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Pontiac Montana Electrical System Ignition Switch Safety Report | Apr 07, 2000
Reported on Apr 07, 2000
| WE WERE DRIVING OUR BRAND NEW MONTANA VAN AT ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. WE HAD ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL WORKING (DOORS, WINDOWS, TV) BUT THE MOTOR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS AT 731 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 3 DAYS THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A BLOWN FUSE. WE PICKED UP THE VAN AND TRIED TO DRIVE IT HOME. WE MADE IT 40 MILES AND IT DIED AGAIN. APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN OUR HOME TOWN AND THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR 4 DAYS AND STILL CAN NOT FIND OUT WHAT HAS CAUSED IT TO STOP. IN THE MEANTIME, THEY ARE RACKING UP THE MILES ON OUR NEW VEHICLE AND EVEN IF THEY GIVE US THE VAN BACK, WE ARE NOT SURE WE WILL EVER FEEL SAFE IN IT AGAIN. BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS, WE ARE AFRAID THAT THERE MAY BE AN ACCIDENT, OR THAT WE COULD GET STRANDED ANYWHERE. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN. THE MINOR PROBLEM WAS THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLIPPED OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SCRATCHED AND DENTED THE PASSENGER DOOR FRAME. A LITTLE LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE INFORM US IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MONTANAS AND THE ENGINE QUITTING. THANK YOU. *AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Montana |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | GREEN BAY WI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1GMDX13E3YD |
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| Speed: | 65 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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