Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-17 | 09E005000 |
STEERING | 979 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SHIFTING OUT OF PARK WHILE ENGINE NOT RUNNING WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING ON/STEPPED ON, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VAN ROLLING … |
| 2015-03-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE… |
| 2015-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I DID NOT REALIZE EVERY OWNER OF A PONTIAC MONTANA ALL HAD SAME PROBLEMS. EVERY OWNER. HERE IS ONE OF THE WEBSITES. HTT… |
| 2015-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS A ADDON FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE I SUBMITTED JUST NOW. I WANT TO POINT OUT. I WAS ALMOST KILLED WHEN I RAN OUT OF … |
| 2013-05-03 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | 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 O… |
| 2012-06-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2012-05-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THIS MORNING AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION, … |
| 2011-12-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | SEVERE CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES. THERE IS A SHORT SECTION OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES JUST FORWARD OF THE REAR CONTROL ARM… |
| 2011-05-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A TREE WHILE… |
| 2011-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA, MY LITTLE GIRL AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE THAT'S 15 MIN FROM HOME I NOTICED… |
| 2010-11-25 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA, DRIVING WESTBOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE WHEN THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE CAME UP AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIE… |
| 2010-11-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 MONTANA VAN AND REAR-ENDED A PICKUP TRUCK. CAUSED $3700 DAMAGE, BENT IN BUMPER, RA… |
| 2010-11-11 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 2 | ADDITION TO FILED AIRBAG ACCIDENTS NHTSA-FARM BUREAU-STILL INSURING THE UNSAFE VEHICLE. AS I DRIVE WITH A HEAD INJURY. … |
| 2010-11-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN FRONT OF A HOSPITAL'S PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY. A WOMAN IN A 1994 SILVERADO TRUCK REAR ENDED … |
| 2010-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR 10 MINU… |
| 2010-07-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT IN… |
| 2010-07-20 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND CREATED A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. IT WAS CAUSED BY THE RUSTED ROOF CORNERS PUSHING BOTH TOP… |
| 2010-06-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA (EXT) HAS BEEN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. I HAVE TRIED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND EFFECT, BUT NO… |
| 2010-03-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | .A WHITE TRUCK TURNED LEFT INTO TRAFFIC. DROVE BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES HITTING THEM BOTH ABOUT 35 MPH..1 WAS A DODGE THE B… |
| 2010-03-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DAUGHTER 23YRS OLD. BEGAN TO CROSS INTO INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC. A WHITE TRUCK CAME TURNING LEFT HITTING THE VEHICLE … |
| 2009-10-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON. REPLACE SENSOR AND IT GOES OFF. THEN ABOUT 3MONTHS LATER IT COMES BACK ON. DEALER REPLACED S… |
| 2009-09-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHT BULBS MELTING IN THE SOCKETS. I REPLACE THEM … |
| 2009-08-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON EVERY FEW MILES. *TR |
| 2009-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT LOCK. THE DEALER … |
| 2009-07-29 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE VEHICLE HAS A 2009 BABY TREND REARFACING INFANT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER CS3… |
| 2009-07-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA INTAKE GASKET FAILED...I'VE READ ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND JUST WANTED TO ADD MINE. I CALLED G… |
| 2009-07-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 84,000 MILES. VERY COSTLY REPAIR $1,500.00. *TR |
| 2009-04-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA THAT NEEDS AN INTAKE GASKET REPLACED. THE COMPANY SPECIFICALLY ADVISES THAT NO OTHER COOL… |
| 2008-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET FAILURE AT 125,000 MILES REPLACED AT COST OF $1100, MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS WAS COMMON PROBLEM FOR… |
| 2008-09-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE DOOR HANDLES ON HER VEH… |
| 2008-06-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR WOULD START MISSING, LIKE THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL AND THEN THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF THE AND I WOULD… |
| 2008-04-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HIGH PITCHED WHINE, THEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR |
| 2008-04-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER DAUGHTER'S LEG BECAME TRAPPED ON THE REAR SLID… |
| 2008-03-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 107K MILES IN A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR CAUSED BY FAULTY DESIGN OR THE … |
| 2008-02-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH - OPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. STARTED OFF ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO BE OCCASIONAL IN… |
| 2008-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE 3 CHILDREN, ONE DISABLED. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN FROM DAY 1 WHEN THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR BROKE TWO WEEKS AFTER PUR… |
| 2007-12-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA,IN THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATERPUMPX2 AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET X2. … |
| 2007-06-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. AS THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS CLOSING, A CHILD REACHED INTO THE V… |
| 2007-04-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 3 | WAS DRIVING, TURNED WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO RIGHT, VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESPOND AND CONTINUED TO GO LEFT, TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING.… |
| 2006-11-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. … |
| 2006-09-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ON SEPT 26, 2006, I HAVE MY PONTIAC MONTANA MY 2000 VEHICLE SERVICE IN A DEALER FOR ISSUE OF ENGINE VIBRATION OCCASIONA… |
| 2006-09-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA WHEN HE TRIED TO LOCK THE SEAT … |
| 2006-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE GASKET LEAKING COOLANT. THIS IS A GROSS MISCONDUCT ON BEHALF OF GM ALLOWING THESE TO FAIL WITHOUT ANY COMPENSAT… |
| 2006-07-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, ACCOMPANIED BY AN EXTENDED ST… |
| 2006-05-26 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE UP IN A DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE… |
| 2006-05-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | POWER SLIDING DOOR NEEDS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO REVERSE CLOSING AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HARM. FUEL LEVEL I… |
| 2006-04-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA HAS COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE THROUGH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM TODAY W… |
| 2006-03-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2000 MONTANA LEAKED COOLANT FROM LOWER INTAKE GASKET. *TS *NM |
| 2006-01-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP PROPERLY. THE CONTACT DID THE REPAIR WORK AND FOUND THE FRONT BRAK… |
| 2005-11-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | AFTER TWO RECALLS FROM GM OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. DEALER AVOIDS REPAIRS. RIGHT ELEC. SLIDING DOOR RECALLED FOR HAZARDOUS… |