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1988 Pontiac Firebird 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 Sep 14, 2020
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 Apr 20, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Pontiac Firebird. 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 1–10 of 10

Seat belts
Filed Sep 14, 2020

I PURCHASED MY 1988 PONTIAC FIREBIRD IN 2016. THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL ON MY VEHICLE THAT WAS ISSUED JUNE 1, 1990. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER N900043. I'VE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT THIS OUTSTANDING RECALL AND I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO LONGER ANY AVAILABLE PARTS TO CORRECT THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS MY DAILY DRIVER. MY SEAT BELT STRAPS HAVE DIFFICULTY RETRACTING.

NHTSA ID
11355027
Incident
Sep 15, 2016
Mileage
52,455 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jan 17, 2013

GM REFUSES TO PERFORM OPEN RECALL ON SEAT BELT BUCKLES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10493362
Incident
Jan 11, 2013
Mileage
108,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Oct 20, 2000

T-ROOFS LEAK WHEN EVER CAR GETS WET WINDOWS HAVE AIR BUBBLES IN THEM AND MAHE ANY LIGHTS APPEAR VERY BRIGHT, ALSO POSSIBILLITY OF WIDOWS CRACKING

NHTSA ID
734786
Incident
Apr 12, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Nov 30, 1999

THE FUEL FILLER NECK ON MY CAR IS LEAKING GAS,THE CAR HAS A DUTCH REGISTRATION NOW BUT WAS BOUGHT NEW IN THE U.S.A.. ABOUT 4 MONTS AGO I SEND A LETTER TO PONTIAC,BUT THEY DIDN'T ANSWER IT. *AK

NHTSA ID
715430
Incident
Dec 1, 1996
Steering
Filed Apr 25, 1998

STEERING COLUMN BECAME LOOSE DUE TO LOOSENING OF STEERING BOLTS, COULD RESULT IN STEERING COLUMN COMING OFF/LOSS OF CONTROL.

NHTSA ID
534795
Incident
Apr 15, 1998
Engine
Filed Oct 17, 1996

WATER PUMP FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
509806
Incident
Jun 12, 1991
Electrical
Filed Aug 12, 1996

COMPUTER SHORT CAUSED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SD

NHTSA ID
507294
Incident
Jan 1, 1990
Seat belts
Filed Mar 15, 1996

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT NO LONGER RETRACTS AND IT WILL NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
980772
Incident
Mar 15, 1996
Steering
Filed Feb 15, 1996

FAILURE OF THE STEERING COLUMN THE STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE. TT

NHTSA ID
979269
Incident
Feb 11, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 20, 1995

SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO FAILURE OCCURING AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD (90V-105). *AK

NHTSA ID
964099
Incident
Mar 30, 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.

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