2002 Pontiac Montana engine and engine cooling problems
24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2002 Pontiac Montana — 19% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Bought my car used in 2006,air bag light has come on a few years later,dealer won't fix it because I don't qualify for recall,tells me car came from canada. Depending on where you check my vin is also registered in the us. My car is now leaking coolant,one repair shop is sure it's the intake…”
filed Feb 21, 2009
“Catastrophic engine failure at only 104,000 miles without any warning. Probably due to dexcool but unable to participate in class action settlement because failure happened after class action deadline. This is still happening with these gm vehicles but no recall is being issued. In our case, had…”
filed Nov 10, 2008
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains…
16-NA-383 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 13, 2024
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Montana years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Montana | 2 | 5% |
| 2005 Montana | 3 | 4% |
| 2004 Montana | 3 | 8% |
| 2003 Montana | 10 | 12% |
| 2001 Montana | 36 | 23% |
| 2000 Montana | 69 | 30% |
| 1999 Montana | 99 | 42% |
| 1998 Montana | 13 | 27% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 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.