The air conditioner has broken down twice.
The transmission gave out on me today.
We've had lots of tire problems and have been stranded on the highway a couple of times which resulted in us being forced to drive 200 km on a donut (not fun).
The car also seems to steer itself to the left all the time.
The CD player/radio volume is very sensitive. It is either really quiet or really loud. Also, the sound gets louder and louder as you speed up.
The heat/air conditioner controls in the back seat are useless. We think they are fake, they have never worked.
The ride is not at all smooth.
The dealership would not cover half of the things that went wrong with our Monty. What a piece of junk.
Steer away from the Montana! We hate it! What a hoax!
Seriously, don't buy it. You will regret it.
I don't get why so many people have Montanas.
They are ugly and they have so many problems.
We've had to have ours towed so many times and we are quite frankly tired of it.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Montana:
Indeed, the Pontiac Montana is not at all reliable.
I had a lot of problems with it.
Transmission changed at 90000KM
Gasket (head) changed at 65000KM (my dealer accepted gladly to change it without charge even if my guarantee had expired)
Rotors changed three times.
Brake pads twice.
AC changed at 40000Km under guarantee
The motor of the rear wiper changed at 70000KM
Rust on the rear door.
Tire (General brand) changed after 50000KM.
And I'm not finished at 97000KM there is a noise coming from power steering or something.
It's last time I buy a GM product.
I'm sorry, but I have to dispute some of your comments.
I also own a 2001 Montana and have had nothing, but good luck with it. As far as the tire issues you have had, I don't think you can hold it against the van. There are many outside factors that could contribute to tire problems. I think you should be re-evaluating where you are purchasing your tires. The radio/c.d volume going up and down is actually a feature not a problem. It's supposed to go up and down based on the road noise. You can actually turn the feature off on the stereo if you don't like it. As for the rear heat controls... are you ensuring the front control is switched to the correct setting in order to give the person in the rear access to the controls? The front control can't be on the numbers, but needs to be turned to the left as far as you can. I believe it's an "O" rather than a number.
It's frustrating to see someone pointing fingers at issuses that I don't feel are valid complaints.
Signed,
A pleased Montana owner.
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