Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Next one is a Toyota - 2005 Pontiac Montana
  By Rick - July 4 - 6:40 pm

  I have worked in a g. M. Dealership as a technician for 25 years (last 18 @ a Pontiac dealership) I can honestly say, I hate this van. Fabric on seats is horrible, stains if you look at it, Cruise control I swear will blow the engine on hills, red lines the r. P. Ms (good one general motors) rattle city, suspension is sloppy, noisy, a. W. D (all wheel drive) is disabled if their is an antilock brake issue and yes the ABS has failed. Several times. Nothing better than needing the all wheel drive and have the a. B. S. Light on, might as well have a pedal bike. In short, I can honestly say Pontiac blew it with this vehicle, and they know it. I no longer work at a g. M. Dealership, and our next van will be Toyota

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  engineered to fail - 1999 Pontiac Montana
  By leefan32 - May 15 - 9:53 am

  Owned it for 3 years now and everything I heard would fail did. I even changed the tranny fluid and antifreeze when I bought it at 20000 miles (32000km) but this year the tranny was revving high before changing gears and failed, then 3 months later there is a slight smell of antifreeze when the engine is warm and we find out the intake gasket is leaking - this is all before hitting 50000 miles (80000km). I know 4 other people who have similar vans and have had the same things changed. I bought the vehicle with really low miles so i wouldnt have to buy the ext warranty MISTAKE! if you get suckered into buying this do youself a favour get the ext warranty cause you will need it!

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  Don"t buy it!!! Unreliable - 1999 Pontiac Montana
  By hflood - February 2 - 8:46 pm

  I have owned this car since 2002 and it has had muliple problems. Last year the engine went out at only 70,000 miles. It has been sitting for a year now. TOTAL LEMON!!!

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  Dont Waste Your Money! - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By NancyV1 - September 21 - 10:00 am

  This is the worst car Ive ever owned (have owned about 8). Transmission rebuilt at 45000 miles and still having same problems with it. Brakes are always going out on it, am having to have rotors turned or replaced around every 8 mos, and pads last about 5-6 mos. Problems with intake manifold. Car does not retain its value. Many other websites have complaints from owners too. Many other engine probs, including power steering problems, but running out of room...

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  2001 Pontiac Montana - 2001 Pontiac Montana
  By Nick-Cassie - August 29 - 10:00 am

  Well, where do I start. Everything has gone wrong with the van. At first it was little things, the washer pump, the sliding door, the batterys positive cable corroded off. Then we had power steering problems, the front air went out, the rear air went out, the transmission was slipping so I took it to the dealership and they fixed certain parts in the transmission. By this time it was out of warranty so I had to pay to replace it. Then 2 months later the transmission went completely out. Needless to say, enough was enough and I just traded it for something else.

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  Montanas break!! - 1999 Pontiac Montana
  By missywi - March 29 - 10:00 am

  Bought used with 47K miles on it. Luckily bought the Gold extended warranty on it otherwise wed have had to pay over a 1K in repairs after only owning it for over a year. Water pump went, 2 weeks later the lower intake manifold gasket had to be replaced. The airbag light kept coming on and off then finally stayed on. Turns out GM knows that this is a defect(corroding wires) but considered part of the warranty. Could have to have it fixed again in 6 months at over $100 a pop. This is a safety issue. If the connection isnt there for the airbag, if in an accident, the airbag might not deploy. The left ti-rod needs to be replaced.

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  Wont get fooled again - 1999 Pontiac Montana
  By mv - March 9 - 10:00 am

  Bought my 1999 Montana new in 99 and since then have had to repair/replace the entertainment system , power door , and transmission and the vehicle doesnt have 45000 miles on it. Was hoping to drive it into the ground (10 years or more) but I dont believe gm builds anything of that quality any more. My previous vehicle (a new 94 gmc jimmy) had an engine which seized at 60k under warranty but the dealer couldnt fix the engine properly and I had to dump that gm headache too. Until gm starts building with a little quality in mind I wouldnt consider their products . If you want a minivan spend a few $ more and buy a Honda like Im going to have to .

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  Boo hoo - 2001 Pontiac Montana
  By bonnie - January 25 - 6:10 pm

  Seems like everything that could go wrong has, trouble with wipers, front and back, air conditioning, brake valve, air cond, again., plastic bearing, and they now say I need to replace head gasket still I am paying on the bank loan for another year and a half, not sure if I want to risk not fixing the van because I do not have the money, or chancing I might be able to hold out until it, s paid for

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  Alot of trouble w/ few answers - 2001 Pontiac Montana
  By kelbels - November 1 - 10:00 am

  Terrible vibration in front end that could not be explained or fixed. Loud jack hammer noise during braking that no one seemed concerned about(except me). Took 4 trips to dealership(not a rental car offered) before finding a thermal auxillary exhaust valve was the culprit. Hard shifting and unreliable performance from the transmission. Vehicle always felt like it was dragging. Went over the mountains and had a hard time maintaining 55 mphs. Despite all my major mechanical defects I have recieved poor customer service, lack of sympathy, even when I felt my vehicle was unsafe to drive they failed to be concerned.about situation.

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  Never buy a Montana! - 2001 Pontiac Montana
  By DOHN NAGY - September 3 - 3:13 pm

  Last week my Transmission went and this was the last straw! Ive had trouble with the windshield leaking water into the light on the centre roof, handles come off the right sliding door(Twice) right door wont open easily or at all. Hood corroded and had to be repainted. As to the transmission replacement, it was $3672.79 and this for a vehical with just 144.0 kms on it and less than four years old. The original cost was going to be $4300.00 but was reduced at the dealer(Popham on the Queensway in Toronto) I have no quarrel with the dealership but General Motors in my mind is not a reliable vehicle to own any more and we have four GM vehicals in my family...I just dont trust GM anymore...