1999 Pontiac Montana air bags problems
32 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1999 Pontiac Montana — 14% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I had an accident where a car fish tailed in front of me slid directly in front of mine. I hit the other car while going 40 mph, it was a t*bone collision. My front air bags deployed at the time of collision. After getting out of the vehicle I noticed that the passenger side air bag was laying in…”
filed Feb 4, 2013
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 pontiac montana. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The manufacturer stated that his vin was not included in nhtsa recall # 02v027000 (air bags:frontal). The vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer. The current mileage is 146,000 and failure…”
filed Jun 14, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULES COULD…Campaign 02V027000 · Jan 25, 2002
Air Bags problems in other Montana years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Montana | 1 | 3% |
| 2005 Montana | 7 | 9% |
| 2004 Montana | 4 | 10% |
| 2003 Montana | 12 | 14% |
| 2002 Montana | 7 | 6% |
| 2001 Montana | 6 | 4% |
| 2000 Montana | 22 | 10% |
| 1998 Montana | 3 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 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.