1999 PONTIAC MONTANA Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
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Common Problems
THE REAR PASSENGER SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND THE TIRE IS SITTING ON THE TIRE-WELL. THE FRAME APPEARS TO BE LOOSE DUE TO RUST AND HAS CAUSED THE SPRING COIL TO POP OUT AND WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AND IT WOULD BEGIN TO "FISH TAIL" AROUND 40MPH OR WHEN...
Mileage: 135,600
THE REAR PASSENGER SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND THE TIRE IS SITTING ON THE TIRE-WELL. THE FRAME APPEARS TO BE LOOSE DUE TO RUST AND HAS CAUSED THE SPRING COIL TO POP OUT AND WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AND IT WOULD BEGIN TO "FISH TAIL" AROUND 40MPH OR WHEN...
Mileage: 135,600
THE REAR PASSENGER SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND THE TIRE IS SITTING ON THE TIRE-WELL. THE FRAME APPEARS TO BE LOOSE DUE TO RUST AND HAS CAUSED THE SPRING COIL TO POP OUT AND WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AND IT WOULD BEGIN TO "FISH TAIL" AROUND 40MPH OR WHEN...
Mileage: 135,600
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER MOVES BUT DOES NOT ENGAGE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 96,700
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER MOVES BUT DOES NOT ENGAGE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 96,700
I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE A CAR FISH TAILED IN FRONT OF ME SLID DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MINE. I HIT THE OTHER CAR WHILE GOING 40 MPH, IT WAS A T*BONE COLLISION. MY FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF COLLISION. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS LAYING IN TH...
Mileage: 260,375
IT SEEMS THAT THE THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL HAS KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM. ON A FAMILY TRIP TO VIRGINIA THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND I STOPPED THE VEHICLE. WHEN PARKED RED FLUID WAS VISIBLE UNDER THE CAR AND UPON TESTING WAS FOUND OUT TO BE COOLANT LEAK. CAR WAS TOWED TO PA AND ...
Mileage: 168,000
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND REAR LIGHT FAILURE INCLUDING BREAKS AN TURN SIGNALS.*TR
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND REAR LIGHT FAILURE INCLUDING BREAKS AN TURN SIGNALS.*TR
1. EVENTS UNKNOWN 2. COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE, ALL THE TIME, UNDRIVEABLE 3. UNABLE TO CORRECT FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING, THEN THE TAIL LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT ON THE 99 PONTIAC MONTANA. THEY WERE JUST WORKING AND THEN ON MY WAY HOME THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING. I REPLACED ALL BULBS AND THEY STILL AREN'T WORKING. WENT TO SEE A TECHNICIAN AND HE SAYS IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM...
Mileage: 178,280
FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING, THEN THE TAIL LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT ON THE 99 PONTIAC MONTANA. THEY WERE JUST WORKING AND THEN ON MY WAY HOME THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING. I REPLACED ALL BULBS AND THEY STILL AREN'T WORKING. WENT TO SEE A TECHNICIAN AND HE SAYS IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM...
Mileage: 178,280
FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING, THEN THE TAIL LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT ON THE 99 PONTIAC MONTANA. THEY WERE JUST WORKING AND THEN ON MY WAY HOME THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING. I REPLACED ALL BULBS AND THEY STILL AREN'T WORKING. WENT TO SEE A TECHNICIAN AND HE SAYS IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM...
Mileage: 178,280
VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE STUCK IN SNOW DRIFT. FIRE WAS ALL CONSUMING - FIRE TRUCK HAD TO COME OUT IT OUT - JUST SHELL OF VAN WAS LEFT. WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT AS FIRE WAS SLOW TO TAKE OFF. FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE CHIEF SAID WE WOULD NEVER KNOW CAUSE AS NO ENGINE C...
Mileage: 113,000
DEALER SOLD ME A PONTIAC MONTANA MINIVAN AND I ONLY HAD IT FOR 2 WEEKS, AND IT WON'T START, IT HAD A CARFAX REPORT THAT SAID IT WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT, THIS WAS NOT TOLD OR REVEALED TO ME BY THE DEALER. NOW I AM STRANDED WITHOUT A CAR TO GET AROUND AND NO WARRANTY WAS GIVEN. I ASK FOR A WARRANTY THE ...
Mileage: 105,455
TWO SEPARATE GASKET PROBLEMS ON MY 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA MINI VAN. THE MOST RECENT WAS TODAY IN AUG. OF 2008 THE LOCAL GARAGE TOLD ME THAT MY VANS LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED REPLACED FOR ABOUT $700. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED WHEN MY TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER FILLING RADIATOR I SAW WA...
Mileage: 81,718
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE SLIDING PASSENGER SIDE DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WERE NOT THE ELECTRIC DOORS THAT WERE RECALLED; HOWEVER, SHE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...
Mileage: 100,000
I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA IN WHICH WE BOUGHT ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP. AROUND MAY WE TOOK OUR 8 YR. OLD SON TO A BASEBALL GAME AND WHEN WE WENT TO TAKE OUR THEN 16 MONTH OLD SON OUT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IT CAME COMPLETELY OFF TRACK....IT'S PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ...
Mileage: 115,000
EVERY YEAR, A WEEK OR TWO AFTER TURNING ON THE HEAT IN THE VAN, THE HEATER STOPS BLOWING WARM AIR. WHILE SITTING AT IDLE THE TEMP GAUGE RISES EXTREMELY HIGH. EVERY YEAR THE DEALER HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS YEAR THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE! AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, HERE AND AT...
EVERY YEAR, A WEEK OR TWO AFTER TURNING ON THE HEAT IN THE VAN, THE HEATER STOPS BLOWING WARM AIR. WHILE SITTING AT IDLE THE TEMP GAUGE RISES EXTREMELY HIGH. EVERY YEAR THE DEALER HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS YEAR THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE! AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, HERE AND AT...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. THE DEALER STATED THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS ...
Mileage: 121,000
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (60MPH OR GREATER) THE WIPER WILL OVER RUN THE WINDSHIELD WHEN INITIALLY TURNED ON. THIS IS RESULTING IN DESTROYING THE BLADE AND CREATING A SAFETY PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED FOR SEVERAL YEARS BUT THE GM DEALERS TELL ME THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD...
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKETS SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE MANIFOLD GASKETS, WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, AND SEALER. TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAIL...
Mileage: 63,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 02V027000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 146,000 AND FAIL...
Mileage: 120,000
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE FRIED THE 3.4L V6 ENGINE. REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS SHOWING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *JB
Mileage: 125,000
I WAS JACKING UP MY 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA USING THE CAR JACK, AND THE SCREW ON THE JACK STRIPPED OUT, DROPPING THE VAN. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AS I WAS STILL LIFTING THE VEHICLE, BUT UNDER THE CORRECT CIRCUSTANCES IT COULD BE A SEVER ACCIDENT.*AK
DRIVING THE VAN I NOTICED THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVER HEAT. I TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED 1 HOUR FOR IT TO COOL DOWN. STARTED IT UP AGAIN AFTER FILLING THE RADIATOR, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING I MADE SURE THE COOLANT WAS AT THE CORRECT LEVEL. WITHIN 5 MIN THE CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT DIED BE...
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THE BRACKET , BIG STEEL BAR - UNIVERSAL JOINT, WHICH HOLDS THE AXLE IN PLACE BROKE RIGHT IN THE CENTER, AND THE WHEEL WENT RIGHT UNDER THE BUMPER AND ALMOST FLIPPED THE VEHICLE OVER. UN...
Mileage: 12,700
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE NOTICEABLE WATER PUDDLES ON THE FLOOR OF BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THERE WAS ALSO A NOTICEABLY FOUL SMELL COMING FROM THE INTERIOR CARPETS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A SERVICE DEALER. T...
Mileage: 154,800
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE NOTICEABLE WATER PUDDLES ON THE FLOOR OF BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THERE WAS ALSO A NOTICEABLY FOUL SMELL COMING FROM THE INTERIOR CARPETS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A SERVICE DEALER. T...
Mileage: 154,800
MY VAN SHOWED NO SIGN OF HAVING ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEN ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK IT DIED AT A LIGHT. IT MADE AWFUL NOISES AND WOULD NOT START. I TOWED IT FIRST TO ONE REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE ENGINE REPLACED. THEN I TOWED IT TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS T...
Mileage: 79,595
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN AT 50 MPH., THE WIPER BLADES ON THE WINDSHIELD COLLIDED WITH EACH OTHER. THE DRIVER SIDE BLADE/ASSEMBLY WAS TORN FROM THE WIPER ARM AND THE PASSENGER BLADE/ASSEMBLY WAS TWISTED OUT OF POSITION FOR PROPER OPERATION. UPDATED 07/25/06. *JB
Mileage: 72,747
NO INJURIES YET. WHEN I GET INTO MY MINIVAN AND START THE ENGINE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES. IF I TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND MOVE THE SEAT A LITTLE THEN RESTART THE VAN IT WILL SOMETIMES GO OUT. I HAVE GONE TO SEVERAL WEB SITES AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS AND THEY HAVE SAI...
COOLANT LEAK AND GASKET FAILURE ON A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA 3.4 L ENGINE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER INTAKE GASKETS TWICE ON THIS M.V. THEY FAIL APPROX. EVERY 80,000 MILES. *JB
Mileage: 75,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ANTIFREEZE WAS OBSERVED ON THE GROUND BELOW THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET AND HEAD GASKET ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM RETURNED FOLLOWING BOTH REPAIRS. UPDATED 06/07/2006. *AK *...
Mileage: 143,458
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ANTIFREEZE WAS OBSERVED ON THE GROUND BELOW THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET AND HEAD GASKET ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM RETURNED FOLLOWING BOTH REPAIRS. UPDATED 06/07/2006. *AK *...
Mileage: 143,458
FAILURE OF ENGINE IN 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA AT 101,000 MILES DUE TO LEAKY HEAD GASKET CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THIS WAS AFTER REPAIRS FOR GASOLINE LEAK IN ENGINE DUE TO FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS DONE AS PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS AT DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE. *J...
