2000 Pontiac Montana

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR VENTS. DEALER DETERMINED THE REAR WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED, CAUSED BY WATER INTRUSION IN REAR QUARTER PANEL. TS

• 12/30/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LOWER INTAKE MANAFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGIN OIL.

• 12/30/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKS CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

• 12/26/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  REAR BRAKE-LIGHT SUB ASSEMBLY HOLDS BRAKE LIGHT BULBS. EVIDENTLY WHEN USED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IN METROPOLITAN AREAS SUCH AS NEW YORK METRO AND LOS ANGELES, BULB HEATING MELTS THE BULB HOLDING SUB- ASSEMBLY DIRECTLY RELEASING THE BULB CONTACTS AND CAUSING BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. BULBS CONTINUE TO TEST OK!!! ISUAL INSPECTION REVEALS MELTED PLASTIC. WRONG PLASTIC FORMULA. *AK

• 12/24/2000· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH, A CAR LOST CONTROL AND RAN INTO CENTER DIVIDER AND I COLLIDED WITH THAT CAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE BELT DID NOT HOLD MY WIFE BACK INTO HER SEAT. AIR BAGS DID GO OFF. HER FACE WAS BADLY HURT TWICE, ONCE BUY THE DASH FROM STOPPING VERY SHARPLY AND THE SEATBELT NOT HOLDING HER BACK AND THE OTHER BY THE AIR BAG SMACKING HER FACE WHEN WE COLLIDED. *AK

• 12/23/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

• 12/22/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  SEVERE CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES. THERE IS A SHORT SECTION OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES JUST FORWARD OF THE REAR CONTROL ARM THAT RUSTS OUT. *TR

• 12/22/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULBS MELTING IN THE SOCKETS. I REPLACE THEM AND THEY WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD UNTIL THEY MELT RESULTING IN THE BULB BURNING OUT AND MELTING AGAIN. *TR

• 12/20/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING, DEALER REPAIRED THE HARNESS LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THERE WAS A SPACE THAT WAS TOO LARGE FOR THE CONNECTOR THAT WOULD CAUSE IT TO ARK AND STALL THE VEHICLE. *SLC

• 12/20/2000· POWER TRAIN

  ORIGNAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AT 5700 MILES DEALER INSTALLED A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION, SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 8600 MILES. DEALER HAS INSTALLED A SECOND REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. *AK

• 12/18/2015· POWER TRAIN

  SHIFTING OUT OF PARK WHILE ENGINE NOT RUNNING WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING ON/STEPPED ON, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VAN ROLLING IN REVERSE, THANKFULLY IT WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPEN, WAS ABLE TO PUT IT BACK INTO PARK (THANK GOD).

• 12/18/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY WIFE AND I WERE ON A RURAL ROAD IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN WHEN OUR VAN STOPPED RUNNING WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. WE ENDED UP WALKING ALMOST SEVEN MILES IN BITTER COLD TO GET BACK HOME. LATER ON WE LEARNED THAT THE DEX TYPE COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE CAM TO FAIL.

• 12/18/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT GAS GAUGE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES GAS GAUGE REGISTERED EMPTY WHEN GAS TANK WAS FULL, AND FULL WHEN IT WAS EMPTY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WAS OVER $500.00. *AK

• 12/16/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  RECENTLY MY LOW COOLANT LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON IN MY 2000 GRAND AM GT (3.4 LITER). I ADDED COOLANT TO THE TANK BECAUSE IT WAS LOW, BUT WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHY I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY PUDDLES FORMING UNDERNEATH MY CAR. ALL WAS FINE TILL A FEW WEEKS LATER MY LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I LOOKED AT THE TANK AND IT WAS LOW AGAIN, BUT NO SIGNS OF WHERE THE COOLANT WAS GOING. SO, I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. AS IT TURNS OUT, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS GO BAD AT FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE, RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE OIL. SURE ENOUGH I TOOK OFF THE OIL CAP AND DISCOVERED A MILKY RESIDUE INSIDE WHERE THE OIL WAS. EVEN MY COOLANT TANK HAD SOME OF THIS IN IT. I HAD JUST CHANGED THE OIL A MONTH PRIOR AND SAW NO SIGNS OF IT, SO IT OBVIOUSLY JUST OCCURRED. I'M JUST SHOCKED THAT MY CAR HAS AROUND 50,000 MILES ON IT AND SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING TO WHERE IT COULD LITERALLY DESTROY MY ENGINE. I AM TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIRS IN A FEW DAYS BEFORE IT GETS WORSE, ESTIMATED AROUND $500. PRETTY MUCH THE GASKET IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH FLUSHING THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND CLEANING THE OIL. I'M JUST AMAZED AT HOW MANY COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ONLINE AND THAT GM HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL FOR IT.*AK

