2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo electrical system problems
89 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, which is 57% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 89 57% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 74 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 18 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 19 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 74 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 fires.
What owners wrote
Tl* 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.
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.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
- Lighting 18 complaints