FIRST OF ALL THE DRIVERS DOOR PANEL INSIDE COMES OFF AND GETS STUCK MAKING IT VERY HARD TO OPEN THE DOOR. AUGUST 2005 I HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKETS DUE TO LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE. MARCH 2006 I HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THESE VANS ARE KNOWN FOR THIS . I GUESS...
Mileage: 68,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS PERFORMING A ROUTINE OIL CHECK, IT WAS DETERMINED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS THE FOURTH VEHICLE WITHIN ONE WEEK WITH THE SAME ENGINE SIZE THAT HAD A BAD INTAKE MANIFOLD.
Mileage: 77,035
MY 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA HAS HAD PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHERE ANTIFREEZE IS REQUIRED TO BE ADDED EVERY FEW WEEKS. THE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP AT 65,000 MILES, BUT SHORTLY AFTER BEGAN TO LEAK AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOW AT 99,000 MILES HAS HAD...
Mileage: 99,000
DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED SHE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. *JB
Mileage: 55,400
DT: CONSUMER'S WIFE FILLED GASOLINE TANK UP IN RICHMOND AND DROVE HOME 125 MILES AND THE TANK RAN ALMOST EMPTY. THIS WAS A 26 GALLON TANK. THE EMERGENCY/LOW FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN SHE GOT HOME THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FORM THE CAR. CONSUMER TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND THE...
Mileage: 51,000
MY PONTIAC MONTANA HAD A FUEL INJECTOR GO BAD AT 76,000 MILES. THERE REPAIR SHOP WHO DID THE LABOR AND REPAIR SAID THEY HAVE HAD VENTURES AND OLDS VANS DO THE SAME THING. THIS SHOP IS A MASTER MECHANIC CERTIFIED. *NM
DURING A REGULAR OIL CHANGE MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED OIL IN THE ANTI-FREEZE. HEAD GASKETS WENT OUT. MY MECHANIC STATES THEY HAVE SEEN IN ALMOST EVERY 3.4 PONTIAC MONTANA MINI VAN THAT AROUND 80,000 MILES THERE IS OIL IN THE ANTIFREEZE WHICH INDICATES A HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTION. TOOK MECHANIC 3 DAYS TO...
Mileage: 83,356
DURING A REGULAR OIL CHANGE MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED OIL IN THE ANTI-FREEZE. HEAD GASKETS WENT OUT. MY MECHANIC STATES THEY HAVE SEEN IN ALMOST EVERY 3.4 PONTIAC MONTANA MINI VAN THAT AROUND 80,000 MILES THERE IS OIL IN THE ANTIFREEZE WHICH INDICATES A HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTION. TOOK MECHANIC 3 DAYS TO...
Mileage: 83,356
DURING A REGULAR OIL CHANGE MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED OIL IN THE ANTI-FREEZE. HEAD GASKETS WENT OUT. MY MECHANIC STATES THEY HAVE SEEN IN ALMOST EVERY 3.4 PONTIAC MONTANA MINI VAN THAT AROUND 80,000 MILES THERE IS OIL IN THE ANTIFREEZE WHICH INDICATES A HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTION. TOOK MECHANIC 3 DAYS TO...
Mileage: 83,356
I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA WITH A 3.4LTR ENGINE. AFTER 40,000 MILES I BEGAN HAVE FUEL INJECTOR MALFUNCTIONS. ON AUGUST 4, 2004, AFTER SEVERAL INJECTOR CLEANINGS, I DECIDE TO HAVE ALL THE INJECTORS REPLACED WITH OEM GM INJECTORS. UNFORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE LATER DIS...
Mileage: 40,000
I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA WITH A 3.4LTR ENGINE. AFTER 40,000 MILES I BEGAN HAVE FUEL INJECTOR MALFUNCTIONS. ON AUGUST 4, 2004, AFTER SEVERAL INJECTOR CLEANINGS, I DECIDE TO HAVE ALL THE INJECTORS REPLACED WITH OEM GM INJECTORS. UNFORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE LATER DIS...
Mileage: 40,000
THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE HARNESS, AND THE PLUG. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON.*AK
Mileage: 35,000
RIGHT SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING,AND ALL MECHANISMS WERE INOPERABLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO PONTIAC DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BUT PUT A NEW HARNESS ON BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A GM PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 795
ON FEB. 3 OF 2004 WE PURCHASED A USED 1999 MONTANA. THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT WAS COMING ON SO WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY "COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG" BUT IT WAS LOW ON COOLANT. I CHECKED THIS WEB SITE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE AROUND 60,000 MILES. OUR VAN H...
Mileage: 54,500
HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA, 80,000 MILES, $700 TO REPAIR. *JB
POWER SLIDING DOOR WONT SHUT. WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED IT OPENS BACK UP, ESPECIALY IN COLD WEATHER, BUT IT ALSO OCCURS IN THE WARMER WEATHER.*AK NUMBER OF FAILURES IS AT LEAST 20 BUT MORE THAN LIKELY MORE.
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED CAUSING THE ENGINE NOT TO FUNCTION. *JB
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
Mileage: 63,000
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 T...
Mileage: 57,000
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
Mileage: 85
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
Mileage: 85
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
Mileage: 135,000
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
Mileage: 70,000
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 CONT...
Mileage: 35,330
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...
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 TRAF...
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...
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 ...
VEHICLE OVERHEATED ON HIGHWAY- WITH KIDS IN CAR EN ROUTE TO FAMILY OUTING.*AK
Mileage: 131,998
INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT VERY ROUGH AND HARD, AND TRANSMISSION EMITS A WHINING NOISE. ONCE IT STARTS, IT CONTINUES UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESETS. IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE VEHICLE INCREASES TO ABOUT 210, BUT IT'S NOT CONSISTENT. ALSO HAD INTA...
Mileage: 35,000
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY IN COLD WEATHER. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Mileage: 43,000
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
DURING A ROUTINE UNLOADING OF GROCERIES FROM MY REAR LIFT DOOR THE LEFT SIDE HANDLE SUPPORT SNAPPED OFF AS I WAS PULLING IT DOWN TO CLOSE IT SHUT.THIS HANDLE IS LOCATED ON THE REAR DOOR OF THE PONTIAC MONTANA. APPARENTLY THE CHEAP PLASTIC BASE COULD NOT SUPPORT MY NORMAL PULLING EFFORT TO SHUT THE R...
LOW COOLANT ICON LIT UP ON DASH AT 15000 MILES.DEALER SAID INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 51500 MILES LOW COOLANT ICON LIT UP ON DASH. DEALER SAID INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF 503.00 DOLLARS TO MYSELF. *LA
Mileage: 15,000
LOW COOLANT ICON LIT UP ON DASH AT 15000 MILES.DEALER SAID INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 51500 MILES LOW COOLANT ICON LIT UP ON DASH. DEALER SAID INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF 503.00 DOLLARS TO MYSELF. *LA
Mileage: 15,000
THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK EITHER MANUALLY OR BY REMOTE. THEREFORE EVERYONE MUST GO THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN WHICH IS WHY I CHOSE A REMOTE CONTROLLED SLIDING DOOR FOR MY FAMILY. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO DEAL WITH. IT WILL NOT ...
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND DEALER SIS NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE BELTS AND OTHER PARTS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE BELTS AND OTHER PARTS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS WOULD CAUSE A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *NM
Mileage: 88,000
ON MARCH 27, 2004 MY WIFE NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELING STIFF ON OUR 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE "BRAKE", "ABS" & "TCS" LIGHTS CAME ONE. I CHECKED ALL THE BRAKE SHOES, CALIPERS ETC AND FOUND THEM TO BE IN GOOD ORDER. AFTER HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC CONDUCTED IT WAS EXPLAINED THE ABS AND...
ON MARCH 27, 2004 MY WIFE NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELING STIFF ON OUR 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE "BRAKE", "ABS" & "TCS" LIGHTS CAME ONE. I CHECKED ALL THE BRAKE SHOES, CALIPERS ETC AND FOUND THEM TO BE IN GOOD ORDER. AFTER HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC CONDUCTED IT WAS EXPLAINED THE ABS AND...
1999 PONTIAC MONTANA VIN [XXX] GOOD WEATHER GOOD ROAD CONDITION. WHILE ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE A BIT AT ABOUT 60 MPH THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AS THOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. TAPPED THE BRAKES AND MADE SURE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF BUT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. PUT IT NEUTRAL AND T...
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. NEEDED REPLACEMENT AFTER LOSS OF COOLANT INTO OIL. EVEDENTLY A COMMON DEFECT. $700. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 24K MILES. DEALER FIXED. AT 79K MILES NEEDED REPLACEMENT FOR $3300. *AK
Mileage: 78,000
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. NEEDED REPLACEMENT AFTER LOSS OF COOLANT INTO OIL. EVEDENTLY A COMMON DEFECT. $700. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 24K MILES. DEALER FIXED. AT 79K MILES NEEDED REPLACEMENT FOR $3300. *AK
Mileage: 78,000
I HAVE NOTICED MY COOLANT LEVEL IS DOWN VERY OFTEN WITH THE "LOW COOLANT" LIGHT COMING ON, AS WELL. ACCORDING TO MY GM DEALER THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING COOLANT FROM MY 99 MONTANA WITH ABOUT 60K MILES. DEALER HAS INDICATED THE REPAIR OF THIS GASKET TO BE OVER $700 WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS. I...
Mileage: 53,000
THE LAST 4 CARS I HAVE OWNED HAVE BEEN GM VEHICLES. I HAVE TRIED HARD TO BE LOYAL, WHEN IN 1998, MY 1992 OLDS ACHIEVE BLEW IT'S HEAD GASKET AT 79,000 MILES. A DEFECT THAT WAS SO COMMON ON QUAD-4 ENGINES IN THESE VEHICLES THAT MANY WERE RECALLED TO BE FIZED, BEFORE 75,000 MILES......I DIDN'T KNOW U...
Mileage: 79,129
I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED ON MY 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA. THERE WERE ONLY 53,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THE REASON FOR REPLACING IT WAS BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM THAT CAUSED "GUNK" TO BUILD UP AND EVENTUALLY RUIN THE ENGINE.
