2001 Pontiac Montana electrical problems

Filed Apr 19, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · 165,000 miles · MS · crash

I backed up to the laundry to wash clothes and proceeded to put the car in park and get out to get clothes out of the back. I pushed the brake and thought I had put the car in park because the key came out. When I started to step out of the van to get my clothes out of the back and my foot came off the brake, the car was still running and backed into a block wall. The wall was destroyed, but no one was hurt. The back door of the van is crushed. After a close examination of the ignition lock I found that the key will come out in any position, including running. I had thought the key was not supposed to come out except in the off position. Is this correct? I attempted to find out if it was in the gm recall from my local gm dealer and they claimed ignorance of anything and everything. Including even what constitutes a defective switch and what it is supposed to do and not do. It's like pulling teeth trying to get them to say anything. They say the factory sends them a list affected cars and they will not touch anything else no matter what the circumstances. The smell of gasoline is strong at times but a cursory examination by a mechanic doesn't show anything. After viewing the recalls concerning gas leaks I am worried. Can you tell me by the VIN how many of the recalls shown on your page this vehicle has had and what it has missed before it burns me to death?

Filed Sep 29, 2011 · Airbags, Electrical · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac montana. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing failures within the elextrical system, which was causing the cruise control, anti lock braking system, and speed sensor to fail. As a result, the transaction and air bag lights would illuminate on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the failure was related to the failure addressed in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 02v329000 (air bags frontal). The contact was also informed that the check valve pin for the air bags was in the wiring harness and causing all of the failures. The vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 180,000.

Filed Oct 29, 2010 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 112,438 miles · MO

Service traction light stays on. Turn signal lights blinked really fast and they light up everytime I push on the break. Replaced brakes. Problem caused tail lamp circuit board and light bulbs to burn out and melt connectors. Was unable to drive the vehicle because people on the road would not know when I was breaking and could possibly run into me. Knocking sound on right wheel and steering wheel is loose. Replaced stabilizers and sensors, rotated and balanced wheels. Scared that I may loose control of the car because it causes the traction to turn off and the vehicle slides which could lead to a multi-car accident. It also needs new shocks; they are leaking. Vehicle is running hot and is eating up the coolant. Have already put 2 gallons in the vehicle since sept. Water pump is leaking. Passenger window keeps getting stuck. Dealership says that the door needs to be replaced because it is an electrical issue. The majority of the problems that I am having are due to electrical issues. If you google problems with this particular model, you will find that the complaints are regarding the same issues that I have stated. I am low income and cannot afford to keep spending money to hypothesize what is the cause. I need gm to find out what is wrong with this vehicle. I can't get out of my contract and this vehicle is a road hazard. I noticed the issue with the door the same that I test drove the vehicle. The dealership refused to repair it even though it was on the inspection report. Still disputing issue with them. I noticed the problem with the wheel in april and have been constantly taking it back every since the first repair was done.

Filed Apr 3, 2009 · Electrical, Visibility · 78,000 miles · IL · fire

Hello on 3/31/09 my 2001 pontiac montana caught on fire while driving on I-88 highway with 60 miles per hour. The smoke filled the car and fire was shooting up at the back window while driving this vehicle. Apparently an electrical shortage at the windshield viper has started the fire.

Filed Apr 12, 2008 · Electrical · 92,903 miles · IN · fire

The vehicle had an electrical system failure and burst into flames. The vehicle was parked at 7:30 am on march 31, 2008. At 12:50 am on april 1,2008 the horn started blaring and there were flames coming from the dash. The police and fire department said they think that a relay in the dash shorted out and caught fire. This could have happened with people in the vehicle....

Filed Jun 12, 2006 · Electrical · 70,079 miles · FL

Our service engine light came on and also the "change oil", light won't turn off. After, a year of seeing this on (yes, we have our oil changed.) it has become annoying seeing this on all the time. The "ABS" light won't turn off as well. (nothing wrong) we have the mileage reading in kilometers, which we cannot change back. We're having problems with this and had this serviced by our mechanic. Still the problem hasn't vanished from our panel. The thermostat temp. Gauge on the panel wasn't increasing while driving or parked and still running ( on 0 ) and service engine light came on for that .had obd reading on that , it read we had to change our thermostat. Several days later, the temp. Began to work properly again . The "service light" went away. We disconnected battery four times and still having problems. Is there an electrical problem? Same with the window switches, too.

Filed Mar 13, 2006 · Electrical · KY

Power sliding doors open at any given time, whether at slow speeds, or high speeds. Electrical problems with horn, and lights operating intermittently. This is happening on a 2001 pontiac montana van, purchased new in 2001. Sliding door problem definitely constitutes a major liability, in as much as a person can fall out when the door opens.

Filed Jun 10, 2005 · Electrical · 55,162 miles · MI

The air conditioner did not work when we turned it on this summer. We took it in to be looked at and paid $72.00 for them to tell us that the condensor was shot and needed to be replaced. The cost was estimated to be $950.00 and after it was actually replaced it cost us $880.00. I am very disappointed that this part is defective and so costly.

Filed Apr 27, 2005 · Electrical · 00

Consumer stated left side brake light failed. Found that the circuit board malfunctioned and burned out. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer. Consumer was waiting for parts for the vehicle.*ak ordered brake light circuit board on feb. 25th as of april 12th the part has not come in. *bf

Filed Jan 19, 2005 · Electrical · MS

The vehicle's traction control light illuminated on the dash intermittently. *nm the traction control system needed to be repaired.