1998 Pontiac Trans Sport

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

• 12/27/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY

  BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING A STOP. ALSO WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE, AFTER A MONTH OF USE, DID NOT PROPERLY REMOVE RAIN WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY, AND RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED AT LEAST 8 TIMES, AND DELEAR COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/24/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  03/01 LEFT HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF 12/24/01 RIGHT LENS FELL OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. GLUE APPEARS TO HAVE DRIED UP. PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENOUGH COMPLAINT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY ALSO STATE THAT BECAUSE IT IS A USED CAR AND & MILAGE IS HIGHER THEN WARANTY ALLOWS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAVE REPLACED MANY HEADLIGHTS USUALLY GETTING INSURANCE COMPANYS TO PAY. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT GM/PONTIAC KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T CORRECT IT. PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THERE IS NO RELEIF AT THIS TIME. *AK

• 12/21/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT LENS HAS FALLEN OFF DUE TO POOR SEAL AND NO SCREWS. THIS IS NOW THE SECOND HEADLIGHT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ON THIS VAN. IN ADDITION, WE HAD A 1997 TRANSPORT AND BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES FELL OFF THAT ONE AS WELL. AFTER MONTHS OF COMPLAINING AND LETTER WRITING, PONTIAC CORRECTED THE OTHER 3 HEADLIGHTS AT NO COST BUT WILL NOT DO SO WITH THIS ONE. THIS IS CLEARLY A PRODUCT DEFECT AND JUDGING BY THE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

• 12/21/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  EXTREMELY UNHAPPY WITH SERVICE FROM DEALERS, THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEMS

• 12/16/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  COOLANT LEAK AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. DEALER DIAGNOSED COOLANT LEAKS FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, VALVE COVER GASKET AND WATERPUMP AND RECOMMENDED COOLANT FLUSH - DEX COOL.*AK

• 12/14/1999· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. NLM

• 12/08/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FAILED HEAD GASKET. *NM

• 12/08/2005· POWER TRAIN,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE DOORS HAVE AN ANNOYING CLICKING THAT COMES FROM THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. IT SEEMS THAT THE SYSTEM SENSES THE DOORS TO BE UNLOCKED AND CLICKS TO LOCK EVEN THOUGH THE DOORS ARE ALREADY LOCKED! I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY THE DOORS WILL UNLOCK INSTEAD WHILE DRIVING. ALSO MY TRANSMISSION FAILED LAST SUMMER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES WERE INOPERABLE! CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION OIL TO BURN AND IT COST ME $3000.00 TO REPLACE. *NM

• 12/08/1998· STEERING

  RACK AND PINION FAILED AND REPLACEMENT IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

• 12/06/2000· CHILD SEAT

  WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN CHILD WAS RESTRAINED IN INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT, CHILD WAS OUT OF CAR SEAT BECAUSE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED, NOT HOLDING CHILD. *AK

• 12/05/2005· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELTS "STICKING", STEERING MAKING LOUD "POP" NOISES WHEN TURNING WHEEL, TRANSMISSION SHIFTING VERY HARD FROM PARK TO REVERSE ON A ANGLE. NOW MY ENGINE LOCKED UP, WAS HESITATING WHEN ACCELERATING. *JB

• 12/04/2004· VISIBILITY

  DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW OPENS BUT WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE GLASS WILL NOT GO UP STRAIGHT. THE AUTOMATIC REAR WINDOWS WILL OPEN SEPARATELY OR NOT AT ALL. ONCE OPEN IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO GET THEM TO CLOSE. *AK

• 12/03/2002· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET THAT HAS JUST BEEN REPLACED. ALSO MY STEERING WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEN I AM MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. DT

• 12/01/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  A WELL MAINTAINED 1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT WITH A 3.4 LITER ENGINE DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK. THIS WAS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER. AS THEY EXPLAINED THAT MY VEHICLE HAS AN INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK, IT WAS ALSO MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN MANY MANIFOLD COOLANT LEAKS WITH THIS ENGINE. I DECIDED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT A GM DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THEY SERVICE MANY OF THESE TYPE OF LEAKS. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE REPAIR CALLS FOR A NEW TYPE OF MANIFOLD GASKET AND NEW BOLTS. THE MECHANIC EVEN SHOWED ME WHERE ON THE OLD GASKET THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS. ALTHOUGH IT MAY SEEM AS IF THESE COMMENTS WHERE ANECDOTAL, IT STILL APPEARS TO POINT TO A GENERAL FAILURE IN THE DESIGN OF THE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS REPAIR WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. WHY HAVEN'T THESE 3.4 LITER BEEN RECALLED? ARE ONLY INEXPENSIVE MANUFACTURER DEFECTS RECALLED? HAD THIS COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE WHICH IN SOME CASES IT DOES, BASED UPON MY RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE, THEN EVEN MORE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLY RISK TO THE VEHICLE OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS COULD HAVE OCCURED. *AK

• 11/28/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT SPIKED THE TEMPERATURE LIGHT AND WAS SHUT DOWN. PROBLEM CAUSED BY CRACKED HEAD. REPLACED ENGINE AT 70,000+ - WITH USED ENGINE WITH 30,000 MI. NOW AT 80,000 MI. ENGINE HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKET. VAN NOT WORTH ANOTHER ENGINE REPAIR BILL. *NM

• 11/28/2006· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR WITH THE MANUAL CONTROL OR THE KEYLESS ENTRY THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED.

• 11/26/2002· SEATS

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE MOVING WILDLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WILL FIX IT ON CONSUMERS OWN POCKET ALSO STATED THAT WENT TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER SEAT HIM SELF AND WAS TOLD THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT TYPE OF VEHICLES. TS

• 11/24/2003· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. I'M AFRAID THE AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I WAS READING OTHER COMPLAINS OF OTHER OWNER OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS MY TRUCK. *LA

• 11/22/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING DRIVER PASSED OUT ANDHAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT INTO A BRICK BUILDING, IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER IN THIS CRASH. THE FRONT END WAS TOTALED. PASSENGER COLLAPSED AND WAS HOSPITALIZED . DRIVER SUSTAINED FRACTURED THUMB AND BRUISED CHEEK, HOSPITALIZED THREE WEEKS. *AK

• 11/20/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE PLASTIC HEAD CRACKED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

• 11/18/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  PONTIAC TRANS SPORT 1998 --EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS VISIBILITY EXTREMELY POOR. OWN VEHICLE SINCE 2005. *TR

• 11/18/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FAILING OF AIR CONDITIONER 2X WITHIN A 1 YEAR TIME FRAME. RESULTED IN BUYING 2 NEW AIR COMPRESSORS AND PARTS. LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO FOG RESULTING IN BUYING NEW ONE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. CONSTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, IE., NAVIGATOR,WINDOWS (REAR AND FRONT),CD PLAYER. HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR 2X WITHIN 2 MONTH PERIOD. THIS VAN DRIVES GOOD BUT IT "NICKLE AND DIMEING" US TO DEATH. I HATE IT. EVERY MONTH OR EVEN EVERY WEEK ITS ALWAYS SOMETHING!!!!! IT'S HARD TO MAKE OUR MONTHLY PAYMENT DUE TO ALL OF THE EXPENSES WE ARE SHELLING OUT FOR THIS VEHICLE. I LITTERALLY PRAY FOR OUR VAN. WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND WE NEEDED ALL THE ROOM WE COULD GET BUT, I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER MINI VAN AGAIN.*AK

• 11/16/2004· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,WHEELS

  WHERE DO I START? SAME COMPLAINTS AS ALL OTHER PONTIAC MINIVAN OWNERS. SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE IN 1998, HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FAULTY, ABS WARNING LIGHT MALFUNCTION, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT MALFUNCTION, AND MALFUNCTIONING (STILL) PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. RECENTLY HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED DUE TO ANTIFREEZE LEAK, AS WELL AS FRONT LEFT WHEEL HUB. THIS IS THE WORST (AND MOST COSTLY) VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED WITH RESPECT TO MAINTENANCE.*AK

• 11/16/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AFTER DRIVING OVER 200 MILES AND STOPPING VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLES. VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP, BUT CONTINUES TO STALL. DEALER CAN'T SOLVE PROBLEM.*AK

• 11/15/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DOOR WOULD APPEAR TO BE CLOSED, BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO GEAR, THE ALARM WOULD SOUND TO INDICATE THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED PROPERLY. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE BULLETIN NUMBER IS 020864011. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,245 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 11/15/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BOTH HEADLIGHT PLASTIC COVERS FELL OFF AND THEY ARE NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY OR INSURANCE. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*******769764

• 11/10/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF. DRIVERS SIDE REPLACED TWICE. CURRENTLY, BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF $150.00 FOR EACH FOR HEADLIGHT.

• 11/10/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I OWN A 1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT, BOUGHT NEW, AND HAS 80000 MILES ON IT. WAS JUST TOLD THAT THE INTAKE IS LEAKING, ANS WILL NEED MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACEMENT. WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. ALLED LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER (MATTHEWS PONTIAC, VESTAL, NY 607-798-8000) AND THEY CONFIRMED THIS, AND THAT THERE IS A NEW AND IMPROVED GASKET, BUT THEY WOULDN'T HELP WITH THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. ALSO REPORTED THAT MY HEADLAMP LENSES HAVE BEEN LOST (LOST 2 IN ONE YEAR) AND HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE HEADLAMP UNIT AT MY OWN COST. DEALER SAID THIS IS COMMON ALSO, AND THEY BELIEVE IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ADHESIVE!! THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH THAT ONE EITHER. *AK

• 11/09/1998· SEAT BELTS

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT BUCKLES. WHEN SHE SNAPS THE SEAT BELT IN THE BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT CONTINUES TO SLIDE OUT. THE MANUFACTUER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/07/2003· SEATS

  DRIVERS POWER SEAT HAS A POOR DESIGN. THE SIDE TRIM (RIGHT) BOTTOMS-OUT ON THE VEHICLE FLOOR AT THE BACK WHEN LOWERING THE POWER SEAT. THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO TILT LATERALLY. AS A RESULT, THE TILTING OVER TIME HAS LOOSENED THE ENTIRE MECHANISM. I SUSPECT THAT IF THIS VEHICLE WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THIS SEAT MECHANISM WOULD NOT RETAIN THE SEAT. WOULDN'T THIS CREATE A HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER? THE INCREASED MASS WOULD BE INCURRED BY THE DRIVER AND THE SEAT-BELT. *LA

• 11/06/2008· STRUCTURE

  PAINT ON HOOD OF VAN IS PEELING AND COMING OFF RIGHT DOWN TO THE METAL. I'VE SEEN THE VERY SAME ISSUE ON MANY OTHER VANS LIKE MINE THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THIS IS A FACTORY PAINT PROBLEM AND PONTIAC SHOULD FIX THIS. *TR

• 11/06/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE POWER WHEN PEDAL IS APPLIED. NOTHING HAPPENS UNLESS THE PEDAL IS PUSHED MORE THAN HALF WAY. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THE BRAKES WERE DESIGNED TO OPERATE THAT WAY.*AK

• 11/06/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN,ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. BEEN IN SHOP 6 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. BEEN ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE & PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. *AK

• 11/05/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  LIFTERS AND BRAKES MAKING NOISE.

• 11/02/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AFTER I HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED $350 JOB THE INTAKE GASKET SPRUNG A LEAK. THEREFORE I HAD TO HAVE NOT ONLY THIS REPLACED BUT THE VALVE COVER GASKET AS WELL WHICH COST A TOTAL OF $867. I ALSO HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR 3 DAY WHICH COST AN ADDITIONAL $30 PER DAY. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE RECOMMENDED DEXCOL COOLANT USED IN THIS MODEL CAR, OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, WILL EAT THRU THE GASKET THUS THE LEAK. I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RE-CALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND IF I CAN BE COMPENSATED. I AM A HARD WORKING INDIVIDUAL WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLES NOT FORESEEING THIS ISSUE THAT AROSE. PLEASE GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE REGARDING HIS MATTER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 10/31/2002· STEERING

  VEHICLE STEERING BECOMES VERY HARD AT EXTREME TURNS LIKE IN PARKING. DT

• 10/31/2001· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. ALSO, A CHILD'S FINGER WAS STUCK IN BETWEEN THE DOORS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK DOOR OPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, DOORS OPENED FULLY AND ALARM SOUNDED. *JB

• 10/30/1999· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE POWER STEERING QUITS. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. I AM LEFT WITHOUT STERING AND IAM GOING TO RUN-OVER SOMEONE IF THIS IS NOT FIXED. I CAN CARRY 7 PEOPLE IN THIS VAN (AND OFTEN DO) WHAT IF I KILL SOMEONE? THIS HAS HAPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY SAY IT CHECKS OUT FINE. THE AUTOMOBILE IS UNSAFE,THE DEALER IS NOT CONCERNED AND I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE. HOW CAN YOU HELP? WILL YOU E-MAIL A RESPONSE TO ME SOON. THANKS JOE BARNETT. IT HAS NOT RAINED HERE INABOUT 8 MONTHS SO I HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUTTHIS PROBLEM UNTIL THIS MORNINGS SHOWER (MY STEERING FAILED AGAIN).

• 10/29/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. AT 60,000 MILES THE ENGINE SPUN A CRANKSHAFT MAIN BEARING WITH THE RESULT THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.

• 10/27/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DEFECTIVE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY- THE LEFT HEADLIGHT LENS CAME OFF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE ALSO KNOW OF THE PROBLEM,BUT SAY THAT NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED TO WARRANT A RECALL. THIS IS BULL. ALSO THE PLASTIC ON THE LENS CRYSTALLIZES,CAUSING REDUCED LIGHT OUTPUT FROM THE HEADLAMP.*AK

• 10/27/2003· STEERING

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 02V286000 CONCERNING POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY FAILURE; BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

• 10/27/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/26/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE LOCATED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO APPLY THE OPPOSITE OF WHATEVER IS NEEDED. DEALER SAYS IT'S THE DESIGN. *AK

• 10/25/2004· STEERING

  DURING SHARP LEFT TURNS, STEERING HAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE AND A LOUD THUD SOUND IS HEARD, ALONG WITH VIBRATION. SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REFERRED US TO RECALL #02V286000. LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER SAID OUR VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH ADMITTING IT IS LIKELY THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/25/1999· CHILD SEAT

  WE HAVE TWO BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEATS AND BOTH OF THEM SHOW THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BUCKLE THAT GOES ACROSS THE CHILD'S CHEST CAN EASILY BE PULLED OPEN WITHOUT USING THE PROPER BUTTONS TO OPEN IT. MY ONE YEAR OLD CAN OPEN THE BUCKLE AND GET OUT OF HER SEAT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO 7 OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OUR CHILDREN WOULD BE UNPROTECTED IN AN ACCIDENT.

• 10/19/2004· STEERING

  RE: COMPLAINT OF UNSATISFACTORY TRANSACTION. *BF THE STEERING LOCKED WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 200 VEHICLE OUT OF THE RANGE RECALL.(RECALL#02V286000). *JB

• 10/14/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CURRENTLY I HAVE 56,187 MILE'S ON MY 1998 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE OIL USEAGE SINCE THE SECOND YEAR OF OWNERSHIP AS WELL AS JUST RECENTLY EXPERIENCING THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOING PAST THE 210 MARK DESPITE IT ONLY BEING 60 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND DRIVING SHORT DISTANCES. I HAVE FOUND A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF COMPLAINT'S REGARDING ISSUES COMPARABLE TO THIS INCLUDING A BULLETIN THAT WAS IN FACT DISTRIBUTED TO G.M DEALERS IN CANADA AND THE U.S (BULLETIN # 03-06-01-010) DATED MARCH, 2003.TITLED ENGINE OIL OR COOLANT LEAK (INSTALL A NEW DESIGN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS BULLETIN DESCRIBES COMMENT'S FROM OWNER'S AS FOLLOWED. AN APPARENT OIL OR COOLANT LEAK. ADDITIONALLY , THE COMMENTS MAY RANGE FROM SPOTS ON THE DRIVEWAY TO HAVING TO ADD FLUID. CAUSE, INTAKE MANIFOLD MAY BE LEAKING ALLOWING COOLANT, OIL OR BOTH TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM SINCE 1998 BUT HAS YET TO BE AN ACTUALL RECALL ON THESE VAN'S. MANY OF THE COMPLAINT'S MENTION COOLANT FOUND IN THE ENGINE OIL. I HAVE COME ACROSS SEVERAL COMPLAINT'S OF MOTOR'S HAVING TO BE REPLACED IN THESE VEHICLES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CONSUMER HAVING TO ENDURE THE COSTLY REPAIR FINANCIALLY. I PRIMARELY USE MY VAN TO TRANSPORT MY 16 YEAR OLD SEVERELY DISABLED SON TO AND FROM SCHOOL WITH HIS WHEEL-CHAIR AS WELL AS TO DR APPOINTMENT'S. THE RECENT PROBLEM'S WITH TICKING SOUND'S AS WELL AS AT TIMES IDLING ROUGH AND CHUGGLING WHILE DRIVING WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAGE AMPING PAST THE 210 MARK IS NOT A GOOD SIGN. AT 56187 MILES I SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING MAJOR PROBLEM'S WITH THIS VEHICLE. WITH THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINT'S ON THIS MATTER BEING CONSIDERED I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION THAT WILL LEAD TO A VERY MUCH NEEDED RECALL ON THE 1998 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT AS WELL AS THE OTHER YEAR'S THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS MAJOR FLAW FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *LA

• 10/14/2003· VISIBILITY

  DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. *LA

• 10/12/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEAD LIGHT DOME COMES OFF LEAVING LAMP EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS. THIS IS A HAZARD. IF LAMP IS EXPOSED TO RAIN, IT MAY BURST LEAVING ONLY ONE FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE. DEALER HAS INFORMAED US THAT THIS IS INDEED A PROBLEM ON THIS AND OTHER VEHICLES BY PONTIAC. HOWEVER, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED.*AK

• 10/02/1998· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID DOES NOT HIT THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED ON. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED A DESIGN FLAW. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WILL FILE THE INFORMATION. VISION IS NOT CLEAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *AK