I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA THAT THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND NOTICED WATER MISSING FROM COOLANT RECOVERY TANK. THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GM DEALER. AFTER THEY TESTED IT I WAS TOLD THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1540.39. AFTER DOING A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND HUNDREDS OF WEBSITES OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I CONTACTED GM FOR ASSISTANCE AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM FROM ANYONE ELSE. I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN PONTIAC MONTANA'S IN THE TOWN I LIVE IN THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY BOTH CALLED GM AND WERE GIVEN THE SAME STORY I WAS TOLD. WITH AS MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SAME TYPE ENGINE/VEHICLE I FEEL LIKE GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT AND PAY FOR THIS REPAIR.*AK
2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2000 PONTIAC MONTANA INTAKE GASKET FAILED...I'VE READ ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND JUST WANTED TO ADD MINE. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS RELATIVE TO THIS PROBLEM, AND THERE WAS NO RECALL EITHER. I HAVE NEVER USED ANYTHING BUT DEXCOOL IN THIS VAN, NOW IT IS GOING TO COST ME TO HAVE IT FIXED FOR FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS....NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY PONTIAC IS BEING DROPPED BY GM THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PAY ALL THE REPAIR BILLS IF THE OWNED UP TO THEIR MISTAKE...GOODBYE PONTIAC!!!!!!!! *TR