I bought a 1999 Pontiac Montana from Jd Byrider at the end of December. I was having trouble getting financed due to a repo. So I wound up at JD Byrider because I needed transportation for my wife me and my three little kids (ages 2,3, 7)
When I bought the Van it was dark but it looked ok in the dark to me. First problem was the tires were dry rotted which took a whole day to fix and a day of missed work for my wife and myself.
The second thing to go wrong was the battery was not holding a charge, so I replaced it and it still was not holding a charge, so we were once again stranded and at the mercey of the tow truck driver. Which they seem to be awful busy cause it takes all day for them to get the car. Turns out the battery was not getting charged due to coroded cable so they replaced the battery cables. Which would be ok with me but they were cables taken from a broke down car they have out back.
It looks like they have about 50 cars behind there repair shop, so they will never have a shortage of parts... USED PARTS!
Now this will be the third time I have to have it towed to there supossed ASE certified shop! This time it is a little more serious. The crankshaft pulley fell off... It fell off. Which of course leaves the Van inoperable because the belt that comes off of it runs everything else. (A/C, Power steering, Water pump) This all happened about 20 miles after the service engine soon light came on. I took it to Autozone to be scanned.
It turns out that there is a misfire in cylinder number 4. I couldn't even set an apointment to get the service engine soon thing before the pulley fell off.
So now they will want to try and fix it. Which I really don't care if they do or not. I don't want the Van any more and I don't want another problem vehicle. The only way I can see to make this right is to give me the money I have paid on the vehicle back to me. Then they can keep the van and we can part ways with no further problems. If they do not work with me I will be forced to take a more aggressive and creative aproach.
I just can't afford to have this car anymore. If I lose my job or if my wife loses her job they will be getting the 1999 Pontiac Montana back one way or the other. Belive me, I don't want another REPO on my credit but I will take it if I have to.
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