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1993 Pontiac Trans Sport problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Seat Belts:front:retractor (16) · Power Train:automatic Transmission (4) · Wheels:lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs (3)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

93 /100
✓ Typical or better for this model

Compared against other Pontiac Trans Sport model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →

61
Complaints
0
Recalls
18
Service bulletins
2
Crashes reported
7
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (18)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm) 2013-09-01 · 130089009 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

expanded availability for remanufacture and return (r&r) electronic control modules

Power Train 2004-01-01 · 01880 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

no tcc apply, malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on, tcc surge, possible p0740, p1870, or 39 after installation of a reman (srta) 4t60/4t60e. *tt

Power Train:axle Assembly 2001-04-01 · 990730030A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

owners of some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3t40, 4t60, 4t60-e or 4t65-e transaxles may comment on a grinding and / or growling noise that is noticeable when standing in park on a hill or slope with the engine running and the parking brake not applied. *tt

Power Train:axle Assembly 1999-12-01 · 990730030 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3t40, 4t60 or 4t60-e transxales may comment on a grinding and / or growling noise that is noticeable when in park on incline. *tt

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 1997-08-01 · 970801735026 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

comment that the abs light is on with diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) 46 and 86 set as current or history. *yc

Electrical System:wiring 1997-02-01 · 238106 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

intermittent electrical conditions (tighten loose ground nut g105). *tw

Showing the 6 most recent of 18 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

No detailed complaint narratives on file.

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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