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Pontiac Montana Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Safety Report | Mar 15, 2006
Reported on Mar 15, 2006
| MY 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA HAS HAD PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHERE ANTIFREEZE IS REQUIRED TO BE ADDED EVERY FEW WEEKS. THE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP AT 65,000 MILES, BUT SHORTLY AFTER BEGAN TO LEAK AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOW AT 99,000 MILES HAS HAD A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE, AND AN ESTIMATED $5,000 REPAIR. I BELIEVE THE ENGINE HAS CEASED AS A RESULT OF THE FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *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: | FARMINGTON CT |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1GMDX03EXXD |
| Mileage: | 99000 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: | SCANTON VERNON CT |
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