# 1998 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `471408` · 2004-01-15 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** TRANS SPORT
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 95,400
## Narrative
THE THIRD-ROW SEATS WERE KNOCKED OUT OF THEIR ANCHORS WHEN A FORD ESCORT HIT MY VAN IN THE REAR.  I WAS STOPPED TO TURN WHEN I WAS HIT.  THE ESCORT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH, AND MY REAR BUMPER TOOK THE FULL FORCE OF THE IMPACT; AFTERWARDS, I NOTICED THAT BOTH THIRD ROW SEATS WERE OUT OF THEIR ACHORS AND LAYING BACK TOWARDS THE REAR GLASS.  THE REPAIR SHOP WAS ONLY ABLE TO RE-SEAT ONE OF THE SEATS; THEY HAD TO ORDER A FRAME FOR THE OTHER ONE.  THE COST OF THE NEW SEAT FRAME WAS $650.00.  THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO MY VAN EXCEEDED $3,400.00.  THE SEAT FRAME WAS THE SECOND MOST EXPENSIVE ITEM.  MY WORRY IS THAT IF MY CHILDREN HAD BEEN WITH ME, SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE SEATS COMING OUT OF THEIR ANCHORS.  SECONDLY, THE SEAT BELTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE SEATS INSTEAD OF THE FLOOR, SO THESE ARE USELESS IN A REAR COLLISION.  IF THE SEATS COME OUT THE SEATBELTS GO WITH THEM.  I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF BOTH THE SEATS AND THE SEATBELTS, I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH PUTTING ANYONE IN THE THIRD ROW. THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THAT THE 1998 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT IS VERY UNSAFE WHEN IT COMES TO COLLISIONS.
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