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Pontiac Montana

The Pontiac Montana is a minivan manufactured from 1997 to 2009 by General Motors’ Pontiac division. Produced in two generations, this model uses the U-body platform and comes with 4 speed 4T65-E automatic transmission.

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Where is ac low pressure switch on 2001 Pontiac Montana?

Raise and support the vehicle.

Remove the radiator air deflector bolts.

Remove the radiator air deflector.

How do you replace the water pump on a 1999 Pontiac Montana?

REMOVAL:1) Remove the plastic belt routing diagram (there is a bolt underneath if I remember correctly)(yep, 8mm).

2) Using a 3/8 breaker bar or a ratchet, insert into the belt tensioner and push toward the back of the engine enough to release tension on the belt with one hand, and with the other hand, remove the belt from the water pump pulley. Then remove the bar/ratchet from the tensioner.

3) Remove the 4 bolts holding the shiny pulley onto the water pump (11mm).

3a) Large catchpan underneath, there's more coolant in there than it looks like.

4) With a ratchet and possibly a short extension, carefully remove the 5 bolts that hold the water pump onto the block (8mm).

5) Pry the water pump away from the block and clean both surfaces so they are free of gasket material.

INSTALL:1) Line up the gasket and *carefully* fit the new water pump onto the block. The holes are very easy to line up wrong because they are almost, but not quite, equally spaced from each other, so be VERY careful you have all 5 holes lined up right.

2) Screw each bolt in a few tuns to make sure they all go in smoothly. If you get any resistance (it will feel like it's crossthreaded), you have the holes wrong, and you need to rotate the water pump so the holes are lined up right. I can't stress this enough.

3) Torque all the bolts down (I can't recall the exact in/lbs - sorry) in a star pattern.

4) Mount the pulley onto the water pump shaft, torque bolts down (an air ratchet helps greatly here as the shaft will try to spin when the bolts start getting tight).

5) Release the tension as explained in step 2 at the top, put the belt back on the water pump pulley & double check to make sure it's on all the other pulleys while you're at it.

6) Bolt the plastic bolt routing diagram back onto the head.

7) Refill the reservoir and bleed the system of air.

That's it! It's an hour or so job if you've never done it before.

Note, if you're not using a gasket, get some water pump gasket sealer and make a gasket around the entire diameter of the mounting surface of the water pump. Remember to make little circles around the bolt holes also.

How do you replace the belt on a Pontiac Montana?

by "the belt" i am assuming you mean the serpetine drive belt. you will need a 15mm (metric) socket and a rachettedrive.i use a breaker bar only because it is longer.apply downward pressure on the nut holding the tension pulley. slide off belt and replace in same fashion...TIP... make a drawing of pulleys and wheels with belt still in place before removing belt it will be easier to follow the correct path of the belt

How do you replace the fog lights on a 2000 Pontiac Montana?

Answer

9/29/09

Here is a simple way to replace a burnt out fog light bulb from 1999 Montana, probably the same for those earlier models.

1. Turn steering wheel opposite direction of the lamp that is burnt out. This will give you a little room to access the bulb area.

2. On the wheel well, you will see two Phillips screws. Take these out. They hold the flimsy plastic panel that is in front of the wheel, attached to the bumper.

3. The flimsy plastic piece you can push in a bit so that you can get a hold of the edge and pop it out beyond the bumper. This will give you access to put your hand/arm into the bumper to get to the bulb.

4. If you glance in toward the fog lamp, you'll see the bulb and the wiring going into a round metal permanent bracket. Easily remove the actual light bulb with your fingers by pinching the bulb base with your forefinger and thumb and rotating it until it releases from its brace.

5. Take the old bulb off the wiring fixture by prying the clip up a bit to release the bulb.

5B. Look at the old bulb and yell, "HA! I got you!"

6. Replace with a new bulb but make sure you don't touch the new Halogen bulb with your fingers. The oils on your skin will ruin the bulb. No kidding.

7. Clip the bulb into place and reinsert the bulb the same way you took it out. Rotate it opposite of the way you took it off and it will catch and tighten onto the bracket. You'll feel it catch. You may not be able to actually see so sense of touch is important here.

8. Now push the flimsy plastic black flat wheel well piece back into the place where it was originally. You can push the center of it to pop it back in place.

