Pontiac Montana tire blowout problems

Filed Jan 5, 2016 · Tires · 116,258 miles · OR

Tires are showing signs of extreme sidewall splits that could have LED to tire blowout at highway speeds. Tires will be taken back to store where bought although not optimistic they will replace them. Dunlop signature series ii all season

Filed Aug 6, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 80,000 miles · MO

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.

Filed Jun 24, 2010 · Airbags, Driver assistance · 68,000 miles · WA · crash · 4 injuries

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.

Filed Jun 22, 2010 · Tires · MI · crash

1998 pontiac montana,left front tire blew out. The consumer lost control of the vehicle and struck the median barrier *bf ohio traffic report # 10-0246-90.

Filed Jun 9, 2006 · Tires · FL

Re; tire failure of tbc corporation ultrex iv p215/70r15 97s, dot # a3m3 3jy 1003. I had these tires on my pontiac montana and had approximately 35000 miles on them. Even though they had some miles there was still plenty of tread left. While driving, a vibration occurs that seems like there is a tire balance problem. This is evident while going slow and makes the vehicle wiggle or vave then as speed increases it becomes rather severe vibration. This has happened on two occasions with these tires. The first time while traveling at approximately 70 MPH the tread separated from the tire. The second time approximately one month later the exact same thing happened to another tire while traveling at approximately 75 MPH. In both cases the tire did not deflate and I was able to get to the side of the road to put the spare tire on. The tread just peeled off like they were recapped tires causing cosmetic damage to my vehicle. From the look of the remaining carcass I wouldn't want to have driven any further on it and feel lucky that the tire kept pressure and didn't blow out. I have since removed the remaining two tires from my vehicle because I didn't want this to happen again. If this had only happened once I wouldn't be telling you this story but two times with the exact same occurrence seems more that just a coincidence. I have made a claim to tbc for the damage that occurred during the second incident and am currently holding that tire in case they need it to process my claim.

Filed May 8, 2006 · Tires · 36,000 miles · PA

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 65mph, on newly purchased snow tires, road debris was noticed. The vehicle was pulled to the side of the road for inspection and all four tires showed tread separation on the sidewall. After replacing the tires with the same brand, the vehicle began to operate roughly. While the vehicle was traveling 50mph, it rode as if the tires were uneven. At the local repair shop, the mechanic noticed bubbles on all four tires. The tires were returned to the tire dealer where the tires were traded for a different brand. The tires are made of recycled material and are manufactured by green diamond. The tire size is 215/70/r15.

Filed Oct 22, 2004 · Tires · IL

When driving any speed rear driver side tire blew out and separated. Consumer pulled over and changed the tire. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. Firestone, insignia, 21570/r15.

Filed Jun 2, 2004 · Tires · 35,000 miles · MN

General tires, xp200 , p215/70r15. These tires are experiencing tread separation, and developing a bulge in both rear tires.

Filed Mar 25, 2004 · Tires · CA · crash · 5 injuries

I rented a 2003 pontiac montana van from alamo car rental in may, 2003. While driving home from arizona with four of my family members on a clear day, with good road condition, and within speed limit; the left rear tire had a blow out and resulted in a roll-over. The tire brand was general. Eventhough the police informed alamo that the police needed to retain the van to investigate the cause of the blow-out, alamo insisted on retrieving the van. They did not respond to my written or phone requests for access to the tire and proceeded to salvage the van. Not only that but the second van alamo sent to me at the accident site had low air pressure on all four tires and convexities on the sidewall of the front passenger tire. From searching your site, I found that vans have a higher roll-over rate than passenger cars. Furthermore, there have been incidences of sidewall bubbles and convexities as well as tread separation of general tires (in one situation, even while the vehicle was parked). My wish is for alamo to have better safety inspection of its vehicles and to remedy its questionable business practices.

Filed Nov 5, 2003 · Tires · 20,000 miles · PA

The treads separated on all four tires within 200 miles of each other which caused them to blow out. The dates of occurrences: 8/5/2003, 8/9/2003, and 8/10/2003. *ak *scc