NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Recalls
The 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 23, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 113
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo complaints by year
NHTSA has received 113 owner complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, the newest on May 22, 2024. Of these, 11 describe a crash (10%); owners reported 15 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, the component group named most often is the electrical system (26%), followed by the power train (24%) and the steering (19%).
1 of the 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo's 2 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo owners gave the mileage (94 complaints), the median was 56,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System29
- Power Train27
- Steering21
- Air Bags10
- Tires9
- Engine6
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 13 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 21 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 21. 32% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Monte Carlo year in the same window: 4th highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 113 complaints about the 2006 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 2006 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: May 22, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted