Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 Pontiac Trans Am, most frequently naming the visibility, brakes and driver assistance categories. 2 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 3 months of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING AFTER A WHILE. RIGHT WOULD TURN ON, BUT WOULDNT TURN OFF AND LEFT DIDNT BLINK. ANTI-LOCK BREAKS STOPPED WORKING. WIPPERS WOULD ONLY SOMETIMES WORK. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DIDNT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE AND SLIDING DOOR WAS DIFFICULT AND ONCE FLEW OPEN WHILE ON HIGHWAY. HEATER/AC DIDNT WORK. HORN DIDNT WORK. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD SMELLED GAS FUMES IN THE CAR. WENT TO A SERVICE STATION TO FILL UP, DROVE FOR AWHILE, VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF, AND GASOLINE EVAPORATED. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR PROBLEM. *AK
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)
Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SOME V6 ENGINES MAY, ON A VERY INFREQUENT BASIS, HAVE AN OIL ODOR CONDITION THAT IS GENERALLY ENCOUNTERED AFTER THE ENGINE'S OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED.TYPICALLY THE ODOR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AFTER THE CHANGE OF OIL AND THEN DOES NOT REAPPEAR UNTIL THE NEXT CHANGE OF OIL. *TT
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.