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Pontiac MONTANA steering problems

43 complaint narratives mention steering terms.

Key facts

1,054 owner complaints analyzed

20 distinct recall campaigns

60,004 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1997 to 2008 model years. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 600 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Steering behavior evidence

43 of 1,054 complaints match this topic (4.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.

Owner report 10051512 · 2004-01-02 (January 2, 2004)

THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR IS THAT WHEN MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS, GOING APPROX 5-10 MILES AN HOUR, THE CAR WILL SHUT ITSELF OFF COMPLETELY. IN ORDER TO RETURN DRIVING, THE CAR MUST BE PUT INTO PARK AND THEN RESTARTED. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROFESSIONALS AND NO ONE HAS AN EXPLANATION. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SMALLER PROBLEMS AS WELL, MANY OF WHICH I HAVE SEEN REPORTED IN THIS WEB PAGE. THUD IN GAS TANK, LEAKING COOLANT, DRIVER AUTO WINDOW MALFUNCTION, AS WELL A…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10051512 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10069397 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)

INTAKE GASKET FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO OIL.68638 MILES VALVE LIFTER KNOCKING.74809 MILES STALLING OF ENGINE COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING AND STEERING. DESTRUCTION OF ENGINE.75110 MILES FAILURE OF CAMSHAFT. ENGINE THROWN INTO GARBAGE

Owner-reported narrative. 75,110 miles reported. Look up ODI 10069397 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10261534 · 2009-03-11 (March 11, 2009)

I HAVE A 1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT-MONTANA! THE DEALER INDICATES IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF THE 02V28600. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. IT IS NOW TO THE POINT I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PROBLEM PART AND IT IS OBVIOUS GM KNEW AND SHOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER MINE IS TOO NEW FOR THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FIXED IN VEHICLES THAT WERE BUILT ONLY MONTHS BEFORE. EA02033 FIXES THE VEHICLES UP TO OCTOBER 31 1997. MINE IS A 1998 W…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10261534 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10568022 · 2014-03-09 (March 9, 2014)

THE ENGINE JUST TURNED OFF WHILE STARTING TO TURN A CORNER. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BREAKS, BUT THE CAR JUST ROLLED ON. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED KEY IT STARTED AND THEN DROVE NORMALLY. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THE PREVIOUS OWNER, WHEN CONTACTED, SAID, JUST RESTART THE CAR! DOES THIS RELATE TO GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL? *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 115,230 miles reported. Look up ODI 10568022 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10066777 · 2004-04-07 (April 7, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE BELTS AND OTHER PARTS. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10066777 at NHTSA ↗

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1,054 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

