OUR MONTANA PONTIAC VAN HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE START. WE PURCHASED IT AS A USED VEHICLE FROM A GM DEALER AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. HOWEVER WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE WE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. WE HAD THE STARTED REPLACED THREE TIMES, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT STRUTS, REPLACE THE BRAKES TWICE, WE HAVE A NOISE IN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE-NO ONE CAN EXPLAIN AND WE HAVE IT WORKED ON FIVE TIMES NOW, THEN YESTERDAY THE SIDE PASSENGER SLIDE DOOR OPENED IN A TURN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC - WE DO NOT HAVE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS. THE CONTROL PANEL DID NOT SHOW THAT THE DOOR WAS AJAR. HOWEVER BECAUSE WE REQUIRE EVERYONE TO WEAR SEATBELTS THE CHILD DID NOT FALL OUT BUT IT COULD HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE RESULTS HAD WE NOT MAKE IT A RULE IN OUR VEHICLE. I LOVE THE ROOM THE VAN PROVIDES HOWEVER, THESE PROBLEMS THAT KEEP POPPING UP ARE GETTING TIRESOME.
2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, 35-40 MPH, HEARD A POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER HOOD AREA, PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND EXITED VEHICLE, HAD SMOKE AND FIRE FROM UNDER HOOD AREA, TRIED TO GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE, HAD SMOKE INSIDE VEHICLE AS WELL, VEHICLE DESTROYED IN FIRE, INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSING TO SETTLE CLAIM, CANNOT FIND SOURCE/LOCATION OF FIRE. *AK