| Engine And Engine Cooling | 316.7%ODI 10002242 · 49,000 miCONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE LEAKS FUEL FROM THE ENGINE. *TS Look up ODI 10002242 at NHTSA ↗ | 48.2%ODI 10006533THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH Look up ODI 10006533 at NHTSA ↗ | 2912.3%ODI 10003102 · 52,000 miI OWN A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA AND AT 54,000 MILES BEGAN EXPERIENCING LOSS OF OIL AND COOLANT. I TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY INTAKE MANIFOLD UPPER AND LOWER GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS MY THERMOSTAT AND GASKET. QUOTE $900 FOR REPAIRS. Look up ODI 10003102 at NHTSA ↗ | 208.8%ODI 10001652CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKS CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS Look up ODI 10001652 at NHTSA ↗ | 63.8%ODI 10068198 · 60,000 miDEXCOOL COOLANT LEAKED OUT OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET OVERHEATED AND STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY.HAD TO HAVE THE GARAGE REPLACE THE INTAKE GASKET,VALVE COVER GASKET AND THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. *AK Look up ODI 10068198 at NHTSA ↗ | 107.9%ODI 10069671PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION STARTING BY OVER HEATING LOOK LIKE A THERMOSTAT PROBLEM BUT IS NOT. HEAD GASKET FAIL AND GAS FROM THE CYLINDERS ESCAPE TO THE BLOCK OF THE ENGINE CAUSING TO OVER HEAT AND DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. Look up ODI 10069671 at NHTSA ↗ | 44.8%ODI 10201961INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING AT 60,000 MILES. DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HAVE HEARD THIS FROM MANY SOURCES AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEING PROPOSED. *TR UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED *JB Look up ODI 10201961 at NHTSA ↗ | 37.7%ODI 10108969 · 8,400 miWHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 10108969 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.5%ODI 101226312005 PONTIAC MONTANA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *MR THE CONSUMER FOUND DAMAGE ON THE DOOR WHICH WAS REMEDIED, THEN THE CONSUMER REPORTED THAT BOTH WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN HARD. THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS FIXED BUT NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE. WIPER FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WERE REPLACED, THEN THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WAS FIXED. THE DRIVER WINDOW DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON A FEW OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *SC *JB Look up ODI 10122631 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.7%ODI 10429206 · 81,260 miWAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN GOT A MESSAGE ON DIC SAYING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SECONDS LATER VEHICLE DROPPED TO 10 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. RPM DROPPED TO 300. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED.DEALER SAID IT WAS AN APP SENSOR, REPLACED AND HAPPENED AGAIN. SAID IT WAS A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, REPLACED AND HAPPENED AGAIN. CONTINUING TO HAPPEN AND DEALER SAID THEY CANT "REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM" . *TR Look up ODI 10429206 at NHTSA ↗ | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Structure:Body:Door | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 48.2%ODI 552563THE ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE DOOR MODULE FAILURE. YH Look up ODI 552563 at NHTSA ↗ | 104.3%ODI 10115460 · 795 miRIGHT SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING,AND ALL MECHANISMS WERE INOPERABLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO PONTIAC DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BUT PUT A NEW HARNESS ON BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A GM PROBLEM.*AK Look up ODI 10115460 at NHTSA ↗ | 2410.5%ODI 10026194 · 23,800 miTHE LEFT FRONT PRETENSIONER WAS OPEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE FAULTY SEAT BELT TENSIONER. *TS. ALSO THE POWER SLIDING DOOR DID NOT RETURN WHEN IT WAS OPENED Look up ODI 10026194 at NHTSA ↗ | 85.1%ODI 10014727THE SLIDING DOOR AUTOMATICALLY CLOSED WITHOUT THE CONSUMER PUSHING THE BUTTON. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB Look up ODI 10014727 at NHTSA ↗ | 32.4%ODI 10071764 · 35,000 miTHE VAN WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A WARNING SENSOR TO INDICATE WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR WAS CLOSING. THIS RESULTED IN TODDLER'S FOOT BEING TRAPPED IN THE SLIDING DOOR WHEN IT WAS CLOSED. THE TODDLER ONLY SUSTAINED A SCRATCH BECAUSE HE WAS WEARING WINTER BOOTS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.