1999 Pontiac Montana Electrical Problems

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND REAR LIGHT FAILURE INCLUDING BREAKS AN TURN SIGNALS.*TR

NHTSA ID

10383023

Incident

Feb 16, 2011

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10345982

Incident

Jun 7, 2010

Mileage

178,280 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

NHTSA ID

10237574

Incident

Aug 9, 2008

Mileage

105,455 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

NHTSA ID

10108298

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

Mileage

85 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10046814

Incident

Oct 8, 2003

Mileage

53,000 mi

THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND ALL WE CAN SAY IS THAT 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THAT, THE CAR WAS WORKED ON BY THE DEALER TO FIX A COLANT LEAK BETWEEN THE INTAKE MANIFUL AND THE CYLINDER HEAD. WE DROVE THE CAR UP ON A STEEP HILL, THE CAR WAS PARKED AND 2 OR 3 MINUTES LATER WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR CAR'S ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. ABD THE CAR WSA TOTALLED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030640

Incident

Jul 18, 2003

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT LOCK WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE AUTOMATIC KEY CONTROL BUTTON. *JB *TS

NHTSA ID

10019546

Incident

Mar 15, 2003

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

NHTSA ID

10010629

Incident

Oct 14, 2000

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO STAY ON, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG ALSO CAME OUT OF THE SEAT. NLM

NHTSA ID

786461

Incident

Aug 7, 2002

CONSUMER STATES SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING TWICE. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED BOTH TIMES. *TT

NHTSA ID

566903

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

NHTSA ID

757508

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

NHTSA ID

747676

Incident

Jul 27, 1999

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

NHTSA ID

561032

Incident

Sep 17, 1999

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.

NHTSA ID

738127

Incident

Oct 23, 1999

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 )

NHTSA ID

727719

Incident

Apr 12, 2000

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID

552217

Incident

Oct 18, 1999

THE ABS TCDS AND BRAKE LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH AND STAYS LIT. WHEN IT DOES A FUSE HAS BLOWN AND AS A RESULT I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHT. I DO HAVE RUNNING LIGHTS HOWEVER. I HAVE BEEN TO ROPER GM 9 TIMES THUS FAR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WAS A LOOSE WIRE BY THE BRAKE PEDAL, A FUSE HAS BLOWN, THE WRONG SIZE FUSE WAS USED (THEY REPLACED IT), THE PIG TAIL THAT I INSTALLED TO HOOK UP MY GOLF CART WAS FAULTY (I HAD A NEW ONE INSTALLED AND THEY SAID THAT WAS ALL RIGHT) THEN THEY WERE GOING TO INSTALL A NEW WIRING HARNESS (AS YET I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY DID BECAUSE IT HAS ONLY BEEN A WEEK SINCE I PICKED IT UP AND HAVEN'T TALKED TO THEM YET BUT WILL CALL ON MONDAY. THEY ALSO INSTALLED FUSES ON THE BRAKE LINES AND ALL THAT DID WAS NOT WARN ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. NOW THAT I HAVE IT BACK FOR THE 9TH TIME WHEN I HOOK THE TRAILERING LIGHTS UP THEY LIGHT UP (TRAILER LIGHTS) WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE VAN EVEN TURNED ON. THEY EVIDENTLY REINSTALLED THIS HARNESS OR FOOLED AROUND WITH IT BECAUSE IT WORKED PERFECTLY BEFORE THEY GOT IT THIS LAST TIME ON TURNING, BRAKING AND RUNNING LIGHTS WITH THE TRAILER. WHEN THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO INSTALL A WIRING HARNESS I TOOK IT TO MEAN AND KNOW I AM RIGHT THAT IT WAS GOING ON THE VAN AND NOT THE PIG TAIL. IT TOOK THEM 2 WEEKS TO GET THE HARNESS AND THEY SAID 5 TO 6 HOUSE TO INSTALL IT AND WHEN I GOT THERE THE 8TH TIME THEY DECIDED NOT TO INSTALL IT. ALL IN ALL WE HAVE BEEN FOOTBALLED AROUND 9 TIMES NOW AND IT STILL IS NOT RIGHT. HAVE SOME OF THE WORK ORDERS BUT NOT OTHERS BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME A COPY AS LONG AS THE JOB WAS OPEN AND NOT DFINISHED??? *AK

NHTSA ID

711230

Incident

May 10, 1999