1993 Pontiac Sunbird Owner Complaints

WATER LEAKS INSIDE CAR, RADIATOR LEAK, HEATER CORE, HEAD GASKET, THERMOSTAT, FREEZE OUT PLUGS, ENGINE WET WITH OIL, A/C CUTTING IN AND OUT, RUNS ROUGH WHEN A/C IS ON, SLOW PICK UP, DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK, WINDOW WASHERS STOP BEFORE CYCLE IS DONE, BREAKS AND BREAK LINE BAD, WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR CRACKS TWICE NOW, OVER ALL REPAIRS TOTAL ABOUT $1600.00, AND WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET NEXT SO PLSU THIS AMOUNT, I HAVE BILLS KEPT OF ALL EXACT PAYMENTS OF PARTS AND LABOR

NHTSA ID

10070865

Incident

Sep 15, 2002

Mileage

46,000 mi

I HAVE A 1993 PONTIAC SUBNBIRD, 2.2 L,AT,AC. I AHVE WENT THROUGH 3 BATTERIES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD THE ALTENATOR CHECKED AND IT CHECKED OUT GOOD. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10053146

Incident

Sep 10, 2003

Mileage

130,000 mi

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT SLIDE AND TIPS FORWARD WHENEVER STOPPING. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10010573

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES, CONSUMER BELIEVED INCIDENT WAS RELATED TO RECALL 93V190000, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE TWO PROBLEMS WERE NOT RELATED.*JB

NHTSA ID

10007311

Incident

Feb 5, 2003

Mileage

129,000 mi

WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS A SHORT IN WIRING BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX AND A FIRE HAD STARTED. THE FIRE JUST BURNED THE WIRING AND SOME SMALL AREAS AROUND THE GLOVE BOX. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE RELAY SWITCH FOR THE AUTO LOCK SYSTEM WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE GLOVE BOX CAUSED THE FIRE. THE LOCK SYSTEM STARTED GIVING CONSUMER PROBLEMS A MONTH PRIOR TO FIRE, THEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF BEFORE THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE CONSUMER HAD SEEN SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER THEN PULLED THE GLOVE BOX OUT AND SAW THE WIRES ON FIRE. *SCC

NHTSA ID

8016716

Incident

Aug 2, 2002

BRAKE PROBLEM ADDRESSED HERE IS A REPEATED, ERRATIC, SUDDEN LOSS OF SOME OR ALL BRAKE POWER IN THE CAR. MECHANICAL COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, PADS, ROTORS, ETC. BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO COME AND GO WITHOUT WARNING. RECALL WAS DENIED BY BOTH A PONTIAC DEALER AND THE CORPORATION.ATTEMPTS TO DETERMINE WHY MY VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL..ATTEMPTS TO DETERMINE THE MANUFACTURER WERE DENIED...I NO LONGER CARE A GREAT DEAL ABOUT MY PERSONAL SATISFACTION, HOWEVER, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM IN NHTSA 93V-121 AND THE TROUBLES I'VE HAD ARE TOO SIMILAR TOO IGNORE SINCE THERE COULD BE ANY NUMBER OF SIMILARLY IGNORED VEHICLES ON THE ROAD...IF POSSIBLE, I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT WHY SOME CARS WERE LEFT OUT BEFORE I HAVE THE CAR FIXED...I CERTAINLY WON'T BE LETTING THE HOSES AND SUCH BE DISCARDED AFTER THE REPAIRS, BUT I WOULD LIKE SOME HELP COMPARING AND CONTRASTING THEM WITH THE ORIGINAL DISCREPANCIES...THANKS. *AK

NHTSA ID

755254

WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH THERE IS A VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL THAT CONSUMER FEELS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HE HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE INTO A DEALERSHIP TO BE EXAMINED FOR A CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

888022

Incident

Feb 1, 2001

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. OCCUPANT MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

857413

Incident

Feb 19, 2000

MY CAR IS OVERHEATING, AND THERE ARE NO LEAKS. IT HAS A NEW THERMOSTAT, AND THE WATER PUMP IS FINE EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE OK, BUT FOR SOME REASON IT IS STILL OVERHEATING *AK

NHTSA ID

718659

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. SOMETIMES WHEN PULLING THEM OUT, THEY WILL GET JAMMED, AND DO NOT REACH THE BUCKLE RECEIVER. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

851697

THE TAILLIGHT SOCKETS MELTED WHEN IN USE. THE SOCKETS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AS ARE THE OUTER MOST SOCKETS. *AK

NHTSA ID

842778

Incident

May 18, 1999

FUEL TANK DESIGN IS WEAK, WHEN ROAD DEBRIS HIT TANK RESULTED IN HOLE AND LEAKAGE. MJS

NHTSA ID

545320

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE HESITATES, AND THERE IS SOME GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR SHOCKS. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE CONTAINER WHERE THE WINDSHIELD FLUID GOES BECAUSE THE FLUID KEPT LEAKING OUT OF THE CONTAINER, AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STATES THAT VEHICLE IS HOT. VEHICLE IS HOT, AND THEIR IS A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE DEFOGGER. *AK

NHTSA ID

836434

Incident

Oct 12, 1996

SERPENTINE BELT FAILED/REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

781957

SHORT WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE.

NHTSA ID

542747

Incident

Nov 8, 1998

CONSUMER CALLED AAA BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, AAA JUMPED THE BATTERY, SAID THAT SOMETHING IS DRAINING, THE BATTERY THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT, BUT ASKED HER TO LET THE VEHICLE RUN ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER AAA LEFT, THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME, THE FIRE WAS IN THE DASH AREA. AFTER PUTTING FIRE OUT, THEY DISCOVERD A BOX OF WIRES UNDER DASH BEHIND GLOVE BOX, THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

830806

Incident

Nov 8, 1998

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH AND UPON MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN AN REAREND COLLISION. ALSO VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

826937

Incident

Jun 15, 1998

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND DRIVE RHIT THE STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA ID

780192

Incident

Mar 13, 1998

PASSENGER SEAT BELT BROKE WHILE BUCKLED, STITCHES CAME OUT OF BELT.

NHTSA ID

605799

Incident

May 1, 1998

LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

NHTSA ID

533288

Incident

Mar 13, 1998

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 25 MPH THE HOOD LATCHES DID NOT WORK OR DID NOT SECURE HOOD, CAUSING HOOD TO BLOW UP, SLAMMING TO WINDSHIELD AND CRACKING WINDSHIELD GLASS. THIS MATTER DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER OR SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

819903

Incident

Dec 10, 1997

BODY WELDS FAILED.

NHTSA ID

525139

Incident

Jun 6, 1997

THE RADIATOR CAP AND THE RADIATOR VALVE HAVE CORRODED AND RUSTED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE COOLANT. *AK

NHTSA ID

814403

Incident

Feb 12, 1997

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 35MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID

812212

Incident

May 10, 1997

WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS SKATING ON ICE. RIGHT AFTER THAT THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

804685

Incident

Nov 3, 1996