2000 Pontiac Montana defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2000 Pontiac Montana. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• POWER-SLIDING DOOR
  Preliminary Evaluation PE04064 · opened Sep 17, 2004 · closed Dec 22, 2004 · led to recall 04V597000

  Subject vehicles are available with an optional power sliding door.the interior handle is oriented in the vertical position in the door panel and lines up at the elbow level when the occupant is seated in the 2nd-row outboard position.if the occupant holds the interior handle in the thumb up position during power-assis…

• SHOULDER HARNESS CLIP
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02017 · opened Feb 11, 2002 · closed Aug 2, 2002
• AIR BAG INFLATOR
  Engineering Analysis EA01014 · opened Jun 11, 2001 · closed Aug 26, 2002 · led to recall 02V027002
• UNEXPECTED OPENING OF SLIDING DOOR
  Investigation SQ00014 · opened Jul 25, 2000 · closed Oct 22, 2001 · led to recall 01V067000

  There is no summary currently available