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1995 Pontiac Trans Sport Electrical Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA

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Electrical reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
11
Latest Mar 24, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
10%
of 113 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Pontiac Trans Sport submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming electrical

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Mar 24, 2004

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

NHTSA ID
10063834
Incident
Mar 24, 2004
Mileage
99,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Nov 10, 2002

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

NHTSA ID
769527
Incident
Nov 4, 2002
AirbagsElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Mar 7, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
759037
Incident
Dec 7, 1998
Electrical
Filed Apr 21, 2000

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

NHTSA ID
721775
Electrical
Filed Jan 4, 2000
Fire reported

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

NHTSA ID
716843
Incident
Jan 2, 2000
Electrical
Filed May 19, 1999

IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATED AND BURNED. *AK

NHTSA ID
706660
Incident
Apr 26, 1999
Electrical
Filed Dec 9, 1998

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

NHTSA ID
542946
Electrical
Filed Nov 13, 1998

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

NHTSA ID
542575
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+1 more
Filed Jul 29, 1997

ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR AND DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
520334
Electrical
Filed Feb 25, 1997

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

NHTSA ID
809392
ElectricalSteering
Filed May 18, 1995

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 50 MPH AND ON THE ROAD AT 30 MPH VAN CUT OFF AND COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING. TT

NHTSA ID
965556
Incident
May 17, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Interior & seats19Visibility17Engine17Body & structure15Transmission12Brakes12Seat belts10

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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