Ford F-550 SD vs Pontiac Montana

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Ford F-550 SD	Pontiac Montana
Complaints on file	613	1,451
Model years covered	1997–2026	1997–2008
Worst model year	1999	2000
Best model year	2005	2006
Crashes reported	16	98
Fires reported	45	18
Injuries reported	21	117
Deaths reported	1	6
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	13.5%	16.5%

Ford F-550 SD by year

2 92 85 35 31 40 67 41 55 25 31 1 2 4 8 3 10 18 4 5 4 7 16 15 1 5 3 3

97 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 185 30.2%

Engine & Cooling 107 17.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 64 10.4%

Tires 63 10.3%

Electrical System 36 5.9%

Brakes 31 5.1%

Wheels 26 4.2%

Suspension 20 3.3%

Pontiac Montana by year

25 62 329 310 208 161 117 46 130 61 2

97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 08

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 300 20.7%

Body & Structure 122 8.4%

Electrical System 120 8.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 102 7.0%

Airbags 99 6.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 99 6.8%

Brakes 93 6.4%

Doors, Latches & Locks 77 5.3%