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1999 Pontiac Montana

Defect Investigations

There are also 6 Pontiac recalls » 11 defect investigations » 52 TSBs » for the Pontiac Montana.

NHTSA Defect Investigation #PE00045

AIR BAG TEAR DURING DEPLOYMENT: Air Bags

1999 PONTIAC MONTANA -- Allege that the right front passenger's side air bag tore during deployment.this can result in loss of air bag inflation pressure and air bag protection for the right front seat occupant. Investigation was initiated on November 03 2000. Closed on January 11 2001. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #PE00045 »

NHTSA Defect Investigation #EA01014

AIR BAG INFLATOR: Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side Inflator Module**

** This defect investigation is filed under 4 related vehicle components.
1999 PONTIAC MONTANA -- A Investigation was initiated on June 11 2001. Closed on August 26 2002. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #EA01014 »

NHTSA Defect Investigation #PE02017

SHOULDER HARNESS CLIP: Seat Belts

1999 PONTIAC MONTANA -- Allege shoulder harness clip easily comes apart Investigation was initiated on February 11 2002. Closed on August 02 2002. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #PE02017 »

NHTSA Defect Investigation #RQ00006

TRACTION CONTROL: Service Brakes, Hydraulic

1999 PONTIAC MONTANA -- On March 31, 1998, the General Motors corporation (GM) filed a defect information report to NHTSA for the recall of 55,154 minivans built from August through October 1997 and equipped with traction control because of the potential for brake failure.the brake line to the traction control system modulator valve can contact the wiper arm linkage.the contact wears through the brake line resulting in a leak, loss of brake effectiveness, and extended stopping distances.dealers were to inspect and repair any damaged brake lines, and to install a clip to reposition the brake line away from wiper linkage.the vehicles included in the recall are late production 1997 and early production 1998 model year Oldsmobile Silhouette, Chevrolet Venture, and the Pontiac trans sport minivans.NHTSA recall 98V-072, GM 98014.the purpose of this investigation is to ascertain whether the scope of recall 98V-072 was correct and whether the 1997-98 models not included in that recall, as well as the 1999 models, should be recalled. Investigation was initiated on February 16 2000. Closed on April 20 2001. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #RQ00006 »

NHTSA Defect Investigation #SQ00014

UNEXPECTED OPENING OF SLIDING DOOR: Structure

1999 PONTIAC MONTANA -- There is no summary currently available Investigation was initiated on July 25 2000. Closed on October 22 2001. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #SQ00014 »

NHTSA Defect Investigation #PE04064

POWER-SLIDING DOOR: Structure:Body:Door

1999 PONTIAC MONTANA -- Subject vehicles are available with an optional power sliding door.the interior handle is oriented in the vertical position in the door panel and lines up at the elbow level when the occupant is seated in the 2nd-row outboard position.if the occupant holds the interior handle in the thumb up position during power-assisted opening, the arm/wrist can be push back with force against the 2nd-row bucket seat or captain's chair seat back creating a risk of injury (other seating configurations have ample seat to door clearance to avoid entrapment of the lower arm).among the 103 total reports, there were 102 alleged injuries including arm/wrist, thumb and shoulder injuries.a count of injuries reveals that 76 injuries were a fractured or a broken arm/wrist requiring an immobilizing cast for four-to-six weeks.all injuries involve the right side power sliding door.the left side power sliding door is on far fewer vehicles, but more importantly, it produces less force.GM notified the Agency by letter dated December 21, 2004, that it will recall model year 1997 though early 2005 GM U-van vehicles equipped with a right side power sliding door and with 2nd-row bucket seats or captain chairs (NHTSA recall #04V597).as part of the recall remedy, GM will replace the door handle with a "flush mounted handle" that will prevent an occupant from grasping the handle with the palm between the handle and door panel (thumb up orientation) and thus eliminate the potential for arm/wrist entrapment.this investigation is closed. Investigation was initiated on September 17 2004. Closed on December 22 2004. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #PE04064 »

NHTSA Defect Investigation #EA03005

REAR AXLE TRAILING ARM FAILURE: Suspension:Rear**

** This defect investigation is filed under 2 related vehicle components.
1999 PONTIAC MONTANA -- On November 18, 2002, ODI opened a preliminary evaluation (PE02-086) to evaluate allegations of rear axle trailing arm failures in the subject vehicles (U-van) which included two reporting crashes.on April 9, 2003, ODI upgraded PE02-086 to an engineering analysis (EA03-005) to continue its examination of the issue. The trailing arm design in these vehicles has been used in the U-van from MY 1997 through the present.the GM analysis concluded that the subject trailing arms could crack or buckle if they were damaged during assembly, pre-delivery handling, or subjected to certain service related abuse conditions such as improper towing or jacking.analysis of ODI and GM data has identified 19 incidents of rear axle trailing arm failures in the subject vehicles.there have been no new reports to ODI or GM in the last 12 months and only one new complaint in the last 21 months. Due to the low complaint rate and the absence of a continuing trend in reported failures, a safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of Agency resources does not appear to be warranted.accordingly, this investigation is closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist. The Agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances. For additional information, see the attached closing report. Investigation was initiated on April 23 2003. Closed on January 12 2004. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #EA03005 »