2000 PONTIAC MONTANA Complaints

DRIVER' S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FLEW OPEN AND OFF TRACKS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A WEIRD AND BUMPY NOISE WHILE DRIVING, THE NOISE IS MORE PREVALENT DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT, EXCEPT THE TIRES HAVE DIFFERENT WEAR PATTERENS, DEALERSHIP ADVISED CONSUMER THAT UNEVEN WEAR IS CAUSING THE NOISE AND THE GENERAL TIRE MODEL #XP2000GT WILL CAUSE NOISE AND WEAR UNEVENLY, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP A SECOND TIME AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, CONSUMER STATES AS SHE STARTED TO DRIVE THE NOISE LEVEL BECAME VERY HIGH COMPARED TO THE NOISE LEVEL BEFORE, DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WILL BE NOISE AND JUST TRY TO GET ACCUSTOMED TO IT. *JB

WHEN CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE HE WAS TOLD THAT REAR SLIDING POWER DOOR WOULD STOP CLOSING QUICKLY IF HE WERE TO HOLD IT. HIS WIFE WAS IN DOOR WAY WHEN CONSUMER ACCIDENTLY CLOSED IT, AND WIFE WAS PINNED BY DOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP DOOR.*AK CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS BRUISED VERY BADLY. *SLC

CONSUMER COMPLAINT IS AGAINST DESIGN OF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. A CHILD WOULD NOT BE CAPABLE OF STOPPING DOOR FROM CLOSING BECAUSE CHILD COULD NOT USE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO STOP DOOR. *CONSUMER DID RECEIVE NOTIFICATION FOR A RECALL, STATING THAT DOOR CAN AUTOMATICALLY OPEN WHILE IN OPERATION. CONSUMER IS TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. HOWEVER ,THIS IS A SEPARATE ISSUE.*AK THE SLIDING DOOR CLOSES VERY FORCEFULLY AND THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABLOUT THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THE DOOR. *YH

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, MONTANA, P215/70R15 SIZE. SIDEWALL ON TWO OF TIRES ARE PULLING APART, EXPOSING CORDS. PONTIAC AND GENERAL TIRE COMPANY HAVE INSPECTED THE TIRES. *AK GENERAL TIRES, DOT ACM3KM1349. *SLC

SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM TIRE AT 65MPH ON I-4. OTHER 3 TIRES, SHOW SIGNS OF SEPARATION. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. (TIRESIZE: P21570R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P21570R15 )

POWER DOOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL OPEN FROM BOTH SIDES. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALERSHOP, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK

POWER ASSISTED STEERING BECOMES HARD AT HIGH SPEED OR STEERING BECOMES LOOSE - DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM

MIDDLE BUCKET SEATS RECLINE ALL THE WAY BACK - THIS WOULD ALLOW A PASSENGER TO SLIDE UNDER THE SEAT BELT. DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN RUNNING OVER TRASH ON HIGHWAY FUEL WIRES BECOME UNDONE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK THE WIRING UNDER THE BODY BETWEEN FRONT TO BACK FRAME SUPPORT AND FUEL TANK WAS EXPOSED TO ROAD HAZARD. *YH