Beginning at 15k miles the power sliding doors began not functioning properly. The would automatically open as if there was an obstruction in the doorway. At 18k miles there was a complete failure to the motor drive assembly. After repair both doors continued to auto open. During normal driving conditions at interstate speed the door did come open with no passengers in it. When the doors are not functioning properly you must deactivate lock out rocker switch on overhead console, then manually close. If you re-energize the lock out switch door will auto open. At times the door ajar chime will sound while the doors are shut and locked and will not turn off, once to the point of running out the battery. When doors do not want to shut they force themselves open repeatedly. Multiple occasions a month since 2006, I have had it in for service numerous times with no success. The motor and control logic sits adjacent to the rear seatbelt mechanism. Both seatbelts in the 3rd row are not working properly since they have attempted to repair this problem.
2005 Pontiac Montana body complaints
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2005 pontiac montana sv6 automatic sliding door opens while driving, bad sensor and broke cable was replaced. *cw the consumer also stated the engine failed, which ultimately LED to an engine replacement. The vehicle began shaking and misfiring. A bad plug and the stabilizing bar links were replaced. The undercarriage was cracked which was causing a loud knocking and thumping sound under the vehicle. The consumer also had the seats replaced with an after market leather kit because stains had formed on the seats due to moisture. The consumer later discovered a recall had been issued because the after market kit could cause the passenger sensing system to malfunction if the passenger sensing system malfunctions, the front air bag on the passenger side may be disabled when it should be enabled, or enabled when it should be disabled. The consumer was informed his vehicle was not included in the recall
Both sliding doors problem malfunctioning. Driver slider will not open until you manually unlock from door. Passenger door will open without notice even after new motor/mechanism replaced by dealer. Abs system failure repaired three times in two weeks by dealer.
The "air shocks" that propel and hold up the liftgate of our 2005 pontiac montana sv6 failed. There was no evidence of possible failure prior to the actual failure. The lift gate is extremely heavy and it poses a safety hazard. It does not hold itself up once opened and should it fall, the heavy liftgate door would slam shut injuring anything or anyone in its way. We have used it on the rare occasion that we had to, and it is extremely difficult and heavy to hold up and open, and we must gingerly close it to prevent the back window from breaking should it close too hard. We were fortunate that our failure occurred when we were trying to open it and it wouldn't open as it should. We fear that a severe injury or death could result should the failure of the liftgate occur while it is already open.
Side passenger door opens on it own.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 pontiac montana. The contact stated that when the vehicle was parked on a hill or small angle, the rear sliding door closed without warning. The contact stated that the door hit her on the elbow and left a bad bruise on her arm. The dealer did not inspect the vehicle. The current mileage is 17,116 and failure mileage was 16,500.
Whistle noise from front of vehicle around 60 MPH. Dealer has replaced the front windshield seal, door seal, and a gasket under the hood but this has not helped. The dealer told me that they didn't hear the whistle unless they drove it 90 MPH!!! I was told that this is a problem with pontiac's design and it can not be fixed. Passenger side sliding door doesn't stay shut and doesn't open when outside handle is pulled and motor running too long and grinding after door has closed. The door motor has been replaced yet there is still a grinding noise when the door shuts. Headlights surging causing me to constantly be bright lighted by oncoming traffic. The dealer told me that this is normal!
Passenger electric cargo door did not open electrically after outside door handle was used to release latching mechanism. Vehicle was driven with no indication through the monitoring/warning system that the door was not fully closed and locked. Under gm case# 8477192, it was decided to replace the door latch actuator for a voltage spike issue.
My 3 year old son pushed the button to close the automatic sliding side door and the door caught his left thumb and part of the palm. I took him to the immediate care center and he had a bone that was chipped in his thumb. They put a splint on his thumb and was going to re x-ray him in about a week.
I just want to inform you that I was not notified by gm of either of the 2 recalls on my 2005 pontiac montana. The first and worst being id#: 04v597000, which I know for sure affects my vehicle. The other being id#: 05v061000, which may not affect me depending on which seats I have in the 2nd row.
The door design is poor. If one is not directly up against the door it jams and a child could get trapped. If one is in the doorway it takes a lot of force to reopen the door.*ak the consumer stated that the sliding door poses a safety hazard for small children. The consumer stated that a child could not exhert the force necessary to cause the door to reopen and could be injured while being dragged / pushed by te door until they are lodged between the door and the jam.
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