NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Recalls
The 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 3, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 120
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
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 2000–2004 Monte Carlo, 4 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices
- Campaign
- 07E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Monte Carlo, 13 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 08E063000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Monte Carlo, 4 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 09E005000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006–2007 Monte Carlo, 10 other models
2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo complaints by year
NHTSA has received 120 owner complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, the newest on January 9, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 3 a fire.
In complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, the component group named most often is the electrical system (73%), followed by the exterior lighting (14%) and the fuel system, gasoline (4%).
1 of the 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo owners gave the mileage (94 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System87
- Exterior Lighting17
- Fuel System, Gasoline5
- Vehicle Speed Control5
- Engine4
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 16 | |
| 2009 | 24 | |
| 2010 | 22 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 24. 18% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Monte Carlo year in the same window: 7th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2005 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 120 complaints about the 2005 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 2005 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: January 9, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted