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Intake manifold gasket leaks and coolant in engine oilENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING10 complaints2003-02 → 2008-06trans-sport-1996-intake-manifold-gasket
10007770 DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ON 1996 PONTIAC 3.4 LITER ENGINE 79,000 MILES. GASKET LEAKS ENGINE COOLANT INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY
10019273 COOLANT IN OIL DUE TO MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET..HAD GASKET REPLACED AND IS BACK IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM
10158916 COOLANT MIXING INTO ENGINE OIL DUE TO DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET,WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM?
Windshield wipers intermittent or inoperativeVISIBILITY11 complaints1998-11 → 2004-04trans-sport-1996-windshield-wipers
720503 WINDSHIELD WIPERS EITHER WON'T WORK OR QUIT WITHOUT WARNING
849275 WHENEVER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE USED DURING RAIN, THEY WOULD CUT OFF
841150 MECHANIC SAID PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR
Power sliding door opens unexpectedly or will not latchSTRUCTURE7 complaints1997-01 → 2007-10trans-sport-1996-sliding-door
532635 THE DOOR HAS OPENED 5 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING; LAST TIME WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHILE CROSSING A BRIDGE
898002 SLIDING DOOR WILL RATTLE WHEN LOCKED, AND AT TIMES WILL OPEN WITHOUT ANY ONE TRYING TO OPEN IT
807353 AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR LEAKS, WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR IT DOES NOT CLICK OVER
Brake pedal, rear brake and front rotor problemsSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC5 complaints1997-02 → 2000-07trans-sport-1996-brake-system
820025 WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKING PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT 2 TIMES
808579 WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP
531446 CLIP WHICH HOLDS THE LARGE SPRING BROKE OFF, CAUSING BRAKES TO FADE AND DRUM CYLINDER AND SHOES TO FAIL
Steering rack and pinion, tie rod and column failuresSTEERING6 complaints1998-02 → 2004-09trans-sport-1996-steering-gear-tie-rod
10017635 THE RACK AND PINION FAILED, PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING PERFORMED
10015866 THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING RACK AND PINION, EVEN THOUGH A RECALLED WAS ISSUED
530868 TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN ACCIDENT
Horn button difficult to locate under air bag coverELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints1996-04 → 2000-02trans-sport-1996-horn-location
520873 HORN BUTTON IS LOCATED UNDER THE COVER OF THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG. THE BUTTON IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE AND REQUIRES FIRM PRESSURE AT A PRECISE LOCATION TO BLOW THE HORN
856455 HORN IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION DUE TO THE AIR BAG
982716 HORN IS LOCATED IN BAD SPOT, HAVE TO PUSH VERY HARD TO ACTIVATE
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 1996 Pontiac Trans Sport vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/pontiac/trans-sport
@misc{wrenchpro_1996_pontiac_trans_sport_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1996 Pontiac Trans Sport},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/pontiac/trans-sport}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
