Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Frequent flier for the service shop - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By Now a Chrysler owner - September 15 - 2:00 am

  First it was the a/c, power door, and radio. Then the steering column- $1,100.00. (They said I could get by for a while but eventually I would not be able to straighten the car after turning left!). 3 wks later the $700.00 manifold problem. Brake problem 2 months later- $400.00 dollars. One month later a bad alternator-$600.00! All after 42,000m! My husband thought I was having an affair with the service men. Ill sure miss sitting in the service lounge. Havent watched The Price Is Right in years!!!!

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  Practical to drive when it runs - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By GMIS GETTINGWEAK - November 8 - 2:00 am

  Great used buy. 50% depreciation after 2 yrs. Glad I never bought new. Also glad I took out a 3 year GM Extended, as it would have cost us $5,000 in year one alone. Power door module went, as did rear door seals, blower motor, coollant leak, pasenger front doorpanel fell off??? - Very, vey poor quality product. Will not buy GM ever again. Unfortunate since the van drives well and handles great in the winter.

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  2000 Montana - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By Stiofan - August 30 - 1:46 pm

  Took this vehicle over from my sister who bought it new. Just suffered major engine repair when known defective intake manifold gasket deteriorated causing coolant to enter cylinders.

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  My 6th new GM vehicle and my LAST - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By UGH - May 3 - 8:56 pm

  The transmission failed at 58,000 miles. Dealer wanted $5000 for repair. Asked GM for some financial help, they said NO and that I was Hot Roding the car for this to fail.At 62 years old my Hot rod days are long gone. At 75,000 miles the new Orange Anti Freeze coolant ate thru some gaskets. I got to dig out my wallet again.Over $1000 for this one. The fuel gauge has not worked for thousands of miles, the dealer can fix me up for under $800 by replacing something in the fuel tank. No thanks, I will just keep the tank full. The power windows fail periodically, but reset themselves, must be a heat thing. Fortunately the dealer only charges me $30 when I bring it in for repair estimates.

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  Never again - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By Kevin Nadai - April 26 - 2:00 am

  From day one we had little bits of interior pieces break and/or fall off. Powertrain warranty only 36 months. Transmission destroyed itself at 42,000 miles. Very poor customer service and support. Even though Pontiac admitted the failure was "unusual" and NOT related to abuse or maintenance, it still took over six months to receive any compensation from Pontiac in the form of 60% of the cost of the repair.

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  Should Come With 10 Year Warranty - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By Dave - January 2 - 7:40 am

  Roomy interior, comfortable seating and reasonably economic to operate (17 mpg city/24 mpg hwy). Now for the rest of the story. Have had to replace the intake gaskets twice (once under warranty and once out of my pocket) in less than 50K miles. Handles like a Hippo on roller skates. Worst headlights of any car Ive ever driven. A/C is week. GM must have bought the interior materials on closeout from Big Lots. Will likely NEVER buy another GM product. Should have paid the extra $ and bought the Toyota Sienna. Wife no longer trusts it enough to take it out of town.

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  not that bad - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By not that bad - October 22 - 2:20 pm

  Yes, this van and the other two from GM have had problems, but how many folks have heard of PREVENTATIVE maintenance? Our van has been very reliable, except for the intake gaskets that I had to replace. Otherwise, at 100k it still runs and rides pretty good. Love the room, and we use this as our truck at times as well. I do wish they had better resale. Mine is 100% mechanically, and still worth peanuts. Power sliding door needs to be reset from time to time, but other than normal care, it has been a good van

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  not as happy as I thought - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By momsryde - May 20 - 10:00 am

  Ive owned my Montana for 2 years - bought it as a pre-owned (rental) w/28K on it. I have mixed feelings on the van. Have had a few service trips for minor inconveniences. Never knew about the LONG list of recalls and problems until I searched online. Wind noise is terrible. Drivers side sliding door has had problems. My cheap rear hatch handle fell off b/4 40k miles, proof that duck tape doesnt cure all. Definitely the best looking "mom- mobile" out there, but not the best quality.

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  2000 Montana Extended Van - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By GM3 - September 20 - 10:00 am

  Should have bought Japanese! Good, comfy vehicle (kind of like riding a sofa!) When I had to replace intake manifold gasket it cost about $1000 because of labor! Any more repairs and I am trading! Look at Siennas, Oddyseys or MPVs and save yourself the trouble!

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  Electrical problems - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By Band Mom - July 31 - 10:00 am

  I have enjoyed this van EXCEPT for an ongoing electrical prroblem. I have had the van ffor 40,000 miles and I have had to have 3 electrical system repairs done. The cruise control keeps going out and then the brake lights go out. I am told that GM has a tangled mess of wiring in the stering column and it is a difficult repair to make and really get all the wires connected and keep them connected wwhile you put it back together.