"How reliable is the 2006 Pontiac Montana?"

"Based on 61 NHTSA complaints, the 2006 Pontiac Montana has a median complaint mileage of 78051 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2006 Pontiac Montana?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2006 Pontiac Montana is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 61 total complaints filed."

2006 Pontiac Montana: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 61 complaints

Total Complaints

78,051mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

50,000 25th Percentile

78,051 Median Mileage

108,564 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

ENGINE

POWER TRAIN

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

TIRES

SUSPENSION

SERVICE BRAKES

STRUCTURE:BODY

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE FONT END COLLISION INVOLVING MY 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA PURCHASED IN ABINGTON MASS AT MIDWAY AUTO. I WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS TRAVELING AT LEAST 25 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT DUE TO SEVERE FRONT..."

"2006 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED THE WINDOW WAS FAULTY. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR WINDOW REPAIR. *KB *NM"

"TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 HAD A PROBLEM WITH THECROSSOVER VEHICLE. ON 03/05/07 THE RIGHT REAR SLIDING DOOR WAS OPENED WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE KEY LESS ENTRY REMOTE. THEY CHECKED ALL THE OTHER DOORS AND THEY WERE LOCKED. HE STATED THAT HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DE..."

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.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 complaints

25th: 46,600 mi Median: 100,000 mi 75th: 133,000 mi

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 5 complaints

25th: 56,000 mi Median: 61,128 mi 75th: 69,943 mi

ENGINE 5 complaints

25th: 144,000 mi Median: 145,059 mi 75th: 160,000 mi

POWER TRAIN 4 complaints

25th: 67,000 mi Median: 80,449 mi 75th: 94,673 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

MI: 11 PA: 6 OH: 5 MN: 4 GA: 4 FL: 4 NY: 3 00: 3 OK: 3 MO: 2

Who Files Complaints?

8.2%

Original Owners

91.8%

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	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	3
1999	329	59,500	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	18
2000	310	65,000	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	16
2001	208	59,000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	13
2002	161	60,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	3
2003	113	64,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	19
2004	46	44,518	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	11
2005	130	32,000	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	11

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