1999 Pontiac Montana complaints

I WENT TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING OF NO HEAT COMING OUT OF HEATER ALTHOUGH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS NORMAL. THE SERVICE ADVISER SAID I PROBABLY HAD A GASKET LEAK, OPENED THE HOOD, AND IMMEDIATELY POINTED TO THE SPOT WHERE IT WAS LEAKING. IT WAS NOT LEAKING ENOUGH TO MARK THE PAVEMENT, IT WOULD JUST LEAK ONTO THE MOTOR AND EVAPORATE. OBVIOUSELY HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I TOOK MY VAN TO GET IT FIXED AND A GASKET COULD NOT BE FOUND IN INDIANAPOLIS. ONE DEALER HAS 15 VEHICLES DOWN WAITING FOR GASKETS AND ANOTHER HAS, I BELIEVE THE NUMBER WAS 60 GASKET SETS ON BACK-ORDER. YET GM SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT THEIRS TO BE CONCERNED WITH. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER LIST FOR THIS PARTICULAR GASKET, WHICH GOES ON THE PONTIAC MONTANA, CHEVY VENTURE, AND OIDS SILHOUETTE. IN ONE WEEKLY PAPER HERE IN CENTRAL IN, THERE ARE 33 MONTANAS AND SILHOUETTES, FROM 1998 TO 2001 LISTED FOR SALE. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP?*AK

I AM JUST WONDERING WHEN SOMETHING CAN BE ADDRESSED CONCERNING THE USE OF PLASTIC IN THE TIE ROD COMPONENTS OF THE STEERING RACK. THE TIE RODS ARE FAILING EVERY 15 TO 20 THOUSAND MILES. IT RESULTS IN HAMMERING CLUNKS TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL, AND AN INABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE DIRECTION. IT ALSO MAKES IT IMPOSSABLE TO ALIGN THE FRONT WHEELS, RESULTING IN TIRE WARE AND FAILURE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH ALL GENERAL MOTORS MINI-VANS BUILT SINCE ADOPTING THIS NEW TYPE OF STEERING COMPONENT. IF THE PART ACTUALLY SNAPS, THE FRONT WHEELS WILL NO LONGER BE ATACHED TO THE STEERING WHEEL OR EACH OTHER! ANYBODY WANT TO GUESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?*AK

CONSUMER REPORTING A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, CAUSES LEAKS AND A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*JB

SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. WHILE DRIVING DOOR OPENS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY WIPED OFF A CONNECTOR PLATE, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE ACTUATOR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK

PASSENGERS ELECTRICAL MIRROR GEAR WAS STRIPPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JG

CONSUMER STATED ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE MOTOR OF VEHICLE DUE TO THE GASKET MATERIAL FALLING ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. NLM DEALER FOUND AND REPLACED LEAKING INTAKE GASKETS. *TT

SUSPENSION SYSTEM COULD NOT SUPPORT 7 PASSENGERS + LUGGAGE + FUEL, WITHOUT EXCESSIVE BOUNCING, CAUSING A REDUCTION OF SPEED (10-15MPH) BELOW POSTED SPEED LIMITS. REAR BRAKES WERE NOT FULLY ENGAGING, CAUSING UNSAFE STOPPING, ESPECIALLY ON HILLS. REAR BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED MANUALLY TO IMPROVE BRAKING, BUT PEDDLE IS STILL SOFT. THE GSVWR IS NOT GREAT ENOUGH FOR VEHICAL CAPAITY. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A DRY-WEIGHT RATING. MUD FLAPS BOTH FRONT & REAR WERE WORN OFF EXCESSIVILY, DUE TO BONCING. SOMETIMES IT FELT LIKE I WAS LOOSING CONTROL. ALL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS WERE CHECKED BY DEALER AFTER RETURN FROM VACATION, BUT VAN STILL EXHIBITS EXCESSIVE BOUNCING AND BOTTOMING OUT, EVEN WITH ONLY TWO PASSENGERS AND NO LUGGAGE. AT A HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70MPH, THE VAN WOULD DOWN-SHIFT AT EVERY OVERPASS, AND SLIGHT HEADWIND, DURING TRIP ACROSS THE DESERT ON I-70 TO S.L.C., UT. THERE IS NO HD SUSPENSION PARTS FOR THIS VEHICLE, WHICH SHOULD BE AVAILABLE, IF ONE WANTS TO TOW A BOAT. BY THE WAY, A REDUCTION IN PASSENGERS IS REQUIRED, IF A BOAT IS TOWED (300 LBS DRAW-BAR WT) AND 3500 LBS TOW WT. THIS IS A VERY UNDER-RATED. NLM

RECALL 02 V 027 000/AIR BAG. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER HARRY ROBINSON PONTIAC, FORTH SMITH, AR 501-646-8600, HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE RESTRAINT BELT RETRACTOR. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE BEEN RESOLVED.*JB

THE FRAME HAD 4 BREAKS WHICH 2 OCCURRED SOME TIME AGO/RUSTY/3RD BREAK ESTIMATED 2/15/02 AND FINAL BREAK 2/16/02. I WAS ADVISED BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND CAUSED BY MANUFACTURER DEFECT.*AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY CRACKED WHERE PIPE IS PRESSURE FITTED INTO MANIFOLD, CAUSING ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK RAPIDLY, COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AFTER COOLANT CONTAINER WAS OVER 1/2 EMPTY. *AK

MY CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND THE SEATBELT PRETENSION IS CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON, POTENTIALLY CAN CAUSE AIRBAG TO ENGAGE. PAST 36,000 M NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND GM WILL NOT REPAIR FOR DEFECT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH BRAKE PEDAL UNEXPECTEDLY FELL TO THE FLOOR, AND DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE BRAKE SYSTEM. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND CAUSED A CRASH. THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURIED; 2 PEOPLE IN PONTIAC, MONTANA RECEIVED RESTRAINT RELATED CHEST INJURIES, AND 1 PERSON IN ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK

WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR EXTREME DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WITH THE MANUFACURER. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW 2.5 YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAD TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 17 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO HAVE VARIOUS PROBLEMS FIXED: TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH 16,000 MILES, AIRBAG PROBLEMS, CD PLAYER PROBLEMS, INTAKE GASKET LEAKING, TIRES WEARING, NUMEROUS PROBLEMS! WE HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THE FIRST TIME A YEAR AGO THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE AND NOW ALL THEY WILL OFFER US IS EXTENDED WARRANTY! WE CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND JUST WANT OUT FROM UNDER THIS BURDEN, BIG MISTAKE WE MADE!*AK

I WRITING TO EXPRESS DISSATISFACTION 2 MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURES OCCURRED ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. THE INTAKE LEAK APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM - BUYER BEWARE. I CAN UNDERSTAND DISC PAD WEAR, BUT NOT MAJOR BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT/REPAIR. THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTED EXCESSIVE LIFTER NOISE; I FEAR THIS OBSERVATION WILL LEAD TO MORE MAJOR REPAIR WORK. THE DEALER HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE. MY COMPLAINT IS INTENDED FOR THE MANUFACTURERE AND OTHER CONSUMERS. I WILL NOT BE A GOOD REFERRAL FOR PROSPECTIVE MINIVAN OWNERS - ESSENTIALLY MY ENTIRE SOCIAL BASE FITS THE DEMOGRAPHIC FOR MINIVAN BUYERS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ANTI SKID SYSTEM MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED ABS FLUID WAS NOT FLOWING INTO MOTOR. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IN A TORRENTIAL 3-HOUR DOWNPOUR. HAD TO PULL ONTO SHOULDER AND DRIVE WITH NO FORWARD VISIBILITY UNTIL REACHING A TOWN WITH A GARAGE. THIS WAS ON HIGHWAY 77 IN SOUTH TEXAS, A VERY HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROAD. WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE AVOIDED BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE WIPER DRIVE ARM HAD COME OFF THE BALL-SHAPED STUD ON THE DRIVE CRANK. ONE OF THE TWO 5 MM SCREWS HAD COME OUT OF THE CLAMP HOLDING THE DRIVE ARM TO THE DRIVE STUD. THIS IS A SERIOUS WEAKNESS IN THIS VEHICLE AS A MORE SECURE LOCKING METHOD SHOULD BE USED FOR THIS CLAMP (I ADDED LOCKNUTS TO THE SCREWS ON MY CLAMP). THIS ARM MOUNTING UNDERGOES A LOT OF CYCLES WITH FAIRLY HEAVY ALTERNATING LOADING, AND SHOULD BE MUCH MORE POSITIVELY FASTENED THAN IT IS. I SUGGEST THAT THESE VEHICLES BE RECALLED AND A BETTER LOCKING SYSTEM ADDED TO THE WIPER DRIVE ARM. *AK

MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01013 FOR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR. THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. CORNFORTH-CAMPBALL PO B0X 537 PUYALLUP WA 98371 206 845 8881 TOLL FREE 1800 573 8881. *AK

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 AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY & STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL & THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER PARKING THE CAR & RESTARTING IT -IT STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE SOUND & WE HAD IT TOWED IN TO THE NEAREST PONTIAC DEALER. THERE WE WERE TOLD THAT THE HEAD GASKET SHOULDNT HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THAT THOSE ENGINES ALMOST NEVER LEAK FROM THE HEAD GASKET BUT APPARANTLY THEY COMMONLY LEAK FROM THE INTAKE VALVES. IN ADDITION, THEY SAID THAT THE GARAGE THAT DID THE HEAD GASKET DID SOMETHING WRONG WHICH CAUSED A BLOCKAGE IN THE ENGINE & PREVENTED OIL FROM GETTING INTO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. THEY SAID THERE WERE TWO BOLTS THAT WERE LOOSE & EVENTUALLY FOUND TO BE SHEARED OFF & THAT ONE OF THE OUTER HEADES-NOT THE CYLINDER HEADS - WERE CRACKED. I HAVE NO WAY OF FINDING OUT WHAT ACTUALLY CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE. I FOUND NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE HEAD GASKETS OR THE INTAKE VALVES. RIF THE ENGINE HAD TO HEADS A A

AIR BAG LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY. TWICE SERVICED IN THE PAST YEAR. PROBLEMS STILL PRESENT. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. *AK

PURCHAUSED USED (6 MONTHS OLD) HAVE NOW OWNED AUTO FOR 2 YEARS. AT 38000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTING SHIFTING HARSH AT TIMES, HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. ENGINE HAS STARTED ACTING AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED 3-4 TIME, DUE TO GARBBLED DISPLAY. MOST RECENTLY HOWEVER, I HAD DOOR LOCKS REPAIRED, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WIRES TO THE LOCKS WERE DAMAGED DUE TO THE WATER INTRUSION CAUSED BY THE AIR CONDITIONING LEAK INTO THE AUTO INSTEAD OF OUTSIDE THE AUTO.*AK

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE AT 1-2 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. AND VEHICLE HIT THE CURB. CONSUMER THEN APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN, THIS TIME BRAKES ENGAGED. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT, AND THERE'S TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS, BLAMED AS A WEAR AND TEAR.*AK

WATER LEAK WILL CONTINUE CAUSING REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH WIRING LOCATED UNDER FLOOR. *AK

