2000 PONTIAC MONTANA Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA,IN THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATERPUMPX2 AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET X2. THE GASKET LASTED 18 MONTHS AND THE WATERPUMP 3 MONTHS. I FEEL THAT PUTTING 1400.00 DOLLARS INTO A VEHICLE WITHIN 18 MONTHS FOR THE SAME PARTS IS OUTRAGEOUS. THE SERVICEMAN HOWEVER STATED THE WARRANTY WAS 1 YEAR. SOMETHING SEEMS VERY WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. *CN

ON SEPT 26, 2006, I HAVE MY PONTIAC MONTANA MY 2000 VEHICLE SERVICE IN A DEALER FOR ISSUE OF ENGINE VIBRATION OCCASIONALLY. THE REPAIRING FEE IS ABOUT $1000 TO REPLACE SPARK PLUG AND COILS. AT 5:36 PM OF DURING MY DRIVING BACK HOME IN I-696, MY VEHICLE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOP RUNNING AT ABOUT 75 MILE/HOUR WHICH MADE ME ALMOST BECOME INVOLVED IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT. AT THIS TIME, I CALLED THE DEALER TO INFORM THIS ISSUE AND DEALER MADE A NOTE. WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, THE DIC WAS LIGHTING UP WITHOUT ANY INFORMATION. I CAME BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WAS ASKED TO USA A RECORDING DATA TOOL, HOWEVER, THE NEXT A MONTH, THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING OK WITHOUT INCIDENT. THEREFORE, I STOPPED RECORDING DATA FOR THE VEHICLE. IN JANUARY OF 2007, THE SAME PROBLEM BEGAN TO HAPPEN AGAIN. 3...

NOTICED THAT COOLANT HAD TO BE ADDED EVEN THOUGH NO APARENT LEAK OR OVERHEATING ON MY 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK AND WOULD COST $970 TO FIX. I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL ENGINE EITHER DUE TO THE DEX COOL COOLANT OR THE GASKET. IF THIS SIN'T FIXED, IT COULD LEAD TO BEING STRANDED OR STUCK IN A DANGEROUS LOACATION.*AK

LOWER INTAKE MANAFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGIN OIL.

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE CRANKCASE. THIS CAUSED HYDRAULIC LIFTER DAMAGE - LIFTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND GASKET REPLACED. ADDITIONAL ENGINE DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT START. SECOND OCCURRENCE. FEARFUL OF VEHICLE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. INFORMED ON PREVIOUS FAILURE THAT PROBLEM WAS FUEL PUMP. FELL VEHICLE HAS TOO FEW MILES TO BE HAVING THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED, HAS STALLED 10 TIMES SO FAR. CONSUMER NOTICED IT NEVER STALLS IN SUNNY WEATHER, ALWAYS WHEN IT RAINS OR AFTER IT HAS RAINED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT FIND A CAUSE FOR PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IN GARAGE WITHOUT KEYS IN IGNITION, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. POLICE REPORT STATED THAT FIRE BEGAN IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE SPREAD FROM VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE AND ALSO MELTED THE NEIGHBORS VINYL SIDING. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, AND WILL INTERMITTENTLY START. ALSO, SLIDING DOORS LOCK UP. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE & MOVED THE SPARK PLUG OVER THINKING IT WAS CAUSING THE DISRUPTION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25MPH VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. LAST FRIDAY WHILE TRAVELING THERE WAS A LOUD CRACKING NOISE, AND VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS FINE, BUT THE ENGINE WASN'T OPERABLE. *AK