2001 PONTIAC MONTANA Complaints

2001 PONTIAC MONTANA BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. SHE WANTS GENERAL MOTORS TO REIMBURSE HER FOR FIXING THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE LEAKED ONTO THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WHICH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY ON THE VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

THE AIR CONDITIONING IN THE VAN DOESN'T WORK. STOPPED OVER A YEAR AGO. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND AFTER 360.00 AIR STILL DOESN'T WORK. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP THIS YEAR AND THEY TOLD US THE CONDENSER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THERE IS A LEAK IN THE LINE. WERE TOLD THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $1100.00. WHEN THE SHOP CALLED FOR THE PARTS, THEY WERE TOLD THEY WERE THE 14TH PERSON ORDERING A CONDENSER THAT DAY. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL ISSUE? IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER DRIVING WITH WINDOWS OPEN CAUSES DRAG ON THE VEHICLE AND DIMINISHES THE FUEL CONSUMPTION, NEVER MIND THE DISCOMFORT OF SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK WHO CAN OPEN WINDOWS FOR RELIEF. ALMOST 1500.00 SPENT ON A 6 YEAR OLD CAR FOR AIR CONDITIONING IS OBSCENE! *JB

THE COMPRESSOR FOR MY 2001 MONTANA, HAVING ONLY 68K MILES WAS DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE BY JONES PONTIAC SERVICE IN LANCASTER. THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE COMPRESSOR, WHICH WASN'T CAUSED BY WEAR & TEAR. THE MANUFACTURER, PONTIAC REFUSED TO REPLACE THIS AT A DISCOUNTED COST. THE REPLACEMENT COST WAS $1,200. THE COMPRESSOR DOESN'T WORK, AND WOULD LEAK FREON INTO THE ATMOSPHERE IF USED. I HAVEN'T HAD THIS FIXED OR PERMITTED FREON TO BE FILLED INTO THE COMPRESSOR, SO I HAVEN'T USED THE COMPRESSOR. THE COMPRESSOR IS NEEDED TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS IN THE WINTER, WHICH COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I BELIEVE PONTIAC SHOULD HOLD THE MANUFACTURER ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS ABNORMAL DEFECT, AND OFFER A 75% DISCOUNT ON THE PART. *TR

IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, I HAVE HAD 2 BULGES ON THE SIDEWALLS OF MY TIRES AS WELL AS A FLAT (AGAIN ON THE SIDEWALL PORTION OF THE TIRE), WHICH APPEAR TO BE A RESULT OF PRODUCT FAILURE. THE MASTERCRAFT SENSYS 01 215/70R15 WERE INSTALLED AT A DEALERSHIP ON THE FRONT OF MY 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA. UPON RETURN TO THE DEALER, HE REPLACED THE FAULTY TIRES AND RETURNED THEM TO THE DISTRIBUTOR. THE DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED ONE AT NO CHARGE TO THE DEALER AND CHARGED HIM FOR THE ONE WITH THE BULGE. THE OTHER TIRE WITH THE BULGE IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP, WAITING FOR A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR TO VIEW IT, PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT. *TR

AT 95,000 MILES, MY 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN BEGAN TO LEAK WATER AND I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR THAT IT WOULD DAMAGE THE ENGINE PERMANENTLY. IN ORDER TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM, I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED. BOTH GARAGES TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED THE SAME PROBLEM ON MANY OF THE SAME ENGINES THAT WERE USED IN CHEVROLETS, PONTIACS AND OLDSMOBILES. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS IN EXCESS OF $830. IF THESE ARE INHERENT PROBLEMS WITH THESE ENGINES, WHY HASN'T GM ISSUED A RECALL? I REPAIRED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT MONTANA TWICE. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND REPAIR THE FLAWED DESIGN? *JB

I HAD NO HEAT IN MY VAN AND TOOK IT IN TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE AUTOMOTIVE PLACE THAT I TOOK IT INFORMED ME THE GASKET WAS LEAKING FLUID AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY OR IT COULD SEIZE THE MOTOR. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THESE VEHICLES WERE KNOW FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE COST WAS TO REPAIR IT WAS IN EXCESS OF $850. A SUM WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD BUT HAD TO PUT ON CREDIT AS I NEED THE VEHICLE TO GO BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. IF THIS MAKE AND MODEL ARE FAMOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM WHY HAVE THEY NOT BEEN RECALLED. IT WOULD SURE BE A GESTURE OF GOOD WILL ON PONTIAC IF THEY DID. *NM

THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED AND MY MECHANIC SAID HE HAS HAD A RASH OF FAILURES WITH THE GM PRODUCTS, IN FACT HE RECEIVED A TECH NOTICE TO THE EFFECT THAT HE COULD EXPECT A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT. I CALLED GM WITH NO SATISFACTION, WITH SO MANY FAILURE THEY SHOULD TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE. THE COST FOR THIS ITEM INSTALLED IS OVER $800.00 AND FOR ANYONE ON RETIREMENT THIS IS A MAJOR EXPENSE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY FAILURE OCCURRED AND HOW MANY COMPLAINTS GM HAS RECEIVED OVER THIS. I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD BE AFRAID TO RECALL THIS PRODUCT MAYBE IT WOULD PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS AS THEY ALREADY ARE IN DEEP TROUBLE FOR NOT SELLING A GOOD PRODUCT. THANKS. *NM

TIRE CAME APART ON INSIDE OF TIRE, THIS IS THE SECOND ONE IT HAPPENED TO, THE FIRST TIME WAS LAST SPRING, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I LOOKED ON THIS WEB SITE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR OTHER COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TIRE, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY. WE HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AT SAM'S CLUB WHERE WE HAD PURCHASED THE TIRES. *NM

ONE DAY MY AIR CONDITION WAS WORKING AND THE NEXT DAY IT NO LONGER WORK HAVE TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO GET A NEW AIR CONDITIONER WAS WONDERING IF THIS IS COMMON IN 2001 MONTANA WHY HAVEN'T THEY DID A RECALL ON THIS VAN. *NM

MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON OPENED THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR AND STEPPED OUT FROM THE VAN. WHEN THE DOOR HAD BEEN CLOSING, HE FORGOT TO REMOVE A TOY FROM HIS SEAT, SO HE REACHED INSIDE AND THE SENSOR DIDN'T REGISTER THERE WAS SOMETHING BLOCKING AND CONTINUED TO CLOSE. WHICH THANKFULLY, MY HUSBAND WAS THERE TO PHYSICALLY OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR FROM CRUSHING MY LITTLE BOYS ARM EVEN FURTHER. MY SON HAD PART OF HIS ARM STUCK IN THAT DOOR!( RIGHT ABOVE HIS ELBOW.)MY LITTLE BOY WON'T EVEN SIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ANY LONGER. AND DOESN'T LIKE EVEN GOING NEAR THAT SIDE. SHOULDN'T THERE BE A BETTER, MORE SENSITIVE SENSOR ON THOSE DOORS? ONE TIME THE DOOR DIDN'T EVEN DISCONTINUE FROM CLOSING WITH MYSELF TESTING IT. *NM