Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
48
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Pontiac Montana.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE JUST TURNED OFF WHILE STARTING TO TURN A CORNER. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BREAKS, BUT THE CAR JUST ROLL… |
| 2012-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED ELECTRONICAL… |
| 2010-05-03 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | 1998 PONTIAC MONTANA,LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE MEDIAN BARRIER … |
| 2009-08-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT REDUCED SPEED THROUGH URBAN AREAS, THE VEHICLE WILL INCREASE RPMS AS IF THE ACCELERATOR IS BEING DEPRE… |
| 2009-01-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I NOTICED I HAVE BEEN USING A LOT OF ANTIFREEZE IN THE VAN BUT NO LEAKS UNDER IT. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE TO CHANGE THE… |
| 2004-06-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK |
| 2004-04-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | A YEAR AGO,I PUCHASED A PREVIOUSLY OWNED 1998 PONTIAC MONTANA TRANSPORT VAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 58,000 MILES ON IT. I … |
| 2004-03-16 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ON MARCH 16,2004 I HIT BLACK ICE IN THE ROAD,WENT OFF THE ROAD, ROLLED OVER AND BOTH FRONT DOORS CAME OPE… |
| 2004-02-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ALONG HWY 101 THE OVERHEAT LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE TEMPERATURE GAGE JUMPED TO OVER THE LIMIT. WE PULLED … |
| 2004-01-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 98001 MILES. LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT.*AK |
| 2003-12-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON OUR MONTANA FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $2500. I … |
| 2003-09-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT POWER WINDOWS. THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW STARTED STICKING HALF WAY UP. I… |
| 2003-07-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | ON JULY 18, 2003 WE TOOK OUR 1998 PONTIAC MONTANA (58,000 MILES) TO DOMAILLE BUICK-MAZDA-MITSUBISHI IN ROCHESTER, MINNE… |
| 2003-07-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | ON JULY 18, 2003 WE TOOK OUR 1998 PONTIAC MONTANA (58,000 MILES) TO DOMAILLE BUICK-MAZDA-MITSUBISHI IN ROCHESTER, MINNE… |
| 2003-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTAKE GASKET FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO OIL.68638 MILES VALVE LIFTER KNOCKING.74809 MILES STALLING OF ENGINE… |
| 2003-07-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR STALLING AT ANY SPEED. CAR STALLED,ENGINE DESTROYED.*AK |
| 2003-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CURRENTLY RUNNING, BUT NOT FOR LONG. LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON LIFTERS CLANGING. 75,000 MILE NOW..... RUNNING LIKE CRAP. … |
| 2003-05-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | 1998 MONTANA VAN WOULDN'T CRANK AT WORK, THEN WAITED AND IT CRANKED. SECOND TIME IT STOPPED IN ROAD, THEN CRANKED UP. … |
| 2003-01-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | BOTH HEADLAMP LENS FELL OFF THE REFLECTORS, THEN BULBS BURNT OUT DUE TO SNOW CONTACTING BULBS.DEALER SAYS ITS A COMON P… |
| 2003-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH |
| 2002-11-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED THE 1998 PONTIAC MONTANA IN MARCH 1998. SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR, WE HAVE HAD THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL SOC… |
| 2002-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION … |
| 2002-07-22 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | REAR SHOCK ABSORBER ON PONTIAC MONTANA LEAKED OF FLUID PER HAGGERTY PONTIAC TECH.*AK |
| 2002-07-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | SPORT MODEL. HEADLIGHT LENS POPPED OFF. MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PAY 50% DUE TO AGE OF VEHICLE. *TT |
| 2002-06-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE SHAKES AT ANY SPEED. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK |
| 2002-06-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAN BE PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS… |
| 2002-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A SNOWY DAY, MOISTURE GOT INTO SEAL AROUND LENS ON HEADLIGHTS, AND HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. DEALER CONTACT… |
| 2002-01-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | FUEL LINE DISCONNECTED BY THE FUEL FILTER. QUICK CONNECTION FAILED.*AK |
| 2002-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS BLOWN A HEAD GASKET AT 50,000 MILES WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE OR ACCIDENT AND I THE VEHICLE HAS … |
| 2001-12-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES FELL OFF WITHIN SIX MONTHS APART WHILE DRIVING; DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER… |
| 2001-04-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | OCCURRENCE HAPPENED DURING A HALE STORM. WHILE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING TO THE DOCTORS OFFFICE ON A BUSY 8-LA… |
| 2001-01-29 | SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | BOTH CLIPS ON INTEGRATED CHILD SEATS ARE BROKEN. *AK |
| 2000-11-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE CENTER SEATBELT IN THE SECOND ROW OF SEATS PULLS OUT, THEN LOCKS. YOU CANNOT RELEASE IT TO GET MORE SLACK. THE DE… |
| 2000-08-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE SAFETY HARNESS LATCHING MECHANISM ON LEFT AND CENTER INDIVIDUAL BUCKET SEATS … |
| 2000-03-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF MY VEHICLE. I PULLED OFF OF THE R… |
| 2000-03-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY FAILED. YH |
| 2000-02-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND RAN INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. NEITHER DRIVERSIDE … |
| 2000-02-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME, TRAVELING 40 MPH WITH SNOW ON ROAD AND DARK, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. D… |
| 1999-12-21 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER DOES NOT CLEAR FROST/FOG FROM PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD & WINDOW RESULTING IN DANGEROUS DRIVING … |
| 1999-01-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT-MONTANA! THE DEALER INDICATES IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF THE 02V28600. I AM … |
| 1998-11-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | N4800 COMPUTER. |
| 1998-09-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERS | No | 0 | MOTOR, ACTUATOR. COMPUTER. |
| 1998-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEFT REAR AIR PUMP. PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR--OPENS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN CLOSED. |
| 1998-02-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN MAKING… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CONTINUES TO OPEN AND CLOSE. WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, THE DOO… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | RECALL 01V264000; UPON BEING A PART OF A RECALL CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. DOOR CONTINUOUSLY OPEN… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN AND SHUT ON ITS OWN, SENSOR ON DOOR DOES NOT WORK WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING THE DOO… |