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Pontiac MontanaYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 1,054 NHTSA owner complaints across 12 model years, no Pontiac Montana year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1998, 2004, 2005 and 2006. The Montana has 20 safety recalls on record.

Pontiac Montana
Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 1999, 2000, 2001Best years'98 '04 '05 '06Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1,054Top: Engine and engine coolingSafety recalls201997–2008 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Pontiac Montana years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Montana median. Tap a year for its full report.

'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2006Best74/10037 complaints · 2 recalls2005Solid52/10081 complaints · 5 recalls2004Solid63/10039 complaints · 3 recalls2003Solid50/10084 complaints · 5 recalls2002Solid46/100126 complaints · 3 recalls2001Caution37/100156 complaints · 9 recalls2000Caution29/100228 complaints · 5 recalls1999Caution30/100235 complaints · 5 recalls1998Best67/10049 complaints · 3 recalls1997Not rated–/10018 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Pontiac Montana problems

All model years combined: 1,054 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling2673
Structure11824
Electrical system11615
Power train1002
Air bags9648
Latches/locks/linkages7617
Service brakes, hydraulic687
Exterior lighting682
Fuel system, gasoline672
23 other systems38841
20 recalls

Pontiac Montana recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Suspension: rear10V-110 · 2005–2008 · Mar 19, 2010 · 5,375 vehicles–Fuel system, gasoline: storage07V-349 · 2001–2004 · Aug 8, 2007 · 20,594 vehicles–Air bags: frontal06V-417 · 2005 · Oct 31, 2006 · 794 vehicles–Other: labels05V-552 · 2006 · Dec 7, 2005 · 32,068 vehicles–Parking brake05V-287 · 2005 · Jun 20, 2005 · 14,600 vehicles–Seats: mid/rear assembly05V-061 · 2005 · Feb 18, 2005 · 18,850 vehicles–Doors: latch04V-597 · 1997–2005 · Dec 22, 2004 · 717,302 vehicles–Other: labels04V-177 · 2004 · Apr 8, 2004 · 31,301 vehicles–Other: owners/service/other manual03V-250 · 2001–2003 · Jul 15, 2003 · 1,707,825 vehicles–Driver side: inflator module03V-051 · 2003 · Feb 14, 2003 · 130 vehicles–Air bags: frontal02V-329 · 2001 · Dec 9, 2002 · 272 vehicles–Air bags: frontal02V-222 · 2002–2003 · Aug 9, 2002 · 133,221 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 20 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

11 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Montana

  1. POWER SLIDING DOOREA07019 · 2005–2007 · closed Feb 23, 2009
    No recall
  2. POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENINGPE07044 · 2005–2006 · closed Dec 11, 2007
    No recall
  3. ELECTRICAL HARNESS DAMAGEPE05063 · 2005 · closed Mar 6, 2006
    No recall
  4. POWER-SLIDING DOORPE04064 · 1998–2004 · closed Dec 22, 2004
    Led to recall 04V-597
  5. REAR AXLE TRAILING ARM FAILUREEA03005 · 1997–1999 · closed Jan 12, 2004
    No recall
  6. SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY FAILUREEA02032 · 1997–1998 · closed Nov 21, 2003
    No recall
  7. SHOULDER HARNESS CLIPPE02017 · 1998–2000 · closed Aug 2, 2002
    No recall
  8. AIR BAG INFLATOREA01014 · 1998–2000 · closed Aug 26, 2002
    Led to recall 02V-027
  9. AIR BAG TEAR DURING DEPLOYMENTPE00045 · 1998–1999 · closed Jan 11, 2001
    No recall
  10. UNEXPECTED OPENING OF SLIDING DOORSQ00014 · 1998–2000 · closed Oct 22, 2001
    Led to recall 01V-067