How To Open Hood: 1995 Pontiac Trans Sport 3.1L V6

Pontiac Trans Sport Model Years - 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

Open the Hood - Locate hood latches and open the hood

Car Displayed: 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport Montana 3.4L V6 (4 Door) info

Author

Hans Angermeier is an ASE certified Maintenance and Light Repair Technician and has produced over 100,000 videos showing drivers how to fix things on their cars. He has broad expertise on basic repair procedures covering the majority of cars on the road. Over the past 10 years, Hans has been focused on building CarCareKiosk, which is visited by millions of drivers each month.

1998 Pontiac Trans Sport Montana 3.4L V6 (4 Door) Lights Highbeam (replace bulb)

On many cars, the high beam bulb runs at reduced power during the day - check 'em and change 'em!

1998 Pontiac Trans Sport Montana 3.4L V6 (4 Door) Oil Change Oil and Oil Filter

Sure you can take it in for a $19 lube, but are you OK with a stripped oil pan and cheap parts in return?

1996 Saab 900 SE Turbo 2.0L 4 Cyl. Turbo Convertible (2 Door) Fuse (Engine) Replace

If you have an electrical component that doesn't work, try replacing the fuse first

1998 Pontiac Trans Sport Montana 3.4L V6 (4 Door) Check Engine Light Diagnose

A check engine light can be cleared with a simple fix or it could be a major problem - find out now!

Share on   Share on Twitter   Share on Facebook
Parts & Tools
We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases as an Amazon Associate
Video Description

This video shows you how to open the hood in your 1995 Pontiac Trans Sport. Popping the hood, or bonnet, on your Trans Sport is a two step process, you need to release the hood latch inside your Trans Sport and then you need to release the safety latch under your hood in the front of your Trans Sport. The video above shows you the location of both hood latches.

Sometimes, the hood on Pontiacs gets stuck and won't pop up after the interior latch is released. If you need to open the hood with a stuck latch on your Trans Sport, simply pull up on the hood and it should pop up for you to release the second latch. Another option is to pull the interior hood release, then bang on the hood to see if that pops it open.

If your hood still won't open, you may have a broken hood release cable. Opening the hood on your Trans Sport with a broken cable requires you to use a coat hanger to reach through the grille and release the latch on the bottom of the hood latch. Sometimes, especially on older Trans Sports, you may have difficulty getting your hood to latch when you close it. In this case, the interior release lever on your 1995 Pontiac Trans Sport is probably stuck in the “open” position – push the release lever back and forth several times and then try to close your hood.

  • Advance Auto coupon for
    20% off entire order: KIOSK20