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1985 Pontiac 6000 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Mar 11, 2010
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
3
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Sep 23, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Pontiac 6000. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–5 of 5

Driver assistance
Filed Mar 11, 2010

1985 PONTIAC 6000 STE. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME TYPE OF ACCELERATION PROBLEM TOYOTA IS HAVING. IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FROM AN ON-RAMP. THE THROTTLE STUCK FULL OPEN. I STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET WHILE GRASPING THE STEERING WHEEL. I MANAGED TO SLOW THE CAR BEFORE IMPACT BY PRESSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND AT THE LAST MOMENT PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. THE THROTTLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. AFTER THIS EVENT THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF 2 TIMES BEFORE I DONATED THE CAR TO A LOCAL CHARITY. ON THOSE OCCASIONS I SIMPLY PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. I ALSO NOTED THIS PROBLEM ON THE TITLE AND ADVISED THE CHARITY OF MY EXPERIENCE. THIS HAPPENED OVER ONE YEAR AGO. I REPORT IT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE IT IS RELEVANT TO THE EXISTING TOYOTA PROBLEM. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WOULD HELP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM I'M WILLING TO PROVIDE MORE DETAIL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10318787
Incident
Jul 28, 2008
Mileage
200,000 mi
Steering
Filed Dec 23, 1997
Crash reported1 death reported

WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 40 MPH, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND STRUCK TWO SMALL TREES ACROSS THE LANE. DRIVER WAS KILLED INSTANTLY SINCE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HER. *AK

NHTSA ID
521143
Incident
Aug 24, 1996
Engine
Filed Dec 17, 1996
Fire reported

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ID
512997
Incident
Nov 26, 1996
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 25, 1996

KELLY SPRINGFIELD CAUSE VIBRATION.. (SIZE P185/75 R14)

NHTSA ID
510579
Incident
Oct 15, 1996
Other / unspecified
Filed Sep 23, 1996
Crash reported

WHEEL CAME OFF, CAUSING ACCIDENT.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ID
508897
Incident
Aug 3, 1996

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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