2000 Pontiac Montana Extended review from North America
"Looks good, rides nice, but not built very well, must have got the Friday Midnight shift lemon"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Our 2000 Montana started to have problems at 62,000 km. The motor was not running smoothly and the engine light would come on from time to time and upon review by Pontiac Dealer, we were told that we had a bad valve. Cost to fix $800, of course not covered by warranty.
Next the fuel gauge went cost to fix $500, again not covered.
Transmission went last week at 80,000 km. Cost to fix $3800. Again not covered, although the dealer was kind enough to offer me a 50/50 split on a reconditioned tranny with a 90 day warranty! Cost to us $1800. Not much of a decision.
New tranny has an 80,000 km warranty on it, which is 20,000 more than the original equipment. You think GM thinks they might have a problem here??
General comments?
Should have spent the extra $4000 and bought a Honda Van. Keep up the good work domestics!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 2000 |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.4L 185 Horse Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 4 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 7 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 80000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Honda Civic |
| Date of Entry | 26th October, 2002 |