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1997 Pontiac Montana

Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
18
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2004-12-22 04V597000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH 717,302 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2008-01-21 STRUCTURE No 0 I RECENTLY SAW THAT TOYOTA VOLUNTARILY RECALLED SOME OF THEIR VEHICLES DUE TO FAILURES OF THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THEIR SP…
2006-03-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 ANTIFREEZE LEAK; LEAD TO REPLACEMENT OF LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (VERY COSTLY) ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. NEEDS REPLACING …
2005-07-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 PONTIAC TRANSPORT MONTANA WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT FOR 1/2 HOUR OR SO AND BECAME INGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE MARSHALL T…
2005-05-12 SEAT BELTS No 0 DT CONTACT STATES HIS PASSENGER SAFETY BELT IN HIS VEHICLE IS LOCKED, ORIGINALLY DESIGNED A CHILD SAFETY FEATURE. THE…
2005-02-13 AIR BAGS Yes 2 DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE FREEWAY, VEARING TO THE RIGHT AND I REARENDED A CAR. THE SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK AND THE AIRBAGS…
2004-06-15 SUSPENSION No 0 INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY MAKING A LEFT TURN, OR WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHILE IN MOTION . CONSUME…
2004-01-02 EQUIPMENT No 0 THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR IS THAT WHEN MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS, GOING APPROX 5-10 MILES …
2003-07-15 STRUCTURE No 0 A/C HEAT - AIR CONDITIONING / HEAT UNIT IN REAR OF VAN FAILED IN 2001. HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED TO DATE. …
2003-07-14 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 WE HAVE HAD LENS COVERS FALL OFF BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHTS. WHAT SHOULD NORMALLY BE A VERY LOW COST FIX HAS RESULTED IN RE…
2003-06-17 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 I HAVE A 1997 PONTIAC MONTANA MINIVAN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE THE DREADED INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. IT APPEARS THAT T…
2003-05-15 SUSPENSION No 0 LENS COVER OVER THE HEADLIGHTS FELL OUT OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON SEPERATE OCCCASIONS. I HAD TO BUY THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT AS…
2003-02-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 THE HEADLIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FELL OUT AFTER THE TRUNK WAS CLOS…
2002-10-28 VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR No 0 CONSUMER STATES, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HANDLE WHEN IS CLOSE MANUAL MAY CATCH YOUR FINGER AND HAVE A SERIOUS ACCI…
2002-09-08 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 BLOWN HEAD GASKET AFTER ONLY 50,000 MILES. NOT TO MENTION I HAD A BLOWN MANIFOLD GASKET 6 MONTHS BEFORE THIS!. *NLM
2002-04-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE LEAKS FUEL FROM THE ENGINE. *TS
2002-04-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS DAMAGED YET NO PARTS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT US. IS THIS A KNOWN FACT TO GM? IS THIS A RECALL IT…
2001-01-25 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 A REMOTE CONTROL WAS USED TO OPEN AND CLOSE SLIDING DOOR, REMOTE CONTROL JUST STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER HAS TO MANUAL…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. MR. *AK