2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Electrical System Problems

These issues have been spotadic since I aquired the vehicle in october of 2021. Not infrequently the ABS system feels like it is trying to engage at low speeds with light braking such as in a parking lot. This also happens after coasting(no gas, no brake no cruise control))and then accelerating The radio will randomly stop playing or begin playing. The turn signal indicator chimes randomly stop chiming when the turn signal is in use though the interioir indicator light will flash normally. I have not been able to stop when this occurs with the turn signal still active to get out and verify it the turn signal is actually working At random times a loud clacking sound will come from behind the dash in the general vicinity of the radio and there will be no out put from the dash vents until the clacking stops. The use of any controls whether radio or climate does not seem to cause this nor will it stop it. Actuator doorb and/or solenoid perhaps?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BY WHALEN CHEVROLET INC. (1258 NY-29, GREENWICH, NY 12834, (518) 692-2241). HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE INSTANCES WHEN THE KEY HAD TO BE MANEUVERED BACK AND FORTH IN ORDER TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS AND GAUGES FLICKERING AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 25,000

THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER NO LONGER WORKED. THE REASON BEING THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER WIRING HAD BURNED AT THE CONNECTOR BLOCK. CONNECTOR BLOCK IS LOCATED BEHIND THE PASSENGERS SIDE KICK PANEL. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET SHOWING HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM SO IT MUST HAPPEN FREQUENTLY! YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE BURN OCCURED IN THE ATTACHED PHOTO. I REPAIRED THIS ON 3/9/2018, HOWEVER, IT HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO YEARS AGO.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED AFTER THE KEY HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE IGNITION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CONCORD CHEVROLET (1330 CONCORD AVE, CONCORD, CA 94520 (925) 682-6400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

Mileage: 187,000

REAR DEFOGGER QUIT WORKING. FUSES ALL CHECKED TO BE GOOD. THE WIRE HARNESS BY THE INTERIOR FUSE BOX HAD A BURNED CONTACT. THE PLASTIC WAS CHARRED AND MELTED. THE CONTACTS FOR THE DEFOGGER DAMAGED. LUCKILY, THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A FIRE, THOUGH LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE, IT WAS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE. I HAVE PICTURES IF NEEDED. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO ALLOW FOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGES PERTAINING TO SAFETY RECALL. *TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

ASIDE FROM THE PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION DUE TO RECALL, IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HARD TO CHANGE GEARS, I OFTEN HAVE TO USE TWO HANDS TO SWITCH THE SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR VICE VERSA. THE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO PUSH. *TR

Mileage: 124,336

AFTER DRIVING, WHEN YOU GO TO TURN THE KEY/IGNITION BACK, IT ONLY TURNS BACK TO WHERE THE RADIO, LIGHTS, AND WIPERS STAY ON. THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN ALL THE BACK. ALSO, THEY KEY WILL COME OUT OF THE IGNITION IN ANY POSITION, EVEN WHILE THE CAR IS IN GEAR. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST 2014 STATING THAT AS SOON AS PARTS ARE IN, I COULD GO AND GET THE KEY RING REPLACED,BUT I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THE NOTICE ABOUT PARTS FOR THIS RECALL. I HAVE NEVER HAD MY CAR KEY ON A KEY RING, EVEN BEFORE THE RECALL. I ALSO READ ABOUT A RECALL ON IGNITIONS OF SOME CHEVY MODELS BACK IN JUNE. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE RECALL BUT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BECAUSE I HAVE TO JUMP MY CAR OFF EVERY MORNING, OR AFTER LONG PERIODS OF TIME DUE TO THE IGNITION BEING STUCK IN THE "ON" POSITION. THIS IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO KILL MY ALTERNATOR, AND WHATEVER ELSE CHOOSES TO GO NEXT. THIS TIME CONSUMING AND INCONVENIENT, AND THE FACT THAT YOU CAN PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE DRIVING IS TOO DANGEROUS! PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 113,111

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CHANGE GEARS FROM THE GEAR BOX. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE WITH BOTH HANDS SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO SHIFT TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BRICK WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE KEY WOULD SOMETIMES BE VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

I PURCHASED MY 06 MONTE CARLO IN 2012 AND MY KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM WAS NOT RESPONDING WELL. THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS JUST THE BATTERIES. I SWAPPED OUT THE BATTERIES AND THIS DID NOT DO MUCH GOOD. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER FOR THE VEHICLE (IMPALAS INCLUDED) FOR THE 2006 MODEL YEAR. IN ORDER TO HAVE IT FIXED, IT WOULD COST OVER $600 TO HAVE THE TRANSMITTER REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL OF THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. CHEVY KNOWS IT'S A PROBLEM AND WON'T RECALL IT. I ONLY HAVE ONE WAY TO ENTER MY CAR THROUGH THE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND THERE'S NO TRUNK ENTRY FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT'S MORE OF AN EXTREME INCONVENIENCE ALONG WITH IF I WERE IN A SAFETY SITUATION LIKE A ROBBER, I WOULD PROBABLY BE UNABLE TO ENTER MY VEHICLE AT A QUICK PACE SINCE MY KEYLESS DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I HAVE READ THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAD TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. I BELIEVE CHEVY SHOULD FIX THIS SINCE IT IS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURER'S CRAFTSMANSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IT WILL NOT LOCK INTO GEAR...I CAN LITERALLY PULL KEY OUT AND CAR IS STILL RUNNING...YOU CAN MOVE GEARS FREELY AND DOES NOT LOCK. *TR

