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We found the following complaints for PONTIAC TRANS SPORT (1994)

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Upon impact from the rear, both front bucket seat backs broke and collapsed, also driver air bag did not deploy after hitting the vehicle in front.tt

Upon impact from the rear both front bucket seat backs broke and collapsed, also driver air bag did not deploy after hitting the vehicle in front.tt

Battery failed.

The transmission was not shifting right and the alternator went out the window won't go up right .tt

When at complete stop engine stalls, after a few minutes will start again.

While driving and coming to a stop vehicle will just go dead. After a few minutes it will start again. Dealercould not duplicate problem.

While driving the vehicle at any speed the accelerator cable snapped, causingthe gas pedal to gostraight to the floor. Vehicle is not receiving any gas at all. Also,the computer chip shut the vehicle down.contact the dealer, and they don't know the cause.

Main computer module malfunctioned, causing ignition to fail. This, in turn, foiled the plugs/burned out plug wires/carboned up the throttle and injectors.

At highway speeds the vehicle locked up and died. Dealer said that there was a ground wire loose.the vehicle has been into the delaer several times for this problem.

Electrcial fire because of the wiring.please describe.

Went to have ac charged, found that it is an electrical problem, windshield wipers (front/back) work sporadiically, consumer has to get out of vehicle to push wipers down when stuck. Went in for transmission work found that it was a wiring issue, van jolts when using cruise control and when going up large hills.i

I was driving the vehicle on the highway, when without warning, it stalled.i pulled to the side, and attempted to restart the vehicle.it continued to start, by when i put it in gear it would stall again.after several times, we saw smoke, then immediately fire.the entire underside of the vehicle was burned by time the fire dept. Arrived.the highway patrol called aaa who towed it to my usual garage.after inspection, they determined it was too much damage to warrant fixing.i contacted the pontiac cust. Assist. Center and was given a reference # after filing a report.have heard nothing.i had the vehicle towed back to my residence, where it is now.i still owe on the vehicle, and have no recourse.

While driving, smoke started coming from underhood; pulled over; engine engulfed with flames; attempts were made to extinguish fire; vehicle totaled.tt

Transmission system doesn't work, dealer said the module has failed but they see as gm problem.the controls between the steering wheel and the dash are shorting out changing everything when you drive.seat belts have been replaced.the driver and passenger door handles have both been replaced as they broke right off.just spent $560.00 to dealer and all i got was the seat belt fixed.

A fire started underneath at the right passenger's side dash.harness to the fusesrubbed up against the plastic brace which is located underneathfuse panel and glove box, resulting in burning and melting of the wires.owner wants to be reimbursed for cost of repair.

Stalls when gets warm.abs braking light comes on every now and then.i was rolling up window it has electric and window shattered in side door. I have put a new module in and a newrotor cap and the new coil.the old coil caught on fire when the van stalled on me. Now it has no spark. I had it in sadlers motors and they told me the module was bad. I put it in.it studders going down the road when it gets warmgas quit coming out of injectors then when i put module on injectors work nowi was wondering if there was recalls on any of that stuffi baught the van used. Warranty doesn't cover any of this. They said the warranty was in with the price of the van but to find out they charged us for the warranty.somtimes when we hit a bump it has a rattling noise from rear; it sounds like from front somtimes.

Transmission - when you start the van, and put into gear, it takes at least 10-20 seconds before it will engage into forward and reverse. Drivers side seatbelt- would not retract, had to replace, it cost $100.00 replaced 2 altinators, 1 starter and 4 batteries. Had to re-seal intake twice. Lifter tick, donut seal replaced. Vacumm leak repaired. Coolant leak, had to replace head gasket twice. Coolant is leaking again. Door handle, drivers side broke today.

While driving and looking for a parking space, when driver was about 3 parking spots away from her spot, she saw smoke. After that, in about 2 minutes, vehicle wasengulfed in flames. Fire department was called.

Pgr valve causes engine to shut off while traveling, which results in loss of power braking and steering.

Vehicle experiences hesitation and stalling in midsummer weather, the dealer can not duplicate the problem.

Car cuts off when driving and at stop signs or traffic light

Vehicle experienced engine fire while driving(ohio traffic crash report) *mjs

While driving on the road the engine shuts down completely. The dealer is not able to correct the problem.

While driving between 10mph and 35 mph engine shuts down. Not able to restart from neutral.have to completely stop turn key off and then restart.i have been almost hit many times.i have no power steering or anything.happens alot on slight hills and turns.