9. Take your two metal screws and line up that flimsy plastic piece with the holes of the bumper. Tighten them until they catch and tighten.

10. It took me longer to find this information on the internet then it did to replace the bulb. It took me about 10 minutes to replace one bulb.

I read stories about people having to take their Montana van in to replace the fog lamp bulb and this is total nonsense. Some people paid up to $200 to have it replaced. This was a ten minute job so someone got shafted or the guys who replaced it, didn't know what they were doing from the start and charged them for the time for them to figure it out.

Easy to do. Replacement bulbs cost about $7 at any auto store, Fleet Farm, Walmart and any store with automotive parts. They look like any other Halogen bulb with a plastic base.

Tools Needed: Phillips screwdriver. Your hands.

1999 Pontiac Montana and there are 5 vents on the dash but only 2 of the vents are blowing cold air and the other 3 on the driver side are blowing barely cool air?

There are 2 filters you access in the glove box. If they are dirty you get almost no air. Clean or replace them and be amazed at the difference

How do you change a headlight in a 2000 Pontiac Montana minivan?

The easiest way I have found is the remove the whole headlamp assembly. It is only held on by a couple of thumb screws found on top of the headlight assembly once the hood is open.

How do you replace the fuel pump in a 2002 pontaic Montana?

lower the tank down and remove plastic shroud over pump and then remove the lock ring and replace pump.

What size is the 2004 Pontiac Montana front wiper blades?

The 2004 Pontiac Montana takes a 24" front windshield wiper blades on both sides front and a 16" rear wiper. See sources and related links below for more information. Since there are over 22 different wiper arm attachments, do not buy wipers just by length only. Be sure to lookup exact wiper blade part numbers by vehicle make, model and year for the brand wiper you decide to purchase. This ensures correct length AND correct attachment.

1999 Montana sliding glass door does not open manually or electonically?

Oil the slide or runners with wd40, both top and bottom.

Slide doors on at least the 2003 also have a mechanism that prevents the door from accidentally being opened at an incorrect time (safety measure). Occasionally the cable sticks or the electric mechanism stops actuating. If you can open the door manually, about 4 inches before it stops, look inside the well for the bottom track guide, a small plastic safety device will be sticking up at a 45° angle. There is a cable and spring attached to the black plastic device. This is the failed safety lock. Temporarily at least you can depress it with a screwdriver to allow you to open the door to let your passenger out. DO NOT simply unhook or disable the device. The switch problem needs diagnosed. This device was installed to prevent individuals from opening the door during travel and becoming injured, …or worse.

Why is your 2000 Pontiac Montana blowing cold air?

You should check the thermostat and the fuse for the heater.

Where is the thermostat located and how do you replace it located on a 1988 Cadillac DeVille?

Easy fix, actually just did it today on mine. Follow the large radiator hose located on the top right of the radiator (if you are standing at the front of the car facing it) and follow it to the intake. Take a flat head screw driver and release the clamp holding the hose. Next take out the two bolts on that spout looking thing that the hose came off of. Remove the "spout" and it will be sitting there waiting for you to change it.

What causes the idle speed to run erratically between normal and 2500 RPM all the time?

Look for a vacuum leak. It may be on the throttle body or it may be associated with the EGR valve assembly. Sometimes you can spray a small amount of starting fluid at a suspected vacuum leak and if there is a leak at that point, the engine will suddenly start to sound different while it burns off the starting fluid. For a vehicle to have a pulsating idle from approx. 800 rpm to 3000 rpm approx. the issue is not with vacuum but with the TPS ( throttle positioning sensor).

How can you add a direct aux input to a 2003 Pontiac Montana with factory radio that has am FM CD and factory DVD?

By "direct", I assume you mean you don't want to use any type of FM modulator to connect to your Montana's sound and Rear Seat Audio system.

I had a similar goal which, after some trial and error, I was able to accomplish.

I have a 2003 Pontiac Montana which came with a factory AM/FM/CD and Rear Seat Audio (RSA) and Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) DVD system. What I wanted was the ability to listen to an MP3/IPOD device on the van's speakers, while at the same time, allow my children to watch a DVD on the Van's RSE system and listen to it on their wireless headphones. I already knew that Montana owners (with RSE DVD systems) could listen to any external audio source - so long as "Track 99" is displayed on the Radio's RDS display - but to use this feature, I would have to connect the device to the RCA input jacks on the DVD player and change the source. This however would prevent my children from also watching a DVD on the RSE System at the same time. I wanted both - the ability to listen to an MP3/IPOD on the van's speakers and at the same time, have a DVD play on the RSE system, with sound coming from the wireless headphones).

I recently accomplished this, so the following information may be helpful to you.

The only aftermarket external aux device that would provide the functionality I was looking for was the PAC AAI-GM12. I now have two externally mounted RCA female jacks that I installed just below the coin holder located on the center floor console trim. The AAI-GM12 also required that I have access to its separate toggle switch which I mounted, unobtrusively, inside the same coin holder.

The result is that I can now connect - but not control - my mp3 player (or an IPOD) directly to the van's speaker system, using a 3.5mm Audio to RCA male-to-male cable (or an IPOD Docking port to RCA cable). The sound quality is excellent.

Please note: The AAI-GM12 device will not allow you to control the MP3/IPOD player, other than muting and volume controls. You will not be able to turn the device on/off or switch songs using the steering wheel or radio controls, nor will you be able to use the radio's Radio Data System (RDS) display to view MP3/IPOD song information. From what I understand there is no easy solution that will provide this level of MP3/IPOD functionality for a 2003 Pontiac Montana (without, of course, replacing the factory radio).

What follows is not a difficult undertaking; I am a novice (I didn't know what a Trim Tool, Multi-Meter or a Fuse Holder were before I started this project) and after some trial and error, I was able to accomplish the task with very good results.

This information will be mostly/only relevant to "novice DIY" Montana owners (like myself) that have the RSA and RSE factory-installed DVD player - and want to install an Aux input device without losing any of the existing factory radio, RSA and DVD's functionality . I cannot confirm that these steps will work or even be necessary for model years other than 2003 (as there may be other/better aftermarket products to choose from).

The main issue I had was that, in order to keep all of my van's existing factory (Radio, DVD) functionality, I was very limited to what aftermarket external Aux input products would work. If I didn't have a factory-installed DVD player (or if I had a newer Pontiac Montana), I likely would have had other, simpler or better auxiliary input device options to choose from.

Installation Steps

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1. Getting the right Auxiliary Input Device

I found several promising devices on the internet and purchased a few, which I subsequently returned when they didn't work as expected / advertised for my specific vehicle configuration.

I tried both the PIE GM12-AUXV2 and PAC AAI-GM24 devices which both seemed ideal on paper. The 2003 Pontiac Montana is listed as a compatible vehicle for the PIE GM12-AUXV2, and the packaging states that it will work with a Rear Seat Entertainment System. However after connecting the factory DVD to the female 12 pin receiver on the GM12-AUXV2, I was unable to switch between the DVD and the MP3 signals; Only the DVD could be heard through the van's speakers. No combination of Track-up/Track-down sequences would cause the signal to change from the DVD to the MP3 device. I contacted both the manufacturer (PIE) and the vendor (Crutchfield), and although they thought it should work, they were stumped. Crutchfield did send me two replacement PIE GM12-AUXV2 units, thinking that perhaps the devices were faulty.

The same problem existed for the PAC AAI-GM24 device (which I knew at the outset may not work from the conflicting vendor/review comments I read). Again, although everything installed fine, only the DVD signal could be heard over the van's speakers. I was unable to switch between the DVD and MP3 signals using the Track Up/Track Down radio buttons. Fortunately in both cases, I was able to return the devices to their respective vendors for a full refund.

Finally I tried the PAC AAI-GM12 device, and this worked as I had hoped. The downside is that switching between the two signals (DVD and MP3) is accomplished using a hard-wired 3 position (and unattractive) toggle switch, which I installed out-of-sight inside the coin holder of the center console. But the result is still great: The sound is excellent and although I usually leave the toggle in the MP3 position, it is a simple thing to reach inside the coin holder and move the toggle switch to broadcast the DVD or the MP3 sound onto the van's speakers.

2. Removing the factory radio

You will need to remove the factory radio, but it isn't as hard/daunting as it may first sound. You just need to have the right tools and information before you begin. You'll need to find or purchase a fully illustrated Master Sheet that shows you step by step pictures on how to remove the radio from a 2003 Pontiac Montana. This is available from Crutchfield ($10 I think), and possibly other places as well. The Master Sheet doesn't specifically cover removing the factory DVD section, but it is pretty obvious what to do by looking at the Master Sheet.

There are three sections of trim that need to be removed to get at the radio.

You'll need a Trim Tool to remove the bottom face trim. Do not try to remove it with a screw driver. You'll need a proper (metal) trim tool and is only used to remove the bottom trim. If you find that the other 2 trim pieces are not coming away from the console easily, it is because there are still some screws remaining that you haven't removed.

You'll also need a 7mm ratchet spinner to remove the remaining screws. As you remove each screw, put it in a labeled zip-lock bag so you'll know what goes where - as the length of screws differ depending on where they came from. I even took some digital pictures before/after removing each trim piece so I would know how to reassemble them when I was finished. I never did need to refer to them, but it was nice to know that I had them available.

3. Connecting the PAC AAI-GM12 to the Radio and DVD

Once you have the radio out of the dash - you never completely remove it because the antenna wire will still attached - remove the 12 pin wire harness from the back of the radio. This is the wire harness that connect the RSE (DVD, etc) to the radio. Connect the PAC AAI-GM12 male 12 pin harness to the back of the radio and connect the DVD male wire harness to the female wire receiver on the PAC AAI-GM12.

4. Making the electrical connections - Ground Wire

The PAC AAI-GM12 has a very short grounding wire that may or may not need to be connected (see below regarding "Ground Loop Issues"). Because I decided to connect the ground wire, I took a 10" long piece of 18 gauge automobile wire and connected it to the top screw on the back of the radio. The other end I eventually connected (using a wire butt connector) to the brown ground wire on the PAC AAI-GM12. This supplied a solid ground connection, which I confirmed with my multi-meter. The additional length of wire allowed me sufficient room to tape the AAI-GM12 device to the back, right side of the radio cavity (not to the radio itself).

"Ground Loop Issues"

According to the instructions, you shouldn't connect the AAI-GM12's brown ground wire if you will be powering your MP3 player using the car's electrical system (i.e. a cigarette lighter which also supplies a ground). This is so you won't experience a Ground Loop Issue (static, noise) which is caused by having multiple ground connections. In my case, I decided to connect the brown ground wire, because I will usually run the MP3 device using its internal battery and not off the vehicle's power. If I later decide to concurrently charge the MP3 device from the car's electrical system - which will mean there will be a second ground connection available to the AAI-GM12 - I will add an RCA Ground Loop Interrupter to prevent any resulting static or noise. If you are certain that you will always be connecting your MP3 accessory device to the vehicle's power, then I suppose you should not connect the AAI-GM12's brown grounding wire.

5. Making the electrical connections - Power Wire

Although you might be tempted to connect the AAI-GM12 to the radio's conveniently located thick Orange Power wire (located at B1 on the radio's 24 pin wire harness), don't! Don't do this for two reasons: First, you will be compromising the integrity of the existing wiring harness by splicing or tapping into the power wire. Second, the radio's power wire is Constant Power, not Switched or Retained Power. Constant Power is always on, even when the vehicle is turned off. There is no reason to have this device draw constant power from the battery - especially since there is a hardware toggle switch that determines the source of the DVD or MP3 signal.

The easiest and best way to connect power to the AAI-GM12, is to source it from the fuse box (found inside the van, beside the passenger door). Buy a Fuse Holder that turns one mini-fuse slot into two. It is a fast and clean way of installing and protecting additional accessories without splicing or cutting. Insert the fuse holder into the fuse slot that protects the powered Rear Vents. The Rear Vents have retained power and use a 10AMP fuse which is perfect for what you need. Insert the existing 10 AMP fuse in one slot to protect the Rear Vents and buy and insert a 1 AMP fuse in the other slot to protect the AAI-GM12. The fuse holder fits perfectly into the interior fuse box and it does not interfere in any way with the fuse box cover.

