2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 4%of 120 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 65,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 4% of the 120 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Heater blower motor fire's on 2005 chevy Monte Carlo ls, replaced twice !!! Fire both times. The first time was probably around 18,000 miles or so. Then the second time was around 27,000 miles or so. (I would have to find my reciepts to verify exactly). But, both times the car's blower motor was on fire !!! Alot of smoke, thick electrical burning smell. …”
NHTSA complaint #10407649, filed 2011-06, 16,000 miles“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #10462492, filed 2012-06, 70,000 miles“First off, the speedometer started to incorrectly measure the speed and slowly over 3 months it stopped working totally and now doesn't work at all. In addition after buying the car it had a clunking noise when making turns at slow speed..I brought the vehicle in 2 times for this problem and it wasn't fixed either time and gave up because GM couldn't fix it and was going to charge me once I was out of warranty.”
NHTSA complaint #10234082, filed 2008-07, 65,000 miles“All of my gauges stopped working correctly. This problem first started several months ago with my temperature gauge and battery gauges. Now my speedometer is fluctuating irratically and getting stuck. After review of other blogs and posts this is definately a manufacture defect and should be fixed by the GM.”
NHTSA complaint #10459360, filed 2012-05“Purchased a 2005 Monte Carlo on sept 22nd from mitsubishi motors at 90160 hickman rd des moines, ia, 50325. It was with in a few days (approximately friday sept 26th) that the speedometer stuck at zero and did not move until the car was shut off. The car also was shifting hard and making a noise called mitsubishi and took the car into be looked at. I only told the service person about the shifting noise but told the tech about the speedometer sticking at zero. …”
NHTSA complaint #10250592, filed 2008-12Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | 5% |
| 2006 | 3 | 3% |
| 2005 | 5 | 4% |
| 2004 | 6 | 3% |
| 2003 | 4 | 3% |
| 2002 | 4 | 2% |
| 2001 | 5 | 2% |
| 2000 | 6 | 3% |
| 1999 | 1 | 1% |
| 1998 | 4 | 4% |
| 1997 | 7 | 4% |
| 1996 | 6 | 4% |
| 1995 | 10 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
87 complaintsExterior lighting
17 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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