Pontiac Firebird Complaints (1998)

63 consumer complaints on file.

#739514January 17, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. COMMON GMC PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874712November 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 40-45 MPH HIT A SOFT SPOT ON SHOULDER,VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, HIT MAIL BOX/ PHONE BOX/TREE, AND ROLLED OVER, COMMING TO A STOP IN MIDDLE OF ROAD, UPSIDE DOWN. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#727995August 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ALL 4 BRAKE DISCS WERE WARPED. DEALER GROUND DOWN..STILL SLIGHT WARP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725534July 17, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE PEDAL GETS CAUGHT BY FLOOR MAT WHEN SLAMMED TO FLOOR FOR FAST ACCELERATION. FLOOR MAT DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO PREVENT IT FROM MOVING IN FRONT OF PEDAL, AT THIS POINT, VEHICLE STAYS ACCELERATING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723048May 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
HAVE HAD TO HAVE FRONT ROTORS TURNED TWICE WITHIN 23,300 MILES.STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862201May 19, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
FRONT RIGHT LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY BROKE BECAUSE THE RIGHT SIDE WAS LOWER THAN LEFT SIDE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855264January 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES THE FRONT OF THE VECHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT SIDE, AND BRAKES ARE SOFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784401January 4, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, PARKING BRAKE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713975October 27, 1999
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE TIRE EXPLOSIVELY FAILED DUE TO SIDEWALL RUPTURE AT APPROX. 60 MPH ON A PORTION OF I-820 IN N. RICHLAND HILLS, TX. IT A MIRACLE THAT A MAJOR ACCIDENT DID NOT HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.( DOT NUMBER: 48W9 6BDR TIRE SIZE: P245/50ZR1 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712586September 30, 1999
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ROTORS ARE CONSTANTLY WARPING,STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES DURING STOPS. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED 3 TIMES AND IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. MY GROUND EFFECTS ARE ALSO CONSTANTLY COMING LOOSE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WORKED ON ALOT AND THEY ARE LOOSE AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847939September 17, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847509September 10, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
CONSUMER GOT INTO CAR AND SMELLED SMOKE. AFTER LOOKING AROUND, FOUND THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER SEAT WHERE THERE WAS A FIRE. RAN BACK INTO STORE TO GET SOME WATER TO PUT IT OUT. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE FIRE WAS OUT. THE SEAT MOTOR CAUGHT FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846642September 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE AT THIS TIME. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THE FRONT STARTED TO SHAKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846644September 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLLOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710824September 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY
TICKING NOISE FROM ROOF PANEL NEAR SIDES WHEN OUTSIDE OF CAR GETS HOT. DEALER STATED THAT THE BODY WELDS WERE TOO CLOSE AND INJECTED ADDITIONAL INSULATION ON FOUR SEPARATE VISITS, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844597August 9, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE TRAVELING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707533June 14, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
HAVE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED TWICE. NOW THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD MATERIAL SEPARATED FROM THE METAL BACKING. HAD TO USE TRANSMISSION AND EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THESE CARS IS TOTAL CRAP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838470May 26, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH FISHTAILED CONSUMER'S CAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING DAMAGES TO FRONT WINDSHIELD WHICH TORE OPEN, ALLOWING CHEMICALS TO ESCAPE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMER TO BREATH AND CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545429May 10, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545286April 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE AND JERK VIOLENTLY WHILE BRAKING IN CURVES. NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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