*AK Look up ODI 10071764 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.4%ODI 10151415THE PASSENGER AUTO DOOR CONTINUES CLOSING WHEN OBJECTS OR PERSONS ARE IN ITS PATH. I AM A PETITE WOMAN AND IT TAKES ALL I HAVE IN ME TO PUSH THE DOOR BACK OPEN. MY HUSBAND IS A LARGE, MUSCULAR MAN AND HE STRUGGLES TO STOP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING ON HIM. IT HAS COME TOO CLOSE TO CATCHING MY CHILD ONE TIME TOO MANY. NOTICED THE PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE IN NOV 2003 AND MENTIONED TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL ON ALL MONTANAS AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. WILL IT TAKE MAJOR INJURIES BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS CORRECTED? ALSO THE NON-AUTO D… Look up ODI 10151415 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.6%ODI 10175287 · 38,500 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE REAR DOOR, THE BRACKET HOLDING THE PULL STRAP FRACTURED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CUT A FINGER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 1/19/2007 -*NM Look up ODI 10175287 at NHTSA ↗ | 1417.3%ODI 10094662 · 600 miTHE DOOR DESIGN IS POOR. IF ONE IS NOT DIRECTLY UP AGAINST THE DOOR IT JAMS AND A CHILD COULD GET TRAPPED. IF ONE IS IN THE DOORWAY IT TAKES A LOT OF FORCE TO REOPEN THE DOOR.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR POSES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SMALL CHILDREN. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT A CHILD COULD NOT EXHERT THE FORCE NECESSARY TO CAUSE THE DOOR TO REOPEN AND COULD BE INJURED WHILE BEING DRAGGED / PUSHED BY TE DOOR UNTIL THEY ARE LODGED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE JAM. *TC Look up ODI 10094662 at NHTSA ↗ | 38.1%ODI 102181362006 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 WITH FAULTY REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES OVER LAST YEAR AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. MULTIPLE REPAIRS AND CALIBRATIONS. DOOR REOPENS AFTER CLOSING. *TR Look up ODI 10218136 at NHTSA ↗ | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.0%ODI 10056680WHILE DRIVING ALONG HWY 101 THE OVERHEAT LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE TEMPERATURE GAGE JUMPED TO OVER THE LIMIT. WE PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOT HOT. HOWEVER, THE GAGE WOULD NOT RETURN TO NORMAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE THE CHUG AND HAVE VERY LITTLE DRIVE UNTIL 15 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD IT KICKED BACK INTO NORMAL LIKE A BAT OUTTA HELL. THIS, ALONG A MOUNTAINOUS FAST MOVING HIGHWAY WITH LOGGING TRUCKS ON MY TAIL; NOT A VERY SAFE SITUATION. ON THIS SAME TRIP, THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT GO BACK UP, @ 55MPH AND 40 DEGREES, IT WAS N… Look up ODI 10056680 at NHTSA ↗ | 73.0%ODI 10010629I HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS, A CRACKED HEAD BECAUSE OF OVER HEATING, WATER PUMP AND HEAT SENSOR, OIL IN ONE CYLINDER, A SHORT IN THE REAR LIGHTS WITH DEALER SAYING I (SHOULD REPLACE THE LIGHTING STRUCTURE ON BOTH SIDES) $200.00. ABS SYSTEM SENSOR FRONT RIGHT SIDE WIRE BURNED THROUGH $500.00. THE $200.00 AND $500.00 I HAVE NOT DONE YET, SHOULD I WAIT UNTIL IT'S AN EVEN $1000.00 MORE TO SPEND MORE MONEY? THERE ARE MORE PROBLEMS.*JB Look up ODI 10010629 at NHTSA ↗ | 62.6%ODI 10150232 · 60,000 miAFTER TWO RECALLS FROM GM OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. DEALER AVOIDS REPAIRS. RIGHT ELEC. SLIDING DOOR RECALLED FOR HAZARDOUS INSIDE HANDLE. COULD BRAKE FINGERS. NO CORRECTION WAS BEEN ATTEMPTED. DEALER AVOIDS ORDERING PARTS SO REPLACEMENT CAN'T TAKE PLACE. *NM Look up ODI 10150232 at NHTSA ↗ | 127.7%ODI 10060536ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. REAR WINDOWS HALF OPEN AND WILL NOT CLOSE. FRONT WINDOWS WILL OPEN, BUT WILL NOT CLOSE. LIGHTS (INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL) WILL FLICKER IF I TURN ON THE RADIO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RAISE OR LOWER WINDOWS. LOCKS WILL ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE ON THEIR OWN OVER AND OVER AGAIN, EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS AT REST. BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY GOING BAD. I HAVE HAD TO GET THE BRAKES FIXED 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS. A/C IS NOT WORKING. NO COLD AIR COMES OUT, ONLY HEAT.