Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Differential Proportional Valve75V137000
Filed Jul 21, 197576 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.
1994 Pontiac Trans AM
Routine
Owners filed 9 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the vehicle speed control. It has been recalled 1 time.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Air › Antilock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Ignition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 safety recall
Part 573 reportsWhat owners reported
Newest filingsElectrical System › Ignition
Filed Nov 19, 2000TX
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Aug 26, 2000VA
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKING INTRMITTENTLEY OR NOT AT ALL; CONDITION CAN REDUCE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:
Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Filed Nov 8, 1999NY
THE ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK UNLESS I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. JUST ORDERED THE PARTS TO FIX IT, THEY SAID I NEEDED THE MOTOR AND MODULATOR. PARTS ALONE COST ME $1,170.
Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Jul 20, 1999OH
VEHICLE LEAKS OIL FROM IN BETWEEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE ENGINE BLOCK. DEALER SAID INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE TAKEN OFF, AND A NEW HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. *AK
Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Filed Oct 16, 1998VA
THE DELCO CD PLAYER IS TOO HOT, IT CAUSES TO BURN THE CD AND MAY CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT AND CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WON'T ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *AK
Vehicle Speed ControlCrashFire
Filed Aug 24, 1998SC
THIS VEHICLE IS A 1998 MODEL. CONSUMER HAD TURNED FROM A STOP SIGN, VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABOUT 45MPH. REMOVED FOOT FROM PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR . CONSUMER CUT OFF THE SWITCH AND RESTARTED ENGINE. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL BE DECELERATING, SOMETIMES IT WILL STILL BE ACCELERATING. ON JULY 18, 1998, WHEN VEHICLE CRASHED THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, EVEN AFTER CONSUMER SWITCHED IT OFF ON TWO OCCASIONS. DECELERATION HAD BEGUN, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, RAN OFF ROAD, HITTING TREES. SPLIT THE FRONT END. THE MOTOR FIRST FLEW OUT APPROXIMATELY 250YARDS. THEN THE BACK HIT SOME TREES, AND BACK END TORE APART. THE TRUNK AND EVERYTHING WAS GONE. THE VEHICLE SPLIT INTO APPROXIMATELY 4 PARTS. *AK
Fuel System, Other
Filed Nov 21, 1997FL
FUMES ENTERING VEHICLE CAUSING CONSUMER TO BECOME DIZZY, LIGHT HEADED, NAUSEOUS AND DISORIENTED.
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 20, 1997CA
GAS FUMES IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Nov 7, 1996GA
ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, ALSO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
9 of 9 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Jul 21, 1975. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.