1995 Pontiac Trans Sport complaints

ROTORS WARPED AT 20,000 MILES, DEALER TURNED ROTORS DUE TO DIFFICULT STOPPING. ROTORS WARPED AGAIN AT 47,000 MILES, DEALER WOULD NOT COVER ROTORS. I TOOK THE ROTORS IN TO BE TURNED, IT WAS STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE .003 & .008 UNDER THE MINIMUM THICKNESS. HAD TO PURCHASE NEW ROTORS! *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE , OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES/ MODELS (98V-150). HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER WILL REPAIR VEHICLE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN, AND WILL NOT CLICK BACK INTO THE OVERDRIVE GEAR. VEHICLE SHUTS COMPLETLY DOWN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

AFTER PURCHASES THIS VEHICLE IN 1995, I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE ALTERNATOR EACH YEAR. NOW, IT IS GOING OUT AGAIN. THERE MUST BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SEATBACK COLLAPSED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO ALMOST FALL BACKWARD. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE THREE BOLTS, AND THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE SNAPPED OFF. BECAUSE OF THAT, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET INSIDE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD FILED A COMPLAINT WITH MANUFACTURER, GM NUMBER 992468501. *AK

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE, AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THIS HAS CAUSED CONSUMER TO ENTER VEHICLE THROUGH THE REAR PASSENGER'S CARGO DOOR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ENGINE SIEZED UP, AND THEY WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THEY WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, AS IN LOW ON OIL, GAUGES WERE WORKING FINE AND DIDN'T INDICATE OIL WAS AS LOW AS IT WAS, I CALLED THE PLACE WERE WE BOUGHT IT AND NO ONE KNEW OF ANY PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE, BUT FOR SOME REASON THE OIL GUAGE JUST SEEM TO FAIL .

ON 4/4/97 I TOOK VAN IN FOR BRAKE PROB DEALER CHANGED FRONT ROTORS & PADS, SINCE THAT TIME THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON MEANING ABS NOT WORKING EVERY TIME IN WET WEATHER ESPECIALLY SNOW, 5/1/97 DEALER CHANGED SPEED SENSOR, 6/9/97 ABS LITE ON CHANGED DEALERS THE

DOOR HANDLE BROKE INSIDE THE DOOR ASSEMBLY. I KNOW OF SEVERAL FRIENDS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME TYPE AND YEAR VEHICLE. SOMEWHERE BOTH HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. WHEN I CONTACTED SEVERAL GMC DEALERSHIPS AND SPOKE TO THEIR SERVICE MANAGERS, ALL STATED IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AS THE METAL USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE BROKEN PART IS THE CAUSE. THE REPAIR RANGES FROM $100-150. I FURTHER HAVE READ E-MAILS AND ARTICLES IN THE NEWSPAPER AND WEB SITES(WWW.CARS.COM) OF MANY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY MY WIFE. GMC SHOULD MAKE A RECALL OF THIS CLEARLY OBVIOUS, MANUFACTURER DEFECT IMMEDIATELY. I AM WORRIED THAT THE HANDLE WILL POSSIBLY BREAK NOT ALLOWING HER TO GET INTO HER VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. IN 1995 WE PAID OVER $20,000 FOR THIS VAN AS IT WAS A TOP OF THE LINE VAN. IT IS SIMPLY REDICULOUS THAT A DOOR HANDLE PART DOES NOT LAST BUT 50,000 MILES. FURTHERMORE, SINCE I AM FINDING COUNTLESS OTHERS THAT HAVE AND ARE HAVING THE VERY SAME FAILURES OF ALL GM MAKES AND MODELS OF MINIVANS OF THIS PERIOD. *AK

IGNITION ASSEMBLY SWITCH IN COLUMN CAUGHT FIRE, BEGAN TO SPREAD UP THE COLUMN INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.*AK

RIGHT FRONT DOOR LATCH FAILED.YH

WHILE DRIVING SEATBACK ON DRIVER'S SIDE COLLAPSED. ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE SEATBACK COLLAPSED, OWNER NOTICED THAT BACKREST WAS LOOSE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE VAN WILL BE REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LATCH SAFETY BELT, SEAT BROKE FROM ITS METAL FLOOR HARNESS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT ABLE TO COME ON AT ALL. DEALER HAS REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH DRIVERS SEAT DROPPED BACKWARDS. CONSUMER TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED BOLT & SEAT. *AK

SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF PERFORMANCE, AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

ADDTL COMMENTS THE SECOND PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE AS I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE CAME WITH A FAULTY MODLED COOLANT HEAD ON IT I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALERS HERE AND IN ALASKA AND THEY REPLACED OVER 20-30 OF THESE EVERY MONTH AND IT IS EXSPENSIVE JOB THE DANGER IS RELATED TO OVERHEATING IN THE COLD WEATHER THE HAIRLINE CRACK DOES LEAK LIKE A SEIVE, IN THE WARMER WEATHER THE CRACK SEALS ITSELF UNTIL AGAIN IN A COLDER CLIMATE THAN WAMOO OUT OF THE FAULTY HAIRLINE CRAKC IT COMES AGAIN I DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE DEALER WHEN RETURNED FROM ALASK OF COURSE AT THAT TIME IT WAS 100F AND NO LEAK THE DANGER IN THIS IS THAT IT WILL ONE DAY OVERHEAT DUE TO LACK OF COOLANT AND WILL HAVE FAILURE ON THE HWY ON THE TURNPIKES ON THE INTERSTATE ECT ECT AND CREAT LIFE THREATENING TO OCCUPANTS AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *AK

UPON STARTING THE VAN, THE PIN IN THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER FELL OUT, CAUSING THE LEVER TO FALL IN DRIVER'S HAND. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VAN HOME SAFELY. DEALER HAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STICK IN THE "UP" POSITION AND HAVE TO BE MANUALLY PUSHED TO MOVE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON OCCASION ON EVERY UPSWING. VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATED AND BURNED. *AK

WHEN THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP IS BELOW FREEZING, ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN BRAKES USED.

DRIVER'S SEATBELT SYSTEM DOES NOT RETRACT BACK WHEN BUCKLING WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WILL REPLACE SEATBELT AT HALF PRICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD BEEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND ON WET PAVEMENT, ON EXIT RAMP SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, IT FELT LIKE VEHICLE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF METAL. TRANSMISSION BURNED UP. DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, NOT ONE THAT IS REBUILT. *AK

VEHICLE SHIMMYS AT ALL SPEEDS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

FUEL PUMP FAILURE.

COMPUTER FAILURES CAUSING BATTERY TO DRAIN, STARTING PROBLEMS AND STALLING.

WHENEVER APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE ALOT, AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL REAL TIGHT. THE CONSUMER HAS TO TURN THE ROTOR'S EVERY THREE MONTHS. ALSO, HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED THREE TIMES. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

HORN BUTTON DESIGN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND AND ACTIVATE WHEN NECESSARY.

FLASHER HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE AND SHUT OFF (STICKING) DUE TO DESIGN.

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. OWNER'S MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS PERFORMED, STOPPED VEHICLE. TRIED BRAKES, *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN ABOUT 60 MPH, ON INTERSTATE 64, DRIVER PASSED OUT, THE VAN WENT OFF THE ROAD,HITTING A GUARDRAIL(SHEARING OFF AT LEAST 4 GUARD RAIL POST), AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE VAN WAS TOTALLED. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING 35 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESUTLING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 35 MPH TIRES LOST DUE TO A RUBBER PROBLEM. ALSO CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. OWNER VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

FRONT WHEEL NUTS/STUDS ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH RESULTING IN STRIPPING OF THREADS

POWER SLIDING DOOR AND CENTER SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. THERE IS ALSO A THUMPING SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AFTER BRAKE HAS BEEN APPLIED.

THE CONSUMER SAID WHEN HE IS TRYING TO CLOSE THE VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR, THE DOOR LATCH DOES NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS EIGHT TIMES, AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CRASH, UNSPECIFIED.

TRACTION CONTROL FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO HYDROPLANE.

WINDSHIELD LATCH CRACKED AND WINDOW FELL OUT.

MIDDLE REAR LAP BELT LOCKS UP AND COULD NOT BE USED. DEALER REPLACED THE LAP BELT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FIVE TIMES. ALSO THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND FALLEN OFF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOORS. OCCUPANTS CAN EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT NOT ENTER. PLEASE ADD ANY OTHER DETAILS. *AK

ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR AND DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND REMOVING THE NOZEL THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND THE FILLER NECK, CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE IS AWAITING SERVICE. *AK

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR RUNS ELECTRONICALLY AND BREAKS FREQUENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR 20 TIMES IN PAST 30 MONTHS. WHEN DOOR IS NOT OPERATING ELECTRONICALLY, IT IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN OR CLOSE; ALSO, PASSENGER CANNOT EXIT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ENGINE STALLING WHEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT APPROX. 7OMPH, NO PRIOR WARNING, RENDERED POWER STEERING AND BRAKES INOPERATIVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WENT OVER A HUBCAP IN THE ROAD AND HIT IT WITH A TIRE, THE HUBCAP PUNCTURED THE FUEL TANK, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS A LITTLE AT A TIME . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE.

UPPER TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER HOSE PULLED OUT OF THE CRIMPED COUPLING AT TRANSAXLE END OF ASSEMBLY PRIOR TO RECALL.