Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Designed to fail catastrophically - 2002 Pontiac Montana
  By Saaphiel - June 25 - 4:03 am

  For the longest time, the van seemed to be doing all right. Certainly it was comfy to drive, mileage was great, but then things started breaking. A/C, door seals, ABS light, headlights full of water after rain causing me to buy new halogen bulbs every month, various electrical gremlins. The final nail in the coffin was the gaskets failing. Plenty of oil and plenty of coolant, suddenly mixed together then cooling and coagulating in the engine to a peanut butter like consistency. Its being hauled to the auto wreckers this week. Rather than throw the equivalent of a down payment on a new car at this miserable van to fix it, I bought a Toyota 4 Runner instead.

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  Feed up with GM lack of quality - 2002 Pontiac Montana
  By Feed up with GM - June 17 - 4:10 pm

  GM builds crap and wonders why they have problems. Our van has been in the shop way too much for big items. The van has 87,000 miles on it and we have to replace the whole gasket system and front wheel hub at 65,000 miles ($1,600 fix). The battery has gone bad twice. The DVD player barely works and the heated seats have been replaced twice and continue to short out. Now the Fuel pump has gone bad at 87,000 miles another $1,000 fix. This makes the little items like rubber stripping on the sliding doors falling off way to annoying. Do not buy GM you will regret it.

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  Can not keep it out of the shop - 2002 Pontiac Montana
  By ryant - November 11 - 8:46 pm

  I like this car very comfortable and convenient. It fits all the kids and dogs without a problem. I have found out however lots of mechanical problems with the Engine after lots of $$$$ and many days in the shop just after the warranty expiration I have decided to dump it and go back to gas guzzling SUVs.

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  Rust, Rust, Rust!!!! - 2002 Pontiac Montana
  By PC - September 6 - 1:40 am

  This vehicle has turned into a rust bucket. It started with the rocker panels on both sided from wheel to wheel where rust was eating away. I spent $1,000 to have them replaced at a nearby body shop. Next, the windshield cracked. The folks replacing my windshield said it cracked due to the frame rusting and bubbling, creating pressure on the windshield and cracking it. When I steam cleaned the carpet, rust comes up through the floor of the van. Im all for buying American made products, but after spending over $33,000 on this vehicle, I just can not afford to go out and buy another Pontiac. Ill look elsewhere.

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  This stopped me from ever trusting GM - 2002 Pontiac Montana
  By Mitch - March 6 - 3:36 am

  Ive owned it for 3 months and the intake gasket was done when I bought it but now its my problem. Head gasket just went and I pretty sure its going for scrap, as Im not rich! I had better luck with my rusty 91 Astro. All it needed was a y pipe. I would have been better to go with a Ford Taurus wagon for the family, oh well live and learn. I always wanted a Pontiac ever since I was little cause I new they were built better and stronger than GM but now theyre garbage and I will never buy Chevy or Pontiac again!

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  Love the lemon????? - 2002 Pontiac Montana
  By jalluv - May 14 - 2:00 am

  Since we got this vehicle, we have had numerous problems: The A/C was repaired 3 times, the passenger seat heater and rails needed replacing, the coil packs have been replaced 3 times, lug nut cover fell off, our tires are allegedly cupping and making a loud noise and now our AWD and ABS are disengaged for some reason and we have an appointment on Monday to find out once again what is wrong! We like what this van has to offer but hate all the mechanical problems!

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  Never Again! - 2002 Pontiac Montana
  By smkcmorse - October 2 - 10:00 am

  After having a bad experience with a Pontiac Sunfire, I purchased a 2002 Montana. I will never again buy another Pontiac. It starts very sluggish will frequent stalling at ignition, dealer said nothing was wrong. The windshield wipers were not designed for a snowy climate, and are awful to deal with during our long winter. The rear seatbelts are poor fitting and very uncomfortable. The tether bracket of the Lower Achor and Tether for CHildren is partially covered by the seats upholsetry and very difficult to use. The list goes on and on...........

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  Montana - 2002 Pontiac Montana
  By MBC - November 2 - 2:03 pm

  Doors dont fit properly. Does not keep its value very well. Although much better than the Dodge Mini Van probably will not buy another.

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  ABS Brake System needs work - 2002 Pontiac Montana
  By Sgt. Crunch - September 12 - 10:00 am

  We bought the Montana AWD "Versatrak" system to give us a little more security on slippery roads.Never had any slipping problems while I owned this van. BUT I did have the ABS front wheel assembly replaced FOUR TIMES in 45,000 mi.(Wheel bearing and ABS sensor are one unit)It cost Pontiac $450.00 a pop under warranty. Hope this dosen,t happen without a warrany.Pontiac extended my warranty to 75000 mi, on the ABS sensor. But I just sold it. Good luck for the next owner. Needs more power.Milage goes from 22 to 12 mpg when towing a 17Boat-not good.