2002 Pontiac Montana

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED SHE TOOK THE 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA TO A MECHANIC AND THEY NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS DAMAGED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING ONTO THE EXTERIOR OF THE ENGINE AND THE OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT RESERVOIR. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS DUE TO A FLAW WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED AND THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM SINCE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 65000 MILES. *AK

INTAKE VALVE FAILURE CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. COULD HAVE LED TO A FIRE. MECHANICS SAY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT GM HAS REDESIGNED THE INTAKE VALVES THAT ARE REUSED IN THE REPAIR. SEVERAL OTHERS IN THIS AREA HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE, WHICH WAS USED IN THE GRAND AM CARS AS WELL. SEARCHES ON THE WEB ALSO SHOW THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *JB

AFTER TAKING MY 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA THROUGH A CAR WASH THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED THE VAN AND TURNED IT OFF TO LOOK UNDER TO SEE IF ANYTHING FELL OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE VAN BACK ON THE LIGHT WAS OFF SO I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VAN SHOOK AND WOULD NOT STOP. EVER SINCE THE ABS LIGHT HAS STAYED ON. *JB

THE A/C ON MY 2002 MONTANA VAN WAS BLOWING WARM IN APRIL 2006. AT THAT TIME MY VAN HAD 54K MILES ON IT. SINCE SUMMER WAS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, I BROUGHT THE VAN TO MY MECHANIC AND AN A/C LEAK TEST WAS PERFORMED. $961.91 LATER, THE A/C CONDENSER WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY PARTS FOR IT. (OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS = REPLACE LEAKING A/C CONDENSER. EVACUATE AND RECHARGE SYSTEM TO SPECS) AUGUST CAME AND ONCE AGAIN THE A/C WAS ACTING UP. THE AIR WAS NOT VERY COLD AND THERE WAS A HISSING / FLUTTERING NOISE COMING FROM THE VENTS. I BROUGHT THE VAN BACK TO MY MECHANIC. AT THIS TIME THE MILEAGE WAS 58K. THIS TIME IT WAS THE REAR A/C LINE/HOSE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC STATED THAT HE TYPICALLY SEES THE REAR A/C OF MONTANA VANS HAVING ISSUES FIRST, NOT THE CONDENSER. AND HE HAD CHECKED THE REAR FIRST BACK IN APRIL AND IT WAS FINE. SO, $482.64 LATER THE FOLLOWING HAD BEEN FIXED: "REMOVE & REPLACE LEAKING REAR EVAPORATOR FEED A/C TUBE. EVACUATE AND CHARGE SYSTEM TO SPECS." AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, I FEEL THAT THERE MAY BE A PATTERN HERE OR AT LEAST GM DID NOT USE EFFICIENT PARTS WHEN THEY PUT THE A/C UNITS IN THESE VEHICLES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MOLDINGS ABOVE THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE TIRE FELL OFF. A NEW MOLDING (PART NUMBER 12453313) WAS ORDERED AND ARRIVED WITH ONLY TWO SCREWS AND TWO CLIPS WHICH WAS ALL THE VEHICLE CALLED FOR, HOWEVER THERE WAS NINE SLOTS. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THIS MAY BE THE REASON WHY THE MOLDING FELL OFF THE FIRST TIME. THERE SHOULD BE MORE SCREWS AND CLIPS TO HOLD THE MOLDING INTO PLACE.