Brakes lights and head lights on my 2003 pontiac montana have been going out periodically for several years now. After replacing light housing, bulbs and other components, the brake lights continue to blow out. At one point we thought it was because of all of the moisture build up, so after my husband replaced the housing again, he drills holes in the bottom of the headlight covers to help drain moisture. That has seemed to help in one of the lights. The brake lights on the left side continue to go out about a day after every replacement. Most of the interior lighting has gone out as well and the suspension is terrible.
Pontiac Montana headlights problems
44 of the 1,054 owner complaints about the Pontiac Montana describe headlights failing or too dim, most of them for the 2003 model year.
- owner complaints
- 44
- worst model year
- 2003
- typical mileage
- 68,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac montana. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the engine stalled and the contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact also stated that the vehicle had electrical system failures due to the wires being cut and glued back together. In addition, the headlights were flickering. The failure occurred on eight occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 144,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac montana. The contact stated that moisture was accumulating in the headlights. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who referred him to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted who advised the contact to replace the headlights with a newer model. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileage was 77,000.
I just recently purchased a 2001 pontiac montana and started having problems with the wire mounting in the tail lights. When the headlights are on and I push on the break the turn signal light dimly light on the dash, then when I have my right turn signal on and put my foot on the brake it blinks fast, also when the left turn signal is on the right one lights up on the dash. I feel that this is hazardous and should be addressed by your company. When you built the vehicle you used plastic wire mountings and they can't withstand the heat, this also shorts out my traction control in which it then shuts off. This is a manufacturing error and should be fixed by the company to keep your customers happy. The part to fix this problem is $55.00.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac montana. The contact was driving approximately 60 MPH and crashed into a deer. The air bags did not deploy and there was damage to the hood, head lights, fender and passenger side door. The contact sustained a bruised eye and injuries to the lips. The passenger sustained a broken finger and wrist and the rear passenger sustained a puncture wound to the forehead. The contact stated that the air bag and check engine warning lights were illuminated and the tail lights became inoperable immediately after the crash. The brake lights would operate erratically. The contact was able to drive the vehicle from the scene of the crash. The manufacturer was contacted and sent an inspector to inspect the vehicle who confirmed that the air bags were defective. The contact referenced the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number: 06v417000 (air bags: frontal) but the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 78,900.
Daughter-in-law was driving our 2000 montana van and rear-ended a pickup truck. Caused $3700 damage, bent in bumper, radiator, A/C condenser, hood and broke headlight. Airbags did not deploy in this instance.
Headlights are opaque and water inside, requiring replacement.
Headlights became opaque also water got inside. Headlights were replaced on my pontiac montana van.
We have owned the car since oct 2005, purchased used from a saturn dealership. Car was involved in a gas tank recall, however we were notified nearly two years after we had a rupture that dropped an entire tank of fuel on the driveway and were told we were lucky to be alive having driven unknowingly with this leak. Tank was replaced under extended auto warranty. Multiple electrical problems: tail light goes out and is replaced, then driver headlight goes out. Water leaks inside drivers side headlight when it rains. The tail plug in for tail light bulb had gotten so hot it had melted the plug in both tail lights. Random electrical failure with windows and door locks occurring. Dash panel burned out, radio display bled out and radio then failed - would not turn off after button was pushed and had to be removed from the dashboard in order to avoid draining battery completely. Traction tire failure when engaged occurred in combination with power steering failure, cruise control failure, and on one occasion complete brake failure. No warning, no squealing, no grinding, no pulling to the side: just complete brake failure that resulted in an auto accident that injured 3 people. Non dealership mechanic checked the brakes and determined brake fluid leak/master cylinder caused the failure, stated regulatory system for brake system most likely resulted in leak. Mechanic also discovered drivers side front brake had seized and scoured the router and pad on the inside of the wheel. Brakes had been replaced two years prior and car had not been driven but for once a month short trips to the doctor for one of those years, the second year it was driven only 3 or 4 times and was parked in the driveway. Auto accident in may 2010 due to brake failure did not have air bag deployment in rear end collision. Car was broadsided on the passengers side in 2007 at a higher rate of speed and air bags also did not deploy. Injuries in both accidents. Car is a death trap.
Moisture in headlights, back bulbs constantly burn out, back windows often will not close.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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The model years with the most reports are 2003 (11 complaints), 2001 (10 complaints) and 2000 (5 complaints).
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