The benefit of using this particular fuse slot is that you will be getting Retained Power for the AAI-GM12 device - it will only draw power when the vehicle is running, in Accessory mode or for approx 2 minutes thereafter until the doors are opened. In other words, it will draw power only as long as the radio is drawing power.

Using several feet of 18 gauge electrical wire, connect the fuse wire coming from the new fuse holder, and string it along the underside of the passenger dash compartment. You will need to use the Trim Tool to remove the three trim plugs from the underside trim below the glove box, which will reveal the existing wiring, and expose a suitable path to string the new electrical wire.

Using a multi-meter, confirm you are getting 12 volts at the ends of the power/ground wires. Remember to put the ignition into Accessory (as the wire is connected to Retained Power only). If no connectivity, check the Fuse Holder - it may have been inserted in the wrong direction.

Once you have fed the power wire to the back of the radio cavity and tested the voltage, connect it to the Orange Power Wire of the AAI-GM12, using a butt connector. Connect the Ground Wire (that you attached to the back of the radio, see above) to the brown ground wire of the AAI-GM12 using a butt connector.

6. Interim Test

With all the wires connected to the AAI-GM12 and accessible(and with the trim pieces still off the console), now is the right time to verify that the AAI-GM12 is working as expected. Connect an MP3 audio device to the AUX1 RCA female connectors on the AAI-GM12. (I left the AUX2 RCA connectors empty - I saw no benefit to having both AUX1 and AUX2). Place a DVD disk inside the DVD player and turn the vehicle ignition to Accessory. Place the AAI-GM12 toggle switch in the center position. Turn on the radio, and using the CD/AUX button, switch the van's speakers to the DVD. Now flip the AAI-GM12 toggle to the AUX1 side (if it doesn't work, flip it to the other side). You should be able to hear the MP3 signal clearly over the vehicle's speaker system.

Now, moving to the van's back seat and using the wireless headphones, press the RSA button on the rear seat console. You should be able to hear the DVD on the headphones, while the car speaker's are playing the MP3 signal. Verify that all the factory RSA functionality still exists. One bonus: depending on the RSA setting, selecting Channel B on the Wireless headphones will allow the rear seat passenger to hear the MP3 player on their wireless headphones, even if you decide to listen to something else on the van's speakers.

If the above doesn't work, check the wiring using a multi-meter.

7. Installing female RCA ports permanently into the vehicle trim.

This is the step that provides a "factory" look to the aux input connection. You could just skip this step and have 2 RCA cables (and one toggle switch cable) dangle loose out of the trim, but I wanted a near-professional look.

Once the interim test is completed successfully, attach a 3 foot RCA male-to-female extension Cable to the AAI-GM12. I wrapped the AAI-GM12 device in thin soft insulating material. I then taped the wrapped AAI-GM12 to the back right side of the console cavity out of the way of the radio to eliminate it bouncing around and making noise inside the dash.

Drop the 3 wires (1 black toggle wire and 2 RCA cables) inside the cavity behind the radio and have them come out near the floor where the DVD and cigarette lighter wires harnesses are located.

Using a pair of "chassis mount RCA jacks" (one red, one white), drill 2 suitable sized holes right underneath the center of the coin holder. Do not drill the holes too low as it will interfere with the support bars of the DVD player below it. If you can purchase screw-on mountable RCA connectors that are female on both sides, great, because it will save you some time/money/hassle by avoiding the need to solder wires in the next step.

Because I could only easily find mountable RCA jacks that had to be soldered on the backend, I didn't want to directly connect the RCA cables coming from the AAI-GM12 to the mounted RCA jacks that are installed onto vehicle's trim, as this would make it difficult to completely remove the trim in the future. I therefore purchased speaker wire that that was terminated with male RCA ends (Speaker wire allowed for easier wire splitting and soldering to the RCA jacks). I cut about 8" from each end and soldered the +/- wires of each RCA wire to the back of the two mounted RCA jacks.

I then drilled a third hole about 5" inside (right wall) of the coin holder for the AAI-GM12 toggle switch. It is an unattractive switch, and there was no reason to expose it on the dash.

8. Test again

Repeat the tests to confirm that the soldering was successful.

9. Replace the Trim, using the Master Sheet from Step 1 (in reverse order).

10. All done.

Knowing what I know now, and assuming I had all the tools and parts before I started, I believe I could accomplish all of the above steps within 2-3 hours, start to finish. The total cost was less than $100CDN (which would have been much less if I shopped in the US).

