2000 Pontiac Montana: raw data

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vehicle2000 / pontiac / montana
known issues8 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-06)
complaints250 on file (2000-01-11 → 2015-12-23)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Intake manifold gasket coolant leakENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING44 complaints2002-12 → 2011-01montana-2000-intake-gasket-coolant-leak
  • 10156460 MY 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA HAS COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE THROUGH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM TODAY WHEN I CHANGED THE OIL
  • 10100743 MY 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA WITH A 3.4 LITRE ENGINE WAS LEAKING FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE INTAKE GASKET WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM
  • 10051350 LOWER INTAKE MANAFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGIN OIL
Sliding door closing, opening and latching failuresSTRUCTURE14 complaints2001-09 → 2008-04montana-2000-sliding-door-hazards
  • 10039684 SLIDING DOOR DID NOT STOP FROM CLOSING, CAUSING THE CHILD'S LEFT RING FINGER TO BE CUT OFF
  • 10219197 POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH - OPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION
  • 8013547 AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS SENSOR THAT FAILED TO RESPOND IF OCCUPANT WAS NOT CLEAR OF CLOSING
Transmission failure and hard shiftingPOWER TRAIN7 complaints2003-01 → 2008-04montana-2000-transmission-failure
  • 10225170 HIGH PITCHED WHINE, THEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE
  • 10069439 THE TRANSMISSION SUN GEAR WENT OUT. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT
  • 10009467 THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE DEALER STATED THE SECOND CLUTCH DRUM WAS CRACKED WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION
Fuel pump failure with stalling or no-startFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE5 complaints2001-12 → 2005-08montana-2000-fuel-pump-stalling
  • 10086429 NOW AT 55000 MILE THE VAN SUDDENLY STALLED DRIVING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR MAKING STEERING AND BRAKING DIFFICULT. DEALERSHIP FOUND FUEL PUMP OUT
  • 10068636 VEHICLES STALLED AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP
  • 10118537 THEN HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ALL OF THE PROBLEM STARTED THE SAME WAY -STALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT RESTART
Wiring overheating, smoke and fireELECTRICAL SYSTEM6 complaints2002-06 → 2011-04montana-2000-electrical-smoke-fire
  • 10354619 THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR 10 MINUTES SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD
  • 10188262 ON MARCH 12,2007 IT BUSTED INTO FLAMES BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND FUSE BOX
  • 10001706 CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR VENTS. DEALER DETERMINED THE REAR WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED, CAUSED BY WATER INTRUSION IN REAR QUARTER PANEL
Air bag warning light staying onAIR BAGS6 complaints2002-05 → 2015-12montana-2000-air-bag-warning-light
  • 10378393 AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON EVERY FEW MILES
  • 10292869 AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON. REPLACE SENSOR AND IT GOES OFF. THEN ABOUT 3MONTHS LATER IT COMES BACK ON
  • 8015470 AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS INDICATES THAT AIR BAGS WILL BE INOPERATIVE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT
Air bags not deploying in a crashAIR BAGS8 complaints2003-10 → 2011-06montana-2000-air-bags-no-deployment
  • 10405421 THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
  • 10041148 DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 10187862 WENT ACROSS LANE, HIT AT MODERATE SPEED A HYDRO POLE SEVERED AND MOVED 4 FEET BY IMPACT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
Brake fluid leaks and brake line corrosionSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC5 complaints2004-01 → 2012-05montana-2000-brake-hydraulic-leaks
  • 10457879 WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THIS MORNING AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION, THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY UNDER THE PASSENGER DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE
  • 10441034 SEVERE CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES. THERE IS A SHORT SECTION OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES JUST FORWARD OF THE REAR CONTROL ARM THAT RUSTS OUT
  • 10069150 ON JUNE 17, 2003 WHILE DRIVING NEAR MY HOME MY BRAKES FAILED, TOTALLY, I HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I FROM GOING INTO THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
2502000-01-112015-12-23147ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:74; STRUCTURE:34; AIR BAGS:23; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:23; VISIBILITY:20

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). 2000 Pontiac Montana vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2000/pontiac/montana
@misc{wrenchpro_2000_pontiac_montana_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2000 Pontiac Montana},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2000/pontiac/montana}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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