Pontiac Montana 1997-2008
Model Montana made by Pontiac got 4 consumer complains as well as 15 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling and structure. Technical service bulletines regarding equipment and exterior lighting.
Car model
Name | Number of models | Recalls | Bulletins | Investigations | Consumer Complaints |
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Pontiac Montana 1997 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 26 |
Pontiac Montana 1998 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 66 |
Pontiac Montana 1999 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 11 | 335 |
Pontiac Montana 2000 | 1 | 7 | 86 | 7 | 340 |
Pontiac Montana 2001 | 1 | 11 | 150 | 1 | 251 |
Pontiac Montana 2002 | 2 | 5 | 158 | 1 | 184 |
Pontiac Montana 2003 | 2 | 7 | 138 | 1 | 115 |
Pontiac Montana 2004 | 2 | 5 | 113 | 1 | 60 |
Pontiac Montana 2005 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 6 | 74 |
Pontiac Montana 2006 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
Pontiac Montana 2007 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Pontiac Montana 2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Model 9999
Bulletins
Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||||
211101 | 11/21/2001 | 628145 | Home link system for garage door openers. *tt | 03/05/2002 | |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS - SWITCH | |||||
181000 | 10/18/2000 | 617648 | Some vehicles may exhibit a cracked center high mounted stoplight or chimsel. *tt | 03/21/2001 | |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||||
061703 | 06/17/2003 | 10003701 | Noise from under the body that sounds like a slosh or clunk with more than half a tank of gas. *tt | 10/28/2003 | |
POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
110102 | 01/11/2002 | 629685 | Subject regarding axle seal leaks on vehicles with mileages greater than 18000 miles on 1999 through 2002 vehicles. *tt | 04/04/2002 | |
POWER TRAIN - AXLE HUBS | |||||
061603 | 06/16/2003 | 10003698 | Front wheel drive hub and bearing assemblies. warranty parts center test no trouble found. year unknown. *tt | 10/28/2003 | |
STRUCTURE | |||||
191000 | 10/19/2000 | 617657 | Subject regarding concerns of hard starts caused by poor contact to connector seal c305, wiring harness shapes at the radiator core support, the accumulator stud and the transmission bell housing, starter relay branch chase at the serpentin | 03/22/2001 | |
STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
150702 | 07/15/2002 | 637265 | This is a service regarding bulletin 020867006, roof perforation on 1997 to 2002 models. *tt | 11/22/2002 | |
200900 | 09/20/2000 | 619047 | Customers with a regular wheelbase u-van may complain of a loud howling noise coming off the roof area. *tt | 05/11/2001 | |
STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||||
200900 | 09/20/2000 | 619052 | Some customers may complain of high efforts needed to manually open the sliding doors. *tt | 05/11/2001 | |
STRUCTURE - BODY - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||||
062303 | 06/23/2003 | 10003713 | Hinge or the support link in the rear storage compartment breaks. technical bulletin 0308110001 was released in jan 2003 with parts to address this problem. recent inspections at the warranty parts center show the entire storage compartme | 10/28/2003 | |
SUSPENSION | |||||
181000 | 10/18/2000 | 617647 | Brief information on vehicles exhibit an leaking air shock on u-vans from 1997 to the present. *tt | 03/21/2001 | |
SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||||
032503 | 03/25/2003 | 10001865 | Front wheel bearing replacements due to an anti-lock brake system (abs), traction control system (tcs) or service engine soon (ses) light on associated with front wheel speed sensor diagnostic trouble codes p1221, p1222, p1225, 26, c1232, o | 07/23/2003 | |
SUSPENSION - REAR | |||||
040901 | 09/04/2001 | 626036 | Subject regarding incorrect specifications for rear wheel alignment on all wheel drive vehicles. *slc | 12/12/2001 | |
UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
200900 | 09/20/2000 | 619050 | Some customers may experience wet carpet in the rear of the vehicle caused by a jack compartment full of water. *tt | 05/11/2001 | |
VISIBILITY - REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | |||||
200900 | 09/20/2000 | 619046 | Some customers may complain of intermittent or inoperative operation of the rear wiper. *tt | 05/11/2001 |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
04/10/2003 | 80109 | 18 | 04/23/2002 |
1. loss of heat in vehicle.( brought vehicle into shop to determine the problem and have repairs done) 2. temperature gauge began to go up. 3. loss of (dexcool ) coolant. 4. vehicle began to overheat only a few miles after coolant was added. 5. brought vehicle in for repair, spend over $2,000 for rear manifold gasket, and other parts. also, spent a lot of money on dexcool. 6. vehicle has been out of use with the exception of 4-5 days since december 2004, consumer had to share spouse's vehicle, adding addition wear and tare on her vehicle, not to mention the stress this has cost us. 7. vehicle was sitting at gm dealership and they refused to do anything because warranty has almost expired. the warranty will expire on april 23, 2005, and not on april 17. 8. the gm dealer and the saturn dealership(where the van was purchased) passed the responsibility onto each other, and both stated they won't fix the vehicle because of mileage.*ak | |||
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
04/10/2003 | 80109 | 18 | 04/23/2002 |
1. loss of heat in vehicle.( brought vehicle into shop to determine the problem and have repairs done) 2. temperature gauge began to go up. 3. loss of (dexcool ) coolant. 4. vehicle began to overheat only a few miles after coolant was added. 5. brought vehicle in for repair, spend over $2,000 for rear manifold gasket, and other parts. also, spent a lot of money on dexcool. 6. vehicle has been out of use with the exception of 4-5 days since december 2004, consumer had to share spouse's vehicle, adding addition wear and tare on her vehicle, not to mention the stress this has cost us. 7. vehicle was sitting at gm dealership and they refused to do anything because warranty has almost expired. the warranty will expire on april 23, 2005, and not on april 17. 8. the gm dealer and the saturn dealership(where the van was purchased) passed the responsibility onto each other, and both stated they won't fix the vehicle because of mileage.*ak | |||
STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
08/30/2001 | 1 | ||
Consumers hand was resting on the door handle when one of the occupants activated the automatic sliding door opener, consumers arm became wedged between the door and seat back as the door opened, the door could not be stopped because there is no sensor safety device to interrupt the automatic mode when the door was opening, consumers wrist was broken, vehicle had been rented from the alamo corporation. *slc | |||
08/30/2001 | 1 | ||
Consumers hand was resting on the door handle when one of the occupants activated the automatic sliding door opener, consumers arm became wedged between the door and seat back as the door opened, the door could not be stopped because there is no sensor safety device to interrupt the automatic mode when the door was opening, consumers wrist was broken, vehicle had been rented from the alamo corporation. *slc manufacturer notified. *tt |
Car dealers selling
State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
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MA | HYANNIS | 02601 | SATURN OF HYANNIS | 508-775-9000 |