56.9%Usable mileage600 / 1,054 records

92.5%Valid incident date975 / 1,054 records

100.0%Valid filing date1,054 / 1,054 records

92.5%Ordered incident and filing dates975 / 1,054 records

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Component	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Engine And Engine Cooling	316.7% ODI 10002242 · 49,000 mi CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE LEAKS FUEL FROM THE ENGINE. *TS Look up ODI 10002242 at NHTSA ↗	48.2% ODI 10006533 THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH Look up ODI 10006533 at NHTSA ↗	2912.3% ODI 10003102 · 52,000 mi I 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 10001652 CONSUMER 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 mi DEXCOOL 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 10069671 PROBLEM 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 10201961 INTAKE 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 mi WHILE 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 10122631 2005 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 mi WAS 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 ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Structure:Body:Door	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	48.2% ODI 552563 THE ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE DOOR MODULE FAILURE. YH Look up ODI 552563 at NHTSA ↗	104.3% ODI 10115460 · 795 mi RIGHT 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 mi THE 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 10014727 THE 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 mi THE 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 10151415 THE 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 mi DT: 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 mi THE 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 10218136 2006 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 ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	12.0% ODI 10056680 WHILE 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 10010629 I 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 mi AFTER 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 10060536 ELECTRICAL 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 mi ENGINE 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 mi 2003 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 mi THE 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 mi WHEN 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 mi TL*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 ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	15.6% ODI 10013709 · 50,000 mi BLOWN 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 mi BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 98001 MILES. LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT.*AK Look up ODI 10054632 at NHTSA ↗	3113.2% ODI 10000696 · 41,050 mi LOWER 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 mi PONTIAC 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 10083908 PROBLEMS WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD AND AIR CONDITIONER. MR SC *JB Look up ODI 10083908 at NHTSA ↗	32.4% ODI 10027149 · 15,000 mi WHILE 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 10141101 WHILE 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 mi DT*: 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 mi TL*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 ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	24.1% ODI 10044657 · 86,900 mi THE 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 mi AUTOMATIC 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 mi PROBLEMS 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 mi PROBLEMS 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 mi AUTOMATIC 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 10073226 THE 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 mi I 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 mi THE 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 ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	24.1% ODI 10052464 · 68,000 mi THE 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 mi I 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 10009467 THE 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 mi TRANSAXLE 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 mi TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60,00 MILES. *AK Look up ODI 10038116 at NHTSA ↗	11.2% ODI 10049163 · 2,500 mi A 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 mi THIS 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 mi DT: 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.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System	211.1% ODI 10023220 · 80,000 mi I 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 mi CAR STALLING AT ANY SPEED. CAR STALLED,ENGINE DESTROYED.*AK Look up ODI 10028787 at NHTSA ↗	187.7% ODI 10000696 · 41,050 mi LOWER 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 10016791 INTAKE 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 mi 2001 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 mi URINE 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 mi THIS 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.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Air Bags	15.6% ODI 10110502 DRIVING 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 mi WHILE PARKED PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK Look up ODI 10076083 at NHTSA ↗	166.8% ODI 10002149 WHILE 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 mi WHILE 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 10109281 THE 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 894574 AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 894574 at NHTSA ↗	78.3% ODI 10157086 · 66,000 mi DT: 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 mi TL* 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 10165341 I 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 ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 10927625 · 50,000 mi AIR 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 ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Engine And Engine Cooling	49,000–76,528 mi	59,967 mi	62	ODI 10002242 · 49,000 mi CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE LEAKS FUEL FROM THE ENGINE. *TS Look up ODI 10002242 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10070634 · 15,000 mi A/C HEAT - AIR CONDITIONING / HEAT UNIT IN REAR OF VAN FAILED IN 2001. HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED TO DATE. A/C AND HEAT IS OK FRONT. BODY - PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. RATTLED ALMOST FROM THE DAY WE BOUGHT THE CAR. IT ALSO AT TIMES WOULD NOT CLOSED (IN PARK). IT WOULD CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY UNTIL IT TOUCHED THE CAR BODY THEN WOULD RE-OPEN. THEY REPLACED THE POWER SLIDING DOOR UNLATCH ACTUATOR UNDER A RECALL. ENGINE - STARTING AT 48,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD START TO BLINK WHEN DRIVING, IMMEDIATELY THE VAN WOULD STA… Look up ODI 10070634 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10071083 · 80,000 mi LENS COVER OVER THE HEADLIGHTS FELL OUT OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON SEPERATE OCCCASIONS. I HAD TO BUY THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEY JUST FELL OUT AND BROKE ON THE ROAD. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT OVERHEATING HAVE REPLACE THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. NOT FIXED YET. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ALARMS THAT IT IS OPEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DOOR HAS NOT OPENED AND CLOSED BY THE POWER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT HAS TO BE MANNAULLY OPENED. WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE BOTH AIR SHOCKS IN … Look up ODI 10071083 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body:Door	23,200–68,499 mi	36,750 mi	26	ODI 10115460 · 795 mi RIGHT 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 ↗ ODI 8022196 · 34,007 mi AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLES SLIDING DOOR THE PROBLEM REOCURRED, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. TS NLM Look up ODI 8022196 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10026194 · 23,800 mi THE 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 ↗
Electrical System	28,500–112,992 mi	75,000 mi	47	ODI 10108298 · 85 mi WE HAVE ONLY HAD OUR VAN A YEAR. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE WE GOT IT. ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. FIRST COOLANT LEAKING, ELECTRIAL PROBLEMS, INTAKE GASKET LEAKING. REPLACED 11/05. MOTOR FAILED 1/05. DOOR MAILFUNCTION.AK Look up ODI 10108298 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10237574 · 105,455 mi DEALER SOLD ME A PONTIAC MONTANA MINIVAN AND I ONLY HAD IT FOR 2 WEEKS, AND IT WON'T START, IT HAD A CARFAX REPORT THAT SAID IT WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT, THIS WAS NOT TOLD OR REVEALED TO ME BY THE DEALER. NOW I AM STRANDED WITHOUT A CAR TO GET AROUND AND NO WARRANTY WAS GIVEN. I ASK FOR A WARRANTY THE SALESMAN SAID IT ONLY COMES WITH FINANCING. TR Look up ODI 10237574 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10345982 · 178,280 mi FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING, THEN THE TAIL LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT ON THE 99 PONTIAC MONTANA. THEY WERE JUST WORKING AND THEN ON MY WAY HOME THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING. I REPLACED ALL BULBS AND THEY STILL AREN'T WORKING. WENT TO SEE A TECHNICIAN AND HE SAYS IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. AFTER THAT THE RADIO DISPLAY FLICKERS IN AND OUT WHEN THE BRAKE IS PUSHED ON. I'VE SEARCHED TO SEE IF I COULD FIND AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED AND THERE ARE MANY WEBSITES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS I HAVE STATED HERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS.… Look up ODI 10345982 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	51,000–86,000 mi	65,000 mi	43	ODI 10013709 · 50,000 mi BLOWN 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 ↗ ODI 10054632 · 97,995 mi BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 98001 MILES. LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT.AK Look up ODI 10054632 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10000696 · 41,050 mi LOWER 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 ↗
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch	17,000–55,900 mi	40,000 mi	37	ODI 10044657 · 86,900 mi THE 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 ↗ ODI 10100011 · 177,000 mi WHILE DRIVING ON MARCH 16,2004 I HIT BLACK ICE IN THE ROAD,WENT OFF THE ROAD, ROLLED OVER AND BOTH FRONT DOORS CAME OPEN BY THEMSELVES AND I SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY THAT I AM STILL RECOVERING FROM DUE TO THE DOORS OPENING. IT COULD HAVE BEEN ALOT MORE SEROIUS BECAUSE DURING ROLLOVER I FELT MY LEGS GO OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE.AK Look up ODI 10100011 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10020946 · 43,850 mi AUTOMATIC 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 ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	43,000–66,000 mi	53,000 mi	31	ODI 10052464 · 68,000 mi THE 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 ↗ ODI 10008416 · 56,500 mi I 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 ↗ ODI 10031018 · 77,468 mi TRANSMISSION QUIT RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITH NO WARNING. *PH Look up ODI 10031018 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System	48,500–82,250 mi	70,000 mi	40	ODI 10023220 · 80,000 mi I 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 ↗ ODI 10152769 · 115,000 mi ANTIFREEZE LEAK; LEAD TO REPLACEMENT OF LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (VERY COSTLY) ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN. DEALERSHIP WARNS OF EXCESSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO ANTIFREEZE IN THE MOTOR OIL. NM Look up ODI 10152769 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10028787 · 74,809 mi CAR STALLING AT ANY SPEED. CAR STALLED,ENGINE DESTROYED.*AK Look up ODI 10028787 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	50,500–112,750 mi	87,750 mi	18	ODI 10076083 · 115,000 mi WHILE PARKED PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK Look up ODI 10076083 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10069738 · 35,000 mi ENGINE: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. I FOLLOWED THRU WITH A COMPLAINT TO THE BBB AND TO PONTIAC'S 800 NUMBER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VAN DIAGNOSED AT A GM DEALER BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE BY PONTIAC. MY DEALER QUALITY PONTIAC IN COCOA, FLORIDA LOOKED AT THE VAN AND AGREED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING (NOVEMBER 2002). QUALITY INFORMED ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT $500 TO REPAIR. A PHONE CALL TO PONTIAC'S 800 # PUT PRESSURE ON THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED THE WORK FOR $100 PLUS EXTRA FOR A COOLANT FLUSH. THE TOTAL WAS AROUND $1… Look up ODI 10069738 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10069801 · 44,982 mi INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE OIL ON MY 3.4 LITER ENGINE. AFTER COMPLAINING TO PONTIAC & THE BBB, GM OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR & LEAKING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR OH DECEMBER 16, 2003. SINCE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT, KEYLESS REMOTE FAILED ON 7/15/03 & SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED CAUSING AIRBAG LIGHT TO GO ON, JULY 28, 2003 Look up ODI 10069801 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2007: 0 complaints · 2008: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2007	0	0	0
2008	0	0	0

