Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Pontiac Montana.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | When I start the engine & try to put in another it it nearly impossible. With engine on, it smells of gasoline! I'm afr… |
| 2020-04-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED UNDER HOOD COMPONENTS FOR YEARS. ONE DAY I STARTED IT UP AND WAS SMOKING HEAVILY. … |
| 2020-03-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND IS FLUCATING AND THE DASH READING IS SAYING THINGS. ITS ALL MESSED UP |
| 2016-03-08 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHEN IM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING 55-60 MILES AN HOUR MY VAN WILL SUDDENLY "GRAB" AND MAKE A SUDDEN STOP AND SAY SERV… |
| 2016-01-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE REAR SLIDING DOOR OPENED. THE CONT… |
| 2016-01-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | [XXX] IS IN CUSTODY AN HIS CAR IS ABOUNDED ON THE 200 BLOCK OF HOBART AN VINE ST THE VAN DO NOT HAVE ANY WINDOWS NO TA… |
| 2015-05-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION AND SHI… |
| 2015-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT 30 MILES AN HOUR, SUDDENLY THE CAR IN FRONT MADE A SUDDEN STOP, I PRESSED THE BRAKES IMMED… |
| 2015-01-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY OVERHEATING. THE THERMOSTAT ON THE DASH JUMPS ERRATICALLY AND AS SOON AS YOU SHUT THE ENGINE … |
| 2014-06-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE BY USING THE AUTOMATIC… |
| 2014-04-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEEP TURNING ON AND STAYS ON AS YOU DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SOMETIMES IT JUST TURN OFF BY ITSELF AND TU… |
| 2012-11-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REMOVING HIS SEAT BELT, HE SAW THAT THE SEA… |
| 2012-10-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CREAK,POP,CLUNK NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE IS NOTICEABLE DURING SLOW PARKING LOT MANEUVERS, … |
| 2012-01-07 | SEATS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 10 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHIC… |
| 2011-06-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR |
| 2011-03-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 3 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A DEER. THE … |
| 2011-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE S… |
| 2011-02-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRONI… |
| 2011-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY ERRONEOUSLY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION WHI… |
| 2010-12-14 | TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SINCE PURCHASING NEARLY 2 YRS AGO FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, IT HAS HAD NUMEROUS MINOR ISSUES AND SOME DANGEROUS PROBLEMS… |
| 2010-11-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE REAR SLIDING DOOR OPENED AND THE… |
| 2010-10-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CONTINUES TO OPEN AND WHEN YOU LOCK IT MANUALLY IT CHIMES WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. THE SENSO… |
| 2010-07-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE, GAS GAUGE AND/OR TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL BEGIN MOVING ERRATICALLY. IN … |
| 2010-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR SEVERAL DAYS WE NOTICED AS STRONG CHEMICAL LIKE SMELL IN THE CAR AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE MIRROR CONTROL NO LONGER… |
| 2009-11-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING… |
| 2009-08-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE AND STAY CLOSED. IF I PUSH THE BUTTON TO CLOSE IT AUTOMATICALLY, IT COMES RIG… |
| 2009-05-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH FRONT PASSENGER DOOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER D… |
| 2009-04-03 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | HAD AN ANNOYING WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VAN AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND EXTREMELY WINDY DAYS… |
| 2008-12-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD INDEPENDENTL… |
| 2008-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN ACTING UP FOR 6 - 7 MOS. AND HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN WORSE. THE CAR… |
| 2008-08-19 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 1 | THE POWER SLIDING DOORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY CAN OPEN WHILE DRIVING. OPEN AFTER CAR IS SHUT OFF. THEY ALSO DO NOT… |
| 2008-08-15 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS TO REPEATEDLY REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AN… |
| 2008-08-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | EVERY DAY. DOORS OPEN ON OWN WHILE DRIVING. TAKES 5-6 TIMES TO GET DOORS TO CLOSE WITH AUTOMATIC OPENER. *TR |
| 2008-08-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 6 | BOUGHT CAR USED. IT DINGED AND SALESMAN SAID DOOR JUST NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. WE BROUGHT IT IN 2 WEEKS LATER AS DOOR DECI… |
| 2008-06-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING. AUTOMATIC DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING… |
| 2008-05-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | SERVICE ABS & SERVICE TCS MESSAGES ON DASH. *TR |
| 2008-05-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I HAVE A PROBLEM DAILY WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR, WHEN I CLOSE THE DOOR IT COMES BACK OPEN. I HAVE TO … |
| 2008-03-19 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS | No | 0 | OUR 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 MINIVAN, LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD WITH 44,888 MILES ON IT, RECENTLY FAILED THE NORTH CAROLINA… |
| 2008-02-06 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM, WHICH IS NECESSARY IN OUR ENVIRONMENT TO CLIMB ICY OR MUDDY HI… |
| 2007-12-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | BOTH SLIDING DOORS PROBLEM MALFUNCTIONING. DRIVER SLIDER WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL YOU MANUALLY UNLOCK FROM DOOR. PASSENGER… |
| 2007-11-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | SIDE PASSENGER DOOR OPENS ON IT OWN. *TR |
| 2007-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE HAVING A PROBLEM SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT. IT S… |
| 2007-10-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 0 | THE "AIR SHOCKS" THAT PROPEL AND HOLD UP THE LIFTGATE OF OUR 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 FAILED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF… |
| 2007-03-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING, BAD SENSOR AND BROKE CABLE WAS REPLACED. *CW THE … |
| 2006-11-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE VAN MADE BY M.C. MOBILITY AND GM. MY AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPENS ITSELF AND EXECUTES THE… |
| 2006-11-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR LEFT SLIDING DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN… |
| 2006-09-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE DOOR OPENS BY ITSELF EVEN WHEN IT SHOULD BE LOCKED. *NM |
| 2006-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS HAD AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO FLICKER AND NOT REMA… |
| 2006-08-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | THE ATTACHED DATE IS THE LATEST OF THE FAILURES. I ALREADY HAD A COMPLAINT SUBMITTED REGARDING A CRASH DUE TO ABS FAIL… |
| 2006-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE WAS LOCALIZED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE … |