Consumer Complaint Detail
PONTIAC / TRANS SPORT / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003277687 | Incident Date: Aug, 14 2003 |
| Consumer's City: CHATSWORTH | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: TRANS SPORT | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Unknown or other |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GMDX03E0WD | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: CAG |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The third-row seats were knocked out of their anchors when a ford escort hit my van in the rear. i was stopped to turn when i was hit. the escort was traveling at approximately 40 to 45 mph, and my rear bumper took the full force of the impact; afterwards, i noticed that both third row seats were out of their achors and laying back towards the rear glass. the repair shop was only able to re-seat one of the seats; they had to order a frame for the other one. the cost of the new seat frame was $650.00. the total amount of damage to my van exceeded $3,400.00. the seat frame was the second most expensive item. my worry is that if my children had been with me, serious injury could have occurred as a result of the seats coming out of their anchors. secondly, the seat belts are attached to the seats instead of the floor, so these are useless in a rear collision. if the seats come out the seatbelts go with them. i am very disappointed with the performance of both the seats and the seatbelts, i am very uncomfortable with putting anyone in the third row. the bottom line here is that the 1998 pontiac trans sport is very unsafe when it comes to collisions. |