2006 Pontiac Montana Problems

THE DASH KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY SYSTEM NEED TO BE CHECKED. I HAVE WIRING ISSUES FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT LIGHTS, THEY COME ON AND OFF. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ PROPERLY ALL THE TIME AND NOW MOST RECENTLY THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALARM DOES NOT REGISTER THAT THE SEAT BELT IS CONNECTED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES THESE ISSUES MOVING AND STATIONARY.

KEEP SAYING SERVICE PARKING LITE CHANGE LIGHT BULB CHECK FUSES CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.

WHEN IT'S COLD AND YOU START THE VEHICLE I GET A MESSAGE REDUCED ENGINE POWER. YOU HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY SHUT IT OFF. SOM ETIMES WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT IS WARMED UP IT WILL DO THIS AND YOU HAVE TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE IF YOU TRY TO GIVE IT GAS IT WON'T GO ANYWAYS. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE GOING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND CARS ARE RIGHT ON YOUR ASS. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE INTERSTATE BUT I WAS ON A HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED.

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, OR AFTER AWHILE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WILL COME UP AND READ REDUCED ENGINE POWER THEN YOU HAVE TO STOP BECAUSE IT WILL NOT LET YOU ACCELERATE THE GAS PEDAL. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT, IT WILL BE FINE AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 10 MINUTES THEN RESTART. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE ON A SIDE STREET OR ON THE HIGHWAY, IT JUST RANDOMLY DOES THIS.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR BRAKE ON ITS OWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. I PLUG IN THE COMPUTER TO CHECK THE TROUBLE CODES AND I HAVE PULLED 8 DIFFERENT CODES. MY FAMILY REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE HAZARD. *TR

TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BOTH KEEP GOING OUT WITH BOTH LIGHTS ON. BOTH RESET AFTER SHUT DOWN BUT COME BACK ON AFTER 1-2 MINS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARDD DEVELOPED CRACKS IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRONIC DOOR IS NOT SHUTTING PROPERLY. DOOR WAS SHUT WITH CHILD SAFETY LOOKS IN PLACE HOWEVER, WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE DOOR JUST POPPED OPEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. NO BELLS, NO MESSAGES, NOTHING...UNTIL THE DOOR WAS ALREADY HALF WAY OPEN. MY CHILDREN SIT IN THIS VEHICLE, AND THANK GOD FOR SAFETY BELTS OR SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED. NOW THE DOOR CLOSES WHEN IT WANTS AND THE SYSTEM WILL THINK IT IS LATCHED WHEN IT ISN'T, AND THE DOOR WILL OPEN WHILE DRIVING. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION DETACHED FROM THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE BOUGHT A 2006 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 FROM A DEALER WITHIN 10 DAYS OF HAVING THE VAN THE BALL JOINT FELL COMPLETELY OUT WHILE WE WERE DRIVING HOME WITH KIDS IN CAR DEALER FIXED IT FREE OF CHARGE BUT I HAD TO PAY THE TOWING BILL....I CHANGE ALL 4 TIRES AND NOW MY VAN IS MAKING A SQUEAKING AND CLUNKING SOUND ...I BELIEVE IT IS THE REAR DEF.ALSO NONE OF MY POWER DOORS WORK AND THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER KEEPS BURNING OUT NOW THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP ME FIX THE PROBLEM WITH OUT PAYING MORE MONEY PLEASE HELP ME WITH SOME ADVICE IN WHAT TO DO I'VE ONLY HAD VAN FOR 3 MNTHS AND I BOUGHT THE VAN FOR 3500.00 DOLLARS VAN...THANKS SINCERELY A PONTIAC OWNER. *TR

THE DASH KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY SYSTEM NEED TO BE CHECKED. I HAVE WIRING ISSUES FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT LIGHTS, THEY COME ON AND OFF. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ PROPERLY ALL THE TIME AND NOW MOST RECENTLY THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALARM DOES NOT REGISTER THAT THE SEAT BELT IS CONNECTED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES THESE ISSUES MOVING AND STATIONARY.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR BRAKE ON ITS OWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. I PLUG IN THE COMPUTER TO CHECK THE TROUBLE CODES AND I HAVE PULLED 8 DIFFERENT CODES. MY FAMILY REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE HAZARD. *TR

WHEN IT'S COLD AND YOU START THE VEHICLE I GET A MESSAGE REDUCED ENGINE POWER. YOU HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY SHUT IT OFF. SOM ETIMES WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT IS WARMED UP IT WILL DO THIS AND YOU HAVE TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE IF YOU TRY TO GIVE IT GAS IT WON'T GO ANYWAYS. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE GOING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND CARS ARE RIGHT ON YOUR ASS. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE INTERSTATE BUT I WAS ON A HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP FAILURE LIGHT AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL CAP SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF EXTREME SIDEWALL SPLITS THAT COULD HAVE LED TO TIRE BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TIRES WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO STORE WHERE BOUGHT ALTHOUGH NOT OPTIMISTIC THEY WILL REPLACE THEM. DUNLOP SIGNATURE SERIES II ALL SEASON

I PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TOURING TIRES (P225/60R17 98T) FROM SAM'S CLUB IN MAY, 2011. THEY'VE BEEN REGULARLY INSPECTED, BALANCED AND ROTATED AS PART OF SAM'S CLUB TIRE WARRANTIES. ON JANUARY 28, 2011, WE HAPPENED TO PARK THE VAN JUST RIGHT SO THAT THE TIRES WERE TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. AT THAT TIME IT WAS VISIBLY NOTICEABLE THAT THERE WAS A HUGE PIECE OF RUBBER MISSING (ABOUT 3-4 INCHES LONG AND 3 INCHES WIDE) FROM THE SIDEWALL AND METAL WAS EXPOSED. WE TOOK THE VAN TO SAM'S WHERE THEY FIRST TRIED TO SAY IT WAS DUE TO ALIGNMENT ISSUES (THE VAN HAD RECENTLY HAD THE ALIGNMENT FIXED), BUT WHEN IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS NOT WORN COMPLETELY AROUND AND ONLY ON ONE SPOT, THEY REPLACED THE TIRE. WE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER, I WOKE UP TO DRIVE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND TIRE #2 WAS FLAT. BROUGHT IT IN TO SAM'S, THEY FOUND A NAIL OR SOMETHING IN IT, AND PLUGGED IT. BUT WHEN THEY TESTED IT LATER, IT WASN'T HOLDING AIR. THE SIDEWALL HAD A CRACK IN IT, NOT REPLACEABLE. CHANGED TIRE #2. APRIL 30, TRY TO LEAVE TO PICK UP KIDS FROM SCHOOL, TIRE #3 IS FLAT (HAD JUST DRIVEN ON IT THAT MORNING). TAKE IT TO SAM'S, HUGE CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL. AT THIS POINT, ITS NOT REALLY FUNNY ANYMORE. WONDERING WHAT KIND OF RECALL THIS TIRE MAY BE UNDER BECAUSE ITS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE STORE ANYMORE. JUNE 24, THE VAN WAS SHAKING AS WE WERE DRIVING, PULLED OVER, AND SURE ENOUGH, HUGE GASH OF EXPOSED METAL ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. FOUR TIRES IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS, RUINED. TIRES RATED FOR 70,000 MILES AND WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON THEM. ALL HOLES, CRACKS, OR EXPOSED METAL ARE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL WHERE THE TIRE HAD STARTED TO BULGE. THANKFULLY, WE CAUGHT IT JUST IN TIME OR WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT! SO DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS TIRE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AND THAT I'VE STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP FAILURE LIGHT AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL CAP SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP IN PARK WHEN PARKED AND CAN NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS PUSHED WHILE SOMEONE IS PULLING DOWN ON THE SHIFT LEVER. RESULTS IN BEING STRANDED UNLESS SOMEONE IS AVAILABLE TO PUSH. *TR

WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUT OFF WILL LOSE ALL STEERING AND BRAKES WILL NOT WORK EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DUE TO THE FAILURE, WHICH WOULD OCCUR REGULARLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. IN ADDITION, FOUR NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED WITH A WHEEL ALIGNMENT SERVICE, NONE OF WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE. MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A DEFECT IN THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

KEEP SAYING SERVICE PARKING LITE CHANGE LIGHT BULB CHECK FUSES CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES DUE TO THE WIRES BEING CUT AND GLUED BACK TOGETHER. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON EIGHT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING MESSAGES COME ACROSS MY DIGITAL SCREEN, SAYING "CHECK ABS SYSTEM", CHECK STABILITY SYSTEM, SERVICE ABS SYSTEM- ALSO CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH TRYING TO START THE VAN- SEEMS LIKE THE STARTER WILL NOT RELEASE, IT JUST KEEPS ATTEMPTING TO START EVEN AFTER I LET GO OF THE SWITCH. *TR

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

2006 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED THE WINDOW WAS FAULTY. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR WINDOW REPAIR. *KB *NM

TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BOTH KEEP GOING OUT WITH BOTH LIGHTS ON. BOTH RESET AFTER SHUT DOWN BUT COME BACK ON AFTER 1-2 MINS. *TR

THE DASH KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY SYSTEM NEED TO BE CHECKED. I HAVE WIRING ISSUES FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT LIGHTS, THEY COME ON AND OFF. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ PROPERLY ALL THE TIME AND NOW MOST RECENTLY THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALARM DOES NOT REGISTER THAT THE SEAT BELT IS CONNECTED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES THESE ISSUES MOVING AND STATIONARY.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE FONT END COLLISION INVOLVING MY 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA PURCHASED IN ABINGTON MASS AT MIDWAY AUTO. I WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS TRAVELING AT LEAST 25 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT DUE TO SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. *NM