2003 PONTIAC MONTANA Complaints

SEVERAL TIMES THERE HAS BEEN STRANGE NOISES FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. REPORTED BUT NOTHING DONE. GETTING OFF AN INTERSTATE AND LEAVING THE STOP SIGN AND PULLING ONTO A STATE HIGHWAY BEGAN TO BUILD SPEED BUT CAR STARTED TO WOBBLE AT ABOUT 40 MPH. TRIED TO STOP BUT THE CAR WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD. COASTED TO STOP. THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE REAR AXLE IN PLACE SNAPPED. THERE WAS NO RUST, NO OTHER DAMAGE SIGHTED. SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PART. REVIEWED BY GMC REPRESENTATIVE AND THE GARAGE. THEY REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR "AXLE" ASSMEBLY AD THIS OCCURRED AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, CONDITIONS WERE SUCH THAT I BELEIVE THAT THE CAR WOULD HAVE ROLLED OVER. AS I NOTED, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR ON OUR 2003 MONTANA MINIVAN COMPLETELY CLOSED ON MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS HAND YESTERDAY, BREAKING HER FINGER AND CAUSING BRUSING AND SWELLING.*MR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO SMELL GAS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 MONTANA STOPPED DEAD IN TRAFFICE. THE BRAKES LOCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED THE VEHICAL STOPPED DEAD WITH OUT ANY WARNING. IT HAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC TWICE AND A TOTAL OF 7 TIME. EACH TIME I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MONTANA. FROM VLS 05/05/04. *AK

MONTANA KEEPS CUTTING OFF WITHOUT A WARNING AND IT WILL STOP DEAD IN TRAFFICE WITH OUT A WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPEN A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE 2003 MONTANA. I BROUGHT THIS MONTANA BRAND NEW LAST YEAR 2003. THERE IS A SAFTY PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICAL. FROM VLS..05/05/04. *AK

1) WATER IN HEADLIGHT 2) HARD TO START 3) TURNS ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING IT! 4) SQUEAKY BRAKES 5) 1/2 GALLON OF WATER DUMPS OUT OF DASH ONTO PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD

2004 PONTIAC MONTANA ROLLED OVER TWICE IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. IT WAS HIT FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER CAR. NO AIRBAGS, FRONT OR SIDE, DEPLOYED. *AK

I RENTED A 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN FROM ALAMO CAR RENTAL IN MAY, 2003. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM ARIZONA WITH FOUR OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS ON A CLEAR DAY, WITH GOOD ROAD CONDITION, AND WITHIN SPEED LIMIT; THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT AND RESULTED IN A ROLL-OVER. THE TIRE BRAND WAS GENERAL. EVENTHOUGH THE POLICE INFORMED ALAMO THAT THE POLICE NEEDED TO RETAIN THE VAN TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE BLOW-OUT, ALAMO INSISTED ON RETRIEVING THE VAN. THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO MY WRITTEN OR PHONE REQUESTS FOR ACCESS TO THE TIRE AND PROCEEDED TO SALVAGE THE VAN. NOT ONLY THAT BUT THE SECOND VAN ALAMO SENT TO ME AT THE ACCIDENT SITE HAD LOW AIR PRESSURE ON ALL FOUR TIRES AND CONVEXITIES ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. FROM SEARCHING YOUR SITE, I FOUND THAT VANS HAVE A HIGHER ROLL-OVER RATE THAN PASSENGER CARS. FURTHERMORE, THERE HAVE BEEN INCIDENCES OF SIDEWALL BUBBLES AND CONVEXITIES AS WELL AS TREAD SEPARATION OF GENERAL TIRES (IN ONE SITUATION, EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED). MY WISH IS FOR ALAMO TO HAVE BETTER SAFETY INSPECTION OF ITS VEHICLES AND TO REMEDY ITS QUESTIONABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES.

DURING A VEHICLE COLLISION/ROLL OVER AT 55 MPH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR FACE INJURIES. *AK