Pontiac Pontiac 2001
Model Pontiac made in 2001 by Pontiac got 18 consumer complains as well as 8 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system and engine and engine cooling. Technical service bulletines regarding electrical system and equipment.
Model 2001
Bulletins
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 01/17/2005 | 10 | 02/22/2003 | |
| 2001 pontiac montana mini van 1. van would not start day of test driving. 2. after only three weeks, had transmission problems. sent in to be fixed and was told there were metal shavings in the pan. 3. passenger power door lock would not always unlock, sent in more than once for this. fixed , works for now? 4. passenger power rear window would not always work. replaced motor. 5. passenger power window went down would not go back up. fixed , works so far. 6.passenger power slider door jams sometimes. 7. passenger power slider door will only work manually occasionally. 8. lights went out inside and out twice at night. 9. lights flicker inside and out when putting windows up or down or to do anything electrical. 10.bad odor in vents even after replacing filter. i feel that i have really been let down with this van and the service i have received. i feel that there is an electrical problem with these vans after doing some investigating and i would like to see the problems i have addressed taken care of before something happens to my two small children. thank you and i really hope this will get your attention!!!! *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER | |||
| 07/04/2003 | 100 | ||
| Anti-theft keeps going off. there is broken wire in our ignition. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 07/05/2004 | 43905 | 3 | 10/08/2003 |
| (1) the first day that i noticed something was wrong was when the dash lights were hesitating. when i first turned the car on and put the headlights on when it was dark. (2) next the hesitation became a longer period of time and the mileage burned out, and i was in fear of driving my car at night, because of my lights burning out. if it did burn out at night i could have caused an accident, for the failure of someone not being able to see me coming. (3) i made an appointment. to have the car fixed at the pontiac dealer on july 13, 2004 and i drove it to its apt. at 7:30 a.m. they say it will take 3 to 4 days to fix due to the part having be sent out to be fixed. they also said it will be an expensive job. i do not have an extended warranty, because the dealership [valley chevrolet in wilkes barre, pa] refused to incorporate an extended warranty into my loan on the car, so therefore i could not afford an additional $1,500 for the warranty. so now i am stuck having to fix a part on the car that should not have happened in the first place, partly because the car is only three years old. *la | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 04/30/2004 | ||
| 2001 pontiac montana, 48k miles. leaks water on the drivers side area, drivers side electric window does not roll up without help, electric door locks do not work on passenger side, overheats, i'm told it was the head gasket or intake gasket which i am also told is very common for these cars around 50k miles. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 02/01/2001 | |||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 03/04/2007 | 70000 | 2 | 07/17/2003 |
| Leak in both upper and lower intake manifold gaskets. had to have it repaired twice and now vehicle still isn't running correctly.....cost of $600.00 plus many headaches. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 01/17/2005 | 10 | 02/22/2003 | |
| 2001 pontiac montana mini van 1. van would not start day of test driving. 2. after only three weeks, had transmission problems. sent in to be fixed and was told there were metal shavings in the pan. 3. passenger power door lock would not always unlock, sent in more than once for this. fixed , works for now? 4. passenger power rear window would not always work. replaced motor. 5. passenger power window went down would not go back up. fixed , works so far. 6.passenger power slider door jams sometimes. 7. passenger power slider door will only work manually occasionally. 8. lights went out inside and out twice at night. 9. lights flicker inside and out when putting windows up or down or to do anything electrical. 10.bad odor in vents even after replacing filter. i feel that i have really been let down with this van and the service i have received. i feel that there is an electrical problem with these vans after doing some investigating and i would like to see the problems i have addressed taken care of before something happens to my two small children. thank you and i really hope this will get your attention!!!! *jb | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL - SWITCH | |||
| 06/19/2004 | 45000 | 1 | 06/10/2004 |
| Have a 01 grand am gt with the turn signal clicking noise that is coming from the dash. when i hit a bump on the road or touch my turning signal lever it will start clicking. however, it will make this morse code clicking noise that is saying gm will not pay for this problem, hand over 300 dollars. i know this to be true because the service manager at my local pontiac dealer said so. he also stated that they do a ton of these repairs, especially 01 to 04 pontiac grand am's. *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 12/04/2007 | 1 | 07/05/2004 | |
| Vehicle began running poorly with decreased gas mileage, sat in vehicle while idling and noticed rough idle. shut off and restarted 10 minutes later the vehicle backfired and would no longer idle at all. same problem the following morning, needed a mechanic immediately. replaced fuel pressure regulator, vacuum line and oil change. (gas in oil) *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES | |||
| 12/04/2007 | 1 | 07/05/2004 | |
