as well as earlier model gm vehicles. While the earlier models have been recalled for this problem, the 2005 monte carlo has not. Currently waiting for a recall on the 2005 monte carlo, as this is a safety concern and repairs should be comped by gm. Dealer estimates repair cost between $600 and $900. Daughter received a highway speeding ticket in february 2010 due to inaccurate speedometer reading.
Instrument panel cluster failed on a 2005 chevrolet monte carlo. Panel cluster failed around 42,000 miles on the car. Gas gauge does not work nor does the speedometer. Or temp gauge. This issue is complained of in the same year vehicles.
2005 chevrolet monte carlo ls - speedometer registered over 100 MPH while driving at 55 MPH. Once pegged it would not return to zero, the gauge remained at 50 - 60 MPH. While researching the problem I found that gm has had numerous problems with various model cars and SUV speedometer and at least one class action suit was brought against them.
I was driving my 2005 monte carlo at night and my speedometer and tachometer began to operate erratically and stopped working. The car had about 46,700 miles on it when the malfunction occurred. I reported this to the chevrolet customer service center on 3/1/10 and they said it was not covered. The csr admitted that it was unsafe to operate the car with a faulty speedometer but told me to drive it to the chevrolet dealership anyway. (?) the failure of general motors dashboard electronics is reported extensively on the internet. There are at least 57 complaints on the federal safety agency web site about the same problem. Gm agreed to pay for trucks and suvs for 2002 - 2004 model years but will not repair any automobiles. Gm received millions of dollars in a settlement from delphi electronics for faulty parts in a closed settlement. However, gm will not correct the problem with these gauges. This appears to be similar to the current toyota failure to respond to the floor mat foot pedal hazards. Please address this problem before someone gets seriously injured or killed by operating gm automobiles with known or possible defective instrument cluster electronics. Respectfully.
Speedometer sticks and does not work properly. As well as other clusters on the instrument panel. This is very dangerous and I have read of several others having the same problem online.
All of the gauges on my instrument cluster panel are working improperly. The speedometer is over 140 MPH, the fuel gage sometimes reads e even when there is a fuel tank of gas in the car. The volt will set at 8 (the lowest point) and after driving the car for an hour or so will finally move to above the middle point. The gage indicators vary from day to day and it is very stressful because the indicators that are suppose to assist me while driving are not working and feel that it is major safety issue for myself and others to be out on the road with a car that is not functioning the way it is suppose to. I have had the car serviced and everything works properly, but the panel itself.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 cheverolet monte carlo. The speedometer intermittenly failed to display the actual speed that the contact was driving. The failure mileage was 84000. The current mileage was 93000.
All gauges have failed. 2005 chevrolet monte carlo.
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I have 2005 monte carlo ss, the speedometer and the fuel gauge have stopped working. They fail when it is cold out and when it is warm they will some times work, however do I know if they are really working. I have read online where a lot of people with the same car are having the same issue.
I have 2005 monte carlo with 85,000 miles and now the instrument panel has gone south. The speedometer is off and the temp gage is not working. I have investigated and found many people have this same problem also my transmission is starting to slip. Can you help? I will never buy another american car.
I own a 2005 monte carlo, at around 50,000 miles began to have problems with instrument cluster. The fuel gauge and the alternator gauge failed. I have also had problems with the windshield wipers not returning to the set position, I do see that there has been service bulletins issued to for this. The instrument cluster has not been addressed by chevy and I have read many other complaints about this failure from other owners. The fix for this is to replace the entire instrument cluster, this is running between $450 and $650. I think this is a defect that chevy needs to replace free of charge.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet monte carlo. The speedometer on the instrument control panel displays inaccurate readings. A technician from the dealer stated that the repair would be made at the owners expense. No repairs were made. The manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was provided. The current mileage was 57,664. The failure mileage was 57,654. Updated 01/1410 *bf updated 01/20/10.
I was driving on the highway, and slowed down as I entered a town. Once I got back onto the highway, and reset my cruise control, my speedometer read at 90mph. I was not going that fast. Once I got stopped, I could see that my speedometer was reading at 30mph while in park. The problem has continued. At times, the speedometer reading will never go past 0mph and at others, it will read at 120mph when I first start my car. It will show that I'm accelerating and decelerating, but will fail to return to 0. I can also hear a clicking noise when it decelerates. At this point, I'm estimating how fast I'm going based on where my RPM gauge reads at. The only component to fail is the speedometer.
Instrument gauges gone crazy. Speedo reads 100mph sitting still. Tach relines sitting still. Gas gauge reads past full. Etc.this in on a 2005 monte carlo with only 32,000 miles. Dealer wants $500.00 plus to replace.
October 27, 2009 was the 3rd time in 4 days that the speedometer and tachometer have stopped working while driving or failed to work period. I don't know what LED up to the failure it just started when I was driving home from work on friday october 23, 2009 and my cruise control was set at 65 MPH and I noticed my car started slowing down and I was almost rearended I gave the car some gas and I noticed that my speedometer wasn't working nor was my tachometer. I haven't had anything done to correct the problem. I searched the internet and I have noticed that many many people have had this issue with 2002 through 2005 monte carlo's. This is a very dangerous problem that needs to be addressed. This will eventually take a life if not addressed and fixed by chevrolet. There is clearly a huge problem that must be recalled. I had a 1999 chevy silverado that was recalled for faulty tailgate support cables. This problem is much more serious than that was and it was recalled so why not this? The instrument panel in a car is the drivers information center and a huge safety concern if it is proven to be faulty. Speed control is required by all states and if a car manufacturer has an issue this big with one of its products then it needs to be addressed and not hidden. This problem is also present in many other gm vehicles as well. Research it I did and I know there is a huge problem. I am sure you can reach the same conclusion. Took me only 2 hours of research for me to react. How long will it take the government? Maybe never since they now have a vested interest in gm or maybe a few huge lawsuits against government motors will change its mind.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet monte carlo. The contact stated that the speedometer does not register mileage beyond 65 MPH. Whenever the engine was shut off the speedometer resets and operates normally. The dealer stated via phone that for $600 they would replace the instrument cluster. There were no related recalls or warranties available. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 85,000.
Instrument panel starting to go out. Tachometer works sporadically, oil gauge and temp gauge do not work at all. Speedometer and gas gauge are still working. Trying to hold out on repair until totally dysfunctional.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet monte carlo. Whenever the contact starts the vehicle, the speedometer will work sporadically. Occasionally, the speedometer fails to display the correct speed. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current mileage was 55,000 and failure mileage was 44,000.
Speedometer would start reading 20-30 MPH less or more than actual speed, then over a period of weeks, would end up showing 120mph, even buried, and stay there. Would work itself back to 0 and stay there. Then tach started reading wrong. Found out many of these vehicles had same problem. Had to take to dealership to replace instrument cluster at $560.00.
My car speedometer will get stuck, read a MPH that is 20 to 40 MPH higher or it will peg out at 120+ and sometimes wont repair itself until the next day. To my understanding gm has a recall on several vehicles using the same gauge step motors but does not include this model or others that use this same part. I believe this is a safety concern because I have no idea how fast im traveling. I would really appreciate your help.
Certain lights in dashboard controls are burnt out. Right now the problem just involves the tachometer, ignition illumination and driver heat/cool control indicator. Problem is manageable during the daytime but at night, necessary parts of the dashboard do not illuminate. The problem is that the lightbulbs themselves cannot be replaced. The whole control board for that particular part of the dash ($300.00) must be replaced which is ridiculous on a four year old car.
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