All these problems occured with less than 4 years of use on this van. We have regular service records for it as well. It was a very well taken care of van. We just had to replace the whole transmission with 90,000 miles! we'd like to be re-imbursed if possible by pontiac.we'vecalled pontiac but have received no help as of yet. We'd like to get some help,we have all the receipts of all the exausting work done to this van. Its no wonder they took it out of production 3 years later

Exhaust manifolds were cracked and leaking, causing vehicle to stall, the faulty mainfolds also infiltrates vehicle with carbon monoxide poisoning, consumer smelled exhaust fumes.

A cable and assembly that was used to hold the spare tire under the vehicle rusted through. This caused the spare tire to fall onto the ground while driving.*mrph

Spare tire fell off in yard when door closed.cable rusted out. This could kill someone if it happens on the road!

The brake light remains illuminated due to a malfunction within the switch which has been replaced on three occasions and did not remedy the problem.please give any further details.

While traveling and without any indicationheadlight cover blew off, causing blubs to expose. Please provide further inofrmation.

Stalls when gets warm.abs braking light comes on every now and then.i was rolling up window it has electric and window shattered in side door. I have put a new module in and a newrotor cap and the new coil.the old coil caught on fire when the van stalled on me. Now it has no spark. I had it in sadlers motors and they told me the module was bad. I put it in.it studders going down the road when it gets warmgas quit coming out of injectors then when i put module on injectors work nowi was wondering if there was recalls on any of that stuffi baught the van used. Warranty doesn't cover any of this. They said the warranty was in with the price of the van but to find out they charged us for the warranty.somtimes when we hit a bump it has a rattling noise from rear; it sounds like from front somtimes.

Engine started smoking and a fire started and vehicle is now totaled. Please explain.tt

On 3/20/01, i was driving my van eastbound on rt. 33 in hocking county. My van stalled, so i pulled to the side.i attempted to restart the vehicle, and while it would continue to start, as soon as i put it in gear, it would stall again.a passerby stopped, and pulled the hood latch, then told me to try to start it again.almost immediately, we saw smoke which we quickly determined was coming from under the vehicle.the vehicle burst into flames fueled by the gas from the fuel pump.the van is a total loss, and the logan fire dept. Stated it was caused by the fuel pump igniting.i am continuing to pay for this van as i only have liability insurance.i feel if i was driving my vehicle down the road, never came in contact with another car, and did nothing wrong, why should i be out my van?i contacted pontiac and was given a confirmation # for a report, but have heard nothing.please help me determine if they are liable for faulty electrical equipment.

I was driving the vehicle on the highway, when without warning, it stalled.i pulled to the side, and attempted to restart the vehicle.it continued to start, by when i put it in gear it would stall again.after several times, we saw smoke, then immediately fire.the entire underside of the vehicle was burned by time the fire dept. Arrived.the highway patrol called aaa who towed it to my usual garage.after inspection, they determined it was too much damage to warrant fixing.i contacted the pontiac cust. Assist. Center and was given a reference # after filing a report.have heard nothing.i had the vehicle towed back to my residence, where it is now.i still owe on the vehicle, and have no recourse.

Consumer was driving and hit something in the road which caused the fuel tank to leak into the back of the car,caught on fire because of the leaking gas .

Rear door latch failed, causing rear door to pop open.

Rear door latch failed, causing rear door to pop open.

Entire door latch assembly had to be replaced due tounknown part which made the driver's door inoperable.please give any further details.

1994 pontiac transport electric sliding door does not stay shut.in the owner's manual an insert was put in with instructions to remove fuse for taillight and replace.this worked initially but no longer takes care of the problem.

Side door will open by itself when on an incline.tt

Sliding side door comes open while driving.

When openingdriver door's nadar pin that connectsdoor toframefell off.please give any further details.

Owner is concerned that he cannot open the rear liftgate door the inside of the vehicle

Difficulty setting parking brake.*aw

Transmission - when you start the van, and put into gear, it takes at least 10-20 seconds before it will engage into forward and reverse. Drivers side seatbelt- would not retract, had to replace, it cost $100.00 replaced 2 altinators, 1 starter and 4 batteries. Had to re-seal intake twice. Lifter tick, donut seal replaced. Vacumm leak repaired. Coolant leak, had to replace head gasket twice. Coolant is leaking again. Door handle, drivers side broke today.

Stalls when gets warm.abs braking light comes on every now and then.i was rolling up window it has electric and window shattered in side door. I have put a new module in and a newrotor cap and the new coil.the old coil caught on fire when the van stalled on me. Now it has no spark. I had it in sadlers motors and they told me the module was bad. I put it in.it studders going down the road when it gets warmgas quit coming out of injectors then when i put module on injectors work nowi was wondering if there was recalls on any of that stuffi baught the van used. Warranty doesn't cover any of this. They said the warranty was in with the price of the van but to find out they charged us for the warranty.somtimes when we hit a bump it has a rattling noise from rear; it sounds like from front somtimes.

