2006 PONTIAC MONTANA Complaints

WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUT OFF WILL LOSE ALL STEERING AND BRAKES WILL NOT WORK EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES DUE TO THE WIRES BEING CUT AND GLUED BACK TOGETHER. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON EIGHT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONG A COUNTRY ROAD WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR BALL JOINT SEPARATED, CAUSING THE REAR TO DROP AND PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE. THANKFULLY, IT WAS NOT THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BECAUSE SHE WAS PASSING A SCHOOL AND THE BUSES WERE LEAVING. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE WE INSPECTED IT. ALTHOUGH THE BALL JOINT WAS A LIFETIME LUBRICATED UNIT, IT WAS WORN AND FAILED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS WORN AND, IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, WAS REPLACED, AS WELL. TOTAL COST WAS $1403.44. WHEN RESEARCHING FOR RECALLS, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT THERE IS NONE IN THE US, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE ALL BUILT IN THE SAME PLANT!. HERE'S THE LINK FOR THE CANADIAN RECALL: HTTP://WWWAPPS.TC.GC.CA/SAF-SEC-SUR/7/VRDB-BDRV/SEARCH-RECHERCHE/DETAIL.ASPX?LANG=ENG&MK=1890&MD=MONTANA%20SV6&FY=0&TY=9999&FT=&LS=0&SY=0&RN=2006199&CF=SEARCHRESULT&PG=0. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR BRAKE ON ITS OWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. I PLUG IN THE COMPUTER TO CHECK THE TROUBLE CODES AND I HAVE PULLED 8 DIFFERENT CODES. MY FAMILY REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE HAZARD. *TR

I PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TOURING TIRES (P225/60R17 98T) FROM SAM'S CLUB IN MAY, 2011. THEY'VE BEEN REGULARLY INSPECTED, BALANCED AND ROTATED AS PART OF SAM'S CLUB TIRE WARRANTIES. ON JANUARY 28, 2011, WE HAPPENED TO PARK THE VAN JUST RIGHT SO THAT THE TIRES WERE TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. AT THAT TIME IT WAS VISIBLY NOTICEABLE THAT THERE WAS A HUGE PIECE OF RUBBER MISSING (ABOUT 3-4 INCHES LONG AND 3 INCHES WIDE) FROM THE SIDEWALL AND METAL WAS EXPOSED. WE TOOK THE VAN TO SAM'S WHERE THEY FIRST TRIED TO SAY IT WAS DUE TO ALIGNMENT ISSUES (THE VAN HAD RECENTLY HAD THE ALIGNMENT FIXED), BUT WHEN IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS NOT WORN COMPLETELY AROUND AND ONLY ON ONE SPOT, THEY REPLACED THE TIRE. WE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER, I WOKE UP TO DRIVE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND TIRE #2 WAS FLAT. BROUGHT IT IN TO SAM'S, THEY FOUND A NAIL OR SOMETHING IN IT, AND PLUGGED IT. BUT WHEN THEY TESTED IT LATER, IT WASN'T HOLDING AIR. THE SIDEWALL HAD A CRACK IN IT, NOT REPLACEABLE. CHANGED TIRE #2. APRIL 30, TRY TO LEAVE TO PICK UP KIDS FROM SCHOOL, TIRE #3 IS FLAT (HAD JUST DRIVEN ON IT THAT MORNING). TAKE IT TO SAM'S, HUGE CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL. AT THIS POINT, ITS NOT REALLY FUNNY ANYMORE. WONDERING WHAT KIND OF RECALL THIS TIRE MAY BE UNDER BECAUSE ITS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE STORE ANYMORE. JUNE 24, THE VAN WAS SHAKING AS WE WERE DRIVING, PULLED OVER, AND SURE ENOUGH, HUGE GASH OF EXPOSED METAL ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. FOUR TIRES IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS, RUINED. TIRES RATED FOR 70,000 MILES AND WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON THEM. ALL HOLES, CRACKS, OR EXPOSED METAL ARE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL WHERE THE TIRE HAD STARTED TO BULGE. THANKFULLY, WE CAUGHT IT JUST IN TIME OR WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT! SO DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS TIRE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AND THAT I'VE STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES!! *TR

TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BOTH KEEP GOING OUT WITH BOTH LIGHTS ON. BOTH RESET AFTER SHUT DOWN BUT COME BACK ON AFTER 1-2 MINS. *TR

THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS LOOM THAT RUNS ACROSS THE TRANSMISSION AND UNDER THE AIR BOX, WAS RUBBING THE TRANSMISSION AND WORE THRU 4 OF THE WIRES CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. *TR

TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP IN PARK WHEN PARKED AND CAN NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS PUSHED WHILE SOMEONE IS PULLING DOWN ON THE SHIFT LEVER. RESULTS IN BEING STRANDED UNLESS SOMEONE IS AVAILABLE TO PUSH. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRONIC DOOR IS NOT SHUTTING PROPERLY. DOOR WAS SHUT WITH CHILD SAFETY LOOKS IN PLACE HOWEVER, WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE DOOR JUST POPPED OPEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. NO BELLS, NO MESSAGES, NOTHING...UNTIL THE DOOR WAS ALREADY HALF WAY OPEN. MY CHILDREN SIT IN THIS VEHICLE, AND THANK GOD FOR SAFETY BELTS OR SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED. NOW THE DOOR CLOSES WHEN IT WANTS AND THE SYSTEM WILL THINK IT IS LATCHED WHEN IT ISN'T, AND THE DOOR WILL OPEN WHILE DRIVING. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN GOT A MESSAGE ON DIC SAYING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SECONDS LATER VEHICLE DROPPED TO 10 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. RPM DROPPED TO 300. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED.DEALER SAID IT WAS AN APP SENSOR, REPLACED AND HAPPENED AGAIN. SAID IT WAS A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, REPLACED AND HAPPENED AGAIN. CONTINUING TO HAPPEN AND DEALER SAID THEY CANT "REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM" . *TR