general problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo - part 1

Tl the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. While driving 15 mph, the vehicle started to shudder and smoke appeared under the hood. In addition, the vehicle's battery exploded. A fire report was filed. The local fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 49,000. The VIN was not available.

Interment cluster gauges not working.

Key is stuck in ignition and will not release nor completely shut off engine. Lock cylinder was replaced a year ago. Believe that the ignition lock cylinder needs to be replaced.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. A few minutes after the vehicle was parked in the driveway, it burst into flames. The fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. The front end of the vehicle was completely burned. The contact stated that there were no warning indicators. A police report and a fire report were filed. Prior to the fire, the contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v400000 (electrical system) and 15v201000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the parts to do the repairs were not available. The failure mileage was 104,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the security warning light constantly flashed and the vehicle was unable to start. In addition, the vehicle stalled several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the keys for the ignition but the failure continued. The security warning light continued to illuminate. The pass lock protection system was unable to be overridden so the contact was unable to determine the solution to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

My gages sometimes work when thewy do it is inaccurate information. Sometimes they dont work at all.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the keys released out of the ignition without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the technician diagnosed that the ignition cylinder needed to be replaced. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 196,385.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 mph, the engine warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that there was no heat. The problem recurred several time. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The vehicle was diagnosed but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 260,000. Aw.

Noticed smoke from the passenger side dash by the door upon investigation notice the smoke was coming from the fuse box on the passenger side, upon further investigation I noticed the a wire coming from the fuse box was burned as well as the fuse box was burned also, after this happened other electrical devices started showing doors ajar, dome lights stay on all of the time,rear defroster stopped working, the body sensing components are not working, I am afraid the this is going to cause a fire in the passenger compartment as well as making it a danger to drive, this has been discussed in multiple forums stating that 2002-2008 Monte Carlo, impala and other vehicles have this same issue.

While driveing, the engine shuts off causeing power stering and power brakes to stop working as well as haveing no power to accelerate while trying to pull over to the shoulder of road. Once stoped I can put the car in park and turn the ignition on and the engine will start back. This happened app. 10 to 15 times in less than one week.

Tl-the contact owns 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo ss. The contact received notification NHTSA campaign id number: 14v400000 ( electrical system) and stated that the parts needed were unavailable to perform the repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Mf.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that while making a left turn, the vehicle stalled without warning causing a vehicle to crash into the passenger's side of his vehicle, which then made the contact crash into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

I started driving the car when the security feature turned on on my car. My car would not turn on afterwards in the parking lot for a couple minutes have passed. The security light was on during that time.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that while traveling on a major road, the contact experienced a loss of power, lost control of the vehicle and then the vehicle went over to the right side of the road. The air bags did deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the left leg and the right shoulder blade. The contact also received further medical attention due to the injuries from the impact of the crash. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact was included in NHTSA campaign id number: (electrical system) but experienced the failure before receiving the recall repair. The vehicle was not inspected and diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. Dyd.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the instrument panel warning lights illuminated sporadically. The contact mentioned that the heater and rear defroster failed to operate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was included in recall NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000. Pam.

Tl - the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the speedometer would continuously display an inaccurate reading. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 46,000. Dr.

My speedometer, rpm, and gas gauges are inaccurate. I cannot tell how fast I am going, nor how much gas I have. Then ever since I bought my car, brand new, my transmission has been slipping, its an automatic. The dealer fixed it th e 1st time, but now again, 90,000 miles later, its us starting to happen again. My radio has stopped working, no light or noise period. Please recall because I have read literally hundreds of posts of the same problem in the same car. I paid good money for my car, not for this. All if these problems are unsafe and I really hate for my 1 year old boy to ride in it. Please, please recall the car.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the speedometer would continuously display an inaccurate reading. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the entire instrument cluster. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000. Kmj.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated the vehicle stalled while driving approximately 60 mph. All lights on the instrument panel illuminated. The issue recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the ignition key was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware. The approximate mileage at failure was 68,700. Nw.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number:14v400000 ( electrical system) however, the contact stated that while driving at 5 mph, the vehicle would stalled and power steering seized. Also the entire warning panel would illuminated and all electrical power would seized. The failure occurred multiple times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Pp.

Thought this was the car for me. Wrong. After purchasing the car the following things have gone wrong and most seem dangerous. No way to control headlights . . Driving at night at 55 mph, lights all shut off the indicator lights also stop working at random times ignition does not accept key every time resulting in leaving a spare key in the ignition and hope it starts. If not I'm required to wait 15 minutes before starting or longer. The traction system no longer works, along with cruise, or steering controls total power lost to steering wheel, hope this doesn't affect the airbag. I have the supercharged version, the engine caught fire and had to be replaced. Needless to say it is no longer supercharged. Not so sure about this issue, however when pumping gas the pump will kick off every half gallon pumped into tank. Another fire issue?.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the entire instrument cluster malfunctioned, causing the speedometer and fuel gauge to become inoperable. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic where the mechanic advised that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the vehicle repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000.

