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Pontiac Montana Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Safety Report | Feb 03, 2005
Reported on Feb 03, 2005
| ON FEB. 3 OF 2004 WE PURCHASED A USED 1999 MONTANA. THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT WAS COMING ON SO WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT IT WAS LOW ON COOLANT. I CHECKED THIS WEB SITE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE AROUND 60,000 MILES. OUR VAN HAD LESS THAN THIS SO WE KEPT OUR EYES OPEN TO WHY THIS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND EVEN ASKED THE DEALER TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE. THEY SAID IT WAS LOW BUT THERE WAS NO LEAK. THEN IN FEB OF 05 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP AND ONE WEEK LATER A NEW NOISE STARTED, SO WE TOOK IT BACK TO A MECHANIC WHO FOUND ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE, $800 LATER IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE. WHY CAN'T PONTIAC BE MADE TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM. WE NO LONGER HAVE DEX-COOL FOR ANTIFREEZE!! THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT HAD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE WHOLE YEAR WE OWNED IT AND FINALLY WE FOUND A GOOD MECHANIC WHO KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, THE DEALERSHIP--LITHIA FORD OF BOISE--HAD NO IDEA . IT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY IF THEY HAD FIXED IT LAST YEAR. LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSED ENGINE PROBLEMS. *NM | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Montana |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | BOISE ID |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1GMDX03E6XD |
| Mileage: | 54500 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | LITHIA FORD OF BOISE BOISE ID 83705 |
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