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1996 Pontiac Fiero 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 Dec 11, 2018
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Dec 11, 2018

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1996 Pontiac Fiero. 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.

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Suspension
Filed Dec 11, 2018
Crash reported1 injury reported

1996 PONTIAC FEIRO V6 GOT IN THE RAIN OR THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE THIS CAR HYDROPLANES AT LOW SPEEDS 40 MPH VERY BADLY. I'M LUCKY TO BE LIVE. THE FEIRO WAS TOTALED THIS CAR SPUN OUT SO QUICKLY WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY,IT WAS RAINING AN AND MY SPEED WAS 40 MPH I HAD PUT NEW TIRES ON IT NEW CLUTCH KIT AND FOUR WHEEL ALINEMENT THE WEEKEND BEFORE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS CHANGED THE NEXT MANUFACTURE YEAR OF WHAT MY CAR YEAR WAS 1996 SO 1997 THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH HYDROPLANING. I HAVE RESEARCHED AN I HAVE TALK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE ON FEIRO FORUMS CONFIRMING THIS TO BE A TERRIBLE PROBLEM AN COULD BE FATAL!

NHTSA ID
11160807
Incident
Aug 6, 2003
Mileage
88,000 mi

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.

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