The vehicle's transmission had to be replaced and the engine had to be replaced due to a faulty head gasket. The transmission failed twice. The consumer stated that he has had the vehicle towed on four separated occasions.

- Hampton, VA, USA

This vehicle was very well maintained oilchange every 3K miles, transmission serviced every 30,000 miles. The rack&pinion went out in October 2003. The transmission went out in may of this year and now the engine. Van was running hot, we replaced the thermostat, water pump, oxygen sensor, main radiator hose and flushed radiator, and purchased a new radiator cap. It is still running hot. It has a blown head gasket, and a warped head, no telling what this will cost.

- Pendergrass, GA, USA

Our 97 Pontiac Transport was fine until last year. New transmission (70,000 miles, O.K.) then a few months later it began overheating--new thermostat, which worked for a few weeks, then new radiator, which worked for a few weeks, then, when the mechanic said it probably needed a head gasket ($2000 or more) we decided to get rid of it. But we were not even able to use it as a trade in, because it overheated so badly. The electrical system had always been quirky, but livable (I.e. the gas gauge had never worked, the windows were very slow and the cell phone plugs never worked) I called the dealer (peruzzi, in langhorne, pa) but, of course, it was not their problem. The mechanic told us that GM was using a new coolant in their 97's which became problematic as it aged--he thought that might have been the original source of the problem, but acknowledged that GM has not admitted to any error. We were the original owners and always maintained the car properly, from day one. The mechanic is a personal friend, and has an excellent reputation. The car was sold for junk. It's value, according to edmunds.com, was about $6000/7000.

- Drexel Hill, PA, USA