Tl* the contact owns a 1998 pontiac trans sport. The contact stated while driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The contact mentioned that the ABS, air bag and check engine warning lamps illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 105,000. The current mileage was 119,317.
Pontiac Trans Sport abs comes on
34 of the 971 owner complaints about the Pontiac Trans Sport describe aBS light or ABS activating, most of them for the 1992 model year.
- owner complaints
- 34
- worst model year
- 1992
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
What owners say
Abs-anti locking brakes are faulty and light comes on for no reason. Also the airbag light comes on intermittently.
Dt*: the contact stated that the ABS light illuminated constantly. There was also a delay in the activation of the ABS when the brake was depressed in a normal braking situation. The vehicle was taken to a private repair shop, where the shop determined that the ABS module was faulty and needed to be replaced. There were no repairs to the ABS system. The contact also expressed that the automatic transmission did not shift gears at the correct RPM level. The vehicle was taken to a separate private repair shop, where the transmission fluid was changed, and the head gasket replaced. The repair did not completely fix the problem.
Where do I start? Same complaints as all other pontiac minivan owners. Since original purchase in 1998, headlight assembly faulty, ABS warning light malfunction, air bag warning light malfunction, and malfunctioning (still) passenger automatic sliding door. Recently had head gasket replaced due to antifreeze leak, as well as front left wheel hub. This is the worst (and most costly) vehicle I have owned with respect to maintenance.
Stalls when gets warm. Abs braking light comes on every now and then. I was rolling up window it has electric and window shattered in side door. I have put a new module in and a newrotor cap and the new coil. The old coil caught on fire when the van stalled on me. Now it has no spark. I had it in sadlers motors and they told me the module was bad. I put it in. It studders going down the road when it gets warm gas quit coming out of injectors then when I put module on injectors work now I was wondering if there was recalls on any of that stuff I baught the van used. Warranty doesn't cover any of this. They said the warranty was in with the price of the van but to find out they charged us for the warranty. Somtimes when we hit a bump it has a rattling noise from rear; it sounds like from front somtimes.
The windows in the back will not go out. They are powered and the drivers side door window will not go up. The windows are also powered. The clock in the van quit working about a year ago. The ABS light at the lower panel control does not work. The gas hand is starting to show a full tank of gas when there is not. The doors sometimes will lock and the keys are in the ignition. Sometimes the sliding door will not open, when you try to open it.
The air conditioning may have never worked, we hadn't tried it until 10 mths after buying the van. The low coolant light came on and we brought the van to a mechanic who said the repair would cost 800.00. He added stop leak, which worked temporarily. The problem has just reoccured and we have not driven the van since. The ABS light had come on in august, we have full use of the brakes, just our ABS is not working. We can't afford to fix this. In november of 2001, our fuel pump had to be replaced. I was crossing a busy hwy. Here in winnipeg, and the van just died and came to an abrupt halt. I phoned a dealer in winnipeg (vickor chev olds) and the mechanic told me that this happens, sometimes the fuel pump will work for a while and all of a sudden it will malfunction for a couple of weeks. We phoned the used car dealer auto town in winnipeg that we bought the van from and they felt awful, and offered to cover the labor if we paid for the part. The part alone was 400.00
3rd failure of ignition switch since purchase, causes instrument panal to be inoperative, engine won't start, and involves malfunction of ABS braking system. Each time techs claim contacts to be burnt. Have not been able to get info on web in referance to recall on 1995 pontiac trans sport, nor info from the federal safety agency in referance to recall. Dt
Abs braking lights and airbag light appears on dashboard. Also, brake pedal goes all the way to the floor. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak the ABS light and air bag light stays on while the vehicle is on.
Abs brakes fail to activate when applied due a malfunction within motor which causes system to become inoperable. *ak upon inspection of vehicle dealer found a faulty motor pack,
Related recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
- What is wrong
- Improperly manufactured brake pedal arm causes the brake pedal arm to fracture during braking.
- Risk
- 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.
Recall number 95V048000 · Recall details
Questions about the Pontiac Trans Sport abs
Why does the abs come on in the Pontiac Trans Sport?
Owners who report it most often also describe brake failure, airbag warning light and engine stalls while driving.
Which Pontiac Trans Sport years have aBS light or ABS activating problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1992 (11 complaints), 1998 (9 complaints) and 1995 (5 complaints).
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