While driving, vehicl suddenly lurched, then noticed burning trans. Fluid smell and smoke coming from grill, opened hood found engine engulfed in flames.

Transmission fluid leaking, possible fire hazard.tt

All these problems occured with less than 4 years of use on this van. We have regular service records for it as well. It was a very well taken care of van. We just had to replace the whole transmission with 90,000 miles! we'd like to be re-imbursed if possible by pontiac.we'vecalled pontiac but have received no help as of yet. We'd like to get some help,we have all the receipts of all the exausting work done to this van. Its no wonder they took it out of production 3 years later

Transmission slips during acceleration.

Transmission system doesn't work, dealer said the module has failed but they see as gm problem.the controls between the steering wheel and the dash are shorting out changing everything when you drive.seat belts have been replaced.the driver and passenger door handles have both been replaced as they broke right off.just spent $560.00 to dealer and all i got was the seat belt fixed.

While driving, vehicl suddenly lurched, then noticed burning trans. Fluid smell and smoke coming from grill, opened hood found engine engulfed in flames.

The transmission was not shifting right and the alternator went out the window won't go up right .tt

Transmission leak due to defective hose.tt

Under the hood fire, transmission line burst, while driving.tt

While driving at 55 mph in 20 degree weather, a transmission line to the cooler failed.lots of oil on the road and lots of smoke.we pulled over and stopped avoiding a fire.car was towed to be fixed.broke.

Transmission downshifted suddenly, causing fire.

Consumer's 3-year old son was able to put transmission gear intodrive without touchingpedal,vehicle moved,hitting consumer, and pinning her against the garage.

Clamps not in place when manufactured. Resulting in oil leakage. Please describe other defects.tt

Transmission seals failed.

Read that there was an investigation on leaking transmission and have that problem.tt

Transmission - when you start the van, and put into gear, it takes at least 10-20 seconds before it will engage into forward and reverse. Drivers side seatbelt- would not retract, had to replace, it cost $100.00 replaced 2 altinators, 1 starter and 4 batteries. Had to re-seal intake twice. Lifter tick, donut seal replaced. Vacumm leak repaired. Coolant leak, had to replace head gasket twice. Coolant is leaking again. Door handle, drivers side broke today.

Transmission system doesn't work, dealer said the module has failed but they see as gm problem.the controls between the steering wheel and the dash are shorting out changing everything when you drive.seat belts have been replaced.the driver and passenger door handles have both been replaced as they broke right off.just spent $560.00 to dealer and all i got was the seat belt fixed.

Front drivers seat belts on all year (93,94,95,96) chevy lumina,pontiac transport, oldsmobile silhouette. I have owned them all

About 80 % of the time the seat belts in both front seats will lock up and/or belt twists causing one to not be able to use the seatbelt until there

The seatbelts in the vehicle, twist and fail to retract and operate properly. This was noted by consumer reports as well.

Both door handles have broken, know of others with same style of handle mechanism that have failed same way, looks like defect of design, no recalls or tsb's found, broke within three weeks of one another; seatbelts are slow to retract if at all, resulted in slack getting caught in door jam, so consequently when pulled it broke and now will no longer retract; it is very frustrating and we paid good money for a good vehicle so we didn't expect this stuff to be happening.

Front drivers seat belts on all year (93,94,95,96) chevy lumina,pontiac transport, oldsmobile silhouette. I have owned them all

Driver's side seatbelt will not retract back into position, causing loss of protection. No parts in stock.

Seat belts will not recoil in or out because it binds up in guide system.ttconsumer states at this point, shoulder belt through the guide as it is always twisted and stuck.

Dt*:the contact stated the front driver's and passenger's side seat belts will not retract.there is a nhtsa recall, # 93v212000, 94v10000 and 94v015000, regarding the second, third and fourth row seat belt.the vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however the recall does not include the front seat belts.the dealer and manufacturer have been alerted.

(5) out of (7) shoulder belts are backwards. You have to twist belt to buckle corectly. Driver side seat belt was replaced and works fine, consumer took vehicle to another dealer to examine the other four twisting belts, this dealer found the seat belts were thread through backwards and repaired them.

