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Pontiac Montana Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Radiator Assembly Safety Report | Jan 14, 2003
Reported on Jan 14, 2003
| 00 MONTANA HAS BEEN AT DEALER 3 TIMES IN 8 DAYS.THE LOW COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON & WOULD NOT GO OFF.TOOK VEH TO DEALER ON A TUES WAS INFORMED WOULD HAVE BACK IN 2-3.AFTER REVIEW THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD BUT LEAK WAS NOT EXTERNAL SINCE NO FLUIDS WERE ON GROUND.SUPPOSED PARTS WERE REPLACED ALONG W/GASKETS.ADVISED DEALER COOLANT HAD TO BE GOING SOMEWHERE IF NOT EXTERNAL; SO REQUESTED FOR AN OIL CHANGE TO BE DONE SINCE BAD COOLANT MAY HAVE GOTTEN INTO OIL. DEALER REFUSED BUT SERVICE MGR APPROVED.VEH WAS RET'D TO ME ON FRI.UPON LEAVING DEALER ENGINE HAD A CHIRPING NOISE NOT THERE PREVIOUS.SPOKE WITH SALESMAN AND HE CONFIRMED THERE WAS A NOISE & TO BRING VEH BACK IN NEXT DAY FOR SERVICE TO LOOK AT.ON WAY HOME, LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN;PROBLEM NOT FIXED.UPON TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOLLOWING DAY THEY CLAIMED THEIR WAS COOLANT OR SOME FORM OF LIQUID ON BELT AND WOULD CLEAN OFF.SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT DID NOT COME ON.ASSURED US VEHCILE SAFE TO DRIVE.THE REST OF WEEKEND LOW COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AT SPORADIC INTERVALS. CONTACTED DEALER MONDAY MORNING;WAS ADVISED TO BRING IN ON WEDNESDAY FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.DROPPED VEHICLE OFF & DEALERSHIP HAD VEHICLE FOR ADDITIONAL DAY & ADVISED THE SENSOR WAS BAD AND WAS REPLACED.DEALERSHIP STATES CHIRPING NOISE WAS GONE AS THEY TOOK APART BELTS AND FULLY CLEANED AGAIN. ENGINE AT TIME OF DROP OFF WAS RUNNING ROUGH.DEALER STATES AFTER COMPUTER AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ENGINE IS FINE.RECV'D VEHICLE BACK W/ SENSOR REPLACED;CHIRPING NOISE SOMEWHAT DISSIPATED-HOWEVER NOT FULLY & WAS ADVISED VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE.VEHILCE APPEARS TO BE OKAY BUT STILL NOTICE NOT RUNNING AS CRISP AS BEFORE.DEALER AFFIRMS SINCE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY TO SEE HOW THINGS GO & ADVISE IF ANY FURTHER PROBLEM.ANOTHER PONTIAC DEALER W/IN 15 MILES HAD 3 MONTANA'S IN SERVICE DEPART. FOR SAME RELATED ISSUES.ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES SUSTAINED $5,100 ON A 99 MODEL MANUFACTURE DEFECT W/ENGINES &/OR PARTS?MLL | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Montana |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
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| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | WARMINSTER PA |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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| Dealer name and location: | DAVIS PONTIAC |
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