2003 Pontiac Montana problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Exterior Lighting (9) · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly (5) · Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch (4)
🧭 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
61 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (455)
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
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-06 · PIT3271P · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. general motors will only support a tire calibration for tires that have been sized, tested and designed for the vehicle in question and its applications. technician s
Showing the 6 most recent of 455 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2022-05-20 · Air Bags · 💥 crash“ van crashed with damage to the front when it ran off the road and went into a culvert/ditch and air bags did not deploy resulting in paralyzation of the wife of the owner after van had been apparently donated to charity cars as junk vehicle or salvage vehicle. vehicle was apparently repaired by towing company and offered for sale at at a used c…”
2018-11-11 · Seat Belts · 2,360,000 mi · 💥 crash“i was in a accident and hit a truck broadside. i ended up hitting the steering wheel with my chest. not only was my seatbelt ineffective, but the airbag did not open. i did sustain chest injury. iran a stop sign in town.…”
2018-04-11 · Steering“while in a stationary mode after parking to get air for my tires, the steering column locked. took about 20 minutes with assistance to unlock, this i feel is unsafe with the climate of the world today, you need to be able to get in your vehicle turn it on and be on your way. no image or document to upload just frustration.…”
2017-08-01 · Steering · 216,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac montana. while driving various speeds in wet conditions, the steering wheel seized intermittently without warning. in addition, the power steering made an abnormal winding noise. the dealer (stoops buick gmc, 1251 quaker blvd, plainfield, in, 46168, 317-839-7771) informed the contact that there were no recalls on…”
2016-07-29 · Fuel/Propulsion System“check the airbags something with brake light an electrical.…”
2016-04-18 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 149,000 mi“takata recall nhtsa campaign # 07349000 gm recall #06230 my van is leaking gas at the inlet valve and i see is recalled and cause a fire. i need to know how i get this recal fixed asap. have children and do not feel safe driving the van or letting the children ride in my van. smells like gasoline throughot vehicle and you can see the crack at t…”
2015-01-28 · Exterior Lighting · 128,000 mi“we have to kept changing the brake lights in the back because they keep going out ever few weeks. we even went and bought a new stop signal switch but that wasn't it. we want to know if there was a recall on the brake light and the wiring and why they keep going out. we have had issues since we bought in june 2014. we are just tired of keep po…”
2015-01-05 · Air Bags · 106,000 mi“both side curtain airbags(inside seat) deployed without a vehicle accident or collision.. both my wife and i were struck with the airbags. our 4 children were in the vehicle at the time of deployment. none of them were struck directly but the noise involved was very loud and powder was present in the air following deployment. vehicle is not worth r…”
2015-01-01 · Engine · 125,000 mi“after heading home from taking my son to the er, my temp gauge started to rise fast to the red lines while i was going down the street. i quickly pulled over, put it in park and shut my engine off. i got out out of the car and looked under neath. coolant was pouring all over the ground under the engine. obviously couldn't drive so i had to call th…”
2014-10-17 · Unknown Or Other · 3,400 mi“steering wheel locked up,ignition did not disengage when key was released,incident becoming more and more frequent. *tr…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.