Shoulder belt twists when trying to fasten, causing belt to become loose/unsecure.*skd

The drivers seat belt twists at point next to/behind drivers left shoulder and does not restrain properly. Tt

Front drivers seat belts on all year (93,94,95,96) chevy lumina,pontiac transport, oldsmobile silhouette. I have owned them all

Integrated css sits too erect allowing child to fall forward with ease. Please describe details.tt

Child safety built-in seat plastic retainer clip will not stay fastened.

Position of the third seat could create an inability to exit the vehicle.tt

Upon impact from the rear both front bucket seat backs broke and collapsed, also driver air bag did not deploy after hitting the vehicle in front.tt

Vehicle was rear ended, andseatback collapsed.speed of other vehicle was undetermined.dealr has been contacted.

Upon impact from the rear, both front bucket seat backs broke and collapsed, also driver air bag did not deploy after hitting the vehicle in front.tt

Stalls when gets warm.abs braking light comes on every now and then.i was rolling up window it has electric and window shattered in side door. I have put a new module in and a newrotor cap and the new coil.the old coil caught on fire when the van stalled on me. Now it has no spark. I had it in sadlers motors and they told me the module was bad. I put it in.it studders going down the road when it gets warmgas quit coming out of injectors then when i put module on injectors work nowi was wondering if there was recalls on any of that stuffi baught the van used. Warranty doesn't cover any of this. They said the warranty was in with the price of the van but to find out they charged us for the warranty.somtimes when we hit a bump it has a rattling noise from rear; it sounds like from front somtimes.

When appyling the abs brakes the left rear wheel locks up, causing extended stopping distance. Cause unknown.dealer cannot identify the problem.please give any further details.

Due to the use of light weight metal,rotors warped.

Front brake hoses ruptured, resulting in fluid leak.

Steering column giving problems.tt

Dealer investigating cause of bouncey ride, discovered inner tie rod ends worn and loose. Advised that further wear would result in safety problem and recommended replacement of steering gear nfor approx. $1000. I declined repair due to cost and concerns about nature of defect. Recently had steering gear replaced on my 1998 grand prix with apprx. Same mileage. Steering gear was leaking. Dealer replaced at no cost-advised that this is very rare. Seems to be a trend developing here, since the assemblies in question on the two vehicles are nearly identical. I've already poured enough $ into this vehicle for failed alternator, a/c compressor, warped front rotors, etc. If the steering gear/tie rod failure is a design problem, gm should fix it at no cost. Please investigate. I do not have the vin available at this time--can provide upon follow-up.

Transmission - when you start the van, and put into gear, it takes at least 10-20 seconds before it will engage into forward and reverse. Drivers side seatbelt- would not retract, had to replace, it cost $100.00 replaced 2 altinators, 1 starter and 4 batteries. Had to re-seal intake twice. Lifter tick, donut seal replaced. Vacumm leak repaired. Coolant leak, had to replace head gasket twice. Coolant is leaking again. Door handle, drivers side broke today.

Paint is peeling on the top of van. Other transports i have seen have the same problem.is there a recall on the paint? the paint on the rest of the vehicle is good with no apparent defects.

Sliding door electrical, push button closed,wanted to stop the door from closing, hit the button again to stop from closing, the door would not stop, arm was caught in thedoor,after trying to open doorthe motor failed, had to open the door manually.

Power sliding door malfunctions when dash panel light indicates door ajar when it's actually shut,causing excessive pulling on battery,resulting in battery drainage and not being able to restart vehicle due to an electrical short.

Driver outside door handle broke.could not open the driver's door from the inside or outside of the vehicle.common problem. Was repaired at no charge because still under warranty.*ml

Power sliding door won't stay open if parked downward on a hill.

Power sliding door won't stay open if parked downward on a hill.

Side door opened while driving down the road.tt

Automatic sliding side door closes automatically.tt

Transmission system doesn't work, dealer said the module has failed but they see as gm problem.the controls between the steering wheel and the dash are shorting out changing everything when you drive.seat belts have been replaced.the driver and passenger door handles have both been replaced as they broke right off.just spent $560.00 to dealer and all i got was the seat belt fixed.

Both door handles have broken, know of others with same style of handle mechanism that have failed same way, looks like defect of design, no recalls or tsb's found, broke within three weeks of one another; seatbelts are slow to retract if at all, resulted in slack getting caught in door jam, so consequently when pulled it broke and now will no longer retract; it is very frustrating and we paid good money for a good vehicle so we didn't expect this stuff to be happening.

When trying to enter passenger door i lifted up handle and the inner part of the lock broke off.i called dealer ,they sayitnot under warranty.i have heard numerous complaints about this prob and was wondering if an investigtion could be possible before the drivers door brakes and then entering the vehicle would be impossible?

