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1998 Pontiac Trans Sport engine problems

The 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport has 53 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 18% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

53

Engine complaints

18%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Trans Sport engine complaints by model year53 complaints1990: 11 complaints1991: 2 complaints1992: 3 complaints1993: 5 complaints1994: 11 complaints1995: 18 complaints1996: 14 complaints1997: 42 complaints1998: 53 complaints1999: 5 complaints
Trans Sport engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

PROB #1 - INTAKE LEAKING - NEEDS INTAKE MANIFOLD GASTKET REPLACEMENT. LOCAL DEALER WILL NOT PAY FOR. PROB #2 - I HAVE LOST TWO HEADLAMP LENSE COVERS IN THE PAST YEAR - DEALER SAID THIS HAPPENS "A LOT!, AND THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A PROBLEM WITH THE ADHESIVE" I HAD TO REPLACE TWO COMPLETE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · June 15, 2002

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport have?

NHTSA has 53 complaints about the 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport engine — 18% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

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

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.