2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

DANGEROUS GM SPEEDOMETER DEFECT THE ELECTRONIC SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO PERIODICALLY BEGINS TO DISPLAY INCORRECT INFORMATION. THIS CAN BE EITHER REFLECTING A LOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED OR A HIGHER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. THIS RESULTS IN EITHER DRIVING AT AN UNSAFE SPEED FOR THE ROAD AND/OR CONDITIONS OR THE PRESENTING AN OBSTACLE TO OTHER DRIVERS BY MAINTAINGA LOWER SPEED THAN THE GENERAL TRAFFIC. ALTHOUGH THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT ON OUR VEHICLE, I HAVE NOTED MANY OTHER OWNERS IDENTIFYING THIS ISSUE ON VARIOUS CHAT ROOMS AND CUSTOMER FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIMITED TO THE 2004 CHEVY MONTE CARLO, OTHER MAKES OF GM VEHICLES (CARS AND TRUCKS) MANUFACTURED BEFORE AND AFTER THIS YEAR HAVE SHOWN THE SAME DEFECT WE HAVE CONTACTED THE GM DEALER AND WERE TOLD THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND THE PROBLEM SURFACED SHORTLY AFTER REACHING 36000 MILES (WARRANTY PERIOD). GIVEN THE RECENT PUBLICITY REGARDING TOYOTA'S PROBLEMS I THINK IT WOULD BE WELL SERVED TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT BECOMES AS SERIOUS. THIS ERROR OCCURS ALMOST DAILY WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARS TO WORK NORMALLY AND AT SOME POINT IT WILL STOP WORKING, THE ONLY WAY TO DETECT IS TO ACCELERATE SHARPLY OR APPLY THE BRAKES SHARPLY WHILE NOTING IF THE SPEEDOMETER REFLECTS THE CHANGE IN SPEED. THIS APPROACH MAY WORK WELL FOR AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER BUT A VERY YOUNG DRIVER OR AN ELDERLY DRIVER MAY NOTE REALIZE THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT ACCURATE AND RESULT IN A ACCIDENT. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS. TEMP GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER HAVE BOTH STOPPED WORKING. SPEEDOMETER SAYS I'M DOING 110 MPH ALL THE TIME, EVEN WITH CAR SHUT OFF. MY FRIEND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO HER 2005 MONTE CARLO AND HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. MY CAR STARTED AS SOON AS THE WARRANTY ENDED. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2004 AND 2005 MONTE CARLO OWNERS FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I DID CONTACT CHEVROLET ABOUT MY ISSUE. THEY SAID I WILL HAVE TO PAY CLOSE TO $1000 TO HAVE THE CLUSTER REPLACED, WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD AS I AM A SINGLE MOTHER JUST BARELY GETTING BY. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT RECALL A VEHICLE UNLESS THEY HAVE A BUNCH OF COMPLAINTS FROM THE SAME AREA. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BEINGS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I AM GOING OR IF MY CAR IS READY TO OVERHEAT. *TR

I HAVE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ON MY 2004 CHEVY MONTE CARLO. WHEN TURNING HIGH BEAM ON AND OFF THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOOSE CONNECTION THERE AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES MULTIPLE TIMES TO CHANGE THE BEAM SELECTION. OCCASIONALLY MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS PART SHOULD BE WORN FOR THE AMOUNT OF DRIVING I DO IN THE EVENING WHERE I WOULD USE THIS FUNCTION. MY VEHICLE HAS 86,289 MILES ON IT AND AGAIN, MAJORITY WOULD BE DAYTIME DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO AND HAS SINCE. *TR

TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, ANY TIME THE WIPERS, LIGHTS, REAR-DEFROST, OR WHEN ITS JUST COLD OUT, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPS FUNCTIONING. NOTABLY THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GO UP WITH SPEED, BUT NOT GO BACK DOWN. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO THE OIL PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, FUEL AND RPM GAUGES. THIS DEFECT MAKES IT SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING AND CAN BE A RISK TO HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. *TR

FOLLOW UP TO ODI ID#10298010 IT WOULD SEEM THAT DEATH OR INJURY MUST RESULT FROM AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE TO WARRANT ACTION. I WAS LUCKY TO ESCAPE EITHER WHEN, WHILE DRIVING I 80 THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE SPEED CONTROL WAS SET AT 65MPH, BUT WHEN I REALIZED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INDICATING +100MPH, I REDUCED SPEED RAPIDLY AND WAS VERY NEARLY RUN OVER BY THE SEMI TRACTOR/TRAILER BEHIND ME. GM IS AWARE THAT COMPONENTS IN THESE INSTRUMENT PANELS ARE DEFECTIVE. PLEASE,DEMAND A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

2 YEARS AGO WHEN I HAD 12000 MILES ON MY MONTE CARLO SS INTIMIDATOR MY DASH GAUGES STARTED READING WRONG INFORMATION NOW AT 14607 MILES THE GAUGES DON'T WORK AT ALL EXCEPT FOR THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT CHEVY HELP CENTER 4 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS AND THEY HAVE NOT REPLIED TO MY E-MAILS FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WIDE SPREAD FACTORY INSTALLED FAULTY COMPONENT. ANY INFORMATION ODI CAN GIVE ME TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU *TR

SEAT BELTS ON BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER SEATS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. IF BELTS ARE NOT MANUALLY PULLED IN THEY HANG LOOSELY. ALSO ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BELTS WILL BE VERY TIGHT WHEN WEARING (ACROSS CHEST). IF YOU TRY TO MOVE FORWARD YOU ARE UNABLE. THE INITIAL PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELTS NOT RETRACTING STARTED HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY ABOUT 2 YRS AGO BUT NOW HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO NOT HAVE THE SEAT BELT WORK PROPERLY AND TO HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL SEATBELT IN. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING VARIOUS WEBSITES TO SEE IF CHEVY HAS DONE ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM & HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE STATE LAW REQUIRES US TO ALWAYS WEAR SEATBELTS WHEN DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTERS HAVE FAILED. NONE OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE MOVING NORMALLY. THE SPEED ODOMETER REMAINED AT 20 MPH REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED THAT THE CONTACT IS DRIVING. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,038.