2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

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. *TR

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. *TR

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 NHTSA 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. *TR

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. *TR

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). *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR