2001 Pontiac Montana complaints

WHILE BRAKING THE ABS FAILED. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *NM *MR

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 COVER WAS LOOSE. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONSUMER'S CONCERN. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS LEAKING AND THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL SPEED. THE PLASTIC ON THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS LOOSE. *JB

UPON STARTING VEHICLE, AFTER IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN AND PARKED, IT LAUNCHED FORWARD. THEN, AFTER DRIVING FOR A MILE, VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PARK IN DRIVEWAY. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

2001 PONTIAC MONTANA. THIS VAN IS NOW A PAPER WEIGHT IN MY DRIVE. AFTER 53,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT! OF COURSE THE WARRANTY IS NULL AND VOID SO I WILL HAVE TO COUGH UP $2000.00 - $3000.00. NOT A HAPPY PONTIAC OWNER!!!!!! *JB

PONTIAC MONTANA--FOUND A COOLANT LEAK AROUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD--THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO ADDRESS (MUCH INFO ON THE INTERNET PERTAINING TO VERY ANGRY GM OWNERS)--LUCKILY (MAYBE) THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED "FOREVER".

A/C CONDENSOR REPLACED IN APRIL 2002....EVAP CORE HAS LARGE HOLE IN IT HAS TO BE REPLACED JUNE 2003..CURRENTLY NO A/C SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS GIVEN FALSE SIGNALS SINCE OWNERSHIP ..PROBLEM CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED..

THREE OUT OF THE FOUR TIRES DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL . *AK

AT 64,000 THE TRANSMISSION BROKE. I WAS TOLD IT HAS DAMAGED GEARS IN IT WHICH CAUSED METAL FRAGMENTS TO DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER LOOKING ON THIS WEBSITE AND SPEAKING TO PREVIOUS OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM.

I WAS COMING BACK FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO NORTH CAROLINA IN JULY FROM A TRIP AND WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND I COULD NOT GET OUT THE CAR, DID NOT UNLOCK ON ITS OWN. WHEN I DID GET THE CAR DOOR OPEN THE RADIO WAS STILL PLAYING, THE WINDOWS WERE GOING UP AND DOWN, AND THE ON STAR WAS STILL ON IT WAS LIKE THAT FOR 2 HOURS. WHEN I FINALLY GOT HOME FROM MY FRIENDS HOUSE THE SAME THING HAPPENED... WE DID HIT A HUGE RAIN STORM THE WHOLE WAY DOWN. I HAVE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (BRIAN PONTIAC), AND THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE PONITAC MONTANA IS A 2001 AND I ALREADY HAVE BAD RIMS, ONE IS WARPED AND 2 ARE BENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN, BUT THE VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND WENT STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE STRUCK SEVERAL TREES, AND SHEARED ONE OFF THAT LANDED ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK *SCC *JB

THE VEHICLE'S TIE ROD FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL TO THE LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

FRONT TIE RODS, BRAKES AND ROTORS COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND REQUIRE ALL NEW REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS NEW TIRES. THINK ORIGINALLY THAT TIE ROD AND CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE. BOUGHT VEHICLE BRAND NEW. HAVE 28,800 MILES ON IT. GM REFUSED TO LOOK AT CALIPERS SAYING IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE TIRES WEREN'T ROTATED. DOESN'T EXPLAIN HOW OUTSIDE BRAKE LININGS AND TIE RODS WORE OUT.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS DOWN INCLINES WHEN IN DRIVE. ALSO, ROLLS FORWARDS WHEN IN REVERSE. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. *JB

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS OPERATING, WE GET A NOXIOUS CHEMICAL SMELL FROM AIR VENTS. ODOR LASTS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS IS NOT COMING FROM OUTSIDE BECAUSE WE ARE CIRCULATING INSIDE AIR. WE SEE NO PATTERN TO THIS. IT HAPPENS AT TIMES WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS VERY HOT AND ALSO WHEN TEMPERATURE IS MODERATE. WE HAVE HAD THE MONTANA TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY CANNOT COME UP WITH ANY FIX. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO OUR HEALTH. THE CAR STAYS COOL, IT'S JUST THE AWFUL SMELL. THE CABIN FILTERS ARE PERFECTLY CLEAN.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR THERE IS A SCRAPING NOISE. THIS NOISE WAS FIRST NOTICEABLE IN REVERSE ONLY. HOWEVER IT STARTED HAPPENING IN DRIVE AS WELL. ALSO WHEN BRAKING AT INTERSECTIONS THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DISENGAGES AND FREE WHEELS. THEN WHEN ACCELERATING AGAIN IT TAKES A SECOND OR TWO FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO RE-ENGAGE. THE DEALERSHIP HEARD THE NOISE AND EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. THEN THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY BROKE ON THEIR DRIVE DURING THIS PROBLEM'S EVALUATION. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 41,500 MILES. THERE WAS INTERNAL METAL DEBRIS THROUGHOUT AS WELL AS LOTS OF GEAR DAMAGE. *PH

POWER SLIDING DOOR ON A PONIAC MONTANA MINIVAN: THE PASSENGER WAS OPENING THE POWER SLIDING DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND GOT HER FOREARM TRAPPED BETWEEN THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE SEAT (HAND PULLING BACK ON THE HANDLE AND AS THE DOOR SLID OPEN HER ELBOW WAS PINNED AGAINST THE SEATBACK). SINCE THE DOOR DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY REVERSE, IT CONTINUED TO OPEN AND EVENTUALLY BROKE ONE OF THE BONES IN JONIT'S FOREARM. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. ONLY 30K MILES ON CAR. *NLM

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. *JB THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATED AFTER A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN SLOWING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND FOR THE VEHICLE. OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL WHEN IDLED DUE TO DIRTY INJECTOR(S), THERE WAS NOISE ON DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE, THE HORN WOULD GO OFF BY ITSELF/DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, THE COVER IN THE REAR HATCH ON THE LEFT SIDE DID NOT STAY IN PLACE AND REINSTALLED THE PANEL DOOR, THE TRANSMISSION HAD NO REVERSE AND GRINDS WHEN PLACED IN FORWARD GEARS/REMOVED TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLED, THERE WAS CLUNKING WHEN IN GEAR, THE PLANETARY GEARS WERE ROUNDED, THE TRANSMISSION ACTED AS IF IT WANTED TO TAKE OFF, FOUND A LOOSE MOTOR MOUNT ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND WAS TIGHTENED, THE STEERING WAS STIFF, AND WAS NOISY WHEN TURNING RIGHT. *SCC

THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT PADS 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. IN EACH CASE THE INBOARD PAD HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR AND THE OUTBOARD PAD DID NOT. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THE WEAR INDICATORS ARE ON THE OUTBOARD PADS, THIS PRESENTS A LACK OF WARNING TO THE DRIVER THAT THE BRAKES ARE IN NEED OF SERVICE. THE CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.*JB

THE SLIDING DOOR AUTOMATICALLY CLOSED WITHOUT THE CONSUMER PUSHING THE BUTTON. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB

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.

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL INTO THE STREET.

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

SUN GEARS SEPERATED. CONTAMINATED TRANSAXLE INTERNALLY. DT

HORN SOUNDS ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING, WITH NO INPUT FROM DRIVER. ALSO, ALARM SOUNDS (USUALLY ONLY 4 TIMES) FOR NO REASON EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS NEAR VEHICLE IF KEY IS USED TO LOCK THE DOORS, AS IF IT WAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE. DEALER CAN NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. DT

THE VEHICLE WAS STOLEN AND INVOLVED IN A HIGH SPEED WRECK WHICH NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE OWNER INDICATED THAT THE SEATS DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR BOARD. NLM THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES AND SLID ON ITS TOP. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD ONLY DEPLOY AT A CERTAIN SPEED AND ANGLE. *SCC

I THINK THERE MUST BE SOME ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN MY VAN'S WIRING. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF OTHER'S HAVE REPORTED SUCH TROUBLE. THIS FIRST STARTED WITH MY TURN SIGNALS. THEY WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT OR SOMETIMES BOTH WOULD JUST START BLINKING, OR NOTHING WOULD SHOW ON THE DASH COLUMN BUT YOU COULD HEAR THE CLICKING. THAT WAS 02/02. ON AUGUST 28,2002 I HAD JUST STARTED THE VAN AND PULLED AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL WHEN A SMALL STREAM OF SMOKE BEGIN TO LEAK FROM THE ODOMETER AREA OF THE DASH. THE DEALER IS JUST ACROSS THE HIGHWAY SO I DECIDED TO TRY AND MAKE IT. I HAD NOT EVEN GONE A BLOCK BEFORE WHITE SMOKE HAD FILLED THE FRONT CABIN AREA AND WAS FILLING THE VAN. I PULLED OVER SHUT OFF THE IGNITION, GOT MY 2 CHILDREN OUT AND CALLED THE DEALER FOR HELP. THEY THINK WHEN I TURNED OFF THE SWITCH THE FIRE WENT OUT. I WAITED 30 MINUTES FOR THEM TO COME ACROSS THE STREET TO GET ME BUT NO ONE SHOWED. THE MAN AT THE BODY SHOP WHERE I STOPPED TOOK US OVER TO THE DEALER. THEY NOW SAY THE CLUSTER SHORTED OUT AND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THEY ALSO SAY THEY HAVE SPRAYED TO HELP THE SMOKE SMELL. THEY INSIST THE VAN IS SAFE BUT I DO NOT FEEL LIKE TAKING A CHANCE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VAN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY SIMILAR REPORTS BECAUSE PONTIAC SAYS THIS IS THE FIRST THEY HAVE HEARD OF SUCH. PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR OPINION ON MY VAN'S SAFETY. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE VAN'S LONG TERM LIFE.*AK

I WAS DRIVING, AT ABOUT 35MPH, WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE, REAR SLIDING DOOR WINDOW EXPLODED! JUST EXPLODED, ALL OVER MY 13 YR. OLD DAUGHTER! SHE WAS COVERED IN GLASS, AND THANK HEAVEN, SHE TURNED HER HEAD AWAY, JUST AS IT BLEW! WHEN THE RESPONDING OFFICER CAME, HE SAID THAT, JUST 2 WEEKS EARLIER, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED, WITH ANOTHER MINIVAN! HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN? IF, MY DAUGHTER HAD NOT TURNED HER HEAD, THE GLASS WOULD HAVE GONE RIGHT INTO HER EYES! I AM FURIOUS! LUCKILY, SHE ONLY HAD PINHOLE PUNCTURES, FROM THE GLASS SPLINTERS! IT COULD HAVE BEEN A WHOLE LOT MORE SERIOUS! MY CHILDREN DO NOT WANT TO RIDE IN THIS, OR ANY OTHER MINIVAN!! WHAT CAN I DO?? THANK YOU!! ELLIE. AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON SMOOTH SURFACE WINDOW OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE/ POWER SLIDING DOOR SHATTERED.*AK

BOTH REAR SIDE WINDOWS LEAK, CARPET AND INTERIOR ARE SOAKED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 10 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT WAS HOW WINDOWS WERE DESIGNED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT MOLD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CAME OPEN. LATCH WOULD NOT CATCH. HAD RECALL 01V067000 DONE ON DOOR, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VAN HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES. *JG *AK

THE WIPER BLADES WERE GOING AND THEY PUSHED THE FALLING SNOW INTO THE COMPARTMENT, PACKING IT IN. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH HEAT IN THE COMPARTMENT TO MELT ALL THE SNOW, SO IT FREEZE. THE WIPER BLADES COULD NOT RETURN DOWN THEREFORE STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW. POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO JERK REALLY HARD. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION.*AK THERE IS A CLUNKING/CRUNCHING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR, SHUTTER UNDER ACCELERATION, DEALER FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENDER O-RING WAS LEAKING, ALSO THE TRANSMISSION PAN WAS FULL OF METAL.

WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY FELL OF THE HINGES. DEALER REPLACED DOOR WHICH FELL OFF AGAIN . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT WHEN DRIVING. DEALER DID NUMEROUS WHEEL ALIGNMENTS AND REPLACED RACK AND PINION, DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

A MALFUNCTION WITHIN EXHAUST SYSTEM IS CAUSING FUMES TO ESCAPE, AND RESULTING IN DRIVER AND PASSENGERS BECOMING ILL. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FREEZE IN PLACE FROM PACKED SNOW, AND WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. 8AK

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED 5 OR 6 TIMES IN THE 4 1/2 MONTHS SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. THE FIRST TIME I HAD JUST LEFT WORK. ABOUT 1 MILE FROM WORK AT ABOUT 20 MPH IT STALLED. THIS WAS A 2 LANE RESIDENTIAL AREA. I WAS ABLE TO FIGHT OFF THE PANIC, PUT ON MY FLASHERS, AND HAD JUST ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT BLOCK AND COAST INTO A STOREFRONT PARKING AREA. MY HUSBAND SUGGESTED THAT I SHOULD SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. STALLED ON RESIDENTIAL 4 LANE HIGHWAY. I HAD JUST EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED. STALLED AT ABOUT 35 MPH THROUGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND I WAS ON A 4-LANE BRIDGE. THIS TIME I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE, THANK GOODNESS, BECAUSE AGAIN WITHOUT ANY NOISE OR WARNING LIGHTS/MESSAGES THE VEHICLE STALLED.STALLED TRAVELING TO WORK ON 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH. I WAS COASTING DOWN A LONG HILL TOWARD MY EXIT. THE VEHICLE STALLED, I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE EXIT AND THEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.STALLED ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A 6 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT ROUGHLY 70 - 72 MPH. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE WITH VEHICLES ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS, THE HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, HEATER, ETC... CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. THE MOTOR COMPLETELY STOPS WORKING, HOWEVER THERE IS NO POWER BRAKES AND NO POWER STEERING.*AK

OIL FILTER LOCATED NEXT TO THE STARTER W BURNED A HOLE IN AIR CONDITIONER LINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WATER IS LEAKING FROM DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER IN HEADLINER OF VEHICLE DURING AND AFTER RAIN. GMC HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT TO DEALERS BUT HAVE TOLD THE DEALERS THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT YET. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN LAST WEEK TO BE FIXED. THE DEALER THOUGHT IT WAS. TODAY (10/23/01) IT LEAKED AGAIN FROMTHE SAME SPOT .*AK

TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR ,TRANMISSION SURGES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *AK

PASSENGER SITTING ON THE MIDDLE SEAT NEXT TO THE POWER DOOR HAD THEIR RIGHT ARM RESTING ON THE DOOR HANDLE, THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE DOOR WAS PRESSED, CAUSING THE PASSENGERS ARM TO BE TRAPPED BETWEEN THE SEAT BACK AND THE DOOR HANDLE, PASSENGER COULD NOT REMOVE THEIR RIGHT ARM AND THE WRIST WAS BENT BACKWARD UNTIL THE WRIST BONE SNAPPED, THIS VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL FROM ALAMO COMPANY. *SLC PE04064.PCO

POWER DOOR HAS NO SAFETY LATCH FEATURES TO PREVENT DOOR FROM OPENING WHEN GRABBED OR HELD. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE A BROKEN WRIST. TOOK TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC CHECKED DOOR AND NOTICED NO SAFETY LATCH. INDICATED ONE SHOULD BE PRESENT TO PREVENT CONSUMER FROM BREAKING WRIST.*AK *YH PE04064.PCO

VAN SLIDES BACKWARDS WHILE STOPPED ON AN INCLINE IF THE FOOT IS OFF THE BRAKE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE,IF I STOP ON AN INCLINE AND THEN RELEASE THE FOOT BRAKE TO RESUME DRIVING , THE VAN ROLLS BACKWARDS. WE SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE KOONS OF MANASSAS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS A NORMAL FEATURE FOR THIS TYPE OF ENGINE AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. WE REQUEST.YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM, THANK YOU

CONSUMER STATES WHILE STOPPED AT AN INCLINE AND FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE BACKWARD, CONSUMER FEELS THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS RENTED FROM A NATIONAL CAR RENTAL AGENCY. ENGINE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING JUST AFTER DECELERATING AT RED LIGHT CHANGING TO GREEN. "BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. RESULTED IN ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP USING EMERGENCY FOOT BRAKE. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY. CAR RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. *AK

OPEN THE MIDDLE RIGHT SEAT DOOR OF THE VAN AND THE DOOR CAUGHT MY HAND AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE WHILE IT WAS OPENING, CAUGHTING MY ELBOW BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE SEAT. PE04064.PCO

WHEN OPENING DOOR CONSUMER'S RIGHT THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN SLIDING DOOR HANDLE. ALSO, HANDLE WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN CONSUMER'S FINGERS AND THUMB, WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO RELEASE. THIS WAS A RENTAL VEHICLE. *AK RIGHT REAR DOOR OPENED ON CONSUMERS RIGHT WRIST, ELBOW, AND SHOULDER, CONSUMER COULD NOT GET HIS HAND OUT OF THE DOOR HANDLE, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER DOOR OPEN SWITCH SHOULD BE DISABLED OR INACTIVATED, AND ALSO THE SWITCH ON THE DOOR COLUMN RIGHT SIDE BEHIND THE PASSENGER SHOULD BE REMOVED, CONSUMERS FINGER WAS INJURED, VEHICLE HAD BEEN RENTED FROM NATIONAL RENT A CAR. *SLC