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Pontiac Trans Sport Structure Body Door Safety Report | Nov 15, 1999
Reported on Nov 15, 1999
| DOOR HANDLE BROKE INSIDE THE DOOR ASSEMBLY. I KNOW OF SEVERAL FRIENDS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME TYPE AND YEAR VEHICLE. SOMEWHERE BOTH HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. WHEN I CONTACTED SEVERAL GMC DEALERSHIPS AND SPOKE TO THEIR SERVICE MANAGERS, ALL STATED IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AS THE METAL USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE BROKEN PART IS THE CAUSE. THE REPAIR RANGES FROM $100-150. I FURTHER HAVE READ E-MAILS AND ARTICLES IN THE NEWSPAPER AND WEB SITES(WWW.CARS.COM) OF MANY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY MY WIFE. GMC SHOULD MAKE A RECALL OF THIS CLEARLY OBVIOUS, MANUFACTURER DEFECT IMMEDIATELY. I AM WORRIED THAT THE HANDLE WILL POSSIBLY BREAK NOT ALLOWING HER TO GET INTO HER VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. IN 1995 WE PAID OVER $20,000 FOR THIS VAN AS IT WAS A TOP OF THE LINE VAN. IT IS SIMPLY REDICULOUS THAT A DOOR HANDLE PART DOES NOT LAST BUT 50,000 MILES. FURTHERMORE, SINCE I AM FINDING COUNTLESS OTHERS THAT HAVE AND ARE HAVING THE VERY SAME FAILURES OF ALL GM MAKES AND MODELS OF MINIVANS OF THIS PERIOD. *AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Trans Sport |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1995 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | WHITEHOUSE OH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1GMDU06L1ST |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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