Pontiac Montana 2001Change

My experience with this vehicle overall has been good, its needed repairs but you can expect that for an older vehicle. I take care of my vehicles and this one was no exception. It is a very nice riding vehicle, with the air ride suspension. It has every power related convenient option. Great on gas, overall a decent vehicle.

its a great van! i love it its blue, rust free, only thing that isnt good is the rocker panels. that seems to happen to all these model vans

We liked the look of the Montana. For the mini vans of its age, it seemed more stylish than most. The interior was comfortable. At the time, we had baby car seats and they were easy to install with the vans safety features. The car seats were easy to access and get baby in/out of the vehicle. The rear was roomy for storage. The van was a smooth ride. However, before the 7 year mark we were having issues with it. We expect our vehicles to make it to 10 years before major mechanical problems occur, so were disappointed in the reliability of this vehicle.

I bought this van in 2006 used through the local Pontiac dealership. It has been awesome! It is very comfortable to drive and ride in even on long trips! Fuel economy is great and has a large tank so it lasts awhile. It's almost time to get something else and I will miss it for sure!

I have been extremely happy and would definately buy another one. By far one of the best vehicles I have ever owned. Lots of power when you need it as well.

the pontiac montana has well comfrontable seats and it drive amazingly.when you hear it roar it will make you smile. it hulls heavy equipment and it is a gas saver when you have nothing inside of it.

I have this van since 2008. I never ever had any problem in it. beautiful van. good for family and specially for kids. fuel economy is really great on hwy. I love it.

Has a child seat built in, which was a major reason when I bought it - my daughter was 1 year old. After 10 years - the van is definitely easier on the kids, compared to a brand new van we have - heavy duty hauler, have made many long trips in it.
There is no end of space at the back; and the middle row can seat 3 adults - the middle seat is not a toy seat as it is, in say the new Honda Odyssey.
Another difference - this 2001 model has headlights that come one at night; my Honda needed me to switch it on.

Our pontiac montana is still going strong....12 years old. Fairly economical on gas for a large vehicle. Comfy ride. Have barely put any money into it for maintenance, cheap repairs for what we have had to do. The body is starting to show its age now. Almost 300,000 k on it! Great family vehicle. Only fill it up once every 2 weeks. 20km drive each way to work. Back seats come out, creates lots of room. Also, has decent pulling capacity, able to pull at least 3,000lbs.

We bought one of these without knowing that they are prone to blowing head gaskets. Sure enough, 5 months after getting it, head gasket gone. Good luck finding a good engine to replace it, since all the other montana`s head gaskets go too. Over 2 grand to fix it, IF the heads and/or block aren`t damaged when it goes. Sad really, because the van was actually an enjoyable vehicle while it was running.

From the moment we bought this van it gave us problems....the fuel gage had to be replaced twice...constant issues with the engine overheating and no mechnic could figure out why....thermostat changed...hoses flushed...leaks...ac could not be fixed...the list goes on....never buy one!

When this model came out there were standard problems with it but Pontiac never recalled the vehicle. The head gaskets was the worse of the problem but luckily ours failed with the warrent period. They have also had problems such as the fan for the a/c failing and the gas gage. Ours constantly says its full. I don't know why they didn't recall the vehicles as I know everyone I know that owned one of these had the same problems. After all that the vehilce has been quite reliable and it will be 10 years we have had it and it's still got a few years left in it.

Repairs include battery, wiper motor, torsion bar, shocks, fuel pump, rear wiper motor, air conditioning, leaking winshield, radiator, tie rod ends, head light lens clouds over.

Fuel consumption 14 L/100Km city and 11L/100Km highway.