2004 Pontiac Montana Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 5%of 39 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 85,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2004 Pontiac Montana, 5% of the 39 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 85,000 miles.
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.
“Delay with windshield wipers, take too long to pop up and than wipe, design should have never been allowed, the couple of seconds it takes for the wipers to move from off position to when you turn them on is long enough to cause an accident on a day after it rains where you are passed by a vehicle driving through a puddle, cannot see, and could possibly injure somebody. Constantly losing power steering fluid. Transmission was replaced once due to slippage got it back and started to do so again the first 200 miles.”
NHTSA complaint #10587356, filed 2014-05, 120,000 miles“This is in regards to a 2004 Pontiac Montana van. Once in a while, the vehicle can be shifted out of park without having your foot on the brake, either with engine off or running. Events leading up to the failure are normal. Situation 1: get in the van, put key in ignition, turn key to run position (not start position). Do not put foot on the brake pedal. Engine is not running. Try to put the van in gear (from park to reverse - r). Sometimes, it is possible to put the van into any gear even though the brake pedal is not depressed. …”
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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | 11% |
| 2005 | 6 | 7% |
| 2004 | 2 | 5% |
| 2003 | 4 | 5% |
| 2002 | 11 | 9% |
| 2001 | 20 | 13% |
| 2000 | 16 | 7% |
| 1999 | 32 | 14% |
| 1998 | 4 | 8% |
| 1997 | 1 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2004 Pontiac Montana
6 complaintsElectrical system
5 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 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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