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1999 Pontiac Montana transmission problems

The 1999 Pontiac Montana has 32 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

32

Transmission complaints

10%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Montana transmission complaints by model year32 complaints1997: 1 complaints1998: 4 complaints1999: 32 complaints2000: 16 complaints2001: 21 complaints2002: 11 complaints2003: 4 complaints2004: 2 complaints2005: 7 complaints2006: 4 complaints
Montana transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE REPLACEMENT COST $2600. THIS WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL RADIATOR FAILURE, WHICH TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE ENGINE COOLANT, DESTROYING ENGINE GASKETS AND REQUIRING $1700 IN ENGINE REPAIRS. THAT'S $4300 IN ONE MONTH, ON A FOUR YEAR OLD VEHICLE. NOTE THE NUMBER OF…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · October 28, 2002

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 1999 Pontiac Montana have?

NHTSA has 32 complaints about the 1999 Pontiac Montana transmission — 10% 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.