• 12/16/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE WILL NOT START. SECOND OCCURRENCE. FEARFUL OF VEHICLE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. INFORMED ON PREVIOUS FAILURE THAT PROBLEM WAS FUEL PUMP. FELL VEHICLE HAS TOO FEW MILES TO BE HAVING THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS. *AK

• 12/15/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT VEHICLE CUTTING OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC STATED WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE OIL. *AK

• 12/13/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 MONTANA VAN AND REAR-ENDED A PICKUP TRUCK. CAUSED $3700 DAMAGE, BENT IN BUMPER, RADIATOR, A/C CONDENSER, HOOD AND BROKE HEADLIGHT. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THIS INSTANCE. *TR

• 12/13/2000· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INTERLOCKED AND MANGLED. DEALER SAID THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT A FACTORY DEFECT. *AK THE PROBLEM REOCCURED AFTER THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE WIPER BLADES. *YH

• 12/12/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE CRANKCASE. THIS CAUSED HYDRAULIC LIFTER DAMAGE - LIFTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND GASKET REPLACED. ADDITIONAL ENGINE DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK

• 12/11/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WON A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA AND I NOTICED OVER THE PAST YEAR THAT I WAS LOOSING A LITTLE ANTI-FREEZE OVER TIME. THE RATE INCREASED OVER THE PAST MONTH UNTIL THE "ENGINE OVERHEATED LIGHT" CAME ON. WHEN TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND I WAS LOOSING ANTI-FREEZE THROUGH THE GASKET. THEY ALSO SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR GM 3.1 AND 3.4 LITER ENGINES. *JB

• 12/04/2008· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE DOOR HANDLES ON HER VEHICLE. SHE WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE LOCKS ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V597000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS) WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURES THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE DEFECT UNDER THIS RECALL BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT INVOLVED WITH THE PREVIOUS RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 116000. UPDATED 02-18-09 THE SLIDING DOOR DIDNOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. UPDATED 02/18/09. *JB

• 12/03/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VAN HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET THAT IS APPARENTLY EXTREMELY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT COST ME ABOUT $800 TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE AT A LOCAL MECHANIC. IT WOULD HAVE COST MORE THAN $1200 TO HAVE IT DONE AT THE DEALER. SHAME ON GM FOR NOT ISSUING A FULL RECALL FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT! *JB

• 12/03/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA AND HAVE HAD A COOLANT LEAK PROBLEM. MY VAN HAS ONLY 66K MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN IN 2 TIMES FOR COOLANT LEAKS. ON 11/26/04 I HAD A COOLANT LEAK AND HAD TO HAVE LOWER MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. ON 12/2/04, LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE INTERIOR AND NOW HAVE BAD HEATER CORE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS OF THE SAME EXACT CAUSE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COMPENSATED BACK WHAT I PAID OUT.*AK

• 11/30/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA WITH A 3.4 LITRE ENGINE WAS LEAKING FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE INTAKE GASKET WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. HE REPLACE THE INTAKE GASKET AND BOLTS. THE TOTAL COST WAS $674.94. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM V-6 ENGINES.*AK

• 11/30/2001· STRUCTURE

  WHILE PUTTING CHILD IN BACKSEAT SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR CLOSED ON CONSUMER, AND DID NOT OPEN AS IT SHOULD. INSTEAD IT PINNED HER BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME OF VEHICLE. ON 20 OCT0BER 2001 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH SAME SLIDING DOOR OPENED. BOTH RECALLS ON SLIDING DOOR HAD BEEN DONE PRIOR TO THIS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER 3 TIMES AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE, UNABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/29/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  RPM NEEDLE GOES UP AND DOWN, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON BEFORE VEHICLE STALLS. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED SIX TIMES BY SAME DEALER, AND PROBLEM COULDN'T BE FOUND. VEHICLE IS AT ANOTHER DEALER TO SEE IF THERE'S A CHANGE.*AK

• 11/28/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN FRONT OF A HOSPITAL'S PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY. A WOMAN IN A 1994 SILVERADO TRUCK REAR ENDED ME. SHE WAS TRAVELING 35MPH. DID NOT SEE STOPPED TRAFFIC. MY STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY NOR ANY OTHER AIRBAG. THE SECOND IMPACT THIS YEAR AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT INSURANCE,DEEMS VEHICLE STILL SAFE. THEY CAME AND LOOKED AT DAMAGE. KNOWING DAUGHTER SUFFERED A TBI IN MARCH FOR SAME DEFECT THEY ARE NOT RECOGNIZING. *TR

• 11/28/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  DAUGHTER 23YRS OLD. BEGAN TO CROSS INTO INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC. A WHITE TRUCK CAME TURNING LEFT HITTING THE VEHICLE TO HER RIGHT AND CLIPPING THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE PONTIAC MONTANA. THE VEHICLE TO HER RIGHT LOST A PIECE OF THE BUMPER WHICH WAS A DODGE THEY DID NOT STOP.SHE LOST CONCIOUSNESS.FOUND HERSELF STOPPED.AND TRAFFIC WAS PASSING BY HER NO ONE STOPPED.PIECES OF THE CARS WERE LEFT IN THE INTERSECTION. WE HAVE PICTURES.HER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

• 11/28/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  .A WHITE TRUCK TURNED LEFT INTO TRAFFIC. DROVE BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES HITTING THEM BOTH ABOUT 35 MPH..1 WAS A DODGE THE BUMPER AND PIECES WERE LEFT IN THE INTERSECTION.THE RIGHT FRONT END OF MY 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA WAS HIT AS THE TRUCK CONTINUED TURNING AND HEADED NORTH ON BALLENGER HWY.NO AIR BAG DEPLOYEMENT.DAUGHTER HAS A TBI. DAUGHTER WAS DRIVER. COMING HOME FROM COLLEGE.NO HELP.INSURANCE DENIES AN EVALUATION .DAUGHTER IS FAILING. WAS A COLLEGE STUDENT WORKED FULL TIME. TOLD THE IMPACT WAS NOT ENOUGH DAMAGE. PLPD INSURANCE FARM BUREAU. DISABILITY. TO DATE. *TR

• 11/27/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH DID NOT PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

• 11/27/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NOTICED THAT COOLANT HAD TO BE ADDED EVEN THOUGH NO APARENT LEAK OR OVERHEATING ON MY 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK AND WOULD COST $970 TO FIX. I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL ENGINE EITHER DUE TO THE DEX COOL COOLANT OR THE GASKET. IF THIS SIN'T FIXED, IT COULD LEAD TO BEING STRANDED OR STUCK IN A DANGEROUS LOACATION.*AK

• 11/27/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  A MALFUNCTION IS PRESENT IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM THAT CAUSES EXHAUST FUMES TO ESCAPE INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT THAT CAUSES PASSENGERS TO BECOME ILL. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 11/24/2003· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEAT BELT CLIP MALFUNCTIONED. THE PART WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

• 11/19/2009· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON. REPLACE SENSOR AND IT GOES OFF. THEN ABOUT 3MONTHS LATER IT COMES BACK ON. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR AGAIN. THIS HAS REPEATED ITSELF AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT IS BACK ON AND IS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND UNDER DASH. LIGHT IS OFF BUT CLICKING SOUND IS STILL THERE. IS IT WORKING? *TR

• 11/19/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE HAD A LOW COOLANT LEVEL. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 11/17/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  THE SUPERCHARGER IN MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP CAUGHT FIRE CAUSED AN ENGINE FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN SLOW, HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

• 11/17/2006· CHILD SEAT

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE CANOPY TOP WAS FULLY EXTENDED WITH THE CHILD IN THE SAFETY SEAT, THE SEAT FELL OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TWICE, AND SENT A REPLACEMENT CANOPY, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE CANOPY HUNG TOO LOW, AND WOULD DRAG ON THE FLOOR WHEN CARRIED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS AN EVENFLO DISCOVERY. DOM:02/15/06.

• 11/17/2005· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON. DIAGNOSIS: LEFT FRONT SEAT SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED. BELT KIT. *NM

• 11/16/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING, SPEED SLOW OR FAST. USUALLY RESTARTS AFTER TURNING OFF IGNITION, NOT ALWAYS. INFO CENTER DISPLAYS "SECURITY" OR "SERVICE TRACTION SOON". IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED 2X. DT

• 11/12/2003· POWER TRAIN

  FAILED 4T65E TRANSMISSION. REQUIRED A REBUILD. *LA

• 11/08/2001· POWER TRAIN

  I STOPPED AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY AND GOT OUT TO GET THE MAIL AND NEWSPAPER. MY 2 YEAR OLD TODDLER GOT OUT OF HER CARSEAT AND JUMPED INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE. THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING ACROSS THE STREET. I COULD ONLY RUN ALONGSIDE IN HORROR AS THE CAR DROVE INTO A DITCH ACROSS THE STREET. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMNG AT THE TIME AND NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. THAT IS WHE I LEARNED THAT OUR MINIVAN COULD HAVE THE GEAR SHIFTED ON OUR AUTOMATIC WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A MINIVAN THAT CARRIES CHILDREN ALL THE TIME.*AK

• 11/07/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCrash

  WE WERE IN A COLLISION (NOT AT FAULT) IN WHICH WE HIT HEAD ON AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS INFLATED. THE VEHICLE HAD MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE AND WE ARE WAITING IF IT IS REPAIRABLE OR WILL BE TOTALED. SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD THE AIRBAGS CHECKED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE MAJOR INJURIES, BUT DO FEEL THE INJURIES WE DID RECEIVE WOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED IF THE AIRBAGS HAD WORKED PROPERLY. MANY OF THE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT WERE SHOCKED THAT IN SUCH A COLLISION THE AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. WE FEEL THERE MUST BE SOME TYPE OF DEFECT WITH THE AIR BAGS. DT

• 11/03/2000· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER HAD REPLACED CABLES AND REINSTALLED TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS RECOGNIZED THE DEFECT, BUT HAS NOT FOUND AN ACTUAL REMEDY. WITH DEFECT CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE FULL CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT INTO AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.*AK

• 11/01/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY WIFE (DONNA)ON HER WAY TO WORK (5:30 AM), WHILE DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN ROAD AT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE JUST QUIT WITH NO INDICATIONS. MY WIFE CALLED ME AT MY WORK # AND I TOLD HER TO START THE CAR (IF IT WOULD START) AND DRIVE SLOWLY TO THE DEALER 60 MILES AWAY. AT ABOUT 6:10 AM SHE CALLED ME AGAIN BECAUSE THE CAR JUST QUIT AGAIN AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR OFF THE FREEWAY HWY 58 AND PARK. SHE WAS VERY UPSET AND SCARED BY NOW AND SHE CALLED THE GM ROADSIDE EMERGENCY # ON THE CAR WINDOW AND WAITED. THE TOW SERVICE TOWED THE CAR TO RALLY CHEVROLET THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT CAR. THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHAT CAUSED THE CAR TO QUIT. THEY REPLACED THE GAS LINE FILTER IN HOPES THIS WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS STILL IN THE CARS COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE. WE ARE BOTH AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT MAY QUIT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING THE FREEWAYS OR TRYING TO PASS ON A 2 LANE ROAD OR ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. *AK

• 10/28/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHT BULBS MELTING IN THE SOCKETS. I REPLACE THEM AND THEY WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD UNTIL THEY MELT RESULTING IN THE BULB BURNING OUT. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE IT RESULTS IN A FIRE OR AN ACCIDENT. ANY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM WILL BE APPRECIATED. *TR

• 10/28/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AT 26,000 MILES MY VAN STARTED LEAKING COOLANT, ALOT OF IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NEARBY AND THE MECHANIC TOOK A QUICK LOOK AND SAID IT WOULD NEED THE ENGINE PULLED AND ALL THE RUBBER RINGS OR GASKETS IN THE ENGINE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING AND IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HE SAID THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH BETTER QUALITY ONES BECAUSE THAT WAS THE REASON THEY WERE LEAKING, THAT THEY BROKED DOWN QUICKLY BECAUSE THEY WERE INFERIOR. AND ALL THIS WOULD COST ME AROUND $1,000. UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *AK

• 10/28/2000· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING 65 ON FREEWAY THE LEFT REAR SLIDING DOOR WINDOW EXPLODED INTO THE CAR. MY DAUGHTER WAS SEATED THERE AND RECEIVED LACERATIONS ON HER LEFT HAND AND ARM. THE GLASS SHOWERED THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH GLASS. THE NOISE AS THE WINDOW

• 10/25/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED, HAS STALLED 10 TIMES SO FAR. CONSUMER NOTICED IT NEVER STALLS IN SUNNY WEATHER, ALWAYS WHEN IT RAINS OR AFTER IT HAS RAINED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT FIND A CAUSE FOR PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/24/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LOWER INTAKE GASKET FAILED. MDEALERSHIP REPAIRED AT MY COST SHORTLY AFTER, THE CAM SHAFT BROKE. I WILL NOT PAY TO FIX. *AK

• 10/22/2004· TIRES

  WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND SEPARATED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. FIRESTONE, INSIGNIA, 21570/R15. *AK