1999 Pontiac Montana Tires Problems

“The treads separated on all four tires within 200 miles of each other which caused them to blow out. The dates of occurrences: 8/5/2003, 8/9/2003, and 8/10/2003.”

“Sidewall of tire melted at highway speed during hot temperature. General tire replaced tire with new model of xp2000gt. I still have 3 of the old tires on my minivan, and am leary of thier reliability. Old tire tpc spec 1135ms. New tire tpc sec 1144ms. I urge GM to choose a safer tire to install as original equipment. No one was injured in the accident, but there was a definate chance of a major accendent or loss of life happening due to the tire failure. …”

“We would like to express our extreme dissatisfaction with this vehicle and with the manufacurer. We purchased this vehicle new 2.5 years ago and have had to return it to the dealership on 17 different occasions to have various problems fixed: transmission replaced with 16,000 miles, airbag problems, cd player problems, intake gasket leaking, tires wearing, numerous problems! We have contacted the manufacturer and was told the first time a year ago that nothing would be done and now all they will offer us is extended warranty! …”

“At 28,000 miles, the general tires that came w/the vehicle were completely bald & had to be replaced. They were supposed to be 80,000 mile tires & had been rotated numerous times, the cooling system: while on vacation, the cooling system overheated. Told by dealer out of town that radiator cap loose & was tightened. 3 weeks later low coolant light kept coming on & took to dealer on 8/12/00. Told coolant system dirty & needed to be flushed; $100.00. Also told battery that came w/vehicle was leaking acid which also ruined battery positive cable. Both needed to be replaced. …”