1997 Pontiac Trans Am
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
12 complaints1 involved a fire2 injuries
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- Air bags › Frontal
The consumer was pulling inside of the parking lot and without prior warning both airbags deploy. the dealership IS aware of the problem. ts
- Electrical system › Wiring › Fuses and circuit breakers
The lead contact points for the brake lights are melting after approximately two weeks of use. the actual filments are still intact and the fuse does not blow. the tail fin brake light still works but the actual brake lights do not work after the lead contact points melt.*ak
- Electrical system › Wiring › Front underhood · Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Engine compartment fire while driving, totalled vehicle. dealer and manufacturer have been notified. *Ak consumer stated there was smoke coming from underneath the hood, he pulled over opened the hood and the engine was on fire.*slc
- Electrical system › Wiring › Front underhood
When the car get wet it will misfire and go dead, been in shop 69 times same problem, the car will loose all power, sunrise pontiac wolfchase says they refused to work on it because they dont know why it happening, the car IS presently at sunrise covington pike. *Ak
- Exterior lighting › Headlights
High beams shine like low beams should. Low beams are to dim that they dont illuminate the roas enough. Forcing me to always use my high beams. This IS dangerous and should not have to happen.*ak
- Exterior lighting › Headlights
The sealed-beam headlights supplied by the pontiac firebird trans am model does not light the roadway sufficiently. this has endangered myself and others in my car several times and requires eye strain at highway speeds. no recall or technical service bulletin has been issued to address this…
The sealed-beam headlights supplied by the pontiac firebird trans am model does not light the roadway sufficiently. this has endangered myself and others in my car several times and requires eye strain at highway speeds. no recall or technical service bulletin has been issued to address this problem, nor has GMC returned letters or e-mail sent in concerns to this problem. using the high-beams on the highway (when clear enough to do so), barely supplies lighting expected by the low-beams. low-beams are virtually useless to the driver and serve only to show approaching cars I am on the road.*ak
- Power train › Automatic transmission
I was driving about 35 mph , I went to pass a car transmission dropped down to a lower gear ,as that happened my body weight pushed back in the seat , the head rest then suddenly released which allowed my head to fling back.there was considerable pain in my neck thereafter.*ak
- Visibility › Glass, side/rear
While traveling at 55 mph, a rock hit passenger side "t" top tempered glass shattering it to pieces which spread througout the interior of the vehicle. yh
- Fuel system, gasoline › Carburetor system
Intake manifold leaks oil, etc... At 39,000 miles. the oil IS changed every 3,000 miles. well taken care of. should not have oil leaks. dealer stated not responsible 3,000 miles out of warranty. not acceptable to me.
- Air bags · Suspension
When car gets wet, the ses light appears, engine vibrates. dealer serviced (5) different times could not find problem. inconvenient to keep making so many trips with this same problem.
- Structure › Body › Roof and pillars
The glass in the "t" top passenger side when struck by a projectile from a truck exploded into pieces carried by the wind blast throughtout the vehicle. I thought standard no. 205 indicates all glass in the drivers face must be a type of safety type that does not allow the broken glass to fly about the vehicle.
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc
Brakes had to be replaced the eleventh time. when consumer applies brakes they pulsate, and vehicle shakes and trembles. *ak
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10248444Vehicle Recalls
- 10246631Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
- 10000948Premature aluminum hood corrosion / blistering.
- 615073Some V6 engines may, on a very infrequent basis, have an oil odor condition that IS generally encountered after the engine's oil has been changed.typically the odor lasts approximately 1000 miles after the change of oil and then does not reappear until the next change of oil.
- 603086Some vehicles experience engine miss/ poor driveability symptoms.
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