NHTSA — Power Train Problems

2.2

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
69,440 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

1999 Pontiac Montana drivetrain problems

drivetrain problem

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1999 Pontiac Montana Owner Comments

problem #5

Apr 082014

Montana 6-cyl

  • 96,700 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Airbag light came on and transmission shift lever moves but does not engage transmission.

- Griffith, IN, USA

problem #4

May 152003

Montana

  • Automatic transmission
  • 70,000 miles
Engine. Poor gasket/coolant design allowed coolant to leak into engine causing cam bearings to sieze causing my cam shaft to break. Vehicle is still 1,500km away at a dealership who is currently replacing with new engine. My cost= engine+labour+extra week holiday for being stranded+plane ticket to return home {and to fly back to pick it up once everything is repaired} I checked the internet on a hunch and was absolutly amazed at the extreamly high amound of people having the same problem. The smacks of a bad design/ insufficient testing/ and cover-up on GM's part even with their bullitens for this available on the internet.

- Holland Landing, UN, USA

problem #3

Dec 152002

Montana

  • Automatic transmission
  • 124,000 miles
Heat & engine low coolant light on;heater blower inop at some speeds(replace intake gasket and blower fan resistor paint paint bubbled on hood transmission harsh shifting (faulty pressure control solenoid) wheel noise in bearing (replace wheel hub assembly) brakes a.B.S light always comes on(loose wires;disconnected wire faulty sensor)ongoing problem not fixed(rear wiper motor;passenger mirror keeps shifting;no heat control in position half window half floor

- Ailsa Craig, UN, USA

problem #2

Feb 152003

Montana

  • Automatic transmission
  • 56,500 miles
At roughly 2K miles, the transmission was replaced. Then again at 28K miles, another replacement. Both were covered under warranty, but I tried to get the local dealer and GM to buy it back since it was untrustworthy for my family. The most my threats could do was get an extended 60K/$0 deductable warranty out of GM. Then at 56.5K miles, the intake manifold gasket problem got me. This also resulted in a water pump replacement.

- Madison, AL, USA

problem #1

Aug 191999

(reported on)

Montana

  • miles
Speedometer is totally inoperative. Consumer cannot determine speed of vehicle, causing a safety hazard.

- Rockford, IL, USA

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