1998 pontic van wont start?

Question

got oil change light came on died now wont start

Answer 1

Did you run out of oil and overheat/seize the engine?

To phrase as an answer, check your motor oil, and refill if necessary.

Naturally, charge your battery and make sure you have fuel to start too.

Answer 2

It's likely ready for the recycling bin, and may have been for the past 4 or 5 years, for a quite a number of reasons.

(1) The 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport has likely been on Consumer Reports' list of Used Cars to Avoid for the past 5 or 6 years, it certainly has been for the past 2 years.

(2) The Pontiac Trans Sport/Montana is on Consumer Reports' 2008 list of the Worst of the Worst.

(3) The Pontiac Trans Sport/Montana is on AutoOnInfo.net's 2008 list of Automobiles with Worst Engine Reliability, with a Composite Reliability Score of -1.00 on a scale of -1.00 to +1.00.

(4) The extended Pontiac Trans Sport/Montana is on AutoOnInfo.net's 2008 list of Automobiles with Worst Transmission Reliability, with a Composite Reliability Score of -.88 on a scale of -1.00 to +1.00. The regular Pontiac Trans Sport/Montana is on AutoOnInfo.net's 2008 list of Automobiles with Worst Transmission Reliability, with a Composite Reliability Score of -.50 on a scale of -1.00 to +1.00.

(5) The Reliability Percentrank of a 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport (extended version, no Reliability Percentrank for the regular) is .21, on a scale of 0.00 to 1.00. For reference, the 1998 Pontiac overall average is .30, General Motors' overall 1998 average is .31, Honda's overall 1998 average is .85, and Toyota's overall 1998 average is .93.

(6) AutoOnInfo.net's detailed reliability and durability studies suggest that a typical 7-year-old Pontiac is as troublesome to own as a typical 51-year-old Honda and a typical 36-year-old Toyota.

Most likely, exercising a little care in the selection of your next automobile will solve your problems.