Pontiac / Trans Sport / 1995
1995 Pontiac Trans Sport problems
Owners have filed 151 complaints about the 1995 Pontiac Trans Sport with NHTSA. Visibility accounts for 11.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine and engine cooling at 11.3%.
Complaints151
Crashes19
Fires3
Injuries11
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Visibility 11.3% · 17
Engine and engine cooling 11.3% · 17
Structure 10.6% · 16
Seats 9.3% · 14
Power train 9.3% · 14
Service brakes, hydraulic 8.6% · 13
Electrical system 7.9% · 12
Seat belts 6.6% · 10
Severity
Of those complaints, 19 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire and 11 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 4 model years of the Pontiac Trans Sport in this data, 1995 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 1997 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 6 in the last three years against 47 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 80,000 miles.
In owners' own words
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 . Engine and engine cooling
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!! Engine and engine cooling
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. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 80,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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