NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Pontiac Montana Recalls
The 2005 Pontiac Montana has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 19, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Pontiac Montana. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 81
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Pontiac Montana, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2005 Pontiac Montana
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 10V110000
- Reported
- March 19, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,375
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006, 2008 Montana, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 06V417000
- Reported
- October 31, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 794
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 05V287000
- Reported
- June 20, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,600
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 05V061000
- Reported
- February 18, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,850
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 04V597000
- Reported
- December 22, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 717,302
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Montana, 1 other model
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices
- Campaign
- 07E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Montana, 13 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 09E005000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Montana, 10 other models
2005 Pontiac Montana complaints by year
NHTSA has received 81 owner complaints about the 2005 Pontiac Montana, the newest on April 19, 2023. Of these, 7 describe a crash (9%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2005 Pontiac Montana, the component group named most often is the structure (26%), followed by the latches/locks/linkages (23%) and the electrical system (21%).
1 of the 2005 Pontiac Montana's 7 recalls also concerns the latches/locks/linkages.
Where 2005 Pontiac Montana owners gave the mileage (59 complaints), the median was 38,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure21
- Latches/Locks/Linkages19
- Electrical System17
- Air Bags7
- Power Train6
- Unknown Or Other6
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13 | |
| 2006 | 17 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Pontiac Montana peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 17. 59% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Pontiac Montana drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Pontiac Montana year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 81 complaints about the 2005 Pontiac Montana are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Pontiac Montana by model year
Other 2005 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: April 19, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted