1990 Pontiac Trans Sport: raw data

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vehicle1990 / pontiac / trans-sport
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints70 on file (1995-02-21 → 2005-10-31)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Engine cradle or subframe bolt and corrosion failureSTRUCTURE16 complaints1996-02 → 2005-10trans-sport-1990-cradle-separation
  • 10083409 ON MAY 9, 2004 THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS BROKE WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRAME AND TRANSMISSION DROPPED AND THE STEERING SHAFT BROKE
  • 8009158 REAR CRADLE DETACHED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED
  • 700597 ENGINE/SUSPENSION SUB-FRAME ASSEMBLY FAILURE AT FRONT ATTACHMENT OF RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM. THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE SUB FRAME ASSEMBLY
Seat belt retractor failure to retractSEAT BELTS9 complaints1995-02 → 2003-01trans-sport-1990-seat-belt-retractor
  • 960243 DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, ALLOWING SEAT BELT TO FULLY EXTEND TO THE END
  • 977969 THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RETRACTOR FAILURE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT
  • 705405 THE PLASTIC COVER HOLDING THE RETRACTING SPRING HAS BECOME DEFORMED ON MORE THAN ONE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR
Windshield wipers stopping while drivingVISIBILITY3 complaints1998-03 → 1999-10trans-sport-1990-wiper-stoppage
  • 710540 WIPERS STOP WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. REPLACEMENT PART DOES SAME THING
  • 714136 WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WHEN EVER
Sliding door handle breakageSTRUCTURE3 complaints1995-03 → 1997-02trans-sport-1990-sliding-door-handle
  • 807440 INSIDE SLIDING DOOR HANDLE BROKEN, LEFT FRONT BROKE OUTSIDE, UNIT REPLACED BY PONTIAC DEALER AND BROKE AGAIN ONE YEAR LATER
  • 479627 SLIDING DOOR HANDLE BROKE
Driver seatback bolt shear and collapseSEATS4 complaints1997-09 → 2001-04trans-sport-1990-seatback-collapse
  • 825528 DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 57 MPH BOLT THAT HOLDS DRIVER'S SEATBACK SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE SEATBACK TO COLLAPSE, ALMOST RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT
  • 743860 MOUNTING BOLT FOR DRIVER'S SEATBACK SHEARED OFF, CAUSING SEATBACK TO COLLAPSE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
701995-02-212005-10-3101STRUCTURE:24; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:10; SEAT BELTS:9; VISIBILITY:6; STEERING:5

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1990 Pontiac Trans Sport vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/pontiac/trans-sport
@misc{wrenchpro_1990_pontiac_trans_sport_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1990 Pontiac Trans Sport},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/pontiac/trans-sport}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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