2001 Pontiac Montana problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train:automatic Transmission (15) · Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch (9) · Structure:body:door (8)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Pontiac Montana model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
91 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (376)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-02-20 · PIP5358D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. technician will need to
Electrical System 2024-10-25 · PIP4723J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the tire pressure monitor, active fuel injector tester, multi media tester, pico scope, gr8 starting/charging tester and vehicle data recorder tools, giving website address and ste
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · PIT5099H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the heater-vent-air conditioning blows warm air. before calling general motors technical assistance center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · PIT5099H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the heater-vent-air conditioning blows warm air. before calling general motors technical assistance center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven
Electrical System 2024-08-26 · General Communication · Service Campaign
vehicle wide programming (vwp) is a new process to update software on gm vehicles. it provides the ability via a single selection within techline connect to first identify which modules need updating and then proceed to updating affected modules (with some exceptions). the updating of modules is com
Showing the 6 most recent of 376 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2015-12-10 · Visibility/Wiper“my gearshift broke,fuel gage don't work,my car bounce up and down when driving sliding doors won't click open.when start car up and put in gear drive or revearse won't move just rive up.…”
2015-07-14 · Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch“tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac montana. the contact stated that the power sliding door would not latch when closing, causing the door to open when driving. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the latch failed. after contacting the dealer, the contact was informed that the vehicle was previously repaired under nh…”
2015-05-12 · Air Bags · 💥 crash“in left turn lane in the intersection..oncoming vehicle hit head on. airbag failed to inflate on drivers side. driver airlifted to trauma hosp.…”
2015-04-15 · Engine · 200,100 mi“the van when in park will revive the engine and jump, when stopping with new brakes and all that fun stuff when the van is doing this reviving state it takes longer to stop and like the van is fighting it. it sometimes over shifts when in this state when taking off from a light (does the reviving thing when moving. i am afraid one day it is going t…”
2014-08-30 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 160,000 mi“the tank leaks fuel at the inlet on the tank. customer is able to put no more than enough gas in the tank where is below the level on the inlet on the tank. *tr…”
2014-08-06 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 223,691 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac montana. the contact smelled gasoline fuel outside the vehicle and noticed a leak near the fuel tank. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 223,691. …”
2014-04-19 · Power Train · 165,000 mi · 💥 crash“i backed up to the laundry to wash clothes and proceeded to put the car in park and get out to get clothes out of the back. i pushed the brake and thought i had put the car in park because the key came out. when i started to step out of the van to get my clothes out of the back and my foot came off the brake, the car was still running and backed in…”
2014-03-02 · Steering · 3 mi“bought this 2001 pontiac montana with 132000 miles a week before. going to pick up my son from work, early evening, 14 degrees outside. i look down and my temperature gauge shoot up and the red temp gauge comes on. i pull over. bubbling fluids is all i hear. first we started off with no heat a few days before that. we had the heater core flushed ou…”
2013-08-22 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 147,583 mi“in 2010 i learned my vehicle had an outstanding recall notice (07v349000) for a defective gas tank. i had the tank replaced by the dealer. yesterday evening i noticed a strong odor of gasoline when i stepped near my vehicle. i went to my local ase certified mechanic and had him inspect the gas tank. he found it was leaking significantly at the fil…”
2012-10-04 · Vehicle Speed Control“for some time now i have been having incidents where my gas pedal is hung up or stuck. i am to the point now i am scared to drive it. i have small children and everytime we get in the van its a danger. *tr…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.