Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Pontiac Montana submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE SLIDING PASSENGER SIDE DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WERE NOT THE ELECTRIC DOORS THAT WERE RECALLED; HOWEVER, SHE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT HAS NOT YET RESPONDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
DURING A REGULAR OIL CHANGE MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED OIL IN THE ANTI-FREEZE. HEAD GASKETS WENT OUT. MY MECHANIC STATES THEY HAVE SEEN IN ALMOST EVERY 3.4 PONTIAC MONTANA MINI VAN THAT AROUND 80,000 MILES THERE IS OIL IN THE ANTIFREEZE WHICH INDICATES A HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTION. TOOK MECHANIC 3 DAYS TO FIX MY VAN TO A COST OF $1212.83 PLUS I WAS WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 3 DAYS. AT ABOUT 79,000 MILES THE WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT. NOW THE SLIDER PASSENGER DOOR WON'T OPEN OR WON'T CLOSE AT TIMES. *JB
POWER SLIDING DOOR WONT SHUT. WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED IT OPENS BACK UP, ESPECIALY IN COLD WEATHER, BUT IT ALSO OCCURS IN THE WARMER WEATHER.*AK NUMBER OF FAILURES IS AT LEAST 20 BUT MORE THAN LIKELY MORE.
VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. OWNER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND SUDDENLY THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPENED . OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SAID THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE ALREADY DONE ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS WERE IN OPERATIVE. THE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT LATCHED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE POWER SLIDING DOOR UNLATCH ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK EITHER MANUALLY OR BY REMOTE. THEREFORE EVERYONE MUST GO THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN WHICH IS WHY I CHOSE A REMOTE CONTROLLED SLIDING DOOR FOR MY FAMILY. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO DEAL WITH. IT WILL NOT UNLOCK AT ALL. *AK
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, LATE AT TIMES. RADIO/CD SCREEN IS GARBLED LOOSE SRS CONNECTORS POWER LOCK PROBLEMS SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS *LA
THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE SEAT FRAME ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HAD A PROTRUDING EDGE MADE OF METAL THAT STICKS OUT ABOUT 7 INCHES AND IS VERY SHARP. THE METAL HAS TORE THROUGH THE MATERIAL OF THE SEAT. THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS COULD BE DEADLY IN A SIDE COLLISION. *NLM
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
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
CONSUMER STATES SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING TWICE. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED BOTH TIMES. *TT
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
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
THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH CONNECTION WAS LOOSE CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM
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
WHEN FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT IS FORWARDED ON THE TRACK IT BECOMES EXPOSED. A CHILD FELL ON THE TRACK, RESULTING IN INJURY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
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