| Vehicle began running poorly with decreased gas mileage, sat in vehicle while idling and noticed rough idle. shut off and restarted 10 minutes later the vehicle backfired and would no longer idle at all. same problem the following morning, needed a mechanic immediately. replaced fuel pressure regulator, vacuum line and oil change. (gas in oil) *tr | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 01/17/2005 | 10 | 02/22/2003 | |
| 2001 pontiac montana mini van 1. van would not start day of test driving. 2. after only three weeks, had transmission problems. sent in to be fixed and was told there were metal shavings in the pan. 3. passenger power door lock would not always unlock, sent in more than once for this. fixed , works for now? 4. passenger power rear window would not always work. replaced motor. 5. passenger power window went down would not go back up. fixed , works so far. 6.passenger power slider door jams sometimes. 7. passenger power slider door will only work manually occasionally. 8. lights went out inside and out twice at night. 9. lights flicker inside and out when putting windows up or down or to do anything electrical. 10.bad odor in vents even after replacing filter. i feel that i have really been let down with this van and the service i have received. i feel that there is an electrical problem with these vans after doing some investigating and i would like to see the problems i have addressed taken care of before something happens to my two small children. thank you and i really hope this will get your attention!!!! *jb | |||
| OTHER | |||
| 01/17/2005 | 10 | 02/22/2003 | |
| 2001 pontiac montana mini van 1. van would not start day of test driving. 2. after only three weeks, had transmission problems. sent in to be fixed and was told there were metal shavings in the pan. 3. passenger power door lock would not always unlock, sent in more than once for this. fixed , works for now? 4. passenger power rear window would not always work. replaced motor. 5. passenger power window went down would not go back up. fixed , works so far. 6.passenger power slider door jams sometimes. 7. passenger power slider door will only work manually occasionally. 8. lights went out inside and out twice at night. 9. lights flicker inside and out when putting windows up or down or to do anything electrical. 10.bad odor in vents even after replacing filter. i feel that i have really been let down with this van and the service i have received. i feel that there is an electrical problem with these vans after doing some investigating and i would like to see the problems i have addressed taken care of before something happens to my two small children. thank you and i really hope this will get your attention!!!! *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 01/17/2005 | 10 | 02/22/2003 | |
| 2001 pontiac montana mini van 1. van would not start day of test driving. 2. after only three weeks, had transmission problems. sent in to be fixed and was told there were metal shavings in the pan. 3. passenger power door lock would not always unlock, sent in more than once for this. fixed , works for now? 4. passenger power rear window would not always work. replaced motor. 5. passenger power window went down would not go back up. fixed , works so far. 6.passenger power slider door jams sometimes. 7. passenger power slider door will only work manually occasionally. 8. lights went out inside and out twice at night. 9. lights flicker inside and out when putting windows up or down or to do anything electrical. 10.bad odor in vents even after replacing filter. i feel that i have really been let down with this van and the service i have received. i feel that there is an electrical problem with these vans after doing some investigating and i would like to see the problems i have addressed taken care of before something happens to my two small children. thank you and i really hope this will get your attention!!!! *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 08/02/2001 | 4 | 03/01/2001 | |
| Please if you could help! i have a three year old daghter. if it could be prevented, please help. no safety defect listed. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 01/17/2005 | 10 | 02/22/2003 | |
| 2001 pontiac montana mini van 1. van would not start day of test driving. 2. after only three weeks, had transmission problems. sent in to be fixed and was told there were metal shavings in the pan. 3. passenger power door lock would not always unlock, sent in more than once for this. fixed , works for now? 4. passenger power rear window would not always work. replaced motor. 5. passenger power window went down would not go back up. fixed , works so far. 6.passenger power slider door jams sometimes. 7. passenger power slider door will only work manually occasionally. 8. lights went out inside and out twice at night. 9. lights flicker inside and out when putting windows up or down or to do anything electrical. 10.bad odor in vents even after replacing filter. i feel that i have really been let down with this van and the service i have received. i feel that there is an electrical problem with these vans after doing some investigating and i would like to see the problems i have addressed taken care of before something happens to my two small children. thank you and i really hope this will get your attention!!!! *jb | |||
| TIRES | |||
| 08/02/2001 | 4 | 03/01/2001 | |
| Please if you could help! i have a three year old daghter. if it could be prevented, please help. no safety defect listed. *ak | |||
| 04/01/2001 | |||
| Tire just went flat while driving. pulled over immediately. shop said it was run flat and couldn't repair. original defect at junction of sidewall and tread.*ak (tiresize: p215/65r16)( dot number: tire size: p215/65r16 ) | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 02/28/2005 | 61500 | 2 | 05/02/2001 |
| Auto rear window failure. both rear windows have failed on this car. they each cycled less than 10 times since purchase. the last incident happened when i closed the rear door and the window fell down. *jb | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI | GLADWIN | 48612 | LEE OTTO | |
| PA | WILKES BARRE | 18702 | VALLEY CHEVROLET | 5708212772 |
| TX | LEWISVILLE | VISTA RIDGE PONTIAC GMC TRUCK BUICK INCO |