Pontiac Firebird Complaints (2001)

24 consumer complaints on file.

#11004641July 11, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FRONT TURN SIGNALS GO OUT EVERY FEW WEEKS. THE PROBLEM IS THE DESIGN OF THE SOCKET, WHICH IS NOT SEALED WELL CAUSING THE SOCKET TO SHORT OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THE SOCKET AND LIGHT-BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I FEEL TURN SIGNALS ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT, AND ACCIDENTS COULD AND DO OCCUR WITHOUT THEM. ALSO, SINCE THE SOCKETS ARE SHORTING OUT, I AM WORRIED THAT A BIGGER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM COULD MANIFEST BECAUSE OF THAT. I KNOW THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THESE CARS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT I AM CONFUSED WHY A RECALL FOR SUCH A BAD AND DANGEROUS DESIGN HAS NOT BEEN PUT INTO PLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166140August 21, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE TIRE DEFECTIVE: TREADS COMPLETELY PEELED OFF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165621August 16, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED. THE CONTACT OPENED THE TRUNK AND NOTICED A BEACH TOWEL HAD TWO BURN MARKS ON IT. THE TOWEL WAS MOVED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124650June 9, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH
DT: WIRING LOOSENED ON FRONT HEADLIGHTS, HAD TO PULL OVER AT NIGHT, AND PLUG IN AGAI. CHECKED FUSES TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE THE ACTUAL ONES. ALSO, THE BULBS THAT WORKED THE BLINKERS FAILED, AND THE BACK LIGHTS WENT IN/OUT DUE TO A SHORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109713January 18, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL WAS LOOSE. *NM THIS WAS A RECURRENT ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE WINDOW TO COME OFF TRACK WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO TRAPPING THE CONSUMERS WIFE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE DOOR HAD BEEN STRESSED AT THE FACTORY DURING IT'S CONSTRUCTION. THE DOOR WAS UN-REPAIRABLE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104602December 27, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
PAINT ON ROOF BEHIND T-TOPS BUBBLING AND LEAKING FLUID ON REST OF PAINT. TOOK TO DEALER AND SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE BECAUSE AFTER WARRANTY. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE CAR THAT IS MEANT TO LOOK GOOD. THIS IS AN EYE SORE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096444October 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 6,000 MILES, MY CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS WARPED ROTORS. I'VE HAD THEM RESURFACED THREE TIMES NOW! WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH THE ENGINEERING OF THESE ROTORS? ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING TO AVOID A COLLISION. IT IS NOT SAFE AND DEFINATELY NOT NORMAL FOR ROTORS TO WARP SO FAST. WHY WON'T GM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096445October 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EXCESSIVE VALVE CLATTER AND CONSUMPTION OF FUEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062529March 18, 2004
EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND RESURFACED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I HAVE REPORTED TWO CASES TO PONTIAC AND THYE WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURES EVEN THOUGH THIS IS CLEARLY A CONSISTANT FAILURE ON THE FIREBIRD MODEL ACROSS SEVERAL YEARS. WARP ROTORS CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031109August 8, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TURN SIGNALS OPERATE SPORADICALLY, WHETHER STANDING OR MOVING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AND THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030162July 25, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014013April 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT
THE FRONT ROTORS/BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES SINCE I GOT THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN THE CAR HAD 196 MILES ON IT, AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED ABOUT EVERY 8,000 TO 12,000. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 2,000 MILES AGO AND THE FRONT END IS VIBRATING AGAIN NOW. THE CAR HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT BOUGHT AND EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 60,000 MILES. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS LOCKED UP TWO TIMES WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE CAR TO SPIN ACROSS FOUR LANES, THE FIRST TIME AND DOING A 180 WHILE ON AN ON RAMP RIGHT AFTER LEAVING LONG PONTIAC OF CHATTANOOGA. EVER TIME I TAKE THE CAR TO THEM THEY JUST TELL ME THAT THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TELL ME IT IS OK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003730January 30, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A FIRE STARTED IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. SCC *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000140December 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
WHEN CAR IS SITTING STILL AND IN PARK OR NEUTRAL THERE IS A VIBRATION THRU OUT CAR @ 2200 RPM'S. WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE THE VIBRATION OCCURS AT 48-51 MPH. THIS VIBRATION IS WORSE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS SAY THIS IS A "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC" OF THIS CAR. BOTH DEALERSHIPS HAVE AGREED THERE IS A VIBRATION BUT SAY "THEY CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT". THEY HAVE ALSO SAID THAT SOME OF THESE CARS VIBRATIONS ARE WORSE THAN MINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000144December 16, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLAMPS WILL FLICKER INTERMITTANTLY WHEN DRIVING. DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003734June 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL POWER TRUNK AND CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE TRUNK. THE HOUSING OVER THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD BURNED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010843May 31, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER. HAD ENGINE REPAIRED , PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009149May 3, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE PULLS FROM LEFT OR RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CONTACTED. *AKALIGNMENT AND BALANCING OF TIRES HAS BEEN PERFORMED MANY TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE. CALIPERS, ROTORS, BRAKE HOSES, RACK AND PINION AND STEERING RACK HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED AND PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE PULLING IS STILL PREVALENT. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758502February 22, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN I HAD TO DEPRESS THE CLUTCH AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THIS HAS H APPENED FIVE OTHER TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND UNDER DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. GM KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM IT HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND THEY REFER YOU TO THE DEALER. THEIR DEALERS DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY KNOW THIS INFORMATION. THIS PROBLEM IS SHOWING UP IN ALL F-BODY GM CARS WITH THEIR 5.7 LITER V8S. I HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO MY DEALER BECAUSE I KNOW THEY CAN NOT FIX IT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT CONSISTANT. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN IF YOU PREFORM A GIVEN TASK. ONCE I STARTED MY CAR AFTER IT WAS SITTING ALL DAY THE TACH RACED FROM 900 RPM TO 4,000 RPM. I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RESTARTED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. ONCE, I WAS EXITING I-96 FREEWAY AT ORCHARD LAKE ROAD EXIT I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO TO SLOW FOR THE EXIT THE ENGINE SHOT UP TO 5,000 RPM FROM 2,100 AND THE CAR WENT FROM 70MPH TO 90MPH BEFORE I PUT THE CLUTCH IN AND APPLIED THE BREAKS. ANOTHER TIME I WAS DRIVING ON NORTH BOUND TELEGRATH ROAD BETWEEN 14 & 15 MILE ROADS AT 50 MPH IT WAS SUMMER TIME AND I HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. I APPLIED THE BREAKS TO SLOW DOWN AND THE ENGINE AGAIN WENT FROM 1,800 RPM TO OVER 4,000 RPM. I AGAIN PUT IN THE CLUTCH, AND REMEMBERED THAT I HAD READ A POST ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, SO I TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING AND THE ENGINE WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE HURT OR KILLED. IF YOU GO TO THE SLP ENGINEERING WEB SITE (HTTP://WWW.SLPENG.COM) YOU WILL FIND THAT THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS EITHER A DEFFECT IN THE PCM OR IN THE WIRING HARNES THAT CONTROLS THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. TAKING THE CAR TO A DEALER WILL NOT BE OF ANY HELP. THIS IS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US! THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9006014February 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
BATTERY AMP GAUGE FLUXUATES RANDOM, MAXING AMP (18) THEN DROPPING DRAMATICALLY DOW AS LOW AS (8). LIGHTS (HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, DASH) BRIGHTEN AND DIMS AT RANDOM INCLUDING HIGH BEAMS. CAR DIES, STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT AT RANDOM WHEN TURNING SHARPLY TO LEFT OR RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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