*AK Look up ODI 10060536 at NHTSA ↗ | 43.2%ODI 10074581 · 27,000 miENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING A LOW SPEED ON THREE SEPERATE TIMES. FIRST TIME WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIGHT TURN AFTER TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGE TO GREEN. THE SAME THING HAPPEND A SECOND TIME AS I PULL INTO A GAS STATION. THIS THIRD TIME HAPPEND AS I WAS LOOKING FOR PARKING SPACE IN THE PARKING LOT. IN ALL THREE TIME, THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND AFTER RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER SHIFT TO PARK. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AFTE… Look up ODI 10074581 at NHTSA ↗ | 1113.1%ODI 10049103 · 16,400 mi2003 PONTIAC MONTANA STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. I DROVE THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP BOTH TIMES. NO PROBLEMS WAS FOUND BY DEALERSHIP. I CONTACTED PONTIAC. THEY SAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN NOT TO START IT BACK UP, THEY WILL HAVE VAN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. I AM NOT TOTALLY SATISFIED WITH THEIR RESPONSE FOR SAFETY REASONS. *NLM Look up ODI 10049103 at NHTSA ↗ | 37.7%ODI 10375320 · 150,000 miTHE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALL BECAME ERRATIC. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE DEFECTIVE STEPPER MOTORS THAT RUN THE GAUGES. YOU CAN REPLACE THEM FOR $30.00 ALL YOU NEED IS A SOLDERING IRON AND ABOUT A HALF HOUR AND YOU WILL HAVE A WORKING DASH. HERE IS A LITTLE INFO ON THE STEPPER MOTORS. HTTP://WWW.GM-TRUCKS.COM/FORUMS/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=95547 UPDATED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STEPPER MOTOR PART # IS X25 168 YOU CAN BUY THEM ON EBAY FOR 6 BUCKS A PIECE. *TR Look up ODI 10375320 at NHTSA ↗ | 1316.0%ODI 10157199 · 21,000 miWHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS AND RADIO DIM, LIKE THEY ARE HAVING SURGES OF POWER. THE VOLUME ON THE RADIO ALSO GOES UP AND DOWN. I HAVE BEEN "SPOTLIGHTED" AT NIGHT BY ON COMING CARS BECAUSE THEY THINK I HAVE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON BUT THAT IS WHEN THEY ARE "SURGING". I HAVE BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. ONE SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC POLLUTION PUMP AND THE OTHER SAID IT WAS RELATED TO THE CHARGING SYSTEM. BOTH HAVE STATED THAT GM HAS CONSIDERED THIS A NORMAL CONDITION. IN MY OPINION THIS IS DANGEROUS. *NM Look up ODI 10157199 at NHTSA ↗ | 821.6%ODI 10233651 · 20,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND IDLING, THE BATTERY VOLTAGE BEGINS TO DECREASE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUES. ALSO, WHEN THE CONTACT PLACES THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE RPM'S INCREASE, BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE, BUT IT STILL PERSISTS WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ON THE VEHICLE DOES NOT PROPERLY SHUT AND LEAVES A ONE INCH GAP BETWEEN THE DOO… Look up ODI 10233651 at NHTSA ↗ | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 15.6%ODI 10013709 · 50,000 miBLOWN HEAD GASKET AFTER ONLY 50,000 MILES. NOT TO MENTION I HAD A BLOWN MANIFOLD GASKET 6 MONTHS BEFORE THIS!. *NLM Look up ODI 10013709 at NHTSA ↗ | 24.1%ODI 10054632 · 97,995 miBLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 98001 MILES. LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT.*AK Look up ODI 10054632 at NHTSA ↗ | 3113.2%ODI 10000696 · 41,050 miLOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK CAUSING COOLANT/OIL MIX INTERNALLY ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 41K. CAUGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS 900MI TRIP. WOULD HAVE LIKELY CAUSED ENGINE TO SEIZE IF NOT CAUGHT BEFORE TRIP. OIL WAS CREAMY WHITE. Look up ODI 10000696 at NHTSA ↗ | 125.3%ODI 10000820 · 45,000 miPONTIAC MONTANA 2000: MY CAR ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES YET HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM. I JUST GOT A REPAIR ESTIMATE FOR MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH IS LEAKING DEXCOOL OUT AND INTO MY ENGINE. REPAIR, WHICH AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, APPEARS COMMON YET HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY GM. *JB Look up ODI 10000820 at NHTSA ↗ | 95.8%ODI 10083908PROBLEMS WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD AND AIR CONDITIONER. *MR *SC *JB Look up ODI 10083908 at NHTSA ↗ | 32.4%ODI 10027149 · 15,000 miWHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL JUST DIE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK Look up ODI 10027149 at NHTSA ↗ | 44.8%ODI 10141101WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE VEHICLES TURNS ITSELF OFF. WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS THE VEHICLE CHUGS AND THE RPM GAUGE DIVES DOWN. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND AFTER THE ENGINE IS ON AND THE KEY HAS BEEN RELEASED, THE STARTER CONTINUES TO CRANK ON ITS OWN. *JB Look up ODI 10141101 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 11.2%ODI 10167895 · 28,000 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS HAD AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO FLICKER AND NOT REMAIN ILLUMINATED. PREVIOUSLY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER TWELVE TIMES, BUT WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. UPDATED 10/14/2006 - THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TO TRY TO ALLEVIATE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE REAR POWER WINDOWS SOMETIME WOULD NOT OPEN OR SHUT, THE REAR WASHER AND WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRES, … Look up ODI 10167895 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.7%ODI 10233651 · 20,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND IDLING, THE BATTERY VOLTAGE BEGINS TO DECREASE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUES. ALSO, WHEN THE CONTACT PLACES THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE RPM'S INCREASE, BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE, BUT IT STILL PERSISTS WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ON THE VEHICLE DOES NOT PROPERLY SHUT AND LEAVES A ONE INCH GAP BETWEEN THE DOO… Look up ODI 10233651 at NHTSA ↗ | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 24.1%ODI 10044657 · 86,900 miTHE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CONTINUES TO OPEN AND CLOSE. WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, THE DOORS STOP OPENING AND CLOSING. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IN FOR THE DOORS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, THE OVERRIDE BUTTON HAD TO BE ENGAGED. *JB *NM Look up ODI 10044657 at NHTSA ↗ | 114.7%ODI 10020946 · 43,850 miAUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR PASSENGER TOUCHED THE DOOR OR DOOR SWITCH. THIS WAS ON A SMOOTH ROAD GOING STRAIGHT. THE DOOR LATCH SYSTEM WAS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL ON 8/28/02. *AK Look up ODI 10020946 at NHTSA ↗ | 104.4%ODI 10026606 · 29,885 miPROBLEMS WITH PAINT, GASKETS, BRAKES AND COOLING SYSTEM. *MR THERE WAS A HISSING NOISE WHICH HAD COME FROM THE TIRE AREA DUE TO MISALIGNMENT, LOW COOLANT LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE GASKETS ,OIL PUMP AND DRIVE O-RING WERE REPLACED, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHICH HAPPENED MORE THAN TWICE AND SEEMED AS IF THEY WEREN'T GOING TO WORK AT ALL AND HAD TO PUMP THE PEDAL TO BRING THE PEDAL BACK ENOUGH TO ALLOW STOPPING. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHERE THE CONSUMER HAD TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT… Look up ODI 10026606 at NHTSA ↗ | 95.8%ODI 10002851 · 29,000 miPROBLEMS WITH PASS SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR. IT OPENS BACK UP AFTER IT IS ALMOST SHUT. DOOR DOESN'T UNLOCK ITSELF UNLESS YOU BANG ON IT. OPENED ONCE BY ITSELF. HAS BEEN IN FOR SEVICE 3 TIMES BUT NOT REPAIRED.TS Look up ODI 10002851 at NHTSA ↗ | 86.3%ODI 10022852 · 17,000 miAUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR RELEASED AND CLOSED A SMALL CHILD'S HAND IN IT. AS A RESULT, CHILDS HAND WAS STUCK IN DOOR, AND DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. CONSUMER HAD TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. *AK Look up ODI 10022852 at NHTSA ↗ | 56.0%ODI 10073226THE AUTOMATIC DOOR ON OUR 2003 MONTANA MINIVAN COMPLETELY CLOSED ON MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS HAND YESTERDAY, BREAKING HER FINGER AND CAUSING BRUSING AND SWELLING.*MR Look up ODI 10073226 at NHTSA ↗ | 512.8%ODI 10104432 · 8,000 miI HAVE TWO COMPLAINTS THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE INTERESTED IN. FIRST ONE IS THE BACK UP SENSOR NOT CORRECTLY INSTALLED. PEOPLE AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS WORKING FINE, BUT IT ONLY WORKED OCCASIONALLY. IT FINALLY SHOWED ME THAT IT WASN'T WORKING ON A DATE THAT I BACKED INTO A PARKED CAR NOT KNOWING IT WAS SO CLOSE, AND I HAD TO MAXIMIZE ALL THE SPACE I COULD TO GET OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THEIR OR MY VEHICLE, BUT IT'S THE IDEA OF A PART OF MY VEHICLE THAT I PAID EXTRA FOR NOT WORKING. ALSO, AFTER HEARI… Look up ODI 10104432 at NHTSA ↗ | 1113.6%ODI 10105393 · 15,759 miTHE POWER SLIDING DOOR BEGAN TO CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE PASSENGERS WRIST WAS CAUGHT IN THE HANDLE OF THE DOOR. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER'S RIGHT WRIST WAS BROKEN . PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB Look up ODI 10105393 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.7%ODI 10185313 · 19,886 mi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… Look up ODI 10185313 at NHTSA ↗ | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 24.1%ODI 10052464 · 68,000 miTHE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON OUR MONTANA FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $2500. I WAS DIRECTED TO THIS SITE AND SEE NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON VARIOUS MODEL YEAR MONTANA/TRANSSPORTS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THESE? THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER USED FOR TOWING, ON HILLY AREAS, ETC. ESSENTIALLY A TYPICAL USAGE OF SOME CITY, SOME HIGHWAY. ONLY 68,000 MILES AND NOW THIS?*AK Look up ODI 10052464 at NHTSA ↗ | 2510.6%ODI 10008416 · 56,500 miI HAVE A '99 PONTIAC MONTANA WITH GM'S INFAMOUS V6 3.4L ENGINE. JUST HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET JOB AT 56.5K MILES. THIS IS A NOTED PROBLEM, WITH SUDDEN OVER HEATING AND THE CAR STOPPED ON MY WIFE. ALSO THE VEHICLE IS ON ITS THIRD TRANMISSION.*JB Look up ODI 10008416 at NHTSA ↗ | 104.4%ODI 10009467THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE DEALER STATED THE SECOND CLUTCH DRUM WAS CRACKED WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION.*JB Look up ODI 10009467 at NHTSA ↗ | 159.6%ODI 10004936 · 33,000 miTRANSAXLE SLIPS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AS ENGINE TEMPERATURE REACHES 200 DEGREES. SLIPPAGE INCREACES AS TEMPERATURE INCREASES OVER 200 DEGREES. DEALER CANNOT REPRODUCE DURING SHORT TEST DRIVES. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 35,000 MILES ON TRANSAXLE. Look up ODI 10004936 at NHTSA ↗ | 43.2%ODI 10038116 · 60,000 miTRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60,00 MILES. *AK Look up ODI 10038116 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.2%ODI 10049163 · 2,500 miA BOUNCY WOBBLE OCCURS AT SPEED BETWEEN 30-55 MPH. A LURCH OCCURS AFTER BREAKING BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTS TO ROLL. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN STATED AS BEING PRESENT BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX THEM. WE REFUSE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AS IT SHAKES AND BOUNCES. AXLE PROBLEM, CV JOYCE PROBLEM, SUSPENSION HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED, BUT NOTHING DONE. *NLM Look up ODI 10049163 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.6%ODI 10348141 · 50,000 miTHIS IS IN REGARDS TO A 2004 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN. ONCE IN A WHILE, THE VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT HAVING YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE, EITHER WITH ENGINE OFF OR RUNNING. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE NORMAL. SITUATION 1: GET IN THE VAN, PUT KEY IN IGNITION, TURN KEY TO RUN POSITION (NOT START POSITION). DO NOT PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING. TRY TO PUT THE VAN IN GEAR (FROM PARK TO REVERSE - R). SOMETIMES, IT IS POSSIBLE TO PUT THE VAN INTO ANY GEAR EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. … Look up ODI 10348141 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.5%ODI 10175476 · 47,000 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR LEFT SLIDING DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ELECTRIC STARTER MOTOR STAYED ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED 4 TIMES TO MAKE THE STARTER RETURN TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE STARTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.*AK THE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT O… Look up ODI 10175476 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | 211.1%ODI 10023220 · 80,000 miI HAVE A 1997 PONTIAC MONTANA MINIVAN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE THE DREADED INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE 3.4 LITER ENGINE. *JB Look up ODI 10023220 at NHTSA ↗ | 36.1%ODI 10028787 · 74,809 miCAR STALLING AT ANY SPEED. CAR STALLED,ENGINE DESTROYED.