1995 Pontiac Trans Sport

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/27/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE OIL IN THE CAR GOES DOWN ABOUT THREE PINTS EVER FIVE HUNDERD MILES. HAD THE CAR CHECKD TWICE BY DEALER AND NOTHING WAS DONE. ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURER.

• 12/23/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN I STEP ON GAS TO ACCELERATE IT GOES BUT WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS IT IMMEDIATELY STALLS. *AK

• 12/11/1995· STRUCTURE

  POWER SLIDING DOOR DON'T CLOSE CAN HEAR THE DOOR MAKE NOISE . TT

• 12/09/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  COMPUTER FAILURES CAUSING BATTERY TO DRAIN, STARTING PROBLEMS AND STALLING.

• 12/07/2001· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP NOTHING I DID WOULD ,MAKE THEM START IE RUNING WIPER SWITCH THRU ALL THE POSITIONS DID NOT START UP IWOULD HAVE TO STOP VEHICAL FOR MAYBE ONE HALF HOUR THEY WOULD START TO WORK BUT THERE WERE TIMES ON AN EXPRESS WAY IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND PUT ME AT VERY HIGH ACCIDENT POTENTIOL I CALLED THE NUMBER TO COMPLAIN AND ASK IF THERE WAS A POSSIBLE RECALL AND THE ANWER WAS "NO' !.*AK

• 11/29/2006· STRUCTURE

  THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT WITH ONE BOLT HOLDING UP THE ENGINE. THIS IS MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. IT WAS ONLY RECENTLY DISCOVERED BY A MECHANIC DOING SOME REPAIRS ON THE ENGINE. THE FRAME ON A 11 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT RUST OUT. A MAJOR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *NM

• 11/19/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS A CRACKED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 11/18/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHENEVER APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE ALOT, AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL REAL TIGHT. THE CONSUMER HAS TO TURN THE ROTOR'S EVERY THREE MONTHS. ALSO, HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED THREE TIMES. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/16/1999· SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING SEATBACK ON DRIVER'S SIDE COLLAPSED. ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE SEATBACK COLLAPSED, OWNER NOTICED THAT BACKREST WAS LOOSE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE VAN WILL BE REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/14/2000· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN BLOWER ON, BLOWER SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BOTH FUSE BOXES TO TRY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT WORK AND CONSUMER CAN NOT SEE IF THE WINDOWS ARE FOGGED. *SLC

• 11/13/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HORN BUTTON DESIGN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND AND ACTIVATE WHEN NECESSARY.

• 11/10/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  3RD FAILURE OF IGNITION SWITCH SINCE PURCHASE, CAUSES INSTRUMENT PANAL TO BE INOPERATIVE, ENGINE WON'T START, AND INVOLVES MALFUNCTION OF ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. EACH TIME TECHS CLAIM CONTACTS TO BE BURNT. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET INFO ON WEB IN REFERANCE TO RECALL ON 1995 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT, NOR INFO FROM NHTSA IN REFERANCE TO RECALL. DT

• 11/09/1995· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SEAT IS NOT ALIGNED WITH STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING NECK/BACK PAIN AND STIFFNESS TO DRIVER'S. *SKD

• 11/06/2000· POWER TRAIN

  PIN HOLDING GEAR SHIFT LEVER CAME OUT. IF THIS HAPPENS AND THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK POSITION, THE DOORS CANNOT BE UNLOCKED UNTIL SHIFT LEVER IS IN PARK POSITION.*AK

• 11/03/2000· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING DURING OPERATION AND IN HOT HUMID WEATHER, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE DEFECT.*AK

• 10/31/1997· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD LATCH CRACKED AND WINDOW FELL OUT.

• 10/26/2000· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS, CAUSING POOR VISIBLITY. WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL , ACTING VERY ERRATIC.PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 10/24/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE CAR ONTO DRIVEWAY. DEALER REPLACED UNSECURED OIL PAN BOLTS.*AK

• 10/21/2002· SEAT BELTS

  FOUR SEAT BELTS HAVE SHREDDED IN THE LAST YEAR DEALER IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROBLEM. DT

• 10/20/2000· VISIBILITY

  NO SUMMARY

• 10/19/2000· SEATS

  DRIVERS SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED AS SHE WAS REACHING FOR THE SEAT BELT. NLM

• 10/19/1999· SEATS

  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LATCH SAFETY BELT, SEAT BROKE FROM ITS METAL FLOOR HARNESS. *AK

• 10/16/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  FLASHER HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE AND SHUT OFF (STICKING) DUE TO DESIGN.

• 10/14/1999· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT ABLE TO COME ON AT ALL. DEALER HAS REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *AK

• 10/08/2003· SEATS

  A BRACKET UNDER THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BREAKS OVER TIME. THE BRACKET IS PART OF THE SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT (MANUALLY OPERATED). ONCE BROKEN, THE SEAT IS ONLY SECURED TO THE BASE AT THREE POINTS INSTEAD OF FOUR. THE SEAT CAN ALSO BE LIFTED AN ROCKED. ALSO, ONCE BROKEN THE SEAT MOVES AND SINKS TOWARD THE BACK LEFT WITH THE WEIGHT OF A PERSON AND MOVES A LOT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I DECIDED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION AFTER I LEARNED THAT THIS MAY BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS STYLE OF SEAT (WITH THE MANUAL HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT) AND DEFINITELY IMPEDES ONES ABILITY TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. NOT TO MENTION HOW THE SEAT WILL PERFORM IN AN ACCIDENT. I FIGURE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE I WENT TO A JUNK YARD TO OBTAIN A USED SEAT/BASE AND THE JUNK YARD HAD 7 VEHICLES LIKE MINE. OF THE 7 VEHICLES, 2 HAD A FIXED HEIGHT DRIVER SEAT AND THE REMAINING 5 HAD AN ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT DRIVER SEAT. ALL 5 OF THOSE SEATS WERE BROKEN IN THE SAME PLACE THAT MINE WAS. I BELIEVE ONLY ONE OF THE JUNK VEHICLES WAS IN AN ACCIDENT (IF THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU). SINCE MY DISCOVERY I HAVE TALKED TO 2 OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE AS MINE AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AN AUTO COLLISION/BODY SHOP WON'T REPAIR/WELD THE SEAT BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL LIABILITY. *LA

• 10/08/2003· STEERING

  IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 02V286000 I THINK YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE WHETHER OR NOT IT SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE 1995 MODEL YEAR FOR GM MINI-VANS. I OWN A 1995 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT THAT HAD THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FOR A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP (NON-DEALER) TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE FINAL RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK. THE MECHANIC COMMENTED THAT IT IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A STEERING RACK TO FAIL UNDER NORMAL WEAR. I LEARNED OF THE RECALL WHEN MY MOTHER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM FOR HER 1996 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV.

• 10/06/1999· SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH DRIVERS SEAT DROPPED BACKWARDS. CONSUMER TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED BOLT & SEAT. *AK

• 10/02/1995· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH, IT POPS OPEN WHEN NEARING SHUT. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL. TT

• 10/01/2003· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MODULE. *AK *NLM

• 10/01/2001· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER SEAT SEATBELT, DOES NOT RETRACT, DUE TO BROKEN RETRACTOR.

• 09/27/1999· VISIBILITY

  SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF PERFORMANCE, AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

• 09/20/1995· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER FEELS THE AUTOMATIC SIDE SLIDING DOOR DANGEROUS WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR, IT WILL CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY REGARDLESS IF SOMEBODY IS IN BETWEEN THE DOOR. TT

• 09/19/1995· SEATSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A STOP AND IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, SPEED 5 MPH, EXPERIENCE SEAT BACK FAILURE ON PASSENGER AND DRIVERS FRONT SEATS. TT

• 09/06/1996· SEATS

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS A LITTLE AT A TIME . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

• 09/05/1997· SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE

  MIDDLE REAR LAP BELT LOCKS UP AND COULD NOT BE USED. DEALER REPLACED THE LAP BELT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FIVE TIMES. ALSO THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND FALLEN OFF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOORS. OCCUPANTS CAN EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT NOT ENTER. PLEASE ADD ANY OTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 09/01/1995· STRUCTURE

  THE ELECTRIC POWER SLIDING DOOR LOCKED BY ITSELF, COULDN'T OPEN THE DOOR . *AK

• 08/26/2007· VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS

  MY FAMILY, AND I WERE RETURNING HOME ON I-77 FROM A CAMPING TRIP, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD. WE MADE IT SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SCARED, AND DAZED, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, WE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE TO TRY TO MAKE IT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME, WHEN ABOUT FIVE MILES LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. WE WERE IN NO ACCIDENT, AND HAD NO WARNING LIGHT, OR SIGNAL. MY DAUGHTER WAS BURNED, AND CUT WITH FLYING GLASS, I TOO, WAS CUT, AS WAS MY FIANCE. OUR LIVES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. AIR BAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT NOT KILL. GM NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MALFUNCTIONS IN THEIR PRODUCTS. WE COULD HAVE ALL BEEN KILLED, AND I DON'T FEEL THAT G.M. CARES. AND NOW TO FIND OUT THAT G.M. KNEW ABOUT POSSIBLE MALFUNCTIONS, AND DIDN'T LET THE PUBLIC KNOW. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!!!!!! *TR

• 08/25/2003· SEATS

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE FROM FRAME, CAUSING SEAT TO SHIFT BACKWARDS. *AK

• 08/24/1995· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  KEYLESS ENTRY. *AK

• 08/22/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE.

