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1989 Pontiac Lemans Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

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.
15
Latest Sep 20, 1999
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.
1
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.
0
Reports on file since Feb 14, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 15 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Pontiac Lemans. 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 1–15 of 15

Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 20, 1999

CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BUMPER WAS MELTED DOWN BY THE TURN SIGNAL, AND VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. AK

NHTSA ID
848020
Incident
Sep 16, 1999
Exterior lightingVisibility
Filed Apr 14, 1999

VERY DISAPPOINTED IN CAR. NO OTHER SUMMARY GIVEN. *MJS

NHTSA ID
705620
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 7, 1998

AIR CONDITIONER HOSES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
539605
Incident
Jan 1, 1991
Seat belts
Filed Sep 30, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported

WHILE GOING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION . THE FRONT OCCUPANTS WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THE RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, INJURING THE FRONT OCCUPANTS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
816766
Incident
Aug 24, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Apr 19, 1997

SEAT BELTS FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.

NHTSA ID
527922
Incident
Apr 19, 1997
Other / unspecified
Filed Feb 18, 1997

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL HUB WEARS DOWN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, PE 91-101 .

NHTSA ID
809018
Seat belts
Filed Mar 7, 1996

SEAT BELT RETACTOR; FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETACTOR, SEAT BELT IS TOO SHORT TO BE PLACED IN THE BUCKLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
980353
Incident
Jan 10, 1996
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Nov 17, 1995

SEATS BELTS ON THE FRONT DO NOT LOCK ,AND BRAKES ON FRONT DO NOT WORK WELL AND THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. TT

NHTSA ID
975050
Incident
Nov 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Sep 8, 1995

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. TT

NHTSA ID
971792
Incident
Sep 8, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 30, 1995

THE DRIVERS SEATBELT HAS BROKEN. THE RED TAB IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUCKLE CAME OUT AND NOW IT DOES NOT LATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
971339
Incident
Aug 12, 1995
Steering
Filed Jun 27, 1995

STEERING WHEEL COLUMN FAILED, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. TT

NHTSA ID
967834
Incident
Jun 5, 1995
Brakes
Filed Mar 31, 1995

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKES. *TW

NHTSA ID
482802
Incident
Mar 30, 1990
BrakesElectrical
Filed Mar 28, 1995

HEARD RUBBING NOISE, LEFT FRONT BRAKES SEIZED; WEARS OUT PREMATURELY; ALSO, ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. DETAILED INFO WILL BE PROVIDED. TT

NHTSA ID
962691
Incident
Mar 29, 1989
Brakes
Filed Mar 13, 1995

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. TT

NHTSA ID
961759
Incident
Aug 1, 1994
Electrical
Filed Feb 14, 1995

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED/REPLACED TWICE, CAUSES VEHICLE TO PERFORM SLUGGISHLY UPON ACCELERATION. *AW

NHTSA ID
481170
Incident
Sep 1, 1993

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.

Data sources

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