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2007	0	0	0
2008	1	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Engine And Engine Cooling	Structure:Body:Door	Electrical System	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch	Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System	Air Bags
Engine And Engine Cooling	—	1 ODI 10108308 · 88,852 mi THE DOOR COMES UNLATCHED FROM THE PONTIAC MONTANA MINI VANS W/O POWER SLIDER ALSO. SUBSEQUENTLY MY VAN DOOR PASSANGER SIDE CAME OPEN SLAMMING OFF HALF ON THE ROAD AND THEN REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE TOP BUT THE TRACK WHEEL SNAPPED OFF, MAKING IT INPOSSIBLE TO PUT ON WITH OUT TOOLS AND THE MUSCLES TO EVEN LIFT IT. *AK Look up ODI 10108308 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10108298 · 85 mi WE HAVE ONLY HAD OUR VAN A YEAR. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE WE GOT IT. ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. FIRST COOLANT LEAKING, ELECTRIAL PROBLEMS, INTAKE GASKET LEAKING. REPLACED 11/05. MOTOR FAILED 1/05. DOOR MAILFUNCTION.AK Look up ODI 10108298 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10429240 · 112,000 mi REPEATED DRIVING WITHIN 1/4 MILE OF THE INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR ANTENNA CAUSES SOME OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE INDICATORS TO TURN ON FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THE "BATTERY" AND "AIRBAG" INDICATORS TURN ON AND CLICKING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LAMP INDICATIONS ARE ABOUT THE SAME AS WHEN THE ENGINE IS FIRST STARTED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS MAY BE DOING DAMAGE TO THE COMPUTER WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FUTURE FAILURE. TR Look up ODI 10429240 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10264180 · 86,600 mi WAS TOLD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. OVER A THOUSAND DOLLAR FIX WITH RELIGIOUS OIL CHANGES AND COOLANT FLUSHES, SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE TALKED WITH MANY MONTANA OWNERS OF DIFFERENT YEARS AND ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CANNOT BE A SURPRISE! THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG HERE... EVEN TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS SAID THIS IS A "COMMON" ISSUE OF THE PONTIAC MONTANA. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE SURPRISED IT DIDN'T HAPPEN SOONER AND THERE WERE SIGNS IT WAS IN THE MAKING FOR AWHILE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS! ITS NOT A CHEAP FIX! *TR Look up ODI 10264180 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 10026606 · 29,885 mi PROBLEMS 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 ↗ ODI 10108308 · 88,852 mi THE DOOR COMES UNLATCHED FROM THE PONTIAC MONTANA MINI VANS W/O POWER SLIDER ALSO. SUBSEQUENTLY MY VAN DOOR PASSANGER SIDE CAME OPEN SLAMMING OFF HALF ON THE ROAD AND THEN REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE TOP BUT THE TRACK WHEEL SNAPPED OFF, MAKING IT INPOSSIBLE TO PUT ON WITH OUT TOOLS AND THE MUSCLES TO EVEN LIFT IT. AK Look up ODI 10108308 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10125567 FUEL GAUGE READS FULL WHEN EMPTY AND EMPTY WHEN UNDER 3/4 OF A TANK. MESSAGE CENTER ALARMS TELLING ME THAT I AM OUT OF FUEL BUT WHEN I STOP AT THE GAS STATION IT WILL ONLY HOLD NO MORE THAN FIVE DALLORS. ALSO I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BREAK LIGHTS REPLACED SEVREL TIMES. THE REAR MOTORIZED WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT ALWAYS SHUT WHEN PRESSING THE BUTTON. AND ENGINE IS QUICK TO OVERHEAT. ALSO THE PASSANGER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS LATCH PROPERLY, LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN BUTTONS PRESSED. THE SAD THING ABOUT IT IS I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VAN FOR J… Look up ODI 10125567 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	2 ODI 10069738 · 35,000 mi ENGINE: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. I FOLLOWED THRU WITH A COMPLAINT TO THE BBB AND TO PONTIAC'S 800 NUMBER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VAN DIAGNOSED AT A GM DEALER BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE BY PONTIAC. MY DEALER QUALITY PONTIAC IN COCOA, FLORIDA LOOKED AT THE VAN AND AGREED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING (NOVEMBER 2002). QUALITY INFORMED ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT $500 TO REPAIR. A PHONE CALL TO PONTIAC'S 800 # PUT PRESSURE ON THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED THE WORK FOR $100 PLUS EXTRA FOR A COOLANT FLUSH. THE TOTAL WAS AROUND $1… Look up ODI 10069738 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10069801 · 44,982 mi INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE OIL ON MY 3.4 LITER ENGINE. AFTER COMPLAINING TO PONTIAC & THE BBB, GM OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR & LEAKING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR OH DECEMBER 16, 2003. SINCE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT, KEYLESS REMOTE FAILED ON 7/15/03 & SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED CAUSING AIRBAG LIGHT TO GO ON, JULY 28, 2003 Look up ODI 10069801 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body:Door	1 ODI 10108308 · 88,852 mi THE DOOR COMES UNLATCHED FROM THE PONTIAC MONTANA MINI VANS W/O POWER SLIDER ALSO. SUBSEQUENTLY MY VAN DOOR PASSANGER SIDE CAME OPEN SLAMMING OFF HALF ON THE ROAD AND THEN REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE TOP BUT THE TRACK WHEEL SNAPPED OFF, MAKING IT INPOSSIBLE TO PUT ON WITH OUT TOOLS AND THE MUSCLES TO EVEN LIFT IT. *AK Look up ODI 10108308 at NHTSA ↗	—	4 ODI 10150232 · 60,000 mi AFTER 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 ↗ ODI 10605719 · 23,000 mi TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPEN INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DVD PLAYER TURNED ON BY ITS SELF AND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT OFF IT WAS EXTREMELLY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 23,000. Look up ODI 10605719 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10820937 · 151,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE REAR SLIDING DOOR OPENED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000. Look up ODI 10820937 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10233651 · 20,000 mi TL*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 ↗	2 ODI 10108308 · 88,852 mi THE DOOR COMES UNLATCHED FROM THE PONTIAC MONTANA MINI VANS W/O POWER SLIDER ALSO. SUBSEQUENTLY MY VAN DOOR PASSANGER SIDE CAME OPEN SLAMMING OFF HALF ON THE ROAD AND THEN REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE TOP BUT THE TRACK WHEEL SNAPPED OFF, MAKING IT INPOSSIBLE TO PUT ON WITH OUT TOOLS AND THE MUSCLES TO EVEN LIFT IT. AK Look up ODI 