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Pontiac Montana Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Safety Report | May 01, 2003
Reported on May 01, 2003
| I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA THAT THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND NOTICED WATER MISSING FROM COOLANT RECOVERY TANK. THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GM DEALER. AFTER THEY TESTED IT I WAS TOLD THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1540.39. AFTER DOING A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND HUNDREDS OF WEBSITES OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I CONTACTED GM FOR ASSISTANCE AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM FROM ANYONE ELSE. I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN PONTIAC MONTANA'S IN THE TOWN I LIVE IN THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY BOTH CALLED GM AND WERE GIVEN THE SAME STORY I WAS TOLD. WITH AS MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SAME TYPE ENGINE/VEHICLE I FEEL LIKE GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT AND PAY FOR THIS REPAIR.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Montana |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | BRUNSON SC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1GMDX03E1XD |
| Mileage: | 70000 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | BRUNSON AUTOMOBILE SALES HAMPTON SC 29924 |
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