Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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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...

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  Our Van - 2001 Pontiac Montana
  By Greg & Amy - May 14 - 10:00 am

  We have had very good luck with our van. We have an 8 passenger and the individual removable seats are very convienent to configure for different trips or loads. The ride is incredible and it is a nice looking ride. We have one powered sliding door and definately recommend getting both sides with powered doors. I will definately buy another Montana!

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  Awesome Family Vehicle - 2001 Pontiac Montana
  By Julie - April 2 - 6:36 pm

  We bought our Montana because we has small children and wanted the convenience of the back seat access for car seats. It has been a wonderful van for us. Love the easy cleanability of the leather seats, the access to rear seats, the ease of lowering the back seat for more cargo space. We have had no major repairs. We have taken good care of our van and had regular maintenance, which makes a world of difference. All mechanical systems still working great. Its a comfortable van, easy to drive and great for families.

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  Major Gremlins - 2001 Pontiac Montana
  By Demers Family - May 5 - 11:26 am

  We loved the gas mileage this van got, and the space and comfort was superb, as was the interior configuration. However since we bought it used it had no manufacture warranty, nor dealer warranty. The summer of 2004 the a/c went out, we spent $700 on trying to get it fixed, they thought they fixed it, it died again the next day. Then the bearings went out, and both sets of brakes as well as all the shocks and struts. We only put 25,000 miles on it when we owned it. We put $1000 into it, not counting the a/c and it still needed $1800 worth of work, and two car shops later the a/c problem still could NOT be solved! We traded it for an SUV, it is a sad loss we loved our van greatly.

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  Pontiac Montana - 2001 Pontiac Montana
  By timswearingen - March 20 - 10:00 am

  It has been a great vehicle

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  Bought Ours New in 2000 - 2001 Pontiac Montana
  By Airhippo - February 26 - 8:40 pm

  We purchased this van new in November 2000 right before the 2001 hit the market. This Van has been an awesome mode of transportation. We still have it and our Teenage Daughter loves driving it to hall her friends. We had some minor AC issues at 75,00 K and had to have the head gaskets and heads redone at 120,00 Wife drove it and it got hot. That cost around 2,000. But other than that this has been a vehicle well worth the drive. We still have it so that says all. around in.

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  POOR RELIABILITY AND COSMETIC PROBLEMS - 2001 Pontiac Montana
  By DISAPPOINTED - November 18 - 3:46 pm

  SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE GAS AND ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, A CLIP ON THE FUEL HOSE MISSING. HAD WATER COMING IN THE OVERHEAD LIGHT CONSOLE NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, PROBABLY THE TORQUE CONVERTOR. HAVE EXPERIENCED A GRINDING NOISE IN LOW GEAR, PRESSING ON THE GAS AND THE VAN DOES NOT MOVE, WHEELS SPINNING WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD AND CLUNKING FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN GOING FROM HIGH TO LOW GEAR.

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  Montana Man - 2001 Pontiac Montana
  By stoddard - October 1 - 2:00 am

  Auto door is great to have for those kids that are faster than you to the van. Alot of power, cruise control will keep speed up any hill. Being able to move seats around to fit the family is wonderful. ONSTAR is the best when you have locked your keys in at the local Wal-Mart.

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  Flickering Lights - 2001 Pontiac Montana
  By gadget - August 19 - 2:00 am

  Occasionally when we drive at night, the headlights, tailights and interior instrument panel lights will quickly flicker (blink). Weve brought it back to the dealership a couple of times, but they dont know whats causing the flickering. They refuse to check or change the alternator and /or voltage regulator. Very frustrating............

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  Good job - 2001 Pontiac Montana
  By JAEB - June 24 - 2:00 am

  This is our second Montana and were very happy. Its the family car driven by my wife, and it works perfectly for our needs. No reliability problems and a good feel of quality throughout. Not so happy about the depreciation, but ours is leased with a favorable residual so thats no problem for us. Dealer OK, but we really like the car