10108308 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 887389 CONSUMER COMPLAINT IS AGAINST DESIGN OF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. A CHILD WOULD NOT BE CAPABLE OF STOPPING DOOR FROM CLOSING BECAUSE CHILD COULD NOT USE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO STOP DOOR. CONSUMER DID RECEIVE NOTIFICATION FOR A RECALL, STATING THAT DOOR CAN AUTOMATICALLY OPEN WHILE IN OPERATION. CONSUMER IS TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. HOWEVER ,THIS IS A SEPARATE ISSUE.AK THE SLIDING DOOR CLOSES VERY FORCEFULLY AND THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABLOUT THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THE DOOR. YH Look up ODI 887389 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10159180 POWER SLIDING DOOR NEEDS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO REVERSE CLOSING AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HARM. FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR MOVES UP AND DOWN RANDOMLY ONCE THE TANK GETS BELOW 1/3. PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID FAILING AFTER 65000 MILES CAUSING VERY HARD UP-SHIFTING AFTER TRANSMISSION WARMS UP. *NM Look up ODI 10159180 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10216743 · 50,000 mi I HAVE 3 CHILDREN, ONE DISABLED. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN FROM DAY 1 WHEN THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR BROKE TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. ALMOST KILLED MY DISABLED CHILD WHEN IT SPRANG OPEN ON HIM. DEALER, SAID HE BROKE IT, A CHILD WITH FULL BODY MUSCLE DISORDERS WHO CAN'T LIFT A BRICK. NOW WE HAVE HAD UNENDING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE, COOLANT LEVELS, THE CAR SMELLS LIKE BURNT PLASTIC OFTEN, TIMES WHEN I WENT TO START IT, NOTHING HAPPENED. NOW I AM TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE SOON. INTERESTING SINCE I ALWAYS CHANGED THE FLUIDS ON TIME AND I HAVE … Look up ODI 10216743 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 786461 POWER SLIDING DOOR MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. NLM Look up ODI 786461 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	2 ODI 10108298 · 85 mi WE HAVE ONLY HAD OUR VAN A YEAR. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE WE GOT IT. ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. FIRST COOLANT LEAKING, ELECTRIAL PROBLEMS, INTAKE GASKET LEAKING. REPLACED 11/05. MOTOR FAILED 1/05. DOOR MAILFUNCTION.AK Look up ODI 10108298 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10429240 · 112,000 mi REPEATED DRIVING WITHIN 1/4 MILE OF THE INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR ANTENNA CAUSES SOME OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE INDICATORS TO TURN ON FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THE "BATTERY" AND "AIRBAG" INDICATORS TURN ON AND CLICKING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LAMP INDICATIONS ARE ABOUT THE SAME AS WHEN THE ENGINE IS FIRST STARTED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS MAY BE DOING DAMAGE TO THE COMPUTER WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FUTURE FAILURE. TR Look up ODI 10429240 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 10150232 · 60,000 mi AFTER 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 ↗ ODI 10605719 · 23,000 mi TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPEN INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DVD PLAYER TURNED ON BY ITS SELF AND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT OFF IT WAS EXTREMELLY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 23,000. Look up ODI 10605719 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10820937 · 151,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE REAR SLIDING DOOR OPENED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000. Look up ODI 10820937 at NHTSA ↗	—	4 ODI 10010629 I 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 ↗ ODI 10074581 · 27,000 mi ENGINE 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 ↗ ODI 10167895 · 28,000 mi DT: 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 ↗	0	1 ODI 10010629 I 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 ↗	2 ODI 726552 SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO ENGINE OVERHEATING EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL AFFECTING THE RADIO -- THEN ENGINE OVERHEATED REQUIRING VEHICLE TO BE TOWED -- TWO MORE TIME THAT SAME WEEK AFTER BEING REPAIRED EACH TIME THE ENGINE OVERHEATED -- ON THIRD TIME MFG. REPLACED ENGINE COMPLETELY. THREE WEEKS AFTER NEW ENGINE INSTALLED THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH RADIO REOCCURRED AS WELL AS INTERIOR & EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING FOLLOWED A FEW DAYS LATER WITH THE "NEW" ENGINE OVERHEATING. IN REPAIR SHOP NOW FOR FOURTH REPAIR.*AK Look up ODI 726552 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10362974 · 112,438 mi SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT STAYS ON. TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS BLINKED REALLY FAST AND THEY LIGHT UP EVERYTIME I PUSH ON THE BREAK. REPLACED BRAKES. PROBLEM CAUSED TAIL LAMP CIRCUIT BOARD AND LIGHT BULBS TO BURN OUT AND MELT CONNECTORS. WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD WOULD NOT KNOW WHEN I WAS BREAKING AND COULD POSSIBLY RUN INTO ME. KNOCKING SOUND ON RIGHT WHEEL AND STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. REPLACED STABILIZERS AND SENSORS, ROTATED AND BALANCED WHEELS. SCARED THAT I MAY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE TRACTI… Look up ODI 10362974 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 747676 THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE WHILE HAVING OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED MORE THAN 3 TIMES BY THE DEALER, WHOM I WILL NO LONGER TAKE MY VEHICLE TO FOR WORK. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING, ALONG WITH OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES PRESENTLY OCCURING. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAUSES ME GREAT CONCERN REGARDING POSSIBLE UNWARRANTED DEPLOYMENT LEADING TO INJURY OR ACCIDENT. AK Look up ODI 747676 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10427935 TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING FAILURES WITHIN THE ELEXTRICAL SYSTEM, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL, ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, AND SPEED SENSOR TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSACTION AND AIR BAG LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V329000 (AIR BAGS FRONTAL). THE CONTACT WAS ALS… Look up ODI 10427935 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10891511 CHECK THE AIRBAGS SOMETHING WITH BRAKE LIGHT AN ELECTRICAL. Look up ODI 10891511 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	1 ODI 10264180 · 86,600 mi WAS TOLD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. OVER A THOUSAND DOLLAR FIX WITH RELIGIOUS OIL CHANGES AND COOLANT FLUSHES, SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE TALKED WITH MANY MONTANA OWNERS OF DIFFERENT YEARS AND ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CANNOT BE A SURPRISE! THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG HERE... EVEN TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS SAID THIS IS A "COMMON" ISSUE OF THE PONTIAC MONTANA. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE SURPRISED IT DIDN'T HAPPEN SOONER AND THERE WERE SIGNS IT WAS IN THE MAKING FOR AWHILE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS! ITS NOT A CHEAP FIX! *TR Look up ODI 10264180 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10233651 · 20,000 mi TL*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 ↗	4 ODI 10010629 I 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 ↗ ODI 10074581 · 27,000 mi ENGINE 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 ↗ ODI 10167895 · 28,000 mi DT: 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 ↗	—	0	3 ODI 10008416 · 56,500 mi I 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 ↗ ODI 10010629 I 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 ↗ ODI 754280 WE HAVE OCCASIONALLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD, WHINING & BANGING INTO GEAR-THIS GOES AWAY IF YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF & THEN BACK ON . IT OCCURRS AT SLOWER SPEEDS NOT HIGHWAY SPEEDS & SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY ON SHORT TRIPS OR LONGER TRIPS WITH SEVERAL STOPS. RECENTLY THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK IN THE SYSTEM , WHICH A LOCAL SHOP "REPAIRED" FOR $67 THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER. ALMOST TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING HOT AGAIN & WE WERE THEN TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET. WE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK FOR A WEEK WHEN AFTE… Look up ODI 754280 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10000696 · 41,050 mi LOWER 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 ↗ ODI 10192771 · 70,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND THE INTAKE GASKET HAD CORRODED FROM A COOLING LEAK. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND THE ONLY COOLANT THAT THE DEALER IS TELLING HER TO USE IS DEX COOL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF COOLANT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE FAILURES AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME OTHER TYPE OF COOLANT TO USE. SHE STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS SIGNS OF CORROSION, THE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AND PREVENTS HER FROM KNOWING THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHI… Look up ODI 10192771 at NHTSA ↗	0
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch	4 ODI 10026606 · 29,885 mi PROBLEMS 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 ↗ ODI 10108308 · 88,852 mi THE DOOR COMES UNLATCHED FROM THE PONTIAC MONTANA MINI VANS W/O POWER SLIDER ALSO. SUBSEQUENTLY MY VAN DOOR PASSANGER SIDE CAME OPEN SLAMMING OFF HALF ON THE ROAD AND THEN REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE TOP BUT THE TRACK WHEEL SNAPPED OFF, MAKING IT INPOSSIBLE TO PUT ON WITH OUT TOOLS AND THE MUSCLES TO EVEN LIFT IT. AK Look up ODI 10108308 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10125567 FUEL GAUGE READS FULL WHEN EMPTY AND EMPTY WHEN UNDER 3/4 OF A TANK. MESSAGE CENTER ALARMS TELLING ME THAT I AM OUT OF FUEL BUT WHEN I STOP AT THE GAS STATION IT WILL ONLY HOLD NO MORE THAN FIVE DALLORS. ALSO I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BREAK LIGHTS REPLACED SEVREL TIMES. THE REAR MOTORIZED WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT ALWAYS SHUT WHEN PRESSING THE BUTTON. AND ENGINE IS QUICK TO OVERHEAT. ALSO THE PASSANGER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS LATCH PROPERLY, LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN BUTTONS PRESSED. THE SAD THING ABOUT IT IS I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VAN FOR J… Look up ODI 10125567 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10108308 · 88,852 mi THE DOOR COMES UNLATCHED FROM THE PONTIAC MONTANA MINI VANS W/O POWER SLIDER ALSO. SUBSEQUENTLY MY VAN DOOR PASSANGER SIDE CAME OPEN SLAMMING OFF HALF ON THE ROAD AND THEN REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE TOP BUT THE TRACK WHEEL SNAPPED OFF, MAKING IT INPOSSIBLE TO PUT ON WITH OUT TOOLS AND THE MUSCLES TO EVEN LIFT IT. AK Look up ODI 10108308 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 887389 CONSUMER COMPLAINT IS AGAINST DESIGN OF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. A CHILD WOULD NOT BE CAPABLE OF STOPPING DOOR FROM CLOSING BECAUSE CHILD COULD NOT USE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO STOP DOOR. CONSUMER DID RECEIVE NOTIFICATION FOR A RECALL, STATING THAT DOOR CAN AUTOMATICALLY OPEN WHILE IN OPERATION. CONSUMER IS TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. HOWEVER ,THIS IS A SEPARATE ISSUE.AK THE SLIDING DOOR CLOSES VERY FORCEFULLY AND THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABLOUT THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THE DOOR. YH Look up ODI 887389 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	1 ODI 10175476 · 47,000 mi DT: 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 ↗	0	0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	0	1 ODI 10159180 POWER SLIDING DOOR NEEDS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO REVERSE CLOSING AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HARM. FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR MOVES UP AND DOWN RANDOMLY ONCE THE TANK GETS BELOW 1/3. PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID FAILING AFTER 65000 MILES CAUSING VERY HARD UP-SHIFTING AFTER TRANSMISSION WARMS UP. *NM Look up ODI 10159180 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10010629 I 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 ↗	3 ODI 10008416 · 56,500 mi I 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 ↗ ODI 10010629 I 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 ↗ ODI 754280 WE HAVE OCCASIONALLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD, WHINING & BANGING INTO GEAR-THIS GOES AWAY IF YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF & THEN BACK ON . IT OCCURRS AT SLOWER SPEEDS NOT HIGHWAY SPEEDS & SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY ON SHORT TRIPS OR LONGER TRIPS WITH SEVERAL STOPS. RECENTLY THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK IN THE SYSTEM , WHICH A LOCAL SHOP "REPAIRED" FOR $67 THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER. ALMOST TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING HOT AGAIN & WE WERE THEN TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET. WE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK FOR A WEEK WHEN AFTE… Look up ODI 754280 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10175476 · 47,000 mi DT: 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 ↗	—	1 ODI 10062773 · 78,000 mi INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. NEEDED REPLACEMENT AFTER LOSS OF COOLANT INTO OIL. EVEDENTLY A COMMON DEFECT. $700. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 24K MILES. DEALER FIXED. AT 79K MILES NEEDED REPLACEMENT FOR $3300. *AK Look up ODI 10062773 at NHTSA ↗	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System	0	1 ODI 10216743 · 50,000 mi I HAVE 3 CHILDREN, ONE DISABLED. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN FROM DAY 1 WHEN THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR BROKE TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. ALMOST KILLED MY DISABLED CHILD WHEN IT SPRANG OPEN ON HIM. DEALER, SAID HE BROKE IT, A CHILD WITH FULL BODY MUSCLE DISORDERS WHO CAN'T LIFT A BRICK. NOW WE HAVE HAD UNENDING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE, COOLANT LEVELS, THE CAR SMELLS LIKE BURNT PLASTIC OFTEN, TIMES WHEN I WENT TO START IT, NOTHING HAPPENED. NOW I AM TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE SOON. INTERESTING SINCE I ALWAYS CHANGED THE FLUIDS ON TIME AND I HAVE … Look up ODI 10216743 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 726552 SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO ENGINE OVERHEATING EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL AFFECTING THE RADIO -- THEN ENGINE OVERHEATED REQUIRING VEHICLE TO BE TOWED -- TWO MORE TIME THAT SAME WEEK AFTER BEING REPAIRED EACH TIME THE ENGINE OVERHEATED -- ON THIRD TIME MFG. REPLACED ENGINE COMPLETELY. THREE WEEKS AFTER NEW ENGINE INSTALLED THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH RADIO REOCCURRED AS WELL AS INTERIOR & EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING FOLLOWED A FEW DAYS LATER WITH THE "NEW" ENGINE OVERHEATING. IN REPAIR SHOP NOW FOR FOURTH REPAIR.*AK Look up ODI 726552 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10362974 · 112,438 mi SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT STAYS ON. TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS BLINKED REALLY FAST AND THEY LIGHT UP EVERYTIME I PUSH ON THE BREAK. REPLACED BRAKES. PROBLEM CAUSED TAIL LAMP CIRCUIT BOARD AND LIGHT BULBS TO BURN OUT AND MELT CONNECTORS. WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD WOULD NOT KNOW WHEN I WAS BREAKING AND COULD POSSIBLY RUN INTO ME. KNOCKING SOUND ON RIGHT WHEEL AND STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. REPLACED STABILIZERS AND SENSORS, ROTATED AND BALANCED WHEELS. SCARED THAT I MAY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE TRACTI… Look up ODI 10362974 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10000696 · 41,050 mi LOWER 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 ↗ ODI 10192771 · 70,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND THE INTAKE GASKET HAD CORRODED FROM A COOLING LEAK. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND THE ONLY COOLANT THAT THE DEALER IS TELLING HER TO USE IS DEX COOL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF COOLANT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE FAILURES AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME OTHER TYPE OF COOLANT TO USE. SHE STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS SIGNS OF CORROSION, THE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AND PREVENTS HER FROM KNOWING THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHI… Look up ODI 10192771 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10062773 · 78,000 mi INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. NEEDED REPLACEMENT AFTER LOSS OF COOLANT INTO OIL. EVEDENTLY A COMMON DEFECT. $700. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 24K MILES. DEALER FIXED. AT 79K MILES NEEDED REPLACEMENT FOR $3300. *AK Look up ODI 10062773 at NHTSA ↗	—	0
Air Bags	2 ODI 10069738 · 35,000 mi ENGINE: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. I FOLLOWED THRU WITH A COMPLAINT TO THE BBB AND TO PONTIAC'S 800 NUMBER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VAN DIAGNOSED AT A GM DEALER BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE BY PONTIAC. MY DEALER QUALITY PONTIAC IN COCOA, FLORIDA LOOKED AT THE VAN AND AGREED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING (NOVEMBER 2002). QUALITY INFORMED ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT $500 TO REPAIR. A PHONE CALL TO PONTIAC'S 800 # PUT PRESSURE ON THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED THE WORK FOR $100 PLUS EXTRA FOR A COOLANT FLUSH. THE TOTAL WAS AROUND $1… Look up ODI 10069738 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10069801 · 44,982 mi INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE OIL ON MY 3.4 LITER ENGINE. AFTER COMPLAINING TO PONTIAC & THE BBB, GM OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR & LEAKING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR OH DECEMBER 16, 2003. SINCE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT, KEYLESS REMOTE FAILED ON 7/15/03 & SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED CAUSING AIRBAG LIGHT TO GO ON, JULY 28, 2003 Look up ODI 10069801 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 786461 POWER SLIDING DOOR MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. NLM Look up ODI 786461 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 747676 THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE WHILE HAVING OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED MORE THAN 3 TIMES BY THE DEALER, WHOM I WILL NO LONGER TAKE MY VEHICLE TO FOR WORK. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING, ALONG WITH OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES PRESENTLY OCCURING. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAUSES ME GREAT CONCERN REGARDING POSSIBLE UNWARRANTED DEPLOYMENT LEADING TO INJURY OR ACCIDENT. AK Look up ODI 747676 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10427935 TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING FAILURES WITHIN THE ELEXTRICAL SYSTEM, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL, ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, AND SPEED SENSOR TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSACTION AND AIR BAG LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V329000 (AIR BAGS FRONTAL). THE CONTACT WAS ALS… Look up ODI 10427935 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10891511 CHECK THE AIRBAGS SOMETHING WITH BRAKE LIGHT AN ELECTRICAL. Look up ODI 10891511 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	—

