Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Run Away! - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By jtexas - May 21 - 10:00 am

  Run away from this vehicle as fast as you can. Bought new, loved the features, but then the problems started. Power sliding door opened while vehicle in motion! Fixed by recall, but then 2 months later same problem, dealer wanted us to pay for repair! Raised heck and GM covered it. Intermitent electrical faults. Consumed 2 quarts oil per 3,000 miles; GM says this is "normal" consumption. Then I found oil in the coolant; discovered this is a cronic problem with this engine which GM refused to acknowlege.

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  My Great Van - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By pugowner19 - February 9 - 9:10 am

  I bought this about 2 years ago. I love the way it look. We have had very little trouble with it. It has all the bells and whistles you could ask for. The body style is still in style after all this time. I think that if the transmission or engine went out I would just have them replaced and keep the van.

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  Its a shame - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By mike - February 6 - 5:16 am

  My wife and I bought this vehicle used, 3y rs old, 34,000 miles. We LOVED the bells and whistles that the vehicle is equipped with. It drives, rides and handles like a dream. Unfortunately, thats where the love affair ends. The design and build quality of this van is simply appalling. This vehicle should have been recalled early on. The fact that it hasnt, speaks VOLUMES about GMs attitude toward customer satisfaction. If you ever wondered why the Japanese car companies are killing American auto makers, you need look no further than this vehicle. The cheap quality of interior parts is only surpassed by the $1500 repair bill every 2-6 months when yet another sys/component fails.

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  Love my Montana! - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By fsandyf4 - January 18 - 2:00 am

  This vehicle has exceeded my expectations. Great on trips, comfortable, great handling, versatile and dependable. Everything on it works well and have had no repair needs.

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  Wouldnt Do It Again - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By Father of 5 - January 11 - 4:20 am

  I had expected better from a 2000 model GM vehicle. I began having electrical problems right after the warranty ran out, smelling smoke while I was driving and tracing the problem to a 24 V DC short in a connector in the interior driver side rear panel. The wiring bundle was so hot that it melted the insulation on the wires. This resulted in damage to the tail/brake light, automatic leveling and interior air compressor circuits. Now, after roughly 65K miles, the transmission has started to go out. This is a family vehicle that I needed to last for many years. As it is, I will likely get it paid off in time to junk it. Next time, Ill buy Japanese.

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  Wish I wouldve reviewed before buying lemon - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By Sickofpayinmechanic - November 14 - 3:00 am

  Bought in May 05. June it left us stranded 6 hours from home on a Sunday! Back to dealership, couldnt diagnose till they drove it around for a week and got stranded themselves only to find a loose wiring harness in the fuel line. By December had a $700 tranny rebuilt, 3 sets of rotors, brakes every couple months, but only on one side? Front bearings. Oh yea then the gasket went for a price tag of $1000 (and still smells of antifreeze when warm). Rear door leaks through the interior light while raining! Cruise control just stopped working. Power windows are a joke! I know 5 different familys with these and I have the fewest probems with 152,000 miles and still shimmyin down the road!!

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  160,000 miles traded - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By 160,000 MIles Traded - October 31 - 12:33 pm

  Well we got over 160,000 miles out of the van. For the most part it has been fairly reliable, but it has many major design flaws that result in failures that you will have to fix (valve seal gaskets - $800 to $1,000; Front wheel bearings - $600; Transmission - $1500 TO $2000). The radio lights and gas gauge have not worked for years. We got $1250 for a trade-in, so if you buy one, you should plan on driving it into the ground.

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  still like it after 75,000 miles - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By herbdoc - October 6 - 2:00 am

  Car is great all-purpose vehicle. Great flexiblity in seating, able to seat 8 and can fold up middle seats without removing them to give LOTS of legroom to my 6-foot tall boys! Gas mileage is good for a van, love the drivers side sliding door. Not many problems, either!

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  Very happy - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By TPATT - September 5 - 10:00 am

  Overall weve been very happy with the Montana. Fun to drive and hauls a lot of people/cargo.

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  Montana - 2000 Pontiac Montana
  By tricanis - April 15 - 12:20 am

  A shame that GM cannot make a more reliable vehicle! This would have been a great vehicle had we not had to take it to the service department once every other month. On average for 7 years of ownership I spent $650 per year out of pocket in repair costs. I had over $ 4500 in receipts that I turned in when I got ride of the montana. Yes....We purchased a Odyssey.