1997 Pontiac Trans Sport visibility & wipers problems

The 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport has 26 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

Visibility & Wipers complaints

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Trans Sport visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

98V072000Visibility & WipersApril 7, 1998 · 55,154 units

Defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE ARM CAN CONTACT A BRAKE LINE WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MODULATOR VALVE. THIS CONTACT CAN CHAFE THE BRAKE LINE RESULTING IN A BRAKE FLUID LEAK.

Consequence

BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE CAN CAUSE REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BRAKE LINE CLIP TO ENSURE PROPER CLEARANCE. ALSO THE BRAKE LINES WILL BE INSPECTED TO ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS CONDITION AND WILL REPLACE ANY DAMAGED LINES.

What owners report

“RECALL 98V072000; THE STOPPING DISTANCE HASN'T GOTTEN ANY BETTER SINCE THE RECALL WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED, AND WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE RADIO FAILED. THERE HAD BEEN AN CRASH BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED BECAUSE OF STOPPING DISTANCES OF THE BRAKES. *AK”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · April 1, 1998 · crash

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport visibility & wipers — 8% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport visibility & wipers?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the visibility & wipers: 98V072000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.