2005 PONTIAC MONTANA Complaints

SINCE PURCHASING NEARLY 2 YRS AGO FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, IT HAS HAD NUMEROUS MINOR ISSUES AND SOME DANGEROUS PROBLEMS AS WELL. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY. WE HAD THE VAN LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR. THE SLIDER DOOR OPENS RANDOMLY, WON'T SHUT, OR JUST KEEPS OPENING AND SHUTTING FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON. WE'VE TRIED TURNING THE SWITCH OFF ON THE CONSOLE, WHICH FOR THE MOST PART KEEPS THE DOOR SHUT~ BUT THEN THAT DOOR IS UNUSABLE. NOW FOR THE MOST SERIOUS OF MY CONCERNS WITH THE CONSOLE SWITCH OFF, THE DOOR HAS ON OCCASION OPENED ON ITS OWN WHEN THE VAN IS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. ALSO, AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE DOOR HAS OPENED ON ITS OWN IN THE NIGHT AND STAYED OPEN~ CAUSING MY BATTERY TO BE DEAD IN THE MORNING. ANOTHER PROBLEM WE HAVE HAS IS THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY, WE HAD THE VAN SERVICED AND STILL IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THOSE SYSTEMS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

I HAVE ONLY 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA ENTERVAN FROM BRAUN, AND IT IS ABOUT TO GET ITS FIFTH FUEL TANK. TWO OTHER TANKS WERE DELIVERED BUT NOT INSTALLED BECAUSE THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. I ONCE MET A GUY WITH A VEHICLE LIKE MINE AND HE ALSO HAD A FUEL TANK LEAK. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. WHILE THE POPULATION OF VEHICLES IS SMALL, THE HANDICAPPED PEOPLE IN THEM ARE MOST VULNERABLE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IF THE WHEELCHAIR RAMP WILL NOT GO DOWN OR THERE'S A FIRE IN THE AREA OF THE RAMP. THE CONTACT WANTED TO FILE THE COMPLAINT THAT HE SENT VIA EMAIL. THE CURRENT MILES WERE 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. BL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE REAR SLIDING DOOR OPENED AND THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK WAS ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED ON SEVERAL OCCASION THE DOOR DIDN'T LOCK PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,131.

I HAVE A HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE VAN MADE BY M.C. MOBILITY AND GM. MY AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPENS ITSELF AND EXECUTES THE RAMP AT DIFFERENT TIMES. ONCE I WAS AT THE DRIVE THRU AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND IT OPENED THE DOOR AND EXECUTED THE RAMP. OTHER TIMES IT HAS OPENED AND CLOSED BY ITSELF. ONE TIME DURING AN OUTDOOR EVENT SOME FOLKS WATCHED MY CAR FOR ENTERTAINMENT FOR 4 HOURS AND DURING THAT TIME PERIOD IT OPENED AND CLOSED ITSELF 14 TIMES. WE HAVE HAD THE DOOR WORKED ON MANY TIMES AND IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THE DOCUMENTATION. THE WHEELS ON MY DOOR HAVE BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE REPLACED MY CAR BATTERY AND THE BATTERIES OF BOTH KEY FOBS. RIGHT NOW IT HAS BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY FOR ABOUT 60 DAYS

THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CONTINUES TO OPEN AND WHEN YOU LOCK IT MANUALLY IT CHIMES WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. THE SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE LOCK BUT NOTHING IS WORKING RIGHT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE, GAS GAUGE AND/OR TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL BEGIN MOVING ERRATICALLY. IN THE EVENT IT IS THE SPEEDOMETER - IT WILL APPEAR THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT 110MPH WHEN IT IS REALLY GOING ABOUT 30MPG. IT HAPPENS ONE OR TWICE A MONTH AND THERE IS NO WAY TO REPAIR IT THAT I AM AWARE OF. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN SPEEDOMETER CAN CAUSE A WRECK OR CRASH. *TR

2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH FRONT PASSENGER DOOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HAD TO BE REPAIRED TWICE IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR AT A COST OF $117.69. THE SECOND TIME, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $ 109.82. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR PANEL CLIPS AND DOOR HANDLE. *JB

FOR SEVERAL DAYS WE NOTICED AS STRONG CHEMICAL LIKE SMELL IN THE CAR AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE MIRROR CONTROL NO LONGER WORKED. I TOOK OFF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SWITCH PANEL TO INVESTIGATE THE MIRROR PROBLEM AND FOUND THE MIRROR CONTROL HAD BEEN SMOLDERING FOR DAYS. THE ASSEMBLY WAS COMPLETELY CHARRED AND MATING CONNECTOR HAD ALSO MELTED. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE AND STAY CLOSED. IF I PUSH THE BUTTON TO CLOSE IT AUTOMATICALLY, IT COMES RIGHT BACK OPEN. IF I USE THE OVERRIDE AND CLOSE IT MANUALLY, THEN THE DOOR CHIMES AS I AM DRIVING TELLING ME THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR. I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR. IF I GO OVER A BUMP OR POT HOLE, THEN THE CHIME STARTS AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO OPEN THE DOOR AND RE-CLOSE IT. *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY CAN OPEN WHILE DRIVING. OPEN AFTER CAR IS SHUT OFF. THEY ALSO DO NOT OPEN WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT. CAR DOOR DRIVER SIDE OPENED ON I95 AT 65 MPH. MY DAUGHTER WATCHED AS HER STUFF AND HER HAMSTER FLEW OUT THE VEHICLE. *TR