PONTIAC MONTANA Recalls

The Pontiac Montana has 5 recalls spanning 1997 through 2009, with the most serious being a 1999 model year airbag inflator that can rupture under excessive internal pressure during deployment, sending metal and plastic fragments into the cabin. The 2009 Montana has a left rear brake hose that can contact the parking brake cable and wear through over time, leaking brake fluid and extending stopping distances. On 2005 models, the outboard release handle on the second-row bucket seat can actuate during a side-impact crash, unlatching the rear seat latches early in the collision sequence before full restraint is no longer effective. The 2000 model year has a fuel tank rollover valve that does not function, allowing fuel to leak beyond permissible limits in a rollover; in the presence of an ignition source, that fuel can ignite. Going back to the earliest production years, certain 1997 models equipped with the passenger-side power sliding door are subject to a recall tied to a prior repair campaign, where the sliding door mechanism may not have been fully corrected by the earlier service work.