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Fuel systemPart report

1994 Pontiac Trans Sport Fuel system Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
5%of 98 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the fuel system of the 1994 Pontiac Trans Sport, 5% of the 98 complaints for this model year. 4 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“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. …”

NHTSA complaint #10070293, filed 2004-01

“On 3/20/01, I was driving my van eastbound on rt. 33 in hocking county. My van stalled, so I pulled to the side. I attempted to restart the vehicle, and while it would continue to start, as soon as I put it in gear, it would stall again. A passerby stopped, and pulled the hood latch, then told me to try to start it again. Almost immediately, we saw smoke which we quickly determined was coming from under the vehicle. The vehicle burst into flames fueled by the gas from the fuel pump. The van is a total loss, and the logan fire dept. Stated it was caused by the fuel pump igniting. …”

NHTSA complaint #746462, filed 2001-06

“I was driving the vehicle on the highway, when without warning, it stalled. I pulled to the side, and attempted to restart the vehicle. It continued to start, by when I put it in gear it would stall again. After several times, we saw smoke, then immediately fire. The entire underside of the vehicle was burned by time the fire dept. Arrived. The highway patrol called aaa who towed it to my usual garage. After inspection, they determined it was too much damage to warrant fixing. I contacted the Pontiac cust. Assist. Center and was given a reference # after filing a report. Have heard nothing. …”

NHTSA complaint #744198, filed 2001-04

“Consumer was driving and hit something in the road which caused the fuel tank to leak into the back of the car, caught on fire because of the leaking gas .”

NHTSA complaint #802530, filed 1996-10

Fuel system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
1999110%
199873%
1997136%
199612%
199554%
199455%
199335%
199211%
199113%
199024%

Other parts of the 1994 Pontiac Trans Sport

Transmission and drivetrain
16 complaints
Seat belts
14 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
14 complaints
Electrical system
13 complaints
Body and structure
13 complaints
Engine cooling
11 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
7 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Seats
3 complaints
Tires
3 complaints
Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Wheels
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1994 Pontiac Trans Sport

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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