1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT Problems & Recalls

Sliding door on passenger side locked up trapping passenger inside. Door cannot be opened manually or electronically. A loud buzzing noise then a thud was heard prior. Can't open door any way now scary.

Sliding door on passenger side locked up trapping passenger inside. Door cannot be opened manually or electronically. A loud buzzing noise then a thud was heard prior. Can't open door any way now scary.

THE FUEL GUAGE GIVES FALSE READING, THE NEEDLE WILL POSITION WAY PASS THE "FULL". AFTER PUTTING IN FUEL, IT WILL MOVE TO THE "FULL" MARK OR SHOW JUST ANY AMOUNT WITHOUT THE TANK BEING FULL. IT IS AVERY HARD ACT TO FOLLOW ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIMES WHEN I CANNOT AFFORD TO TOP OFF THE TANK. IN ...

DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, ON CONGESTED FREEWAY, AT 55 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME WAS SLOWING DOWN AND I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. DROPPED IT IN FIRST GEAR, APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND MADE AN EVASIVE LANE CHANGE TO GET TO...

Mileage: 107,300

IN NOV. OF 2007 I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY VAN OVERHEATING AND WAS LOSING ENGINE COOLANT BUT COULD NOT SEE WHERE IT WAS GOING. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT I HAD A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, WHICH COST ME OVER 800.00 TO REPAIR. NOT LONG AFTER THE GASKET WAS REPAIRED THE VAN STARTED OVERHEATING AGA...

I HAVE OWNED BOTH A '92 AND A '97 TRANSPORT AND BOTH HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE POWER WINDOW CONTROLS POP LOOSE OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND THE WINDOWS FAIL TO OPERATE. THE REAR DOOR LOCK FAILS. THE BLINKER AND CRUISE CONTROL LEVER SNAPPED OFF THE STEERING COLUMN SO THE BLINKER DOESN'T WORK. THE W...

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE OWNED BOTH A '92 AND A '97 TRANSPORT AND BOTH HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE POWER WINDOW CONTROLS POP LOOSE OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND THE WINDOWS FAIL TO OPERATE. THE REAR DOOR LOCK FAILS. THE BLINKER AND CRUISE CONTROL LEVER SNAPPED OFF THE STEERING COLUMN SO THE BLINKER DOESN'T WORK. THE W...

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE OWNED BOTH A '92 AND A '97 TRANSPORT AND BOTH HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE POWER WINDOW CONTROLS POP LOOSE OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND THE WINDOWS FAIL TO OPERATE. THE REAR DOOR LOCK FAILS. THE BLINKER AND CRUISE CONTROL LEVER SNAPPED OFF THE STEERING COLUMN SO THE BLINKER DOESN'T WORK. THE W...

Mileage: 90,000

OUR 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT HAS HAD 3 HEAD GASKET FAILURES. THE FIRST WAS AT 72000, SECOND AT 88,000 AND IS CURRENTLY DEAD IN FRONT DRIVE WITH WATER IN THE OIL AGAIN. HAD NEW HEADS PUT ON AT 72000. VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND DOES NOT SHOW ON GAUGES. YOU HEAR IT BUBBLING WHEN IT'S SHUT OFF. ALSO HAD TO R...

Mileage: 72,000

MY WIFE'S 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT MINI-VAN HAS THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES, THAT ARE NOW YELLOW AND CLOUDY, AND NIGHTTIME VISIBILITY IS SO POOR THAT SHE DOESN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT UNLESS SHE HAS TO. ALSO MY 2000 NISSAN FRONTIER TRUCK IS SUCCUMBING TO THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT IT IS NOT AS SEVERE YET. I HA...

Mileage: 92,846

VAN STARTED ON FIRE, IN DRIVER'S DOOR ORIGINATING FROM POWER WINDOW CONTROLS. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY NEXT TO HOUSE,NOT RUNNING. VAN WAS A COMPLETE LOSS,ONLY VEHICLE WAS ONLY ONE FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

VAN STARTED ON FIRE, IN DRIVER'S DOOR ORIGINATING FROM POWER WINDOW CONTROLS. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY NEXT TO HOUSE,NOT RUNNING. VAN WAS A COMPLETE LOSS,ONLY VEHICLE WAS ONLY ONE FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 7 YEARS AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH COOLING SYSTEM LOSING ANTIFREEZE. NOW I AM TOLD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS BEEN NEEDS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY 97 PONTIAC TRANSPORTS HAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR IS INOPERABLE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND APPERAS TO NOT BE CLOSED ALL THE WAY. THE DOOR IS TURNED OFF VIA THE SWITCH AND THE LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE VIA THE UNLOCK SWITCH OR THE MANUAL LOCK MECHANISM ON THE DOOR. IN THE EVEN OF ...

Mileage: 144,000

MY 97 PONTIAC TRANSPORTS HAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR IS INOPERABLE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND APPERAS TO NOT BE CLOSED ALL THE WAY. THE DOOR IS TURNED OFF VIA THE SWITCH AND THE LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE VIA THE UNLOCK SWITCH OR THE MANUAL LOCK MECHANISM ON THE DOOR. IN THE EVEN OF ...

Mileage: 144,000

REPLACED THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN 2006 . IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS, THE VAN WAS NOT PUTTING OUT MUCH HEAT AND THE TEMP GAUGE DID NOT RISE UP TO THE NORMAL LEVEL. I DROVE INTO TOWN 6 MILES AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY UP. I LET IT COOL DOWN AND DROVE TO THE...

Mileage: 166,000

TL* - ON JANUARY 2, 2007 WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT FOUND OUT THAT THEREWAS RECALL 98V072000, ON THIS VEHICLE , AND TOOK IT TO A DEALER, AND DEALER REFUSED TO DO RECALL REPAIRS. THEN, THE CONTACT CALLED PONTIAC AT 1800-762-2737, THE NUMBER SITED IN THE RECALL SUMMARY, AND WAS ...

Mileage: 165,000

MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND I AM ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT AGAIN, IT'S ONLY BEEN A YEAR SINCE IT WAS REPLACED. BOTH OF MY FRONT WINDOWS ARE POWER WINDOWS AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LITTLE MOTOR FOR THEM TO GO UP AND DOWN TWICE AND THE PASSENGER IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. MY LEFT F...

MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND I AM ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT AGAIN, IT'S ONLY BEEN A YEAR SINCE IT WAS REPLACED. BOTH OF MY FRONT WINDOWS ARE POWER WINDOWS AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LITTLE MOTOR FOR THEM TO GO UP AND DOWN TWICE AND THE PASSENGER IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. MY LEFT F...

MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND I AM ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT AGAIN, IT'S ONLY BEEN A YEAR SINCE IT WAS REPLACED. BOTH OF MY FRONT WINDOWS ARE POWER WINDOWS AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LITTLE MOTOR FOR THEM TO GO UP AND DOWN TWICE AND THE PASSENGER IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. MY LEFT F...

MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND I AM ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT AGAIN, IT'S ONLY BEEN A YEAR SINCE IT WAS REPLACED. BOTH OF MY FRONT WINDOWS ARE POWER WINDOWS AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LITTLE MOTOR FOR THEM TO GO UP AND DOWN TWICE AND THE PASSENGER IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. MY LEFT F...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE FOGGED UP AND DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE LENSES NEED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 130,624

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE BEHIND THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BODY DAMAGE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS NO ...

Mileage: 88,700

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE RAN HOT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

Mileage: 93,600

I OWN A 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT THAT SHOULD HAVE A IMMEDIATE RECALL. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR IS OPENING WHEN EVER IT WANTS MOSTLY WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS. THE DOOR OPENED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK. ONCE ALMOST LOSING MY SON. I TURNED A LEFT TURN AND IT POPPED OPEN LEAVING MY SON HANGING OUT THE D...

Mileage: 121,860

WHEN I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT LESSS THEN 25 AND HIT A BUMP THE SPARE TIRE BECAME DISENGAED FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY VAN. THE CABLE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE CENTER CAP THAT WAS USED TO SECURE THE TIRE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY VAN HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE TIRE BOUNCED ON THE ...

Mileage: 117,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF THE POWER STEERING RACK THE WELDS WHERE THE POWER STEERING RACK BOLTED TO THE FRAME CRACKED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTED EXPENSE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF THE POWER STEERING RACK THE WELDS WHERE THE POWER STEERING RACK BOLTED TO THE FRAME CRACKED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTED EXPENSE. *AK

DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SIDING DOOR NOT STAYING CLOSED. THIS WILL OCCUR EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS LOCKED. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON FEBRUARY 1, 2005. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF AND SHATTERED ON THE STREET. A NEW ONE IS ALMOST $200!*JB

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 WENT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT IT BEGAN VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. AFTER LEAVING THE STORE AND FROM THAT POINT ON EVERY ATTEMPT I MADE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, IT WAS EX...