How to Listen to an MP3/IPOD when there is no DVD in the player

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As owners of the Pontiac Montana (with factory RSA and DVD) already know, the only way to switch to the DVD signal is if there is a DVD disk already inside the player - or - if there was a game system previously attached to the three DVD Player's front RCA jacks. The latter would cause "Track 99" to show on the radio RDS display. Only if the DVD player senses a VIDEO (not just audio) signal, will the radio "CD/AUX" button cause control to switch to the DVD, which is needed for the AAI-GM12 to work.

This poses a minor issue when I wanted to listen to my directly attached MP3/IPOD device. If there was no DVD symbol on the radio's RDS display, I was not able to switch to the MP3 device, since the CD/AUX button will not switch to it.

There are two possible workarounds. The easiest workaround would be to place a DVD inside the player and leave it there. Unfortunately this will likely mean that the DVD disk would be continuously playing even if no one was listening to it (because the AAI-GM12 toggle switch was set to AUX1).

Another, less convenient but perhaps preferable solution, is to temporarily connect a video source (such as a game system, or an IPOD with a video cable/signal) to the DVD player, in order to get the DVD symbol and "Track 99" to display on the Radio RDS display. Once you see the DVD symbol and Track 99 on the Radio RDS display, it will remain there "forever" until you insert a DVD disk. "Track 99" will even remain when you disconnect the game system or IPOD from the DVD player's RCA jacks and even after you turn off the vehicle. The point is that once I had "Track 99" displayed, I no longer needed to have a DVD inserted into the player before the CD/AUX button would allow me to switch to a DVD (and MP3) source.

Either way (DVD Disk or "Track 99"), once I had the DVD symbol displayed on the RDS display, I could now switch to the MP3 Player by pressing the CD/AUX button on the radio.

Installation Tools Needed

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I purchased all the required tools and supplies from Canadian Tire, The Source by Circuit City and AutoValue. Items from "The Source by Circuit City" can also be purchased from Radio Shack in the US, using the same product numbers.

Trim Tool (Powerbuilt #648544) - Canadian Tire

Multi-Meter

Ratchet set (including spinner with at least 7mm socket)

Wire stripper

Soldering gun/solder

Drill and drill bits

Supplies Needed

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1. PAC AAI-GM12 Auxiliary Input Device (purchased from Matrix Trading in Canada). If you are in the US, you have more sourcing options to choose from.

2. 18 Gauge wire (Buy orange to indicate that it will be carrying power. 10 feet is more than enough).

3. Fuse Holder ("Parts Master Tapa-Circuit #00505" from AutoValue).

4. RCA (male to female extension cable #4202353A from TheSourcebyCircuit City).

5. RCA Speaker Wire (Product #4202445 Speaker Cable with male RCA ends from TheSourcebyCircuit City).

6. Chassis mount RCA jacks (Product #2740852A from TheSourcebyCircuit City).

7. Tape - I used black Gorilla-brand Tape.

8. Electrical tape.

9. Wire Butt connectors.

10. Ground Loop Interrupter (Optional) available from various sources, including Crutchfield - "PAC SNI-1").

Why do windows fog up on a 2002 Pontiac Montana?

try checking your cabin air filters located inside glovebox. mine were full of leaves causing the same problem.

Where is the starter located and how do you check it on a 2001 Pontiac Montana van?

the starter is located on the front of the engine.when you open the hood just look straight down and you should be able to see it.the easiest way to test it is to remove it and take it to you local parts store.they can usually test them there.

Where is keyless entry sensor located in a Montana mini van?

it is located under the topper pad top of the dash in between the 2 front speakekers.

How do you replace the front blower motor on a 2000 Pontiac Montana 6-cylinder?

