general problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

When I first bought this car the boost gage was not working. A few days later the gas oil pressure and temperature gauges started going crazy. The temperature gauge needs to work to show overheating of engine to avoid damage. Internet forums say this issue a very common issue. Picture shows gauges on left after car running 10 min with approx half tank of gas.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the key failed to turn over in the ignition so the contact was unable to start the vehicle. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was waiting to be referred to an authorized dealer to diagnose the failure and provide the recall remedy. The failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

Speedometer going nuts. Stuck on 85mph while idle and off as well. Periodically, the trac and abs lights will come on. When backing up and put in drive to go, the traction active light comes on and car will lug and grind.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. While driving at various speeds, the speedometer and fuel gauges became inoperable. The failure recurred randomly. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle electrical system and recall issues. The consumer stated the engine light illuminated. The consumer stated after the dealer performed the recall, the alarm no worked.

1. )cannot drive with the brights on because it will unexpectedly trigger all lights to fail and you will be driving blind in the complete pitch black night. 2. )the speedometer, gas gauge, and temp gauge haven't worked since about 75,000 miles. I purchased this car brand new and have had it serviced as needed. This is a factory defect, not something that was caused somehow by me. I think that it is ridiculous that I have to deal with these defects with my own money when I specifically purchased a brand new car so I didn't have to deal with problems of the vehicle that one would associate with a used vehicle. The brights issue could literally kill people, I'm sure it probably has.

Takatarecall stil till I have that problems.

Tl- the contact owns 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact received received recall repair NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The contact stated that the air bag,break, battery and check engine light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 166,000. Sr.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the speedometer displayed the incorrect reading and occasionally register 80 mph in a 40 mph zone. The instrumental messaging center failure also caused the lights to flicker and become dim. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure was located within the instrument cluster and it needed to be reprogrammed; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The transmission was replaced at 45,000 miles. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,800. The approximate current mileage was 86,500.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the speedometer, tachometer and fuel gauge readings fluctuated. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the front driver's side seat warmer was activated when the seat caught fire. The contact shut off the driver's side seat warmer. No one was injured during the fire. The fire department was not called. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer for a diagnostic testing where the dealer advised that a short in the driver's side seat warmer caused the fire. The dealer did not perform any repairs to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 75,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The contact stated that the instrumental panel gauges were all non-functional. The contact stated that he was unable to view the thermostat, speedometer, fuel levels, etc. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 176,000. The current mileage was approximately 180,000. Kmj.

The steering problem was from the beginning when I bought the car used with 19,000 miles. . Very tight steering, was in warranty at the time and had it serviced. However, all they said was it was adjusted. This was the spring of 2006. Steering at this time is still very tight, and it is real bad in summer months. The car now has 39,000 approx. If my car was recalled because of this, I was never notified the speedometer after the car warms up, begins to stop working. Usually after stopping at a light, I would notice the speedometer registers below zero (0) then I know upon accelerating it will not go up even to 45 mph. . . At times it sticks to around 25 or so. Then after abruptly stopping and then going forward, it will go back to normal. This is dangerous, because I try to stay within the proper speed, according to other cars around me, but if I was to go slower than I thought to be, I could get slammed into because of not keeping up with others. I fear this. The temperature gauge is also not reading right, it usually should stay below half temp. . . It goes up above even though I have had anti freeze replaced with fresh. That too is dangerous. Other than these things, I have had little to no problems. I love the car, I just hate when there is a problem. I would like for the manufacturer to look into this, as I have noticed I am not the only one with these concerns of the exact same problem. For me, the steering is the most dangerous. Now if my car was in any recall I may not have been notified, as I moved out west for a few years, and address had changed. I am now back home. Naturally when your new / used car warranty stops, then "things" happen and still making car payments makes it hard to service the expensive parts.

The instrument cluster of my vehicle needs replacing. The speedometer does not register the correct speed. This is a very expensive part to replace and I believe this is a vast problem with these cars. Gm should have a recall of this defect.

Traveling on us 90 w. All of a sudden no gages. For weeks there after I was scared and extremely concerned my car was over heating(maxed out temp range)and speedometer on zero. In short it does every thing reading wise except correctly once the key is used. I (think ) I'm hearing a "pop or distorted/short" in the speakers. . I have not installed or otherwise altered any eqipment or made any changes to the original eqipment of any kind. . . After reviewing the internet and asking other owners of like make/models and the "other closly related models I. E impala I've been told more having this problem than not. I'm also finding it seem to be a problem rather earl in production years and appears to be a defect in engineering/assembly of these automobiles. (perhaps a full review of electrical patient/design and assembly methods may resolve why this is happening. I truly want to start a class action to "repair" (no money)with new re-designed installs by dealer. As of today my "carlo" is at 89000 mi. . . Please feel free to contact me if I can help or you know of a correct fix. Dealer wants 700 to relace dash. . (is this new dash different in any way from oem build I wonder)also my avalanche truck at 60,000+ doing the same thing. Does it take a fire or death to recognize this a reoccurring default in mfg. Of Chevrolets. Gm and its dealers are mum and it must be my fault. Perhaps a complete electrical review of gm engineering is in order not withstanding durability standards and who makes the wires/assembly and where. . I'm just saying.

