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1984 Pontiac Fiero Electrical Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA

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Electrical reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest Apr 9, 1999
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
27%
of 30 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1984 Pontiac Fiero submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming electrical

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Body & structureElectrical
Filed Apr 9, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
705468
Electrical
Filed Dec 28, 1998
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. ANOTHER CONSUMER HELP PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE WIRES HAD BURNED UP. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS GETTING TOO HOT AND CATCHING ON FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
832741
Incident
Dec 19, 1998
Electrical
Filed Sep 23, 1998

STARTER FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

NHTSA ID
541044
Incident
Dec 16, 1994
Electrical
Filed Jul 16, 1998

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO WIRING TO THE ECM BURNING UP.

NHTSA ID
538415
ElectricalEngine
Filed Nov 27, 1996

VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK DUE TO DRAINED BATTERY.

NHTSA ID
511877
Incident
Oct 21, 1996
Electrical
Filed Jun 18, 1996
Fire reported

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, LEFT VEHICLE, FIRE STARTED UNDER HOOD SUDDENLY, ENTIRE FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS BURNED. *AK

NHTSA ID
985801
Incident
May 31, 1996
ElectricalEngineTransmission
Filed Jan 25, 1996

STARTER REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
500788
Incident
Jun 1, 1986
Electrical
Filed Aug 9, 1995

ALTERNATOR BELT BROKE TWICE, ALSO BELT SMOKES WHEN VEHICLE IDLES HIGH. *SKD

NHTSA ID
484886
Incident
Aug 9, 1995

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

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Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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