2004 Pontiac Montana Latches, locks and linkages Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 13%of 39 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 25,110miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the latches, locks and linkages of the 2004 Pontiac Montana, 13% of the 39 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 25,110 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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 a 2004 Pontiac Montana van with a passenger side power sliding door. My grandson pushed the power button while I was in the doorway and the door squashed me pretty hard, no bruises or injuries though. It concerned me because I have young grandchildren. I played with the door to see how much force it takes to stop it with my hand. I had to push hard and it pushed me backwards a ways before I could stop it. I took it to the dealer and they reprogrammed the door, which did nothing to fix the problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #10190826, filed 2007-05, 42,221 miles“I have two complaints that no one seems to be interested in. First one is the back up sensor not correctly installed. People at the service department said it was working fine, but it only worked occasionally. It finally showed me that it wasn't working on a date that I backed into a parked car not knowing it was so close, and I had to maximize all the space I could to get out of my parking space. Luckily, there was no damage to their or my vehicle, but it's the idea of a part of my vehicle that I paid extra for not working. …”
NHTSA complaint #10104432, filed 2004-12, 8,000 miles“Power door of a Pontiac Montana SUV (alamo rental car) traveled backwards, pinned my wrist against the frame and seat of the vehicle. And my wrist was broken. Same car wa subsequently recalled because of similar injuries.”
NHTSA complaint #10105886, filed 2005-01“Automatic sliding passenger door will close on anything in it's path. It takes way too much pressure to force the door back when it is closing on something. I've had it close on my hand (very painful) and my 5 yr old got her arm caught in it, she had a very bad bruise across the upper part of her arm. Just grateful it wasn't broken. I can't believe this has not been part of a recall. Seems to be a whole lot more dangerous than previous recalls. Dealership really has no comment or solution when this problem is mentioned to them.”
NHTSA complaint #10163583, filed 2006-07“Dt: contact owns a 2004 Pontiac Montana. The contact stated that both power sliding doors took a tremendous amount of strength to keep them open. If someone was entering through the door they could be badly injured by the door closing on him. The consumer contacted the dealership and the manufacturer, they stated that the power of the motor in the cable caused the door to shut. Therefore, there was nothing that they could do about this problem. The contact indicated that he did noticed this defect from the time of purchase of the vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #10134463, filed 2005-09Related recalls
- 04V597000Dec 22, 2004On certain minivans equipped with second-row bucket seats or captain's chairs and a power sliding door on the passenger side of the vehicle, a passenger using…Covers: Pontiac Montana 1997–2005, Chevrolet Venture 1997–2005, Oldsmobile Silhouette 1997–2004 +1 more
Latches, locks and linkages: other model years
Other parts of the 2004 Pontiac Montana
6 complaintsElectrical system
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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