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Stalling or loss of power

39 mentions · 3.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 40,000 mi (17 usable records).

ODI 10028787 · 74,809 mi

CAR STALLING AT ANY SPEED. CAR STALLED,ENGINE DESTROYED.*AK

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ODI 10057074 · 58,000 mi

ON JULY 18, 2003 WE TOOK OUR 1998 PONTIAC MONTANA (58,000 MILES) TO DOMAILLE BUICK-MAZDA-MITSUBISHI IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA FOR A 3,000-MILE OIL CHANGE PRIOR TO LEAVING FOR OUR SUMMER VACATION. ON THAT DAY THE MECHANIC INFORMED US ABOUT EVIDENCE OF A LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK AND THE NEED FOR IMMEDIATE REPAIR. HE ADVISED US NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR THAT THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF MAJOR TRAFFIC. THIS COSTLY PROBLEM, OF WHICH WE ARE NOW ACUTELY AWARE, IS FAIRLY COMMON AMONGST THIS LINE OF VEHICLE (CHEVY VENTURE…

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ODI 10069397 · 75,110 mi

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\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

24 mentions · 2.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 62,241 mi (10 usable records).

ODI 10546347 · 126,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT REDUCED SPEED THROUGH URBAN AREAS, THE VEHICLE WILL INCREASE RPMS AS IF THE ACCELERATOR IS BEING DEPRESSED, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AT A CONSTANT SPEED WITH NO PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR. IT IS UNSETTLING, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO INSURE THAT YOU DO NOT RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED OFF WHEN THIS OCCURS. IF THE VEHICLE IS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED, THE RPMS RETURN TO NORMAL. IF YOU CONTINUE DRIVING WHEN THIS SITUATION OCCURS, THE ENGINE …

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ODI 10064079

ON MARCH 27, 2004 MY WIFE NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELING STIFF ON OUR 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE "BRAKE", "ABS" & "TCS" LIGHTS CAME ONE. I CHECKED ALL THE BRAKE SHOES, CALIPERS ETC AND FOUND THEM TO BE IN GOOD ORDER. AFTER HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC CONDUCTED IT WAS EXPLAINED THE ABS AND BRAKE MODULES HAD FAILED. I AM CONCERNED WITH THESE TWO SYSTEMS FAILING SIMULTANEOUSLY.*AK

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ODI 550389

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MOTOR PACK FAILED, CAUSING LEAK WHICH RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. ON 8-23-99, THE MOTOR PACK WAS REPLACED, NOW THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPS 1/4 INCH FROM FLOOR. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. *YC

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Warning lights and dashboard alerts

23 mentions · 2.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 70,950 mi (18 usable records).

ODI 10070634 · 15,000 mi

A/C HEAT - AIR CONDITIONING / HEAT UNIT IN REAR OF VAN FAILED IN 2001. HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED TO DATE. A/C AND HEAT IS OK FRONT. BODY - PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. RATTLED ALMOST FROM THE DAY WE BOUGHT THE CAR. IT ALSO AT TIMES WOULD NOT CLOSED (IN PARK). IT WOULD CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY UNTIL IT TOUCHED THE CAR BODY THEN WOULD RE-OPEN. THEY REPLACED THE POWER SLIDING DOOR UNLATCH ACTUATOR UNDER A RECALL. ENGINE - STARTING AT 48,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD START TO BLINK WHEN DRIVING, IMMEDIATELY THE VAN WOULD STA…

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ODI 10069738 · 35,000 mi

ENGINE: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. I FOLLOWED THRU WITH A COMPLAINT TO THE BBB AND TO PONTIAC'S 800 NUMBER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VAN DIAGNOSED AT A GM DEALER BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE BY PONTIAC. MY DEALER QUALITY PONTIAC IN COCOA, FLORIDA LOOKED AT THE VAN AND AGREED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING (NOVEMBER 2002). QUALITY INFORMED ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT $500 TO REPAIR. A PHONE CALL TO PONTIAC'S 800 # PUT PRESSURE ON THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED THE WORK FOR $100 PLUS EXTRA FOR A COOLANT FLUSH. THE TOTAL WAS AROUND $1…

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ODI 10193323 · 63,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKETS SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE MANIFOLD GASKETS, WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, AND SEALER. TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MECHANIC FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME AND THE MECHANIC FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE MORE. TEN MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AGAIN. THE MECHAN…

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\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

20 mentions · 1.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 59,000 mi (10 usable records).