Mileage: 124,504

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 WENT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT IT BEGAN VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. AFTER LEAVING THE STORE AND FROM THAT POINT ON EVERY ATTEMPT I MADE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, IT WAS EX...

Mileage: 124,504

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THE RIGHT AND LEFT STEERING KNUCKLES WERE CRACKED, RIGHT WHERE THE TIE ROD KNUCKLE CONNECTS. THE CONSUMER WAS DOING AN OIL CHANGE WHEN HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS. THE CONSUMER THINKS BECAUSE THEY ARE MADE OF ALU...

WIFE MAKING LEFT TURN ONTO BUSY ROAD, VAN WOULD NOT RESPOND TO TO TURNING THE WHEEL. SIDE IMPACT AT 40 MILE + FROM SEMI. INJURIES SUSTAINED BY WIFE, BROKEN HIP CRUSHED LEFT ARM , FRACTURED TAIL BONE AND FRACTURED BASE OF SKULL. DAUGHTER AND FRIEND ALSO INJURED BUT RELEASED WITH MINOR INJURIES. WE DI...

Mileage: 98,000

THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB THE SLIDING DOOR ALSO WOULD NOT CLOSE UNLESS MANUALLY PUSHED. THE DOOR WOULD STILL OPEN AGAIN. *SC *JB

Mileage: 92,000

THE STEERING RACK FAILED ON MY 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT APPROX 14 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS RECALLED AND A PINON BEARING CHANGED IN THE RACK. THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS PERFORMED IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE BEARING FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT LOCKING OF THE STEERING RACK ON LEFT HAND TURNS. THE RECALL FAILED BECAUSE ...

Mileage: 79,884

I NOTICED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT WOULD GO ON SOMETIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH COOLANT MUCH FASTER THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. *NM I PERFORMED SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND DISCOVERED A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN MODEL YEAR 1997 TRANSPOR...

Mileage: 64,990

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 61,000

I TOOK OUR 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT MONTANA MINIVAN INTO COVINGTON BUICK PONTIAC FOR WORK ON 8/15/02 AND THEY REPLACED THE ACTUATOR (PART NUMBER 10324035) FOR THE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR UNDER THE RECALL NOTICES FOR THAT PROBLEM. IN JUNE OF 2004, THE DOOR OPENED UP WHEN WE PULLED AWAY FROM A ST...

Mileage: 43,200

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. *NM THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAS HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED ON FOUR SEPARATED OCCASIONS. *TC

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. *NM THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAS HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED ON FOUR SEPARATED OCCASIONS. *TC

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

Mileage: 115,000

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

Mileage: 81,640

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 NOTIC...

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 NOTIC...

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 ...

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

Mileage: 123,000

CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH.*AK

Mileage: 132,035

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

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

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 TRAN...

Mileage: 63,830

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 INVOL...

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 R...

Mileage: 92,000

REAR PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY DUE TO A FAULTY LATCH. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE LATCH ONLY AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK CONSUMER HAS TO PHYSICALLY LEAN ON THE DOOR TO CLOSE. *LA

GENERAL MOTORS 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT MINIVAN- INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED AT 55,000 MILES AND 72,000. *NM

Mileage: 55,000

HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY PLASTIC FALLS OFF EXPOSING BULB TO MOISTURE/RAIN WHICH CAUSES THE BULB TO BURN OUT. THEREFORE, LOSING THE ILLUMINATION OF ONE LAMP AND LIMITING VISABILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.*AK

Mileage: 86,000

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING DUE TO FAULTY PLASTIC MATERIALS. DEALER ADVISES IMMEDIATE REPAIR TO AVOID ENGINE FAILURE. DEALER INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NO RELIEF FROM GENERAL MOTORS. GM HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN TO ITS DEALERS REGARDING THE PROBLEM. BULLETIN #: 03-...

FAULTY HEAD GASKEY CAUSES MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE IN GM BEHICLES. *AK

Mileage: 84,000

1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT. FAILED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSED DEXCOOL TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE MY WIFE WAS RETURNING TO ST. LOUIS FROM FLORIDA. VEHICLE STARTED MAKING STRANGE NOISES ON THE TRIP BACK. SHE BARELY MADE IT HOME. ALTERNATOR BURNED OUT THE NEXT DAY. HAD IT REPAIRED. NEX...

Mileage: 109,000

THE BRAKE LOCKED UP AND THE PEDAL BECAME HARD TO PRESS TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 51,000

THE WINDOWS IN THE BACK WILL NOT GO OUT. THEY ARE POWERED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP. THE WINDOWS ARE ALSO POWERED. THE CLOCK IN THE VAN QUIT WORKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE ABS LIGHT AT THE LOWER PANEL CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THE GAS HAND IS STARTING TO SHOW A FULL TANK OF GAS ...

THE DAY BEFORE I TOOK THE VAN IN FOR REPAIRS IT STOPPED ON ME AND I COASTED HOME WITH HARDLY NO BRAKES AND BAD STEERING.THE REPAIRS THAT I WAS ABOUT TO HAVE DONE WAS FOR A LEAKING INTAKE GASKET.I DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED UNTIL I READ ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING WITH OTHER PEOPLE.SOME PEOPL...

THE DAY BEFORE I TOOK THE VAN IN FOR REPAIRS IT STOPPED ON ME AND I COASTED HOME WITH HARDLY NO BRAKES AND BAD STEERING.THE REPAIRS THAT I WAS ABOUT TO HAVE DONE WAS FOR A LEAKING INTAKE GASKET.I DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED UNTIL I READ ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING WITH OTHER PEOPLE.SOME PEOPL...

OUR 97 PONTIAC TRANSPORT WAS FINE UNTIL LAST YEAR. NEW TRANSMISSION (70,000 MILES, O.K.) THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER IT BEGAN OVERHEATING--NEW THERMOSTAT, WHICH WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN NEW RADIATOR, WHICH WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN, WHEN THE MECHANIC SAID IT PROBABLY NEEDED A HEAD GASKET ($2000 O...

OUR 97 PONTIAC TRANSPORT WAS FINE UNTIL LAST YEAR. NEW TRANSMISSION (70,000 MILES, O.K.) THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER IT BEGAN OVERHEATING--NEW THERMOSTAT, WHICH WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN NEW RADIATOR, WHICH WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN, WHEN THE MECHANIC SAID IT PROBABLY NEEDED A HEAD GASKET ($2000 O...

MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO; TINNEY CHEVROLET, 11249 W. CARSON CITY RD., GREENVILLE, MI 48838 FOR TWO (2) EA. RECALL NOTICES; 1) POWER SLIDING DOOR 2) STEERING BUSHING RESULTS OF RECALLS: 1) POWER SLIDING DOOR WORKED FINE TILL ONE WEEK AFTER TINNEY SERVIE DEPT. WORKED ON IT. ...

Mileage: 87,000

MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO; TINNEY CHEVROLET, 11249 W. CARSON CITY RD., GREENVILLE, MI 48838 FOR TWO (2) EA. RECALL NOTICES; 1) POWER SLIDING DOOR 2) STEERING BUSHING RESULTS OF RECALLS: 1) POWER SLIDING DOOR WORKED FINE TILL ONE WEEK AFTER TINNEY SERVIE DEPT. WORKED ON IT. ...

Mileage: 87,000

THIS VEHICLE WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED OILCHANGE EVERY 3K MILES, TRANSMISSION SERVICED EVERY 30,000 MILES. THE RACK&PINION WENT OUT IN OCTOBER 2003. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MAY OF THIS YEAR AND NOW THE ENGINE. VAN WAS RUNNING HOT, WE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, OXYGEN SENSOR, MAIN RAD...

Mileage: 143,987

THIS VEHICLE WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED OILCHANGE EVERY 3K MILES, TRANSMISSION SERVICED EVERY 30,000 MILES. THE RACK&PINION WENT OUT IN OCTOBER 2003. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MAY OF THIS YEAR AND NOW THE ENGINE. VAN WAS RUNNING HOT, WE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, OXYGEN SENSOR, MAIN RAD...

Mileage: 143,987

THIS VEHICLE WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED OILCHANGE EVERY 3K MILES, TRANSMISSION SERVICED EVERY 30,000 MILES. THE RACK&PINION WENT OUT IN OCTOBER 2003. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MAY OF THIS YEAR AND NOW THE ENGINE. VAN WAS RUNNING HOT, WE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, OXYGEN SENSOR, MAIN RAD...

Mileage: 143,987

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LEAKING INTAKE MAIFOLD GASKET ON 3.4L ENGINE. ENGINE WAS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED TO THAT POINT, WITH ALL SERVICE RECEIPTS TO PROVE THAT FACT. NO PERVIOUS COOLANT LEAKAGE WAS NOTED BEFORE THE PROBLEM. ENGINE BEGAN MAKING SEVERE KNOCKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING IN MOUNTAINS OF WYOMI...

Mileage: 67,950

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LEAKING INTAKE MAIFOLD GASKET ON 3.4L ENGINE. ENGINE WAS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED TO THAT POINT, WITH ALL SERVICE RECEIPTS TO PROVE THAT FACT. NO PERVIOUS COOLANT LEAKAGE WAS NOTED BEFORE THE PROBLEM. ENGINE BEGAN MAKING SEVERE KNOCKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING IN MOUNTAINS OF WYOMI...

Mileage: 67,950

AT 51000 MILES THE 3.4L ENGINE HAD LOWER INTAKE GASKET FAILURE IN WHICH THE DEX-COOL ANTI FREEZE DUMPED INTO THE CRANKCASE MIXING WITH THE OIL. THIS ONLY HAD ONE WARNING A COUPLE MONTHS EARLIER AS THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND I ADDED 1/2 GALLON DEX-COOL WITH NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. NEXT TIME IT HA...

Mileage: 39,000

AT 51000 MILES THE 3.4L ENGINE HAD LOWER INTAKE GASKET FAILURE IN WHICH THE DEX-COOL ANTI FREEZE DUMPED INTO THE CRANKCASE MIXING WITH THE OIL. THIS ONLY HAD ONE WARNING A COUPLE MONTHS EARLIER AS THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND I ADDED 1/2 GALLON DEX-COOL WITH NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. NEXT TIME IT HA...

Mileage: 39,000

AT 51000 MILES THE 3.4L ENGINE HAD LOWER INTAKE GASKET FAILURE IN WHICH THE DEX-COOL ANTI FREEZE DUMPED INTO THE CRANKCASE MIXING WITH THE OIL. THIS ONLY HAD ONE WARNING A COUPLE MONTHS EARLIER AS THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND I ADDED 1/2 GALLON DEX-COOL WITH NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. NEXT TIME IT HA...

Mileage: 39,000

AT 51000 MILES THE 3.4L ENGINE HAD LOWER INTAKE GASKET FAILURE IN WHICH THE DEX-COOL ANTI FREEZE DUMPED INTO THE CRANKCASE MIXING WITH THE OIL. THIS ONLY HAD ONE WARNING A COUPLE MONTHS EARLIER AS THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND I ADDED 1/2 GALLON DEX-COOL WITH NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. NEXT TIME IT HA...

Mileage: 39,000

AT 51000 MILES THE 3.4L ENGINE HAD LOWER INTAKE GASKET FAILURE IN WHICH THE DEX-COOL ANTI FREEZE DUMPED INTO THE CRANKCASE MIXING WITH THE OIL. THIS ONLY HAD ONE WARNING A COUPLE MONTHS EARLIER AS THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND I ADDED 1/2 GALLON DEX-COOL WITH NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. NEXT TIME IT HA...

Mileage: 39,000

OUR CYL HEAD GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND OUR CYL HEADS HAD TO BE MACHINED, WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE OUR FUEL PUMP AT THE SAME TIME

Mileage: 113,000

OUR CYL HEAD GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND OUR CYL HEADS HAD TO BE MACHINED, WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE OUR FUEL PUMP AT THE SAME TIME

Mileage: 113,000

OUR CYL HEAD GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND OUR CYL HEADS HAD TO BE MACHINED, WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE OUR FUEL PUMP AT THE SAME TIME

Mileage: 113,000

OUR CYL HEAD GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND OUR CYL HEADS HAD TO BE MACHINED, WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE OUR FUEL PUMP AT THE SAME TIME

Mileage: 113,000

OUR CYL HEAD GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND OUR CYL HEADS HAD TO BE MACHINED, WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE OUR FUEL PUMP AT THE SAME TIME

Mileage: 113,000

SPARE TIRE IS STORED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND IS RAISED AND LOWERED BY A CRANK. DUE TO ITS LOCATION, IT IS SUBJECT TO THE ELEMENTS, AND OVER TIME, THE WIRE USED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE TIRE CORRODES CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL. IF YOU ARE LUCKY IT HAPPENS WHILE CLOSING THE TAILGATE IN A PARKING LOT....

Mileage: 200,000

BOTH, NOT JUST ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS CASINGS POPPED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM. WHICH I HAVE NEVER HAD TO DO WITH ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED. *AK

BOTH, NOT JUST ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS CASINGS POPPED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM. WHICH I HAVE NEVER HAD TO DO WITH ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED. *AK

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAY STRAIGHT UP WHEN THEY ARE TURNED OFF. THIS IS OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

NO STEERING CONTROL. STEERING WHEEL SPINS FREELY. INTERNAL POWER STEERING GEAR PROBLEM. *LA

Mileage: 119,000

THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINE MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 51,000

SINCE HAVING THE RACK/PINION STEERING REPLACED TWICE (ONCE BEFORE THE RECALL AND ONCE AFTER), I HAVE AGAIN NOTICED DIFFICULTY PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACES TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT (HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL/LOSS OF POWER STEERING?), ESPECIALLY, IN COLD WEATHER. AS YOU STRAIGHTEN WHEEL AND START DRIVING,...

Mileage: 74,000

THE REAR POWER LOCK DOOR DID NOT LOCK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB

Mileage: 67,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED.*AK

Mileage: 97,000

I OWN A '97 PONTIAC TRANSPORT(MONTANA) AND FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 6 YEARS I AM HAVING WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS .. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU SHUT OFF THE WIPERS THEY DON'T CLOSE CORRECTLY .. THEY CLOSE WITH THE BLADES STRAIGHT UP VERTICALLY. *PH

Mileage: 69,000

THE STEERING ON OUR 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT MONTANA IS VERY HARD. I NOTICED THIS EARLIER THIS WEEK. WHILE DRIVING, WHEN I WANTED TO TURN IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO MAKE A TURN NOW, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR STILL COMES OPEN SOMETIMES AFTER YOU CLOSE IT. IT SEEMS AS IF IT'S GOING TO C...

THE STEERING ON OUR 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT MONTANA IS VERY HARD. I NOTICED THIS EARLIER THIS WEEK. WHILE DRIVING, WHEN I WANTED TO TURN IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO MAKE A TURN NOW, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR STILL COMES OPEN SOMETIMES AFTER YOU CLOSE IT. IT SEEMS AS IF IT'S GOING TO C...

IN OCTOBER 2002 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 01V264000 REPAIRS CONCERNING POWER SLIDING DOOR. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON 7/14/2003. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ACTUATOR MODULE AT THE OWNERS E...

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. *NLM BOTH HOOD LOCKS FAILED. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 92,286

CONSUMER STATES THE SLIDING DOOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY WITH THE AUTOMATIC SWITCH. DEALER ABOUT YEAR AGO FIXED THE SLIDING DOOR, AND STILL PROBLEM RECURRING. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ANY LONGER ON WARRANTY. *AK

I HAVE OWNED MY PONTIAC TRANSPORT 2 YEARS. IN THAT TIME I HAVE DRIVEN IT 17,000 MILES. IT HAS 78,500 MILES AT PRESENT. FOR MOST OF THAT TIME THE ADD COOLANT LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. MY PONTIAC DEALER TELLS ME THAT I NEED A $900 REPAIR TO REPLACE A INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. IN CONVERSING WI...

Mileage: 62,000

FUEL PUMP STOPPED RUNNING, CAUSING ENGINE TO QUIT. HAPPENED THREE TIMES. FOUND CONNECTOR CONTACTS AT BOTH ENDS OF FUEL SENDER HARNESS SEVERELY CORRODED. CONTACTS IN FUEL TANK END OF HARNESS FELL OUT WHEN UNPLUGGED. DEALER HAS HAD OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. HARNESS IS ON BACKORDER.*AK

Mileage: 37,000

COOLANT LIGHT STARTED COMING ON OVER A YEAR AGO. TOOK THE VAN TO BOB NEIL PONTIAC IN WINSTON-SALEM NC. THEY CHECKED IT OUT BUT SAID THEY COULD FIND NO REASON. HAD BEEN CHECKING AND ADDING COOLANT REGULARLY. PROBLEM HAD INCREASED AND HAD IT CHECKED AGAIN IN MARCH 2003 WHILE THE VAN WAS IN FOR A RECAL...

