Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2002 Pontiac Montana, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Engine and engine cooling24
- Fuel system, gasoline12
- Exterior lighting12
- Power train11
- Service brakes, hydraulic11
- Visibility11
- Structure10
- Equipment10
- Electrical system9
- Latches/locks/linkages8
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 6 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 2002 Pontiac Montana failed the safety check 0.00% of the time — 100% less often than the average 2002 passenger car (2.00%). Median odometer at inspection: 117,065 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Fuel consumption
Official Canadian test results for 2 variants: combined 12.0–12.5 L/100 km (about 19–20 mpg US), CO₂ 276–288 g/km.
| Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana · Minivan · Regular gasoline | 13.8 | 9.8 | 12.0 |
| Montana AWD · Minivan · Regular gasoline | 14.3 | 10.3 | 12.5 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls in Canada
4 Transport Canada recalls for the 2002 Pontiac Montana.
| 2006199 15 Aug 2006 | Suspension On certain Aztek (AWD), Montana (AWD), Relay (AWD), RendezVous (AWD), RendezVous (FWD), Silhouette (AWD), Terraza (AWD), Terraza (FWD), Uplander (AWD) and Ventu… |
| 2004446 22 Dec 2004 | Other On certain vehicles equipped with second-row bucket seats or captain's chairs and power sliding door on the passenger side, if a passenger uses the interior han… |
| 2002151 13 Aug 2002 | Airbag Certain vehicles may have a driver's side airbag inflator that could fracture at a weld during a deployment. Pieces of the inflator could strike and injure veh… |
| 2001272 14 Nov 2001 | Other Certain vehicles have an improperly programmed vehicle theft deterrent system. Correction: dealers will reprogram the system. |
Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, VARIATIONS IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OR EXPOSURE TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO FRACTURE OF THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE (ICV).
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH SECOND-ROW BUCKET SEATS OR CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS AND A POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, A PASSENGER USING THE INTERIOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE POWER SLIDING DOOR COULD BE INJURED.
CERTAIN PASSENGER, MINI VANS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE AN AIR BAG INFLATOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THAT COULD FRACTURE AT A WELD DURING A DEPLOYMENT.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What Pontiac told its dealers about the 2002 Pontiac Montana: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 637246 | ON SOME VEHICLES THE REAR HVAC SYSTEMS MAY STICK IN THE FULL HOT POSITION. *TT |
| 636667 | SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE REPORTED DIFFICULTY IN ORDERING ADDTIONAL HEADPONES FOR ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPPED U-VANS. *TT |
| 636603 | INFORMATION ON DISABLING THE DUAL STAGE AIRBAG CUTOFF SWITCH. *TT |
| 636593 | SUBJECT REGARDING A CHANGE TO THE TRAILER WIRING HARNESS KNOWN TO CAUSE BLOWN FUSES AND CUSTOMER DISSATISFACTION. *TT |
| 636513 | VEHICLES WITH AN INTERMITTENT POWER SLIDING DOOR LOW LEVEL, BARELY AUDIBLE BUZZING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TT |
| 636509 | ISSUE REGARDING EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE MOST PREVALENT IN THE SLIDING DOOR AREAS, LEFT, RIGHT OR BOTH. *TT |
| 636485 | SUBJECT REGARDING WIND NOISE WHILE DRIVING. *TT |
| 636479 | INFORMATION REGARDING PILOT PROGRAM - ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TT |
| 635008 | SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED AND THAT WHILE THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ARE EXTREMELY HARSH. *TT |
| 634997 | INFORMATION ON SERVICING 4T65E TRANSAXLE SPACER PLATE AND GASKETS. *TT |
| 634985 | CONCERNS WITH SLIPS, HARSH UPSHIFT OR GARAGE SHIFTS, LAUNCH SHUDDERS, FLARES, ERRATIC SHIFTS AND INTERMITTENT CONCERNS, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1811 OR P0748 SET. *TT |
| 634954 | SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0713. *TT |
| 634931 | SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0716 AND / OR P0717, P0730, P0753, P0758, P1860, P1887 OR OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TRANSMISSION TROUBLE CODES SET. *TT |
| 634837 | THIS BULLETIN IS BEING ISSUED TO REVISE THE VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. *TT |
| 634708 | SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD INSTALLATION. *TT |
| 634674 | CONCERNS WITH WIND NOISE AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TT |
| 634657 | INFORMATION REGARDING DVD STUCK IN DVD PLAYER. *TT |
| 634655 | INFORMATION REGARDING CHANGES TO DVD PLAYER SOFTWARE. *TT |
| 634513 | SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THERE IS RUST FORMING AROUND THE FRONT OR REAR PORTION OF THE ROOF. *TT |
| 634510 | SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT ROAD NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT SEATS. *TT |
| 634242 | CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM REGARDING BRAKE BOOSTER POWER PISTON. *TT |
| 634236 | CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM BULLETIN REGARDING VEHICLES WITH BRAKE BOOSTER CONTAINING CERTAIN INTERNAL PARTS THAT ARE NOT TO SPECIFICATION. *TT |
| 632322 | SUBJECT REGARDING THE ELIMINATION OF THE SERVICE BAY TEST PROCEDURE. *TT |
| 631267 | INCORRECT TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, POOR PERFORMANCE OF ENGINE, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, SES LAMP ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0756 AND P0757. *SLC UPDATE. *TT |
| 629683 | SOME VEHICLES HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SITUATION WHERE THE PLUNGERS ON THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ARE GROUNDING OUT ON THE DOOR SKIN. *TT |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)
NHTSA investigations
POWER-SLIDING DOOR
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation