2002 PONTIAC TRANS AM

43 complaints filed with NHTSA.

43
Complaints
7
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries
4
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE4
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT2
STRUCTURE2
TIRES2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING1

Recent Complaints

20141209CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC TRANS AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 95 MPH IN FOURTH GEAR, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND DROVE DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE TWO INJURIES REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE

Mileage: 5,000

20141209CrashENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC TRANS AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 95 MPH IN FOURTH GEAR, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND DROVE DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE TWO INJURIES REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE

Mileage: 5,000

20141209CrashSEAT BELTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC TRANS AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 95 MPH IN FOURTH GEAR, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND DROVE DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE TWO INJURIES REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE

Mileage: 5,000

20080717CrashTIRES

TIRE SEPARATION -- OF 4 TIRES WITH THE SAME DOT 3 EITHER SHOW SIGNS OF SEPARATION OR SEPARATED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*TR

Mileage: 128,000

20071227CrashFatalEQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

SENSING DIAGNOSTIC MODULE COMPLAINT. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE FOUND OUT THAT GM WAS PUTTING EVENT DATA RECORDERS ON THEIR VEHICLES. HE STATES THESE RECORDERS WILL NOT BE ACCURATE IF THE CONSUMER CHANGES THINGS SUCH AS TIRE SIZE. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN 2 PEOPLE IN THE SECOND VEHICLE BEING KILLED. THE EDR/SDM THAT WAS INSTALLED IN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE RECORDED HIS SPEED OVER 100 MPH. THE CONSUMER STATED HE MADE MODIFICATIONS TO THE VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE

20051216CrashSUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING

DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTION CAUSING ME TO WREAK MY CAR INTO A MAILBOX. STATE FARM INSURANCE WOULD NOT FIX WHEEL BEARING SAID THAT IT WAS A DEFECT FROM PONTIAC. CONTACTED PONTIAC THEY WOULD NOT HELP PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE I TOOK IT TO A STATE FARM SERVICE FIRST LOCATION WHICH WAS A DODGE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE HAD BAD DEALINGS WITH THE WIESE (GM) DEALERSHIP. BUT THIS WAS A PLACE THAT THE STATE FARM CASE WAS DELT WITH SO THEY HAD TO INVESTIGATE AND PONTIAC WOULD NOT HELP. SECOND TIME

Mileage: 41,580

20050520CrashFatalUNKNOWN OR OTHER

REQUEST FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INVESTIGATION OF EDR / SDM ACCURACY.*MR CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THAT RESULTED IN AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND TWO FATALITIES (2002 PONTIAC TRANS AM MODIFIED TO FIREHAWK BY SUPERLEGAL PERFORMANCE). *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE INFORMATION FROM THE EDR/SDM USING THE VETRONIX SOFTWARE WAS INCORRECT/INACCURATE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST A FULL INVESTIGATION DETERMINE THE ACCURACY OF THE EDR/SDM IF MODIFICATIONS ARE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FACTORY BUILT SPE