2001 PONTIAC MONTANA Complaints

2001 PONTIAC MONTANA. THIS VAN IS NOW A PAPER WEIGHT IN MY DRIVE. AFTER 53,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT! OF COURSE THE WARRANTY IS NULL AND VOID SO I WILL HAVE TO COUGH UP $2000.00 - $3000.00. NOT A HAPPY PONTIAC OWNER!!!!!! *JB

A/C CONDENSOR REPLACED IN APRIL 2002....EVAP CORE HAS LARGE HOLE IN IT HAS TO BE REPLACED JUNE 2003..CURRENTLY NO A/C SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS GIVEN FALSE SIGNALS SINCE OWNERSHIP ..PROBLEM CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED..

PONTIAC MONTANA--FOUND A COOLANT LEAK AROUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD--THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO ADDRESS (MUCH INFO ON THE INTERNET PERTAINING TO VERY ANGRY GM OWNERS)--LUCKILY (MAYBE) THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED "FOREVER".

AT 64,000 THE TRANSMISSION BROKE. I WAS TOLD IT HAS DAMAGED GEARS IN IT WHICH CAUSED METAL FRAGMENTS TO DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER LOOKING ON THIS WEBSITE AND SPEAKING TO PREVIOUS OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM.

THE PONITAC MONTANA IS A 2001 AND I ALREADY HAVE BAD RIMS, ONE IS WARPED AND 2 ARE BENT.*AK

I WAS COMING BACK FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO NORTH CAROLINA IN JULY FROM A TRIP AND WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND I COULD NOT GET OUT THE CAR, DID NOT UNLOCK ON ITS OWN. WHEN I DID GET THE CAR DOOR OPEN THE RADIO WAS STILL PLAYING, THE WINDOWS WERE GOING UP AND DOWN, AND THE ON STAR WAS STILL ON IT WAS LIKE THAT FOR 2 HOURS. WHEN I FINALLY GOT HOME FROM MY FRIENDS HOUSE THE SAME THING HAPPENED... WE DID HIT A HUGE RAIN STORM THE WHOLE WAY DOWN. I HAVE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (BRIAN PONTIAC), AND THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN, BUT THE VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND WENT STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE STRUCK SEVERAL TREES, AND SHEARED ONE OFF THAT LANDED ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK *SCC *JB

THE VEHICLE'S TIE ROD FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL TO THE LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

FRONT TIE RODS, BRAKES AND ROTORS COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND REQUIRE ALL NEW REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS NEW TIRES. THINK ORIGINALLY THAT TIE ROD AND CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE. BOUGHT VEHICLE BRAND NEW. HAVE 28,800 MILES ON IT. GM REFUSED TO LOOK AT CALIPERS SAYING IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE TIRES WEREN'T ROTATED. DOESN'T EXPLAIN HOW OUTSIDE BRAKE LININGS AND TIE RODS WORE OUT.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS DOWN INCLINES WHEN IN DRIVE. ALSO, ROLLS FORWARDS WHEN IN REVERSE. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. *JB