1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT Complaints

PASSENGER'S MIDDLE SIDE DOOR OPENS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT DOOR NOW RATTLES BECAUSE IT ISN'T LINED UP WITH THE PANEL. *AK *ML

BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO BRAKE LINING. IF LEAK DEVELOPED ANY MORE CONSUMER COULD LOSE ALL BRAKING POWER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND BOTH REAR WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDERS HAD FAILED, AND WERE REPLACED. *AK

REAR WINDOW IMPLODED WITH GLASS FLYING INTO PASSENGER AREA. I DO NOT KNOW WHY WINDOW FAILED. I KNOW OF NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE SUCH AS SCRATCHES OR CRACKS. *AK

POWER DOOR DOES NOT LATCH WHEN IT IS CLOSED BY USING THE REMOTE BUTTON. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, POWER DOOR HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT CROSSED THE LINE. DAMAGE WAS FROM THE FRONT TO DASHBOARD, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

RACK AND PINION POWER STEERING MECHANISM DISINTEGRATED WITHOUT WARNING, FAILURE OF POWER STEERING PUMP. CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK *ML

WHEN IT'S RAINING, AND WHEN TURNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFF THEY STAYED UP AND WON'T GO DOWN, SO THAT THEY ARE COULD BE IN THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THIS WAS THE 5TH TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. ALSO, CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH REAR DRUM BRAKES. *AK

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

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

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.