1995 Pontiac Trans Sport

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.

Risk. VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.

Defect. THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH THROTTLE CABLE SUPPORT BRACKETS THAT COULD CONTACT THE THROTTLE LEVER SYSTEM AND INHIBIT THE THROTTLE RETURN. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS."

Risk. CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE THROTTLE MAY FAITL TO RETURN QUICKLY CAUSING THE ENGINE SPEED TO NOT DECREASE TO A LEVEL ANTICIPATED BY THE DRIVER.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE CABLE SUPPORT BRACKET.

Defect. IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED BRAKE PEDAL ARM CAUSES THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM TO FRACTURE DURING BRAKING.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF BRAKE OPERATION INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL SUSPECT BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLIES.

"TAKATA RECALL

1995 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID HAVE AN OIL LEAK. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT# 10-89-0648. *JB

THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT WITH ONE BOLT HOLDING UP THE ENGINE. THIS IS MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. IT WAS ONLY RECENTLY DISCOVERED BY A MECHANIC DOING SOME REPAIRS ON THE ENGINE. THE FRAME ON A 11 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT RUST OUT. A MAJOR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *NM

WE HAVE A 1995 PONTIAC TRANSPORT. IT LEAKS OIL REALLY BAD. WE GO ABOUT FIFTEEN MILES, AND THEN WE HAVE TO ADD TWO MORE QUARTS OF OIL. WE HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAD THE SAME MODEL OF VAN. HIS VAN DID THE SAME THING. HE REPAIRED THE MANIFOLD GASKET THREE TIMES. EACH TIME COSTING $900. FINALLY ON THE FOURTH TIME THIS SITUATION OCCURRED AGAIN. HE TRADED HIS VAN IN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. WE HOWEVER DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR OUR VAN. WE LIVE ON A SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME. *NM

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE ON A 1995 PONTIAC TRANSPORT AT 80,000 MILES.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT TO COLLAPSE, AND DRIVER ENDED UP IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK, SHOULDER, NECK, AND HEAD INJURIES. *AK

HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WHEN I START MY VAN. ALL THE IDIOT LIGHTS COME ON THE DASH, IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH GAUGES DON'T WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT WORK WHEN YOU PUSHED THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR OR THE ONE ON THE FRONT WINDOW PANEL. I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR, I WOULD TRY TO CLOSE IT AND IT WOULD OPEN AGAIN., SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE WHICH I BOUGHT IN 1999. I HAVE HAD BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR SNAP ON ME. I FEEL THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE THE FIRST PROBLEM I WAS TALKING ABOUT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND IT'S WHEN I HAVE GOTTEN IN AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT IT WAS REPAIRED BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY THEY DID FIND A GROUNDED OUT WIRE. *JB

AT ANY SPEED WHEN CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES VEHICLE HESITATED. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD BE ON THE VERGE OF STALLING, BUT KEPT ON RUNNING AT A LOW RPMS. DEALER IS DISMISSED THE PROBLEM. *AK

THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, GM NEVER LETS ME KNOW OF ANY RECALLS. I UNDERSTAND THAT TODAY THEY HAVE RECALLED THEM AGAIN FOR A PROBLEM IN THE STEERING BUT I CANNOT FIND ANY INFORMATION. VERY UPSET THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS THING FIXED! REALLY NEED A NEW CAR NOW. THE GAS GAUGE OR TANK IS EMPTY WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWS 1/2 TANK. SIDE DOOR WE UNPLUGGED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT CLOSE AND THE LIGHT STILL SHOWS ON MY DASH AS OPEN. MANY TIMES IT SIMPLY WOULD NOT OPEN. IN A CRASH WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN ANY DOORS IF THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING BADLY. WE REPLACED IT ONCE ONLY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. WE USE A LOT OF FLUID AND OIL. THE ENGINE IS RUNNING VERY POORLY, WOULD NOT PASS EMISSIONS. INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. VAN LOOKS NEW ON OUTSIDE EXCEPT THE HOOD WHICH HAD NO PRIMER ED AND NOW HAS CHIPS ON IT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, WE CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR NOR FIX THIS ONE.

DEALER HAD AT PREVIOUS TIMES CHECKED COOLANT SYSTEM AND SAID NO TROUBLE, HAD CLEANED RADIATOR AND CHECKED ENGINE TEMPERATURE. SAID EVERYTHING OK. NOW OUT WARRANTY AND ENGINE BLOWN DUE TO COOLANTLEAKAGE AND BEST DEAL SO FAR FOR REPAIR IS 3400.00 FROM CHEVY DEALER. VEHICLE IS WORTHLESS AS TRADE W/O FIX AND NOT SURE HOW MUCH ITS WORTH EVEN WHEN FIXED WITH THIS HISTORY. 1-800-PMCARES OFFERS NO OFFER OF REPAIR COST EVEN W/ 2600+ COMPLANTS ON GMCNSMR/PETITION SITE

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS A CRACKED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 02V286000 I THINK YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE WHETHER OR NOT IT SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE 1995 MODEL YEAR FOR GM MINI-VANS. I OWN A 1995 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT THAT HAD THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FOR A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP (NON-DEALER) TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE FINAL RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK. THE MECHANIC COMMENTED THAT IT IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A STEERING RACK TO FAIL UNDER NORMAL WEAR. I LEARNED OF THE RECALL WHEN MY MOTHER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM FOR HER 1996 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV.

A BRACKET UNDER THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BREAKS OVER TIME. THE BRACKET IS PART OF THE SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT (MANUALLY OPERATED). ONCE BROKEN, THE SEAT IS ONLY SECURED TO THE BASE AT THREE POINTS INSTEAD OF FOUR. THE SEAT CAN ALSO BE LIFTED AN ROCKED. ALSO, ONCE BROKEN THE SEAT MOVES AND SINKS TOWARD THE BACK LEFT WITH THE WEIGHT OF A PERSON AND MOVES A LOT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I DECIDED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION AFTER I LEARNED THAT THIS MAY BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS STYLE OF SEAT (WITH THE MANUAL HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT) AND DEFINITELY IMPEDES ONES ABILITY TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. NOT TO MENTION HOW THE SEAT WILL PERFORM IN AN ACCIDENT. I FIGURE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE I WENT TO A JUNK YARD TO OBTAIN A USED SEAT/BASE AND THE JUNK YARD HAD 7 VEHICLES LIKE MINE. OF THE 7 VEHICLES, 2 HAD A FIXED HEIGHT DRIVER SEAT AND THE REMAINING 5 HAD AN ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT DRIVER SEAT. ALL 5 OF THOSE SEATS WERE BROKEN IN THE SAME PLACE THAT MINE WAS. I BELIEVE ONLY ONE OF THE JUNK VEHICLES WAS IN AN ACCIDENT (IF THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU). SINCE MY DISCOVERY I HAVE TALKED TO 2 OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE AS MINE AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AN AUTO COLLISION/BODY SHOP WON'T REPAIR/WELD THE SEAT BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL LIABILITY. *LA

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MODULE. *AK *NLM

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE FROM FRAME, CAUSING SEAT TO SHIFT BACKWARDS. *AK

I CURRENTLY OWN AN 1995 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT, WITH THE 3800 ENGINE, VEHICLE I.D. # [XXX]. FOR THE LAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE WIPERS TEND TO WORK AND NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. OBVIOUSLY, THIS CAN BE A SEVERE PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A MECHANIC AND MY MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THE WIPER MOTORS AND OR THE WIPER MOTOR MODULE THAT GENERAL MOTORS USED IN MANY OF ITS CAR MODELS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND WERE ON RECALL. AND HE TOLD ME TO CHECK WITH GM REGARDING MY VEHICLE. I RECENTLY CONTACTED GM AND GAVE THEM MY CARS VEHICLE I.D. NUMBER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS LIMITED TO VEHICLES UP TO A CERTAIN I.D. NUMBER RANGE AND I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE I.D. WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I RECENTLY ASKED MY MECHANIC TO ORDER THE PART TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. HE CAME BACK TO ME AND TOLD ME THERE WAS A BACK ORDER ON THE PART. THERE WERE OVER 150 EXISTING REQUESTS FOR THE WIPER MOTOR MODULE AND IT WOULD BE A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE IT CAME IN. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THERE MUST HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF REQUESTS FOR THIS PART OVER THE PAST YEAR OR TWO. WHEN DOES THE AMOUNT OF REQUESTS FOR ONE REPAIR ITEM SHOW THAT THERE IS AN OVERALL DEFECT IN THAT PARTICULAR PART AND REQUIRE THAT THERE BE A TOTAL SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PART ACROSS THE BOARD? WHY AM I, THE CONSUMER, BEARING THE BRUNT OF THIS DEFECT? IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME. THANK YOU. [XXX]

