Pontiac Firebird Complaints

586 consumer complaints on file.

#534135April 9, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HEADLIGHT MOTOR BURNED OUT, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL, AFFECTING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY DURING NIGHT DRIVING OR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821379March 10, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE SYSTEM GETS WET, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES, LOSS OF CONTROL FOR FEW SECONDS, SLOWLY WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER, DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531191February 24, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR DIFFERENTIAL MAKES NOISE, UNABLE TO FIX PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821559February 19, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS CROSSING A RAILROAD TRACK AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH WHEN THE AIR BAGE DEPLOYED. *AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524204February 9, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ON THE RIREBIRD TRANS AM AND FIREBIRD FORMULA MODELS WITH OPTIONAL "UPLEVEL SEATS WILL NOT STAY ADJUSTED. SINCE HEADREST POSTS ARE NOT NOTCHED, THE HEAD RESTRAINTS SLIP BACK DOWN TO THE TOPS OF THE SEATBACKS WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531506February 4, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
FRONT SEAT BACK RELEASES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531419February 4, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SEATS
FRONT SEAT BACK, SEAT BELT, AND REAR BRAKE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523078January 28, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
STARTER FAILED 3 TIMES DUE TO DESIGN PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529044January 27, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530022January 27, 1998
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG CAUGHT FIRE DURING CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530390January 27, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528581January 21, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
DRIVESHAFT BEARING FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820244January 20, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
WHILE THE CAR WAS IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE STARTER RELAY FAILED, CAUSING STARTER TO OVERHEAT, RESULTING IN A FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529182January 19, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DEFECTIVE CONTROL MODULE CAUSED AIR BAG INDICATOR LAMP TO BE ON CONSTANTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527185December 30, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FAULTY PISTONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820128December 29, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONIDTIONS AND WATER SPLASHES UNDERNEATH VEHICLE ALL POWER STEERING GOES OUT, STEERING LOCKS UP,ENGINE CHECK GAUGES DIE OUT,CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.SYSTEM GOES BACK ON IN ABOUT 5-20 SECONDS. VEHICLE WILL MAKE LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE WHEN GAUGES GOES BACK ON. DEALER HAS CHANGED SERPENTINE BELT 4- 5 TIMES, DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813215December 11, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 55 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL WITH FRONT OF CAR, AND THEN SWUNG AROUND OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND HIT THE SAME WALL. BOTH DRIVER'S/ OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO BE INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#605675December 8, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819730December 4, 1997
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CLUTCH KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN GEAR ,IT WILL FREEZE ,WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT,CANNOT MOVE. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES. FIRST FOUR TIMES DEALER DID NOTHING ,FIFTH TIME, DEALER REPLACED WHOLE CLUTCH SYSTEM. OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER DUE TO IT NOT ENGAGING, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT HELP TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, IN REVERSE AND SECOND GEAR, TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR, DEALER REPLACED SHIFT BOOTS AND SAW THAT THE SHIFT CONTROL WAS BINDING, THERE WAS A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE CLUTCH. GLOVE BOX LIGHT STAYS ON, CIGARETTE LIGHTER INOPERABLE, AND CASSETTE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH AND ALMOST STALLS AT TIMES. TRUNK RELEASE BROKE INSIDE OF THE DECKLID. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526530November 28, 1997
SEATS
BOTH SEATS SLIDE FOWARD AND BACKWARD WITH NO WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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