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1997 Pontiac Trans Sport steering problems reports

15 NHTSA complaints describe lost or stiff power steering, locking or wandering on the 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport — roughly 6% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Steering problems reports
6%
share of complaints
86,507 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Steering problems in other Trans Sport years

1998 Trans Sport5
Trans Sport steering problems by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport report before drawing conclusions.