2001 Pontiac Montana Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 20about this part
- Share
- 13%of 156 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 62,620miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 20 complaints about the electrical system of the 2001 Pontiac Montana, 13% of the 156 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 62,620 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 3 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Hello on 3/31/09 my 2001 Pontiac Montana caught on fire while driving on I-88 highway with 60 miles per hour. The smoke filled the car and fire was shooting up at the back window while driving this vehicle. Apparently an electrical shortage at the windshield viper has started the fire.”
NHTSA complaint #10264109, filed 2009-04, 78,000 miles“Service traction light stays on. Turn signal lights blinked really fast and they light up everytime I push on the break. Replaced brakes. Problem caused tail lamp circuit board and light bulbs to burn out and melt connectors. Was unable to drive the vehicle because people on the road would not know when I was breaking and could possibly run into me. Knocking sound on right wheel and steering wheel is loose. Replaced stabilizers and sensors, rotated and balanced wheels. …”
NHTSA complaint #10362974, filed 2010-10, 112,438 miles“I backed up to the laundry to wash clothes and proceeded to put the car in park and get out to get clothes out of the back. I pushed the brake and thought I had put the car in park because the key came out. When I started to step out of the van to get my clothes out of the back and my foot came off the brake, the car was still running and backed into a block wall. The wall was destroyed, but no one was hurt. The back door of the van is crushed. After a close examination of the ignition lock I found that the key will come out in any position, including running. …”
NHTSA complaint #10583714, filed 2014-04, 165,000 miles“Our service engine light came on and also the change oil , light won't turn off. After, a year of seeing this on (yes, we have our oil changed.) it has become annoying seeing this on all the time. The ABS light won't turn off as well. (nothing wrong) we have the mileage reading in kilometers, which we cannot change back. We're having problems with this and had this serviced by our mechanic. Still the problem hasn't vanished from our panel. The thermostat temp. …”
NHTSA complaint #10159635, filed 2006-06, 70,079 miles“I was coming back from pennsylvania to north carolina in july from a trip and when I arrived at my destination. I shut the car off and took the key out of the ignition, and I could not get out the car, did not unlock on its own. When I did get the car door open the radio was still playing, the windows were going up and down, and the on star was still on it was like that for 2 hours. When I finally got home from my friends house the same thing happened... We did hit a huge rain storm the whole way down. I have taking it to the dealership (brian Pontiac), and they can not reproduce the problem.”
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Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8 | 22% |
| 2005 | 17 | 21% |
| 2004 | 5 | 13% |
| 2003 | 15 | 18% |
| 2002 | 9 | 7% |
| 2001 | 20 | 13% |
| 2000 | 22 | 10% |
| 1999 | 14 | 6% |
| 1998 | 5 | 10% |
| 1997 | 1 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2001 Pontiac Montana
36 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
20 complaintsFuel system
18 complaintsBrakes
15 complaintsBody and structure
13 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
11 complaintsSteering
11 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
11 complaintsEquipment
10 complaintsExterior lighting
9 complaintsAir bags
6 complaintsSuspension
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Pontiac Montana
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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