1999 PONTIAC MONTANA Complaints

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN CHANGING GEARS TRANSMISSION HAD A HARD SHIFT. WHEN STARTING FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER THERE WAS A WINDING NOISE THAT COULD BE HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *AK CONSUMER FELT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON VEHICLE. *AK

WE HAVE 1999 MONTANA WITH APPOX. 57,000 MILES AND THE INTAKE GASKET HAS FAILED. I HAVE BEEN A DI-HARD PONTIAC/GMC BUYER ALL MY LIFE, BUT AFTER MY LAST TWO VANS WE DECIDED TO PURCHASE A FORD. I HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH MY 1996 TRANSPORT AND TRADED IT FOR OUR 1999 MONTANA. I LOVE MY MONTANA, BUT THE CARBON KNOCKING IN EMBARRASSING AND NOW WE ARE BEING CHARGED OVER $600.00 FOR A PROBLEM THAT GM KNOWS EXISTS. I WAS ABOUT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE GM FAMILY UNTIL THIS WEEK. THEY ARE OFFERING $1500 IN "LOYALTY CASH" WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL! WHERE IS GM'S LOYALTY!!! MY NEXT CAR WILL MOST LIKE BE A NON-GM MODEL THANKS TO GM'S LOYALTY!!!!!*AK

VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. OWNER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND SUDDENLY THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPENED . OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SAID THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE ALREADY DONE ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WE HAVE ONLY HAD OUR VAN A YEAR. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE WE GOT IT. ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. FIRST COOLANT LEAKING, ELECTRIAL PROBLEMS, INTAKE GASKET LEAKING. REPLACED 11/05. MOTOR FAILED 1/05. DOOR MAILFUNCTION.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATES THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT THE COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE OIL AND THE CONSUMER IS NOW CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE COULD FAIL. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

I OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN. ON THE DECEMBER 19, 2004 AROUND 2300 HOURS MY GRANDSON WAS DRIVING THE VAN ON THE US 31 BYPASS IN SOUTH BEND IN. HE WAS HEADED WESTBOUND AROUND 50 TO 55 MILES PER HOUR. IT HAD RAINED AND SNOWED SOME THEN IT FROZE. A CAR IN FRONT OF MY GRANDSON SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, AND HE PANICKED AND HIT THE BRAKES, AND SPUN OUT INTO THE CONCRETE MEDIAN DIVIDING WALL. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VAN. RADIATOR WAS SHOVED INTO THE BLOCK WITH FENDER, HOOD AND BUMPER DAMAGE. ONE THING THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN WAS THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A APPARENT DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM. THE VAN HAS 35,330 MILES ON IT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED IT TOTALED, AND IT WILL BE OR WAS SALVAGED. MY GRANDSON HAD MINOR INJURIES TO HIS KNEE ,AND A SEAT BELT ABRASION TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK.*AK THANK YOU

WE HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA THAT WE PURCHASED NEW FROM A LOCAL DEALER IN SOUTH BEND IN. I NOTICED OIL AND ANTIFREEZE GOING DOWN AND TOOK THE VAN TO A GARAGE. HE SAID THAT PONTIAC SHOULD MAKE THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND TALK TO HIM ABOUT REPAIRS. AT FIRST HE SAID THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AROUND $1500.00. I TOLD HIM THAT IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE SAID PROBABLY. A REAL SMART ALECK. I TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS, AT THAT TIME, 30,0000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. HE TALKED TO THE MANAGER AND THEY CAME UP WITH A PRICE AROUND $600.00. I TOLD THEM TO DO IT. THE FINAL PRICE WAS JUST UNDER $400.00. NOW I FIND THAT IT IS LEAKING A LITTLE AGAIN AND THE WATER PUMP IS LEAKING, TOO. I HAD A PRIVATE GARAGE CHANGE THE WATER PUMP AND PROBABLY WON'T GET THE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED AT THIS TIME. I ALSO HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND FOUND THAT THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE LEAKING. THAT IS ANOTHER COST ON THIS 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN. THE DRIVERS DOOR NEEDS A REPAIR TO SOME OF THE MECHANISM IN THE WINDOW AND IT WILL COST AROUND $500. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS WINDOW PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE REACHED THE POINT OF GETTING RID OF THE VAN AND GOING TO SOMETHING BESIDES A GM PRODUCT. THE VAN HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND I SHOULDN'T BE SEEING ALL OF THIS HIGH DOLLAR REPAIRS ON IT. *AK

1999 PONTIAC MONTANNA MINIVAN. THE TRANSMISSION REPEATEDLY SLAMS / HAMMERS INTO GEAR. RESOLUTION IS TO STOP VAN AND RESTART VEHICLE, MOST TIMES THIS STOPS IT UNTILL IT STARTS ACTING UP AGAIN. THIS CAN HAPPEN 7 TIMES IN A 50 MILE TRIP OR ONLY ONCE. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE TO STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO DO THIS. THE POWER DOOR IS ALSO A PROBLEM. WILL NOT SHUT PROPERLY, HAVE TO CLOSE 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WILL FINALLY CLOSE.*AK

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS WERE IN OPERATIVE. THE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT LATCHED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE POWER SLIDING DOOR UNLATCH ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

MY 1999 MONTANA STARTED LEAKING ANTIFREEZE RAPIDLY. TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS STATED IT WAS A WORN GASKET IN THE LOWER INTAKE. REPAIRS CAME TO $604. KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY VEHICLES WITH THE 3.4 ENGINE. I NOTICED THE LEAK AT 72,000 MILES BUT HAVE HAD TO ADD COOLANT MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST 2.5 YEARS.*AK