Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-15 | 03V250000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | 1,707,825 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | Van crashed with damage to the front when it ran off the road and went into a culvert/ditch and air bags did not deploy… |
| 2018-11-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND HIT A TRUCK BROADSIDE. I ENDED UP HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST. NOT ONLY WAS MY SEA… |
| 2018-04-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE IN A STATIONARY MODE AFTER PARKING TO GET AIR FOR MY TIRES, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. TOOK ABOUT 20 MINUTES WI… |
| 2017-02-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN WET CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED … |
| 2016-07-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CHECK THE AIRBAGS SOMETHING WITH BRAKE LIGHT AN ELECTRICAL. |
| 2016-04-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 07349000 GM RECALL #06230 MY VAN IS LEAKING GAS AT THE INLET VALVE AND I SEE IS RECALLED… |
| 2014-12-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER HEADING HOME FROM TAKING MY SON TO THE ER, MY TEMP GAUGE STARTED TO RISE FAST TO THE RED LINES WHILE I WAS GOING … |
| 2014-11-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS(INSIDE SEAT) DEPLOYED WITHOUT A VEHICLE ACCIDENT OR COLLISION.. BOTH MY WIFE AND I WERE STRUC… |
| 2014-07-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE HAVE TO KEPT CHANGING THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN THE BACK BECAUSE THEY KEEP GOING OUT EVER FEW WEEKS. WE EVEN WENT AND BOU… |
| 2013-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. CHECKED BRAKE LIGHT BULBS AND FOUND THAT PLASTIC LAMP BASES WERE MELTED SO THE TERMINALS … |
| 2012-04-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL TANK LEAKS SEVERE WHERE FILLER TUBE ENTERS THE FUEL TANK. *TR |
| 2012-03-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | GOT INTO VAN,STARTED ENGINE AND REACHED TO GET SEATBELT WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. I WAS VERY STARTLED; EARS RINGING,L… |
| 2011-10-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VAN OVER HEATED AFTER REPLACING WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT. DEXCOOL WAS REQUIRED BY GM FOR WARRANTY CAR WAS FLUSHED OUT … |
| 2010-10-19 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 1 | A 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA WAS IN A PARKING LOT. PEOPLE SITTING IN DRIVER'S SEAT AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE IGNITION WA… |
| 2010-08-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD ROLL DOWN FINE USING THE POWER SWITCH. BUT ROLLING IT UP IS… |
| 2010-05-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | GAS LEAK ON MY 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE TANK. *TR |
| 2010-03-18 | STEERING | Yes | 4 | WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE OCT 2005, PURCHASED USED FROM A SATURN DEALERSHIP. CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A GAS TANK RECALL, … |
| 2010-02-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 1 | I OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WITH MY REMOTE AND BEGAN PLACING GROCERIES IN THE VAN. WHILE PERFORMING THIS ACTION, M… |
| 2009-12-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THERE HAS BEEN A NOTICEABLE ACCUMULATION OF WATER IN THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA. ONLY A MATTER OF TIME B… |
| 2009-11-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | FRONT HEADLIGHT HAD LOTS OF MOISTURE ON THE INTERIOR, WHICH CAUSED THE BULB TO BURN OUT. I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIR… |
| 2009-10-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT LENSES FILL WITH MOISTURE AND BLOW BULBS OUT. *TR |
| 2009-10-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHTS FILL UP WITH MOISTURE AND BLOWS HEADLIGHT BULBS OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR |
| 2009-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTR… |
| 2009-04-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WAS TOLD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. OVER A THOUSAND DOLLAR FIX WITH RELIGIOUS OIL CHANGES AND COOLANT FLUSHES, SHOU… |
| 2009-01-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I FILLED MY TANK WITH GAS AND NOTICED THE GAS ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. WITHIN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE DAYS T… |
| 2009-01-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BAD DEXCOOL. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER REPAIR FOR VEH… |
| 2008-11-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POW… |
| 2008-11-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA 3.4L SERIES "E" ENGINE. 10/15/2007 85,342 MILES. ROCKER ARM BOLTS (8MM) STRIPED OUT OF THE 1,3,5 C… |
| 2008-11-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL THROU… |
| 2008-07-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA MINIVAN HAVE HAD BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHT UNITS FILL UP WITH CONDENSATION EFFECTIVELY RUINING THE HEA… |
| 2008-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE VALVE PULLED OUT OF ROCKER ARM MID 2008 ON #2 CAL COSTING APPROX 600.00 REPAIR AGAIN IN 2009 THE #3 CYL VALVE PULLE… |
| 2008-04-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA. ON AUGUST 19TH, 2005 I HAD TO HAVE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED, THERE WERE 29,8… |
| 2008-03-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM AN OUT OF TOWN TRIP MY MESSAGE CENTER LIT UP WITH "SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM," THE ABS LI… |
| 2007-10-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN SHE LEANE… |
| 2007-09-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WIFE DETECTED A GAS SMELL FROM THE REAR OF HER VAN. SHE LET IT GO DUE TO THE RECENT FILL UP. I NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER… |
| 2007-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK. *TR |
| 2007-08-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA EXTENDED CAB. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE WAS SQUEALING, SHA… |
| 2007-07-13 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVERS WINDOW STICKS AND IS FALLING OUT. THIS SAME THING IS HAPPENING ON COMPANY VAN AND CO-WORKER WITH THE SAME STYLE… |
| 2007-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING AT 60,000 MILES. DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HAVE HEARD THIS FROM MANY SOURCES AND … |
| 2006-11-12 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE CRASH… |
| 2006-10-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED IMME… |
| 2006-10-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT BULBS CONTINUALLY BURN OUT. THE BOTTOM OF THE BULBS ARE MELTED WHEN REMOVED. ALL OTHER TAIL LIGHTS WORK F… |
| 2006-09-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. AFTER SERVICE WORK WAS PERFORMED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM IT … |
| 2006-09-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THE WIPERS ON OUR 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA WITH ROUGHLY 48000 MILES, STARTED MOVING SLOWLY EVEN WHEN SET IN THE FASTEST WIP… |
| 2006-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BRAKES LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS ON MY 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA HAVE BEEN GOING OUT PERIODICALLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. AFTER … |
| 2006-08-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MOISTURE WAS ACCUMULATING IN THE HEADLIGHTS. THE V… |
| 2006-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MOISTURE IN HEADLIGHTS, BACK BULBS CONSTANTLY BURN OUT, BACK WINDOWS OFTEN WILL NOT CLOSE. *TR |
| 2006-05-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON DRY ROADS THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO A… |
| 2006-04-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS MY SECOND PONTIAC MINI VAN WITH A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE 1994 STARTED LEAKING AT 60K MILES,MY CUR… |
| 2006-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | CELL PHONE CAR CHARGER WOULD NOT CHARGE WHEN PLUGGED INTO THE FRONT POWER SOURCE ADAPTER. GOT VEHICLE MANUAL, LOCATED … |