1996 Pontiac Trans Sport Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 2%of 61 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 1996 Pontiac Trans Sport, 2% of the 61 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.
“Turn indicator (in half)broke while signalling for a right hand turn where the handle juts at an angle in the middle; can no longer get the high beams to turn on;the wire for the cruise control hangs/ can't get the windshield wipers to turn off-it takes several tries-they might turn off in the middle of the windshield/ thw window has become stuck while closing--I try not to open it, but sometimes a kid does--you wait a little bit and it inches up some more until it has closed.”
NHTSA complaint #732146, filed 2000-09Exterior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 1996 Pontiac Trans Sport
13 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
13 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsTires
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 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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