2005 Pontiac Montana problems
The 2005 Pontiac Montana has 130 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (18%) concerns body & structure. Next are latches & locks (15%) and electrical system (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 130 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 26 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 32,000 miles 94 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 33 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 20 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 94 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 32,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 23,000 miles (15 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 26 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Pontiac Montana with enough data (98 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The power sliding doors do not work properly. They can open while driving. Open after car is shut off. They also do not open when they feel like it. Car door driver side opened on I95 at 65 MPH. My daughter watched as her stuff and her hamster flew out the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac montana. The contact was driving approximately 60 MPH and crashed into a deer. The air bags did not deploy and there was damage to the hood, head lights, fender and passenger side door. The contact sustained a bruised eye and injuries to the lips. The passenger sustained a broken finger and wrist and the rear passenger sustained a puncture wound to the forehead.
Bought car used. It dinged and salesman said door just not closed properly. We brought it in 2 weeks later as door decides when it wants to close. Driver's side rear door to 2005 pontiac montana minivan. Dealer aligned door. Still won't close.
This is a safety issue involving ABS system for my 2005 pontiac sv6 montana. On or about august 11, 2006 my ABS light came on while under normal operation of the van. This has been an intermittent problem over the past 6 weeks. I took it to a local independent shop to have it diagnosed and the local shop informed me that the codes were to new that I would have to take it to a dealership. After taking it to the dealership they diagnosed it as having an electrical problem.