2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (17) · Electrical System (15) · Steering (14)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
94 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (1)
Electrical System:ignition 2014-06-23 · campaign 14V355000 · 3,141,731 vehicles
Defect: This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Buick LaCrosse, 2006-2011 Buick Lucerne, 2000-2005 Cadillac DeVille, 2006-2011 Cadillac DTS, 2006-2014 Chevrolet Impala, and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. In the af
Risk: If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, a key knocked out of the run position will cause loss of engine power, power steering, and power braking, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), and 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet). GM's number for this recall is 14299.
Service bulletins (773)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-02-20 · PIP5358D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. technician will need to
Unknown Or Other 2024-12-07 · PIT5074Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. the j-35616-64b is the latest test probe released for checking tension or probing the .64 series terminals. the test probe
Showing the 6 most recent of 773 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2024-05-22 · Power Train · 200,000 mi“the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet monte carlo. the contact stated while driving 30 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. there was no warning light illuminated. the contact restarted the vehicle; however, the failure returned soon after restart. the dealer was notified of the failure and th…”
2022-03-27 · Unknown Or Other“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…”
2020-06-08 · Electronic Stability Control (Esc) · 135,000 mi“abs and traction control light flashes when trying to accelerate. it loses power and gauges drop as if the car shut down. will do this going down the highway. *tr…”
2019-11-28 · Structure:body · 160,000 mi · 💥 crash“car malfunction my passenger who was my babymamma pasaed away…”
2018-08-07 · Electrical System:ignition · 25,000 mi“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 s…”
2018-03-09 · Electrical System · 80,000 mi“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 frequentl…”
2017-11-30 · Electrical System · 130,000 mi“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 c…”
2017-05-30 · Power Train · 124,000 mi“the tranmission 4t65e hd is always tearing up... the carfax on my car shows it was replace in 2008 and im saying it has less then 100 k on the transmission they put in and its out again…”
2017-03-24 · Wheels · 10,000 mi“looks like gm has had an ongoing problem with clear coating peeling off the wheels they use on their cars, my monte carlo has 10,000 miles on it and the wheels look like they have been sitting at the bottom of the ocean since 2006 this might not be a safety issue, but it is a appearance issue and the manufacturer should have this issue fixed…”
2016-11-02 · Power Train · 65,000 mi“at a complete stop. when taking off car will hesitate and then jolt forward very hard before taking off. also dash coming up from the seams…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.