1992 Pontiac Firebird Owner Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 PONTIAC FIREBIRD. WITH THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE WHEELS BEGAN SMOKING DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STILL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. THE FOLLOWING DAY, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SHOP AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THEY REPLACED THE ECM AND THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 4/25/08 *CN

NHTSA ID

10223708

Incident

Apr 1, 2007

Mileage

50,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERES A FUEL SMELL IN VEHICLE, TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THAT THERE A RECALL 9+4 V 077 000 FOR FUEL FILLER NECK. MR

NHTSA ID

8021358

Incident

Oct 21, 2002

WHILE DRIVING FRONT PASSENGER TIRE STARTED TO WIGGLE, AND THEN CONSUMER LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER SAID THAT HAS TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER, WHERE DEALER STATED THAT CAR FRAME WAS BROKEN.*AK

NHTSA ID

8018396

Incident

Sep 6, 2002

CAR WAS SOLD BY DEALER KNOWING IT HAD A CRACK MAIN FRAME, BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY SOLD IT OUT OF STATE, NEW HAVEN,VT. COMPANY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND I LOSS $5,000.00 DOLLARDS. BUT WHAT IVE BEEN TOLD IS THE CAR NOW HAS A SALVAGE TITLE. IM JUST TRYING TO LOCATE INFO ON THIS CAR SO I CAN COLLECT MONEY OWE TO ME FROM BONDED COMPANY IN ORANGE COUNTY,CA. *AK

NHTSA ID

764242

Incident

Jan 1, 2001

PASSENGER'S SIDE OF DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN BECAUSE OF FRAME MOVING A LITTLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

879487

Incident

Aug 1, 2000

RECALL 92V154 000/ AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION : VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SHIFT CONTROL CABLE SEPARATION. RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. BUT, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST WAS PICKED UP BY CONSUMER. *AK

NHTSA ID

857435

Incident

Dec 15, 1992

THESE FAILURES ARE INTER-RELATED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE EPISODES OF THIS PROBLEM. NO DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ID

715955

Incident

Jan 2, 1993

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

709196

Incident

May 12, 1997

THE FUEL TANK ON MY 1992 PONTIAC FIREBIRD, BEGAN LEAKING GAS. MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO USED TO WORK FOR G.M, MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS A MATERIAL FAILURE OF THE FUEL TANK ITSELF FOR WHICH THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ISSUED A FEW YEARS EARLIER. I CHECKED MY PERSONAL RECORDS AND THE NHTSA RECALL RECORDS, AND FOUND THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 1994 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 94V07700). MY VEHICLE WAS CHECKED IN JANUARY 95 WITH 11,997 MILES ON IT, AND AT THAT TIME WAS NOT LEAKING.. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000 MILES ON IT AND IS LEAKING FROM A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK AT THAT EXACT SPOT. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALESHIP, AND G.M. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE VEHCLE IS OVER 5 YEARS OLD THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THIS DEFECTIVE TANK,EVEN THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK IS MATERIAL FAILURE. I BELIEVE SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 31,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS IN SHOWROOM CONDITION, AND HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX. *AK

NHTSA ID

703359

Incident

Nov 15, 1998

AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN, I SMELLED STRONG GASOLINE FUMES FROM THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. THE CAR WAS RECALLED IN 1994 AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED, POSSIBLY WITH A REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE AT THAT TIME. PRESENTLY THE DEALER DID ADMIT THAT THERE IS A LEAK TO THE FUEL FILLER ASSEMBLY WHICH IS CAUSING THE STRONG FUMES.

NHTSA ID

701601

Incident

Nov 15, 1998

PUSHED LEVER IN TO RAISE STEERING WHEEL AND MOVED STEERING WHEEL UPWARD, AND THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF IN MY HANDS.

NHTSA ID

700997

Incident

Nov 24, 1998

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGES FROM FILLER NECK SOLDER JOINT AREA; SIGN OF CORROSION AND RUST APPEAR AROUND THE AREA WHICH JOINED TO THE GAS TANK. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE MFR RECALL WORK WAS DONE ON THAT VEHICLE/ NHTSA RECALL # 94V-077. CONSUMER BELIEVED THE MFR. RECALL WORK WAS A FAILURE BECAUSE CONDITION REOCCURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

830218

Incident

Oct 12, 1998

CONSUMER IS SMELLING GAS FUMES ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN DUE TO A CRACK AT THE JUNCTION OF THE FUEL FILLER PIPE AND THE TANK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

829861

Incident

Oct 15, 1998

RECALL NOTICE SENT RELATING TO THE FILLER NECK, INSPECTION PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND (NO REPAIRS NECESSARY), HOWEVER PROBLEM LEAK WAS OCCURRED AFTER INSPECTION AND CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH RECALL WORK BEING HONORED.

NHTSA ID

541957

Incident

Aug 1, 1998

WHILE DRIVING OFF THE FREEWAY DRIVER HEARD LOUD NOISE--THE IDLER PULLER AND BELT FELL OFF THE CAR. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

828458

Incident

Aug 22, 1998

AIRBAG COMPUTER MODULE FAILED.

NHTSA ID

780612

Incident

Sep 25, 1998

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINS ON . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

827124

DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELST FAILED. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM FOR FREE.

NHTSA ID

534708

STARTER FAILED 3 TIMES DUE TO DESIGN PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ID

523078

Incident

Aug 1, 1997

THE VEHICLE'S FRAME IS BREAKING DUE TO PRESSURE OF THE GEAR BOX, AND ALSO THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT; AND IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT TIMES.*AK FRAME IS BROKE AT STEERING GEAR, STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE, AND STEERING LINKAGE AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN, PRESSURE FROM THE GEAR BOX CAUSES THE FRAME TO WEAKEN AND BREAK, THE PROBLEM IS A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN PROBLEM, REPLACING THE FRAME BAND DOES NOT GUARANTEE PROBLEM WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, 2 YEARS PRIOR TO THIS, THE IDLER ARM AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT WERE REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

818813

Incident

Feb 21, 1997

AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH APPROACHING WAS STRUCK. AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING NECK AND HAND INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID

817955

Incident

Apr 5, 1997

PASSENGER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT RESTRAINT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH . *AK

NHTSA ID

808874

Incident

Jan 1, 1997

AUTO WAS IN HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID

984737

STARTER FAILED, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STARTING. *SKD

NHTSA ID

484260

Incident

Jul 18, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE SEAL LOCKED UP @ 50 MPH LEAKING SLOWING ONTO BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID

963778