2002 Pontiac Montana

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL IN STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

THIS 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA HAS BEEN OWNED BY US SINCE NEW. IT NOW WILL NOT SHOW A VALID QUANTITY OF FUEL , THE GAUGE SHOWS FULL MOST OF THE TIME. WHEN IT DOES NOT IT IS BECAUSE IT SHOWS EMPTY AND THE WARNING BELL IS RINGING. TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT STOPS THE BELL RINGING AND THE GAUGE SHOWS FULL AGAIN. I AM SEARCHING THE WEB TO FIND A FIX FOR THIS AND I FIND MANY MENTIONS OF THE PROBLEM BY OWNERS WHO HAVE NOT FLED A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR OFFICE. THIS VAN ALSO IS IN NEED OF A HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT, A PROBLEM THAT STARTED LAST YEAR IN EARLY 2008. *TR

I BOUGHT 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA USED IN DEC. 2008. FIRST THE RADIO DISPLAY WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THEN AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE CAR SHUT OFF BY ITSELF... IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN BUT I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED THREE CARS TO CRASH. THEN I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT, AND A WEEK LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. I HAVE BOUGHT REPLACEMENT BULBS AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK (THE BAR ON TOP IS WORKING). THE RADIO/ CLOCK DISPLAY IS JUST AN INCONVENIENCE BUT BRAKE LIGHTS... THEY ARE IMPORTANT! I AM BRINGING TO THE DEALER TODAY TO INSPECT. I SEE THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS AND SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED!!! I HAVE MY FAMILY TO PROTECT! *TR

BOUGHT MY CAR USED IN 2006,AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON A FEW YEARS LATER,DEALER WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE I DON'T QUALIFY FOR RECALL,TELLS ME CAR CAME FROM CANADA. DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU CHECK MY VIN IS ALSO REGISTERED IN THE US. MY CAR IS NOW LEAKING COOLANT,ONE REPAIR SHOP IS SURE IT'S THE INTAKE GASKET,BUT I CAN'T GET THIS FIXED EITHER BECAUSE IT'S NOT UNDER RECALL YET I DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I SURE WISH I COULD QUALIFY FOR AT LEAST ONE OF THE PROBLEMS I'M HAVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLING FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 1/5/09 *CN UPDATED 01/09/09

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT ONLY 104,000 MILES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. PROBABLY DUE TO DEXCOOL BUT UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT BECAUSE FAILURE HAPPENED AFTER CLASS ACTION DEADLINE. THIS IS STILL HAPPENING WITH THESE GM VEHICLES BUT NO RECALL IS BEING ISSUED. IN OUR CASE, HAD CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, STRANDING US IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AT NIGHT, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE RADIO LIGHT IS 2/3 DIM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 88,025 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,615. UPDATED 11/6/08 *CN THE MECAHNIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE DASH CIRCUIT BOARD HAD FAILED. UPDATED 11/10/08. *JB

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER I SMELLED GAS AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND GAS LEAKING FROM AROUND GAS TANK FILL NECK AREA. IN THAT I WAS CONCERNED WITH A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST GM DEALER. DIAGNOSIS WAS A CRACK / FRACTURE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FILL NECK GOING INTO THE GAS TANK. AS A RESULT THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. I NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SIMILAR OR IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IN RECALL # 07V349000. UNFORTUNATELY THE LIMITED RECALL DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. IT APPEARS FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS APPROPRIATE WHICH COULD EXPAND THE RECALL. *TR