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

ALL OF THE SEATBELTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE DO NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER HAS TO FEED SEATBELT BACK INTO RETRACTOR TO AVOID BELTS FROM HANGING OUT OF VEHICLE DOOR. WHEN CHILD REACHES FORWARD SEAT BELT BELT DOES NOT TIGHTEN BACK UP AROUND CHILD. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE ENGINEERING OF THE SLIDING DOOR OF MY VAN. TWO WEEKS AGO MY TEN YEAR OLD SON WAS GETTING OUT OF THE VAN, HIS LEG SLIPPED IN BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE SIDE OF THE VAN. HE RECEIVEDA SEVERE GASH THAT REQUIRED TWELVE STITCHES TO CLOSE. HE WAS CUT ON THE SQUARE METAL PLATE THAT ATTACHES TO THE BRACKET THAT THE DOOR SLIDES ON. I FEEL THIS PLATE NEEDS TO BE ENGINEERED DIFFERENTLY, TO ENSURE THAT NOBODY ELSE CAN BE INJURED LIKE THIS. MY SON IS GOING TO BE SCARRED FOR LIFE.*AK

ON ONE OCCASION REAR GLASS HAS EXPLODED AND SHATTERED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED WINDOW WITHOUT CHARGES. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEAR LATER PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED, AND DEALER REFUSED TO ASSIST WITHOUT CHARGES TO CONSUMER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFOMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, AND SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK WHILE HAVING OIL CHANGED, CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE AIR FILTER REPLACED, IN ORDER TO REPLACE AIR FILTER, THE THROTTLE CABLE CLAMP WAS LOOSENED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE AIR FILTER HOUSING, IT WAS NOT LINED BACK UP PROPERLY CAUSING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON, AND TRANSMISSION ROUGHLY WILL SHIFT GEAR. VEHICLE AT DEALER, THEY WILL FLUSH FUEL INJECTORS.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPENED UP, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS A PROGRAMMING FUNCTION THAT NEEDED TO BE REPORGRAMMED, THE DOOR WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN SO CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW MOTOR ACTIVATOR, THE DOOR WORKS FINE BUT SOMETIMES THE BUZZER GOES OFF FOR NO REASON, DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IS OK AS LONG AS DOOR IS WORKING. *JB

THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH CONNECTION WAS LOOSE CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP OVER 6 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION, AND VEHICLE JUMPS AND JERKS.*AK

SLIDING DOOR LOCKS WOULD STICK WHEN USING REMOTE OR MANUAL CONTROL WHILE GETTING IN OR OUT OF VEHICLE. WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO ENTER THROUGH DRIVER/PASSENGER DOOR. HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES. EACH TIME VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM WOULD REAPPEAR. ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE SLIDING DOORS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN MOTION THEY BEGIN TO INTERLOCK WITH EACH OTHER. WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BEEN FIXED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

VEHICLE WILL DRIFT BACKWARD WHEN STOPPED ON HILL IN DRIVE GEAR(FORWARD)AND WITHOUT BRAKE BEING DEPRESSED. SAME SITUATION WILL HAPPEN WHEN IN REVERSE GEAR POINTING DOWNHILL WHEN BRAKE IS LET OFF (THE VEHICLE WILL COAST IN FORWARD DIRECTION). I FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD CATCH AND PREVENT THIS MOTION. ALL OTHER AUTOMATICS THAT I HAVE DRIVEN HAVE NOT EXHIBITTED THIS PROBLEM. *AK

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT THE ROAD AHEAD WHEN ON LOW BEAM. *AK

THE VAN HAS STALL/HESISTATED IN TRAFFICE WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN 8 VISITS TO TRY AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. SPARK PLUG REPLACED, PISTONS REPLACED, MOTOR REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOR A SECOND TIME.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER , AND VEHICLE PULLED OUT AND VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, FORCING IT INTO A DITCH HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. CONSUMER STATED THAT WERE INJURIES. *AK

I BELEIVE THAT THIS VAN IS UN-SAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO DRIVE, WITH THE ENGINE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 024635 TIRESIZE: P21570R15)

FUEL PUMP FAILED WITH ONLY 43000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT IT IS VERY RARE FOR A FUEL PUMP TO FAIL WITH SUCH FEW MILES.REPAIR BILL FOR PROBLEM WAS $705. THE REASON I OWN NEWER VEHICLES IS SO I DO NOT HAVE TO SPEND TIME AND MONEY AT A REPAIR SHOP. WITH MY CAR PAYMENT AND THE COST OF THE REPAIR I WILL HAVE SPENT $1055 IN ONE MONTH TO KEEP UP A 1999 VEHICLE, WHICH IS REDICULOUS.

