2000 Pontiac Montana brakes complaints

Filed Jul 2, 2003 · Body, Brakes · 29,885 miles · MI

Problems with paint, gaskets, brakes and cooling system. *mr there was a hissing noise which had come from the tire area due to misalignment, low coolant light had come on, the gaskets ,oil pump and drive o-ring were replaced, the brake pedal had gone to the floor while stopped at a light which happened more than twice and seemed as if they weren't going to work at all and had to pump the pedal to bring the pedal back enough to allow stopping. There was an incident where the consumer had to activate the emergency brake to avoid an accident. The warning light never had come on. The master cylinder was replaced, the front brake pads, resurfaced rotors, cleaned and adjusted rear brakes. Other problems are as followed: the trim on the driver side windshield had come apart, the handle on the back latch had come off, and both turn signal bulbs needed to be replaced. *scc

Filed Feb 5, 2003 · Brakes · OH

The front left brake caliper over heats interfering with posse traction and ABS brakes. Ph

Filed May 15, 2002 · Brakes · MI

At approximately 25,000 miles on my leased 2000pontiac montana the front brakes began to exhibit what seemed to be a waparage condition. Minimal use, and no high speed stops indicated a problem to me beyond normal. Brake inspection (on saturday - not at dealer location) indicated extreme pitting and warping of front rotors - with subsequent destruction of the brake pads. Replacement was accomplished ($294.30). Dealer on first business day following repair denied responsibility for this defect under warranty rules - and service manager stated that his shop could have turned and re-conditioned the rotors so they would not pay for defects. Subsequent discussions and research on this problem indicated that g.m. Knows well of this problem, and that they are not disclosing it to the public. Further, the rotors were inspected by two independent shops with excellent reputations, and found to be un-repairable by their standards as well as the discard standard given to me by refusing dealer. Issue: is it illegal for dealer shops to make such judgements, and send people out on the roads with dangerious brakes? My pressure has gotten re-imbursement for my costs on this issue. The purpose of this notice is to notify g.m. And/or the dealer of their mis-givings. Thank you, [xxx]. *ak parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jul 11, 2000 · Brakes · MI

While driving north on us-57 in illinois, we experienced a failure of our braking system, apparently from a severed brake line. While my wife was driving, we exited the highway at exit #283, gilman, illinois. As we went up the ramp, my wife began braking, and the pedal went all the way to the floor, while barely slowing the vehicle. The brake warning light was not on before this point, but came on after several pumps of the pedal. She pumped the pedal a few times, and got some braking, and stopped at the stop sign at the end of the ramp. At this point we determined that we had enough braking ability to continue to the gas station which was about 50 yards from us. In the parking lot of the gas station I checked the brake master cylinder and found the fluid reservoir empty. I then checked under the vehicle for leaks, at which time I discovered the brake line, coming from the left side to the right, at the point at which it passes in front of and over the top of the square, tubular steel axle housing,to be severed. In this short span of the brake line, which has a spiral steel wire protector at this point, some object,(apparently),impacted the line and smashed it against the axle housing with enough force to not only flatten it, but also sever it, in the middle of the flattened area. I feel that some type of guard should be installed in front of the brake line at the point where it crosses in front of the steel axle housing.