1997 Pontiac Trans Sport

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

• 12/31/1998· POWER TRAIN

  "SKIP SHIFT" FEATURE EXTREAMLY DANGEROUS. NUMEROUS REAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS FEATURE.

• 12/30/2005· STRUCTURE

  I OWN A 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT THAT SHOULD HAVE A IMMEDIATE RECALL. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR IS OPENING WHEN EVER IT WANTS MOSTLY WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS. THE DOOR OPENED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK. ONCE ALMOST LOSING MY SON. I TURNED A LEFT TURN AND IT POPPED OPEN LEAVING MY SON HANGING OUT THE DOOR IN HIS SEAT BELT. HE HAS SEAT BELT BURN MARKS ON HIS SHOULDER AND NECK. *JB

• 12/30/1997· STRUCTURE

  POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENS AUTOMATICALLY AFTER BEING CLOSED. DOOR ALARM WOULD SOUND WHILE DOOR WAS CLOSED. DOOR FAILED IN CLOSED, BUT NOT LATCHED POSITION.

• 12/27/2001· SEAT BELTS,SEATS

  RECLINE LATCHES - DO NOT PROPERLY RE-ENGAGE. SMALL CHILD CAN EASILY LIFT LATCH WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. UNTIL LATCH IS MANUALLY PUSHED BACK DOWN, SEAT BACK WILL NOT CATCH IN ANY POSITION. SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES ON THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM IN THIS VEHICLE THAT EITHER PREVENT THE SEAT BELT FROM BEING PULLED OUT FOR USE, OR CAN LEAVE SEAT BELT HANGING OUT OF DOOR. CLOSING DOOR MIGHT DAMAGE BELT OR LATCH. BOTH ISSUES HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED WITH GM. GM CLAIMS (FILE # C06088691) NEITHER IS SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

• 12/17/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

• 12/17/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKS OIL/ANTIFREEZE DOWN THE ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO GM BUT IT DOES NOTHING.*AK

• 12/15/2004· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TODAYS DATE- DEC 15TH, 2004.HAVE HAD 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT FOR ALMOST 1 YR. I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THE RACK AND PINION ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP.*AK REGARDING OPERATION OF THE RACK & PINION, THE TROUBLE STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I FIRST NOTICED PROBLEMS W/THE STEERING WHILE BACKING OUT. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN POWER STEERING, CHECKED THE FLUID AND IT WAS FULL. NOT TERRIBLE PROBLEMS, BUT LITTLE ENOUGH TO NOTICE SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. IT HAS NOW GOTTEN A LITTLE WORSE, SO I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THE TERRIBLE NEWS JUST THIS VERY DAY.

• 12/14/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS COVERS HAD FALLEN ONE AFTER ANOTHER WITHIN A WEEK APART. CONSUMER TRIED TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD CAUSED THIS SITUATION, COVERS COULD NOT BE PUT BACK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/13/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD FROM IT RAINING FOR A WHILE, THE BRAKES EFFECTIVENESS DECREASES GREATLY, BAD ENOUGH THAT IF THE DRIVER ISN'T CAREFUL A WREAK COULD EASILY OCCUR, BRAKES FAIL WHILE GOING OVER INCH OF WATER. *MJS

• 12/12/2001· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR 01V-067 FOR THE SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR THE VEHICLE NEVER EXHIBITED ANY SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL, AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A MODULE WAS REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE, THE DAY AFTER REPAIR THE DOOR FAILED TO OPERATE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED ON SEVERAL OCCASION BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN OR WOULD OPEN WHILE THE VHEILCE WAS IN MOTION. NLM

• 12/10/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGCrash

  THE VAN WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHICH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS DAMAGED. THE VAN WAS REPAIRED BY A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP. ANTI-FREEZE IS LEAKING BY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND MIXING WITH THE OIL, WHICH WASN'T FROM THE ACCIDENT. THE OWNER HAS FOUND SIMILAR REPORTS ON "NHTSAS' WEBSITE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS

• 12/10/1999· STEERING

  UPON TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT TRAVELING 10-15 MPH, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER CONTACTED T DEALER, DELAER REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/09/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I BOUGHT A 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT IN 2001 AND NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER THE INTAKE GASKET WENT BAD THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A DEFECT ON THE INTAKE GASKET ANDGM DID NOT GIVE A RECALL FOR IT THAT ISN'T VERY FAIR WHEN IT IS THEIR FAULT IT KEEPS GOING I HAVE TO PAY $785 AGAIN AFTER ANOTHER 2 YEARS AND AGAIN NOW I THINK SOMEBODY SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GETTING RIPPED OFF BECAUSE THEY WONT GIVE A RECALL ON THIS PART WHEN ITS THEIR FAULT PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU . *AK

• 12/08/2005· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT LESSS THEN 25 AND HIT A BUMP THE SPARE TIRE BECAME DISENGAED FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY VAN. THE CABLE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE CENTER CAP THAT WAS USED TO SECURE THE TIRE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY VAN HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE TIRE BOUNCED ON THE ROAD AND CAMME TO REST IN THE STREET AND BECAME AN OBSTACALE TO ON COMING TRAFFIC, ONE VEHICLE HAD TO MAKE AN ABRUPT STOP. IF THE SPARE HAD DISENGAGED ON THE EXPRESSWAY IT WOULD HAVE CREATED A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FATAL CONSEQUENCES. I CONTACTED THE PONTIAC CUSTOMER ASSITANCE CENTER ON TWO OCASSIONS AND WAS TOLD THAT SOMEOONE WOULD GET BACK TO ME BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY REPONSE. THE DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED TO DATE. *NM

• 12/05/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER STATES HIS VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, PROBLEMS IS DUE TO A FAULTY FUELS INJECTORS. INJECTORS CLOG EVERY SIX MONTHS, ALSO HAS PROBLEM WATERING LEAKING UNDER THE DASHBOARD THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOOR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURES HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION MR. KERSH. TS

• 12/04/2003· VISIBILITY

  MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAY STRAIGHT UP WHEN THEY ARE TURNED OFF. THIS IS OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

• 12/03/2001· STEERING

  RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT, VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE, AND THEN ALL POWER STEERING FLUID RAN OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDED TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. PLEASE ADD VIN . *AK

• 12/03/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WILL NOT COOPERATE AND CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/30/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  COVER FOR FRONT-LEFT HEADLIGHT FELL OFF DUE TO MOISTURE BUILD UP IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, COMPONENT WAS REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE, FRONT/RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS STARTING TO SHOW MOISTURE BUILDUP, BUT HAS NOT DISCONNECTED TO THIS DATE. *AK CONSUMER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLAMP AT THE SAME TIME AS THE LEFT, AS IT HAS ALREADY LOST A GOOD AMOUNT OF THE GLUE, IT WAS LOOSE AND HAD A SERIOUS MISTURE BUILDUP CAUSING CORROSION INSIDE THE LIGHT.*SLC

• 11/29/2005· STEERING,STRUCTURE

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF THE POWER STEERING RACK THE WELDS WHERE THE POWER STEERING RACK BOLTED TO THE FRAME CRACKED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTED EXPENSE. *AK

• 11/27/2001· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TRANSMISSION PUMP WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY. ENGINE STARTED RACING, NO PULL. NEW PUMP ASSEMBLY, TORQUE CONVERTER, PUMP SHAFT & VARIOUS OTHERS PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

• 11/25/2003· STEERING

  NO STEERING CONTROL. STEERING WHEEL SPINS FREELY. INTERNAL POWER STEERING GEAR PROBLEM. *LA

• 11/25/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,VISIBILITY

  1. FRONT HEATER AND DEFROSTER ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. FRONT WINDSHIELD FOGS UP CONSIDERABLY. HEATER SYSTEM BLOWS WARM AIR IN BACK VENTS BUT COLD AIR ONLY IN FRONT VENTS. 2. GAS GAUGE STOPS WORKING AT ABOUT < TANK. AFTER REACHING THAT LEVEL, THE GAUGE PEGS TO PAST THE FULL LEVEL AND DOES NOT WORK AGAIN UNTIL THE TANK IS FILLED AGAIN. *AK

• 11/24/2003· STEERING

  THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINE MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

• 11/23/2003· STEERING

  SINCE HAVING THE RACK/PINION STEERING REPLACED TWICE (ONCE BEFORE THE RECALL AND ONCE AFTER), I HAVE AGAIN NOTICED DIFFICULTY PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACES TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT (HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL/LOSS OF POWER STEERING?), ESPECIALLY, IN COLD WEATHER. AS YOU STRAIGHTEN WHEEL AND START DRIVING, PROBLEM SEEMS TO RESOLVE ITSELF. WENT TO DEALER WHO THOUGHT IT COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE THE RACK SO THEREFORE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP IN EARLY NOVEMBER. THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. *LA

• 11/22/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITYFire

  VAN STARTED ON FIRE, IN DRIVER'S DOOR ORIGINATING FROM POWER WINDOW CONTROLS. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY NEXT TO HOUSE,NOT RUNNING. VAN WAS A COMPLETE LOSS,ONLY VEHICLE WAS ONLY ONE FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR. *TR

• 11/20/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  PASSENGER'S HEADLIGHT HAS CONDENSATION BUILD UP THAT AFFECTS DRIVING AT NIGHT. PASSEENGER HEADLIGHT HAS A 1/2 OF WATER BUILD UP THAT KEEPS BLOWING THE BULB OUT. THERE' S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. GMC KNOWS THAT IT'S A DESIGN DEFECT, BUT HAS NO REMEDY.*AK *SLC

• 11/15/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE

  I HAVE HAD THE SEAT BELT LATCHES REPLACED 4 TIMES ON THE MID-ROW SEATS. 2 TIMES I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE THE WINDOW LATCH REPAIRED ON THE MID-ROW,LEFT WINDOW. IT KEPT POPPING OPEN WHEN DRIVING IN BUMPY CONDITIONS. THE WATER PUMP HAS GIVEN OUT 2X. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR KEEPS BLOWING THE FUSE AND WILL NOT OPERATE. THE REAR WINDOW WIPER AND WASHER HAS BEEN INOPERABLE ON 2 OCCASIONS. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX ALL THESE PROBLEMS REPEATEDLY, BUT THEY ARE ONLY TEMPORARY FIXES! THESE THINGS ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTS BECAUSE THEY OCCUR AGAIN AND AGAIN. *AK

• 11/12/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNAL LIGHTS. A FUSE HAD BLOWN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR CONSUMER AND THIS VEHICLE. THE SIGNAL LIGHT FUSE BLOWS WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR WARNING. *JG

• 11/09/2001· STEERING

  CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND COULDN'T TURN IT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/07/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  IN NOV. OF 2007 I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY VAN OVERHEATING AND WAS LOSING ENGINE COOLANT BUT COULD NOT SEE WHERE IT WAS GOING. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT I HAD A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, WHICH COST ME OVER 800.00 TO REPAIR. NOT LONG AFTER THE GASKET WAS REPAIRED THE VAN STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN AND I DISCOVERED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS BLOWN, THAT WAS ANOTHER 174.00 TO REPAIR. NOW I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE VAN OVERHEATING AND COOLANT LEAKING AND I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT IT IS A HEAD GASKET WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME OVER 1700.00 TO FIX. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, I KNOW 3 OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VAN AS I DO WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND THEY ARE ALL ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VANS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE AND THAT THEIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL IN PLACE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE FAULTY PARTS. THESE ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND I PERSONALLY DO NOT HAVE AN EXTRA $1700.00 JUST LAYING AROUND, SO NOW I AM FACED WITH THE CHOICE OF JUNKING MY VAN AND TRYING TO GET A NEW ONE WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD OR FIXING IT WHICH I ALSO CANNOT AFFORD. *TR

• 11/05/2004· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE COMING TO A STOP TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/01/1999· STRUCTURE

  1 WEEK PRIOR TO INCIDENT SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN ELECTRONICALLY, THEREFORE OWNER USED MANUAL DOOR ON LEFT SIDE. ON THE WAY HOME UP A HILL, THE RIGHT DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED VERY FAST, CATCHING AND CRUSHING CHILD PASSENGER'S FOOT.

