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1998 Pontiac Pontiac Truck

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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2Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
1Suspension
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 2 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Suspension. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

2 reports
Mileage unknown · Jul 24, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT ALL THEY DO IS PUSH A BUTTON TO MAKE THE LIGHT GO OFF AND THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE OF ANY CONCERN, THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, ONE ONE OCCASION THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE T…

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THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT ALL THEY DO IS PUSH A BUTTON TO MAKE THE LIGHT GO OFF AND THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE OF ANY CONCERN, THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, ONE ONE OCCASION THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE DEALER ATTEMPED REPAIR BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED (CONSUMER SAYS VEHICLE IS A 1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT MONTANA). NLM

NHTSA ODI #566844

Mileage unknown · Jun 23, 2000
Suspension

COMPLETE COMPRESSOR AND REAR AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILURE. *ET

NHTSA ODI #552795

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.