1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT Complaints

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT COVER POPPED OFF, CAUSING THE LIGHT BULB TO BLOW OUT. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED TWO TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO THE SEALANT.*AK

VEHICLE HAS THE LOAD LEVELLING SUSPENSION WITH AIR COMPRESSOR. THE COMPRESSOR GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY TO RELEVEL THE SUSPENSION DUE TO LEAK IN LOAD LEVELLING SUSPENSION HOSE. THIS KILLS THE BATTERY. HOSE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE OVER 7 YEARS. PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED ABOUT EVERY 2 YEARS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

TODAYS DATE- DEC 15TH, 2004.HAVE HAD 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT FOR ALMOST 1 YR. I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THE RACK AND PINION ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP.*AK REGARDING OPERATION OF THE RACK & PINION, THE TROUBLE STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I FIRST NOTICED PROBLEMS W/THE STEERING WHILE BACKING OUT. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN POWER STEERING, CHECKED THE FLUID AND IT WAS FULL. NOT TERRIBLE PROBLEMS, BUT LITTLE ENOUGH TO NOTICE SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. IT HAS NOW GOTTEN A LITTLE WORSE, SO I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THE TERRIBLE NEWS JUST THIS VERY DAY.

I BOUGHT A 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT IN 2001 AND NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER THE INTAKE GASKET WENT BAD THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A DEFECT ON THE INTAKE GASKET ANDGM DID NOT GIVE A RECALL FOR IT THAT ISN'T VERY FAIR WHEN IT IS THEIR FAULT IT KEEPS GOING I HAVE TO PAY $785 AGAIN AFTER ANOTHER 2 YEARS AND AGAIN NOW I THINK SOMEBODY SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GETTING RIPPED OFF BECAUSE THEY WONT GIVE A RECALL ON THIS PART WHEN ITS THEIR FAULT PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU . *AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. FIRSTLY, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, AND IT WAS REPAIRED. SECONDLY, POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING, AND CONSUMER KEPT REPLACING IT. THIRDLY, THERE WAS A GASOLINE LEAK, WHICH WAS REPAIRED.*AK

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW. VEHICLE IS ALSO SLOW TO ENGAGE GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. ENGINE RPM WILL BE VERY HIGH UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION DOES ENGAGE THE NEXT GEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT FOR THIS VEHICLE, THE FIRST TIME (25,000 MILES) THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BY MANUFACTURE. THE SECOND TIME (63,000 MILES) THE TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED. *AK

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT MISSING. THE HEADLIGHT WAS IN PLACE IN THE A.M. IN THE AFTERNOON, AFTER ARRIVING AT A FRIENDS HOME, I NOTICED THE HEADLIGHT WAS MISSING. *AK THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A HEADLIGHT AT MY EXPENSE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. IT'S NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A WRECK. I SEE ABSOLUTELY NO REASON WHY A SEALED HEADLIGHT SHOULD FALL APART IN THIS MANNER. THE REPLACEMENT IS OVER 200 DOLLARS. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD REPLACE THIS UNIT AT THEIR EXPENSE.

DEXCOOL IN 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT CORRODED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ENABLING OIL AND DEXCOOL TO MIX IN OIL AND GUMMING UP, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND SELF DESTRUCT. NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. NO WARNING LIGHTS. NO LOST OIL OR COOLANT. MAINTAINED AT MANUFACTURER INTERVALS. REQUIRES $6,000 ENGINE REPLACEMENT. OLD OIL AND DEXCOOL SAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE AS ARE ALL PARTS (MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET). OVER 1100 PEOPLE HAVE THIS REGISTERED COMPLAINT -- SEE WWW.GM-V6LEMONS.COM FOR OTHERS.*AK