1990 Pontiac Trans Sport

Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
45
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1991-03-15 91V046000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE 400 Details
1989-10-02 89V164000 SEATS 343 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2005-10-28 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 DT: THE CONTACT WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE ENGINE CRADLE MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO RUST. THE ENGINE AND TRANSM…
2001-06-03 STRUCTURE No 0 IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE #97016 OR ALLDATA # 97VO58000: MY REAR CRADLE BOLTS WENT OUT THE OTHER DAY. I …
2001-04-10 SEATS No 0 MOUNTING BOLT FOR DRIVER'S SEATBACK SHEARED OFF, CAUSING SEATBACK TO COLLAPSE. I HAVE THE DAMAGED BOLT AND WILL PROVID…
2001-04-06 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 FRONT END WAS WOBBLING IN STEERING. CONSUMER HAD AN ALIGNMENT SHOP TO ALIGN VEHICLE, BUT AS THE MECHANIC EXAMINED VE…
1999-10-04 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 NO ACCIDENT, I BOUGHT FROM BACH MOTORS, A USED VAN, 1990, 140,000 MILES, MANY FAULTS, DID NOT REALIZE. WINDSHIELD WITH…
1999-08-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL (97V058000), REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE. *YC
1999-04-09 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 NO SUMMARY. *MJS
1999-04-04 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 THE PLASTIC COVER HOLDING THE RETRACTING SPRING HAS BECOME DEFORMED ON MORE THAN ONE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. ALLOWING THE …
1998-12-11 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE MECHANIC WAS TEST DRIVING VEHICLE HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND HEARD A BIG NOISE BEFORE THE CRADLE BOLT CAME APAR…
1998-12-11 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 RECALL WORK COMPLETED ON THE CRADLE BOLTS, HOWEVER FAILED (BOLTS BROKE OFF) RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WH…
1998-07-03 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER No 0 DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 57 MPH BOLT THAT HOLDS DRIVER'S SEATBACK SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE SEATBACK TO COLLAPSE, ALMOST…
1998-07-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 INVESTIGATION NUMBER IS EA97019. THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT RECLINER. THE CONSUMER HAS …
1998-06-01 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 ENGINE/SUSPENSION SUB-FRAME ASSEMBLY FAILURE AT FRONT ATTACHMENT OF RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM. THIS FAILURE IS DUE …
1997-12-12 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL TANK RELEASE HANDLE. THE HANDLE DOES NOT OPERATER AT ALL. THE CO…
1997-07-15 STEERING No 0 RECEIVED NOTICE (#97V058000) & CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT, INFORMED BY MECHANIC PARTS ON BACK ORDER. DEALER SAID MA…
1997-07-15 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER No 0 DRIVER'S BACK REST COLLAPSED CAUSE UNKOWN, OWNER WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. *AK
1997-03-15 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 OWNER HAD TO REPLACE SEAT BELT'S FOUR TIMES. HE CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED VERY POORLY. *AK
1996-08-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR FAILED. *AK
1996-07-21 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SPOT(CLOUDY) APPEARS TO GROW ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH AFFECETS THE VISIBILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND…
1996-02-17 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WENT POP, RESULTING STEERING CONTROL LOST, DUE TO SUBFRAME SCREW FALLING OUT AND ENGINE FELL DOWN…
1996-01-30 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AS BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *SD
1996-01-21 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RETRACTOR FAILURE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT
1996-01-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 INSIDE SLIDING DOOR HANDLE BROKEN, LEFT FRONT BROKE OUTSIDE, UNIT REPLACED BY PONTIAC DEALER AND BROKE AGAIN ONE YEAR L…
1995-08-28 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 GASKET REPLACED. *SD
1995-07-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AND THEY ARE JUST LIMP. THE DRIVERS SEATBELT WAS REPLACED JULY OF 1994.PLEASE DESCR…
1995-03-22 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 SLIDING DOOR HANDLE BROKE. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 482552) *SKD
1995-03-22 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 SLIDING DOOR FAILED. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479627) *SKD
1995-03-09 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WHEN EVER. VERY VERY DANGEROUS. 3 REPLACEMENT PARTS TO NO AVAIL.
1995-02-21 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE KNOCK PRIOR TO RECALL. *AW
1994-12-15 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, ALLOWING SEAT BELT TO FULLY EXTEND TO THE END. *AK
1994-05-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS No 0 FUSEABLE LINK SHORTED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *DH
1994-02-24 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED & TURNING STEERING WHEEL, WOULD HEAR A POPPING SOUND. HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY. CRADLE THAT…
1994-02-24 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 SUBFRAME THAT HOLDS THE DRIVETRAIN AND ALL STEERING COMPONENTS DISENGAGED.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP ACTIVE RESTRAINT IS INOPERATIVE, BELT HAS FULLY EXTENDED AND WON'T RETRACT.*AK HAS HAPPENED TWIC…
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 WIPERS STOP WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. REPLACEMENT PART DOES SAME THING. AUTO SHOP SAID DEFECT IN DASH, BAD WIRING
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 THE DOOR LATCHES DO NOT LOCK PROPERLY. USUALLY CANOT GET IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S CHILD FELL OUT OF THE…
UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED, RESULTING IN OVERHEATING AND DAMAGE TO ENGINE , GAUGES AND DASHBOARD.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO INDICATE ENGINE OVERHEATING, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. (CONSUMER IS ATTORNEY).
STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 GLOVE BOX FAILED.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER No 0 DRIVERS SEAT BACK IS LOOSE AND MOVES BACK AND FORTH.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT No 0 SEATBELTS IN FRONT SEATS HAVE GONE LOOSE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NTSA SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH. SEATBELTS ARE MA…
STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 THE DASH BROAD HAS POPPED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 THE VAN WAS PARKED ALL DAY IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND FOR NO REASON THE VAN WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE DA…
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER No 0 EVAPORATOR DRAIN WATER LEAKS INTO THE FRONT OF VEHICLE, CAUSING CORROSION PRIOR TO RECALL.