• 10/26/1999· STEERING

  WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND WENT TO THE RIGHT AND LOCKED UP. THE DEALER IS INSPECTING AND REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/25/2000· STEERINGCrash

  STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP DURING CURVE, UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL, VAN CRACHED INTO CANAL. IS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY INSURANCE. *AK

• 10/23/2002· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT TABS, THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BELT IS MALFUNCTIONING, UNABLE TO SECURE A CHILD SAFETY SEAT,TABS IT WILL BREAK OFF AFTER BEING FASTERN.DEALER CONTACTED. MR

• 10/22/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED THREE TIMES FOR WHEEL CYLINDER FAILER. LEFT REAR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES. THE RIGHT REAR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. WHEN THE FAILERS OCCURS..BRAKING DISTANCE IS INCREASED A GREAT DEAL. I AM WORRIED THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO BRAKE IN TIME IF SOMETHING WERE TO ARRISE..

• 10/20/2001· STRUCTURE

  THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS THE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, FAILING TO CLOSE PROPERLY, OR FAILING TO OPERATE AT ALL. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER A SIX MONTH PERIOD, AND STARTED AFTER A SAFETY RECALL OF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR TO FIX A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR OPENING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THAT TILL REWORK WAS DONE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT THE REQUEST OF PONTIAC BUT ALL ATTEMPTS AT REPAIRING THE PSD HAVE FAILED. THE DOOR WILL OPEN WHILE VAN IS IN MOTION, WILL NOT CLOSE, OR STOPS WORKING ALL TOGETHER. VERY CONCERNED WITH WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING AT TURNPIKE SPEED.*AK

• 10/20/1998· VISIBILITY

  SIDE WINDOW LOCATED ON DRIVER SIDE, WOULD NOT CLOSE OR LATCH PROPERLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON NUMEROUS TIMES, AND CONDITION STILL REMAINS UNRESOLVED. DEALER/MFR. ARE NOTIFIED.*AK

• 10/19/2000· STEERINGCrash

  WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING A COLLISION WHICH TOTALLED THE VEHICLE.*AK

• 10/13/2000· STEERING

  WHILE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY STEERING WILL WOULD NOT TURN TO LEFT, BUT IT WOULD TURN TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER FEELS HE WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NOT ANY TRAFFIC, VEHICLE COULD HAVE CRASHSED.*AK THE CONSUMER THINKS THAT THE STEERING PROBLEM IS DUE TO DEFECT. *YH

• 10/13/1999· STEERING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FIRST PROBLEM IS A "CLUNKING" IN THE GAS TANK WHEN IT IS OVER 1/2 A TANK BUT LESS THAN FULL. WHEN COMING TO A GENTLE STOP, FORWARD OR REVERSE, THE TANK MAKES A PHYSICAL 'THUNK'. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM 5 TIMES NOW. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED ISOLATION PADS, TIGHTENING FASTENERS, INSTALLING STRUCTURAL BRACING STRAPS, AND EVEN REPLACED THE GAS TANK. ALL TO NO AVAIL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW. I AM AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO NOW. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS WITH MY SERPENTINE BELT. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND I SUDDENLY LOST MY POWER STEERING GOING INTO A 90 DEGREE TURN. I NAVIGATED THROUGH IT, AND THE DEALER RETRIEVED MY VAN THE NEXT MORNING. THEY FOUND THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS SHREDDED WITH NO EXPLANATION. THEY REPLACED IT, AND I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM IN THAT AREA SINCE.

• 10/11/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WATER PUMP FAILED.

• 10/09/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATE THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER IS LINKING FLUID CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

• 10/01/1998· STEERING

  WHEN IT RAINS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, AND MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS ANABLE TO STEER WHEN HIT A PUDDLE. *YH

• 09/29/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM THE PROTECTIVE COVERS ON THE HEADLAMPS DEVELOPED LEAKS AROUND THE SEAL, PERMITTING WATER TO LEAK ON TO THE HALOGEN BULB AND BLOW OUT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 09/28/2004· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH.*AK

• 09/28/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE COVERS FOR THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

• 09/28/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 09/26/2000· AIR BAGS

  DEFECTIVE DRIVER AIRBAG SENSOR DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEM. PLEASE REFER TO ODI ID (865567) WHICH IS A SIMILAR BY DIFFERENT REPORT BY ANOTHER 1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT OWNER. I AM SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN CONVINCING THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND GM THAT THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER ESTIMATED THE COST OF PARTS AND LABOR TO BE IN EXCESS OF $1,000. *AK