75 of the 1,451 complaints filed about the Pontiac Montana are about the glass, mirrors and wipers — 5% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2000.
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Crashes
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Fires
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY GEARSHIFT BROKE,FUEL GAGE DON'T WORK,MY CAR BOUNCE UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING SLIDING DOORS WON'T CLICK OPEN.WHEN START CAR UP AND PUT IN GEAR DRIVE OR REVEARSE WON'T MOVE JUST RIVE UP.
NHTSA complaint #10809377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DELAY WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, TAKE TOO LONG TO POP UP AND THAN WIPE, DESIGN SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED, THE COUPLE OF SECONDS IT TAKES FOR THE WIPERS TO MOVE FROM OFF POSITION TO WHEN YOU TURN THEM ON IS LONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON A DAY AFTER IT RAINS WHERE YOU ARE PASSED BY A VEHICLE DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE, CANNOT SEE, AND COULD POSSIBLY INJURE SOMEBODY. CONSTANTLY LOSING POWER STEERING FLUID. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE DUE TO SLIPPAGE GOT IT BACK AND STARTED TO DO SO AGAIN THE FIRST 200 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10587356 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST, BUT WHEN IT RAINS THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK OR IF THEY DO, THE STOP AND START ON THEIR OWN. NOW THEY JUST WON'T WORK IF IT EVEN SPRINKLES.
NHTSA complaint #10511571 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE WINDSHIELD *TGW LAST NOVEMBER, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED DIAGONALLY TOWARD THE LEFT LOWER CORNER. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS APPARENT THE WINDSHIELD HAD RELEASED FROM THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A GLASS REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ROOF/GLASS OPENING WAS RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACED BEFORE THEY WOULD REPLACE THE GLASS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN SPECIFYING THAT THE ROOF WAS TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE CONDITION.
NHTSA complaint #10462658 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD ROLL DOWN FINE USING THE POWER SWITCH. BUT ROLLING IT UP IS A PROBLEM. IT ROLLS UP CROOKED AND IS SLOW. HAD TO GRAB THE GLASS BY MY HAND AND HELP. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND WE REPLACED THE SLIDER FOR THE GLASS, THE OLD ONE LOOKED LOOSE AT THE JOINTS THAT SWIVEL. THE NEW MECHANISM WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND IS NOW ACTING THE SAME AS THE OLD ONE. SLOW AND CROOKED RISE. WE DID NOT CHANGE THE MOTOR, JUST THE TRACK HARDWARE.
NHTSA complaint #10365210 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY
WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND CREATED A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. IT WAS CAUSED BY THE RUSTED ROOF CORNERS PUSHING BOTH TOP CORNERS OF WINDSHIELD GLASS FORWARD. WATER WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN WINDSHIELD GLASS AND ROOF METAL DUE TO THE DEFECT DESIGN.
NHTSA complaint #10349060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY
HAD AN ANNOYING WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VAN AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND EXTREMELY WINDY DAYS. NUMEROUS COMPLAIMTS WITH NO RESULTS UNTIL WINDSHEILD WAS REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK. UPON REMOVAL OF THE WINDSHEILD, A LARGE GAP IN THE SEALANT/ADHESIVE WAS DISCOVERED AT THE BOTTOM CENTER PORTION OF THE WINSHEILD, MOST LIKELY THE START AND FINISH POINTS OF THE ROBOT. SINCE THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT PROBLEM HAS DISSAPPEARED.
NHTSA complaint #10265544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
HELLO ON 3/31/09 MY 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON I-88 HIGHWAY WITH 60 MILES PER HOUR. THE SMOKE FILLED THE CAR AND FIRE WAS SHOOTING UP AT THE BACK WINDOW WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. APPARENTLY AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE AT THE WINDSHIELD VIPER HAS STARTED THE FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10264109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVERS WINDOW STICKS AND IS FALLING OUT. THIS SAME THING IS HAPPENING ON COMPANY VAN AND CO-WORKER WITH THE SAME STYLE VEHICLE. WINDOW IN COMPANY VAN HAS HAD NEW MECHANISM AND WINDOW TRIM REPLACED AND IS DOING IT AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10220118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DRIVER SIDE WIPER ASSEMBLY BEGAN TO MOVE THE END OF THE BLADE PAST THE TOP OUTER PART OF THE WIND SHIELD A MONTH AGO AND DID NOT RETURN AS FAR DOWN OUT OF SIGHT AS PREVIOUSLY. DURING THE RAIN LAST NIGHT IT STOPPED. BLOCKED THE PASSENGER WIPER FROM MOVING AND THE PASSENGER BLADE SNAPPED OFF AND LOOSENED THE WASHER TIP. CANNOT DRIVE IN THE RAIN NOW DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY/FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER. WAITING FOR CLEAR WEATHER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I BELIEVE THIS HAS OCCURRED IN LATER YEAR GM TRUCKS BY POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET. HAD TO WAIT OUT THE RAIN FOR HOURS LAST NIGHT TO GET HOME.
NHTSA complaint #10212384 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
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 BY A FORMER BOSCH (CURRENT MANUFACTURER) VICE-PRESIDENT THAT WHEN BOSCH PURCHASED THIS MANUFACTURING LINE FROM UT AUTOMOTIVE, THEY NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED G.M. OF THE ISSUE. G.M. CHOSE TO DO NOTHING. WHILE MY CAR IS OLDER, THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN PRESENT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEWER. I AM REPORTING IT NOW BECAUSE IT IS GETTING WORSE. *TR *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07
NHTSA complaint #10202424 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH TWICE AND IT IS STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU PUT EITHER THE WINDOW DOWN IT DOES NOT GO UP. I HAVE TO SHUT THE MOTOR OFF TO GET THEM UP. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAY UP WHEN YOU SWITCH THEM OFF. I HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE HOME IS. BECAUSE OF THIS I DO NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE MUCH. THE BACK POWER WINDOWS ARE MESSED UP. IF YOU OPEN THEM THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THEY WILL CLOSE. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE. THIS VAN WAS BOUGHT NEW IT IS NOW 7 YRS OLD HAS LESS THEN 55,000 MILES BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN PARKED OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST 2YRS. BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST IT. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER ONE.
NHTSA complaint #10182218 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH TWICE AND IT IS STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU PUT EITHER THE WINDOW DOWN IT DOES NOT GO UP. I HAVE TO SHUT THE MOTOR OFF TO GET THEM UP. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAY UP WHEN YOU SWITCH THEM OFF. I HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE HOME IS. BECAUSE OF THIS I DO NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE MUCH. THE BACK POWER WINDOWS ARE MESSED UP. IF YOU OPEN THEM THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THEY WILL CLOSE. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE. THIS VAN WAS BOUGHT NEW IT IS NOW 7 YRS OLD HAS LESS THEN 55,000 MILES BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN PARKED OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST 2YRS. BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST IT. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER ONE.
NHTSA complaint #10182218 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WIPERS ON OUR 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA WITH ROUGHLY 48000 MILES, STARTED MOVING SLOWLY EVEN WHEN SET IN THE FASTEST WIPER SETTING. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE THAT REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR. WIPERS WERE STILL SLOW. TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER ON 10/4/06. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AND GREASED THE MECHANICAL ARMS (WIPER TRANSMISSION). A FEW DAYS LATER IN A DRIVING RAIN THE WIPERS STOPPED MOVING COMPLETELY. TOOK IT BACK TO THE GM DEALER 10/16/06. THEY REPLACED THE WIPER TRANSMISSION AND WIPER MOTOR FOR A BILL IN EXCESS OF $1000. THE WIPER TRANSMISSION WAS BINDING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE STEM THAT THE WIPER ARM ATTACHES TO.
NHTSA complaint #10176862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE DURING ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE ON THE DRIVER SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE, AND IN THE REAR VENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, WHO COULD NOT BE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AND A CLAIM # WAS PROVIDED.
NHTSA complaint #10174568 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
2006 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED THE WINDOW WAS FAULTY. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR WINDOW REPAIR. *KB
NHTSA complaint #10169044 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
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.
NHTSA complaint #10161480 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
SEVERAL TIMES NOW, BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC WINDOW SWITCH HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WILL BECAME STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF SEVERE RAIN STORM HERE IN FLORIDA. THE WINDOW WAS DOWN ALL THE WAY AND MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE BACK GOT VERY WET. THE SWITCH MOTOR ( ELECTRICAL PANEL ON THE DOOR) HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THERE AFTER, STILL DIDN'T WORK CORRECTLY.
NHTSA complaint #10159631 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THERE ARE 2 MAIN SAFETY CONCERNS WITH MY 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA THUNDER MINIVAN. FIRST, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT. EVEN WITH REPLACEMENT OF BULB AND FUSE, THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. FROM RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT AND A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!! SECOND, THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK. AGAIN, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA PROBLEM, AND AGAIN, IS A SAFETY CONCERN.
NHTSA complaint #10153220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FREEZE UP IN THE WINTER, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. THEY ARE RECESSED DOWN TOO FAR AND RECEIVE NO HEAT FROM THE DEFROSTER TO KEEP THEM FROM FREEZING UP.
NHTSA complaint #10139386 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.