FUSES BLOW WITHIN MINUTES OF BEING INSTALLED. REAR SIGNAL LIGHT DOES NOT FLASH. PH

FUSES BLOW WITHIN MINUTES OF BEING INSTALLED. REAR SIGNAL LIGHT DOES NOT FLASH. PH

FRONT HEAD LIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS HAD MOISTURE. AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR THEY HAVE CONTAINED 1-3 INCHES OF WATER. PONTIAC REFUSED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. THE PAST MONTH BOTH LENS COVERS HAVE FALLEN OFF WHILE DRIVING. *JB

Mileage: 35,000

THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS REAR SEATBELT LATCH DID NOT LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOTHE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM SECOND ROW SEATS SEATBELT DID NOT LATCH PROPERLY.*TS

THE EXHAUST FUMES FROM OTHER VEHICLES CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO GET SICK FROM CARBON DIOXIDE POISON. *NLM

MY 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT ONLY HAS 54000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS GONE UP ON IT. AFTER LOOKING INTO IT I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM CARS AND TRUCKS WITH A 3.4L ENGINE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY DESIGN TO THE GASKET. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS VAN DOING ALL MAIN...

Mileage: 54,902

THE VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. DOOR WAS REPAIRED, BUT FAILED TWO MONTHS LATER. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT LENS BLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. *JB

1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT TRANSMISSION FAILURE UNDER 70,000 MILES $2,500.00 REPAIR FAULTY INTAKE VALVE GASKET UNDER 70,000 $650.00 REPAIR. *NLM

Mileage: 65,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILED. *JB

VEHICLE: 1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT, VIN [XXX], 96,634 MI. ENGINE DEVELOPED SEVERE KNOCK AND STRONG SMELL OF COOLANT. TOOK VEHICLE TO FRANKLIN PONTIAC GMC IN FRANKLIN, TN AND WAS TOLD THE INTAKE GASKETS HAD FAILED AND CONTAMINATED OIL, AND THAT THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. REQUIRED REPLACEM...

Mileage: 96,634

I TOOK MY 97 PONTIAC TRANSPORT INTO THE CHRISTENSEN DEALERSHIP AT 2125 N. UNIVERSITY PARKWAY. P.O BOX 1487 , PROVO UTAH 84604 FOR A RECALL ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPER PARKING ASSEMBLY. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $40.00 TO LOOK AT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAU...

Mileage: 82,000

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPERIENCED A LEAK. *JB

Mileage: 54,500

ENGINE HAS BEEN OVERHEATING FOR A YEAR NOW. TOOK VEHICLE TO PONTIAC. THEY TESTED IT AND REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. STILL OVERHEATING SO THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND RADIATOR CAP. STILL OVERHEATING. PONTIAC STATED IT NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET AND WANTED $3500.00 TO REPLACE IT. THEY FURTHER STA...

Mileage: 75,000

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COOLANT LEAK, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *JB

MY WIFE AND I ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF A 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT WITH 71,000 MILES. SINCE ABOUT 65,000 MILES, IT SEEMED TO VERY SLOWLY LOSE COOLANT, BUT WE COULD NOT FIND OUT WHERE IT WAS GOING. AT 70,000 MILES, A "WHITE MILKY SLUDGE LIKE JELLY MATERIAL" APPEARED IN THE ENGINE, AND RIGHT AWAY I K...

Mileage: 65,000

THE HEADLIGHT LENS POPPED OFF WITHOUT WARNING, THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE SEAL AROUND THE LENS WAS EXCESSIVELY CORRODED.*JB *TS

THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE REGARDING THE RECALL ON THE RACK AND PINION. *JB *SCC

Mileage: 86,014

NHTSA 02-V-286000 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE RACK AND PINION, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE TOOLS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WERE BROKE.*JB

NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE REGARDING THE RECALL FOR THE STEERING RACK AND PINION.*JB

DAY BEFORE I WAS GOING TO HAVE MY 97 PONTIAC TRANSPORT REPAIRED FOR A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET I WAS COMING HOME AND THE VAN SHUT DOWN ON ME, LEAVING ME WITH POOR STEERING AND HARDLEY NO BRAKES. AFTER LEAVING IT SIT FOR ABOUT A HOUR IT RESTARTED. I DID SOME CHECKING ON THE INTERNET AND READ AB...

Mileage: 57,841

CONSUMER STATED, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOTICED A SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. PLASTIC MANIFOLD WAS CAUSING THE BURNING, DAMAGED THE HEAD GASKET. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS INTAKE MANIFOLD RESEALED. *TT

Mileage: 57,800

THE VAN WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHICH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS DAMAGED. THE VAN WAS REPAIRED BY A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP. ANTI-FREEZE IS LEAKING BY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND MIXING WITH THE OIL, WHICH WASN'T FROM THE ACCIDENT. THE OWNER HAS FOUND SIMILAR REPORTS ON "NHTSAS' WEBSITE. PLEASE DES...

CONSUMER STATES HIS VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, PROBLEMS IS DUE TO A FAULTY FUELS INJECTORS. INJECTORS CLOG EVERY SIX MONTHS, ALSO HAS PROBLEM WATERING LEAKING UNDER THE DASHBOARD THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOOR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURES HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTH...

WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNAL LIGHTS. A FUSE HAD BLOWN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR CONSUMER AND THIS VEHICLE. THE SIGNAL LIGHT FUSE BLOWS WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR WARNING. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT TABS, THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BELT IS MALFUNCTIONING, UNABLE TO SECURE A CHILD SAFETY SEAT,TABS IT WILL BREAK OFF AFTER BEING FASTERN.DEALER CONTACTED. MR

CONSUMER STATE THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER IS LINKING FLUID CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE TRYING TO TURN VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. POWER STEERING SEEMS TO PUSH VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. OCCURS AT ANY SPEED.

STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE TRYING TO TURN VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. POWER STEERING SEEMS TO PUSH VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. OCCURS AT ANY SPEED.

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, THE HEAD LIGHT LEN COVERS FELL OFF DUE TO INFERIOR ADHESIVE CAUSING THE BULBS TO BURN OUT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

COOLANT LEAKING FROM RADIATOR. CONSUMER SPECULATES HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

CONSUMER STATES PAID TWICE TO REPAIR ELECTRIC DOOR. DOOR WAS LATER RECALLED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

THE LENS CAP FELL OFF OF THE FRONT LIGHT HEADLIGHT. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. IT IS A DEFINITE DEFECT. I HAVE TO PAY $200 FOR A WHOLE NEW LIGHT. THEY SHOULD MAKE A LENS COVER. PONTIAC CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT WHEN I CALLED ONE SALVAGE YARD HE TOLD ME THAT ...

REPLACED RIGHT HAND LENS AND IT FAILED ALSO.*AK

BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES KEEP FALLING OFF WITHOUT WARNING,RESULTING IN LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS.*AK

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE, EVEN THOUGH WE NO LONGER OWN THE VEHICLE, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING IT. I WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS HURT. I HAD THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR, DRIVING THEM TO SCHOOL, WHEN THE STEERING JUST GAVE OUT WHILE WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC; FORTU...

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE DISCOVERD THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, THE FUSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED OVER A HUNDRED TIMES.*MJ

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH STEERING MOMENTARILY LOCKED UP. VEHICLE THEN LOCKED UP MAKING LEFT HAND TURN. HAD TO PULL STEERING WHEEL A FEW DEGREES TO THE RIGHT TO FREE UP BIND. TOOK VEHICLE TO PONTIAC DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT RACK AND PINION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WAS ALSO INFORMED TH...

PROBLEM #1 - SEAT BELTS. FOUR OUT OF THE SEVEN SEAT BELTS IN THE CAR HAVE FAILED. SPECIFICALLY THE RETRACTION SYSTEM. FOUR OUT OF SEVEN GOING BAD TO ME, MEANS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED FAILURE. I'M CONCERN ABOUT THE OTHER 3 WORKING IF IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALERS CONTACTED WANT TO CHARGE ME $800 - $10...