I was driving 55 mph and my speedometer said I was doing 10mph. Then my tac stopped working. Then my speedometer stopped working totally. My driver side seat will not heat at all. My wheels are peeling. The chrome is peeling right off the wheels. My check engine light stays on all the time. I have had it checked for the code so they replaced the gas cap and did a reset within 75 miles the light came back on. I am giving up on Chevrolets. Every vehicle we own is a chevy, what's up with all these problems and no solutions???? with all the complaints on the electrical system you would think there would be a recall and a solution. When the heat on my seat stopped working it smelled like something was burning inside the car so I quickly shut it off and pulled the car over to check under my seat to may sure there was no fire. Thank goodness there wasn't a fire. I paid the extra money for the intimidator, what a waste.

2004 Monte Carlo first lost temp guage and heat/blower then lost at times speedometer and tach then lost both then lost gas guage all buttons on steering wheel and dash-radio, cruise control have melted and burned off I am now losing my headlights and in response to this I slam on my brakes. No accident yet no fire yet please we are entitled to our recall too thank you.

As I was driving my 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo ss , last night, I operated the steering column mounted headlight dimmer control. The headlights went out. After wiggling the lever they came back on but I was unable to switch them from high beam to low beam. I've searched the internet and find numerous instances of this occurring. Thankfully there was not an accident related to my incident.

2004 Monte Carlo ss intimidator. . Gauge panel working improperly. Including the speedometer which could result in serious accident.

At approximately 57,000 (October 2010) the speedometer would read either zero miles per hour or 120 miles per hour while driving. It would move erratically while driving showing anywhere from zero to 120 mph. Then it started working again. In January 2011 the speedometer started acting erratically again and has been doing so continually. Sometimes it seems accurate but I don't know for sure. I consider it a safety problem due to not knowing how fast I am going. When on the freeway I gauge my speed by other drivers. If I use my gps I am constantly looking away from the road to see what my speed is and it is harder to read on the gps. I contacted Chevrolet through email and they did not reply.

All gauges on dash are inaccurate and will work sometimes, and at other times they do not work at all or give the wrong reading.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the speedometer displayed an inaccurate reading of 5 mph. The failure recurred when driving at various speeds. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000.

While driving at night on a major interstate I was suddenly being passed and was nearly rear ended because although my speedometer showed I was doing 65 mph, I was actually going much slower. I realized there was a defect when I exited and while coming to a stop at the red light, my speedometer stayed on 60 mph. Since then my tachometer and my gas gauge quit working. The needles point straight down on all three. I called three different dealerships all of which have quoted about $400 to repair the cluster assembly. Given that this is a known defective part and has been recalled in a couple of other chevy models, chevy needs to recall the Monte Carlo and fix this for all mc owners. I bought the car new and the defect first occurred at about 85,000 miles. Today I have just under 90,000 miles but rarely drive the vehicle due to the defect. I am also worried about passing state inspection due to this defect that chevy should be held accountable for.

2004 Monte Carlo spedometer and instrument cluster works erradicle during normal driving conditions and could result in a faster than posted driving expierence. If not trained and tested at high speed manuvers driver and passenger safety is reduced , dramatically !.

Electrical system gauges, speedometer froze, gas, oil, and rpm pegged. . .

Tachometer is the only gauge left working now on my 2004 Monte Carlo ss dale earnhardt jr. Edition. Oil pressure, boost gauge, water temp and fuel gauge all show incorrect readings at various times for the past several months now. Yesterday the speedometer refused to show any speed at all. I am now forced to use the car's overhead console computer to show me how much fuel I've used and my garmin gps to tell me what my speed is. This is an unsafe condition to operate a car in. The car has 71,000 miles on it. The original warranty has expired. Chevy says the entire instrument cluster needs to be replaced but the cost is prohibitive. The cluster on the dale jr. Edition is different from the standard cluster (car # and signature) so it is unlikely that my car will remain original with a replacement cluster. Gm needs to replace or fix the gauges only. A simple solution that won't cost a lot of money. There is no need to do an expensive, destructive replacement of the entire cluster.

I own a 2004 Monte Carlo ss, whether driving on hwy or city roads I loose all electrical power, ie lights,gauges,radio for about 2 seconds, enough to get your attention and then all comes back on, no interruption in the running of the car, I'm afraid that it may get worse and the car will shut down , I have had this looked at by a dealer service dept and they can not find the trouble and there are no codes stored in the computer, I have 61000 miles on and we like the car, something needs to be done. This has happened at least twice a month for the last six months plus.

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.