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WITH WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING RAINY WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

I OWN A 1995 PONTIAC TRANSPORT BOUGHT USED IN GOOD SHAPE. I HAVE OWNED IT APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS. IN THAT TIME I HAVE HAD BOTH HEAD GASKETS SHAVED AND REDONE, THE TRANMSISSION REBUILT 3 TIMES, FOUR WATER PUMPS, A RADIATOR, A FAN, FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM TOTALLY REBUILT, THE TANK DROPPED, A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH LOCKS AND ELECTRICAL SHORTS. IT IS A TOTAL LEMON. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN TOTALLY REBUILT AND STILL WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 3RD GEAR TO DRIVE OR OVERDRIVE. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. SAYS IT MUST BE A FUSE OR WIRE PROBLEM. THIS CAR BREAKS DOWN CONTINUOUSLY FROM THE DAY I GOT IT, I HAVE PUT MORE MONEY INTO IT THAN I HAVE PAID FOR IT, AND STILL, IN FACT, OWE ON IT. PONTIAC DECLARED SOME 1997'S LEMONS, MINE IS MORE A LEMON THAN THEY ARE AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF MINE. CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS. HAS BEEN WORKED ON THIS TIME, ON AND OFF FOR A MONTH.*AK

FRONT DOOR HANDLES BREAKING AND FALLING APART INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, CURRENTLY MY PASSENGER DOOR CAN'T BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE THE LINGAGE COLLAPSED INSIDE THE DOOR. MAKING THE PIECES FROM CAST WASN'T A SMART IDEA. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACCESS THE PARTS INSIDE THE DOOR TO SELF REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THE COST OF A REPAIR RUNS OVER $100. ALONG WITH THE TWO FRONT DOORS, MY REAR HATCH HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT IS ALSO MADE OF CAST, COST OF REPAIR IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK

LEAKING COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON GM 3800 ENGINE IN 1995 TRANS SPORT MINIVAN. FIXED THREE TIMES BY GM FROM NEW, NOW LEAKING AGAIN. A DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW, I HAVE HAD THE MANIFOLD CHANGED MORE THAN MY FRONT BRAKES IN 100,000 MILES OF DRIVING!!*JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CONSUMER BEING INJURED. *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION AS STATED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL, HOWEVER THE YEAR OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB PLEASE REFER TO RECALL #02V286000. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE. THE STEERING HAD GONE OUT AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONSUMER TO STEER. *SCC

THE MOTOR ON THE AUTOMATIC SIDE, SLIDING DOOR HAS BURNED UP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A $1200 PART! THE DOOR IS TOO HEAVY TO USE MANUALLY BY A CHILD, MAKING THE ON,OFF SWITCH RATHER USELESS.*JB

PLASTIC PLENUM WARPS ON MY 3800 V6 IN 1995 PONTIAC TRANSPORT EVERY 35,000 MILES. COOLANT LEAKAGE AND POSSIBLE COOLANT IN OIL CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, 1ST AT 35,000 2ND AT 73,000 MILES. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER WILL NOT COVER PARTS OR LABOR ON ANY COMPLAINTS OVER 36,000 MILES. THIS IS HAPPENING ON MULTYPLE VEHICLES WITH SOME NEWER MODELS AT 7,000 TO 20,000 MILES. IF DRIVEN TO EXTREME AND ENGINE FREEZES, COULD CAUSE HANDLING PROBLEMS. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE DENIED ANY COVERAGE FOR ME WITH ONLY 73,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THIS HAPPENING TWICE TO ME. RESULTS ARE $650 UNLESS THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE IN RESULT OF THE COOLANT LEAKAGE.

