2000 Pontiac Montana

2000 PONTIAC MONTANA INTAKE GASKET FAILED...I'VE READ ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND JUST WANTED TO ADD MINE. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS RELATIVE TO THIS PROBLEM, AND THERE WAS NO RECALL EITHER. I HAVE NEVER USED ANYTHING BUT DEXCOOL IN THIS VAN, NOW IT IS GOING TO COST ME TO HAVE IT FIXED FOR FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS....NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY PONTIAC IS BEING DROPPED BY GM THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PAY ALL THE REPAIR BILLS IF THE OWNED UP TO THEIR MISTAKE...GOODBYE PONTIAC!!!!!!!! *TR

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA THAT NEEDS AN INTAKE GASKET REPLACED. THE COMPANY SPECIFICALLY ADVISES THAT NO OTHER COOLANT IS TO BE USED IN THIS VAN BUT DEXCOOL. I NEVER USED A DIFFERENT PRODUCT THAN DEXCOOL. NOW DEXCOOL HAS DESTROYED THAT GASKET. MY CAR IS LEAKING FLUIDS AND BARELY HEATS. COST FOR REPAIR IS OUTLANDISHLY EXPENSIVE. THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY GM WERE FOLLOWED AND THEY WERE WRONG! THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE, NOT A CONSUMER ONE. THE ONUS SHOULD BE ON GM TO RECALL AND REPAIR THE INTAKE GASKET IMMEDIATELY! THEY HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND EVERY MONTANA HAS THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR

2000 PONTIAC MONTANA; 3.4LTR 6CYL: "SERVICE ENGINE" SOON LIGHT PROMPTED SERVICE VISIT. TECH TOLD US THAT CODES INDICATED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS HAD FAILED AND THAT ENGINE OIL AND COOLANT WERE LEAKING. SUCH LEAKAGE CAUSED OIL CONTAMINATION OF THE COOLANT AS WELL AS COOLANT CONTAMINATION OF THE OIL. TECHNICIAN FURTHER COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GM 3.4 LTR 6CYL ENGINE AND HAD BEEN KNOWN TO GM FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT HAD NEVER BEEN FIXED. REPAIR COSTS APPROX $800 AND MUST BE DONE SINCE THE RELATED CODES WILL CAUSE FAILURE OF ANNUAL EMISSIONS TESTING AND VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS WILL NOT BE ISSUED. INTERNET RESEARCH ON THIS DEFECT CONFIRMED THAT PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND WELL KNOWN. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

I HAVE 3 CHILDREN, ONE DISABLED. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN FROM DAY 1 WHEN THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR BROKE TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. ALMOST KILLED MY DISABLED CHILD WHEN IT SPRANG OPEN ON HIM. DEALER, SAID HE BROKE IT, A CHILD WITH FULL BODY MUSCLE DISORDERS WHO CAN'T LIFT A BRICK. NOW WE HAVE HAD UNENDING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE, COOLANT LEVELS, THE CAR SMELLS LIKE BURNT PLASTIC OFTEN, TIMES WHEN I WENT TO START IT, NOTHING HAPPENED. NOW I AM TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE SOON. INTERESTING SINCE I ALWAYS CHANGED THE FLUIDS ON TIME AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED IT FOR 5 YEARS. BOTH SIDE DOORS DO NOT WORK, AUTOMATIC WORKS SOMETIMES, MANUAL COMES OFF THE TRACK. ONE OF THE REAR PASSENGER SEATS DOES NOT FOLD PROPERLY. THE CAR OFTEN FEELS AS THOUGH IT HAS "BAD GAS" JERKING BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING IT. I AM AFRAID, I HAVE THREE KIDS IN THE CAR USUALLY. I NEED A CAR AND NOW WITH NO MONEY AND NO ABILITY TO BUY A NEW ONE, I AM TOLD THAT THE CAR WILL SEIZE IF I DO NOT SPEND $4000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I AM GETTING A SECOND OPINION BUT FROM WHAT I AM READING, IT SEEMS FEUDAL. SHAME ON GM!! WHY WASN'T THIS CAR RECALLED??? THIS IS A VAN, A FAMILY CAR!!! YOU WANT TO KILL CHILDREN???? I AM WRITING MY CONGRESSMAN AND THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF CIRCULATION UNTIL THE PROBLEMS WERE IRONED OUT. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY CHILDREN, I WILL MAKE IT MY PERSONAL CRUSADE TO SHUT DOWN ALL GM PLANTS. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY I PUT INTO THIS CAR IS RIDICULOUS WHEN I HAD A 20 YEAR OLD VOLVO THAT IS STILL RUNNING. SHAME ON AMERICA! THIS IS WHY OUR INDUSTRIES ARE FAILING AND WE MUST TURN TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. SO I HAVE A CAR THAT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH. I SERIOUSLY HAVE NO MONEY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE NOR BUY A NEW CAR. I HAVE CHILDREN IN 3 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS THE OLDEST NEEDING THERAPIES EACH DAY THAT I MUST DRIVE HIM TO. WHAT AM I TO DO? *TR

