1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT

VAN STARTED ON FIRE, IN DRIVER'S DOOR ORIGINATING FROM POWER WINDOW CONTROLS. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY NEXT TO HOUSE,NOT RUNNING. VAN WAS A COMPLETE LOSS,ONLY VEHICLE WAS ONLY ONE FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

VAN STARTED ON FIRE, IN DRIVER'S DOOR ORIGINATING FROM POWER WINDOW CONTROLS. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY NEXT TO HOUSE,NOT RUNNING. VAN WAS A COMPLETE LOSS,ONLY VEHICLE WAS ONLY ONE FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE BEHIND THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BODY DAMAGE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS NO SAFETY SIDE BAR ON THE VEHICLE AND FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 88,700

I OWN A 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT THAT SHOULD HAVE A IMMEDIATE RECALL. THE POWER SLIDING DOOR IS OPENING WHEN EVER IT WANTS MOSTLY WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS. THE DOOR OPENED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK. ONCE ALMOST LOSING MY SON. I TURNED A LEFT TURN AND IT POPPED OPEN LEAVING MY SON HANGING OUT THE DOOR IN HIS SEAT BELT. HE HAS SEAT BELT BURN MARKS ON HIS SHOULDER AND NECK. *JB

Mileage: 121,860

WIFE MAKING LEFT TURN ONTO BUSY ROAD, VAN WOULD NOT RESPOND TO TO TURNING THE WHEEL. SIDE IMPACT AT 40 MILE + FROM SEMI. INJURIES SUSTAINED BY WIFE, BROKEN HIP CRUSHED LEFT ARM , FRACTURED TAIL BONE AND FRACTURED BASE OF SKULL. DAUGHTER AND FRIEND ALSO INJURED BUT RELEASED WITH MINOR INJURIES. WE DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VAN UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THAT IS WHEN I RECIEVED THE RECALL NOTICE. NOTHING COULD BE DONE AT THIS POINT BECAUSE THE VAN HAD BEEN CRUSHED INTO A CUBE OF SCR

Mileage: 98,000

THE VAN WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHICH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS DAMAGED. THE VAN WAS REPAIRED BY A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP. ANTI-FREEZE IS LEAKING BY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND MIXING WITH THE OIL, WHICH WASN'T FROM THE ACCIDENT. THE OWNER HAS FOUND SIMILAR REPORTS ON "NHTSAS' WEBSITE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS

I RECEIVED A SERIOUS CONCUSSION IN A REAR END/FRONT END COLLISION DUE TO THE FACT SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD ME IN PLACE. I HIT THE SUNVISOR AND THEN HIT THE BACK HEAD REST SO HARD I BROKE THE SEAT.*AK

WHILE TURNING LEFT, FRONT WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN, STEERING WAS POPPING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEFECT IN GEAR WAS THE CAUSE PER DEALERSHIP.*AKCONSUMER HAD TO RUN INTO THE CURB TO AVOID TRAFFIC. *JG

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP DURING CURVE, UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL, VAN CRACHED INTO CANAL. IS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY INSURANCE. *AK

WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING A COLLISION WHICH TOTALLED THE VEHICLE.*AK

THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR OPENED DURING ACCIDENT. YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT CROSSED THE LINE. DAMAGE WAS FROM THE FRONT TO DASHBOARD, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

1 WEEK PRIOR TO INCIDENT SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN ELECTRONICALLY, THEREFORE OWNER USED MANUAL DOOR ON LEFT SIDE. ON THE WAY HOME UP A HILL, THE RIGHT DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED VERY FAST, CATCHING AND CRUSHING CHILD PASSENGER'S FOOT.

RECALL 98V072000; THE STOPPING DISTANCE HASN'T GOTTEN ANY BETTER SINCE THE RECALL WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED, AND WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE RADIO FAILED. THERE HAD BEEN AN CRASH BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED BECAUSE OF STOPPING DISTANCES OF THE BRAKES. *AK

RECALL 98V072000; THE STOPPING DISTANCE HASN'T GOTTEN ANY BETTER SINCE THE RECALL WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED, AND WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE RADIO FAILED. THERE HAD BEEN AN CRASH BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED BECAUSE OF STOPPING DISTANCES OF THE BRAKES. *AK

FIRE STARTED ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE IN THE FUEL FILLER AREA. *AK