1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT Complaints

HEADLIGHT COVERS FELL OFF, MOISTURE CAUSED BULBS TO EXPLODE. BOTH COVERS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING, SIGNAL LIGHT COVERS AND OTHER LIGHT COVERS ARE FULL OF MOISTURE.*AK

FRONT HEADLIGHT LENSES FELL OFF IN STREET WHILE CLEANING SNOW OFF. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT LENSES WERE MISSING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH OF THE RIGH AND LEFT HAND LAMP LENSE COVERS FELL OFF DUE TO FAULTY SEAL, DEALER SPLIT THE COST WITH THE CONSUMER. *SLC

HEADLIGHTS HAD FALLEN OF VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS. FIRST ONE WHILE DRIVING, AND OTHER ONE WHEN JUST TOUCHED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF DEFECT.*AK

POWER SLIDE DOOR WILL AUTOMATICALLY OPEN. WHEN DOOR BUTTON IS PRESSED TO SHUT, DOOR WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE SHUT POSITION AND THEN IMMEDIATELY OPEN AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THIS EXAMINED ONCE WHEN THE WARNING BUZZER WOULD NOT TURN ITSELF OFF. DEALER SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT NOW THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY SHUT. THE DOOR WILL SOMETIMES STAY SHUT, BUT YOU CAN'T PREDICT WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN.

WE HAVE A REPAIR SHOP. ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS OWNING PONT TRANSPORT,CHEV VENTURE AND OLDS SILLOUHETTE HAVE HAD HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. THE SEAL BETWEEN THE HEADLIGHT REFLECTOR AND LENS BECOMES BRITTLE AND ALLOWS WATER INTO THE LIGHT AND CAUSES REDUCED LIGHTING. EVENTUALLY(3-4 YRS OLD) THE SEAL FAILS COMPLETELY AND THE LENS FALLS OFF. WHEN THE LENS FALLS OFF BULB FAILURE IS ASSURED CAUSING LOSS OF TOTAL LOSS OF LIGHTING FROM THE UNIT. NOT AWARE OF ANY ACCIDENTS YET BUT SEEMS A MATTER OF TIME. GM NOT OFFERING ANY RECALL, CAMPAIGN OR EXTENDED WARRANTY YET? I SEE YOU HAVE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON FILE- CAN'T YOU DO SOMETHING? THESE VEHICLES ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD AND FAILURE IS 100% IN MY EXPERIENCE. ALSO THESE UNITS ARE $200 PER SIDE AND I DONT SEE ANY IMPROVEMENT IN REPLACEMENT PART. SORRY FOR NO SPECIFIC VIN BUT I CAN HAVE INDIVIDUAL OWNERS CONTACT YOU. CHECK THIS OUT GM HAS BULLETINS BUT ARE A COPOUT INSTRUCTING DEALERS TO ONLY REPLACE LIGHTS WITH LESS THAN 50% MOISTURE ON GLASS . MOST WILL BARELY MAKE IT OUT OF 3/36 UNDER THIS STANDARD. THANK YOU.*AK

GOING 15MPH SIGHT SEEING AND SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAME OPEN. BUZZER WAS DISENGAGED DUE TO PARTS BEING ORDERED. WAS NO WARNING WHEN DOOR OPENED. BEEN TO DEALER 3-4 TIMES CONCERNING SLIDING DOOR. ENTIRE DOOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. *AK

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

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

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

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