2000 PONTIAC MONTANA Complaints

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

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

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS FAILED AT 50K, WERE REPLACED IN JANUARY OF 2002. NOW IN APRIL 2003 WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING AND HAVE ANTIFREEZE LEAK IN THE WATER PUMP AS WELL.

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *JB

ENGINE SPUDDERING AND DIED. WILL NOT START. GARAGE FOUND COOLANT IN OIL. HAD INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. ENGINE BEING REPLACED. SUSPECT PREMATURE FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET OR DEX-COOL COOLANT CAUSING PROBLEM. NEED TO INVESTIGATE. *NLM

THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE DEALER STATED THE SECOND CLUTCH DRUM WAS CRACKED WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION.*JB

THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE CALIPER OVER HEATS INTERFERING WITH POSSE TRACTION AND ABS BRAKES. PH

00 MONTANA HAS BEEN AT DEALER 3 TIMES IN 8 DAYS.THE LOW COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON & WOULD NOT GO OFF.TOOK VEH TO DEALER ON A TUES WAS INFORMED WOULD HAVE BACK IN 2-3.AFTER REVIEW THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD BUT LEAK WAS NOT EXTERNAL SINCE NO FLUIDS WERE ON GROUND.SUPPOSED PARTS WERE REPLACED ALONG W/GASKETS.ADVISED DEALER COOLANT HAD TO BE GOING "SOMEWHERE" IF NOT EXTERNAL; SO REQUESTED FOR AN OIL CHANGE TO BE DONE SINCE BAD COOLANT MAY HAVE GOTTEN INTO OIL. DEALER REFUSED BUT SERVICE MGR APPROVED.VEH WAS RET'D TO ME ON FRI.UPON LEAVING DEALER ENGINE HAD A CHIRPING NOISE NOT THERE PREVIOUS.SPOKE WITH SALESMAN AND HE CONFIRMED THERE WAS A NOISE & TO BRING VEH BACK IN NEXT DAY FOR SERVICE TO LOOK AT.ON WAY HOME, LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN;PROBLEM NOT FIXED.UPON TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOLLOWING DAY THEY CLAIMED THEIR WAS COOLANT OR SOME FORM OF LIQUID ON BELT AND WOULD CLEAN OFF.SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT DID NOT COME ON.ASSURED US VEHCILE SAFE TO DRIVE.THE REST OF WEEKEND LOW COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AT SPORADIC INTERVALS. CONTACTED DEALER MONDAY MORNING;WAS ADVISED TO BRING IN ON WEDNESDAY FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.DROPPED VEHICLE OFF & DEALERSHIP HAD VEHICLE FOR ADDITIONAL DAY & ADVISED THE SENSOR WAS BAD AND WAS REPLACED.DEALERSHIP STATES CHIRPING NOISE WAS GONE AS THEY TOOK APART BELTS AND FULLY CLEANED AGAIN. ENGINE AT TIME OF DROP OFF WAS RUNNING ROUGH.DEALER STATES AFTER COMPUTER AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ENGINE IS FINE.RECV'D VEHICLE BACK W/ SENSOR REPLACED;CHIRPING NOISE SOMEWHAT DISSIPATED-HOWEVER NOT FULLY & WAS ADVISED VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE.VEHILCE APPEARS TO BE OKAY BUT STILL NOTICE NOT RUNNING AS CRISP AS BEFORE.DEALER AFFIRMS SINCE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY TO SEE HOW THINGS GO & ADVISE IF ANY FURTHER PROBLEM.ANOTHER PONTIAC DEALER W/IN 15 MILES HAD 3 MONTANA'S IN SERVICE DEPART. FOR SAME RELATED ISSUES.ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES SUSTAINED $5,100 ON A 99 MODEL MANUFACTURE DEFECT W/ENGINES &/OR PARTS?MLL

LOW COOLANT LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A LEAK IN THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PH

PONTIAC MONTANA 2000: MY CAR ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES YET HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM. I JUST GOT A REPAIR ESTIMATE FOR MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH IS LEAKING DEXCOOL OUT AND INTO MY ENGINE. REPAIR, WHICH AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, APPEARS COMMON YET HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY GM. *JB