*AK Look up ODI 10028787 at NHTSA ↗ | 187.7%ODI 10000696 · 41,050 miLOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK CAUSING COOLANT/OIL MIX INTERNALLY ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 41K. CAUGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS 900MI TRIP. WOULD HAVE LIKELY CAUSED ENGINE TO SEIZE IF NOT CAUGHT BEFORE TRIP. OIL WAS CREAMY WHITE. Look up ODI 10000696 at NHTSA ↗ | 156.6%ODI 10016791INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS FAILED AT 50K, WERE REPLACED IN JANUARY OF 2002. NOW IN APRIL 2003 WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING AND HAVE ANTIFREEZE LEAK IN THE WATER PUMP AS WELL. Look up ODI 10016791 at NHTSA ↗ | 106.4%ODI 10107605 · 38,000 mi2001 PONTIAC MONTANA WITH 38K MI. OBSERVED COOLANT LOSS WITH NO VISIBLE LEAK. DEALER DIAGNOSED INTAKE MANIFORLD FAILURE, REPAIR COST OF $971, NO WARRANTY COVERAGE. *JB Look up ODI 10107605 at NHTSA ↗ | 64.8%ODI 10041125 · 18,000 miURINE ODOR COMING IN THROUGH VENTILATION INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VAN. DEALER SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT AND PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME. WAS TOLD IT THE COOLANT IS GOING BAD AND IS LEAKING INTO THE VENTS. *JB Look up ODI 10041125 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.4%ODI 10156475 · 45,499 miTHIS IS MY SECOND PONTIAC MINI VAN WITH A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE 1994 STARTED LEAKING AT 60K MILES,MY CURRENT VAN A 2003 IS LEAKING AT 45K MILES. IN MY 94 VAN THE ENGINE FAILED AT89K WITH RELIGIOUS OIL CHANGES AND COOLANT FLUSHES. MY MONTANA ALSO HAS HAD COOLANT AND OIL CHANGES OFTEN. I KNOW OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM Look up ODI 10156475 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Air Bags | 15.6%ODI 10110502DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE FREEWAY, VEARING TO THE RIGHT AND I REARENDED A CAR. THE SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK..THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND EVERYTHING WAS SAID TO BE WORKING FINE..THE VAN IS FULLY LOADED AND ALL THE ELCTRONICS ARE WORKING PERFECTLY, AS FAR AS I KNEW.*AK Look up ODI 10110502 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.0%ODI 10076083 · 115,000 miWHILE PARKED PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK Look up ODI 10076083 at NHTSA ↗ | 166.8%ODI 10002149WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER UPON IMPACT, AND NIETHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. HAD A FRONT END COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH Look up ODI 10002149 at NHTSA ↗ | 114.8%ODI 10042452 · 52,000 miWHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. THE DEALER HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK Look up ODI 10042452 at NHTSA ↗ | 42.6%ODI 10109281THE AIR BAG MODULE FAILED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH 4K MILES ON IT THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS REPAIRED. *SC Look up ODI 10109281 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.8%ODI 894574AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 894574 at NHTSA ↗ | 78.3%ODI 10157086 · 66,000 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON DRY ROADS THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO AN IMPROPER TURN BY OTHER VEHICLE. SINCE THE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT HOLD THE CONTACT IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE FACIAL LACERATIONS. THE INJURIES REQUIRED STITCHES, AND CAUSED SEVERE BRUISING. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. UPDATED 05/30/06. *AK Look up ODI 10157086 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 33.7%ODI 10460625 · 90,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 10 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO GO INTO A TAIL SPIN. THE CONTACT WAS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER AND THE PASSENGER SEAT FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE UPPER PART OF THE BODY AND BOTH WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR OBSERVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND… Look up ODI 10460625 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.7%ODI 10165341I WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE FONT END COLLISION INVOLVING MY 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA PURCHASED IN ABINGTON MASS AT MIDWAY AUTO. I WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS TRAVELING AT LEAST 25 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT DUE TO SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. *NM Look up ODI 10165341 at NHTSA ↗ | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 1100.0%ODI 10927625 · 50,000 miAIR BAG LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON ALL THE TIME, IN MOTION AND WHEN STATIONARY. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS. GM REFUSES TO FIX IT. ALSO ABS LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON SINCE IT WAS NEW AND GM REFUSES TO FIX IT. Look up ODI 10927625 at NHTSA ↗ |
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