Known problems with 03-04 Montanas?

What type of engine and trans is in a Montana?

Have a look at

John

Check this out :

manifold gasket, several electrical problem and power sliding doorseems the 3 weakest point.Anayway I own a '00 Venture with 50km miles with (almost) no problem. :-) Chris.

"John Reece" a écrit dans le message de news:Kbhfd.423643$mD.145860@attbi_s02...

Montana's are fairly good mini vans. GM warranty's are garbage...

Dan

I don't know for 03-04 specifically but Venture/Montana/Silhouette have a very bad tracking record IMOO. Common problems I have seen are lower intake manifold leak, Transmission pressure control solenoid, piston slap, rust, leaking windshield seal and over time, the vehicle develop a lot of cabin rattles.

My Montana is my last GM.

I'm driving a 2002, no complaint so far. Would buy another one tomorrow. There is no perfect car, all dealership repair facility are busy...

It is a shame that these idiots on the web read a few posts of problems and relate them to the whole car production. Only people who have problems report in newsgroups and one or two continuously posting can make it look like there are major problems. Most who post have very little knowledge of cars and have no idea what they are posting about.

I speak of the piston slap problem from first hand experience. I had a

2002 Venture for 11/2 years and traded it back to GM as they would do NOTHING about the sound which was getting louder and louder. They said it was "Normal". Sounded like a diesel for the first 5 minutes after start-up at 40,000 miles. I made sure I was very well "armed" with info and written trade-in allowances from other dealers (non-GM) who either gave a low trade-in or would not take the vehicle at all. I got a very good trade-in allowance by the way. It's not the "whole car production", it's the "whole engine production". Like I said in a previous posting above, check out and you'll see it's not just that particular engine either. Better yet, type in "piston slap" in Google and see what you get. Now, about the "idiot" thing, I have posted here a couple of times regarding this issue and asking what other thought. Others have posted their stories as well which is how I found out what it was. In short, "SIR", you might do well to do some research before you go off and call others idiots because they have problems with that make and model. The poster DID ask for opinions. What do you think this newsgroup is for, to brag about trouble-free vehicles? I wish someone had of told me before I bought the van. If you're wondering what I traded the P.O.S.Venture in on, it was a Vibe and ONLY because it's 95% Toyota. 15,000 trouble-free miles and not ONE problem, not even a squeak or a rattle.

Steve

Spend some time here:

Do a vehicle search (I'd look at a couple years of a model at least)

I agree with you. Finding common problems require more than newsgroups research. Rely on facts and not a few posts about a specific problem.