Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Pontiac Trans Sport.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1996 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT, MOTOR SEIZED UP AND BEGAN TO SMOKE, MOTOR CAUGHT FIRE. *BF PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE DRIVER NO… |
| 2007-10-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 1 | WHILE CLOSING THE SIDE DOOR MY GRANDSON'S THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN IT. HE WAS SCREAMING AND THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY WAY TO ST… |
| 2006-01-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS CORRODED THE CABLE THAT HELD THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CAB… |
| 2005-06-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | COMPLAINT #1- WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULDN'T WORK IN THE RAIN. DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED. COMPLAINT # 2- … |
| 2005-05-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | 1996 PONTIAC TRANSPORT ACCELERATED TO 85 WHILE SET IN CRUISE CONTROL AT 65 MPH.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW… |
| 2004-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED EATING COOLANT, WITHIN 4 DAYS OF COOLANT LEAK HEAD GASKET HAD COMPLETE FAILURE DUMPING CONTENTS OF RADI… |
| 2004-09-15 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | THE OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER PINION BEARING AND POWER STEERING GEAR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE … |
| 2004-04-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT MIXING INTO ENGINE OIL DUE TO DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET,WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM?*JB |
| 2004-03-29 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS EITHER QUIT OR DO NOT WORK AT TIMES, IF YOU TURN THEM TO HIGH SPEED THEN USE WASHER FLUID THEY MAY CO… |
| 2003-08-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITH NO CONTROL. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS… |
| 2003-06-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING OR FAILED TO WORK . *AK |
| 2003-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 1 | AFTER THE 2ND VALVE SPRING BROKE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VALVES WERE SEIZING UP AND A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE REQUIRED. ALL O… |
| 2003-04-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON 1996 PONTIAC TRANSPORT. *JB |
| 2003-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FAILURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. |
| 2003-04-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES SLIDING DOOR DIDN'T CLOSE PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO ILLUMINATE… |
| 2003-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | COOLANT IN OIL DUE TO MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET..HAD GASKET REPLACED AND IS BACK IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM. IN BE… |
| 2003-03-17 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING RACK AND PINION, EVEN THOUGH A RECALLED WAS ISSUED. THE L… |
| 2003-02-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE RACK AND PINION, H… |
| 2003-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ON 1996 PONTIAC 3.4 LITER ENGINE 79,000 MILES. GASKET LEAKS ENGINE… |
| 2002-12-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK, THE CONSUMER HAD TO HIT THE CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THEM TO WORK. *JB. THE C… |
| 2002-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD & GASKET FAILURE - OIL & COOLANT MIXING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT - IMMINENT ENGINE FAILURE FRONT WIPER MO… |
| 2002-05-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.*AK THE FRONT WINDSHILED WIPER MOTOR IS FAULTY. *MJ |
| 2002-02-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF COOLANT. REPAIR SHOP TOLD US COOLANT WAS BEING SUCKED INTO INTAKE MANIFOLD. REPLACED GASKET … |
| 2001-03-18 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | I GOT INTO OUR 1996 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT FOR A QUICK ERRAND. AS I REACHED BACK OVER MY HEAD TO PULL UP THE HEADREST, THE… |
| 2000-11-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY TIRE STARTED GOING FLAT. AFTER TAKING IT OFF, THE CORDS ON T… |
| 2000-09-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | INADVERTENT DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSING INJURIES. *MR WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED AND KNOCKE… |
| 2000-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | A HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEAT WITHIN THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS FAILURE CREATED SUCH HEAT THAT MANY OF… |
| 2000-09-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE IN A DRIVE THROUGH LINE AND IN "DRIVE" POSITION, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REV UP AND … |
| 2000-07-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | TURN INDICATOR (IN HALF)BROKE WHILE SIGNALLING FOR A RIGHT HAND TURN WHERE THE HANDLE JUTS AT AN ANGLE IN THE MIDDLE; C… |
| 1999-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | IF CONSTANT CARE (AND COST) IS NOT PAID TO THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS, THE FRONT CALIPERS APPLY GREATER PRESSURE TO THE F… |
| 1999-06-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER'S ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK |
| 1999-05-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. MECHANIC SAID PRO… |
| 1998-10-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, BLOCKING VIEW AND WILL NOT MOVE NO MATTER WHICH MODE OF OPERATION DRIVER SWITCHE… |
| 1998-09-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHENEVER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE USED DURING RAIN, THEY WOULD CUT OFF. WOULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO HAVE HAZARDOUS DRIV… |
| 1998-07-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | GENERAL AMERI-TECH 205/70R/15 TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY, BELTS BREAK AND THE TREAD SEPARATES. (QCAW) |
| 1998-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:INTERCONNECTING ASSEMBLY(WIRING) | No | 0 | CLIP WHICH HOLDS THE LARGE SPRING BROKE OFF, CAUSING BRAKES TO FADE AND DRUM CYLINDER AND SHOES TO FAIL. |
| 1997-12-24 | STEERING:LINKAGES | No | 0 | TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. |
| 1997-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. |
| 1997-08-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM OVERDRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING AT 55 MP TO ENTER A HIGHWAY. *AK |
| 1997-07-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO GEAR WHILE IGNITION WAS OFF AND FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE. *AK |
| 1997-07-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR SLIDING DOOR OPENS ON ITS OWN. |
| 1997-06-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT. |
| 1997-06-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKING PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND E… |
| 1996-11-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | SLIDING DOOR WILL RATTLE WHEN LOCKED, AND AT TIMES WILL OPEN WITHOUT ANY ONE TRYING TO OPEN IT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND … |
| 1996-08-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE DOOR HAS OPENED 5 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING; LAST TIME WITH CH… |
| 1996-08-21 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS OPENED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. AT TIMES, IT TAKES 20 MINUTES TO CLOSE TH… |
| 1996-07-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED |
| 1996-05-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR LEAKS, WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR IT DOES NOT CLICK OVER. TOOK DEALER AND THEY SAY IT IS A NORMAL CO… |
| 1901-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1996 PONTIAC TRANSPORT VAN WITH LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INTERNAL MANIFOLD LEAKED FILL… |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | THE BALL JOINTS ARE WORN OUT, AND THE STRUTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |