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1999 Pontiac Montana engine problems

The 1999 Pontiac Montana has 105 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 32% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

105

Engine complaints

32%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Montana engine complaints by model year105 complaints1997: 8 complaints1998: 15 complaints1999: 105 complaints2000: 76 complaints2001: 38 complaints2002: 27 complaints2003: 13 complaints2004: 4 complaints2005: 7 complaints2006: 7 complaints
Montana engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE STUCK IN SNOW DRIFT. FIRE WAS ALL CONSUMING - FIRE TRUCK HAD TO COME OUT IT OUT - JUST SHELL OF VAN WAS LEFT. WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT AS FIRE WAS SLOW TO TAKE OFF. FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE CHIEF SAID WE WOULD NEVER KNOW CAUSE AS NO ENGINE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · December 19, 2008 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1999 Pontiac Montana have?

NHTSA has 105 complaints about the 1999 Pontiac Montana engine — 32% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.