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Pontiac Montana Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | Sept 12, 2005
Reported on Sept 12, 2005
| AT 95,000 MILES, MY 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN BEGAN TO LEAK WATER AND I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR THAT IT WOULD DAMAGE THE ENGINE PERMANENTLY. IN ORDER TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM, I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED. BOTH GARAGES TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED THE SAME PROBLEM ON MANY OF THE SAME ENGINES THAT WERE USED IN CHEVROLETS, PONTIACS AND OLDSMOBILES. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS IN EXCESS OF $830. IF THESE ARE INHERENT PROBLEMS WITH THESE ENGINES, WHY HASN'T GM ISSUED A RECALL? I REPAIRED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT MONTANA TWICE. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND REPAIR THE FLAWED DESIGN? *JB | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Montana |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2001 |
| 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: | COMER GA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1GMDX03E91D |
| Mileage: | 95000 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: | LUXURY CARS OF NAPLES NAPLES FL |
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