2001 Pontiac Montana complaints

SEVERAL TIMES NOW, BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC WINDOW SWITCH HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WILL BECAME STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF SEVERE RAIN STORM HERE IN FLORIDA. THE WINDOW WAS DOWN ALL THE WAY AND MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE BACK GOT VERY WET. THE SWITCH MOTOR ( ELECTRICAL PANEL ON THE DOOR) HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THERE AFTER, STILL DIDN'T WORK CORRECTLY. *NM

OUR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO THE "CHANGE OIL", LIGHT WON'T TURN OFF. AFTER, A YEAR OF SEEING THIS ON (YES, WE HAVE OUR OIL CHANGED.) IT HAS BECOME ANNOYING SEEING THIS ON ALL THE TIME. THE "ABS" LIGHT WON'T TURN OFF AS WELL. (NOTHING WRONG) WE HAVE THE MILEAGE READING IN KILOMETERS, WHICH WE CANNOT CHANGE BACK. WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND HAD THIS SERVICED BY OUR MECHANIC. STILL THE PROBLEM HASN'T VANISHED FROM OUR PANEL. THE THERMOSTAT TEMP. GAUGE ON THE PANEL WASN'T INCREASING WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED AND STILL RUNNING ( ON 0 ) AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THAT .HAD OBD READING ON THAT , IT READ WE HAD TO CHANGE OUR THERMOSTAT. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE TEMP. BEGAN TO WORK PROPERLY AGAIN . THE "SERVICE LIGHT" WENT AWAY. WE DISCONNECTED BATTERY FOUR TIMES AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. IS THERE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM? SAME WITH THE WINDOW SWITCHES, TOO. *NM

MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON OPENED THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR AND STEPPED OUT FROM THE VAN. WHEN THE DOOR HAD BEEN CLOSING, HE FORGOT TO REMOVE A TOY FROM HIS SEAT, SO HE REACHED INSIDE AND THE SENSOR DIDN'T REGISTER THERE WAS SOMETHING BLOCKING AND CONTINUED TO CLOSE. WHICH THANKFULLY, MY HUSBAND WAS THERE TO PHYSICALLY OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR FROM CRUSHING MY LITTLE BOYS ARM EVEN FURTHER. MY SON HAD PART OF HIS ARM STUCK IN THAT DOOR!( RIGHT ABOVE HIS ELBOW.)MY LITTLE BOY WON'T EVEN SIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ANY LONGER. AND DOESN'T LIKE EVEN GOING NEAR THAT SIDE. SHOULDN'T THERE BE A BETTER, MORE SENSITIVE SENSOR ON THOSE DOORS? ONE TIME THE DOOR DIDN'T EVEN DISCONTINUE FROM CLOSING WITH MYSELF TESTING IT. *NM

RE; TIRE FAILURE OF TBC CORPORATION ULTREX IV P215/70R15 97S, DOT # A3M3 3JY 1003. I HAD THESE TIRES ON MY PONTIAC MONTANA AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES ON THEM. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD SOME MILES THERE WAS STILL PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT. WHILE DRIVING, A VIBRATION OCCURS THAT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A TIRE BALANCE PROBLEM. THIS IS EVIDENT WHILE GOING SLOW AND MAKES THE VEHICLE WIGGLE OR VAVE THEN AS SPEED INCREASES IT BECOMES RATHER SEVERE VIBRATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS WITH THESE TIRES. THE FIRST TIME WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE SECOND TIME APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO ANOTHER TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. IN BOTH CASES THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON. THE TREAD JUST PEELED OFF LIKE THEY WERE RECAPPED TIRES CAUSING COSMETIC DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. FROM THE LOOK OF THE REMAINING CARCASS I WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE DRIVEN ANY FURTHER ON IT AND FEEL LUCKY THAT THE TIRE KEPT PRESSURE AND DIDN'T BLOW OUT. I HAVE SINCE REMOVED THE REMAINING TWO TIRES FROM MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. IF THIS HAD ONLY HAPPENED ONCE I WOULDN'T BE TELLING YOU THIS STORY BUT TWO TIMES WITH THE EXACT SAME OCCURRENCE SEEMS MORE THAT JUST A COINCIDENCE. I HAVE MADE A CLAIM TO TBC FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT AND AM CURRENTLY HOLDING THAT TIRE IN CASE THEY NEED IT TO PROCESS MY CLAIM. *NM

DEXCOOL COOLANT LEAKAGE SIGNS OUT OF INTAKE MANIFOLD, SERVICE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED IT AS A PROBLEM WITH GM 3.4 ENGINES AND WOULD LEAD TO COSTLY ENGINE REPAIR IF NOT FIXED. REPLACED GASKETS ETC COST $956. 66000 KLM. *NM

COOLANT LEAK AT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *NM

VEHICLE WAS NOT PRODUCING HEAT FOR OCCUPANT COMPARTMENT. NOTICED THAT COOLANT WAS LOW. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WITH PRIOR KNOWLEDGE FROM YOUR SITE REGARDING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ISSUES WITH THE MONTANA AND OTHER GM VEHICLES. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY VEHICLE HAS FAILED, AND IS LEAKING COOLANT. NO COOLANT EVER REACHED THE GROUND, AS IT WAS EVAPORATING ON THE ENGINE. THERE IS A PETITION IN LINE WITH OVER 10,00 SIGNATURES REQUESTING A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *NM

POWER SLIDING DOORS OPEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WHETHER AT SLOW SPEEDS, OR HIGH SPEEDS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH HORN, AND LIGHTS OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS HAPPENING ON A 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN, PURCHASED NEW IN 2001. SLIDING DOOR PROBLEM DEFINITELY CONSTITUTES A MAJOR LIABILITY, IN AS MUCH AS A PERSON CAN FALL OUT WHEN THE DOOR OPENS. *JB

I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THE VAN DEVELOPED A LEAK OF A RED/PINK FLUID. I TOOK IT IN TO THE PLACE WHERE I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND THEN TO A LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER WHO ALSO FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE LOWER GASKET WENT BAD. IT WOULD TAKE 1200 TO 1500 USD TO REPLACE IT. BOTH THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND THE GOODYEAR TIRE DEALERSHIP THAT FIRST CHANGED MY OIL SAID THAT IT THEY FOUND IT A COMMON REPLACEMENT ON THIS ENGINE, THE 3.4 L GM. *NM

BOUGHT A 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA WITH 102,400 MILES ON IT AND WITHIN THREE DAYS OF OWNERSHIP THE INTAKE GASKETS ARE BLOWN. REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE $700-$900 WITHOUT KNOWING IT HAS DONE MORE DAMAGE THAN THAT. LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND A WEBSITE THAT OVER 9600 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THAT SAME ENGINE 3.4L V6. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FROM GM AND I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE. WHY ARE WE STUCK WITH A BILL THAT HIGH, WHEN IT SUPPOSEDLY GOT RECTIFIED IN 2002 VEHICLES. I AM SURE THAT THERE IS MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS ON THESE VEHICLES THAT HAS NOT YET SIGNED THE PETITION. THE WEBSITE ADDRESS IS: HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/GMCNSMRS/PETITION.HTML PLEASE REVIEW! THANK YOU. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT HER 2001 PONTIAC MONTERO WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS FILLING WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINS. THIS HAPPENED FOR THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A DEALERSHIP THREE YEARS AGO. NOW THERE IS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GETTING WET WHEN IT RAINS. THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS GETTING WET ALSO. THE DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL IS GETTING WET. HAD TO PUT A TOWEL ON THE DASHBOARD TO KEEP IT DRY. THE TRANSMISSION IWASNOT WORKING, AND IN ORDER TO TAKE IT DOWN, THE MECHANIC WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO PAY THAT HIGH PRICE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED.*AK

CAR BEGAN LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT FROM THE BACK OF THE ENGINE WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. UPON EXAMINATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COOLANT LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS RUN HOT (BETWEEN THE HALF WAY MARK AND THE RED AREA OF THE GAUGE). THE CAR FINALLY OVERHEATED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN THE ENGINE, HOWEVER THE BURP TANK WAS NEARLY FULL, WITH NO SPILLAGE. THE DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT IT OVERHEATED BECAUSE OF THE LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. WE RELUCTANTLY AGREED TO REPLACE THE GASKET TO A TUNE OF $1,376.00. THE CAR STILL RUNS TOO HOT IN MY OPINION, BUT HAS NOT YET OVERHEATED. *NM