3RD FAILURE OF IGNITION SWITCH SINCE PURCHASE, CAUSES INSTRUMENT PANAL TO BE INOPERATIVE, ENGINE WON'T START, AND INVOLVES MALFUNCTION OF ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. EACH TIME TECHS CLAIM CONTACTS TO BE BURNT. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET INFO ON WEB IN REFERANCE TO RECALL ON 1995 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT, NOR INFO FROM NHTSA IN REFERANCE TO RECALL. DT

FOUR SEAT BELTS HAVE SHREDDED IN THE LAST YEAR DEALER IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROBLEM. DT

ABS BRAKING LIGHTS AND AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE ABS LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ON. *YH

THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUDDERED AND OCCASIONALLY ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RUN AT THE CRONIC PONTIAC SERVICE DEPT(PRESSURE TEST), I WAS ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT(EST $2800). I PURCHASED A USED REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FROM A LOCAL USED PARTS BUSINESS AND HAD IT INSTALLED BY MY MECHANIC(BULLDOG TIRE). ONCE ROAD-TESTED THE SAME SYMPTOMS EXISTED WITH THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION AS THE ORIGINAL. MY MECHANIC THEN FOUND THE PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE WAS RUPTURED INSIDE THE RADIATOR ALLOWING WATER TO GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION FLUID TO ENTER THE RADIATOR. THE COOLANT LINES WERE REPLACED(SEE NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER 96V015000) AND THE RADIATOR WAS REPAIRED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO FLUSHED. I THEN CONTACTED THE CRONIC PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO ADVISE THEM OF THEIR MIS-DIAGNOSIS AS WELL AS THE COSTS I HAD INCURRED. I ALSO ADVISED THEM OF THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. HE STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND HE WAS STANDING BEHIND THE DIAGNOSIS OF A BAD TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH BOTH TRANSMISSIONS HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS FINE AFTER THE COOLANT LINE WAS REPLACED. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS WEBSITES ON-LINE DESCRIBING THIS RECALL AND ONE OF THEM SUGGESTS IT MAY BE A REGIONAL RECALL FOR VEHICLES PURCHASED IN NORTHERN STATES. I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC TWICE SO FAR AND THEY CAN NEITHER FIND A VEHICLE SPECIFIC RECALL NOR A MAKE/MODEL RECALL WITH

WHILE IN DRIVE AND PULLING UP TO A STOP VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY AND HIT THE GARAGE. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS IT COULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

SPARE TIRE JUST DROPPED OFF CAR, FORUNATELY IT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO CAR OR OTHER PEOPLE OR PROPERTY. IN LOOKING OVER YOUR SITE I FOUND A REPORT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON A 1993 PONTIAC TRANSSPORT. I AM NOW BEGINNING TO BELIVE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH POSSIBLE DISASTEROUS CONSEQUENCES IF THIS HAPPENED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ACCORDING TO THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR PLACE, APPEARS TO SHOW UP ON THIS YEAR AND STYLE OF GM MINIVANS, CHEVY, OLDS, & PONTIAC ARE ALL FROM THE SAME FACTORY AND USE THE SAME COMPONENTS. I DO NOT KNOW IF PONTIAC WILL RESPOND TO EITHER COMPLAINT, BUT I AM GOING TO PURSUE BOTH COMPLAINTS.*AK

NOTICED A GREEN LIQUID COMING FROM VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND AFTER CAR HAD BEEN SITTING OVER NIGHT. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND JERKING. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE BECAUSE OF THE LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN I STEP ON GAS TO ACCELERATE IT GOES BUT WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS IT IMMEDIATELY STALLS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP NOTHING I DID WOULD ,MAKE THEM START IE RUNING WIPER SWITCH THRU ALL THE POSITIONS DID NOT START UP IWOULD HAVE TO STOP VEHICAL FOR MAYBE ONE HALF HOUR THEY WOULD START TO WORK BUT THERE WERE TIMES ON AN EXPRESS WAY IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND PUT ME AT VERY HIGH ACCIDENT POTENTIOL I CALLED THE NUMBER TO COMPLAIN AND ASK IF THERE WAS A POSSIBLE RECALL AND THE ANWER WAS "NO' !.*AK

DRIVER SEAT SEATBELT, DOES NOT RETRACT, DUE TO BROKEN RETRACTOR.

