2001 Pontiac Montana power train problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2001 Pontiac Montana — 13% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I backed up to the laundry to wash clothes and proceeded to put the car in park and get out to get clothes out of the back. I pushed the brake and thought I had put the car in park because the key came out. When I started to step out of the van to get my clothes out of the back and my foot came off…”
filed Apr 19, 2014
“Ever since my husband and I bought the van it when you put it in a gear and step on the gas it would rev the engine and hit hard in gear and causing the van to jerk hard we took it to a mechanic where we were told and he said it was the drive shaft and replaced it and it should not jerk no more but…”
filed Jan 26, 2009
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Montana years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Montana | 4 | 11% |
| 2005 Montana | 6 | 7% |
| 2004 Montana | 2 | 5% |
| 2003 Montana | 4 | 5% |
| 2002 Montana | 11 | 9% |
| 2000 Montana | 16 | 7% |
| 1999 Montana | 32 | 14% |
| 1998 Montana | 4 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 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.