First you need to disengage the SRS airbags on both the driver/passenger side. On how to do this, first remove the SRS fuse located inside your fuse box probably either on the side of the front passenger seat or inside the glove box. Next you have to remove the sound covers underneath both the driver/passenger side. Simply pull out the plastic tabs and the covers come off. Next, you need to find the YELLOW airbag connectors with a safety clip on them. Their is only one connector for each airbag under the driver/passenger side. Remove the safety clips on both connectors and then disconnect the connectors. Now the SRS airbags are disabled. Now, underneath the passenger side instrument panel you can see the round shaped blower motor. First, disconnect the wire connector attached to the motor. There are 3 bolts holding it together so they need to be removed. Once removed, carefully lower the motor and the ventilation tube that is attached around the motor. Installation is the reverse for the new motor. Don't forget to slip back on the ventilation tube that goes over the existing tube, which is mounted underneath the panel. Tighten the 3 bolts and reconnect the wire connector. Connect the SRS airbag connectors back together, remembering to put back on the safety clips. Then reinstall the sound covers underneath. Then put back in the SRS airbag fuse and put back on the fuse cover. Start up the engine and check to see if your new motor works. AVOID SITTING IN FRONT OF THE AIRBAGS WHEN YOU FIRST START UP YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE THEY COULD ACTIVATE!!

How do you reset change oil light on a 2003 Pontiac Montana?

You will find a push button protruding from the instrument cluster. It is used to switch between odometer, trip A odometer, trip B odometer and the oil change life indicator. Each time you push the button, a different display is shown. Turn the ignition ON but don't start the vehicle. Select the oil life display then PRESS AND HOLD the button in for 5 seconds. The display will be reset to 100 (%).

What size is the 2003 Pontiac Montana rear wiper blade?

The 2003 Pontiac Montana takes 24" wiper blades on both sides front and a 16" rear wiper. See sources and related links below for more information. Since there are over 22 different wiper arm attachments, do not buy wipers just by length only - be sure to lookup exact wiper blade part numbers by vehicle make, model and year for the brand wiper you decide to purchase. This ensures correct length AND correct attachment.

How do you install a serpentine belt on a 2004 Pontiac Montana?

The best way to change the belt is to cut the old belt in half and then use the old belt to pull up on the tension pulley it will slide on easily every time. (takes two people to do this one the pull and ond to slide the belt on.

How do adjust the wipers on a Pontiac Montana if they were stuck in the up position but now you have them coming down but not all the way?

Below is a cut and paste from another site.

Also I have seen reviews of the Montana stating that the alignment of the wiper crank arm is a typical problem costing about 1.25 hours of labor by a dealer.

Copied from another site:

You have a mechanical park switch which is part of the wiper crank arm.it acts as a clutch plate ,more than likely the mechinisim will have to be replaced .or Either the crank arm is bad, out of adjustment, or the crank arm tab is bent.

Install the crank arm on the wiper motor. Turn the ignition switch to the ACCY position. Set the wiper switch to PULSE position. The wiper motor should be operating. Turn the ignition switch to OFF when the wiper motor is in the innerwipe position.

Important Do not rotate the wiper motor shaft during the installation of the crank arm.

Install the crank arm on the wiper motor while maintaining a 4-8 mm (0.157- 0.315 in) gap between the V-grove in the wiper motor crank arm and the tab. Install the screw. Tighten Tighten the screw to 14-17 N?m (124-150 lb in).

Install the crank arm cover and seal.

Check the gap between the crank arm and tab. If the gap is not 4-8 mm (0.157- 0.315 in), remove the crank arm and repeat installation steps. Install the drive link on the crank arm. Tighten the two drive link screws. Tighten Tighten the two screws to 5 N?m (44 lb in).

Install the wiper system module cover. Operate the wipers and check for proper operation.

Another answer from another person.

The wiper motor turns one direction to drive and work. To park the wipers the motor goes in reverse. With the cover off over the wiper motor mechanism, oil the cam-slider mechanism that slips over in the wiper park position. This "overdrives" motion to park the wipers below the window. Run the wipers watching the motion and then have someone turn the wiper off and you will see this action and see the area to oil. This is impossible to see if the wipers are not in position.

A second thing to check which worked on my wipers when one stayed up was to manually move the wipers and physically by hand with the power off for safety. This seemed to reset an internal switch in the system. If you do not oil the cam mechanism, it will screw up again and again. When the cam does not operate properly, the motor seems to go into a safety shutdown that jacks up one wiper. I have not figured out 100% what happens if by chance or design.

Also if your windsheld wiper does not turn on contact your car fixer