NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Recalls
The 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 26, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 230
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
11 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 15V701000
- Reported
- October 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,003,556
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Monte Carlo, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 15V201000
- Reported
- April 6, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 330,742
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V400000
- Reported
- July 3, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,877,718
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Monte Carlo, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 04V287000
- Reported
- June 23, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,991
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices
- Campaign
- 07E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Monte Carlo, 13 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 08E063000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Monte Carlo, 4 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 09E005000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2007 Monte Carlo, 10 other models
2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo complaints by year
NHTSA has received 230 owner complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, the newest on December 13, 2025. Of these, 5 describe a crash (2%) and 11 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, the component group named most often is the electrical system (66%), followed by the engine (10%) and the steering (7%).
1 of the 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo's 7 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo owners gave the mileage (196 complaints), the median was 54,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System151
- Engine23
- Steering16
- Exterior Lighting12
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic8
- Engine And Engine Cooling7
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 13 | |
| 2008 | 43 | |
| 2009 | 35 | |
| 2010 | 27 | |
| 2011 | 14 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 26 | |
| 2015 | 13 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 43. 13% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Monte Carlo year in the same window: 6th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2004 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet Monte Carlo years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 230 complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Monte Carlo by model year
Other 2004 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: December 13, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted