Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Pontiac Montana.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG ODOR… |
| 2017-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AROUND THE SEAL WHERE THE ELBOW CONNECTES,. THIS SEAL HAS BEEN DISCONUTINED. THE DEALERSHIP SA… |
| 2017-01-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE CAN CRACK AND LEAK RECALL.. I WENT OUT TO TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND SMELT GAS. LOOK… |
| 2016-11-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. … |
| 2015-05-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE RE… |
| 2015-04-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE VEHICLE DOES NOT REFLECT THE… |
| 2013-05-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REALIZED EXCESS USE OF BRAKE FLUID. TRACED PROBLEM TO LEAKING REAR BRAKE LINE - STEEL LINE CORRODED THROUGH AT AXLE CLI… |
| 2012-09-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2012, I SMELLED STRONG GAS FUMES IN MY KITCHEN WHICH IS BY MY CARPORT. I WENT OU… |
| 2011-11-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE WINDSHIELD *TGW LAST NOVEMBER, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED DIAGO… |
| 2011-09-29 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE SEAT WARMERS IN… |
| 2011-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE WINDSHIELD REPAIRED BY AN INDEPEN… |
| 2011-03-04 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | I OWN A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA AND THIS MORNING WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAG IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE EXPLODE… |
| 2011-02-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS NO LONGER WORKING PROPERLY. IT NOW GIVES ME A READING OF EITHER HAV… |
| 2011-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA EXTENDED VERSION. I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND… |
| 2010-11-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED GASOLINE OVERFLOWING FROM … |
| 2010-06-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 20 MONTHS, AND CONSTANT ABS SENSOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME. ALSO … |
| 2010-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SPORADICALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WOUL… |
| 2010-02-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNI… |
| 2009-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OUT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT IS VE… |
| 2009-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA HAS BEEN OWNED BY US SINCE NEW. IT NOW WILL NOT SHOW A VALID QUANTITY OF FUEL , THE GAUGE SH… |
| 2009-03-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. I HAVE HAD PEOPLE ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR |
| 2009-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA USED IN DEC. 2008. FIRST THE RADIO DISPLAY WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THEN AS I WAS PULLING IN… |
| 2009-02-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK ON 1ST TRY. SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE THE SEAT BELT ACTUALLY LOCKS.… |
| 2008-12-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | BOUGHT MY CAR USED IN 2006,AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON A FEW YEARS LATER,DEALER WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE I DON'T QUALIFY FOR … |
| 2008-09-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG O… |
| 2008-09-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER I SMELLED GAS AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND GAS LEAKING … |
| 2008-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT ONLY 104,000 MILES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. PROBABLY DUE TO DEXCOOL BUT UNABLE TO PARTICIPA… |
| 2008-04-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I ALSO HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE LOWER INTAKE VALVE GASKET BUT INSTEAD OF ONE TIME OF PAYING 5-700.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED I… |
| 2007-12-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR OTHER MAINTENANCE WORK, THE MECHAN… |
| 2007-06-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | WE FIRST NOTICED FUEL SMELL IN THE GARAGE. FOUND A SMALL PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE LEAK WAS COMI… |
| 2007-06-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | REF ERENCE TO COMPLAINT ODI ID NUMBER : 10133193. ON HOT DAYS WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL. THIS PROBL… |
| 2007-05-24 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND THE INTAKE GASKET HAD CORRODED… |
| 2007-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AT NIGHT, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL DI… |
| 2007-05-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA GAS GAUGE WILL SHOOT UP TO FULL AND THEN DROP TO EMPTY AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I NEVER HAVE AN ACCURAT… |
| 2007-04-23 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE CLOSING THE SLIDING DOOR THE CONTACT'S SON REACHED INTO THE VEHICLE… |
| 2007-03-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT STATED SHE TOOK THE 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA TO A MECHANIC AND THEY NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASK… |
| 2006-12-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT STOPS WORKING ON REAR DRIVER'S SIDE, THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR SO FAR. THE BULB IT… |
| 2006-12-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LOWER/UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AT 87160 MILES HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 142,500 MILES LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GA… |
| 2006-11-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE - GRINDING. *TR |
| 2006-10-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR OTHER ISSUES AT AN INDEPENDENT DEALER; COOLANT WAS OBS… |
| 2006-09-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS BURNED OUT CONTINUOUSLY, AND WERE REPLACED 20 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NO… |
| 2006-08-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | AFTER TAKING MY 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA THROUGH A CAR WASH THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED THE VAN AND TURNED IT OFF TO L… |
| 2006-06-20 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MOLDINGS ABOVE THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE TIRE FELL OFF. A NEW MOLDING (PART NUMBER 12453313) … |
| 2006-06-10 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONING DOESN'T WORK, 2) CONDENSER/COMPRESSOR FAILED. VERY COSTLY REPAIR, UNAE TO FIX IT AT THIS TIME D… |
| 2006-06-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, IT FELL OFF THE TOP AND BOTTOM TRACK. T… |
| 2006-04-28 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | THE A/C ON MY 2002 MONTANA VAN WAS BLOWING WARM IN APRIL 2006. AT THAT TIME MY VAN HAD 54K MILES ON IT. SINCE SUMMER … |
| 2006-04-20 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | (1) BOUGHT VEHICLE AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT. JUST BEFORE 32,000 MILES, THE A/C STARTED BLOW… |
| 2006-04-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SEAT COMES UNLATCHED WITHOUT ANY CAUSE OR WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE SEAT B… |
| 2006-03-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | THERE ARE 2 MAIN SAFETY CONCERNS WITH MY 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA THUNDER MINIVAN. FIRST, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIG… |
| 2006-03-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | CORROSION INSIDE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY HAS CAUSED BOTH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL. ONLY CENTER BRAKE LIGHT BAR IS FUNCTION… |