The van has stall/hesistated in traffice while traveling 60mph. There have been 8 visits to try and correct this problem. Spark plug replaced, pistons replaced, motor replaced and transmission replaced and transmission has been worked on for a second time.
1999 Pontiac Montana electrical complaints
Page 2 of 2: complaints 11 to 14 of 14, newest first, as owners wrote them.
At 28,000 miles, the general tires that came w/the vehicle were completely bald & had to be replaced. They were supposed to be 80,000 mile tires & had been rotated numerous times, the cooling system: while on vacation, the cooling system overheated. Told by dealer out of town that radiator cap loose & was tightened. 3 weeks later low coolant light kept coming on & took to dealer on 8/12/00. Told coolant system dirty & needed to be flushed; $100.00. Also told battery that came w/vehicle was leaking acid which also ruined battery positive cable. Both needed to be replaced. Said out of goodwill would not charge for battery cable but charged $98 for battery. Brakes started to fail @ 11,000 miles, rotors cut @ 28,000 & told rotors not under warranty because not considered safety problem. Rotors still warped & need cutting. Brake light socket was melted to light & was fixed by dealer early on.( dot number: acm3kmi368 tire size: p215-70r15 )
The transmission failed. Yh
The ABS tcds and brake light appears on the dash and stays lit. When it does a fuse has blown and as a result I have no brake light. I do have running lights however. I have been to roper gm 9 times thus far and have been told that it was a loose wire by the brake pedal, a fuse has blown, the wrong size fuse was used (they replaced it), the pig tail that I installed to hook up my golf cart was faulty (I had a new one installed and they said that was all right) then they were going to install a new wiring harness (as yet I do not know if they did because it has only been a week since I picked it up and haven't talked to them yet but will call on monday. They also installed fuses on the brake lines and all that did was not warn me that the brake lights were not working. Now that I have it back for the 9th time when I hook the trailering lights up they light up (trailer lights) without the key in the van even turned on. They evidently reinstalled this harness or fooled around with it because it worked perfectly before they got it this last time on turning, braking and running lights with the trailer. When they said they were going to install a wiring harness I took it to mean and know I am right that it was going on the van and not the pig tail. It took them 2 weeks to get the harness and they said 5 to 6 house to install it and when I got there the 8th time they decided not to install it. All in all we have been footballed around 9 times now and it still is not right. Have some of the work orders but not others because they told me they couldn't give me a copy as long as the job was open and not dfinished???
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 1999 Pontiac Montana?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history