Mileage: 54,000
FRONT/REAR SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT BACK TO THE LOCKING POSITION. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT WHILE DRIVING/RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 64,000
AT 54K MILES THE INTAKE GASKET REQUIRED REPLACEMENT ON A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA WITH A 3.4L ENGINE. HAD BEEN TOLD THAT IT HAD BEEN LEAKING COOLANT OUTSIDE THE ENGINE BLOCK FOR SOME TIME. LOCAL CERTIFIED MECHANIC PERFORMED GASKET REPAIR STATING THAT HE HAS REPLACE MANY GASKETS ON THE GENERAL MOTORS...
Mileage: 53,000
INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AT 35,888 MILES. DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. VEH OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO AGE. *AK
Mileage: 35,888
THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE DUE TO A LACK OF GREASE ON THE BEARING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 48,000
CRACKED INTAKE VALVE
AT ROUGHLY 2K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THEN AGAIN AT 28K MILES, ANOTHER REPLACEMENT. BOTH WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I TRIED TO GET THE LOCAL DEALER AND GM TO BUY IT BACK SINCE IT WAS UNTRUSTWORTHY FOR MY FAMILY. THE MOST MY THREATS COULD DO WAS GET AN EXTENDED 60K/$0 DEDUCTABL...
Mileage: 56,500
AT ROUGHLY 2K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THEN AGAIN AT 28K MILES, ANOTHER REPLACEMENT. BOTH WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I TRIED TO GET THE LOCAL DEALER AND GM TO BUY IT BACK SINCE IT WAS UNTRUSTWORTHY FOR MY FAMILY. THE MOST MY THREATS COULD DO WAS GET AN EXTENDED 60K/$0 DEDUCTABL...
Mileage: 56,500
ENGINE: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. I FOLLOWED THRU WITH A COMPLAINT TO THE BBB AND TO PONTIAC'S 800 NUMBER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VAN DIAGNOSED AT A GM DEALER BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE BY PONTIAC. MY DEALER QUALITY PONTIAC IN COCOA, FLORIDA LOOKED AT THE VAN AND AGREED THE INTAKE ...
Mileage: 35,000
ENGINE: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. I FOLLOWED THRU WITH A COMPLAINT TO THE BBB AND TO PONTIAC'S 800 NUMBER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VAN DIAGNOSED AT A GM DEALER BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE BY PONTIAC. MY DEALER QUALITY PONTIAC IN COCOA, FLORIDA LOOKED AT THE VAN AND AGREED THE INTAKE ...
Mileage: 35,000
ENGINE: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. I FOLLOWED THRU WITH A COMPLAINT TO THE BBB AND TO PONTIAC'S 800 NUMBER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VAN DIAGNOSED AT A GM DEALER BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE BY PONTIAC. MY DEALER QUALITY PONTIAC IN COCOA, FLORIDA LOOKED AT THE VAN AND AGREED THE INTAKE ...
Mileage: 35,000
ENGINE: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. I FOLLOWED THRU WITH A COMPLAINT TO THE BBB AND TO PONTIAC'S 800 NUMBER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VAN DIAGNOSED AT A GM DEALER BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE BY PONTIAC. MY DEALER QUALITY PONTIAC IN COCOA, FLORIDA LOOKED AT THE VAN AND AGREED THE INTAKE ...
Mileage: 35,000
ENGINE: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. I FOLLOWED THRU WITH A COMPLAINT TO THE BBB AND TO PONTIAC'S 800 NUMBER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VAN DIAGNOSED AT A GM DEALER BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE BY PONTIAC. MY DEALER QUALITY PONTIAC IN COCOA, FLORIDA LOOKED AT THE VAN AND AGREED THE INTAKE ...
Mileage: 35,000
ENGINE: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. I FOLLOWED THRU WITH A COMPLAINT TO THE BBB AND TO PONTIAC'S 800 NUMBER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VAN DIAGNOSED AT A GM DEALER BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE BY PONTIAC. MY DEALER QUALITY PONTIAC IN COCOA, FLORIDA LOOKED AT THE VAN AND AGREED THE INTAKE ...
Mileage: 35,000
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE OIL ON MY 3.4 LITER ENGINE. AFTER COMPLAINING TO PONTIAC & THE BBB, GM OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR & LEAKING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR OH DECEMBER 16, 2003. SINCE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT, KEYLESS REMOTE FAILED ON 7/15/03 &...
Mileage: 44,982
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE OIL ON MY 3.4 LITER ENGINE. AFTER COMPLAINING TO PONTIAC & THE BBB, GM OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR & LEAKING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR OH DECEMBER 16, 2003. SINCE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT, KEYLESS REMOTE FAILED ON 7/15/03 &...
Mileage: 44,982
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE OIL ON MY 3.4 LITER ENGINE. AFTER COMPLAINING TO PONTIAC & THE BBB, GM OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR & LEAKING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR OH DECEMBER 16, 2003. SINCE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT, KEYLESS REMOTE FAILED ON 7/15/03 &...
Mileage: 44,982
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE OIL ON MY 3.4 LITER ENGINE. AFTER COMPLAINING TO PONTIAC & THE BBB, GM OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR & LEAKING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR OH DECEMBER 16, 2003. SINCE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT, KEYLESS REMOTE FAILED ON 7/15/03 &...
Mileage: 44,982
MY 99 MONTANA (70,030 MILES BUT NEVER A PROBLEM) FAILED ON US ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF HAGERSTOWN MD WHILE RETURNING TO PITTSBURGH FROM OCEAN CITY ON 7/13/2003. THE SHORT STORY IS THAT THE ENGINE FAILED WITH LITTLE PRIOR WARNING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE INTAKE ...
Mileage: 70,030
LEAKING LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. HARD TO SAY HOW MUCH TO DATE HAS BEEN INTERNAL, BUT HAS NEVER DRIPPED ON GARAGE FLOOR UNTIL THIS WEEK. I LIST MILAGE FAILURE AT 38,000 MILES BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN I FIRST NOTICED COOLANT LEVEL DROPPING WITH NO VISABLE LEAKS. CURRENT MILEAGE IS APROX 60800 MILES...
Mileage: 38,000
I HAD A LOCAL GM DEALER REPAIR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON OUR 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA IN DEC. 2002. WE HAD TO HAVE THE WATER PUMP REPLACED ALSO AND HAVE THE COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED AT THE SAME TIME. THE COST OF THOSE REPAIRS WAS IN THE RANGE OF $1,000 AND WAS DONE IN A VERY SATISFACTORY MANNER BY...
Mileage: 70,000
MY WIFE AND I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002 (~53000 MILES)WE NOTICED THAT THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. SO WE ADDED COOLANT. THEN AGAIN IN NOVEMBER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN SO WE CONTACTED OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HE TOLD US THAT THE...
Mileage: 53,000
ENGINE-LOW COOLANT LIGHT EVALUATED AND FOUND TO HAVE FAULTY INTAKE GASKET-REPAIRED, WOULD LIKE GM TO COVER UNDER RECALL, SERVICE MANAGER STATED "IT HAPPENS ALOT MORE OFTEN THAN GM WANTS TO ADMIT IN THE 3.4 AND 3.8L ENGINES IN SEARCHING RECALLS, NOTED SEVERAL PETITIONS WITH SAME COMPLAINT. STEE...
Mileage: 54,530
ENGINE-LOW COOLANT LIGHT EVALUATED AND FOUND TO HAVE FAULTY INTAKE GASKET-REPAIRED, WOULD LIKE GM TO COVER UNDER RECALL, SERVICE MANAGER STATED "IT HAPPENS ALOT MORE OFTEN THAN GM WANTS TO ADMIT IN THE 3.4 AND 3.8L ENGINES IN SEARCHING RECALLS, NOTED SEVERAL PETITIONS WITH SAME COMPLAINT. STEE...
Mileage: 54,530
AS APPEARS TO BE COMMON WITH THE ENGINE IN THIS VEHICLE, THE INTAKE GASKET FAILED CAUSING DEXCOOL TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE AND THUS CONTAMINATING NOT ONLY ENGINE OIL, BUT CAUSING FAILURE OF CRITICAL INTERNAL COMPONENTS DUE TO THE FACT THAT DEXCOOL DETERIORATES/WEAKENS CERTAIN METALS, ETC. IN OUR CAS...
Mileage: 72,000
AS APPEARS TO BE COMMON WITH THE ENGINE IN THIS VEHICLE, THE INTAKE GASKET FAILED CAUSING DEXCOOL TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE AND THUS CONTAMINATING NOT ONLY ENGINE OIL, BUT CAUSING FAILURE OF CRITICAL INTERNAL COMPONENTS DUE TO THE FACT THAT DEXCOOL DETERIORATES/WEAKENS CERTAIN METALS, ETC. IN OUR CAS...
Mileage: 72,000
THERE IS A DEFECTIVE INTAKE GASKET ON 3.4L ENGINES THAT ARE INSTALLED IN MANY OF THE GM MODELS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY NUMEROUS REPAIR SHOPS AND A SERVICE MANAGER AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THAT HE REPLACES ABOUT 1 OR 2 A DAY AND CAN'T BELIEVE THAT GM HASN'T BEEN FORCED INTO A RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN 2 T...
Mileage: 53,316
COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON AND NOTICED COOLANT ALWAYS MISSING FROM COOLANT RECOVERY TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL GM DEALER AND AFTER TESTING FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING. AFTER VERY LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I C...
Mileage: 70,000
HEAT & ENGINE LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON;HEATER BLOWER INOP AT SOME SPEEDS(REPLACE INTAKE GASKET AND BLOWER FAN RESISTOR PAINT PAINT BUBBLED ON HOOD TRANSMISSION HARSH SHIFTING (FAULTY PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID) WHEEL NOISE IN BEARING (REPLACE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY) BRAKES A.B.S LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON(LOOSE W...