ODI 748107

THE CENTER SEATBELT IN THE SECOND ROW OF SEATS PULLS OUT, THEN LOCKS. YOU CANNOT RELEASE IT TO GET MORE SLACK. THE DEALER WAS TOLD ABOUT IT BUT SAYS IT WORKS LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE A YOUNG CHILD COULD NOT RELEASE THE BELT; IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT REQUIRING IMMEDIATE EXITING OF THE VEHICLE THIS OCCUPANT MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RELEASE THEMSELVES FROM THE RESTRAINT. THE INERTIA WHEEL SHOULD NOT LOCK UNLESS THE BELT IS "JERKED" FORWARD SUCH AS IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. IT SHOULD ALLOW FOR SLACK TO BE GIV…

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ODI 10046814 · 53,000 mi

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, LATE AT TIMES. RADIO/CD SCREEN IS GARBLED LOOSE SRS CONNECTORS POWER LOCK PROBLEMS SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS *LA

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ODI 10051333 · 70,000 mi

VAN SHIFTS HARD AND OFTEN MAKES A LOUD "CLUNKING" NOISE. DEALER RECOMMENDS ~ $1100 IN REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION, SEVERAL NON-DEALER REPAIR SHOPS RECOMMEND REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION FOR ~ $1400. PROBLEM STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND NOW SEEMS RELATIVELY SEVERE WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT NOW ON CONSISTANTLY. PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY IF THE VAN IS SHUT OFF FOR A SMALL LENGTH OF TIME. ANOTHER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND YET NO RECALL. RED

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Fuel smell or leak mentions

17 mentions · 1.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 90,342 mi (13 usable records).

ODI 720645

HUSBAND AND CHILDREN IN VEHICLE WHEN MAJOR GAS LEAK WAS DETECTED ON HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM. GARAGE THAT REATTACHED FUEL RETURN LINE AND INSTALLED RETAINING WIRE TIES INDICATE THAT THIS IS AN UNCOMMON LIFE-THREATENING EVENT. REPORTED TO DEALER--DEALER TO CHECK VEHICLE THIS WEEK AND TO NOTIFY MANUFACTURER. *AK

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ODI 10061147 · 3,060 mi

GAS LEAKING UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT AND UNDER THE HOOD. ALSO, GAS WAS POURING OUT FROM THE MOTOR. *LA THE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN, THE CONSUMER IS CURRENTLY WAITING ON A NEW MOTOR. THE REAR BRAKES WERE LEAKING, THE TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOSE, THE LEFT REAR STUCK BECAME STUCK, WHEN THE GEAR WAS TAKEN OUT OF PARK AND PLACED INTO DRIVE AND THE CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE JERKED, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE EMISSION SYSTEM WAS DRAGGING, THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR VIBRATED, THE BUMPER C…

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ODI 10583714 · 165,000 mi

I BACKED UP TO THE LAUNDRY TO WASH CLOTHES AND PROCEEDED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND GET OUT TO GET CLOTHES OUT OF THE BACK. I PUSHED THE BRAKE AND THOUGHT I HAD PUT THE CAR IN PARK BECAUSE THE KEY CAME OUT. WHEN I STARTED TO STEP OUT OF THE VAN TO GET MY CLOTHES OUT OF THE BACK AND MY FOOT CAME OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AND BACKED INTO A BLOCK WALL. THE WALL WAS DESTROYED, BUT NO ONE WAS HURT. THE BACK DOOR OF THE VAN IS CRUSHED. AFTER A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE IGNITION LOCK I FOUND THAT THE KEY WILL COME OUT IN ANY POSITION, IN…

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Matching rule

\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Steering assistance concerns

15 mentions · 1.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 67,290 mi (10 usable records).

ODI 10051512

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ODI 10568022 · 115,230 mi

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ODI 10066777

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\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

11 mentions · 1.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 79,595 mi (7 usable records).

ODI 10163858 · 79,595 mi

MY VAN SHOWED NO SIGN OF HAVING ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEN ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK IT DIED AT A LIGHT. IT MADE AWFUL NOISES AND WOULD NOT START. I TOWED IT FIRST TO ONE REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE ENGINE REPLACED. THEN I TOWED IT TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. I WAS TOLD AT THE REPAIR SHOP THAT AN ENGINE WITH ONLY 79,000 MILES SHOULD NOT GO OUT LIKE THIS AND IT WAS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF GM PARTS. IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED A YEAR LATER. *JB

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ODI 10237574 · 105,455 mi

DEALER SOLD ME A PONTIAC MONTANA MINIVAN AND I ONLY HAD IT FOR 2 WEEKS, AND IT WON'T START, IT HAD A CARFAX REPORT THAT SAID IT WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT, THIS WAS NOT TOLD OR REVEALED TO ME BY THE DEALER. NOW I AM STRANDED WITHOUT A CAR TO GET AROUND AND NO WARRANTY WAS GIVEN. I ASK FOR A WARRANTY THE SALESMAN SAID IT ONLY COMES WITH FINANCING. *TR

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ODI 10086429

MY 2000 MONTANA VAN WOULD NOT START AT 18000 MILES AFTER TOWING TWICE TO THE DEALER FOUND CONNECTOR TO FUEL PUMP BAD. THEN AT 20000 MILES WIRE HARNESS TO FUEL PUMP. THEN AT 25000 MILES FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. NOW AT 55000 MILE THE VAN SUDDENLY STALLED DRIVING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR MAKING STEERING AND BRAKING DIFFICULT. DEALERSHIP FOUND FUEL PUMP OUT. THE LAST TIME THE BILL WAS 870.00 TOTAL. GM HAS SAID THAT THEY WILL PAY 50% OF THE REPAIRS MINUS TOWING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN APPARENT SINCE THE BEGINNING AND THAT THEY SHOUL…

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Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.1% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 720571

OIL PAN HAS HEAVY OIL RESIDUE FILM WHICH GM CLAIMS TO BE NORMAL DUE TO ALUMINUM CASTING OIL PAN DESIGN THAT ALLOWS OIL TO SEAP THROUGH THE OIL PAN. A HEAVY OIL RESIDUE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE OIL PAN DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL AND APPEARS TO BE A LEAK. BURNING OIL CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE STOPPED. A FILE # HAS BEEN OPENED BY GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO RECORD MY COMPLAINTS. RIGHT HAND DOOR POWERED MIRROR IS LOOSE AND LOSES SETTING WHEN DOOR SHUT. *AK

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Matching rule

\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b