Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-12 | 07E021000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES | 742 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Sliding door on passenger side locked up trapping passenger inside. Door cannot be opened manually or electronically. A… |
| 2012-01-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE FUEL GUAGE GIVES FALSE READING, THE NEEDLE WILL POSITION WAY PASS THE "FULL". AFTER PUTTING IN FUEL, IT WILL MO… |
| 2011-04-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, ON CONGESTED FREEWAY, AT 55 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TH… |
| 2008-07-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED BOTH A '92 AND A '97 TRANSPORT AND BOTH HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE POWER WINDOW CONTROLS POP LOOSE OF THE… |
| 2008-01-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | MY WIFE'S 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT MINI-VAN HAS THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES, THAT ARE NOW YELLOW AND CLOUDY, AND NIGHTTI… |
| 2007-11-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VAN STARTED ON FIRE, IN DRIVER'S DOOR ORIGINATING FROM POWER WINDOW CONTROLS. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY NEXT TO HOUSE,NOT RUNN… |
| 2007-11-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN NOV. OF 2007 I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY VAN OVERHEATING AND WAS LOSING ENGINE COOLANT BUT COULD NOT SEE WHERE IT… |
| 2007-06-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 7 YEARS AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH COOLING SYSTEM LOSING ANTIFREEZE. NOW I AM TOLD … |
| 2007-02-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | MY 97 PONTIAC TRANSPORTS HAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR IS INOPERABLE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND APPER… |
| 2007-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | REPLACED THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN 2006 . IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS, THE VAN WAS NOT PUTTING OUT MUCH HEAT AND T… |
| 2007-01-02 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* - ON JANUARY 2, 2007 WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT FOUND OUT THAT THEREWAS RECALL 98V072000, ON TH… |
| 2006-03-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE FOGGED UP AND DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP DE… |
| 2006-03-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE RAN HOT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICL… |
| 2006-03-08 | STRUCTURE | Yes | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE BEHIND THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE SUSTA… |
| 2005-12-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 1 | I OWN A 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT THAT SHOULD HAVE A IMMEDIATE RECALL. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR IS OPENING WHEN EVER IT WAN… |
| 2005-10-30 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF THE POWER STEERING RACK THE WELDS WHERE T… |
| 2005-07-24 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THE RIGHT AND LEFT STEERING KNUCKLES WERE CRACKED, RIGHT WHERE THE TIE ROD KNUCKLE CONNECTS. … |
| 2005-07-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF AND SHATTERED ON THE STREET. A NEW ONE IS ALMOST $200!*JB |
| 2005-07-12 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | I WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO PARALLEL PARK NEXT TO THE CURB, THEN I HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE. WHEN I W… |
| 2005-05-22 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT | No | 0 | THE STEERING RACK FAILED ON MY 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT APPROX 14 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS RECALLED AND A PINON BEARING CHANGE… |
| 2005-05-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT LESSS THEN 25 AND HIT A BUMP THE SPARE TIRE BECAME DISENGAED FROM THE… |
| 2005-02-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I NOTICED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT WOULD GO ON SOMETIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH COOLANT MUCH FASTER THAN ANY OT… |
| 2005-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2005-02-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | OUR 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT HAS HAD 3 HEAD GASKET FAILURES. THE FIRST WAS AT 72000, SECOND AT 88,000 AND IS CURRENTLY DE… |
| 2005-02-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND I AM ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT AGAIN, IT'S ONLY BEEN A YEAR SINCE IT W… |
| 2005-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SIDING DOOR NOT STAYING CLOSED. THIS WILL OCCUR EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS LOCKED. THE PR… |
| 2005-01-22 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | I TOOK OUR 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT MONTANA MINIVAN INTO COVINGTON BUICK PONTIAC FOR WORK ON 8/15/02 AND THEY REPLACED T… |
| 2005-01-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. *NM THE… |
| 2004-12-31 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM:LINES AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS THE LOAD LEVELLING SUSPENSION WITH AIR COMPRESSOR. THE COMPRESSOR GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY TO RELEVEL THE SUS… |
| 2004-12-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT COVER POPPED OFF, CAUSING THE LIGHT BULB TO BL… |
| 2004-11-10 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | TODAYS DATE- DEC 15TH, 2004.HAVE HAD 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT FOR ALMOST 1 YR. I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THE RACK AND … |
| 2004-10-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB THE SLIDING DOOR ALSO WOULD NOT CLOSE UNLESS MANUALLY PUSHED. THE DOOR… |
| 2004-10-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. … |
| 2004-09-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE COMING TO A STOP TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2004-09-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH.*AK |
| 2004-08-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. FIRSTLY, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, AND IT WAS… |
| 2004-07-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW. VEHICLE IS ALSO SLOW TO ENGAGE GEAR WH… |
| 2004-06-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT MISSING. THE HEADLIGHT WAS IN PLACE IN THE A.M. IN THE AFTERNOON, AFTER ARRIVING AT A FRIENDS HOM… |
| 2004-04-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DEXCOOL IN 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT CORRODED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ENABLING OIL AND DEXCOOL TO MIX IN OIL AND GUMMING UP… |
| 2004-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | FAULTY HEAD GASKEY CAUSES MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE IN GM BEHICLES. *AK |
| 2004-02-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING DUE TO FAULTY PLASTIC MATERIALS. DEALER ADVISES IMMEDIATE REPAIR TO AVOID ENGI… |
| 2004-02-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY PLASTIC FALLS OFF EXPOSING BULB TO MOISTURE/RAIN WHICH CAUSES THE BULB TO BURN OUT. THEREFORE, LOSI… |
| 2003-12-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LOCKED UP AND THE PEDAL BECAME HARD TO PRESS TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO HEARD A LOUD CLICKI… |
| 2003-11-23 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | SINCE HAVING THE RACK/PINION STEERING REPLACED TWICE (ONCE BEFORE THE RECALL AND ONCE AFTER), I HAVE AGAIN NOTICED DIFF… |
| 2003-10-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | NO STEERING CONTROL. STEERING WHEEL SPINS FREELY. INTERNAL POWER STEERING GEAR PROBLEM. *LA |
| 2003-10-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | BOTH, NOT JUST ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS CASINGS POPPED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM. WHICH I HAVE NEVE… |
| 2003-09-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SPARE TIRE IS STORED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND IS RAISED AND LOWERED BY A CRANK. DUE TO ITS LOCATION, IT IS SUBJECT T… |
| 2003-08-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE REAR POWER LOCK DOOR DID NOT LOCK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB |
| 2003-07-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE STEERING ON OUR 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT MONTANA IS VERY HARD. I NOTICED THIS EARLIER THIS WEEK. WHILE DRIVING, WHEN … |
| 2003-07-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED.*AK |