2000 Pontiac Montana fuel system, gasoline problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 2000 Pontiac Montana — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Power sliding door needs a tremendous amount of pressure to reverse closing and could cause serious harm. Fuel level indicator moves up and down randomly once the tank gets below 1/3. Pressure control solenoid failing after 65000 miles causing very hard up-shifting after transmission warms up. *nm”
filed Jun 7, 2006
“1.) there was no prior indication that a failure would happen. 2.) fuel pump failed. Consequences: engine stalled at highway speeds and would not start or run which left us stranded by the roadside - this was the first incident which occurred at 36,000 miles and 3 years after the purchase of the…”
filed Aug 15, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel System, Gasoline problems in other Montana years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Montana | 1 | 3% |
| 2005 Montana | 2 | 2% |
| 2004 Montana | 3 | 8% |
| 2003 Montana | 13 | 15% |
| 2002 Montana | 12 | 10% |
| 2001 Montana | 13 | 8% |
| 1999 Montana | 10 | 4% |
| 1998 Montana | 1 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 Pontiac Montana
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.