2001 Pontiac Montana review from North America

HAVE HAD THE CAR ONE DAY SO FAR

With only 43,000 miles...

Much flimsy plastic, either broken or can be broken by touching it:

Front cup holder - Broken

Rear sill plate - broken

Rear seat belt mount - fell off while we were driving today

Windshield rubber trim strip - fell off while we were driving today

Rear hatch interior plastic lining, can lightly pull center with hand and separate it from the door more than 12" (not enough screws)

Driver side interior door panel, came loose when I started to close the door

Rear Seat Belt Trim Ring - fell off when I pulled on the seat belt.

Side (near rear) interior plastic panels falling off (attachment points VERY flimsy and under-designed

Front bumper - VERY thin plastic w/stuffed with loose foam to hold its shape - foam falling out - cheesy design (same engineering practices used to design Tupperware).

Rattles - Oh my gosh, many rattles between the interior plastic walls and the interior steel.

Right Side Mirror - Loose and rattling

THIS IS ALL I FOUND THE FIRST DAY!!!

I thought GM hit its low point in the 70's when American Quality was a contradiction of terms and the Japanese were stealing market share hand over fist, capitalizing on GM's weaknesses. I would say the Montana takes this to a new low!!! This is unbelievable. You can walk around the car, pull on things, and pieces will come off in your hand!!! I hope everyone who has been mislead to believe there is hope with this vehicle reads this. There is no way this thing can make it to 50,000 miles still in one piece. I expect mine to drop parts on the highway here and there once or twice a week. I just need to keep a running list of what to buy as it falls off.