NOTICED THAT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON AND THE TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT THAT THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BLINKING AS THOUGH MY HAZARDS WERE ON. WITH THE TURN SIGNAL ON, I CIRCLED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE COMMANDED LIGHT WAS BLINKING APPROPRIATELY BUT THE OPPOSITE LIGHT WAS ALSO BLINKING DIMLY. I PROCEEDED TO DISASSEMBLE EACH TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR TO SEARCH FOR CORROSION OR OTHER DAMAGE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS CHARRING ON THE RIGHT REAR CIRCUIT CARD AT THE CONNECTOR. I CONTACTED MY PONTIAC DEALER INQUIRED IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SUCH AN ITEM AND THEY TOLD ME NO. I BOUGHT THE PART FROM PONTIAC INSTALLED IT MYSELF AND HAVE HAD NO FURTHER TROUBLE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER VEHICLES IN TRAFFIC AT NIGHT WITH EVIDENCE OF THE SAME INDICATOR PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA WAS HAVING THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS SHOWING THE ABS AND SERVICE TRACTION NEEDED LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE CONSUMER SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING LAST WEEK. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED, BUT THE CONSUMER CONTACTED PONTIAC AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. *AK

IN JUNE OF 2004, THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED IN MY 2001 MONTANA MINI-VAN. ONE DAY IT WORKED, THE NEXT IT DIDN'T. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE A/C CONDENSER HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MONTANAS. WE WERE 10,000 MILES PAST THE WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY $800 FOR THIS FIX. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, WHY HASN'T IT BEEN RECALLED? *NM

I BOUGHT A 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA W/40,900 MI.IN JULY 2004, ON 8/18/2005 THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT W/44,800MI.I TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE WHERE I WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT, BECAUSE OF THE "WELL KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE 3.4L ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM" I HAVE BEEN QUOTED A PRICE OF $1325.00, GM SAID THAT THEY WILL PAY $300.00

MY ORIGINAL SET OF INNER BRAKE PADS WERE 75% WORN PER DEALER REPAIR SHOP AT 29,672 MILES. THE OUTER PADS WERE FINE. THE ROTORS WERE APPROACHING END OF LIFE. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE PADS AT THIS TIME. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER TO COVER THEM UNDER WARRANTY. AT 30,945, 1273 MILES LATER, I TOOK THE CAR BACK FOR ANOTHER BRAKE INSPECTION. AT THIS TIME THEY FOUND THAT THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND PITTED, NOT NORMAL WEAR. THEY REPLACED THE PADS AND THE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY (SEEMS STRANGE IT WASN'T WARRANTY BEFORE?!?!?). NOW AT 65K MILES I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION AT A REPAIR SHOP. THEY SAID THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE SHOT AND THEY HAD ABOUT TWO WEEKS LEFT OF CITY DRIVING LEFT. MY HUSBAND REPLACED BOTH THE PADS AND THE ROTORS THIS WEEKEND. THE INNER PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO THE RIVETS THAT HOLD THE PAD TO THE MOUNTING SURFACE. THE OUTER PADS WERE HARDLY THINNER THAN THE BRAND NEW PADS OUT OF THE BOX. SO THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT GM HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS NOT APPLYING PRESSURE EVENLY. I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ON THIS WEBSITE REFERRING TO THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATES: THE GAS TANK CRACKED AT THE SEAMS AND IS LEAKED GASOLINE. THE GAS TANK WAS MADE OF PLASTIC AND CANNOT BE FIXED.. SHE CALLED A DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS GETTING LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. BUT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET; BUT SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE IT FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *AK *SC

2001 PONTIAC MONTANA WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAG EQUIPMENT DEPLOYED.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, HER VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND TURNED OVER ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE SIDE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *JB

VEHICLE MADE A CLUNK ON SUNDAY JUNE 19,2005 WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND GOING INTO DRIVE. DROVE IT HOME 80 MILES WITHOUT ANY OTHER SYMPTOM. DROVE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY 3 MILES, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD A MAJOR INTERNAL FAILURE WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT. WIFE AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN WERE STRANDED IN AN INTERSECTION WITH A VEHICLE THAT WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. NEEDS A $2800 TRANSMISSION REPAIR. DEALER IN POSSESION OF OLD PARTS.

THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK WHEN WE TURNED IT ON THIS SUMMER. WE TOOK IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT AND PAID $72.00 FOR THEM TO TELL US THAT THE CONDENSOR WAS SHOT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WAS ESTIMATED TO BE $950.00 AND AFTER IT WAS ACTUALLY REPLACED IT COST US $880.00. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND SO COSTLY.

THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I FOUND THAT BOTH REAR TAIL LAMP HOUSING ASSEMBLIES CONNECTORS WERE BADLY BURNED, NO WATER WAS ENTERING THE HOUSING BY THE WIRING HARNESS.

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING CAUSING DEXCOOL TO LEAK INTO ENGINE. GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP THE CONSUMER. SERVICE BULLETIN # 03-06-01-010 BE AWARE!!!!! BULLETIN SAYS NEW GASKET MUST BE MADE FROM A DIFFERENT TYPE OF MATERIAL IN ORDER TO CORRECT PROBLEM. IF THIS IS THE CASE WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO COVER THE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS???? SOMTHING HAS TO BE DONE!

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY LUMINA AND A 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA BOTH HAVE 6 CYLINDER ENGINES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET ON BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES. ONE HAS 50,000 MILES AND THE OTHER HAS 70,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC THAT DID THE REPAIRS SAID HE IS REPLACING THE HEAD GASKET GM'S 6 CYLINDER VEHICLES ALL THE TIME.

I TOOK MY VAN FOR A FREE SAFETY CHECK AND THE MECHANIC SAID I HAD AN INTAKE LEAK WHICH COULD DO SOME MAJOR DAMAGE IF IT WASN'T REPAIRED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY AGREED IT WAS LEAKING, AND FOUND A TIE ROD PROBLEM. ALONG WITH THOSE PROBLEMS THEY SAID MY TENSIONER ON MY FRONT SEAT BELT BROKE. THESE REPAIRS ARE OVER $1,000. IF ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I WOULD SURE LIKE AN EXPLANATION. MY DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS. THAT SURE SOUNDS LIKE THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED!*AK

CONSUMER STATED LEFT SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. FOUND THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED OUT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. CONSUMER WAS WAITING FOR PARTS FOR THE VEHICLE.*AK ORDERED BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD ON FEB. 25TH AS OF APRIL 12TH THE PART HAS NOT COME IN. *BF *NM

AFTER CHECKING THIS WEB SITE, I FOUND 8 RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER RECIEVED A NOTICE FROM GMOR PONTIAC ON ANY OF THESE RECALLS. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THERE WAS AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK INTO THE MANIFOLD AND THAT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN LISTED IN THE RECALL ITEMS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BY THE DEALERSHIP. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY CAR HORN - HONKING SPORADICALLY THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNALBE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE CAR 4 YEARS AND THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 10 TIMES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK

LEAKING DEXCOOL, NEEDS MAINIFOLD GASKET, VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MONTANAS AND GM IS AWARE OF IT AND RELEASED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT # 03-06-01-010 REQUIRING A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BE INSTALLED BUT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. CRAZY!*AK

NO EVENTS LEAD UP TO FAILURE. WHEN MY 5 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OF OUR 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA EXTENDED MINIVAN FROM INSIDE, THE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF AND LANDED ON THE GROUND ATTECHED ONLY BY BOTTOM BOLT.*AK IF ANY SMALL CHILD HAD BEEN PRESENT OUTSIDE THE MINIVAN THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED BY THE FALLING DOOR. WE HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF THE MINIVAN, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED AND MAINTAINED. THE VEHICLE HAS ~42K MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT LONG'S PONTIAC IN FRAMINGHAM, MA I AM CONCERNED THAT AS THESE FAMILY VEHICLES AGE A CHILD MAY BE INJURED FROM A FALLING DOOR. THE REPAIRS CONSISTED OF PARTS REPLACEMENT AND REPAIRING DAMAGED CAUSED TO OUTSIDE OF DOOR AS HIT DRIVEWAY SURFACE. NO MODIFICATIONS WERE KNOWN TO MAKE SURE THIS EVENT NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN. APPROX 18MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE NEW, I EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (3/03) WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY REPLACED THE CONTACTS. IN 6/03 I AGAIN EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS, THEY SANDED THE CONTACTS AND WORKED FOR A LENGTH OF TIME. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO SAND THE CONTACTS WHEN THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR OPENING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR NOT STAYING SHUT, MEANING WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED AND THE DOOR CLOSES IT WILL REOPEN. MY MOST RECENT PROBLEM HAS OCCURED IN 2/05. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WHEN OPENED WOULD OPEN AND THEN IMMEDIATELY START SHUTTING AGAIN. AGAIN I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE FIXED THIS PROBLEM. THIS POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL PROBLEM SINCE MARCH 2003.*AK

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

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA MINIVAN FAILED AT 61,700 MILES. I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 60,000 MILES. THROUGH THE DEALERS HELP, GM WILL ABSORB HALF THE COST OF THE $2,000 REPAIR. *AK

WIPERS HAVE FAILED 4 TIMES THE FIRST TIME I NEVER EVEN LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AND THEY WERE BROKE. TOOK VAN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS ISN'T A RECALL PROBLEM BUT IT SHOULD BE THEY STICK IN THE UP POSITION WHEN OFF AND WORK ERRATICALLY. CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD SINCE VAN IS A 2001 IT IS OUT OF COVERAGE. $474 TO REPAIR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *NM

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

THE VEHICLE'S POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHEN THE CONSUMER'S GRANDDAUGHTER PRESSED THE DOOR BUTTON OVER RIDING THE SECURING LOCK ON THE DOOR. *NM *SC *JB

THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH INTERMITTENTLY. *NM THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *SC

THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *NM THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT BOTH REAR TAIL LAMP HOUSING ASSEMBLIES WERE BADLY CORRODED AND THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE HOUSING BY THE WIRING HARNESS. *SC *JB

2001 PONTIAC MONTANA. 56700 MILES. POWER STEERING CUT OUT WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT AT LOW SPEED, BUT IS OK AT HIGHER SPEEDS/RPM. NOW HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY, MUST BE VERY CAREFUL TURNING LEFT TO MAKE TURN, AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TURNING TO RIGHT IS UNAFFECTED. *NM

I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA MINI VAN THAT I HAVE. AFTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS THAT I OWNED THE VAN MY TWO SLIDING DOORS (NOT POWER SLIDING) THE LOCKS ON THEM EITHER STARTED TO EITHER NOT LOCK OR WOULD LOCK AND STICK. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR AWHILE AS WELL AS THE REAR POWER WINDOW MOTORS ARE OUT AND THE WINDOWS WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL THIS JUST HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND I THINK THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN TO ANY ONE. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD AND AIR CONDITIONER. *MR *SC *JB

THE DESIGN POSITION AND FORCE OF THE SLIDING DOOR OPERATION CAUSED THE PASSENGER ARM TO BREAK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VAN. *AK CONSUMER RECOMMENDED THAT GM SHOULD MOUND THE DOOR HANDLE POINTING FORWARD INSTEAD OF UP BECAUSE THE HANDLE WOULD HAVE SLIPPED OUT OF THE PASSENGER WHILE EXITING THE VAN. ALSO, A FORCE SENSOR IN THE OPENING MOVEMENT LIKE THAT IN THE CLOSING MOTION. LASTLY, CONSUMER ALSO SUGGESTED THAT A WARNING SIGN SHOULD BE INSTALLED ON THE DOOR. *LA PE04064.PCO

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THIS WOULD COST THE CONSUMER $885.00 FOR REPLACEMENT . *AK

AT 60,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS JUNK. I TOOK MY VAN TO TWO DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND BOTH SAID THE SAME THING, IT NEEDS TO BE REPALCED OR REBUILT! I QUOTE "WE SEE ALOT OF THESE PONTIAC MONTANAS COME IN, THE TRANSMISSION GIVES OUT BETWEEN 50,000 AND 70,000 MILES." THE PLANETARY GEARS ARE SHOT, 4TH CLUTCH GONE, METAL DEBRIS THROUGH OUT THE TRANSMISSION!!!!*AK

THE VEHICLE ALARM WOULD SOUND INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND NIGHT. THE DEALER HAD EXAMINED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *JB THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS ALSO CAME ON BY THEMSELVES. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY CATCH ON FIRE. THE DEALER INSTALLED AN ALARM MODULE BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *NM

ENGINE ON HIGH IDLE AT ALL TIMES, VEHICLE RUNS EVEN WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. DIFFICULT TO HANDLE DURING SLOW TURNS.*AK

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

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING. IT WOULD COST THE CONSUMER $885.00 FOR REPLACEMENT. *AK

A/C CONDENSER HAS CRACKED CAUSING FAILURE OF THE A/C SYSTEM DUE TO LOSS OF FREON AT CRACK. CRACK OCCURRED ON THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE OF CONDENSER AT THE MOUNTING POINT. REPAIRS ESTIMATED TO RUN AROUND $800 PER THE DEALERSHIP. *NM

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