PROBLEM #1 - SEAT BELTS. FOUR OUT OF THE SEVEN SEAT BELTS IN THE CAR HAVE FAILED. SPECIFICALLY THE RETRACTION SYSTEM. FOUR OUT OF SEVEN GOING BAD TO ME, MEANS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED FAILURE. I'M CONCERN ABOUT THE OTHER 3 WORKING IF IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALERS CONTACTED WANT TO CHARGE ME $800 - $10...

PROBLEM #1 - SEAT BELTS. FOUR OUT OF THE SEVEN SEAT BELTS IN THE CAR HAVE FAILED. SPECIFICALLY THE RETRACTION SYSTEM. FOUR OUT OF SEVEN GOING BAD TO ME, MEANS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED FAILURE. I'M CONCERN ABOUT THE OTHER 3 WORKING IF IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALERS CONTACTED WANT TO CHARGE ME $800 - $10...

PROBLEM #1 - SEAT BELTS. FOUR OUT OF THE SEVEN SEAT BELTS IN THE CAR HAVE FAILED. SPECIFICALLY THE RETRACTION SYSTEM. FOUR OUT OF SEVEN GOING BAD TO ME, MEANS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED FAILURE. I'M CONCERN ABOUT THE OTHER 3 WORKING IF IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALERS CONTACTED WANT TO CHARGE ME $800 - $10...

THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. FORTUNATELY I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE IN A SHOPPING CENTER, SO THERE WAS NO OTHER ACCIDENT OR ACTIVITY ENVOLVED. I PAYED TO HAVE THE RACK & PINION UNIT REPLACED AND HAVE HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEM. I READ THE OTHER DAY THAT YOUR ORGANIZA...

WHILE TRAVELING ON A SIDE ROAD AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN STEERING LOCKED UP, PREVENTING VEHICLE TO MOVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

LOSS OF COOLANT FROM THE TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED THAT INTAKE MAMIFOLD GASKET WAS CRACKED. DEALER AND MANUFACTUERER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE COOLANT IS GETTING INTO THE MOTOR OIL WHICH COULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER BECAUSE IF ...

I RECEIVED A SERIOUS CONCUSSION IN A REAR END/FRONT END COLLISION DUE TO THE FACT SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD ME IN PLACE. I HIT THE SUNVISOR AND THEN HIT THE BACK HEAD REST SO HARD I BROKE THE SEAT.*AK

REPAIR POWER SLIDING DOOR BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT WORK, REPLACE PSO MODULE, DOOR FAILED AGAIN. CHANGED ALL THE PARTS IN THE DOOR AT NO COST. DOOR OPENED WHILE THE VAN IN MOTION, WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY, MAY CLOSE BUT ALARM SOUNDS, FAILED TO OPERATE AT ALL.

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ONE OF THE HEADLIGHT COVERS FLEW OFF. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE AFFECTED HEADLIGHT BULB EXPLODED FROM SUDDEN EXPLOSURE TO COLD AIR AND RAIN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, CONSUMER FOUND HEADLIGHT COVER IN DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS ALSO CONDENSATION DISCOVERED IN THE OTHER FRONT LIG...

VEHICLES SEAT BELT BUCKLE IN THE MIDDLE BEHIND DIVER WILL UNLATCH ONCE BUCKLED. NOW THE BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON STAYS DOWN AND SEAT BELT IS OF NO USE. *JG

RECALL 01V067000 ON POWER SLIDING DOOR WAS DONE IN APRIL 2001, VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN TAKEN BACK TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE DOOR OPENING RIGHT AFTER CLOSING IT. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK *YH

WHILE TURNING LEFT, FRONT WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN, STEERING WAS POPPING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEFECT IN GEAR WAS THE CAUSE PER DEALERSHIP.*AKCONSUMER HAD TO RUN INTO THE CURB TO AVOID TRAFFIC. *JG

SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. BUZZER WOULD SOUND AND DOOR WOULD COME OPEN, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TWICE UNDER RECALLS. ONCE UNDER RECALL 01 V 224 000 FOR SLIDING DOOR AND SECOND TIME UNDER RECALL 01 V 067 000. NEITHER RECALL CORRECTED THE PROB...

SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. BUZZER WOULD SOUND AND DOOR WOULD COME OPEN, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TWICE UNDER RECALLS. ONCE UNDER RECALL 01 V 224 000 FOR SLIDING DOOR AND SECOND TIME UNDER RECALL 01 V 067 000. NEITHER RECALL CORRECTED THE PROB...

SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. BUZZER WOULD SOUND AND DOOR WOULD COME OPEN, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TWICE UNDER RECALLS. ONCE UNDER RECALL 01 V 224 000 FOR SLIDING DOOR AND SECOND TIME UNDER RECALL 01 V 067 000. NEITHER RECALL CORRECTED THE PROB...

SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. BUZZER WOULD SOUND AND DOOR WOULD COME OPEN, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TWICE UNDER RECALLS. ONCE UNDER RECALL 01 V 224 000 FOR SLIDING DOOR AND SECOND TIME UNDER RECALL 01 V 067 000. NEITHER RECALL CORRECTED THE PROB...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH POWER SLIDING DOOR, UNTIL RECALL CAMPAIGN # 01V067000.. REPOTED PROBLEM TO NHTSA AND ALSO PONTIAC CUSTOMER RELATIONS. WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE VAN TO DEALER AND DID SO MANY TIMES FOR REPLACEMENT OF PARTS IN THE DOOR. FINALLY WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL ON THE RECALL.. CAMPAIGN # 0...

CONSUMER HIT A BUMP AND BOTH LENSES FELL OUT OF HEADLIGHTS. ADHESIVE THAT HOLDS LENSES DRIED UP. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *YD

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR SUDDENLY CEASES TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THE DEALER REPAIRED IT FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER THE LAST REPAIR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 01V-067. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE BUT VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *YH

A PIN FELL OFF FROM RACK AND PINION STEERING WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH. CONSUMER COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE.*AK

VERY LOUD ENGINE KNOCK, LEAVING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. THIS, ACCORDING TO THE GM DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN LARAMIE, WY, HAS BEEN CAUSED BY EITHER A SPUN BEARING/BEARING FAILURE OR OTHER FAILURE CAUSING LACK OF OIL FLOW TO VITAL ENGINE PARTS. I MUST NOW EI. *AK

RECLINE LATCHES - DO NOT PROPERLY RE-ENGAGE. SMALL CHILD CAN EASILY LIFT LATCH WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. UNTIL LATCH IS MANUALLY PUSHED BACK DOWN, SEAT BACK WILL NOT CATCH IN ANY POSITION. SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES ON THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM IN THIS VEHICLE THAT EITHER PREVE...

RECLINE LATCHES - DO NOT PROPERLY RE-ENGAGE. SMALL CHILD CAN EASILY LIFT LATCH WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. UNTIL LATCH IS MANUALLY PUSHED BACK DOWN, SEAT BACK WILL NOT CATCH IN ANY POSITION. SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES ON THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM IN THIS VEHICLE THAT EITHER PREVE...

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKS OIL/ANTIFREEZE DOWN THE ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO GM BUT IT DOES NOTHING.*AK

HEADLIGHTS COVERS HAD FALLEN ONE AFTER ANOTHER WITHIN A WEEK APART. CONSUMER TRIED TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD CAUSED THIS SITUATION, COVERS COULD NOT BE PUT BACK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR 01V-067 FOR THE SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR THE VEHICLE NEVER EXHIBITED ANY SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL, AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A MODULE WAS REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE, THE DAY AFTER REPAIR THE DOOR...

RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT, VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE, AND THEN ALL POWER STEERING FLUID RAN OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDED TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. PLEASE ADD VIN . *AK

COVER FOR FRONT-LEFT HEADLIGHT FELL OFF DUE TO MOISTURE BUILD UP IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, COMPONENT WAS REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE, FRONT/RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS STARTING TO SHOW MOISTURE BUILDUP, BUT HAS NOT DISCONNECTED TO THIS DATE. *AK CONSUMER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLAMP AT THE...

