2004 Pontiac Montana Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 13%of 39 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 100,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the electrical system of the 2004 Pontiac Montana, 13% of the 39 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 100,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have had my van in the shop 5 times for the starter, and 1 time I had to have it towed in it was staying in gauge, and it started to smoke and I would like for someone to do something about it .the dealer will not do a thing about it all they do is change the starter, and they say the flywheel is okay. But it keeps doing the same thing so can you tell me what I can do about this van .and if you would plese call me.”
NHTSA complaint #10098907, filed 2004-11, 1,557 miles“Repeated driving within 1/4 mile of the indianapolis regional air traffic control radar antenna causes some of the instrument panel failure indicators to turn on for several seconds. The battery and airbag indicators turn on and clicking noise is heard from the instrument panel. The lamp indications are about the same as when the engine is first started. My concern is that this may be doing damage to the computer which could result in a future failure.”
NHTSA complaint #10429240, filed 2011-10, 112,000 miles“This is a 2004 Pontiac Montana van with about 50,000 miles on it. No safety related issues with the van until november 2009. At that point, van was driven on an extended trip of about 200 miles. During the drive, the speedometer, fuel gauge, and temperature gauge all became erratic. The first symptom noticed was that the speedometer was slowly increasing, even though the cruise control was set and the van was not actually speeding up. Each time the cruise was disengaged to slow down, the speedometer reading would not decrease. Instead, it would remain at the higher speed. …”
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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 2004 Pontiac Montana
6 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 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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