Brakes
Filed Jun 24, 2003
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LIGHT APPEARING ON THE DASHBOARD, AND PEDAL GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10024836
- Incident
- Jun 24, 2003
1995 Pontiac Firebird Brakes Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Brakes 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.
15
Latest Jun 24, 2003
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.
18%
of 84 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.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Pontiac Firebird submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 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 brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jun 7, 2002
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, BRAKE WAS APPLIED, BUT SPEED INCREASED IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. SAME DAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AGAIN, SPUN OUT, AND HIT A TREE. BRAKE WAS APPLIED BOTH TIMES, CRUISE WAS ON BUT NOT SET. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN, NO INJURIES.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8011297
- Incident
- Jun 4, 2002
Brakes
Filed Jul 5, 2001
I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERELY LONGER BRAKING DISTANCES DURING RAINY WEATHER (I.E. WITH WET DISC BRAKES). THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. ONCE THE DISCS ARE DRY (E.G. AFTER BRAKING SEVERAL TIMES) BRAKING RETURNS TO NORMAL. THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASES BY A FACTOR OF 2-3 X AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO REAR-END OTHER VEHICLES SEVERAL TIMES. IT IS PARTICULARLY A PROBLEM IF THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN A RAIN STORM AND IS THEN DRIVEN. THE ONLY SOLUTION I HAVE FOUND IS TO PERIODICALLY SNUB THE BRAKES DURING WET WEATHER IN ORDER TO KEEP THEM DRY. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET GM TO EVEN RESPOND--THEY SIMPLY CREAT A FILE AND THAT IS THE LAST I EVER HEAR (I HAVE DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES). I AM CONCERNED THAT ONE DAY I WILL BE UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WET PAVEMENT OR WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY SKIDING, ETC. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS IN HEAVY RAINS AND IS ELIMINATED AFTER SEVERAL HARD STOPS WHICH DRIES OFF THE BRAKES.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 747870
Brakes
Filed May 10, 2001
TOOK VEHICLE TO MIDAS FOR MAINTENANCE DUE TO BRAKES SQUEALING WHEN APPLIED. HAD BRAKES CHECKED. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE CRACKED. NO EXPLANATION OF HOW THEY BECAME CRACKED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 887970
- Incident
- May 5, 2001
BrakesTransmission
Filed Jun 7, 2000
COME TO SLOW STOP, LOW TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON, CAR SLIPS FORWARD SLIGHTLY, ABS SYSTEM CANNOT COMMUNICATE WITH SCANNER THOUGH ALL OTHER AREAS DO. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 723702
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1999
Brakes
Filed Jul 10, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
NO SUMMARY
- NHTSA ID
- 708467
- Incident
- Jun 19, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jul 27, 1998
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILING 3 TO 4 TIMES IN THE 3 YRS OWNED. THE IDIOT LIGHT ABS INOP LIGHT SOMEHOW LIGHTS UP. EACH TIME THE DEALER REPLACE THE PART TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND REALIGNES MY BACK BRAKES. BLEW OUT AGAIN, BOTH FRONT HUB AND SENSORS ARE TOTALLY OUT AND NEED REPLACING.
- NHTSA ID
- 540514
Brakes
Filed Jul 22, 1998
WHEN REAR BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT ABS BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION. POSSIBLE CAUSE CROSS UP OF WIRES. CONSUMER HAD PARTS REPLACED, BUT CONDITION STILL EXIST. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK *TT
- NHTSA ID
- 825713
- Incident
- Dec 23, 1996
BrakesElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed Mar 12, 1997
ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ALSO REPLACED IGNITION WIRES/FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL/INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 515423
- Incident
- Mar 5, 1997
Brakes
Filed Oct 22, 1996
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ABS WARNING LIGHT MALFUNCTIONING WHEN LIGHT APPEARS FOR NO APPARENT REASON, DLR. CAN'T CORRECT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 803880
Brakes
Filed Jul 11, 1995
ABS BRAKES DO NOT RESPONED DURING WET WEATHER, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 968594
- Incident
- Feb 28, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jun 5, 1995
ABS BRAKES KEEP GOING OUT AND EVERY TIME THE BRAKE IS APPLIED THE CAR DOES NOT STOP. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 966292
- Incident
- Jun 4, 1995
Brakes
Filed May 12, 1995
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR IN JUNCTION BLOCK LEAKED , CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID/BRAKES. *SKD
- NHTSA ID
- 489985
- Incident
- May 3, 1995
Brakes
Filed May 11, 1995
ABS SYSTEM FAILED, LEAKED HADRAULIC FLUID. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 965181
- Incident
- May 10, 1995
BrakesExterior lighting
Filed Jan 6, 1995
1) UNKNOWN REASON FROM DEALERSHIP ON TURN SIGNALS. TERM CANCEL OUT USED. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 958329
- Incident
- Jan 6, 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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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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