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRAANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD IN ALL GEARS, INTERMITENTLY AFTER DRIVING AROUND TOWN AT SLOW TO MODERATE SPEEDS. *AK

SIDEWALL OF TIRE "MELTED" AT HIGHWAY SPEED DURING HOT TEMPERATURE. GENERAL TIRE REPLACED TIRE WITH NEW MODEL OF XP2000GT. I STILL HAVE 3 OF THE OLD TIRES ON MY MINIVAN, AND AM LEARY OF THIER RELIABILITY. OLD TIRE TPC SPEC 1135MS. NEW TIRE TPC SEC 1144MS. I URGE GM TO CHOOSE A SAFER TIRE TO INSTALL AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, BUT THERE WAS A DEFINATE CHANCE OF A MAJOR ACCENDENT OR LOSS OF LIFE HAPPENING DUE TO THE TIRE FAILURE. THE TIRE DID NOT "BLOW OUT" THE ACTUAL SIDEWALL RUBBER APPEARED TO SHEAR OFF AND THE RUBBER CHANGED COMPOSITION TO RESEMBLE THAT OF "BUBBLE GUM". THE MELTED RUBBER COATED THE STEEL WHEEL AS WELL AS THE PLASTIC WHEEL COVER. ONLY AN INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH BUG & TAR REMOVER COULD CLEAN OFF THE MELTED RUBBER. UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN NOT LOCATE THE PAPERWORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPLACEMENT, BUT I DID TAKE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGED TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R15 )

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED ON JULY 12TH, 1999. ENTIRE CAR WAS SHAKING AND SMOKING BADLY, DEC. 06, 1999, MORE BRAKE REPAIRS. DEALER SAID RETAINING CLIP BROKE, RETAINING CLIP NOT ON. DEC 14, HAD A LOW BRAKE PEDAL, AND EMERGENCY BRAKES WOULD SOMETIMES GO TO THE FLOOR , AND SOMETIMES THEY WOULD NOT.*AK

AT 28,000 MILES, THE GENERAL TIRES THAT CAME W/THE VEHICLE WERE COMPLETELY BALD & HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE 80,000 MILE TIRES & HAD BEEN ROTATED NUMEROUS TIMES, THE COOLING SYSTEM: WHILE ON VACATION, THE COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATED. TOLD BY DEALER OUT OF TOWN THAT RADIATOR CAP LOOSE & WAS TIGHTENED. 3 WEEKS LATER LOW COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON & TOOK TO DEALER ON 8/12/00. TOLD COOLANT SYSTEM DIRTY & NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED; $100.00. ALSO TOLD BATTERY THAT CAME W/VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ACID WHICH ALSO RUINED BATTERY POSITIVE CABLE. BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SAID OUT OF GOODWILL WOULD NOT CHARGE FOR BATTERY CABLE BUT CHARGED $98 FOR BATTERY. BRAKES STARTED TO FAIL @ 11,000 MILES, ROTORS CUT @ 28,000 & TOLD ROTORS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE NOT CONSIDERED SAFETY PROBLEM. ROTORS STILL WARPED & NEED CUTTING. BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET WAS MELTED TO LIGHT & WAS FIXED BY DEALER EARLY ON.( DOT NUMBER: ACM3KMI368 TIRE SIZE: P215-70R15 )

THE JACK IS NOT STURDY AND WEAK, IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE TIRE THE JACK COLLAPSED. *MJS

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH IN THE EXPRESS LANE, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT OF SEVERAL VEHICLES. CONSUMER' S VEHICLE WASN'T ABLE TO DECREASE BRAKING DISTANCE IN TIME TO KEEP IT FROM REARENDING THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WASN'T INJURED. VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED & REPAIRED. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, PASSSENGER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK