Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 228 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 Pontiac Montana. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
SHIFTING OUT OF PARK WHILE ENGINE NOT RUNNING WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING ON/STEPPED ON, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VAN ROLLING IN REVERSE, THANKFULLY IT WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPEN, WAS ABLE TO PUT IT BACK INTO PARK (THANK GOD).
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND THE REAR AXLE SUPPORT BRACKET DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
THIS IS A ADDON FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE I SUBMITTED JUST NOW. I WANT TO POINT OUT. I WAS ALMOST KILLED WHEN I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY, BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE READ INCORRECTLY. WHEN THE ENGINE BECOME HOT, IT ALMOST STARTED A FIRE. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH A TEN YEAR OLD. DEALERS ARE STILL SELLING THESE PONTIAC MONTANA'S. WE DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY DEATHS IT MAY HAVE ALREADY CAUSED. OR HOW MANY WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE STRANDED, BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY, IT WILL SAY ITS FULL BUT IT IS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE CONDENSERS GO, WHICH CAUSE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR, AND I ALREADY PUT OUT CLOSE TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS ALREADY. THE FIRST MONTH I BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALER. EVERY OWNER HAS HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. EVERY OWNER. HERE IS ONE OF THE WEBSITES I DID NOT REALIZE EVERY OWNER OF A PONTIAC MONTANA ALL HAD SAME PROBLEMS. EVERY OWNER. HERE IS ONE OF THE WEBSITES. HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/COMMENT/3340529. YOU CAN GOOGLE PONTIAC MONTANA COMPLAINTS AND THEIR ARE HUNDREDS OF WEBSITE COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. BUT GMC REFUSED TO RECALL SINCE THE COMPLAINTS FIRST STARTED. *TR
I DID NOT REALIZE EVERY OWNER OF A PONTIAC MONTANA ALL HAD SAME PROBLEMS. EVERY OWNER. HERE IS ONE OF THE WEBSITES. HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/COMMENT/3340529. THE DEALER SOLD ME A PONTIAC MONTANA. THE SECOND DAY I DROVE IT, I RAN OUT THE GAS BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE READ FULL, BUT ACTUALLY IT WAS EMPTY. I DID NOT REALIZE THE GAS GAUGE STOPS WORKING UNTIL EVERY OWNER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. EVERY OWNER HAD A CONDENSER PROBLEM. EVERY OWNER. WHICH IN TURN MAKES THE HEAD GASKET GO. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT NUMEROUS CALLS TO GMC WERE MADE AND NO RECALLS HAS BEEN DONE. IT IS SHAMELESS, HOW PEOPLE LIKE ME ARE STRUGGLING AND THESE CAR DEALERS MADE BILLIONS WITH FAULTY EQUIPMENT. IF YOU GOOGLE PONTIAC COMPLAINTS. EVERY OWNER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. EVERY OWNER. I CANT AFFORD TO REPLACE A MOTOR BECAUSE OF THE HEAD GASKET. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR LOAN. ISN'T THEIR A LAW THAT CAN HELP VICTIMS LIKE US. IT SHOULD BE SHAMEFUL HOW GMC HAS SOLD PONTIAC VEHICLES WITH SO MANY FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I NEED HELP. IF EVERY SINGLE OWNER HAD THE SAME CONDENSER, SAME, HEATING PROBLEM, SAME GAS GAUGE, SAME BLOWN HEAD GASKET AS A RESULT. PONTIAC GMC SHOULD BE FORCED TO PAY. *TR
THE CAR WOULD START MISSING, LIKE THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL AND THEN THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF THE AND I WOULD HAVE TO SIT THERE FOR 1 TO 2 HRS AND THEN IT WOULD START AND RUN FOR A WHILE AND SHUT OFF AGAIN, THE LAST 2 TIMES THIS HAPPEN I HAD TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK PICK IT UP AND TAKE IT TO MY HOME WHERE IT HAS SAT EVER SEANCE 2008. *TR
IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST, BUT WHEN IT RAINS THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK OR IF THEY DO, THE STOP AND START ON THEIR OWN. NOW THEY JUST WON'T WORK IF IT EVEN SPRINKLES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE CIRCUIT BOARD WIRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. *TR
WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THIS MORNING AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION, THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY UNDER THE PASSENGER DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I INSPECTED FURTHER WITH A FLASHLIGHT AND MIRROR, AND COULD SEE THAT THE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM A BUNDLE OF BRAKE LINES ATTACHED TO THE CHASSIS, OF WHICH ONE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED.. *TR
SEVERE CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES. THERE IS A SHORT SECTION OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES JUST FORWARD OF THE REAR CONTROL ARM THAT RUSTS OUT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A TREE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES ON THE BODY FROM THE TIGHTENING OF THE SEAT BELT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,042.
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. HIT ANDRUN.ON 3-18-2010. INSURED BY FARM BUREAU. WHO STILL INSURES THE FAULTY VEHICLE. THE IMPACT WAS FROM A LARGE WHITE TRUCK. TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED RATE TURNING THROUGH A RED LIGHT AS I CROSSED AN INTERSECTION. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED.REGISTERED ON11-28-2010.REALIZED THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT ACTIVATE EITHER. NO ONE ASKED.YES IT WAS CONNECTED.MOTHERS ACCIDENT ON 11-11-2010 REAREND COLLISION. STOPPED HIT BY A TRUCK TRAVELING 35MPG NO AIR BAGS. NO SEAT BELT LOCK DOWN. EMT SAID SAW HER GO OVER STEERING WHEEL IN FRONT OF MCLAREN HOSPITAL. THEY DID NOT ADMIT HER. NO INVESTIGATION. FARM BUREAU STILL INSURES FAULTY VEHICLE. STATE FARM INSURED. WAS ON DRUGS OR DRINKING. CITY POLICE LET HER GO. AND FOR MINE THEY HAD SEVERAL REPORTS OF WHITE TRUCK HIT AND RUNS NO INVESTIGATIONS. DONE IN CITY. LACK OF FUNDS. *TR
ADDITION TO FILED AIRBAG ACCIDENTS NHTSA-FARM BUREAU-STILL INSURING THE UNSAFE VEHICLE. AS I DRIVE WITH A HEAD INJURY. OTHER INJURYS AND EXPECTED TO CARE FOR ADULT CHILD WITH TBI. FARM BUREAU STOPPED PAYING HER PIP BENEFITS. NHTSA ID-=MY ACCIDENT 11-11-2010 DAUGHTERS 3-18-2010 SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK DOWN. 2 TBI ACCIDENTS SAME YEAR. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO ONE ASKED IF SEAT BELTS LOCKED.DID NOT KNOW TO REPORT. *TR
WE HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA, MY LITTLE GIRL AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE THAT'S 15 MIN FROM HOME I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL, THEN SMOKE CAME POURING OUT OF THE DASH BUY THE TIME WE GOT OUT THE SECURITY LITE WAS ON CHECK MOTOR LIGHT WAS ON AND IT WOULD ONLY GO TEN MILES AN HOUR, SO THE NEXT DAY I TOOK APART THE DASH AND FOUND THE WIRING BURNT UP, AND NOW I CANT EVEN START IT SO IM STUCK WITH A BROKEN DOWN VAN, THAT I JUST HAD A $600 DOLLAR FIX SO NOW IM OUT $600 AND A VAN. I CANT FIX IT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TOO SO ALL OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SOME $$. *TR
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON EVERY FEW MILES. *TR
INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 84,000 MILES. VERY COSTLY REPAIR $1,500.00. *TR
2000 PONTIAC MONTANA, DRIVING WESTBOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE WHEN THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE CAME UP AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD OF THE CAR. UNIT 1 CAME TO FINAL REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0831-90) *JB UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 MONTANA VAN AND REAR-ENDED A PICKUP TRUCK. CAUSED $3700 DAMAGE, BENT IN BUMPER, RADIATOR, A/C CONDENSER, HOOD AND BROKE HEADLIGHT. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THIS INSTANCE. *TR
DAUGHTER 23YRS OLD. BEGAN TO CROSS INTO INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC. A WHITE TRUCK CAME TURNING LEFT HITTING THE VEHICLE TO HER RIGHT AND CLIPPING THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE PONTIAC MONTANA. THE VEHICLE TO HER RIGHT LOST A PIECE OF THE BUMPER WHICH WAS A DODGE THEY DID NOT STOP.SHE LOST CONCIOUSNESS.FOUND HERSELF STOPPED.AND TRAFFIC WAS PASSING BY HER NO ONE STOPPED.PIECES OF THE CARS WERE LEFT IN THE INTERSECTION. WE HAVE PICTURES.HER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN FRONT OF A HOSPITAL'S PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY. A WOMAN IN A 1994 SILVERADO TRUCK REAR ENDED ME. SHE WAS TRAVELING 35MPH. DID NOT SEE STOPPED TRAFFIC. MY STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY NOR ANY OTHER AIRBAG. THE SECOND IMPACT THIS YEAR AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT INSURANCE,DEEMS VEHICLE STILL SAFE. THEY CAME AND LOOKED AT DAMAGE. KNOWING DAUGHTER SUFFERED A TBI IN MARCH FOR SAME DEFECT THEY ARE NOT RECOGNIZING. *TR
.A WHITE TRUCK TURNED LEFT INTO TRAFFIC. DROVE BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES HITTING THEM BOTH ABOUT 35 MPH..1 WAS A DODGE THE BUMPER AND PIECES WERE LEFT IN THE INTERSECTION.THE RIGHT FRONT END OF MY 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA WAS HIT AS THE TRUCK CONTINUED TURNING AND HEADED NORTH ON BALLENGER HWY.NO AIR BAG DEPLOYEMENT.DAUGHTER HAS A TBI. DAUGHTER WAS DRIVER. COMING HOME FROM COLLEGE.NO HELP.INSURANCE DENIES AN EVALUATION .DAUGHTER IS FAILING. WAS A COLLEGE STUDENT WORKED FULL TIME. TOLD THE IMPACT WAS NOT ENOUGH DAMAGE. PLPD INSURANCE FARM BUREAU. DISABILITY. TO DATE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR 10 MINUTES SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. SHE TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH WATER BUT WHEN SHE DID FLAMES STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE VENTS. WIRES WERE MELTED AND THE HEATING SYSTEM AND THE CD PLAYER WERE ALSO DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE POLICE WERE NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 158,171. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND CREATED A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. IT WAS CAUSED BY THE RUSTED ROOF CORNERS PUSHING BOTH TOP CORNERS OF WINDSHIELD GLASS FORWARD. WATER WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN WINDSHIELD GLASS AND ROOF METAL DUE TO THE DEFECT DESIGN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY DESIRED GEAR. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AT THE FAILURE LOCATION. THE GEAR CABLE WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ
MY 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA (EXT) HAS BEEN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. I HAVE TRIED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND EFFECT, BUT NOTHING STAYS CONSTANT. IT MAY HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS COLD OR HOT, EARLY MORNING OR LATE AFTERNOON, ETC. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. IN ADDITION, THEY HAVE TOLD ME THE COMPUTER DID NOT REGISTER ANY CODES. WHEN THE ISSUE HAPPENS THE IDLE. I'LL PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND WATCH THE RPM MOVE TO 3500 AND STAY THERE UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF. ONCE I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON THEN THE ISSUE STOPS. I HAVE OTHERS VERIFY THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED WITH THEM OR THEY SAW THE ISSUE OCCUR (SO I'M NOT CRAZY). A MECHANIC AT FIRESTONE (WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE) AND HE THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. I'M NOT SURE HOW HE CAME TO THAT CONCLUSION, BUT THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $3,000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. AT THIS POINT I THINK I WILL GET A NEW CAR. VERY DISAPPOINTING. *TR
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