2001 Pontiac Montana engine and engine cooling problems

“SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT STAYS ON. TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS BLINKED REALLY FAST AND THEY LIGHT UP EVERYTIME I PUSH ON THE BREAK. REPLACED BRAKES. PROBLEM CAUSED TAIL LAMP CIRCUIT BOARD AND LIGHT BULBS TO BURN OUT AND MELT CONNECTORS. WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD WOULD NOT KNOW WHEN I WAS BREAKING AND COULD POSSIBLY RUN INTO ME. KNOCKING SOUND ON RIGHT WHEEL AND STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. REPLACED STABILIZERS AND SENSORS, ROTATED AND BALANCED WHEELS. SCARED THAT I MAY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE TRACTION TO TURN OFF AND THE VEHICLE SLIDES WHICH COULD LEAD TO A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT. IT ALSO NEEDS NEW SHOCKS; THEY ARE LEAKING. VEHICLE IS RUNNING HOT AND IS EATING UP THE COOLANT. HAVE ALREADY PUT 2 GALLONS IN THE VEHICLE SINCE SEPT. WATER PUMP IS LEAKING. PASSENGER WINDOW KEEPS GETTING STUCK. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE DOOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE MAJORITY OF THE PROBLEMS THAT I AM HAVING ARE DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES. IF YOU GOOGLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, YOU WILL FIND THAT THE COMPLAINTS ARE REGARDING THE SAME ISSUES THAT I HAVE STATED. I AM LOW INCOME AND CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP…”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000.”

“I WAS JUST DRIVING TO THE STORE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING MY VAN STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE THE TEMP GOT TO ABOVE 260 AND IT JUST STOPPED IN THE ROAD. I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED. MY 17 YEAR OLD SON HAD TO PUSH ME OUT OF THE ROAD AND I CALLED MY BROTHER AND HE DROVE OUT TO ME AND CHECKED THINGS OUT WHO IS A MECHANIC AND HE SAID I BLEW A HEAD GASKET, HE SAID THESE THINGS HAPPEN BUT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT 79,000 MILES. I CALLED AROUND TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE TO FIX AND SO FAR NO ONE WILL DO IT BECAUSE IT IS ALOT OF TROUBLE. *TR”

“WHEN DRIVING MY 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA AT HIGHWAY SPEED I START TO FEEL VERY DIZZY, GET HEADACHES, ALMOST FAINT. I WAS TOLD A CERTAIN VALVE NEAR THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE OXYGEN SENSOR, THE MAF SENSOR, AND THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT MANY 2001 MONTANAS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. WHICH SEEMS TO ME TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE ENDED UP IN THE URGENT CARE AND ALMOST PASSED OUR SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEY ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY IT, AS WELL AS MY HUSBAND. I THINK THE DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE OR SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I HAVE OUTSTANDING MEDICAL BILLS AND AM LUCKY THAT MY AND MY FAMILY ARE STILL ALIVE. SO I AM GOING TO STILL RESEARCH AND SEE WHAT I NEED TO DO BECAUSE I AM GOING TO NEED TO GET THIS FIXED, GET ANOTHER VAN WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD, OR GET AN ATTORNEY. THANKS FOR ANY ADVICE. *TR”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. HE WAITED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AGAIN AND HE WAITED 30 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING IT TO DRIVE HOME. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE ENGINE AND THE MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET WAS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 178,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,950.”

“2001 PONTIAC MONTANA BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. SHE WANTS GENERAL MOTORS TO REIMBURSE HER FOR FIXING THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE LEAKED ONTO THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WHICH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY ON THE VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR”