2001 PONTIAC MONTANA Complaints

NOTICED THAT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON AND THE TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT THAT THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BLINKING AS THOUGH MY HAZARDS WERE ON. WITH THE TURN SIGNAL ON, I CIRCLED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE COMMANDED LIGHT WAS BLINKING APPROPRIATELY BUT THE OPPOSITE LIGHT WAS ALSO BLINKING DIMLY. I PROCEEDED TO DISASSEMBLE EACH TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR TO SEARCH FOR CORROSION OR OTHER DAMAGE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS CHARRING ON THE RIGHT REAR CIRCUIT CARD AT THE CONNECTOR. I CONTACTED MY PONTIAC DEALER INQUIRED IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SUCH AN ITEM AND THEY TOLD ME NO. I BOUGHT THE PART FROM PONTIAC INSTALLED IT MYSELF AND HAVE HAD NO FURTHER TROUBLE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER VEHICLES IN TRAFFIC AT NIGHT WITH EVIDENCE OF THE SAME INDICATOR PROBLEM. *NM

IN JUNE OF 2004, THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED IN MY 2001 MONTANA MINI-VAN. ONE DAY IT WORKED, THE NEXT IT DIDN'T. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE A/C CONDENSER HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MONTANAS. WE WERE 10,000 MILES PAST THE WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY $800 FOR THIS FIX. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, WHY HASN'T IT BEEN RECALLED? *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA WAS HAVING THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS SHOWING THE ABS AND SERVICE TRACTION NEEDED LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE CONSUMER SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING LAST WEEK. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED, BUT THE CONSUMER CONTACTED PONTIAC AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. *AK

I BOUGHT A 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA W/40,900 MI.IN JULY 2004, ON 8/18/2005 THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT W/44,800MI.I TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE WHERE I WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT, BECAUSE OF THE "WELL KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE 3.4L ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM" I HAVE BEEN QUOTED A PRICE OF $1325.00, GM SAID THAT THEY WILL PAY $300.00

MY ORIGINAL SET OF INNER BRAKE PADS WERE 75% WORN PER DEALER REPAIR SHOP AT 29,672 MILES. THE OUTER PADS WERE FINE. THE ROTORS WERE APPROACHING END OF LIFE. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE PADS AT THIS TIME. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER TO COVER THEM UNDER WARRANTY. AT 30,945, 1273 MILES LATER, I TOOK THE CAR BACK FOR ANOTHER BRAKE INSPECTION. AT THIS TIME THEY FOUND THAT THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND PITTED, NOT NORMAL WEAR. THEY REPLACED THE PADS AND THE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY (SEEMS STRANGE IT WASN'T WARRANTY BEFORE?!?!?). NOW AT 65K MILES I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION AT A REPAIR SHOP. THEY SAID THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE SHOT AND THEY HAD ABOUT TWO WEEKS LEFT OF CITY DRIVING LEFT. MY HUSBAND REPLACED BOTH THE PADS AND THE ROTORS THIS WEEKEND. THE INNER PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO THE RIVETS THAT HOLD THE PAD TO THE MOUNTING SURFACE. THE OUTER PADS WERE HARDLY THINNER THAN THE BRAND NEW PADS OUT OF THE BOX. SO THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT GM HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS NOT APPLYING PRESSURE EVENLY. I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ON THIS WEBSITE REFERRING TO THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

2001 PONTIAC MONTANA WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAG EQUIPMENT DEPLOYED.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, HER VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND TURNED OVER ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE SIDE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES: THE GAS TANK CRACKED AT THE SEAMS AND IS LEAKED GASOLINE. THE GAS TANK WAS MADE OF PLASTIC AND CANNOT BE FIXED.. SHE CALLED A DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS GETTING LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. BUT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET; BUT SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE IT FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *AK *SC

VEHICLE MADE A CLUNK ON SUNDAY JUNE 19,2005 WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND GOING INTO DRIVE. DROVE IT HOME 80 MILES WITHOUT ANY OTHER SYMPTOM. DROVE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY 3 MILES, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD A MAJOR INTERNAL FAILURE WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT. WIFE AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN WERE STRANDED IN AN INTERSECTION WITH A VEHICLE THAT WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. NEEDS A $2800 TRANSMISSION REPAIR. DEALER IN POSSESION OF OLD PARTS.

THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK WHEN WE TURNED IT ON THIS SUMMER. WE TOOK IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT AND PAID $72.00 FOR THEM TO TELL US THAT THE CONDENSOR WAS SHOT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WAS ESTIMATED TO BE $950.00 AND AFTER IT WAS ACTUALLY REPLACED IT COST US $880.00. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND SO COSTLY.

THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I FOUND THAT BOTH REAR TAIL LAMP HOUSING ASSEMBLIES CONNECTORS WERE BADLY BURNED, NO WATER WAS ENTERING THE HOUSING BY THE WIRING HARNESS.