OUTSIDE HANDLES ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS ARE INOPERABLE. OWNER HAS TO ENTER VEHICLE THROUGH SLIDING DOOR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THAT SINCE THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF EACH OTHER, THAT THE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *SLC

THREE OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THIS 7-PSGR VAN HAVE FAILED DURING THE FIFTH YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. ONE OF THE REAR SEATBELTS CAME UNBOLTED FROM THE WALL WHILE MY 10 YR. OLD SON WAS STRAPPED INTO IT! THANK GOD WE DIDN'T DISCOVER THIS FLAW DURING AN ACCIDENT! THE MIDDLE SEAT IN THE MIDDLE ROW HAS A JAMMED SEAT BELT THAT WON'T SPOOL OUT. THE RIGHT SEAT IN THE MIDDLE ROW HAS A SEATBELT WHERE THE FEMALE PORTION OF THE BUCKLE LITERALLY FELL APART. I HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING MY 6 YR. OLD CHILD OUT OF THE SEATBELT BECAUSE IT STUCK. THE DEALER TELLS ME THESE ITEMS ONLY HAVE A 36 MONTH OR 36000 MILE WARRANTLY. SHOULDN'T SAFETY ITEMS LIKE THESE HAVE MORE STRINGENT WARRANTIES, WHICH WOULD ENCOURAGE THE MANUFACTURER TO MAKE A MORE RELIABLE PRODUCT?*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOP WORKING AND THEN SUDDENLY START AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT HAS A METAL BAR ON THE UNDERSIDE WHICH SNAPPED AND NOW THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH DANGEROUSLY. *AK

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP. IN 1995, WE BOUGHT A PONTIAC TRANSPORT MINIVAN. IT HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE ENDURED THREE POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILURES. THIS STRIKES US AS A CLEAR MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WITH POSSIBLE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. IN THAT MY WIFE DRIVES 4 CHILDREN TO SCHOOL NEARLY EVERY DAY, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ABILITY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. IN EFFECT, WE NO LONGER HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE TRIED TO GET PONTIAC'S LOCAL ZONE PERSONNEL TO RESPOND TO NO AVAIL. PERHAPS YOU CAN HELP. MY QUESTIONS ARE: 1) HAS PONTIAC (OR A GM SISTER DIVISION SUCH AS CHEVROLET OR OLDSMOBILE) HAD BROADER PROBLEMS WITH THIS COMPONENT, 2) IS IT A SAFETY CONCERN WHERE WE NEED TO GET A NEW VEHICLE TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND THE CHILDREN THEY CAR POOL WITH? 3) DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTION REGARDING WAYS TO GET GM TO PAY ANY ATTENTION TO OUR CONCERNS?*AK

CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN BLOWER ON, BLOWER SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BOTH FUSE BOXES TO TRY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT WORK AND CONSUMER CAN NOT SEE IF THE WINDOWS ARE FOGGED. *SLC

PIN HOLDING GEAR SHIFT LEVER CAME OUT. IF THIS HAPPENS AND THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK POSITION, THE DOORS CANNOT BE UNLOCKED UNTIL SHIFT LEVER IS IN PARK POSITION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING DURING OPERATION AND IN HOT HUMID WEATHER, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE DEFECT.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS, CAUSING POOR VISIBLITY. WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL , ACTING VERY ERRATIC.PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE CAR ONTO DRIVEWAY. DEALER REPLACED UNSECURED OIL PAN BOLTS.*AK

NO SUMMARY

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED AS SHE WAS REACHING FOR THE SEAT BELT. NLM

REAR DRIVER'S SEAT AND MIDDLE SEAT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT FROM THE RETRACTORS, LEAVING BOTH OCCUPANTS WITHOUT ANY RETRAINTS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK