Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. 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. 19 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT TO COLLAPSE, AND DRIVER ENDED UP IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK, SHOULDER, NECK, AND HEAD INJURIES. *AK
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
A BRACKET UNDER THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BREAKS OVER TIME. THE BRACKET IS PART OF THE SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT (MANUALLY OPERATED). ONCE BROKEN, THE SEAT IS ONLY SECURED TO THE BASE AT THREE POINTS INSTEAD OF FOUR. THE SEAT CAN ALSO BE LIFTED AN ROCKED. ALSO, ONCE BROKEN THE SEAT MOVES AND SINKS TOWARD THE BACK LEFT WITH THE WEIGHT OF A PERSON AND MOVES A LOT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I DECIDED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION AFTER I LEARNED THAT THIS MAY BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS STYLE OF SEAT (WITH THE MANUAL HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT) AND DEFINITELY IMPEDES ONES ABILITY TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. NOT TO MENTION HOW THE SEAT WILL PERFORM IN AN ACCIDENT. I FIGURE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE I WENT TO A JUNK YARD TO OBTAIN A USED SEAT/BASE AND THE JUNK YARD HAD 7 VEHICLES LIKE MINE. OF THE 7 VEHICLES, 2 HAD A FIXED HEIGHT DRIVER SEAT AND THE REMAINING 5 HAD AN ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT DRIVER SEAT. ALL 5 OF THOSE SEATS WERE BROKEN IN THE SAME PLACE THAT MINE WAS. I BELIEVE ONLY ONE OF THE JUNK VEHICLES WAS IN AN ACCIDENT (IF THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU). SINCE MY DISCOVERY I HAVE TALKED TO 2 OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE AS MINE AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AN AUTO COLLISION/BODY SHOP WON'T REPAIR/WELD THE SEAT BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL LIABILITY. *LA
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE FROM FRAME, CAUSING SEAT TO SHIFT BACKWARDS. *AK
FRONT DOOR HANDLES BREAKING AND FALLING APART INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, CURRENTLY MY PASSENGER DOOR CAN'T BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE THE LINGAGE COLLAPSED INSIDE THE DOOR. MAKING THE PIECES FROM CAST WASN'T A SMART IDEA. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACCESS THE PARTS INSIDE THE DOOR TO SELF REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THE COST OF A REPAIR RUNS OVER $100. ALONG WITH THE TWO FRONT DOORS, MY REAR HATCH HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT IS ALSO MADE OF CAST, COST OF REPAIR IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CONSUMER BEING INJURED. *JB
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED AS SHE WAS REACHING FOR THE SEAT BELT. NLM
WHILE DRIVING SEATBACK COLLAPSED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO ALMOST FALL BACKWARD. *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
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH DRIVERS SEAT DROPPED BACKWARDS. CONSUMER TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED BOLT & SEAT. *AK
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
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS A LITTLE AT A TIME . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
FAILURE ON THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR, DOOR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO GET HIS SON OUT THE DOOR, DOOR KEPT CLOSING. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT IS NOT ALIGNED WITH STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING NECK/BACK PAIN AND STIFFNESS TO DRIVER'S. *SKD
SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH, IT POPS OPEN WHEN NEARING SHUT. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL. TT
VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A STOP AND IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, SPEED 5 MPH, EXPERIENCE SEAT BACK FAILURE ON PASSENGER AND DRIVERS FRONT SEATS. TT
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