Pontiac Trans Sport
Owners filed 971 complaints across 13 model years of the Pontiac Trans Sport. The 1997 drew the most (236); the 2000 the fewest (2).
Model years13
Complaints971
Recalls36
Fires36
Deaths3
Every Pontiac Trans Sport model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Structure › Frame and Members | Routine | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Child Seat | Routine | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | Routine | |
| 1999 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | Structure › Body › Door | Routine | |
| 1998 | 227 | 6 | 4 | 17 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Above average | |
| 1997 | 236 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Structure › Body › Door | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | Routine | |
| 1995 | 113 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Structure › Body › Door | Routine | |
| 1994 | 98 | 4 | 12 | 4 | Structure › Body › Door | Routine | |
| 1993 | 61 | 3 | 7 | 1 | Seat Belts › Front › Retractor | Routine | |
| 1992 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Seat Belts › Front › Retractor | Routine | |
| 1991 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Seat Belts › Front › Retractor | Routine | |
| 1990 | 45 | 5 | 1 | — | Structure › Frame and Members | Routine |
Which Pontiac Trans Sport years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1997 is the weakest year on record, with 236 complaints concentrated in the structure › body › door. It carries 6 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.