2000 PONTIAC MONTANA Complaints

OWNER'S CHILD WAS CLIMBING INSIDE OF VEHICLE THROUGH THE SLIDING DOOR. WHEN THE CHILD PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE SLIDING DOOR, CHILD'S FINGERS GOT CAUGHT IN THE DOOR SENSOR. SLIDING DOOR DID NOT STOP FROM CLOSING, CAUSING THE CHILD'S LEFT RING FINGER TO BE CUT OFF.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD FRAME RUSTED AND THE SEAL BECAME UNGLUED. THIS RESULTED IN WINDSHIELD DEVELOPING CRACKS IN THE TOP PASSENGER SIDE CORNER. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE CRACKS, BUT THIS WOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR BECAUSE OF THE RUST. THE CAUSE OF THE RUST WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH IT BECAME HARDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALER CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WORE OUT.*AK

THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED DUE TO A GROUND SCREW FAILURE. *AK THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE TYPE OF PROBLEM. *SCC *JB

DEALER REPLACED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND RELATED SEALER. ALSO, REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, AND FLUSHED THE COOLING SYSTEM. COOLANT WENT INTO THE ENGINE. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND MOLDING STRIPS ON SLIDING DOORS.*MR A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 49360 MILES THE SOLENOID WENT OUT ON THE TRANSMISSION COSTING $914.04 IN REPAIRS. ON EACH SLIDING DOOR, THERE WAS A LONG BLACK RUBBER MOLDING STRIP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR FRAME THAT KEPT FALLING DOWN IN TO THE DOOR TRACK. THE CONSUMER HOPED THAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN RESOLVE PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE VEHICLES, BECAUSE IT SEEMED TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND COULD RESULT IN A TRAGEDY. *CB *JB

THE LEFT FRONT PRETENSIONER WAS OPEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE FAULTY SEAT BELT TENSIONER. *TS. ALSO THE POWER SLIDING DOOR DID NOT RETURN WHEN IT WAS OPENED

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLES PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *CB *NLM

THE MIDDLE ROW CENTER SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISMS BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS TIGHTENING CSS, WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE BEING USED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHICH IS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE LATCH LOCKING MECHANISM. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK