2003 Pontiac Montana air bags problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2003 Pontiac Montana — 14% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Van crashed with damage to the front when it ran off the road and went into a culvert/ditch and air bags did not deploy resulting in paralyzation of the wife of the owner after van had been apparently donated to Charity Cars as junk vehicle or salvage vehicle. Vehicle was apparently repaired by…”
filed May 20, 2022
“I was in a accident and hit a truck broadside. I ended up hitting the steering wheel with my chest. Not only was my seatbelt ineffective, but the airbag did not open. I did sustain chest injury. Iran a stop sign in town.”
filed Nov 11, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A…Campaign 03V051000 · Feb 14, 2003
- CERTAIN PASSENGER, MINI VANS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE AN AIR BAG INFLATOR ON THE…Campaign 02V222000 · Aug 9, 2002
Air Bags problems in other Montana years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Montana | 1 | 3% |
| 2005 Montana | 7 | 9% |
| 2004 Montana | 4 | 10% |
| 2002 Montana | 7 | 6% |
| 2001 Montana | 6 | 4% |
| 2000 Montana | 22 | 10% |
| 1999 Montana | 32 | 14% |
| 1998 Montana | 3 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 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.