Mileage: 88,564

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, IT JUST SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THEN IT HAS BEEN DOING IT MULTIPLE TIME SINCE. IT CAN HAPPEN THREE TO FIVE TIMES PER DAY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO REBOOT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NUMEROUS TIMES, IT STILL SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING. I JUST LISTEN TO THE FAN IF IT SHUTS OFF, I HAVE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, AND START THE CAR WHILE COASTING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE GM CHEVROLET RECALL. FEEL FREE TO CALL FOR A MORE IN DEPTH DESCRIPTION OF THE IGNITION PROBLEM. FOR THE AFFECTED PARTS QUESTION, IT DID NOT INCLUDE IGNITION, THEREFORE, I LISTED THE AREAS OF THE CAR AFFECTED WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF, THE STEERING, BRAKING WERE ALSO AFFECTED. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 73,000

THERE IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT IN THE WIRING CONNECTOR FOR THE REAR DEFROSTER. DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL LOAD THE CONTACTS BURN AND SHORT OUT AND BURN THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR. FIRE HAZARD. THE COST AT THE DEALER TO LOOK AT THIS WAS $50 WITH A $450 ESTIMATE TO FIX. THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT APPEARS TO BE COMMON TO CHEVY IMPALAS AND MONTE CARLOS. THE LINK IS A YOUTUDE VIDEO ILLUSTRATING THE PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JFWBDZJQARU. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

I WAS DRIVING GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, I HIT A POT HOLE AND MY VEHICLE CUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE JANUARY. THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18. THIS TIME I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, HIT A BUMP AND IT CUT OFF. THE CAR STARTS BACK UP WHEN I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO CHEVROLET AS THEY HAVE RECALLED SEVERAL OTHER MAKES AND MODELS DUE TO A FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, WHEN THE BATTERY WAS UNCONNECTED THEN RECONNECTED, THE BCM FAULTED, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOCK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN NEEDED TO BE TOWED AWAY BECAUSE THE KEY WAS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. TWO WEEKS AND $1000 LATER, STILL NO VEHICLE AND CHEVY DOESN'T WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING. THEY KEEP SAYING, SORRY BUT THIS IS NOT ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT WAS RECALLED. ALTHOUGH OTHER BCMS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, NOT THIS ONE. AND THEY KEEP REPEATING THIS. IT ISN'T A NEW PROBLEM, IF YOU CHECK SITES ON THE INTERNET, IT'S VERY COMMON. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO RAISE CONCERN FOR A REAR DEFROSTER FAILURE ON 06+ MONTE CARLO'S AS WELL AS IMPALA'S. THERE IS A FAULTY CONNECTOR IN THE IN LINE FUSE BOX CAUSING A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD. I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE RAISE THIS ISSUE AS A VERY DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD ONLINE, WONDERING WHY THEY SEE RECALLS FOR REAR DEFROSTER ISSUES WITHOUT A FIRE HAZARD YET NOTHING FOR THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. IT CAUSES MAJOR BURNING ON THE WIRE AND PLASTIC FUSE BOX. THE CONCERN WOULD BE WHEN WE LOSE A LIFE IN A CAR FIRE SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE ON THIS ISSUE. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE THE LOSS OF A LIFE OR WORSE LIFE OF A CHILD TO MAKE THEM GET IN GEAR WITH THIS. *TR

CAN'T REMOVE KEYS FROM IGNITION ONCE I TURN OFF CAR. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

STARTED GETTING A "SERVICE TIRE MONITERING SYSTEM " MESSAGE WHEN CAR WAS PLACED IN DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 26,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS FLICKERED ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, THE MANUFACTURER WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. GENERAL MOTORS STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NORMAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 12-15-08 *BF THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/17/08. *JB

Mileage: 29,000

CAR BEGIN TO HAVE DIFFICULTY GOING INTO PARK AND ALLOWING THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED. WITHIN 1 MONTH CAR NOW WILL NOT GO INTO PARK AT ALL WITHOUT MANUALLY GOING UNDER THE HOOD AND MOVING THE SHIFT CABLE. SINCE THE CAR REMAINS VERY HOT UNDERNEATH THE HOOD FOR A WHILE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY FOR A WOMAN, BUT NECESSARY TO REMOVE YOUR KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND TO PUT YOUR KEYS INTO PARK. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WE HAVE A 2006 CHEVY MONTE CARLO WHICH WE BOUGHT IN MARCH OF 2007 WITH 25 MILES ON IT FROM MAROONE CHEVROLET IN FORT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS THE " SERVICE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM " LIGHT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY COME ON. WE TOOK CAR INTO MAROONE IN PEMBROKE PINES AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND EVERY TIME WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED ..NEEDLESS TO SAY TO THIS DAY 1-25-08 IT IS STILL ON WE ARE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING AGAIN WHY I HAVE NO IDEA ! AS OF THIS TIME NOTHING IS BEING FIXED AND WE ARE BEING TOLD IT IS ~ IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND HURTFUL BEING LIED TO TIME AFTER TIME . *TR

2006 MONTE CARLO HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG FAILURE. *TS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DIAGNOSTICS WERE RUN BUT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. WHEN THE AIR BAGS FAILED, THIS CAUSED AN ISSUE WITH THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON WHILE SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS MEANT THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED THE SDM. THE ONSTAR SYSTEM HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED NUMEROUS TIMES. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING. *NM

Mileage: 11,089

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DASH PANEL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS POORLY LIGHTED AND THERE WAS LIMITED VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING IN THE DAYLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A SERVICE DEALER ON A BRIGHT DAY, THEREFORE THE PANEL WAS VISIBLE AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IN CLOUDY CONDITIONS THE GAUGES ARE NOT VISIBLE AT ALL.

Mileage: 800