The headlights and interior lights flickered due to a ground screw failure. *ak this occurred when the vehicle was in motion. The service dealer was aware of the type of problem. *scc
2000 Pontiac Montana electrical complaints
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Consumer noticed smoke coming from the rear vents. Dealer determined the rear wiring harness had melted, caused by water intrusion in rear quarter panel. Ts
Ignition shuts off with no warning, speed slow or fast. Usually restarts after turning off ignition, not always. Info center displays "security" or "service traction soon". Ignition switch replaced 2x. Dt
Vehicle will stall at any speed with cause unknown. Dealership has made changes/repairs which will eventually reoccur from weeks to six months. Stalling started at 7,000 miles. Please describe details.
A fire started in the engine compartment while parked. Dealer and manufacturer were notified. Feel free to provide any further infromation.
Van stalled out two times within a 3 week period. After stalling I would try to start it and it would turn over but would not start. Both times I had it towed to my auto repair shop. Both times I received a call from them and they said while they were performingb a diagnostic test it would start. They returned it to me and I had the same problem all over again.
The van has had multiple air bag system failures and the dealership has been unable to repair the problem. Gm refuses to repurchase the vehicle even though it has a history of ABS and air bag failures. The gm district manager admitted that they have had problems with the central computer system on the 2000 montana. The dealership replaced the original computer system and the replacement also failed. We are particularly concerned about the air bag failures. We will never know if they work until we need them. At that point it's a little late to discover that they don't work. Do montanas have a high rate of air bag failures during accidents?
While traveling and when running over trash on highway fuel wires become undone, causing vehicle to stall. *ak the wiring under the body between front to back frame support and fuel tank was exposed to road hazard.
Vehicle experienced stalling, dealer repaired the harness located under the driver's side, there was a space that was too large for the connector that would cause it to ark and stall the vehicle.
Several days prior to engine overheating experienced electrical affecting the radio -- then engine overheated requiring vehicle to be towed -- two more time that same week after being repaired each time the engine overheated -- on third time mfg. Replaced engine completely. Three weeks after new engine installed the electrical problems with radio reoccurred as well as interior & exterior lights flickering followed a few days later with the "new" engine overheating. In repair shop now for fourth repair.
Vehicle stalls while driving, and will intermittently start. Also, sliding doors lock up. Dealer inspected vehicle & moved the spark plug over thinking it was causing the disruption.
We were driving our brand new montana van at about 25 miles per hour when the engine just stopped. We had all other electrical working (doors, windows, tv) but the motor would not turn over. It was difficult to steer to the side of the road. This was at 731 miles on the odometer. We had it towed to a dealership and after 3 days they claimed it was a blown fuse. We picked up the van and tried to drive it home. We made it 40 miles and it died again. Appears to be the same problem. Had it towed to the dealership in our home town and they have had it for 4 days and still can not find out what has caused it to stop. In the meantime, they are racking up the miles on our new vehicle and even if they give us the van back, we are not sure we will ever feel safe in it again. Because of the lack of steering and braking control when this happens, we are afraid that there may be an accident, or that we could get stranded anywhere. This is a major concern. The minor problem was that the passenger side windshield wiper flipped over the side of the vehicle and scratched and dented the passenger door frame. A little loss of control. Please inform us if there is a problem with the montanas and the engine quitting. Thank you.
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