2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

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.

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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.