1999 PONTIAC MONTANA Complaints

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE REPLACEMENT COST $2600. THIS WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL RADIATOR FAILURE, WHICH TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE ENGINE COOLANT, DESTROYING ENGINE GASKETS AND REQUIRING $1700 IN ENGINE REPAIRS. THAT'S $4300 IN ONE MONTH, ON A FOUR YEAR OLD VEHICLE. NOTE THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THIS VEHICLE. WHY NO RECALL? DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LOWER CRADLE COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER FORMATION. NLM

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM REAR, AND IN TURN COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO STAY ON, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG ALSO CAME OUT OF THE SEAT. NLM

MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS VAN. SHE HAD JUST PUT THE BABY IN THE CAR SEAT , WALKED AROUND TO GET IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE DOOR FELL OFF. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE DOOR AND SHE WAS PARKED. THE PART INSIDE MISSED THE BABY. IF SHE HAD BEEN TRAVELING THE BABY COULD OF BEEN HURT . THE PONTICAC DEALER SAID CONTACT A LOCAL DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER STATED WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OURSELVES. TO ME THIS IS A DEFECT. I MEAN HOW MANY DOORS FALL OFF? WE ARE VERY LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED. PLEASE HELP! WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE?*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND WAS CAUSING FLUID TO LINK OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED.-*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL HESITATE TO SHIFT GEARS,AND WILL SHAKE IF SUDDENLY STOPPED.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20/35MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISON AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. *YH

CONSUMER STATES SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING TWICE. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED BOTH TIMES. *TT

THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR A 1999 PRODUCTION VEHICLE. BEEN TOLD BY MY SELLING DEALER THAT THE PART IS ON "NATIONAL BACK-ORDER" WITH NO EXPECTED DATE OF ARRIVIAL. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER STOPPED MAKING THE PART DUE TO A SUPPLIER FAILURE. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE DEALERASHIP ITSELF WAS HAD SIX VEHICLES WAITING THE SAME REPAIR. I THOUGHT THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD TO HAVE A SUPPLY OF PARTS AVAILABLE FOR ALL CAR FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS PAST PRODUCTION ENDING? THIS IS A THREE YEAR OLD CAR.*AK