IllustrationNO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
1995 Pontiac Trans Sport
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Trans Sport years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Pontiac Trans Sport are substantially higher than the model-year median of 36.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 17 of 113 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports3 fire reports6 injury reports
Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
16 reportsTHERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE CAR ONTO DRIVEWAY. DEALER REPLACED UNSECURED OIL PAN BOLTS.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
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 .
ADDTL COMMENTS THE SECOND PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE AS I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE CAME WITH A FAULTY MODLED COOLANT HEAD ON IT I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALERS HERE AND IN ALASKA AND THEY REPLACED OVER 20-30 OF THESE EVERY MONTH AND IT IS EXSPENSIVE JOB THE DANGER IS RELATED TO OVERHEATING IN THE COLD WEATHER THE H…
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ADDTL COMMENTS THE SECOND PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE AS I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE CAME WITH A FAULTY MODLED COOLANT HEAD ON IT I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALERS HERE AND IN ALASKA AND THEY REPLACED OVER 20-30 OF THESE EVERY MONTH AND IT IS EXSPENSIVE JOB THE DANGER IS RELATED TO OVERHEATING IN THE COLD WEATHER THE HAIRLINE CRACK DOES LEAK LIKE A SEIVE, IN THE WARMER WEATHER THE CRACK SEALS ITSELF UNTIL AGAIN IN A COLDER CLIMATE THAN WAMOO OUT OF THE FAULTY HAIRLINE CRAKC IT COMES AGAIN I DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE DEALER WHEN RETURNED FROM ALASK OF COURSE AT THAT TIME IT WAS 100F AND NO LEAK THE DANGER IN THIS IS THAT IT WILL ONE DAY OVERHEAT DUE TO LACK OF COOLANT AND WILL HAVE FAILURE ON THE HWY ON THE TURNPIKES ON THE INTERSTATE ECT ECT AND CREAT LIFE THREATENING TO OCCUPANTS AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *AK
THE OIL IN THE CAR GOES DOWN ABOUT THREE PINTS EVER FIVE HUNDERD MILES. HAD THE CAR CHECKD TWICE BY DEALER AND NOTHING WAS DONE. ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURER.
Official recalls
396V015000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:cooling Unit And Lines
Jan 23, 1996
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.
95V214000 · Vehicle Speed Control
Nov 3, 1995
THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH THROTTLE CABLE SUPPORT BRACKETS THAT COULD CONTACT THE THROTTLE LEVER SYSTEM AND INHIBIT THE THROTTLE RETURN. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE THROTTLE MAY FAITL TO RETURN QUICKLY CAUSING THE ENGINE SPEED TO NOT DECREASE TO A LEVEL ANTICIPATED BY THE DRIVER.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE CABLE SUPPORT BRACKET.
95V048000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:pedals And Linkages
Mar 20, 1995
IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED BRAKE PEDAL ARM CAUSES THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM TO FRACTURE DURING BRAKING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF BRAKE OPERATION INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL SUSPECT BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLIES.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.