• 08/20/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. OWNER'S MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS PERFORMED, STOPPED VEHICLE. TRIED BRAKES, *AK

• 08/16/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS

  ABS BRAKING LIGHTS AND AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE ABS LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ON. *YH

• 08/14/2000· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE TO BE REPLACED LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AND LEAVE A SMEAR ON DRIVERS SIDE. *AK

• 08/13/2000· SEAT BELTS

  REAR DRIVER'S SEAT AND MIDDLE SEAT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT FROM THE RETRACTORS, LEAVING BOTH OCCUPANTS WITHOUT ANY RETRAINTS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 08/09/2003· VISIBILITY

  I CURRENTLY OWN AN 1995 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT, WITH THE 3800 ENGINE, VEHICLE I.D. # [XXX]. FOR THE LAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE WIPERS TEND TO WORK AND NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. OBVIOUSLY, THIS CAN BE A SEVERE PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A MECHANIC AND MY MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THE WIPER MOTORS AND OR THE WIPER MOTOR MODULE THAT GENERAL MOTORS USED IN MANY OF ITS CAR MODELS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND WERE ON RECALL. AND HE TOLD ME TO CHECK WITH GM REGARDING MY VEHICLE. I RECENTLY CONTACTED GM AND GAVE THEM MY CARS VEHICLE I.D. NUMBER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS LIMITED TO VEHICLES UP TO A CERTAIN I.D. NUMBER RANGE AND I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE I.D. WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I RECENTLY ASKED MY MECHANIC TO ORDER THE PART TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. HE CAME BACK TO ME AND TOLD ME THERE WAS A BACK ORDER ON THE PART. THERE WERE OVER 150 EXISTING REQUESTS FOR THE WIPER MOTOR MODULE AND IT WOULD BE A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE IT CAME IN. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THERE MUST HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF REQUESTS FOR THIS PART OVER THE PAST YEAR OR TWO. WHEN DOES THE AMOUNT OF REQUESTS FOR ONE REPAIR ITEM SHOW THAT THERE IS AN OVERALL DEFECT IN THAT PARTICULAR PART AND REQUIRE THAT THERE BE A TOTAL SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PART ACROSS THE BOARD? WHY AM I, THE CONSUMER, BEARING THE BRUNT OF THIS DEFECT? IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME. THANK YOU. [XXX] . *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 08/07/2002· POWER TRAIN

  THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUDDERED AND OCCASIONALLY ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RUN AT THE CRONIC PONTIAC SERVICE DEPT(PRESSURE TEST), I WAS ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT(EST $2800). I PURCHASED A USED REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FROM A LOCAL USED PARTS BUSINESS AND HAD IT INSTALLED BY MY MECHANIC(BULLDOG TIRE). ONCE ROAD-TESTED THE SAME SYMPTOMS EXISTED WITH THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AS THE ORIGINAL. MY MECHANIC THEN FOUND THE PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE WAS RUPTURED INSIDE THE RADIATOR ALLOWING WATER TO GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION FLUID TO ENTER THE RADIATOR. THE COOLANT LINES WERE REPLACED(SEE NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER 96V015000) AND THE RADIATOR WAS REPAIRED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO FLUSHED. I THEN CONTACTED THE CRONIC PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO ADVISE THEM OF THEIR MIS-DIAGNOSIS AS WELL AS THE COSTS I HAD INCURRED. I ALSO ADVISED THEM OF THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. HE STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND HE WAS STANDING BEHIND THE DIAGNOSIS OF A BAD TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH BOTH TRANSMISSIONS HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS FINE AFTER THE COOLANT LINE WAS REPLACED. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS WEBSITES ON-LINE DESCRIBING THIS RECALL AND ONE OF THEM SUGGESTS IT MAY BE A REGIONAL RECALL FOR VEHICLES PURCHASED IN NORTHERN STATES. I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC TWICE SO FAR AND THEY CAN NEITHER FIND A VEHICLE SPECIFIC RECALL NOR A MAKE/MODEL RECALL WITH THIS PROBLEM.*AK

• 08/07/2001· STRUCTURE

  OUTSIDE HANDLES ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS ARE INOPERABLE. OWNER HAS TO ENTER VEHICLE THROUGH SLIDING DOOR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THAT SINCE THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF EACH OTHER, THAT THE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *SLC

• 08/05/1998· STEERING,AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING THE VAN ABOUT 60 MPH, ON INTERSTATE 64, DRIVER PASSED OUT, THE VAN WENT OFF THE ROAD,HITTING A GUARDRAIL(SHEARING OFF AT LEAST 4 GUARD RAIL POST), AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE VAN WAS TOTALLED. *AK

• 07/29/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK

• 07/29/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.