TRANSMISSION PUMP WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY. ENGINE STARTED RACING, NO PULL. NEW PUMP ASSEMBLY, TORQUE CONVERTER, PUMP SHAFT & VARIOUS OTHERS PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

TRANSMISSION PUMP WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY. ENGINE STARTED RACING, NO PULL. NEW PUMP ASSEMBLY, TORQUE CONVERTER, PUMP SHAFT & VARIOUS OTHERS PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

TRANSMISSION PUMP WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY. ENGINE STARTED RACING, NO PULL. NEW PUMP ASSEMBLY, TORQUE CONVERTER, PUMP SHAFT & VARIOUS OTHERS PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

1. FRONT HEATER AND DEFROSTER ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. FRONT WINDSHIELD FOGS UP CONSIDERABLY. HEATER SYSTEM BLOWS WARM AIR IN BACK VENTS BUT COLD AIR ONLY IN FRONT VENTS. 2. GAS GAUGE STOPS WORKING AT ABOUT < TANK. AFTER REACHING THAT LEVEL, THE GAUGE PEGS TO PAST THE FULL LEVEL AND DOES NOT WORK AGAIN...

1. FRONT HEATER AND DEFROSTER ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. FRONT WINDSHIELD FOGS UP CONSIDERABLY. HEATER SYSTEM BLOWS WARM AIR IN BACK VENTS BUT COLD AIR ONLY IN FRONT VENTS. 2. GAS GAUGE STOPS WORKING AT ABOUT < TANK. AFTER REACHING THAT LEVEL, THE GAUGE PEGS TO PAST THE FULL LEVEL AND DOES NOT WORK AGAIN...

CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND COULDN'T TURN IT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS THE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, FAILING TO CLOSE PROPERLY, OR FAILING TO OPERATE AT ALL. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER A SIX MONTH PERIOD, AND STARTED AFTER A SAFETY RECALL OF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR TO FIX A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR OPENING W...

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN. ONLY ABLE TO GO STRAIGHT OR MAKE RIGHT HAND TURNS. DEALER REPLACED RACK AND PINION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION, VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALERSHIP ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, EVEN AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE LATCH STILL DOES OPERATE PROPERLY.*JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM IS WEARING THROUGH BRAKE LINE, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES. DEALER INSTALLED A RETAINER TO PREVENT CONTACT BETWEEN BRAKE LINE AND WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED TWICE EVEN AFTER RETAINER WAS INSTALLED.*AK *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM IS WEARING THROUGH BRAKE LINE, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES. DEALER INSTALLED A RETAINER TO PREVENT CONTACT BETWEEN BRAKE LINE AND WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED TWICE EVEN AFTER RETAINER WAS INSTALLED.*AK *SLC

THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILED RESULTING IN A BLOWN MOTOR. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS OF IMPENDING FAILURE. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED(EVERY 3000-4000 MILES)BY US AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND WE HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION TO SHOW ...

STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND INFORMED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS BROKEN ,AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK A NUT HAD BROKEN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM CAUSING IT TO FALL APART, THE AIR BAG COIL WAS TWISTED ALSO...

STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND INFORMED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS BROKEN ,AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK A NUT HAD BROKEN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM CAUSING IT TO FALL APART, THE AIR BAG COIL WAS TWISTED ALSO...

REAR AXLE LEFT BRACKET BROKE AT THE SPEED OF 15MPH. RUPTURING THE BRKE LINE PULING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE.

WHILE PERFORMING RECALL 01V-067 THE DEALER FAILED TO REINSTALL THE LOCKING PIN ON THE HANDLE MAKING THE AUTOMATIC DOOR TAKE AN UNUSUALLY LONG TIME TO LOCK, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR SECOND REPAIR. NLM

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN BAD WEATHER, ONE OF THE HEADLIGHT COVERS FLEW OFF, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS THE AFFECTED HEADLIGHT BULB EXPLODED FROM SUDDEN EXPOSURE TO COLD AIR AND RAIN, SOMETIME THAT NIGHT THE OTHER COVER FELL OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE NEXT DAY CONSUMER ALSO DISCOVERE...

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN BAD WEATHER, ONE OF THE HEADLIGHT COVERS FLEW OFF, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS THE AFFECTED HEADLIGHT BULB EXPLODED FROM SUDDEN EXPOSURE TO COLD AIR AND RAIN, SOMETIME THAT NIGHT THE OTHER COVER FELL OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE NEXT DAY CONSUMER ALSO DISCOVERE...

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN BAD WEATHER, ONE OF THE HEADLIGHT COVERS FLEW OFF, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS THE AFFECTED HEADLIGHT BULB EXPLODED FROM SUDDEN EXPOSURE TO COLD AIR AND RAIN, SOMETIME THAT NIGHT THE OTHER COVER FELL OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE NEXT DAY CONSUMER ALSO DISCOVERE...

AFTER 17 REPAIR ATTEMPS, ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY.

SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THREE WEEKS LATER ON APRIL 11TH, SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER STILL COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. ON APRIL 26, DEALER FIXED DOOR, AND CURRENTLY IT WAS LIKE CAR HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN, CONSUM...

PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR WAS WORKING WHEN SHE TOOK IT IN FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. 00000115967 REPAIRS. WHEN SHE DROVE VEHICLE HOME PASSENGER'S DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. CONSUMER HAD A TALK WITH DEALERSHIP MECHANIC, AND HE TOLD HER THAT ELECTRICAL MOTOR WAS NOT RUNNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS COVER BLEW OFF, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, SMASHING AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD. ALSO, LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS BLEW OFF TOO. CONSUMER COULD SEE THAT THE SEALER DRIES UP AND CRUMBLES OFF.*AK *JB

PASSENGER'S SLIDING POWER DOOR QUIT WORKING. A RECALL WAS RECEIVED FOR LATCH ON DOOR, BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. ALSO, BOTH SEATS BELTS IN MIDDLE WILL NOT STAY LATCHED. *AK

PASSENGER'S SLIDING POWER DOOR QUIT WORKING. A RECALL WAS RECEIVED FOR LATCH ON DOOR, BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. ALSO, BOTH SEATS BELTS IN MIDDLE WILL NOT STAY LATCHED. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. ALSO, WHILE PULLING OUT INTO INTERSECTION TRANSMISSION TAKES LONGER TO ENGAGE GEAR. MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED TSB, BUT IS NOT COVERING COST.*AK THE MANUFACTURER PAID HALF OF THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR COST BUT THE ORIG...

WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AT NIGHT TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION. IN DAYTIME WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT IN USE, TAIL LIGHTS WILL FUNCTION. THIS IS DUE TO RAIN GETTING IN TAIL LIGHTS AND CAUSING A WIRING SHORTAGE.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON, THE LIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE HUTCH WORK, BUT ...

WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AT NIGHT TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION. IN DAYTIME WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT IN USE, TAIL LIGHTS WILL FUNCTION. THIS IS DUE TO RAIN GETTING IN TAIL LIGHTS AND CAUSING A WIRING SHORTAGE.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON, THE LIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE HUTCH WORK, BUT ...

WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AT NIGHT TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION. IN DAYTIME WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT IN USE, TAIL LIGHTS WILL FUNCTION. THIS IS DUE TO RAIN GETTING IN TAIL LIGHTS AND CAUSING A WIRING SHORTAGE.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON, THE LIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE HUTCH WORK, BUT ...

WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AT NIGHT TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION. IN DAYTIME WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT IN USE, TAIL LIGHTS WILL FUNCTION. THIS IS DUE TO RAIN GETTING IN TAIL LIGHTS AND CAUSING A WIRING SHORTAGE.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON, THE LIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE HUTCH WORK, BUT ...

PLASTIC LENS COVERS ON HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVE FALLEN OFF, EXPOSING BULBS, AND CAUSING THEM TO PREMATURELY BLOWOUT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HEADLIGHT COVERS FELL OFF, MOISTURE CAUSED BULBS TO EXPLODE. BOTH COVERS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING, SIGNAL LIGHT COVERS AND OTHER LIGHT COVERS ARE FULL OF MOISTURE.*AK

FRONT HEADLIGHT LENSES FELL OFF IN STREET WHILE CLEANING SNOW OFF. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT LENSES WERE MISSING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH OF THE RIGH AND LEFT HAND LAMP LENSE COVERS FELL OFF DUE TO FAULTY SEAL, DEALER SPLIT THE COST WITH THE CONSUMER. *SL...

HEADLIGHTS HAD FALLEN OF VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS. FIRST ONE WHILE DRIVING, AND OTHER ONE WHEN JUST TOUCHED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF DEFECT.*AK

POWER SLIDE DOOR WILL AUTOMATICALLY OPEN. WHEN DOOR BUTTON IS PRESSED TO SHUT, DOOR WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE SHUT POSITION AND THEN IMMEDIATELY OPEN AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THIS EXAMINED ONCE WHEN THE WARNING BUZZER WOULD NOT TURN ITSELF OFF. DEALER SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT NOW THE DOOR WILL...

