2000 PONTIAC MONTANA Complaints

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA THAT NEEDS AN INTAKE GASKET REPLACED. THE COMPANY SPECIFICALLY ADVISES THAT NO OTHER COOLANT IS TO BE USED IN THIS VAN BUT DEXCOOL. I NEVER USED A DIFFERENT PRODUCT THAN DEXCOOL. NOW DEXCOOL HAS DESTROYED THAT GASKET. MY CAR IS LEAKING FLUIDS AND BARELY HEATS. COST FOR REPAIR IS OUTLANDISHLY EXPENSIVE. THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY GM WERE FOLLOWED AND THEY WERE WRONG! THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE, NOT A CONSUMER ONE. THE ONUS SHOULD BE ON GM TO RECALL AND REPAIR THE INTAKE GASKET IMMEDIATELY! THEY HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND EVERY MONTANA HAS THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR

MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET FAILURE AT 125,000 MILES REPLACED AT COST OF $1100, MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS WAS COMMON PROBLEM FOR VEHICLE, BECAUSE ORIGINAL GASKET WAS PLASTIC AND FAILED OFTEN. WOULD LIKE AT LEAST PARTIAL REFUND FOR REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE DOOR HANDLES ON HER VEHICLE. SHE WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE LOCKS ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V597000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS) WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURES THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE DEFECT UNDER THIS RECALL BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT INVOLVED WITH THE PREVIOUS RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 116000. UPDATED 02-18-09 THE SLIDING DOOR DIDNOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. UPDATED 02/18/09. *JB

2000 PONTIAC MONTANA; 3.4LTR 6CYL: "SERVICE ENGINE" SOON LIGHT PROMPTED SERVICE VISIT. TECH TOLD US THAT CODES INDICATED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS HAD FAILED AND THAT ENGINE OIL AND COOLANT WERE LEAKING. SUCH LEAKAGE CAUSED OIL CONTAMINATION OF THE COOLANT AS WELL AS COOLANT CONTAMINATION OF THE OIL. TECHNICIAN FURTHER COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GM 3.4 LTR 6CYL ENGINE AND HAD BEEN KNOWN TO GM FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT HAD NEVER BEEN FIXED. REPAIR COSTS APPROX $800 AND MUST BE DONE SINCE THE RELATED CODES WILL CAUSE FAILURE OF ANNUAL EMISSIONS TESTING AND VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS WILL NOT BE ISSUED. INTERNET RESEARCH ON THIS DEFECT CONFIRMED THAT PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND WELL KNOWN. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER DAUGHTER'S LEG BECAME TRAPPED ON THE REAR SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR. THE DOOR IS SUPPOSED TO RETRACT WHEN AN OBJECT IS BLOCKING THE SENSOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE A FREE DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE SHE IS MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 107K MILES IN A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR CAUSED BY FAULTY DESIGN OR THE USE OF DEX COOL. THIS IS ONE OF MANY FAILURES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH - OPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. STARTED OFF ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO BE OCCASIONAL IN HOT WEATHER - NOW CANNOT GET THE SLIDING DOOR TO LATCH AT ALL. *TR

I HAVE 3 CHILDREN, ONE DISABLED. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN FROM DAY 1 WHEN THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR BROKE TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. ALMOST KILLED MY DISABLED CHILD WHEN IT SPRANG OPEN ON HIM. DEALER, SAID HE BROKE IT, A CHILD WITH FULL BODY MUSCLE DISORDERS WHO CAN'T LIFT A BRICK. NOW WE HAVE HAD UNENDING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE, COOLANT LEVELS, THE CAR SMELLS LIKE BURNT PLASTIC OFTEN, TIMES WHEN I WENT TO START IT, NOTHING HAPPENED. NOW I AM TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE SOON. INTERESTING SINCE I ALWAYS CHANGED THE FLUIDS ON TIME AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED IT FOR 5 YEARS. BOTH SIDE DOORS DO NOT WORK, AUTOMATIC WORKS SOMETIMES, MANUAL COMES OFF THE TRACK. ONE OF THE REAR PASSENGER SEATS DOES NOT FOLD PROPERLY. THE CAR OFTEN FEELS AS THOUGH IT HAS "BAD GAS" JERKING BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING IT. I AM AFRAID, I HAVE THREE KIDS IN THE CAR USUALLY. I NEED A CAR AND NOW WITH NO MONEY AND NO ABILITY TO BUY A NEW ONE, I AM TOLD THAT THE CAR WILL SEIZE IF I DO NOT SPEND $4000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I AM GETTING A SECOND OPINION BUT FROM WHAT I AM READING, IT SEEMS FEUDAL. SHAME ON GM!! WHY WASN'T THIS CAR RECALLED??? THIS IS A VAN, A FAMILY CAR!!! YOU WANT TO KILL CHILDREN???? I AM WRITING MY CONGRESSMAN AND THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF CIRCULATION UNTIL THE PROBLEMS WERE IRONED OUT. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY CHILDREN, I WILL MAKE IT MY PERSONAL CRUSADE TO SHUT DOWN ALL GM PLANTS. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY I PUT INTO THIS CAR IS RIDICULOUS WHEN I HAD A 20 YEAR OLD VOLVO THAT IS STILL RUNNING. SHAME ON AMERICA! THIS IS WHY OUR INDUSTRIES ARE FAILING AND WE MUST TURN TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. SO I HAVE A CAR THAT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH. I SERIOUSLY HAVE NO MONEY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE NOR BUY A NEW CAR. I HAVE CHILDREN IN 3 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS THE OLDEST NEEDING THERAPIES EACH DAY THAT I MUST DRIVE HIM TO. WHAT AM I TO DO? *TR

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA,IN THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATERPUMPX2 AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET X2. THE GASKET LASTED 18 MONTHS AND THE WATERPUMP 3 MONTHS. I FEEL THAT PUTTING 1400.00 DOLLARS INTO A VEHICLE WITHIN 18 MONTHS FOR THE SAME PARTS IS OUTRAGEOUS. THE SERVICEMAN HOWEVER STATED THE WARRANTY WAS 1 YEAR. SOMETHING SEEMS VERY WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. AS THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS CLOSING, A CHILD REACHED INTO THE VEHICLE TO PRESS THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR. HOWEVER, THE SLIDING DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE AND SMASHED THE CHILD'S RIGHT HAND. THE CHILD'S HAND SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PRESS THE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE DOOR. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,751.