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1990 Pontiac Sunbird 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.
11
Latest Jan 13, 2003
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.
4
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 Jan 12, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Pontiac Sunbird. 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 1–11 of 11

Brakes
Filed Jan 13, 2003

CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT 55MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB

NHTSA ID
10003632
Incident
Jan 9, 2003
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 21, 2000

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. THREE TIRES HAVE SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. BLACKWALL OF THE TIRES IS NO LONGER BLACK. TIRE SIZE 195/70R14, DOT # VDRWJRA138. REPLACEMENT TIRES ON A 1990, SUNBIRD. TIRE MILEAGE LESS THAN 20,000. TIRES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

NHTSA ID
871171
BrakesElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed Mar 27, 2000

FAN BELT FAILED.*ET

NHTSA ID
784585
Incident
Feb 20, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Sep 12, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTAIN DRIVER IN THE SEAT. DRIVER SUFFERED SOME DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THE BELT NOT RETRACTING AROUND HER. *AK

NHTSA ID
814956
Incident
Aug 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jul 19, 1997

DRIVER BELIEVES SAFETY BELT THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR ARE UNSAFE.

NHTSA ID
521531
Electrical
Filed Jul 18, 1995
Fire reported

EA94-013 ACTIVE, UNDER THE HOOD FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN AND PARKED SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

NHTSA ID
969017
Incident
Jul 11, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 9, 1995
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THERE WAS A CAR SEAT STRAP IN THE REAR SEAT CAR SEAT WAS THROWN FORWARD THERE WAS NO CHILD IN CAR SEAT. TT

NHTSA ID
966530
Incident
Dec 1, 1991
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 5, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

SEAT BACK BROKE UPON REAR IMPACT, RESULTING IN COLLAPSING. TT

NHTSA ID
966309
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Engine
Filed Feb 28, 1995

HEAD GASKETS FAILED TWICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481638
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Engine
Filed Feb 8, 1995

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE CAME OUT, ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WARPED AND SPLIT. TT

NHTSA ID
959755
Incident
Feb 6, 1995
Steering
Filed Jan 12, 1995

STEERING ARM BRACKET ATTACHED TO THE FIRE WALL CAME LOOSE, RESULTING IN STIFF STEERING. TT

NHTSA ID
958627
Incident
Jan 2, 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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