All these problems occured with less than 4 years of use on this van. We have regular service records for it as well. It was a very well taken care of van. We just had to replace the whole transmission with 90,000 miles! we'd like to be re-imbursed if possible by pontiac.we'vecalled pontiac but have received no help as of yet. We'd like to get some help,we have all the receipts of all the exausting work done to this van. Its no wonder they took it out of production 3 years later

While driving on the freeway at 35mph the entire frame fell off the vehicle. This caused the engine/transmission & steering to be ineffective. Had no steering control. Finally had vehicle towed to dealer to checke it out. Manufacturer had no engineer to check it.

Strut tower welds are coming apart onfront/driver's side.mechanic found this during inspection.

Strut tower welds are coming apart onfront/driver's side.mechanic found this during inspection.

Pe00 02o; consumer said that he had a problem with a shaking and vibration throughoutvehicle. Mechanic noticed three of tire four tires where the tread separated.recommend to go to the distributor for replacement.the bridgestone turanza tires.

After market purchased tires from sears (stock # 09585287), vehicle was driven approximately 100 miles when the tire tread separated causing vibration while driving. *mjs

Transmission - when you start the van, and put into gear, it takes at least 10-20 seconds before it will engage into forward and reverse. Drivers side seatbelt- would not retract, had to replace, it cost $100.00 replaced 2 altinators, 1 starter and 4 batteries. Had to re-seal intake twice. Lifter tick, donut seal replaced. Vacumm leak repaired. Coolant leak, had to replace head gasket twice. Coolant is leaking again. Door handle, drivers side broke today.

Accelerator pedal stuck in open position, loss control impact 12:00 position going into gargare speed 35 mph.tt

Auto-tran:accelerator cable snapped while driving, gas pedal went to floor, vehicle received no gas, have to move over to side of road, could cause accident.

While driving the vehicle at any speed the accelerator cable snapped, causingthe gas pedal to gostraight to the floor. Vehicle is not receiving any gas at all. Also,the computer chip shut the vehicle down.contact the dealer, and they don't know the cause.

Consumer was driving down the road hit a rock the rear hatch latch glass crack in piece.tt

Consumer sts rear window blew out while driving down highway-he thinks rear window is too large.tt

Stalls when gets warm.abs braking light comes on every now and then.i was rolling up window it has electric and window shattered in side door. I have put a new module in and a newrotor cap and the new coil.the old coil caught on fire when the van stalled on me. Now it has no spark. I had it in sadlers motors and they told me the module was bad. I put it in.it studders going down the road when it gets warmgas quit coming out of injectors then when i put module on injectors work nowi was wondering if there was recalls on any of that stuffi baught the van used. Warranty doesn't cover any of this. They said the warranty was in with the price of the van but to find out they charged us for the warranty.somtimes when we hit a bump it has a rattling noise from rear; it sounds like from front somtimes.

The transmission was not shifting right and the alternator went out the window won't go up right .tt

Windshield wiper motor will fail and not properly oscillate unless windshield is very "wet".problem occurs during light rain.

While driving with the left side rear window opened, the window fell out of the vehicle.cause unknown.

Windshield wipers don't work when raining or temps above 50 f.several near accidents due to bad visibility.problem started in summer 2000 and has continued and gotten worse.

While driving under rainy conditions, the windshield wipers suddenly stopped working.consumer was almost hit by another car as a result.*nlm

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I own a 1994 pontiac transport, the windshield wipers stop and resume at will, sometimes they are inactive for as long as hours. Twice this almost led to an accident. I understand that in canada there has been a recall and a fix for this problem, how come not in the us? if the same component is being used there will be the same outcome!

Went to have ac charged, found that it is an electrical problem, windshield wipers (front/back) work sporadiically, consumer has to get out of vehicle to push wipers down when stuck. Went in for transmission work found that it was a wiring issue, van jolts when using cruise control and when going up large hills.i

Their is an erratic operation in these windshield wipers when they are activated they will not move consumer has to reach out and move them manualy to get them going. The dealer has had contacted.

Windshield wipers failed in the rain, causing poor visibility.*mjs

The windshieldwipers failed intermittently.the dealer was contacted and stated that the windshield wipers had to fail before they would look at them.*nlm

While exiting the poll booth the front wheel came off the axle and struck the front fender (ohio traffic crash report).nlm

While driving, at approx. 60mph, noticed vibration in front suspension, then front right lug bolt sheared, resulting in front wheel going through fender.

Five bolts on the right front wheel failed causing the wheel to collaspe.

Bolts on the right front wheel failed and the wheel collapsed.




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