NHTSA — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Doors: Latch Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,274 miles

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2000 Pontiac Montana Owner Comments

problem #10

Feb 202008

Montana 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Power sliding door will not latch - opens while vehicle is in motion. Started off about a year ago to be occasional in hot weather - now cannot get the sliding door to latch at all.

- Deltona , FL, USA

problem #9

Oct 102004

Montana 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Fuel gauge reads full when empty and empty when under 3/4 of a tank. Message center alarms telling me that I am out of fuel but when I stop at the gas station it will only hold no more than five dallors. Also I have had to have the break lights replaced sevrel times. The rear motorized window on the driver side does not always shut when pressing the button. And engine is quick to overheat. Also the passanger sliding door does not always latch properly, lock and unlock when buttons pressed. The sad thing about it is I have only had the van for just under a year. The van is only five years old and I am already having this kind of problems out of it. Needless to say I will never own another Pontiac (GM).

- Dry Ridge, KY, USA

problem #8

Jan 082005

Montana 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 88,852 miles
The door comes unlatched from the Pontiac Montana mini vans w/O power slider also. Subsequently my van door passanger side came open slamming off half on the road and then remained attached to the top but the track wheel snapped off, making it inpossible to put on with out tools and the muscles to even lift it.

- Rancho Cordova, CA, USA

problem #7

Sep 022003

Montana

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Owner's child was climbing inside of vehicle through the sliding door. When the child pushed the button to close the sliding door, child's fingers got caught in the door sensor. Sliding door did not stop from closing, causing the child's left ring finger to be cut off.

- Pittsfield, MA, USA

problem #6

Aug 022001

Montana

  • 29,885 miles
Problems with paint, gaskets, brakes and cooling system. There was a hissing noise which had come from the tire area due to misalignment, low coolant light had come on, the gaskets, oil pump and drive O-ring were replaced, the brake pedal had gone to the floor while stopped at a light which happened more than twice and seemed as if they weren't going to work at all and had to pump the pedal to bring the pedal back enough to allow stopping. There was an incident where the consumer had to activate the emergency brake to avoid an accident. The warning light never had come on. The master cylinder was replaced, the front brake pads, resurfaced rotors, cleaned and adjusted rear brakes. Other problems are as followed: The trim on the driver side windshield had come apart, the handle on the back latch had come off, and both turn signal bulbs needed to be replaced.

- Canton, MI, USA

problem #5

Jul 142003

(reported on)

Montana

  • 24,000 miles
While driving sliding door opens which is caused by a failure in the latch locking mechanism. Dealership replaced the sliding door latch. Problem still exists.

- Gilford, NH, USA

problem #4

Jan 062002

Montana

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

When rear door opens you can't stop it, it broke my wrist when my braclet caught on handle.

- Salina, KS, USA

problem #3

Nov 032000

Montana

  • miles
All door latches will lock without prior warning. As a consumer he his concerned. Dealership has been notified.

- Ponpton Olains, NJ, USA

problem #2

May 012000

Montana

  • miles
Consumer complaint is against design of the power sliding door. A child would not be capable of stopping door from closing because child could not use enough pressure to stop door. *consumer did receive notification for a recall, stating that door can automatically open while in operation. Consumer is taking vehicle in for repairs. However, this is a separate issue. The sliding door closes very forcefully and the consumer was concerned ablout the potential danger of the door.

- Park Ridge, IL, USA

problem #1

Jul 272000

Montana

  • miles
Vehicle stalls while driving, and will intermittently start. Also, sliding doors lock up. Dealer inspected vehicle & moved the spark plug over thinking it was causing the disruption.

- Milford, PA, USA

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