Mileage: 124,000
HEAT & ENGINE LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON;HEATER BLOWER INOP AT SOME SPEEDS(REPLACE INTAKE GASKET AND BLOWER FAN RESISTOR PAINT PAINT BUBBLED ON HOOD TRANSMISSION HARSH SHIFTING (FAULTY PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID) WHEEL NOISE IN BEARING (REPLACE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY) BRAKES A.B.S LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON(LOOSE W...
Mileage: 124,000
HEAT & ENGINE LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON;HEATER BLOWER INOP AT SOME SPEEDS(REPLACE INTAKE GASKET AND BLOWER FAN RESISTOR PAINT PAINT BUBBLED ON HOOD TRANSMISSION HARSH SHIFTING (FAULTY PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID) WHEEL NOISE IN BEARING (REPLACE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY) BRAKES A.B.S LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON(LOOSE W...
Mileage: 124,000
HEAT & ENGINE LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON;HEATER BLOWER INOP AT SOME SPEEDS(REPLACE INTAKE GASKET AND BLOWER FAN RESISTOR PAINT PAINT BUBBLED ON HOOD TRANSMISSION HARSH SHIFTING (FAULTY PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID) WHEEL NOISE IN BEARING (REPLACE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY) BRAKES A.B.S LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON(LOOSE W...
Mileage: 124,000
HEAT & ENGINE LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON;HEATER BLOWER INOP AT SOME SPEEDS(REPLACE INTAKE GASKET AND BLOWER FAN RESISTOR PAINT PAINT BUBBLED ON HOOD TRANSMISSION HARSH SHIFTING (FAULTY PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID) WHEEL NOISE IN BEARING (REPLACE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY) BRAKES A.B.S LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON(LOOSE W...
Mileage: 124,000
ENGINE. POOR GASKET/COOLANT DESIGN ALLOWED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE CAUSING CAM BEARINGS TO SIEZE CAUSING MY CAM SHAFT TO BREAK. VEHICLE IS STILL 1,500KM AWAY AT A DEALERSHIP WHO IS CURRENTLY REPLACING WITH NEW ENGINE. MY COST= ENGINE+LABOUR+EXTRA WEEK HOLIDAY FOR BEING STRANDED+PLANE TICKET TO ...
Mileage: 70,000
ENGINE. POOR GASKET/COOLANT DESIGN ALLOWED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE CAUSING CAM BEARINGS TO SIEZE CAUSING MY CAM SHAFT TO BREAK. VEHICLE IS STILL 1,500KM AWAY AT A DEALERSHIP WHO IS CURRENTLY REPLACING WITH NEW ENGINE. MY COST= ENGINE+LABOUR+EXTRA WEEK HOLIDAY FOR BEING STRANDED+PLANE TICKET TO ...
Mileage: 70,000
ENGINE. POOR GASKET/COOLANT DESIGN ALLOWED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE CAUSING CAM BEARINGS TO SIEZE CAUSING MY CAM SHAFT TO BREAK. VEHICLE IS STILL 1,500KM AWAY AT A DEALERSHIP WHO IS CURRENTLY REPLACING WITH NEW ENGINE. MY COST= ENGINE+LABOUR+EXTRA WEEK HOLIDAY FOR BEING STRANDED+PLANE TICKET TO ...
Mileage: 70,000
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT STUCK IN THE HOLSTER DUE TO THE BELT FRAYING ON BOTH SIDES TO RELEASE THE BELT FROM BEING STUCK IN THE HOLSTER. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 54,000
VAN SHIFTS HARD AND OFTEN MAKES A LOUD "CLUNKING" NOISE. DEALER RECOMMENDS ~ $1100 IN REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION, SEVERAL NON-DEALER REPAIR SHOPS RECOMMEND REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION FOR ~ $1400. PROBLEM STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND NOW SEEMS RELATIVELY SEVERE WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ...
Mileage: 70,000
1999 PONTIAC MONTANA EXPERIENCED NO HEATING. GARAGE STATED COOLANT HAD SLUDGE AND WAS FLUSHED AND RECHARGED. AFTER DRIVING 10 MILES TO HOME, COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND STEAM ROLLED OUT UNDER HOOD. FOUND AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING IN NUMEROUS PLACES. GARAGE SAID THEY HAVE SEEN MANY OF THES...
Mileage: 49,000
THE HEADLIGHT LENS COVERS CAME OFF BOTH HEADLIGHTS. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER GOT INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS, CAUSING THE BULBS TO STOP WORKING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. *AK
Mileage: 56,000
LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND WATER PUMP LEAKING DEXCOOL COOLANT. DEALER REPORTS OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, OIL PUMP DRIVE O-RING, AND BOTH VALVE COVERS LEAKING OIL. DON'T KNOW IF THESE OIL LEAKS ARE DUE TO GASKET & SEAL DAMAGE FROM DEXCOOL COOLANT. *LA
Mileage: 94,000
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, LATE AT TIMES. RADIO/CD SCREEN IS GARBLED LOOSE SRS CONNECTORS POWER LOCK PROBLEMS SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS *LA
Mileage: 53,000
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, LATE AT TIMES. RADIO/CD SCREEN IS GARBLED LOOSE SRS CONNECTORS POWER LOCK PROBLEMS SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS *LA
Mileage: 53,000
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, LATE AT TIMES. RADIO/CD SCREEN IS GARBLED LOOSE SRS CONNECTORS POWER LOCK PROBLEMS SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS *LA
Mileage: 53,000
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, LATE AT TIMES. RADIO/CD SCREEN IS GARBLED LOOSE SRS CONNECTORS POWER LOCK PROBLEMS SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS *LA
Mileage: 53,000
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, LATE AT TIMES. RADIO/CD SCREEN IS GARBLED LOOSE SRS CONNECTORS POWER LOCK PROBLEMS SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS *LA
Mileage: 53,000
THE TREADS SEPARATED ON ALL FOUR TIRES WITHIN 200 MILES OF EACH OTHER WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BLOW OUT. THE DATES OF OCCURRENCES: 8/5/2003, 8/9/2003, AND 8/10/2003. *AK *SCC *JB
Mileage: 20,000
VEHICLE COMES EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIR BAGS WHICH ARE LOCATED IN THE FRONT SEAT BACKS. THE PADDING WASN'T PROPERLY DESIGNED WHEN MANUFACTURED. AS A RESULT, SEAT COVER MATERIAL IS RIPPING, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY LEAVE THE BOX CONTAINING THE SIDE AIR BAG EXPOSED. ALSO, AT 33,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET...
Mileage: 34,000
VEHICLE COMES EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIR BAGS WHICH ARE LOCATED IN THE FRONT SEAT BACKS. THE PADDING WASN'T PROPERLY DESIGNED WHEN MANUFACTURED. AS A RESULT, SEAT COVER MATERIAL IS RIPPING, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY LEAVE THE BOX CONTAINING THE SIDE AIR BAG EXPOSED. ALSO, AT 33,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET...
Mileage: 34,000
THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE SEAT FRAME ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HAD A PROTRUDING EDGE MADE OF METAL THAT STICKS OUT ABOUT 7 INCHES AND IS VERY SHARP. THE METAL HAS TORE THROUGH THE MATERIAL OF THE SEAT. THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS COULD BE DEADLY IN A SIDE COLLISION. *NLM
Mileage: 80,000
COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND RADIATOR SLUDE ON 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA AS A RESULT OF DEX-COOL COOLANT
Mileage: 59,000
I HAVE JUST TAKEN IN OUR 99 MONTANA AND HAVE LEARNED THAT I HAVE AN ENGINE GASKET LEAK. THIS WILL BE THE 2ND GASKET LEAK THE ENGINE HAS INCURRED. THE FIRST ONE WAS A HEAD GASKET AND THIS MOST RECENT GASKET IS A LOWER INTAKE. THE REASON THIS CONCERNS ME IS THAT I HAD A DEAR FRIEND HAVE AN AUTOMOBI...
Mileage: 52,000
I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA THAT THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND NOTICED WATER MISSING FROM COOLANT RECOVERY TANK. THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GM DEALER. AFTER THEY TESTED IT I WAS TOLD THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLAC...
Mileage: 70,000
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING SUBFRAME FELL TO GROUND, CAUSING AND ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
I TOOK MY 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET THAT IS LEAKING. I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WAS NOT REPAIRED SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE COULD RESULT. I HAVE 63,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT RATHER A FACTOR...
Mileage: 61,139
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REDESIGNED THE GASKET. CHEVROLET OWNERS WITH 3.8L ENGINES WERE NOTIFIE...
Mileage: 70,030
TRANSMISSION QUIT RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITH NO WARNING. *PH
Mileage: 77,468
MY 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA OVERHEATED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OTHER THAN MY WIFE MENTIONING A FUNNY SMELL. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND HAVE THE COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED. HE CLAIMED DEX-COOL CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 76,005
MY 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA OVERHEATED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OTHER THAN MY WIFE MENTIONING A FUNNY SMELL. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND HAVE THE COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED. HE CLAIMED DEX-COOL CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 76,005
GMC KNEW OF A PROBLEM WITH LEAKING MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKETS. I RECENTLY HAD THE PROBLEM, PAID OVER $600 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, AND A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE ENGINE BLEW...COSTING ME CLOSE TO AN ADDITIONAL $3500. I CONTACTED GM BEFORE THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME.*AK
Mileage: 95,000
THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND ALL WE CAN SAY IS THAT 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THAT, THE CAR WAS WORKED ON BY THE DEALER TO FIX A COLANT LEAK BETWEEN THE INTAKE MANIFUL AND THE CYLINDER HEAD. WE DROVE THE CAR UP ON A STEEP HILL, THE CAR WAS PARKED AND 2 OR 3 MINUTES LATER WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR CAR'S ENGINE...
Mileage: 80,000
AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE SERVICED TO CHANGE THE OIL AND REPLACE THE AIR FILTER, I WAS DRIVING HOME A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. I HAD JUST EXITED FROM I-70 ONTO HIGHWAY 59 NORTH, WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PASS A SLOW MOVING PICKUP TRUCK. WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ON THE PEDAL IT DID NOT RETURN TO THE NORMAL POSITION...
Mileage: 55,000
LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASGET AT 44,000 MILES. WAS FOUND BY DEALER WHEN IN FOR NORMAL SERVICE. TOLD THEY LOOK FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS OUT OF WARRANTY SERVICE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 3.4L ENGINE. *AK
Mileage: 44,000
AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR PASSENGER TOUCHED THE DOOR OR DOOR SWITCH. THIS WAS ON A SMOOTH ROAD GOING STRAIGHT. THE DOOR LATCH SYSTEM WAS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL ON 8/28/02. *AK
Mileage: 43,850
1999 POTIAC MONTANA - MANIFOLD FAILURE, COOLANT LEAK. A COSTLY AND APPRANTLY FREQUENT PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 58,000
ON THE MORNING OF MAY 21, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:25 A.M. EST, MY PREGNANT WIFE OF NINE MONTHS, AND TWO CHILDREN AGES 3 AND 6 WERE DRIVING OUR 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA MINIVAN SOUTHBOUND ON US-131 IN THE GRAND RAPIDS, MI AREA. AT APPROXIMATELY MILE MARKER 85 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED FOR NO APPARENT ...
Mileage: 72,500
CAR WAS TAKING ON WATER FROM RAIN STORMS LEAKING THROUGH BODY ROOF AREA THROUGH THE CONTROL PANEL ON THE CEILING OF VEHICLE AND DRIPPING WATER RAPIDLY TO FLOOR TRAVELING DOWN THE WINDSHIELD MOLDING ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOW TRIM ON INSIDE OF DOORS. SENT IN TO BE FIXED UNDER 36,000. WARRANTY. ST...
Mileage: 30,000
THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT LOCK WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE AUTOMATIC KEY CONTROL BUTTON. *JB *TS
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT RETURN WHEN OFF, THEY RUN BUT STAY UP WHEN OFF. *JB
Mileage: 128,000
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. *NLM
Mileage: 53,900
I'VE EXPERIENCED THE WELL KNOWN (THOUSANDS AFFECTED) INTAKE GASKET LEAK ON GM'S 3.4L ENGINE. AT 75K MILES, EXPERIENCED LOW COOLANT, TOPPED OFF, BUT NO PUDDLES. AT NEXT OIL CHANGE, FOUND OIL TO BE MILKY-BROWN AND REEK OF COOLANT. DEALER SERVICE CONFIRMED INTAKE GASKET LEAK AND REPAIRED AT COST OF ...
Mileage: 75,000
MY 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN'S INTAKE CRACKED AT BETWEEN 50,000 AND 60,000 MILES. IT COST $600.00 TO REPLACE. TWO GM MECHANICS HAVE ADMITTED THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE INTAKES. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS?*JB
Mileage: 50,000
LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK AT 54000 MILES. REASON IS POOR DESIGN. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US. *JB
Mileage: 53,000
OUR 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA HAS JUST BEEN WORKED ON BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR A LEAK IN THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THEY CHARGED ME $795.00 TO FIX THIS LAST WEEK AND NOW IT IS BACK IN THE SHOP TO FIX THE COOLANT SENSOR WHICH WILL COST ANOTHER $175.00. LAST NIGHT I FOUND OUT THERE IS A PETITION ONLI...
THE VEHICLES HEAD GASKET FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BE INOPERATIVE. *NLM
I HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS, A CRACKED HEAD BECAUSE OF OVER HEATING, WATER PUMP AND HEAT SENSOR, OIL IN ONE CYLINDER, A SHORT IN THE REAR LIGHTS WITH DEALER SAYING I (SHOULD REPLACE THE LIGHTING STRUCTURE ON BOTH SIDES) $200.00. ABS SYSTEM SENSOR FRONT RIGHT SIDE WIRE BURNED THROUGH $500.00. THE $200....
I HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS, A CRACKED HEAD BECAUSE OF OVER HEATING, WATER PUMP AND HEAT SENSOR, OIL IN ONE CYLINDER, A SHORT IN THE REAR LIGHTS WITH DEALER SAYING I (SHOULD REPLACE THE LIGHTING STRUCTURE ON BOTH SIDES) $200.00. ABS SYSTEM SENSOR FRONT RIGHT SIDE WIRE BURNED THROUGH $500.00. THE $200....
I HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS, A CRACKED HEAD BECAUSE OF OVER HEATING, WATER PUMP AND HEAT SENSOR, OIL IN ONE CYLINDER, A SHORT IN THE REAR LIGHTS WITH DEALER SAYING I (SHOULD REPLACE THE LIGHTING STRUCTURE ON BOTH SIDES) $200.00. ABS SYSTEM SENSOR FRONT RIGHT SIDE WIRE BURNED THROUGH $500.00. THE $200....
WITHOUT PRIOR DIFFICULTY OR WARNING, THE STRUTS FAILED, AND THE HATCH DROPPED ON THE CONSUMER'S HEAD, KNOCKED HER TO THE GROUND AND CAUSED A SEVERE NECK INJURY. THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *JB SCC
Mileage: 54,000
WITHOUT PRIOR DIFFICULTY OR WARNING, THE STRUTS FAILED, AND THE HATCH DROPPED ON THE CONSUMER'S HEAD, KNOCKED HER TO THE GROUND AND CAUSED A SEVERE NECK INJURY. THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *JB SCC
Mileage: 54,000
I HAVE A '99 PONTIAC MONTANA WITH GM'S INFAMOUS V6 3.4L ENGINE. JUST HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET JOB AT 56.5K MILES. THIS IS A NOTED PROBLEM, WITH SUDDEN OVER HEATING AND THE CAR STOPPED ON MY WIFE. ALSO THE VEHICLE IS ON ITS THIRD TRANMISSION.*JB
Mileage: 56,500
I HAVE A '99 PONTIAC MONTANA WITH GM'S INFAMOUS V6 3.4L ENGINE. JUST HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET JOB AT 56.5K MILES. THIS IS A NOTED PROBLEM, WITH SUDDEN OVER HEATING AND THE CAR STOPPED ON MY WIFE. ALSO THE VEHICLE IS ON ITS THIRD TRANMISSION.*JB
Mileage: 56,500
LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED WATER PUMP AND INTAKE GASKET WERE LEAKING COOLANT. HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP AND RESEAL INTAKE AT 40K MILES. $1100 REPAIR
1999 PONTIAC MONATA VEHICLE IS SIMILAR TO THE 1915 OTHERS ONLINE HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/MOD_PERL/SIGNED.CGI?GMCNSMRS&1 COST $800 TO REPAIR.
Mileage: 46,000
VEHCILE IS LOSING COOLANT DISCOVERED A BAD IONTAKE GASKET. REPAIRS TOTALLED $800 BY LOCAL DELAERSHIP. RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE
Mileage: 60,000
PONTIAC MONTANA PRESENTED WITH A LOW COOLANT LIGHT,, FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY INTAKE GASKET, (REPAIRED FOR APPROX $700.) WHEN ASKED ABOUT RATE OF OCCURRENCE, GM SERVICE MANAGER STATED "IT HAPPENS A LOT MORE OFTEN THAN GM WANTS TO ADMIT IN THE 3.4L AND 3.8L ENGINES". *JB
Mileage: 53,000
FAILURE OF LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA. INTERNET SEARCH PROVIDED EVIDENCE THAT THOUSANDS OF THESE ARE FAILING AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL NOTICE TO DATE.
Mileage: 38,000
I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA AND AT 54,000 MILES BEGAN EXPERIENCING LOSS OF OIL AND COOLANT. I TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY INTAKE MANIFOLD UPPER AND LOWER GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS MY THERMOSTAT AND GASKET. QUOTE $900 FOR REPAIRS.
Mileage: 52,000
MY WIFE & I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA. IN SEPTEMBER WITH 53,000 MILES WE NOTICED THAT THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. WE ADDED COOLANT AND ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I THEN CONTACTED MY PERSONAL MECHANIC (SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY). HE TOLD ME THAT THE INT...
Mileage: 53,000
1999 PONTIAC MONTANA- COOLANT IN OIL- LEAKING INTAKE MAINIFOLD GASKET AND BAD WATER PUMP. 75,000 MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT.
Mileage: 77,100
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER UPON IMPACT, AND NIETHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. HAD A FRONT END COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEATBELT FAILED TO LOCK WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PLOWED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FRONT END. NEITHER OF VEHICLE'S FRONTAL OR REAR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PH...*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK CAUSING COOLANT FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK CAUSING COOLANT/OIL MIX INTERNALLY ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 41K. CAUGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS 900MI TRIP. WOULD HAVE LIKELY CAUSED ENGINE TO SEIZE IF NOT CAUGHT BEFORE TRIP. OIL WAS CREAMY WHITE.
Mileage: 41,050
LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK CAUSING COOLANT/OIL MIX INTERNALLY ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 41K. CAUGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS 900MI TRIP. WOULD HAVE LIKELY CAUSED ENGINE TO SEIZE IF NOT CAUGHT BEFORE TRIP. OIL WAS CREAMY WHITE.
Mileage: 41,050
WHILE DRIVING, THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. MR *JG
Mileage: 51,224
AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLES SLIDING DOOR THE PROBLEM REOCURRED, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TS *NLM
Mileage: 34,007
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE REPLACEMENT COST $2600. THIS WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL RADIATOR FAILURE, WHICH TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE ENGINE COOLANT, DESTROYING ENGINE GASKETS AND REQUIRING $1700 IN ENGINE REPAIRS. THAT'S $4300 IN ONE MONTH, ON A FOUR YEAR OLD VEHICLE. NOTE THE NUMBER OF TRANS...
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LOWER CRADLE COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER FORMATION. NLM
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM REAR, AND IN TURN COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO STAY ON, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG ALSO CAME OUT OF THE SEAT. NLM
FRONT SEAT COVER FAILED DUE TO LACK OF PADDING. NLM
THERE WAS A RATTLE OR BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD. NLM
THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT LENSE WAS CRACKED AT THE MOUNTING POINT. NLM
ROTORS AND PADS WERE FAULTY CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO MAKE NOISE. NLM
THE RADIO DISPLAY FAILED. NLM
POWER SLIDING DOOR MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. NLM
MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS VAN. SHE HAD JUST PUT THE BABY IN THE CAR SEAT , WALKED AROUND TO GET IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE DOOR FELL OFF. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE DOOR AND SHE WAS PARKED. THE PART INSIDE MISSED THE BABY. IF SHE HAD BEEN TRAVELING THE BABY COULD OF BEEN HURT . THE ...
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND WAS CAUSING FLUID TO LINK OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED.-*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL HESITATE TO SHIFT GEARS,AND WILL SHAKE IF SUDDENLY STOPPED.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 20/35MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISON AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. *YH
CONSUMER STATES SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING TWICE. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED BOTH TIMES. *TT
CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE IS LOSING COOLANT AND THERE WAS A LOUD VALVE TRAIN NOISE WHEN STARTED COLD. DEALER FOUND LEAKS OF THE GASKETS UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *TT
CONSUMER STATES THE RADIO DISPLAY FADED OUT, RADIO WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE DISPLAY STILL DOES NOT COME UP CLEARLY. THE ON STAR SYSTEM FAILED AFTER UNRELATED REPAIRS WERE MADE. *TT
CONSUMER STATES THE RADIO DISPLAY FADED OUT, RADIO WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE DISPLAY STILL DOES NOT COME UP CLEARLY. THE ON STAR SYSTEM FAILED AFTER UNRELATED REPAIRS WERE MADE. *TT
CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER ADVISED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TT
CONSUMER STATES AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED. REPLACED COMPRESSOR AND OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS. THIS REPAIR WAS MADE AFTER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ON THE VAN AND MANUFACTURER DID COVER THE REPAIR. *TT
THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR A 1999 PRODUCTION VEHICLE. BEEN TOLD BY MY SELLING DEALER THAT THE PART IS ON "NATIONAL BACK-ORDER" WITH NO EXPECTED DATE OF ARRIVIAL. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER STOPPED MAKING THE PART DUE TO A SUPPLIER FAILURE. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE D...
CAMSHAFT BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
WE HAVE BEEN PLAGED WITH COOLANT LEAKAGE FOR SOME TIME. OUR INTAKE GASKET HAS BEEN PEGGED AS THE CAUSE. WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER BE FORCED TO FOOT THE BILL FOR SOMETHING THAT IN MY MIND IS AN ASSEMBLY OR DEFECT PROBLEM. NOONE SHOULD BE HAVING TO FOOL WITH THE ENGINE ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. THIS IS ...
AFTER BEING STRUCK HEAD ON, THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING 35-40MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT OPEN. SEATBELT WAS ON AND MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND KNEES HIT THE DASH.
VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET NEED TO BE REPLACED. PER DEALER 30000 OF THESE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER.*JB
I WENT TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING OF NO HEAT COMING OUT OF HEATER ALTHOUGH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS NORMAL. THE SERVICE ADVISER SAID I PROBABLY HAD A GASKET LEAK, OPENED THE HOOD, AND IMMEDIATELY POINTED TO THE SPOT WHERE IT WAS LEAKING. IT WAS NOT LEAKING ENOUGH TO MARK THE PAVEMENT, IT WOULD JUST ...
I AM JUST WONDERING WHEN SOMETHING CAN BE ADDRESSED CONCERNING THE USE OF PLASTIC IN THE TIE ROD COMPONENTS OF THE STEERING RACK. THE TIE RODS ARE FAILING EVERY 15 TO 20 THOUSAND MILES. IT RESULTS IN HAMMERING CLUNKS TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL, AND AN INABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE DIRECTI...
CONSUMER REPORTING A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, CAUSES LEAKS AND A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*JB
SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. WHILE DRIVING DOOR OPENS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY WIPED OFF A CONNECTOR PLATE, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE ACTUATOR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK
PASSENGERS ELECTRICAL MIRROR GEAR WAS STRIPPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JG
THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR MAKES NOISE. THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. *JG
THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. *JG
CONSUMER STATED ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE MOTOR OF VEHICLE DUE TO THE GASKET MATERIAL FALLING ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. NLM DEALER FOUND AND REPLACED LEAKING INTAKE GASKETS. *TT
SUSPENSION SYSTEM COULD NOT SUPPORT 7 PASSENGERS + LUGGAGE + FUEL, WITHOUT EXCESSIVE BOUNCING, CAUSING A REDUCTION OF SPEED (10-15MPH) BELOW POSTED SPEED LIMITS. REAR BRAKES WERE NOT FULLY ENGAGING, CAUSING UNSAFE STOPPING, ESPECIALLY ON HILLS. REAR BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED MANUALLY TO IMPROVE BRAKING...
SUSPENSION SYSTEM COULD NOT SUPPORT 7 PASSENGERS + LUGGAGE + FUEL, WITHOUT EXCESSIVE BOUNCING, CAUSING A REDUCTION OF SPEED (10-15MPH) BELOW POSTED SPEED LIMITS. REAR BRAKES WERE NOT FULLY ENGAGING, CAUSING UNSAFE STOPPING, ESPECIALLY ON HILLS. REAR BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED MANUALLY TO IMPROVE BRAKING...
RECALL 02 V 027 000/AIR BAG. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER HARRY ROBINSON PONTIAC, FORTH SMITH, AR 501-646-8600, HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE RESTRAINT BELT RETRACTOR. *AK. CONSUMER S...
RECALL 02 V 027 000/AIR BAG. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER HARRY ROBINSON PONTIAC, FORTH SMITH, AR 501-646-8600, HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE RESTRAINT BELT RETRACTOR. *AK. CONSUMER S...
THE FRAME HAD 4 BREAKS WHICH 2 OCCURRED SOME TIME AGO/RUSTY/3RD BREAK ESTIMATED 2/15/02 AND FINAL BREAK 2/16/02. I WAS ADVISED BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND CAUSED BY MANUFACTURER DEFECT.*AK
INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY CRACKED WHERE PIPE IS PRESSURE FITTED INTO MANIFOLD, CAUSING ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK RAPIDLY, COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AFTER COOLANT CONTAINER WAS OVER 1/2 EMPTY. *AK
MY CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND THE SEATBELT PRETENSION IS CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON, POTENTIALLY CAN CAUSE AIRBAG TO ENGAGE. PAST 36,000 M NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND GM WILL NOT REPAIR FOR DEFECT. *AK
MY CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND THE SEATBELT PRETENSION IS CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON, POTENTIALLY CAN CAUSE AIRBAG TO ENGAGE. PAST 36,000 M NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND GM WILL NOT REPAIR FOR DEFECT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH BRAKE PEDAL UNEXPECTEDLY FELL TO THE FLOOR, AND DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE BRAKE SYSTEM. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND CAUSED A CRASH. THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURIED; 2 PEOPLE IN PONTIAC, MONTANA RECEIVED RESTRAINT RELATED CHEST INJURIES, AN...
WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR EXTREME DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WITH THE MANUFACURER. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW 2.5 YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAD TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 17 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO HAVE VARIOUS PROBLEMS FIXED: TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH 16,000 MILES, AIRBAG PROBLEM...
WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR EXTREME DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WITH THE MANUFACURER. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW 2.5 YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAD TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 17 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO HAVE VARIOUS PROBLEMS FIXED: TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH 16,000 MILES, AIRBAG PROBLEM...
WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR EXTREME DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WITH THE MANUFACURER. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW 2.5 YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAD TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 17 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO HAVE VARIOUS PROBLEMS FIXED: TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH 16,000 MILES, AIRBAG PROBLEM...
WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR EXTREME DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WITH THE MANUFACURER. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW 2.5 YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAD TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 17 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO HAVE VARIOUS PROBLEMS FIXED: TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH 16,000 MILES, AIRBAG PROBLEM...
I WRITING TO EXPRESS DISSATISFACTION 2 MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURES OCCURRED ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. THE INTAKE LEAK APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM - BUYER BEWARE. I CAN UNDERSTAND DISC PAD WEAR, BUT NOT MAJOR BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT/REPAIR. THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTED EXCESSIVE LIFTER ...
I WRITING TO EXPRESS DISSATISFACTION 2 MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURES OCCURRED ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. THE INTAKE LEAK APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM - BUYER BEWARE. I CAN UNDERSTAND DISC PAD WEAR, BUT NOT MAJOR BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT/REPAIR. THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTED EXCESSIVE LIFTER ...
I WRITING TO EXPRESS DISSATISFACTION 2 MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURES OCCURRED ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. THE INTAKE LEAK APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM - BUYER BEWARE. I CAN UNDERSTAND DISC PAD WEAR, BUT NOT MAJOR BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT/REPAIR. THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTED EXCESSIVE LIFTER ...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ANTI SKID SYSTEM MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED ABS FLUID WAS NOT FLOWING INTO MOTOR. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IN A TORRENTIAL 3-HOUR DOWNPOUR. HAD TO PULL ONTO SHOULDER AND DRIVE WITH NO FORWARD VISIBILITY UNTIL REACHING A TOWN WITH A GARAGE. THIS WAS ON HIGHWAY 77 IN SOUTH TEXAS, A VERY HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROAD. WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE AVOIDED BEING H...
MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01013 FOR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR. THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. CORNFORTH-CAMPBALL PO B0X 537 PUYALLUP WA 98371 206 845 8881 TOLL FREE 1800 573 8881. *AK
WE HAVE OCCASIONALLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD, WHINING & BANGING INTO GEAR-THIS GOES AWAY IF YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF & THEN BACK ON . IT OCCURRS AT SLOWER SPEEDS NOT HIGHWAY SPEEDS & SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY ON SHORT TRIPS OR LONGER TRIPS WITH SEVERAL STOPS. RECENTLY THERE WAS ...
WE HAVE OCCASIONALLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD, WHINING & BANGING INTO GEAR-THIS GOES AWAY IF YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF & THEN BACK ON . IT OCCURRS AT SLOWER SPEEDS NOT HIGHWAY SPEEDS & SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY ON SHORT TRIPS OR LONGER TRIPS WITH SEVERAL STOPS. RECENTLY THERE WAS ...
AIR BAG LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY. TWICE SERVICED IN THE PAST YEAR. PROBLEMS STILL PRESENT. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. *AK
PURCHAUSED USED (6 MONTHS OLD) HAVE NOW OWNED AUTO FOR 2 YEARS. AT 38000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTING SHIFTING HARSH AT TIMES, HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. ENGINE HAS STARTED ACTING AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED 3-4 TIME, DUE TO GARBBLED DISPLAY. MOS...
PURCHAUSED USED (6 MONTHS OLD) HAVE NOW OWNED AUTO FOR 2 YEARS. AT 38000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTING SHIFTING HARSH AT TIMES, HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. ENGINE HAS STARTED ACTING AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED 3-4 TIME, DUE TO GARBBLED DISPLAY. MOS...
PURCHAUSED USED (6 MONTHS OLD) HAVE NOW OWNED AUTO FOR 2 YEARS. AT 38000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTING SHIFTING HARSH AT TIMES, HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. ENGINE HAS STARTED ACTING AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED 3-4 TIME, DUE TO GARBBLED DISPLAY. MOS...
PURCHAUSED USED (6 MONTHS OLD) HAVE NOW OWNED AUTO FOR 2 YEARS. AT 38000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTING SHIFTING HARSH AT TIMES, HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. ENGINE HAS STARTED ACTING AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED 3-4 TIME, DUE TO GARBBLED DISPLAY. MOS...
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE AT 1-2 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. AND VEHICLE HIT THE CURB. CONSUMER THEN APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN, THIS TIME BRAKES ENGAGED. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK
BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT, AND THERE'S TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS, BLAMED AS A WEAR AND TEAR.*AK
BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT, AND THERE'S TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS, BLAMED AS A WEAR AND TEAR.*AK
WATER LEAK WILL CONTINUE CAUSING REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH WIRING LOCATED UNDER FLOOR. *AK
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE WHILE HAVING OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED MORE THAN 3 TIMES BY THE DEALER, WHOM I WILL NO LONGER TAKE MY VEHICLE TO FOR WORK. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING, ALONG WITH OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES PRESENTLY O...
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE WHILE HAVING OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED MORE THAN 3 TIMES BY THE DEALER, WHOM I WILL NO LONGER TAKE MY VEHICLE TO FOR WORK. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING, ALONG WITH OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES PRESENTLY O...
ALL OF THE SEATBELTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE DO NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER HAS TO FEED SEATBELT BACK INTO RETRACTOR TO AVOID BELTS FROM HANGING OUT OF VEHICLE DOOR. WHEN CHILD REACHES FORWARD SEAT BELT BELT DOES NOT TIGHTEN BACK UP AROUND CHILD. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. P...
MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE ENGINEERING OF THE SLIDING DOOR OF MY VAN. TWO WEEKS AGO MY TEN YEAR OLD SON WAS GETTING OUT OF THE VAN, HIS LEG SLIPPED IN BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE SIDE OF THE VAN. HE RECEIVEDA SEVERE GASH THAT REQUIRED TWELVE STITCHES TO CLOSE. HE WAS CUT ON THE SQUARE METAL PLATE ...
ON ONE OCCASION REAR GLASS HAS EXPLODED AND SHATTERED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED WINDOW WITHOUT CHARGES. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEAR LATER PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED, AND DEALER REFUSED TO ASSIST WITHOUT CHARGES TO CONSUMER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFOMATION ...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, AND SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK WHILE HAVING...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, AND SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK WHILE HAVING...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, AND SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK WHILE HAVING...
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON, AND TRANSMISSION ROUGHLY WILL SHIFT GEAR. VEHICLE AT DEALER, THEY WILL FLUSH FUEL INJECTORS.*AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON, AND TRANSMISSION ROUGHLY WILL SHIFT GEAR. VEHICLE AT DEALER, THEY WILL FLUSH FUEL INJECTORS.*AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPENED UP, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS A PROGRAMMING FUNCTION THAT NEEDED TO BE REPORGRAMMED, THE DOOR WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN SO CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD T...
THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH CONNECTION WAS LOOSE CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM
THE SLIDING DOOR MOTOR HAS FAILED ON 5 OCCASIONS, THE DOOR OPENS ON ITS OWN AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY, ON ONE OCCASION THE THE DOOR CLOSED ON THE CONSUMER LEFT WRIST CAUSING A SPRAIN, RECALL ISSUED 01V-067 HOWEVER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRED LATER FOR FEE PRIOR TO RECALL, ...
THE TRANSMISSION BECAME INOPERATIVE AND THE PUMP WAS NOISY. NLM
THE ECM WAS POORLY GROUNDED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK OR MISS, AFTER REPAIR THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE JERK AND MISS. NLM
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP OVER 6 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION, AND VEHICLE JUMPS AND JERKS.*AK
SLIDING DOOR LOCKS WOULD STICK WHEN USING REMOTE OR MANUAL CONTROL WHILE GETTING IN OR OUT OF VEHICLE. WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO ENTER THROUGH DRIVER/PASSENGER DOOR. HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES. EACH TIME VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM WOULD REAPPEAR. ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE SLID...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN MOTION THEY BEGIN TO INTERLOCK WITH EACH OTHER. WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BEEN FIXED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
VEHICLE WILL DRIFT BACKWARD WHEN STOPPED ON HILL IN DRIVE GEAR(FORWARD)AND WITHOUT BRAKE BEING DEPRESSED. SAME SITUATION WILL HAPPEN WHEN IN REVERSE GEAR POINTING DOWNHILL WHEN BRAKE IS LET OFF (THE VEHICLE WILL COAST IN FORWARD DIRECTION). I FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD CATCH AND PREVENT THIS MOT...
HEADLIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT THE ROAD AHEAD WHEN ON LOW BEAM. *AK
THE VAN HAS STALL/HESISTATED IN TRAFFICE WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN 8 VISITS TO TRY AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. SPARK PLUG REPLACED, PISTONS REPLACED, MOTOR REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOR A SECOND TIME.
THE VAN HAS STALL/HESISTATED IN TRAFFICE WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN 8 VISITS TO TRY AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. SPARK PLUG REPLACED, PISTONS REPLACED, MOTOR REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOR A SECOND TIME.
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER , AND VEHICLE PULLED OUT AND VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, FORCING IT INTO A DITCH HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. CONSUMER STATED THAT WERE INJURIES. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER , AND VEHICLE PULLED OUT AND VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, FORCING IT INTO A DITCH HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. CONSUMER STATED THAT WERE INJURIES. *AK
I BELEIVE THAT THIS VAN IS UN-SAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO DRIVE, WITH THE ENGINE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 024635 TIRESIZE: P21570R15)
FUEL PUMP FAILED WITH ONLY 43000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT IT IS VERY RARE FOR A FUEL PUMP TO FAIL WITH SUCH FEW MILES.REPAIR BILL FOR PROBLEM WAS $705. THE REASON I OWN NEWER VEHICLES IS SO I DO NOT HAVE TO SPEND TIME AND MONEY AT A REPAIR SHOP. WITH MY CAR PAYMENT AND THE COST OF...
AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TRAANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD IN ALL GEARS, INTERMITENTLY AFTER DRIVING AROUND TOWN AT SLOW TO MODERATE SPEEDS. *AK
SIDEWALL OF TIRE "MELTED" AT HIGHWAY SPEED DURING HOT TEMPERATURE. GENERAL TIRE REPLACED TIRE WITH NEW MODEL OF XP2000GT. I STILL HAVE 3 OF THE OLD TIRES ON MY MINIVAN, AND AM LEARY OF THIER RELIABILITY. OLD TIRE TPC SPEC 1135MS. NEW TIRE TPC SEC 1144MS. I URGE GM TO CHOOSE A SAFER TIRE TO INSTA...
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED ON JULY 12TH, 1999. ENTIRE CAR WAS SHAKING AND SMOKING BADLY, DEC. 06, 1999, MORE BRAKE REPAIRS. DEALER SAID RETAINING CLIP BROKE, RETAINING CLIP NOT ON. DEC 14, HAD A LOW BRAKE PEDAL, AND EMERGENCY BRAKES WOULD SOMETIMES GO TO THE FLOOR , AN...
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED ON JULY 12TH, 1999. ENTIRE CAR WAS SHAKING AND SMOKING BADLY, DEC. 06, 1999, MORE BRAKE REPAIRS. DEALER SAID RETAINING CLIP BROKE, RETAINING CLIP NOT ON. DEC 14, HAD A LOW BRAKE PEDAL, AND EMERGENCY BRAKES WOULD SOMETIMES GO TO THE FLOOR , AN...
AT 28,000 MILES, THE GENERAL TIRES THAT CAME W/THE VEHICLE WERE COMPLETELY BALD & HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE 80,000 MILE TIRES & HAD BEEN ROTATED NUMEROUS TIMES, THE COOLING SYSTEM: WHILE ON VACATION, THE COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATED. TOLD BY DEALER OUT OF TOWN THAT RADIATOR CAP L...
AT 28,000 MILES, THE GENERAL TIRES THAT CAME W/THE VEHICLE WERE COMPLETELY BALD & HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE 80,000 MILE TIRES & HAD BEEN ROTATED NUMEROUS TIMES, THE COOLING SYSTEM: WHILE ON VACATION, THE COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATED. TOLD BY DEALER OUT OF TOWN THAT RADIATOR CAP L...
AT 28,000 MILES, THE GENERAL TIRES THAT CAME W/THE VEHICLE WERE COMPLETELY BALD & HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE 80,000 MILE TIRES & HAD BEEN ROTATED NUMEROUS TIMES, THE COOLING SYSTEM: WHILE ON VACATION, THE COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATED. TOLD BY DEALER OUT OF TOWN THAT RADIATOR CAP L...
AT 28,000 MILES, THE GENERAL TIRES THAT CAME W/THE VEHICLE WERE COMPLETELY BALD & HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE 80,000 MILE TIRES & HAD BEEN ROTATED NUMEROUS TIMES, THE COOLING SYSTEM: WHILE ON VACATION, THE COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATED. TOLD BY DEALER OUT OF TOWN THAT RADIATOR CAP L...
AT 28,000 MILES, THE GENERAL TIRES THAT CAME W/THE VEHICLE WERE COMPLETELY BALD & HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE 80,000 MILE TIRES & HAD BEEN ROTATED NUMEROUS TIMES, THE COOLING SYSTEM: WHILE ON VACATION, THE COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATED. TOLD BY DEALER OUT OF TOWN THAT RADIATOR CAP L...
THE JACK IS NOT STURDY AND WEAK, IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE TIRE THE JACK COLLAPSED. *MJS
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH IN THE EXPRESS LANE, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT OF SEVERAL VEHICLES. CONSUMER' S VEHICLE WASN'T ABLE TO DECREASE BRAKING DISTANCE IN TIME TO KEEP IT FROM REARENDING THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WASN...
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING AND MAKES NOISE DUE TO SPARK PLUG FAILURE. YH
THE ENGINE FAILED. YH
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, PASSSENGER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN VAN WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE BECAUSE OF A HOLE IN THE AIR BAG. HOLE IN THE AIR BAG WAS ABOUT 2 INCHES WIDE. THE VAN WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN STOPPING AND ACCELERATING YOU GET A JERK AND A THUMP LIKE SOMEONE HAS HIT YOU FROM BEHIND. DEALERSHIP STATES "AFTER TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM" FOR MORE THEN 4 TIMES THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE MOVEMENT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK AND IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS KIND OF VEHICLE IN THIS MODEL YEA...
THE VAN STALLS OR HESITATES WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING OR TAKING OFF AFTER A STOP. THE VAN HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES SINCE OCTOBER OF 1999. VAN IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THIS PROBELM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE ABS TCDS AND BRAKE LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH AND STAYS LIT. WHEN IT DOES A FUSE HAS BLOWN AND AS A RESULT I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHT. I DO HAVE RUNNING LIGHTS HOWEVER. I HAVE BEEN TO ROPER GM 9 TIMES THUS FAR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WAS A LOOSE WIRE BY THE BRAKE PEDAL, A FUSE HAS BLOWN, THE WRO...
THE ABS TCDS AND BRAKE LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH AND STAYS LIT. WHEN IT DOES A FUSE HAS BLOWN AND AS A RESULT I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHT. I DO HAVE RUNNING LIGHTS HOWEVER. I HAVE BEEN TO ROPER GM 9 TIMES THUS FAR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WAS A LOOSE WIRE BY THE BRAKE PEDAL, A FUSE HAS BLOWN, THE WRO...
WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, AND GRADUALLY DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE SUDDELY ACCELERATED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A BRICK HOUSE. UPON IMPACT, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. ALSO SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT SHOWED THAT THE BRAKES WERE...
WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, AND GRADUALLY DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE SUDDELY ACCELERATED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A BRICK HOUSE. UPON IMPACT, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. ALSO SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT SHOWED THAT THE BRAKES WERE...
OIL PAN HAS HEAVY OIL RESIDUE FILM WHICH GM CLAIMS TO BE NORMAL DUE TO ALUMINUM CASTING OIL PAN DESIGN THAT ALLOWS OIL TO SEAP THROUGH THE OIL PAN. A HEAVY OIL RESIDUE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE OIL PAN DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL AND APPEARS TO BE A LEAK. BURNING OIL CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE S...
OIL PAN HAS HEAVY OIL RESIDUE FILM WHICH GM CLAIMS TO BE NORMAL DUE TO ALUMINUM CASTING OIL PAN DESIGN THAT ALLOWS OIL TO SEAP THROUGH THE OIL PAN. A HEAVY OIL RESIDUE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE OIL PAN DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL AND APPEARS TO BE A LEAK. BURNING OIL CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE S...
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY/STOPPING OR PULLING OFF OR TAKING FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE STALLS. HAS TO DRIVE WITH BOTH FEET IN ORDER TO KEEP THE RPMS UP. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER. BUT, DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY, TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT VERY ROUGH AND HARD, AND TRANSMISSION EMITS A WHINING NOISE. ONCE IT STARTS, IT CONTINUES UNTIL THE VEHICLE RESTS. ALSO, AFTER DRIVING A DISTANCE CONTINUOUSLY OF 200 MILES OR MORE, THE VEHICLE WILL CONSISTENTLY STALL AT RED LIGHTS OR STOPSIGNS UNTIL IT HAS R...
THE PROBLEM IS NOT OF A FAILURE TYPE, BUT IT IS EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOKED AT THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS GOING IN FRIDAY THE 25 OF FEBRUARY FOR A ROAD TEST WITH MY HUSBAND AND A TECHNICAN. THIS IS BEING DONE AT OTSE
THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT APPARENT REASON. YH
THE VAN WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH, TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. VAN WILL BE REPAIRED. *AK *ML
THE SLIDING DOOR OPENS BY ITSELF AT ANY TIME. THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE ENGINE IS OFF. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN OFF HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT, REGARDLESS OF WHAT POSITION THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS IN. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL, BUT I THINK IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. FOR EXAMPLE, I WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (CDC), AND WHEN WE TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO TURN OFF OUR HE...
WHEN STARTING THE IGNITION AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN CONSUMER'S FACE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT IS FORWARDED ON THE TRACK IT BECOMES EXPOSED. A CHILD FELL ON THE TRACK, RESULTING IN INJURY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON ONE SIDE OF THE BRAKES . DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS/ CALIPERS, AND PADS SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON ONE SIDE OF THE BRAKES . DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS/ CALIPERS, AND PADS SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
WHEN MAKING A NORMAL STOP DRIVER WILL HEAR A CLICK, AND FEEL BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES SOFT, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES . *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MOTOR PACK FAILED, CAUSING LEAK WHICH RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. ON 8-23-99, THE MOTOR PACK WAS REPLACED, NOW THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPS 1/4 INCH FROM FLOOR. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. *YC
WHEN THE AIR FILTER ON THESE VEHICLES ARE CHANGED. THERE IS A CLAMP AND TUBING WHICH MUST BE MOVED TO PERFORM THE CHANGE. IF THE CLAMP IS NOT PLACED BACK EXACTLY CORRECTLY, THE CAR CAN SLINK THE ACCELERATOR CABLE UNDER THE CLAMP, AND CAUSE THE CAR TO
WHILE DRIVING A SNAP WAS FELT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY TO 80MPH. DEALER IS INSPECTING AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK
DID NOT MARK CRASH, HOWEVER COULD NOT STOP IN TIME TO PREVENT HITTING CURB, MY MOTHER HAD BORROWED MY CAR. IF A CAR HAD BEEN PARKED THERE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. FAILURE WAS DUE TO BRAKE LINE WAS POSITIONED SO THAT WHEN THE WIPERS WERE RUNNING, THE ARM THAT GOES BACK AND FORTH TO ACTUATE THE DRIVE...
ALL OF THE REAR SEAT BELTS HAVE FIXED INSTEAD OF FLEXIBLE FEMALE RECEPTORS. BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT RECEPTORS ARE FIXED IN A FORWARD TILTING POSITION, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A SECURE FIT FOR A FORWARD FACING TODDLER/BOOSTER SEAT. I HAVE TRIED SEVEN DIFFERENT SEATS AND HAVE FAILED TWO NHTSA SAFETY CHE...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING CAR SOMETIMES JERKS AND WILL CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *AK
I AM NOT REALLY SURE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, SO THIS IS REALLY MORE A CONCERN AND A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE ADEQUATE STOPPING ABILITY, HOWEVER, I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM ABLE TO PRESS DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I FIND THIS DISCONCERTING BECAUSE I...
SPEEDOMETER IS TOTALLY INOPERATIVE . CONSUMER CANNOT DETERMINE SPEED OF VEHICLE, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD.
WHILE THE CHILD OPENED THE SLIDING DOOR, CHILD'S HAND GOT STUCK IN THE LOCK, CAUSING THE CHILD TO SLIDE DOWN AND SUSTAIN IINJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK PE04064.PCO
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ON APRIL 17, 1999, MY HUSBAND TRIED TO ENGAGE HIS SEATBELT PROPERLY, AND IT PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT, AND WOULDN'T GO BACK IN. ON APRIL 29, 1999, I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, LET MY KIDS OUT WITH THE POWER DOOR, MY SON TRIED TO CLOSE IT WITH THE POWER SWITCH, IT WOULDN'T CLOSE, SO HE TRIED TO CLOSE IT ...
ON APRIL 17, 1999, MY HUSBAND TRIED TO ENGAGE HIS SEATBELT PROPERLY, AND IT PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT, AND WOULDN'T GO BACK IN. ON APRIL 29, 1999, I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, LET MY KIDS OUT WITH THE POWER DOOR, MY SON TRIED TO CLOSE IT WITH THE POWER SWITCH, IT WOULDN'T CLOSE, SO HE TRIED TO CLOSE IT ...
THE REAR POWER DOOR OPENS ON COMMAND,CLOSES ON COMMAND THAN OPENS BY ITS SELF. IT WILL CLOSE ON COMMAND AGAIN , SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY CLOSED, OTHER TIMES IT WILL OPEN AGAIN. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DOOR TRIED TO OPEN AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY, BEING THE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY,THE D...
AUTO SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR FAILED. YH
TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED. *YC
POOR DRIVING PERFORMANCE: LEANS ON TURNS, TAKES BUMPS HARD, AND FEELS LIKE THE CHOKE BOTTOMS OUT. THESE PROBLEMS DID NOT EXIST AT TIME OF PURCHASE.
POOR DRIVING PERFORMANCE: LEANS ON TURNS, TAKES BUMPS HARD, AND FEELS LIKE THE CHOKE BOTTOMS OUT. THESE PROBLEMS DID NOT EXIST AT TIME OF PURCHASE.
ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, WHEN CLOSING WITH POWER SWITCH THE DOOR MAKES 2-3 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT CLOSES. DOOR HAS TO BE MANUALLY CLOSED.