NHTSA vehicle safety data
2008 Pontiac Montana Recalls & Complaints
The 2008 Pontiac Montana has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Pontiac dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2008 Pontiac Montana. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
2008 Pontiac Montana owner complaints
Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2008 Pontiac Montana, describing incidents dated November 18, 2016.
Most-cited components
- Air Bags 1 complaint
- Service Brakes 1 complaint
Newest complaints
ODI #10927625 · Filed
AIR BAG LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON ALL THE TIME, IN MOTION AND WHEN STATIONARY. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS. GM REFUSES TO FIX IT. ALSO ABS LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON SINCE IT WAS NEW AND GM REFUSES TO FIX IT.
REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM
NHTSA #10V110000 · Suspension — Rear · NHTSA notice
Reported March 19, 2010 · BRAUN CORPORATION
Potentially affected: 5,375 vehicles
Owners notified June 4, 2010 · Vehicles built July 1, 2004 – May 7, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Defect description
THE BRAUN CORPORATION HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2008 GENERAL MOTORS MOBILITY CONVERSION, HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE LOW FLOOR MINIVANS. DURING CONVERSION, THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE TRAILING ARM MODIFICATION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY WELDED.
Safety consequence
A SQUEAKING OR CLUNKING NOISE MAY DEVELOP. THE TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS MAY PREMATURELY WEAR AND THE TRAILING ARM MAY FRACTURE OR SEPARATE, ALLOWING THE REAR AXLE TO BECOME PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE CHASSIS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND WILL HAVE A SUPPLY OF RETROFIT PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 4, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BRAUN AT 1-800-488-0359.
Notes
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Other Pontiac Montana model years
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