Seat belts "sticking", steering making loud "pop" noises when turning wheel, transmission shifting very hard from park to reverse on a angle. Now my engine locked up, was hesitating when accelerating.
1998 Pontiac Trans Sport seat belts problems
10 complaints (4% of all complaints for this car). 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Front: buckle assembly6
- Front: anchorage2
- Rear/other1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Pontiac Trans Sport seat belts problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Safety belt assembly failure
Odi identified 59 reports with the alleged defect.odi was able to contact 44 of the 59 consumers in order to determine the specific cause of the latch problems.of the 44 owners contacted, odi determined that four failures were due to an out-of-tolerance latch plate, and that 23 failures were due to a displaced buckle housing cover.the remaining 17 failures had indeterminable causes.of the 59 reports, there were three alleged minor injuries.no legal claims or lawsuits have been filed with regard to this alleged defect.based on the limited number of reports, and a declining report trend, this investigation is closed.a safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appeared to be warranted.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by the federal safety agency that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances. See additional summary report.
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Shoulder harness clip
PE02017
What 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Consumer stated seat belts behind passenger and middle back seats locked up. They did not work. Also, air bag light kept coming on. Consumer took vehicle to mechanic to have it looked at, but air bag light still came on.
Seat belt buckle fell apart when one of the passengers slide across the seat and buckle got caught in his garments. Consumer called gmc, and was told that seat belt was out of warranty and they would not cover that.
When trying to buckle up by pulling seat belt out, it will not come out, and will not work. Taken it to dealer to be replaced.*ak the rear middle seat belt would not push in to the part it is supposed to buckle into, dealer replaced.
The restraints on the removable seats spontaneously unbuckle. The dealer and manufacturer have ben notified.
Seat belts unbuckle on their own. Removable 2nd and 3rd row seats affected. Two dealerships contacted without resolution of the problem
The seatbelt adjuster came off in an accident in which the shoulder belt bruised the neck of the restrained child. Please provide further information.
Passenger seat belt buckle broke. Yh
Design of vehicle resulted in there being no splash guard to protect the steering belt from road spray resulting in temporary loss of power steering when belt slips off.
The consumer has been experiencing problems with seat belt buckles. When she snaps the seat belt in the buckle the seat belt continues to slide out. The manufactuer has been contacted.
Questions about the 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport seat belts
Does the 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport have seat belts problems?
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the seat belts of the 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport, 4% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport seat belts problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport seat belts?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Pontiac Trans Sport have the most seat belts problems?
The Pontiac Trans Sport model years with the most seat belts complaints are 1993 (26 complaints), 1992 (25 complaints) and 1994 (14 complaints).
Other 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport problems
Engine 52Lights 30Steering 26Airbags 21Body 21Brakes 17Transmission 16Locks 15Electrical 14Visibility 8Fuel system 7Seats 7Suspension 7Tires 6Acceleration 5Wheels 3
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