2000 Pontiac Montana Suspension Problems

“My 2000 Pontiac Montana started to shake and vibrate in the front end between 50-65 MPH. With 66k miles and driven mainly interstate, something was happening with the front suspension. Found both outer tie rod ends worn out with extreme play. Only the tie rods were worn, nothing else in the front suspension. Pontiac and my dealer seem to think that tie rod wear at 66k is normal wear! Its hard to believe when I still have the original brakes. I am just glad that the tie rods did not separate since this would have been disasterous. …”

“Vehicle was moving 5mph when there was a loud banging noise. Vehicle violently shook, and the rear passenger's side collapsed. Dealer was notified, and diagnosed problem as rear axle bracket snapping due to stress.”

“Problems with paint, gaskets, brakes and cooling system. There was a hissing noise which had come from the tire area due to misalignment, low coolant light had come on, the gaskets ,oil pump and drive o-ring were replaced, the brake pedal had gone to the floor while stopped at a light which happened more than twice and seemed as if they weren't going to work at all and had to pump the pedal to bring the pedal back enough to allow stopping. There was an incident where the consumer had to activate the emergency brake to avoid an accident. The warning light never had come on. …”

“The contact owns a 2000 Pontiac Montana. The contact stated that when the vehicle was pulled into the driveway, there was a loud noise under the vehicle. In addition, the steering wheel became loose and the rear axle support bracket detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.”