2003 Pontiac Montana: raw data

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vehicle2003 / pontiac / montana
known issues8 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-02)
complaints97 on file (2002-04-04 → 2022-05-20)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Fuel tank and filler neck gasoline leakFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE12 complaints2003-10 → 2016-04montana-2003-fuel-tank-leak
  • 10454609 FUEL TANK LEAKS SEVERE WHERE FILLER TUBE ENTERS THE FUEL TANK
  • 10154600 I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AFTER FILLING THE TANK. THERE WAS A LARGE PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE GAS TANK NEAR THE FILLER NECK
  • 10044051 CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING IN NEW VAN FILLED IT UP WITH GAS, AND WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING AND GAS WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE PLACE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK
Intake manifold gasket coolant leakENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints2005-03 → 2009-04montana-2003-intake-manifold-gasket-leak
  • 10201961 INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING AT 60,000 MILES. DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT
  • 10156475 THIS IS MY SECOND PONTIAC MINI VAN WITH A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE 1994 STARTED LEAKING AT 60K MILES,MY CURRENT VAN A 2003 IS LEAKING AT 45K MILES
  • 10255154 PROBLEM WITH LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BAD DEXCOOL. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER REPAIR FOR VEHICLE
Rocker arm bolt and valve train failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5 complaints2006-12 → 2009-04montana-2003-rocker-arm-bolt-failure
  • 10175727 AFTER SERVICE WORK WAS PERFORMED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT TWO BOLTS THAT HOLD THE ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY ON FOR CYLINDER #3 WERE IN FACT STRIPPED AND FELL OUT OF THE ENGINE HEAD
  • 10201129 THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS MISSING A CYLINDER AND THE ENGINE WAS LOOSE. THE ROCKER BOLT FELL OFF OF THE HEAD OF THE ROCKER ARM AND THE HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED
  • 10266493 THE VALVE PULLED OUT OF ROCKER ARM MID 2008 ON #2 CAL COSTING APPROX 600.00 REPAIR AGAIN IN 2009 THE #3 CYL VALVE PULLED OUT EFFECTING ANOTHER REPAIR
Power sliding door closing on occupantsSTRUCTURE5 complaints2004-05 → 2010-03montana-2003-power-sliding-door-closing
  • 10156402 THE DOOR SLIDES BACK INTO PLACE WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED. IT IS SUPPOSE TO GO BACK TO AN OPEN POSITION WHEN THE DOOR TOUCHES A PERSON OR AN OBJECT
  • 10151415 THE PASSENGER AUTO DOOR CONTINUES CLOSING WHEN OBJECTS OR PERSONS ARE IN ITS PATH
  • 10073226 THE AUTOMATIC DOOR ON OUR 2003 MONTANA MINIVAN COMPLETELY CLOSED ON MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS HAND YESTERDAY, BREAKING HER FINGER AND CAUSING BRUSING AND SWELLING
Headlight moisture and brake light bulb burnoutEXTERIOR LIGHTING11 complaints2006-11 → 2015-01montana-2003-headlight-brake-light-bulbs
  • 10292543 FRONT HEADLIGHT HAD LOTS OF MOISTURE ON THE INTERIOR, WHICH CAUSED THE BULB TO BURN OUT. I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT UNIT, A $240 PART
  • 10291811 HEAD LIGHTS FILL UP WITH MOISTURE AND BLOWS HEADLIGHT BULBS OUT WHILE DRIVING
  • 10174272 BRAKE LIGHT BULBS CONTINUALLY BURN OUT. THE BOTTOM OF THE BULBS ARE MELTED WHEN REMOVED
Air bag deployment without a collisionAIR BAGS4 complaints2007-10 → 2015-01montana-2003-airbag-unintended-deployment
  • 10361651 A 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA WAS IN A PARKING LOT. PEOPLE SITTING IN DRIVER'S SEAT AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE IGNITION WAS ON BUT THE CAR WAS STILL IN PARK. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, BOTH SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO DRIVER'S LEFT LOWER RIB CAGE
  • 10453728 THEN REALIZED THAT BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WONDERING IF SOMEONE HIT ME IN PARKING LOT BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THEY DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON
  • 10670171 BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS(INSIDE SEAT) DEPLOYED WITHOUT A VEHICLE ACCIDENT OR COLLISION.. BOTH MY WIFE AND I WERE STRUCK WITH THE AIRBAGS
Air bags not deploying in a crashAIR BAGS5 complaints2004-03 → 2022-05montana-2003-airbag-no-deployment-crash
  • 10065831 2004 PONTIAC MONTANA ROLLED OVER TWICE IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. IT WAS HIT FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER CAR. NO AIRBAGS, FRONT OR SIDE, DEPLOYED
  • 10064602 DURING A VEHICLE COLLISION/ROLL OVER AT 55 MPH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR FACE INJURIES
  • 11150848 I ENDED UP HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST. NOT ONLY WAS MY SEATBELT INEFFECTIVE, BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN
Engine stall with loss of power while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints2003-12 → 2008-11montana-2003-stall-loss-of-power
  • 10049103 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES
  • 10068314 MONTANA KEEPS CUTTING OFF WITHOUT A WARNING AND IT WILL STOP DEAD IN TRAFFICE WITH OUT A WARNING
  • 10249816 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
972002-04-042022-05-2092FUEL SYSTEM:17; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:16; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:14; GASOLINE:14; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:14

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). 2003 Pontiac Montana vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2003/pontiac/montana
@misc{wrenchpro_2003_pontiac_montana_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2003 Pontiac Montana},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2003/pontiac/montana}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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