2003 Pontiac Montana fuel system problems
16 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2003 Pontiac Montana, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
Consumer stated that while traveling in new van filled it up with gas, and woke up the next morning and gas was leaking all over the place. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer, who found that fuel tank was cracked, causing gas to leak. Consumer stated he and his wife could have been killed if someone threw a cigarette or a match out of the window near vehicle.
Wife detected a gas smell from the rear of her van. She let it go due to the recent fill up. I noticed a puddle under my wife's van and investigated the source of the puddle. I determined that the liquid was gas and it was streaming from around the inlet fuel valve and the fuel tank. I looked up the repair procedure on line and came across a recall for this issue on my particular van. (recall id# 07v349000) come to find out this recall was segregated to three mos.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Pontiac Montana
- Electrical system 15 complaints