30 of the 1,451 complaints filed about the Pontiac Montana are about the tires — 2% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2000.
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Crashes
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Fires
TIRES
TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF EXTREME SIDEWALL SPLITS THAT COULD HAVE LED TO TIRE BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TIRES WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO STORE WHERE BOUGHT ALTHOUGH NOT OPTIMISTIC THEY WILL REPLACE THEM. DUNLOP SIGNATURE SERIES II ALL SEASON
NHTSA complaint #10818124 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
I PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TOURING TIRES (P225/60R17 98T) FROM SAM'S CLUB IN MAY, 2011. THEY'VE BEEN REGULARLY INSPECTED, BALANCED AND ROTATED AS PART OF SAM'S CLUB TIRE WARRANTIES. ON JANUARY 28, 2011, WE HAPPENED TO PARK THE VAN JUST RIGHT SO THAT THE TIRES WERE TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. AT THAT TIME IT WAS VISIBLY NOTICEABLE THAT THERE WAS A HUGE PIECE OF RUBBER MISSING (ABOUT 3-4 INCHES LONG AND 3 INCHES WIDE) FROM THE SIDEWALL AND METAL WAS EXPOSED. WE TOOK THE VAN TO SAM'S WHERE THEY FIRST TRIED TO SAY IT WAS DUE TO ALIGNMENT ISSUES (THE VAN HAD RECENTLY HAD THE ALIGNMENT FIXED), BUT WHEN IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS NOT WORN COMPLETELY AROUND AND ONLY ON ONE SPOT, THEY REPLACED THE TIRE. WE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER, I WOKE UP TO DRIVE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND TIRE #2 WAS FLAT. BROUGHT IT IN TO SAM'S, THEY FOUND A NAIL OR SOMETHING IN IT, AND PLUGGED IT. BUT WHEN THEY TESTED IT LATER, IT WASN'T HOLDING AIR. THE SIDEWALL HAD A CRACK IN IT, NOT REPLACEABLE. CHANGED TIRE #2. APRIL 30, TRY TO LEAVE TO PICK UP KIDS FROM SCHOOL, TIRE #3 IS FLAT (HAD JUST DRIVEN ON IT THAT MORNING). TAKE IT TO SAM'S, HUGE CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL. AT THIS POINT, ITS NOT REALLY FUNNY ANYMORE. WONDERING WHAT KIND OF RECALL THIS TIRE MAY BE UNDER BECAUSE ITS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE STORE ANYMORE. JUNE 24, THE VAN WAS SHAKING AS WE WERE DRIVING, PULLED OVER, AND SURE ENOUGH, HUGE GASH OF EXPOSED METAL ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. FOUR TIRES IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS, RUINED. TIRES RATED FOR 70,000 MILES AND WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON THEM. ALL HOLES, CRACKS, OR EXPOSED METAL ARE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL WHERE THE TIRE HAD STARTED TO BULGE. THANKFULLY, WE CAUGHT IT JUST IN TIME OR WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT! SO DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS TIRE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AND THAT I'VE STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES!!
NHTSA complaint #10521714 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
2006 PONTIAC MONTANA, UNIT 1 WAS WESTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN THE LEFT LANE AT THE 136.9 MILEPOST. UNIT 1 HAD IT'S LEFT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT, LOST CONTROL, WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK THE MEDIAN BARRIER. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0184-90)*JB UPDATED 04/22/11
NHTSA complaint #10394931 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
1998 PONTIAC MONTANA,LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE MEDIAN BARRIER *BF OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT # 10-0246-90.
NHTSA complaint #10340075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
I RECENTLY SAW THAT TOYOTA VOLUNTARILY RECALLED SOME OF THEIR VEHICLES DUE TO FAILURES OF THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THEIR SPARE TIRES IN PLACE. I HAD THIS EXACT SAME FAILURE OCCUR TO ME ON A 1997 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN. THE ACTUAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON 1/21/08. I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE SPARE TIRE SUDDENLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FELL ONTO THE GROUND. THE METAL CABLE ON THE SPARE TIRE WINCH HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND ALLOWED THE TIRE TO FALL. HAD THIS HAPPENED EVEN 20 MINUTES EARLIER, WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE TIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN BOUNCING AROUND ON THE HIGHWAY, IN MOVING TRAFFIC. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS LIKELY A GENERIC GM PROBLEM AND THE CHANCE OF SOMEONE GETTING SERIOUSLY INJURED, OR WORSE, WAS VERY HIGH IF A SPARE TIRE WAS BOUNCING LOOSE ON THE HIGHWAY. ON 2/6/08, I PERSONALLY REPORTED THIS INFORMATION TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD REPORT THE INFORMATION TO GENERAL MOTORS. ON 2/25/08, I EMAILED MY CONTACT AT THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY HAD GOTTEN ANY RESPONSE FROM GM. I NEVER GOT A RESPONSE TO THAT EMAIL. ON 3/4/08, I CALLED PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REITERATED MY CONCERN WITH THE DEFICIENT GM DESIGN. I WAS ASSIGNED REFERENCE NUMBER 71-608132149. I SPOKE TO A COUPLE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE TYPES, THE LAST BEING A SUPERVISOR SUPPOSEDLY. HE INFORMED ME HE DID NOT INTEND TO TAKE THIS MATTER (MY CONCERN) ANY FURTHER IN THE GM ORGANIZATION, THAT HE WOULD PERSONALLY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INJURIES RESULTING FROM FAILED SPARE TIRE WINCHES ON PONTIACS. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, GM HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS TOYOTA. TOYOTA HAS RECALLED THEIR VEHICLES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, GM HAS DONE NOTHING. I NEVER GOT A RECALL NOTICE. THIS ISSUE IS OUT THERE AND SOMEONE COULD VERY LIKELY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE IF GM DOES NOT ADDRESS IT.
NHTSA complaint #10329297 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ALL FOUR BIG O EURO TOUR TIRES PURCHASED AND A YEAR LATER, THE TREAD BELT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. NARROWLY AVOIDING A COLLISION I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO THE BIG O RETAIL CENTER, WHERE MY WARRANTY WAS NOT HONORED. NOT IN A POSITION TO DRIVE ELSEWHERE, I PURCHASED TWO NEW BIG O ASPEN TIRES. A YEAR LATER, THE TREAD BELT SEPARATING FROM THE TIRES ON THE OTHER TWO BIG O EURO TOUR TIRES. THESE TIRES WERE LISTED IN A RECALL JUST MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE, YET I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10208071 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, I HAVE HAD 2 BULGES ON THE SIDEWALLS OF MY TIRES AS WELL AS A FLAT (AGAIN ON THE SIDEWALL PORTION OF THE TIRE), WHICH APPEAR TO BE A RESULT OF PRODUCT FAILURE. THE MASTERCRAFT SENSYS 01 215/70R15 WERE INSTALLED AT A DEALERSHIP ON THE FRONT OF MY 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA. UPON RETURN TO THE DEALER, HE REPLACED THE FAULTY TIRES AND RETURNED THEM TO THE DISTRIBUTOR. THE DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED ONE AT NO CHARGE TO THE DEALER AND CHARGED HIM FOR THE ONE WITH THE BULGE. THE OTHER TIRE WITH THE BULGE IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP, WAITING FOR A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR TO VIEW IT, PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT.
NHTSA complaint #10197998 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND THE INTAKE GASKET HAD CORRODED FROM A COOLING LEAK. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND THE ONLY COOLANT THAT THE DEALER IS TELLING HER TO USE IS DEX COOL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF COOLANT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE FAILURES AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME OTHER TYPE OF COOLANT TO USE. SHE STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS SIGNS OF CORROSION, THE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AND PREVENTS HER FROM KNOWING THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE HUB IS LOOSE, THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE FOR THE TEMPERATURE AND COMPASS HAS FAILED, AND THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS A HOLE IN THE HOSE. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, SINCE THE CONTACT CHANGED HER OWN OIL, THAT IS THE REASON SHE IS EXPERIENCING SO MANY FAILURES. THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT LIABLE. THE VIN IS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
NHTSA complaint #10192771 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE CAME APART ON INSIDE OF TIRE, THIS IS THE SECOND ONE IT HAPPENED TO, THE FIRST TIME WAS LAST SPRING, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I LOOKED ON THIS WEB SITE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR OTHER COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TIRE, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY. WE HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AT SAM'S CLUB WHERE WE HAD PURCHASED THE TIRES.
NHTSA complaint #10170224 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS HAD AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO FLICKER AND NOT REMAIN ILLUMINATED. PREVIOUSLY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER TWELVE TIMES, BUT WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. UPDATED 10/14/2006 - THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TO TRY TO ALLEVIATE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE REAR POWER WINDOWS SOMETIME WOULD NOT OPEN OR SHUT, THE REAR WASHER AND WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRES, MOTORS REGULATORS, ETC. BU THE PROBLEMS RECURRED. THE CONSUEMR WAS GIVEN A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE TIRES STARTED CUPPING AND CAUSED SERIOUS ROAD NOISE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK OIL. THE DEALR REPLACED THE MAIN SEAL.
NHTSA complaint #10167895 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TRIPLE TREAD---P215 70R15 SIDEWALL BLEW OUT ---25000 MILES---VERTICAL STRAIGHT LINE FAILURE-- INSIDE OUT IN NATURE.
NHTSA complaint #10163950 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
RE; TIRE FAILURE OF TBC CORPORATION ULTREX IV P215/70R15 97S, DOT # A3M3 3JY 1003. I HAD THESE TIRES ON MY PONTIAC MONTANA AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES ON THEM. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD SOME MILES THERE WAS STILL PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT. WHILE DRIVING, A VIBRATION OCCURS THAT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A TIRE BALANCE PROBLEM. THIS IS EVIDENT WHILE GOING SLOW AND MAKES THE VEHICLE WIGGLE OR VAVE THEN AS SPEED INCREASES IT BECOMES RATHER SEVERE VIBRATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS WITH THESE TIRES. THE FIRST TIME WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE SECOND TIME APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO ANOTHER TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. IN BOTH CASES THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON. THE TREAD JUST PEELED OFF LIKE THEY WERE RECAPPED TIRES CAUSING COSMETIC DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. FROM THE LOOK OF THE REMAINING CARCASS I WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE DRIVEN ANY FURTHER ON IT AND FEEL LUCKY THAT THE TIRE KEPT PRESSURE AND DIDN'T BLOW OUT. I HAVE SINCE REMOVED THE REMAINING TWO TIRES FROM MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. IF THIS HAD ONLY HAPPENED ONCE I WOULDN'T BE TELLING YOU THIS STORY BUT TWO TIMES WITH THE EXACT SAME OCCURRENCE SEEMS MORE THAT JUST A COINCIDENCE. I HAVE MADE A CLAIM TO TBC FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT AND AM CURRENTLY HOLDING THAT TIRE IN CASE THEY NEED IT TO PROCESS MY CLAIM.
NHTSA complaint #10159379 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH, ON NEWLY PURCHASED SNOW TIRES, ROAD DEBRIS WAS NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR INSPECTION AND ALL FOUR TIRES SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION ON THE SIDEWALL. AFTER REPLACING THE TIRES WITH THE SAME BRAND, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE ROUGHLY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 50MPH, IT RODE AS IF THE TIRES WERE UNEVEN. AT THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC NOTICED BUBBLES ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES WERE RETURNED TO THE TIRE DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE TRADED FOR A DIFFERENT BRAND. THE TIRES ARE MADE OF RECYCLED MATERIAL AND ARE MANUFACTURED BY GREEN DIAMOND. THE TIRE SIZE IS 215/70/R15.
NHTSA complaint #10157010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
UPON WASHING MY 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA MINIVAN TODAY, I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE (GENERAL XP2000 GT - P215/70R15) HAS APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES OF SIDEWALL SEPARATION. I COMMUTE 2 HOURS TO WORK EACH DAY ON THE INTERSTATE AND WOULD NOT HAVE NOTICED THIS IF I HAD NOT BEEN WASHING MY TIRES. MY HUSBAND INSPECTS THE TREAD AND AIR FREQUENTLY. I SHUTTER TO THINK WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED TO ME OR ANY OF MY FOUR CHILDREN HAD THIS GONE UNDETECTED. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE LAST FALL FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP. MY HUSBAND SPECIFICALLY ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THE TIRES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GM CERTIFIED AND HAD AT LEAST 50,000 MILES WORTH OF WEAR LEFT ON THEM.
NHTSA complaint #10130703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
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.
NHTSA complaint #10097489 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GENERAL TIRES, XP200 , P215/70R15. THESE TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION, AND DEVELOPING A BULGE IN BOTH REAR TIRES.
NHTSA complaint #10075583 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
I RENTED A 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN FROM ALAMO CAR RENTAL IN MAY, 2003. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM ARIZONA WITH FOUR OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS ON A CLEAR DAY, WITH GOOD ROAD CONDITION, AND WITHIN SPEED LIMIT; THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT AND RESULTED IN A ROLL-OVER. THE TIRE BRAND WAS GENERAL. EVENTHOUGH THE POLICE INFORMED ALAMO THAT THE POLICE NEEDED TO RETAIN THE VAN TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE BLOW-OUT, ALAMO INSISTED ON RETRIEVING THE VAN. THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO MY WRITTEN OR PHONE REQUESTS FOR ACCESS TO THE TIRE AND PROCEEDED TO SALVAGE THE VAN. NOT ONLY THAT BUT THE SECOND VAN ALAMO SENT TO ME AT THE ACCIDENT SITE HAD LOW AIR PRESSURE ON ALL FOUR TIRES AND CONVEXITIES ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. FROM SEARCHING YOUR SITE, I FOUND THAT VANS HAVE A HIGHER ROLL-OVER RATE THAN PASSENGER CARS. FURTHERMORE, THERE HAVE BEEN INCIDENCES OF SIDEWALL BUBBLES AND CONVEXITIES AS WELL AS TREAD SEPARATION OF GENERAL TIRES (IN ONE SITUATION, EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED). MY WISH IS FOR ALAMO TO HAVE BETTER SAFETY INSPECTION OF ITS VEHICLES AND TO REMEDY ITS QUESTIONABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES.
NHTSA complaint #10063895 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
THREE OUT OF THE FOUR TIRES DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL .
NHTSA complaint #10053599 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. GENERAL GT2000 TIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10038447 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
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
NHTSA complaint #10033929 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.