WE HAVE A REPAIR SHOP. ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS OWNING PONT TRANSPORT,CHEV VENTURE AND OLDS SILLOUHETTE HAVE HAD HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. THE SEAL BETWEEN THE HEADLIGHT REFLECTOR AND LENS BECOMES BRITTLE AND ALLOWS WATER INTO THE LIGHT AND CAUSES REDUCED LIGHTING. EVENTUALLY(3-4 YRS OLD) THE SEAL FAILS COMPL...

GOING 15MPH SIGHT SEEING AND SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAME OPEN. BUZZER WAS DISENGAGED DUE TO PARTS BEING ORDERED. WAS NO WARNING WHEN DOOR OPENED. BEEN TO DEALER 3-4 TIMES CONCERNING SLIDING DOOR. ENTIRE DOOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. *AK

GOING 15MPH SIGHT SEEING AND SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAME OPEN. BUZZER WAS DISENGAGED DUE TO PARTS BEING ORDERED. WAS NO WARNING WHEN DOOR OPENED. BEEN TO DEALER 3-4 TIMES CONCERNING SLIDING DOOR. ENTIRE DOOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. *AK

PASSENGER'S HEADLIGHT HAS CONDENSATION BUILD UP THAT AFFECTS DRIVING AT NIGHT. PASSEENGER HEADLIGHT HAS A 1/2 OF WATER BUILD UP THAT KEEPS BLOWING THE BULB OUT. THERE' S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. GMC KNOWS THAT IT'S A DESIGN DEFECT, BUT HAS NO REMEDY.*AK *SLC

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP DURING CURVE, UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL, VAN CRACHED INTO CANAL. IS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY INSURANCE. *AK

WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING A COLLISION WHICH TOTALLED THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY STEERING WILL WOULD NOT TURN TO LEFT, BUT IT WOULD TURN TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER FEELS HE WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NOT ANY TRAFFIC, VEHICLE COULD HAVE CRASHSED.*AK THE CONSUMER THINKS THAT THE STEERING PROBLEM IS DUE TO DEFECT. *YH

DEFECTIVE DRIVER AIRBAG SENSOR DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEM. PLEASE REFER TO ODI ID (865567) WHICH IS A SIMILAR BY DIFFERENT REPORT BY ANOTHER 1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT OWNER. I AM SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN CONVINCING THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND ...

THE RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE FR680 TIRE P215/70R15 DOT W2M3 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER NOTICED THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS WORN AND THE TREADS HAD BEGUN TO PULL AWAY FROM THE INSIDE, PREVIOUSLY IN MAY WHILE HAVING A SAFETY INSPECTION, THE 2 REAR TIRES WERE WORN BADLY AND FAILED INSPECTION. *SL...

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TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE & NOTICED LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO OVERHEATING & MELTING THE SURROUNDING PLASTIC. IT WAS WARPED. *AK *SLC

STEERING FAILED AND LOCKED UP WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DUE TO FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION STEERING. TOTAL FAILURE OF STEERING.*AK

WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN & WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE. THIS CAUSED POWER STEERING TO GO OUT, AND LOST CONTROL. BUT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. FINALLY, WENT TO A DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED THAT SHIELD WAS MISSING. MISSING SHIELD CAUSED WATER TO GET INSIDE THE STEERING AREA. MECHANIC REPLACED THE SHI...

WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN & WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE. THIS CAUSED POWER STEERING TO GO OUT, AND LOST CONTROL. BUT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. FINALLY, WENT TO A DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED THAT SHIELD WAS MISSING. MISSING SHIELD CAUSED WATER TO GET INSIDE THE STEERING AREA. MECHANIC REPLACED THE SHI...

THE HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING WHEN I REALIZED IT I CHECKED THE OTHER LIGHTS AND SAW THAT THEY ARE ALL LOOSE AND READY TO FALL OFF. NOW THAT THE COVER FELL OFF, THE BULB IS BLOWN BECAUSE OF RAIN. WE HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT MOISTURE IN THE COVERS TO OUR DEALER AND WERE TOLD THAT IS NORMAL, W...

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DRIVER AIRBAG SENSOR AIR BAG SYSTEM LIGHT STAYED ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SYSTEM, WHICH MAY DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY OR WON'T DEPLOY IN EVENT OF A CRASH AND WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT (S). PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT LENS COVER FELL OFF, CAUSING THE BULB TO BLOW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND ONE FRONT SIDEMARKER (TURN SIGNAL) LIGHT WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE/WATER DROPLETS INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY. ONE OF THE REPLACED HEADLIGHTS NOW HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN (TWICE IN 2.5 YEARS). PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO DEALERS SAYING NOT TO...

BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND ONE FRONT SIDEMARKER (TURN SIGNAL) LIGHT WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE/WATER DROPLETS INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY. ONE OF THE REPLACED HEADLIGHTS NOW HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN (TWICE IN 2.5 YEARS). PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO DEALERS SAYING NOT TO...

BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND ONE FRONT SIDEMARKER (TURN SIGNAL) LIGHT WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE/WATER DROPLETS INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY. ONE OF THE REPLACED HEADLIGHTS NOW HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN (TWICE IN 2.5 YEARS). PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO DEALERS SAYING NOT TO...

POOR SEAL AROUND HEADLIGHTS, WATER LEAKS AND LIGHTBULB HAS EXPLODED. *AK

SLIDING DOOR CANNOT BE REPAIRED PROPERLY BY DEALER. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE MANY TIMES. *AK

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

CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO GAS FILTER FAILURE. YH

THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR OPENED DURING ACCIDENT. YH

THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED AND NOISY DUE TO RACK FAILURE. YH

VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE FROM NEUTRAL POSITION. YH

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

POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENS AUTOMATICALLY AFTER BEING CLOSED

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND WENT TO THE RIGHT AND LOCKED UP. THE DEALER IS INSPECTING AND REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE FIRST PROBLEM IS A "CLUNKING" IN THE GAS TANK WHEN IT IS OVER 1/2 A TANK BUT LESS THAN FULL. WHEN COMING TO A GENTLE STOP, FORWARD OR REVERSE, THE TANK MAKES A PHYSICAL 'THUNK'. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM 5 TIMES NOW. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED ISOLATION PADS, TIGHTENING FA...

THE FIRST PROBLEM IS A "CLUNKING" IN THE GAS TANK WHEN IT IS OVER 1/2 A TANK BUT LESS THAN FULL. WHEN COMING TO A GENTLE STOP, FORWARD OR REVERSE, THE TANK MAKES A PHYSICAL 'THUNK'. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM 5 TIMES NOW. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED ISOLATION PADS, TIGHTENING FA...

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM THE PROTECTIVE COVERS ON THE HEADLAMPS DEVELOPED LEAKS AROUND THE SEAL, PERMITTING WATER TO LEAK ON TO THE HALOGEN BULB AND BLOW OUT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE COVERS FOR THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

BOTH MANUAL SIDING DOORS HAVE EXCESSIVE RATTLES AND NOISES IN THEM. THE MINVAN HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS WHICH HAVE BEEN ONLY TEMPORARY FIXES. WITHIN ONE MONTH OF DEALERSHIP VISIT, THE RATTLES AND NOISES REAPPEAR. THE MINIVAN HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN MANY TIMES SINCE SEPTEMBER 1997 W...

WHILE PULLING INTO A BANK DRIVE IN CONSUMER WAS SITTNIG IN THE LINE WAITING FOR TRANSACTION TO BE CONCLUDED WHEN BRAKES HAD GONE OUT. PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.ONCE PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. *AK

LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING WET CONDITIONS. OTHER CONDITIONS NOISE FOR BELT AND BATTERY LIGHT ON.

SLIDING DOOR SLIDES RIGHT OFF THE TRACKS REGULARLY.

HEADLAMPS HAVE MOISTURE ON THE INSIDE OF THE LENS WHICH COULD DISTORT THE LIGHTING. THIS MOISTURE DOES NOT GO AWAY. PONTIAC SAYS THIS IS A "NORMAL" CONDITION.

