"How reliable is the 2001 Pontiac Montana?"

"Based on 208 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Pontiac Montana has a median complaint mileage of 59000 miles. The most common issue is Automatic Transmission."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Pontiac Montana?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Pontiac Montana is Automatic Transmission, accounting for a significant portion of the 208 total complaints filed."

2001 Pontiac Montana: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 208 complaints

208

Total Complaints

59,000mi

Median Mileage

Automatic Transmission

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

30,000 25th Percentile

59,000 Median Mileage

99,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Automatic Transmission

Electrical System

Cooling System

Door

Engine

Latch

Fuel System, Gasoline

Engine And Engine Cooling

Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe

Air Conditioner

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DEFECTIVE THROAT W/ GASKET ON TOP OF GAS TANK, ALLOWING VAPORS AND POSSIBLY LIQUID LEAKAGE.*AK"

"FUEL TANK FILLER NECK SEPARATED FROM TANK, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THE DESIGN OF THE FUELTANK AND FILLER TUBE HAD FLAW. *YH"

"ABS SYSTEM FAILED WHEN APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENT.*AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Automatic Transmission 16 complaints

25th: 41,136 mi Median: 46,500 mi 75th: 59,525 mi

Electrical System 12 complaints

25th: 42,136 mi Median: 74,039 mi 75th: 97,786 mi

Cooling System 10 complaints

25th: 38,000 mi Median: 59,000 mi 75th: 68,000 mi

Engine 9 complaints

25th: 70,558 mi Median: 90,867 mi 75th: 102,375 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

MI: 27 GA: 13 CA: 12 LA: 10 PA: 8 NC: 8 WI: 8 TN: 8 MS: 8 TX: 7

Who Files Complaints?

51.9%

Original Owners

48.1%

Second+ Owners

Pontiac Montana — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1997	25	80,000	Engine And Engine Cooling	2
1998	62	75,110	Door	3
1999	329	59,500	Engine	18
2000	310	65,000	Door	16
2002	161	60,000	Engine And Engine Cooling	3
2003	113	64,000	Electrical System	19
2004	46	44,518	Latch	11
2005	130	32,000	Door	11
2006	61	78,051	Electrical System	2

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28