Crash Test 1997 - 2005 Pontiac Trans Sport / Montana IIHS

[Ozane122]

A Dodge Neon can do better than this....

[BrunostNOR]

They sold this in Europe too!! It was sold as Pontiac Trans Sport, Chevrolet Trans Sport and Opel Sintra....

[MSNIMSM]

If one were given to me I'de drive it. But its a minivan what do you expect lol

[BrunostNOR]

@MSNIMSM The Ford Aerostar from the 1980's did better than this one!

[absa511]

What`s the speed?



[firedemon101]

@absa511 40 mph

[iMGooDLiKe]

death trap

[peterpanda1970]

what a piece of crap!! it shouldn't be sold ever!

[yourwifecalledagain]

This test is apparently legendary at IIHS. The new generation Uplander/Relay/Terraza etc. did much better however.

[whattheheck1000]

@yourwifecalledagain yes it is. they still talked about it as of aug 5, 2008.

[turbodempa]

Shit! I sold my saab 9-5 -02 to get this car!

[georgie2998]

Another piece of fine american engineering ... from "the nation who invented the car" (according to B. Hussein Obama). LOL

[kingeddy137]

that's why i love my 06 kia sedona :)

[joeybear90]

i have that van

[waterfordjim]

Hmmm same dismal failure as the Chevy Venture.......... oh wait a minute this turd is identical underneath.....

[ElRancholo2]

How does the 2004 venture hold up? Is it identical to the van in this crash? How many stars did this vehicle get?

[trainiax]

The Venture was structurally identical from 1997 to 2005, so this 1997 test applies to 97-05 models. This test doesn't award stars but is based on a scale of Good/Acceptable/Marginal/Poor; the Venture was rated Poor.

[myphonyaccount]

What a piece of crap. There's some people who say these IIHS tests are rigged because they drive cars that fail the tests and can't handle the truth.

[SkiPro1368]

3 words: get a ford

[komahoby]

but dont get the 97-03 ford f-150

[SkiPro1368]

definitly

[Aragon159]

@SkiPro1368 3 words: no fucking way

[SkiPro1368]

@Aragon159 3 words: thats ur opinion

[Aragon159]

@SkiPro1368 3 words: okay cool lol

[dortmundking]

Holy crap - even a cola can ist safer.

That's not a car but a dead box.

[SilentG20]

that is the worst crash test result i've ever seen

[TestECull]

Go look at some Chinese car crash tests.

[SilentG20]

dude! chinese cars aren't allowed, but this sh*t is being sold everywhere around the world!! when was the last time u have seen a chinese car on the street tell me, i really hate them tho but american cars what the hell!

[PuppetKing]

That's one sexy human sandwich right there! BANG!

[redneon06]

tHE DUMMY died

[DamnStraightM35A2]

what a POS

[shitfaced905]

is the 99 chevy venture like this too? cuz i have one

[niswel]

take care!

[stevecurwin]

Well yes the from 97-2002 The Chevy And Pontiac Were Rated Bad

But you guys gotta know Car Companies can Do Stufuf to the Structure by reinforcing the structure which they have i got into an accident like this at that same speed and i got the result from the SV6 New Design for the Unibody

[grahamboy1010101010]

waaaaa i would be dead waaaaa

[Degrassi123]

Very great ride and I love this vehicle but i wsih the crash test would have been better fore the Trans Sport!

[ilovenissan]

im assuming you haven't didn't they come with an optional 4.0l ?

[ilovenissan]

no have you ever driven one?

[ilovenissan]

the best way for them to avoid it was to never build it in the first place

[kirkmach32]

Gee. More brillance from an after-the-fact-er. That's what they said after the Ford Pinto.

[stevecurwin]

which GM DID FOR THE 2002 and the better test were from 2005 and beyond earnging them 5 stars

[jtreign9097]

the best way to avoid this is buy a minivan that doesn't crush you. its always good to know the safety before u buy this van...if gm dealerships show this vid to potential buyers nobody would buy this van. if they showed them what happens they might have saved alot of lives but i guess gm rather make a profit for every death this van has been responsible for.

[jtreign9097]

the safety flaw in this van was the entire front suspension and the a-pillar support. the rear weight of the van put extreme stress on that a-pillar. they reduced the weight of the van by a few 100lbs i think and the van got a whole new suspension and bumper to help absorb all that energy away from the a-pillar

[whattheheck1000]

Driver's not dead, he's critically injured.

[firedemon101]

I would believe he is dead

Dummy movement wasn't well controlled. After moving forward into the airbag, the dummy's head and neck were snapped rearward as the steering wheel intruded. Then the dummy's head was hit from behind by the seatback and head restraint as they tilted forward because of floor buckling. The seat continued moving forward and pushed down on top of the dummy's head, bending its neck back even farther.

[firedemon101]

Injury measures — Measures taken from the chest indicate low risk of injuries to this body region in a crash of this severity. Forces on the neck indicate that injuries to the neck would be likely. Forces on both tibias indicate that injuries to the lower legs would be likely. The forces on the left lower leg were so high that the dummy's metal foot broke off from its leg at the ankle.

[stonee206]

@whattheheck1000 Dead..

[doglover3198]

I have A 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette...

Does that count.

If so I am going to drive down to whiteside, and trade it in.

[firedemon101]

Yes this test does apply for the 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette

[myphonyaccount]

GMminivans9968 the Silhouette is still a piece of garbage like all the other GM minivans like the Trans Sport.

[slash378]

driver is dead! 100000000%

[ChampionDriver01]

Yeah, but from :19-:21, look at how the dummy moves!

[stevecurwin]

read the wajt is says on the checile it say 97 pontiac montana

and does not say Montana

[PontiacDudeMan]

wow!! a new word from a fucktard!! "checile"!

"it say 97 pontiac montana and does not say montana"

actually it says on the door that it's a 97 pontiac trans sport, motherfucker

[stevecurwin]

Hey sorry i ment vehicle

[stevecurwin]

Montana s after 2005 model haev beocmeng the gihest rating safest minivan

[PontiacDudeMan]

You have fucked up spelling knowledge, steve.

[niallwhite]

quite frankly you would stand a better chance if u were strapped to the bonnet

[Mogon16]

Cool video!

where did you get the video form?

[NEWBUDDY358]

is that a vehicle? it sure looks like something that came out of someones ass

[doglove1227]

that car should have been banned from being sold to the public

[lilxkhmerpete]

wow....dat really sucked.

[qwertss]

Firedemon101 you forgot to add "deathtrap" to this videos' tags.

[caraddict520]

lol he did!

[firedemon101]

:) lol

[Wiishit23456withvids]

fuck you