I own a 2005 monte carlo that I bought used 16 months ago. About 4 months ago I noticed the speedometer started sticking when slowing down. Now the speedometer only moves forward, continuing to move clockwise all the way around. About two weeks after that, I noticed my gas gauge was not registering correctly and now just remains in a south position. Not only that but about two months ago, my turn signals stopped flashing when in use and would not flash again until the car was turned off and back on again. After that they would work for a while but start acting up again after about an hour of driving. Now my turn signals stopped working completely which has now affected my hazard lights. Of course my warranty expired in november 07 but I think I will be able to get the dealership to pay for it under my mechanical warranty since the car only has 46,000 miles on it. If not I will try to find a way to make the dealership or gm pay for it as this is considered a defective part. Not to mention there are a lot of other people having the same exact problem which supports the defective part theory. With that being said, defective parts are the manufacturer?s responsibility and not of the consumer. I still suggest the federal safety agency mandate some kind of recall for this because one wrong accident can have devastating consequences. Preventable measures are much cheaper as opposed to the alternative.
2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo electrical complaints
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Speedometer and inside dash lights erratic stopped working, no accident.
Noticed that speedometer stayed at 70mph when I exited freeway. When I turned off the ignition the needle stayed at 70. On start up the speedometer started at 70mph and went up from there. Every car was turned off the was stuck at a higher speed eventually coming back to 0, the speedometer seemed to work correctly for a while then start the cycle again. I tried to use the tach to monitor my speed but it would occasionally be erratic also.
My 2005 monte carlo's speedometer doesn't reset to zero. It sticks at 23 MPH even when shut-off. It shows about 63 MPH when I am really doing about 40 MPH. Or sometimes 70 MPH when really about 40-45 MPH. This speedometer is faulty/defective from the manufacturer. Gm should have to recall this 2005 chevy monte carlo and pay for the $500-$600 repair bill. Please talk with the government to demand a recall and force gm to pay the repair bills for these cars from 2003 through 2007 ghm vehicles (about 10 models).
I have a 2005 chevy monte carlo that has a failed instrument panel. The speedometer reads 120 when the car is in park. It can be reset back to 0 if you turn the key off and on numerous times, but it fails again eventually. The car has 57,000 miles on it and is not under warranty any more. This is a serious safety issue. I have talked to chevy and my dealer and they will not help at all with the cost of this repair, which will be approx. $500. I don't think this type of failure should be happening to my 2005 vehicle.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet monte carlo. While driving approximately 70 MPH on normal road conditions, the cruise control mechanism was activated. Unexpectedly, the speedometer and RPM gauges failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing and they stated that the instrument panel failed. The instrument panel was replaced. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 51,000 and current mileage was 52,000.
Recently with no apparent precipitating factor the speedometer on my 2005 chevy monte carlo has begun acting erratically with speed readouts vacillating and then sticking at about 32 MPH, when I am obviously going at least 65 MPH. This is a serious problem that needs to be fixed and is apparent in many other monte carlos according to other car forums.
The speedometer displays the wrong speed. It started with just higher speed and now will display 20-30 MPH when traveling on expressway when going 65. Sometimes the instrument cluster can be reset by turning off and on the ignition to reset. Now even that is not working. I took to dealer today and they want to replace the instrument cluster for over $537 ++. The chevy dealer I bought the car from is no longer in business. This started around 60k miles.
The whole dash cluster on my 2005 chevrolet monte carlo does not work. At first the temperature gauge was showing red when my car was perfectly fine, then the speedometer went out (it doesn't even move) followed by the fuel indicator gauge. It hasn't been working for a little over a year now. Its hard to tell when I need to fuel my car up, when it may be running hot, or how fast I'm going.
Monte carlo has 33,000 miles and speedometer no longer provides accurate reading. Registers 60 MPH at standstill position. Advised speedometer cluster is shot and I need a new one. Appears this is a common problem as mechanic is aware of the problems with the model. Why isn't there a forced recall? Isn't this a hazard?
Speedometer cluster.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet monte carlo. While driving 80 MPH, the speedometer dial moved to zero. An independent mechanic confirmed that the instrument panel failed and needed to be replaced. The failure and current mileages were less than 77,000.
The traction off and ABS warning lights came on, as well as a service message stating to service the traction control system. After dealer inspection the noted that one of the hub bearings caused some kind of damage to the wiring/sensors.
With less than 20k miles on vehicle speedo had to be replaced due to inaccurate reading and failure to reset to 0 at stop.
Instrument cluster goes erratic. 47k miles. Dealer says they get a lot of these and replacement is the only answer. $550. Ebay has multiple businesses that repair gm clusters. Why is there no recall? Chevrolet dealer says new model has improved gauge motors.
Odometer - not register correct speeds. Sticking on higher speeds and not returning to zero upon stop. Could not recognize what speed vehicle was going at. Failed instrument cluster, required a new replacement of the instrument cluster.
I have a 2005 chevrolet monte carlo, supercharged ss, [xxx] signature series. The vehicle has active onstar, xm radio, sun roof and the rest of the bells and whistles connected with the vehicle. The problem is with the xm radio and onstar system. The antenna for all the radio systems are located on the rear roof, behind the sun roof. The problem occurs whenever you open the sunroof. The sunroof tilts up and covers the antenna. This causes the xm radio to lose signal. The main purpose of this complain is that the onstar also loses signal. This defeats the safety feature of the onstar system, because if you were in an accident, the onstar emergency personnel would not be notified and this would lead to severe injury and possibly death. I have taken the vehicle to ron anderson chevrolet in fernandina beach, fl. They contacted their gm complaint desk and the reply was "that's just the way it is. Close the sunroof part way and that will help reception for the xm radio". There was some type of communication that I have a copy of that indicated the above, but said nothing about the onstar. With the sunroof open, the onstar cellular phone does not work, not I am almost postive that the emergency portion of the onstar is not working either. The VIN # is [xxx]. Chevrolet's postion indicated to me that they would not do anything to rectify this situation or even that they cared. The safety issue is what really concerns me, because the main reason that I purchased onstar was the fact that you had communications, and if emergency care was needed, it was there. This is an obvious safety issue and general motors, in my opinion, could care less. Thanks for listening to me and I look forward to hearing from you or general motors. Sincerely. *nm updated 07/17/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
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