REAR TIRES ARE BADLY DAMAGED ON THE INSIDE, DUE TO REAR SUSPENSION FAILURE. YH

WHILE DRIVING OVER WATER PUDDLES OR IN THE RAIN POWER STEERING BELT SLIPS, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING UNTIL IT DRIES OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE VEHICLE IS MOTION. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE LOCKS SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN TURN ON DEFROSTER, DEFOGGER, THEY WON'T WORK, AFFECTING VISIBILITY. *AK

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOTION. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE LOCKS SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK BROKE, AND SEAT CONTINUED TO LEAN BACK TO THE RIGHT. DEALER SAID IT WA SDUE TO POOR DESIGN, IF FIXED IT WILL REOCCUR. EALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE AT LEAST 8 TIMES. *AK

THE DOOR LOCKS ON THIS MINIVAN OPEN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE

SERPENTINE BELT FAILS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER.

ABOUT EVERY 3MONTHS VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. WAS CLEANEDOUT 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. ENGINE GETS THE CLEANING. VEHICLE LOSES POWER. ALSO, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. *AK

ABOUT EVERY 3MONTHS VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. WAS CLEANEDOUT 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. ENGINE GETS THE CLEANING. VEHICLE LOSES POWER. ALSO, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. *AK

PLASTIC GAS TANKS LETS FUEL INSIDE SPLASH AROUND IN TANK. WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP IT FEELS LIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED IT. DEALER SAYS THAT'S A DESIGN FLAW. *AK

WHILE MY 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS THROWING A TEMPER TANTRUM (WHICH I DON'T NECESSARILY CONDONE) IN THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT, THE SEAT CAME OUT OF ITS SUPPORT TRACKS. WHILE THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN INJURY, I AM AFRAID THAT AN ACTUAL COLLISION WOULD CAUSE MUCH MORE SEVERE "JERKING " IN THE SEAT, AN...

THE POWER STEERING WILL QUIT FOR 10 SECONDS WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN OR SPLASHING THROUGH WATER PUDDLE. BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. FIRST BRAKE REPAIR, DEALER BLED AIR OUT OF SYSTEM. SECOND BRAKE REPAIR, DEALER REPLACED REAR SLAVE SEALS.

THE POWER STEERING WILL QUIT FOR 10 SECONDS WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN OR SPLASHING THROUGH WATER PUDDLE. BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. FIRST BRAKE REPAIR, DEALER BLED AIR OUT OF SYSTEM. SECOND BRAKE REPAIR, DEALER REPLACED REAR SLAVE SEALS.

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING.EVERYTIME WATER SPLASHES ONTO THE DRIVEBLET, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS OPENED FOR UNKNOWN REASON WHILE BABY WAS SEATED BY THE DOOR. DEALER CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY WATER CORROSION BY DOOR POST. *AK

"SKIP SHIFT" FEATURE EXTREAMLY DANGEROUS. NUMEROUS REAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS FEATURE.

WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD FROM IT RAINING FOR A WHILE, THE BRAKES EFFECTIVENESS DECREASES GREATLY, BAD ENOUGH THAT IF THE DRIVER ISN'T CAREFUL A WREAK COULD EASILY OCCUR, BRAKES FAIL WHILE GOING OVER INCH OF WATER. *MJS

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED THREE TIMES FOR WHEEL CYLINDER FAILER. LEFT REAR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES. THE RIGHT REAR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. WHEN THE FAILERS OCCURS..BRAKING DISTANCE IS INCREASED A GREAT DEAL. I AM WORRIED THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO BRAKE IN TIME IF SOMETHING WERE TO ARRISE..

SIDE WINDOW LOCATED ON DRIVER SIDE, WOULD NOT CLOSE OR LATCH PROPERLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON NUMEROUS TIMES, AND CONDITION STILL REMAINS UNRESOLVED. DEALER/MFR. ARE NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN IT RAINS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, AND MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS ANABLE TO STEER WHEN HIT A PUDDLE. *YH

ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

POWER STEERING FAILS AFTER VEHICLE GOES THROUGH THE SLIGHTEST LEVEL OF STANDING WATER BECAUSE WATE SPASHES ON THE SINGLE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT AND STARTS SLIPPING. IF THE VEHICLE GOES THROUGH MORE THAN THE SLIGHTEST LEVEL OF STANDING WATER, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF.

POWER STEERING FAILS CONTINUALLY IN WET WEATHER.

SERPENTINE BELT REPLACEMENT DID NOT REMEDY DRIVING PROBLEMS.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN.

TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK CABLE MISPOSITIONED RESULTING IN MOVEMENT OF GEAR SELECTOR WHILE IN THE LOCKED POSITION. (QCAW)

POWER STEERING FAILS TEMPORARILY AFTER GOING THROGH WATER. (QCAW)

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE AND BACKING UP FUEL SLUSHING OCCURS.THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE GAS TANK IN MARCH OF 97 AND PROBLEM REOCCURS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED *AK. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET VEHICLE REMEDIED, HOWEVER HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. *SLC

WHEN THERE IS SNOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES DO NOT CLEAR SNOW PROPERLY. ICE FREEZES UNDER THE BLADES. MANUFACTURERS SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *AK

RECALL 98V072000; THE STOPPING DISTANCE HASN'T GOTTEN ANY BETTER SINCE THE RECALL WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED, AND WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE RADIO FAILED. THERE HAD BEEN AN CRASH BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED BECAUSE OF STOPPING DISTANCES OF THE BRAKES. *AK

RECALL 98V072000; THE STOPPING DISTANCE HASN'T GOTTEN ANY BETTER SINCE THE RECALL WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED, AND WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE RADIO FAILED. THERE HAD BEEN AN CRASH BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED BECAUSE OF STOPPING DISTANCES OF THE BRAKES. *AK

VEHICLE HAS 2 BUILT- IN CAR SEATS THAT CONTAIN A PLASTIC LATCH , THIS LATCH DOES NOT HOLD HARNESS STRAP TOGETHER IN ANY TYPE OF MOVEMENT OR PRESSURE DONE TO IT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF PROTECTION TO CHILD THAT IS RESTRAINED IN SEAT. *AK

THE PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN BY ITSELF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

SLIDING ELECTRIC DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE OPENS WITHOUT WARNING. DOOR RARELY CLOSES ALL THE WAY WITHOUT A WARNING THAT IT'S OPEN UNLESS YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE INTERIOR LIGHT.

THROTTLE CABLE WEARS IN TWO, CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO GET STUCK. CABLE JAMMED UP IN HOUSING ,CAUSED ENGINE TO SPEED UP. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF ENGINE. PULLED TO THE SIDE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE CABLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE SLIDING DOOR ATTEMPTS TO OPEN. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND BELT GET WET, AND SLIP. THE POWER STEERING WILL LOCK AT THIS POINT AND WILL RESUME WITHIN A FEW SECONDS.

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP ON WET ROADS.

WINDSHIELD HAD A CRACK IN THE CENTER ABOVE REARVIEW MIRROR. CONSUMER THINKS IT IS A STRESS CRACK

POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENS AUTOMATICALLY AFTER BEING CLOSED. DOOR ALARM WOULD SOUND WHILE DOOR WAS CLOSED. DOOR FAILED IN CLOSED, BUT NOT LATCHED POSITION.

THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WILL NOT COOPERATE AND CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN COMING DOWN MOUNTAIN GRADES AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES SMELL LIKE BURNING PLASTIC. WHEN PULLING OVER CAN SEE SMOKE COMING FROM BRAKES. BRAKES WERE CLEANED ON 8/15/97 FOR BRAKE NOISE. CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. THE TRUCK IS BEING LOOKED AT BY DEALER AT THIS TI...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE POWER DOORS OPENED/CLOSED ON ITS OWN. TOOK TO DEALER 7 TIMES. INFORMED NO PROBLEM. THE 2ND TIME DOORS OPENED WAS IN MECHANIC SHOP. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK. DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM. *AK

MISSING BOLT CAUSED TIE ROD TO COME APART AND STOP VEHICLE.

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. OWNER NOTES THAT BRAKE LINE WAS CUT ON THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE WHICH CONNECTS TO ABS SYSTEM. DEALERS HAVE CORRECTED PROBLEM, BUT OWNER STILL HAS CONCERNS. *AK

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. OWNER NOTES THAT BRAKE LINE WAS CUT ON THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE WHICH CONNECTS TO ABS SYSTEM. DEALERS HAVE CORRECTED PROBLEM, BUT OWNER STILL HAS CONCERNS. *AK

THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SLIDING SIDE DOOR WON'T SHUT PROPERLY, CAUSING THE DOOR TO INTERMITTENTLY BE OPENED, COULD CAUSE AN OCCUPANT TO FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO CLOSE THE DOOR IS TO CLOSE IT MANUALLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

FIRE STARTED ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE IN THE FUEL FILLER AREA. *AK