2000 Pontiac Montana Exterior lighting Problems

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

NHTSA ID

10507067

Incident

Jun 15, 2012

Mileage

96,000 mi

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULBS MELTING IN THE SOCKETS. I REPLACE THEM AND THEY WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD UNTIL THEY MELT RESULTING IN THE BULB BURNING OUT AND MELTING AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10296690

Incident

Jun 25, 2004

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHT BULBS MELTING IN THE SOCKETS. I REPLACE THEM AND THEY WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD UNTIL THEY MELT RESULTING IN THE BULB BURNING OUT. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE IT RESULTS IN A FIRE OR AN ACCIDENT. ANY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM WILL BE APPRECIATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10290167

Incident

Sep 20, 2009

Mileage

83,560 mi

PROBLEMS WITH PAINT, GASKETS, BRAKES AND COOLING SYSTEM. *MR THERE WAS A HISSING NOISE WHICH HAD COME FROM THE TIRE AREA DUE TO MISALIGNMENT, LOW COOLANT LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE GASKETS ,OIL PUMP AND DRIVE O-RING WERE REPLACED, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHICH HAPPENED MORE THAN TWICE AND SEEMED AS IF THEY WEREN'T GOING TO WORK AT ALL AND HAD TO PUMP THE PEDAL TO BRING THE PEDAL BACK ENOUGH TO ALLOW STOPPING. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHERE THE CONSUMER HAD TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE WARNING LIGHT NEVER HAD COME ON. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, RESURFACED ROTORS, CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES. OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: THE TRIM ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD HAD COME APART, THE HANDLE ON THE BACK LATCH HAD COME OFF, AND BOTH TURN SIGNAL BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10026606

Incident

Aug 2, 2001

Mileage

29,885 mi

I BOUGHT A 200 PONTIAC MONTANA LAST YEAR. AS PART OF THE PURCHASE THE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT "DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT" ASSEMBLY DUE TO WATER BEING IN THE LIGHT. I NOW HAVE WATER IN THE SAME LIGHT ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS THE LEFT FRONT HEAD LIGHT WHICH HAS BLOWN DUE TO THE WATER IN THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. AFTER SEEING THIS SAME PROBLEM IN OTHER GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES USING THE SAME LIGHT ASSEMBLIES I SPOKE WITH TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE MANAGERS AT DIFFERENT GM DEALERS. BOTH SUGGESTED DRILLING HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES SO THE WATER CAN DRAIN OUT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A TEMPORARY FIX TO A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I ALSO EMAILED PONTIAC ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10018899

Incident

Mar 1, 2003

WE WERE IN A COLLISION (NOT AT FAULT) IN WHICH WE HIT HEAD ON AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS INFLATED. THE VEHICLE HAD MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE AND WE ARE WAITING IF IT IS REPAIRABLE OR WILL BE TOTALED. SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD THE AIRBAGS CHECKED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE MAJOR INJURIES, BUT DO FEEL THE INJURIES WE DID RECEIVE WOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED IF THE AIRBAGS HAD WORKED PROPERLY. MANY OF THE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT WERE SHOCKED THAT IN SUCH A COLLISION THE AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. WE FEEL THERE MUST BE SOME TYPE OF DEFECT WITH THE AIR BAGS. DT

NHTSA ID

769435

Incident

Nov 3, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM.THEN, RETURN TO NORMAL STATUS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER SEEMED NOT TO BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8008424

WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AT NIGHT, LIGHTS INSIDE DASHBOARD ARE SO BRIGHT THAT THEY CAUSE DISTRACTION TO CONSUMER WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO DIM THE LIGHTS, BUT LIGHTS INSIDE THE DASHBOARD WOULD BE VERY DIM, AND DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMER TO SEE DASHBOARD INFORMATION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT RECOGNIZED THE LIGHTING AS A DEFECT, AND WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY REMEDY.*AK

NHTSA ID

873342

Incident

Aug 28, 2000