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1994 Pontiac Trans Sport Body and structure Problems

Complaints
13about this part
Share
13%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 13 complaints about the body and structure of the 1994 Pontiac Trans Sport, 13% of the 98 complaints for this model year.

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.

“When trying to enter passenger door I lifted up handle and the inner part of the lock broke off.I called dealer ,they sayit not under warranty. I have heard numerous complaints about this prob and was wondering if an investigtion could be possible before the drivers door brakes and then entering the vehicle would be impossible?”

NHTSA complaint #718136, filed 2000-01

“All these problems occured with less than 4 years of use on this van. We have regular service records for it as well. It was a very well taken care of van. We just had to replace the whole transmission with 90,000 miles! We'd like to be re-imbursed if possible by Pontiac.we'vecalled Pontiac but have received no help as of yet. We'd like to get some help,we have all the receipts of all the exausting work done to this van. Its no wonder they took it out of production 3 years later”

NHTSA complaint #738586, filed 2001-01

“Both door handles have broken, know of others with same style of handle mechanism that have failed same way, looks like defect of design, no recalls or TSB's found, broke within three weeks of one another; seatbelts are slow to retract if at all, resulted in slack getting caught in door jam, so consequently when pulled it broke and now will no longer retract; it is very frustrating and we paid good money for a good vehicle so we didn't expect this stuff to be happening.”

NHTSA complaint #705907, filed 1999-04

“Paint is peeling on the top of van. Other transports I have seen have the same problem. Is there a recall on the paint? The paint on the rest of the vehicle is good with no apparent defects.”

NHTSA complaint #10262732, filed 2009-03

“Transmission system doesn't work, dealer said the module has failed but they see as GM problem. The controls between the steering wheel and the dash are shorting out changing everything when you drive. Seat belts have been replaced. The driver and passenger door handles have both been replaced as they broke right off. Just spent $560.00 to dealer and all I got was the seat belt fixed.”

NHTSA complaint #717002, filed 2000-01

Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
1999110%
1998219%
19973716%
199658%
19951513%
19941313%
199323%
199268%
19911131%
19901533%

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
Engine cooling
11 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
7 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Fuel system
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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