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA,IN THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATERPUMPX2 AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET X2. THE GASKET LASTED 18 MONTHS AND THE WATERPUMP 3 MONTHS. I FEEL THAT PUTTING 1400.00 DOLLARS INTO A VEHICLE WITHIN 18 MONTHS FOR THE SAME PARTS IS OUTRAGEOUS. THE SERVICEMAN HOWEVER STATED THE WARRANTY WAS 1 YEAR. SOMETHING SEEMS VERY WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. *CN

ON SEPT 26, 2006, I HAVE MY PONTIAC MONTANA MY 2000 VEHICLE SERVICE IN A DEALER FOR ISSUE OF ENGINE VIBRATION OCCASIONALLY. THE REPAIRING FEE IS ABOUT $1000 TO REPLACE SPARK PLUG AND COILS. AT 5:36 PM OF DURING MY DRIVING BACK HOME IN I-696, MY VEHICLE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOP RUNNING AT ABOUT 75 MILE/HOUR WHICH MADE ME ALMOST BECOME INVOLVED IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT. AT THIS TIME, I CALLED THE DEALER TO INFORM THIS ISSUE AND DEALER MADE A NOTE. WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, THE DIC WAS LIGHTING UP WITHOUT ANY INFORMATION. I CAME BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WAS ASKED TO USA A RECORDING DATA TOOL, HOWEVER, THE NEXT A MONTH, THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING OK WITHOUT INCIDENT. THEREFORE, I STOPPED RECORDING DATA FOR THE VEHICLE. IN JANUARY OF 2007, THE SAME PROBLEM BEGAN TO HAPPEN AGAIN. 3 TIMES WHEN I DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 60 TO 75 MILE/HOUR, THE VEHICLE ENGINE STOP RUNNING SUDDENLY IF THE BRAKE WAS PUSHED. THEN I WENT BACK TO DEALER AGAIN FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING ON 1/4/07. THEY STILL CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THEN SCHEDULE TO A FULL CHECK ON 1/9/07. HOWEVER ON 2:30 PM OF 1/8/07, THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE RUNNING AND HAS TO TOW TO DEALER AGAIN. IN THE MEANTIME, I CALLED GM AND DEALER TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT. I HAD TWICE IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND PUT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF LIFE IN A VERY HARMFUL SITUATION. GM GIVE ME A CASE NUMBER 71-476-171970. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY CAN GET VEHICLE STARTED BUT CAN NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPING WITH BRAKE PRESSED. I NEED TO PAY $711 FOR THE VEHICLE RUNNING AND THEN GO FROM THERE. THE DEALER AND GM HAD A TALK, THEN GM REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME SHE WILL PURSUE TO REIMBURSE ME THE REPAIRING FEE. THEN AFTER 4 DAYS GM TOLD ME AGAIN THEY WILL NOT TO REIMBURSE ME THE MONEY NOW SINCE I AM SCARED FOR THE ENGINE STOP ISSUE, I CAN NOT DRIVE VEHICLE OVER 65 MILE/HOUR. *JB