2000 Pontiac Montana

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA,IN THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATERPUMPX2 AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET X2. THE GASKET LASTED 18 MONTHS AND THE WATERPUMP 3 MONTHS. I FEEL THAT PUTTING 1400.00 DOLLARS INTO A VEHICLE WITHIN 18 MONTHS FOR THE SAME PARTS IS OUTRAGEOUS. THE SERVICEMAN HOWEVER STATED THE WARRANTY WAS 1 YEAR. SOMETHING SEEMS VERY WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. AS THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS CLOSING, A CHILD REACHED INTO THE VEHICLE TO PRESS THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR. HOWEVER, THE SLIDING DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE AND SMASHED THE CHILD'S RIGHT HAND. THE CHILD'S HAND SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PRESS THE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE DOOR. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,751.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA WHEN HE TRIED TO LOCK THE SEAT BELTS, THEY UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED ON SOME OCCASIONS. ALSO, WHEN THE SEAT BELTS WERE LOCKED THEY DIDN'T RETRACT PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED, BUT IN THE FUTURE COULD CAUSE INJURIES DUE TO THE SEAT BELTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HE CONTACTED THE PONTIAC MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND WAS GIVEN CASE# 71-479818840. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT THIS WAS A PART THAT WITH TIME WORE OUT, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE BELTS. HE STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BUILD THESE VEHICLES WITH BETTER SEAT BELTS OR STOP MAKING THEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HAD A TOTAL OF THREE VEHICLES BY PONTIAC THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100000.*AK UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB

ON SEPT 26, 2006, I HAVE MY PONTIAC MONTANA MY 2000 VEHICLE SERVICE IN A DEALER FOR ISSUE OF ENGINE VIBRATION OCCASIONALLY. THE REPAIRING FEE IS ABOUT $1000 TO REPLACE SPARK PLUG AND COILS. AT 5:36 PM OF DURING MY DRIVING BACK HOME IN I-696, MY VEHICLE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOP RUNNING AT ABOUT 75 MILE/HOUR WHICH MADE ME ALMOST BECOME INVOLVED IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT. AT THIS TIME, I CALLED THE DEALER TO INFORM THIS ISSUE AND DEALER MADE A NOTE. WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, THE DIC WAS LIGHTING UP WITHOUT ANY INFORMATION. I CAME BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WAS ASKED TO USA A RECORDING DATA TOOL, HOWEVER, THE NEXT A MONTH, THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING OK WITHOUT INCIDENT. THEREFORE, I STOPPED RECORDING DATA FOR THE VEHICLE. IN JANUARY OF 2007, THE SAME PROBLEM BEGAN TO HAPPEN AGAIN. 3 TIMES WHEN I DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 60 TO 75 MILE/HOUR, THE VEHICLE ENGINE STOP RUNNING SUDDENLY IF THE BRAKE WAS PUSHED. THEN I WENT BACK TO DEALER AGAIN FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING ON 1/4/07. THEY STILL CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THEN SCHEDULE TO A FULL CHECK ON 1/9/07. HOWEVER ON 2:30 PM OF 1/8/07, THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE RUNNING AND HAS TO TOW TO DEALER AGAIN. IN THE MEANTIME, I CALLED GM AND DEALER TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT. I HAD TWICE IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND PUT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF LIFE IN A VERY HARMFUL SITUATION. GM GIVE ME A CASE NUMBER 71-476-171970. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY CAN GET VEHICLE STARTED BUT CAN NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPING WITH BRAKE PRESSED. I NEED TO PAY $711 FOR THE VEHICLE RUNNING AND THEN GO FROM THERE. THE DEALER AND GM HAD A TALK, THEN GM REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME SHE WILL PURSUE TO REIMBURSE ME THE REPAIRING FEE. THEN AFTER 4 DAYS GM TOLD ME AGAIN THEY WILL NOT TO REIMBURSE ME THE MONEY NOW SINCE I AM SCARED FOR THE ENGINE STOP ISSUE, I CAN NOT DRIVE VEHICLE OVER 65 MILE/HOUR. *JB

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH TWICE AND IT IS STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU PUT EITHER THE WINDOW DOWN IT DOES NOT GO UP. I HAVE TO SHUT THE MOTOR OFF TO GET THEM UP. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAY UP WHEN YOU SWITCH THEM OFF. I HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE HOME IS. BECAUSE OF THIS I DO NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE MUCH. THE BACK POWER WINDOWS ARE MESSED UP. IF YOU OPEN THEM THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THEY WILL CLOSE. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE. THIS VAN WAS BOUGHT NEW IT IS NOW 7 YRS OLD HAS LESS THEN 55,000 MILES BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN PARKED OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST 2YRS. BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST IT. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER ONE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH DID NOT PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE CANOPY TOP WAS FULLY EXTENDED WITH THE CHILD IN THE SAFETY SEAT, THE SEAT FELL OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TWICE, AND SENT A REPLACEMENT CANOPY, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE CANOPY HUNG TOO LOW, AND WOULD DRAG ON THE FLOOR WHEN CARRIED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS AN EVENFLO DISCOVERY. DOM:02/15/06.