1999 Pontiac Montana engine problems
86 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1999 Pontiac Montana, which is 26% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 86 26% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 56 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 22 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 56 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Vehicle spontaneously caught fire while stuck in snow drift. Fire was all consuming - fire truck had to come out it out - just shell of van was left. We were able to get out as fire was slow to take off. Fire started in engine compartment. Fire chief said we would never know cause as no engine compartment remains.
Leaking intake manifold gasget at 44,000 miles. Was found by dealer when in for normal service. Told they look for this problem. This is out of warranty service even though this is a common problem on the 3.4l engine.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Pontiac Montana
- Air bags 33 complaints
- Brakes 28 complaints
- Transmission 26 complaints
- Body & structure 22 complaints
- Cooling system 19 complaints
- Exhaust system 18 complaints