A yr. Aft. I bought my 2005 Monte Carlo, things began going wrong with it. First 2 things to go:the cruise control & re-window defroster. The next yr, while driving at night on the interstate, I switched my lights to brights & within seconds I had no lights at all! this could of caused a very bad accident, I was able to quickly switch the lights back to dim & luckily they came back on. Since then, I no longer use the bright lights, for fear of my lights not coming back on. Then it seemed like everything went haywire after that, odometer showed that I was going 110, gas gauge quit & temp gauge registered past 260. Not a fun night to be driving, not knowing my correct speed, how much gas I had, if my car was going to overheat or have no lights! since 6/15/2012 the tach now registers between 6000-7000 rpms & none of the gauges are working properly. My car also smells like it has an exhaust or fuel leak which comes thru the vents, it makes me sick & gives me headaches. I took it to a dealer a yr. Ago, paid $98. 00 for them to tell me they couldn't find a problem. To this day, my car still smells like gasoline, I pray it doesn't catch on fire. Tonight I've been researching these problems & found that the faulty gauges is a very common problem with these cars & quite expensive to fix. I feel chevy should be held responsible for repairing this problem & all the others, after all they're the ones who built a car with many serious problems. This is very unfair for the many consumers out there who have spent their hard earned money to buy this car. Not everyone can afford to get this fixed along with paying the car payment. I don't understand why they can't be made to take care of this. What would have to happen in order to make them pay? what's listed above? a crash, fire, injury or death? shouldn't have to be that way, something needs to be done before any of that happens!.

First voltage meter quit working then speedometer and recently tachometer quit.

2005 chevy Monte Carlo speedometer, tachometer. And thermostat gauges do not work.

I was driving my 2005 Monte Carlo at night and my speedometer and tachometer began to operate erratically and stopped working. The car had about 46,700 miles on it when the malfunction occurred. I reported this to the Chevrolet customer service center on 3/1/10 and they said it was not covered. The csr admitted that it was unsafe to operate the car with a faulty speedometer but told me to drive it to the Chevrolet dealership anyway. (?) the failure of general motors dashboard electronics is reported extensively on the internet. There are at least 57 complaints on the NHTSA web site about the same problem. Gm agreed to pay for trucks and suvs for 2002 - 2004 model years but will not repair any automobiles. Gm received millions of dollars in a settlement from delphi electronics for faulty parts in a closed settlement. However, gm will not correct the problem with these gauges. This appears to be similar to the current Toyota failure to respond to the floor mat foot pedal hazards. Please address this problem before someone gets seriously injured or killed by operating gm automobiles with known or possible defective instrument cluster electronics. Respectfully.

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.

All of the gauges on my instrument cluster panel are working improperly. The speedometer is over 140 mph, the fuel gage sometimes reads e even when there is a fuel tank of gas in the car. The volt will set at 8 (the lowest point) and after driving the car for an hour or so will finally move to above the middle point. The gage indicators vary from day to day and it is very stressful because the indicators that are suppose to assist me while driving are not working and feel that it is major safety issue for myself and others to be out on the road with a car that is not functioning the way it is suppose to. I have had the car serviced and everything works properly, but the panel itself.

Instrument gauges gone crazy. Speedo reads 100mph sitting still. Tach relines sitting still. Gas gauge reads past full. Etc. This in on a 2005 Monte Carlo with only 32,000 miles. Dealer wants $500. 00 plus to replace.

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.

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.

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 would start reading 20-30 mph less or more than actual speed, then over a period of weeks, would end up showing 120mph, even buried, and stay there. Would work itself back to 0 and stay there. Then tach started reading wrong. Found out many of these vehicles had same problem. Had to take to dealership to replace instrument cluster at $560. 00.

I have 2005 Monte Carlo ss, the speedometer and the fuel gauge have stopped working. They fail when it is cold out and when it is warm they will some times work, however do I know if they are really working. I have read online where a lot of people with the same car are having the same issue.

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.

Vehicle ignition randomly turning off engine while in gear from 2006 to sale in Nov 2007. Trips to dealerships in malden, MA and west babylon, NY advised "too heavy" keyring, but continued to be a problem. Electrical failure of entire dashboard including speedometer occurred in January, 2007 and was subsequently repaired by dealership in west babylon NY where I was told keys were too heavy for ignition reporting now due to similar instances in other Chevrolet vehicles but noticed Monte Carlos were not addressed as an issue.

Speedometer cluster.

I have a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, supercharged ss, tony stewart 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 :2g1wz121559255681. 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 waas 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 opion, could care less. Thanks for listening to me and I look forward to hearing from you or general motors. Sincerely.