Consumer Complaint Detail
PONTIAC / TRANS SPORT / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002087891 | Incident Date: Feb, 02 2002 |
| Consumer's City: LINDENHURST | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: TRANS SPORT | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GMDX03E5WD | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 04 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Right side headlight lense fell off vehicle. conversation with a pontiac dealer parts manager and a pontiac dealer service manager indicated that this is a common problem. the problem is that the lense is "glued" to the housing and that the adhesive material dries out causing the lense to separate from the housing. you can not purchase a replacement lens, you can only purchase an entire headlight asssemble, approximately $240.00 plus labor. additionally, when moisture enters the now lense free assembly, the halogen headlight fails. halogen lights have been the cause of several house fires because of their high operational temperture. the chevrolet venture van uses the same headlight assembly. this same assembly is used on both of these vehicles for several years. for the manufacture yer of 1998, your site lists 11 complaints for this defect for the pontiac van and 17 complaints for this defect for the chevrolet venture van. i have not researched all the years that this part has been used for both of these vehicles. this assebly may also be used on the oldmobile siloette van.*ak |