2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo problems
Owners have filed 155 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 57% of complaints. Next are lighting (12%) and fuel system (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 155 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 57% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 118 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 20 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 24 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 28 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 118 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 69,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (74 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo with enough data (93 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet monte carlo. The contact stated that the sun roof connector plugs, which were connected to the motor, melted and produced smoke. Additionally, the interior lights, instrument panel lights, and the lighting for some of the radio components failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 205,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet monte carlo. The contact stated that while driving at night, the headlights and instrument panel failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 92,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet monte carlo. While driving 35 MPH, the headlights cut off without warning. The contact stated that the headlights flashed off and on intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 95,400. Updated 02/23/16 updated 4/30/18