1999 Pontiac Montana: raw data

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vehicle	1999 / pontiac / montana
known issues	7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-06)
complaints	262 on file (1998-07-28 → 2016-11-18)
recalls	0
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Intake manifold or gasket coolant leak and crackingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING69 complaints2001-11 → 2012-06montana-1999-intake-manifold-coolant-leak

10069956 IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002 (~53000 MILES)WE NOTICED THAT THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON
10029582 WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL
10014284 MY 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN'S INTAKE CRACKED AT BETWEEN 50,000 AND 60,000 MILES

Head gasket leak and engine overheatingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING7 complaints2003-03 → 2007-10montana-1999-head-gasket-leak

10131640 DURING A REGULAR OIL CHANGE MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED OIL IN THE ANTI-FREEZE
10207026 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT
10110691 HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA, 80,000 MILES, $700 TO REPAIR

Sliding door opening while driving or failing to latchLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES17 complaints2001-06 → 2008-01montana-1999-sliding-door-opening-latch

10020946 AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH
10115460 RIGHT SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING,AND ALL MECHANISMS WERE INOPERABLE
8008718 SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. WHILE DRIVING DOOR OPENS

Air bags not deploying in collisionsAIR BAGS3 complaints2002-05 → 2002-09montana-1999-air-bags-not-deploying

8015963 WHILE DRIVING AT 20/35MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISON AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED
8018893 UPON IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
9005356 AFTER BEING STRUCK HEAD ON, THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING 35-40MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT OPEN

Transmission hard or erratic shiftingPOWER TRAIN12 complaints2001-08 → 2014-04montana-1999-transmission-hard-shift

10098145 THE TRANSMISSION REPEATEDLY SLAMS / HAMMERS INTO GEAR
10088537 INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT VERY ROUGH AND HARD, AND TRANSMISSION EMITS A WHINING NOISE
10087853 WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY IN COLD WEATHER

Brake pedal going to the floor or feeling softSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC5 complaints2001-08 → 2004-03montana-1999-brake-pedal-to-floor

8003109 WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH BRAKE PEDAL UNEXPECTEDLY FELL TO THE FLOOR, AND DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE BRAKE SYSTEM
8022277 WHILE DRIVING, THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED
894809 WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE AT 1-2 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR

Air bag warning light staying onAIR BAGS14 complaints2001-07 → 2014-04montana-1999-air-bag-warning-light

10117174 THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON
10083807 WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON
10158241 WHEN I GET INTO MY MINIVAN AND START THE ENGINE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
262	1998-07-28	2016-11-18	17	2	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:103; AIR BAGS:33; POWER TRAIN:32; SERVICE BRAKES:27; HYDRAULIC:25

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1999 Pontiac Montana vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1999/pontiac/montana

@misc{wrenchpro_1999_pontiac_montana_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1999 Pontiac Montana},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1999/pontiac/montana}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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