Ownership Cost for 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Base
Estimated: $47686 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3049
$1463
$1280
$1158
$1037
$7987
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2229
$2295
$2376
$2471
$2582
$11953
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1754
$2192
$2291
$11912
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1078
$1078
$1078
$1078
$1078
$1596
Total Ownership Costs
$11546
$9433
$8418
$8948
$9341
$47686
Body Class: Coupe
Displacement CC: 5000
Displacement CI: 305.1187204736
Displacement L: 5
Doors: 2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine Manufacturer: CPC
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Monte Carlo
Model Year: 1987
Plant City: Arlington
Plant Company Name: NA- MCD
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Texas
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL
DANGEROUS GM SPEEDOMETER DEFECT THE ELECTRONIC SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO PERIODICALLY BEGINS TO DISPLAY INCORRECT INFORMATION. THIS CAN BE EITHER REFLECTING A LOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED OR A HIGHER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. THIS RESULTS IN EITHER DRIVING AT AN UNSAFE SPEED FOR THE ROAD AND/OR CONDITIONS OR THE PRESENTING AN OBSTACLE TO OTHER DRIVERS BY MAINTAINGA LOWER SPEED THAN THE GENERAL TRAFFIC. ALTHOUGH THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT ON OUR VEHICLE, I HAVE NOTED MANY OTHER OWNERS IDENTIFYING THIS ISSUE ON VARIOUS CHAT ROOMS AND CUSTOMER FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIMITED TO THE 2004 CHEVY MONTE CARLO, OTHER MAKES OF GM VEHICLES (CARS AND TRUCKS) MANUFACTURED BEFORE AND AFTER THIS YEAR HAVE SHOWN THE SAME DEFECT WE HAVE CONTACTED THE GM DEALER AND WERE TOLD THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND THE PROBLEM SURFACED SHORTLY AFTER REACHING 36000 MILES (WARRANTY PERIOD). GIVEN THE RECENT PUBLICITY REGARDING TOYOTA'S PROBLEMS I THINK IT WOULD BE WELL SERVED TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT BECOMES AS SERIOUS. THIS ERROR OCCURS ALMOST DAILY WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARS TO WORK NORMALLY AND AT SOME POINT IT WILL STOP WORKING, THE ONLY WAY TO DETECT IS TO ACCELERATE SHARPLY OR APPLY THE BRAKES SHARPLY WHILE NOTING IF THE SPEEDOMETER REFLECTS THE CHANGE IN SPEED. THIS APPROACH MAY WORK WELL FOR AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER BUT A VERY YOUNG DRIVER OR AN ELDERLY DRIVER MAY NOTE REALIZE THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT ACCURATE AND RESULT IN A ACCIDENT. *TR