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1990 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.
11
Latest Jun 21, 2004
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.
1
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 Mar 21, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 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 1–11 of 11

Visibility
Filed Jun 21, 2004

CONSUMER ADJUSTED HEAT MODULE ON DEFORESTER, AND CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HEATER SWITCH MODULE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10079565
Incident
Jun 21, 2004
Electrical
Filed Jun 17, 1998

ELECTRICAL PARTS ON VEHICLE BURN FOR NO RESAON. OWNER INDICATES PROBLEMS WITH TAPED WIRING. POSSIBLE CAUSE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

NHTSA ID
824387
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 24, 1998
1 injury reported

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO CONSUMER.

NHTSA ID
533023
Incident
Mar 5, 1998
Brakes
Filed Feb 21, 1997

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON NORMAL ROAD CONDTIONS THE PEDAL IS HARD AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER (4) TIMES IN (3) MONTHS SINCE 1990. NEW BRAKE PADS WERE PUT ON AT 28,000 MILES IN 1993 OR 1994. *AK

NHTSA ID
809223
Incident
Jul 7, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jul 23, 1996

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAR SLID AND THERE NO BRAKE . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
987234
Fuel system
Filed Jun 12, 1996

PLASTIC FUEL LINE HOSE DISLODGED FROM METAL FUEL LINE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. *AK

NHTSA ID
984733
Incident
May 18, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 31, 1996

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WON'T LOCK . TT

NHTSA ID
978485
Seat belts
Filed Dec 19, 1995

RECALL RELATED, 95V173000, INTERIOR SYSTEM RESTRAINT, PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABE THROUGH DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURER. TT

NHTSA ID
976825
Incident
Sep 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Nov 17, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

HAD AN ACCIDENT, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE AND DRIVER HIT PASSENGER DOOR. TT

NHTSA ID
975122
Incident
Sep 20, 1995
Brakes
Filed Mar 27, 1995

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED 3 TIMES, VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKE APPLIED, REPLACE VALVE BLOCK TWICE/HYDRAULIC PRESSURE UNIT, TO NO AVAIL. TT

NHTSA ID
962621
Incident
May 1, 1992
Brakes
Filed Mar 21, 1995

LEFT REAR CALIPER LOCKED UP, DAMAGING ROTORS. *SKD

NHTSA ID
482279
Incident
Jul 1, 1994

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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