1998 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT Complaints

ABS BRAKES FAIL TO ACTIVATE WHEN APPLIED DUE A MALFUNCTION WITHIN MOTOR WHICH CAUSES SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK UPON INSPECTION OF VEHICLE DEALER FOUND A FAULTY MOTOR PACK,*SLC

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE FALLEN OFF. LENSES WERE JUST REPLACED A MONTH AGO. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

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

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

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.

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

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE, ALSO, BRAKE LIGHTS BECOME INOPERATIVE WHEN ABS BRAKE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, WHEN ABS LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATED BRAKES LIGHTS BECOME FUNCTIONAL.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEMDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER PULLED A CAR FAX REPORT ON SEPTEMBER 11,2001 THE ODOMETER READING ON THE VEHICLE WAS 30586 ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2000 AS VERIFIED BY CALIFORNIA DMV, ON NOV 14,2000 THE ODOMETER READING WAS 30582 AS VEIIFIED BY THE CA INSPECTION STATION, THE DEALER ADVERTISED THE VEHICLE ON THEIR WEBSITE AS HAVING 33558 MILES ON IT, CONSUMER STATES THE DEALER INDICATED THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOUR MONTHS SO THE MILEAGE DECREASED FROM SEPTEMBER 2000 TO NOVEMBER 2000 AND ONLY ACQUIRED 3000 MILES FROM NOVEMBER 2000 TO AUGUST 2001.*JB

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE SEPTEMBER 1998. STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE A NOISE, BUT DEALER COULD NEVER DUPLICATE PROBLEM. DEALER PUT IN A STEERING GEAR, AND STEERING PUMP A COUPLE OF TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED INTERMITTENT PROBLEM 7 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. MECHANIC STATED THAT DESIGN OF CABLES UNDER T DRIVER'S SEAT WERE BEING DRAGGED, CAUSING THEM TO LOOSEN UP.*AK