1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT Complaints

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

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

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

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

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

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN. ONLY ABLE TO GO STRAIGHT OR MAKE RIGHT HAND TURNS. DEALER REPLACED RACK AND PINION.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION, VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALERSHIP ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, EVEN AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE LATCH STILL DOES OPERATE PROPERLY.*JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM IS WEARING THROUGH BRAKE LINE, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES. DEALER INSTALLED A RETAINER TO PREVENT CONTACT BETWEEN BRAKE LINE AND WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED TWICE EVEN AFTER RETAINER WAS INSTALLED.*AK *SLC

THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILED RESULTING IN A BLOWN MOTOR. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS OF IMPENDING FAILURE. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED(EVERY 3000-4000 MILES)BY US AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND WE HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION TO SHOW IT. OUR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT A SIMILAR DEFECT EXISTED IN MODEL YEARS PRIOR TO OUR VEHICLE'S. GM HAS BEEN RELUCTANT TO ASSIST US WITH THIS PROBLEM. *AK

REAR AXLE LEFT BRACKET BROKE AT THE SPEED OF 15MPH. RUPTURING THE BRKE LINE PULING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE.