NHTSA Complaint #10228724 — 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10228724
Vehicle	2000 PONTIAC MONTANA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	October 1, 2005
Date Filed	May 23, 2008
Mileage	120,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

2000 PONTIAC MONTANA; 3.4LTR 6CYL: "SERVICE ENGINE" SOON LIGHT PROMPTED SERVICE VISIT. TECH TOLD US THAT CODES INDICATED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS HAD FAILED AND THAT ENGINE OIL AND COOLANT WERE LEAKING. SUCH LEAKAGE CAUSED OIL CONTAMINATION OF THE COOLANT AS WELL AS COOLANT CONTAMINATION OF THE OIL. TECHNICIAN FURTHER COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GM 3.4 LTR 6CYL ENGINE AND HAD BEEN KNOWN TO GM FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT HAD NEVER BEEN FIXED. REPAIR COSTS APPROX $800 AND MUST BE DONE SINCE THE RELATED CODES WILL CAUSE FAILURE OF ANNUAL EMISSIONS TESTING AND VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS WILL NOT BE ISSUED. INTERNET RESEARCH ON THIS DEFECT CONFIRMED THAT PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND WELL KNOWN. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

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