Complaint Statistics
5 total complaints
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
Incident date: Jun 27, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND RIGHT TURN. *AK
Incident date: Apr 1, 1999
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AWHILE. *AK
Incident date: Apr 12, 1997
ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BURNT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT. *AK
Incident date: May 31, 1996
CLUTCH STICKING WITHOUT CLUTCH PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED, CLUTCH BURNED OUT. *AK
Incident date: May 31, 1996
SMOKE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION CASING, COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS; COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA Safety Investigations — PONTIAC SUNBIRD
Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.
PE — Closed
— Model Year: 1987
SEPARATED STRNG KNUCKLE
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER: GENERAL MOTORS HAS SUBMITED ONE FIELD REPORT PERTAINING TO A CUSTOMER OWNED VEHICLE WITH PROBLEM.ANALYSIS: INSPECTION BY ODI ENGINEER REVEALED A MISSING NUT AND COTTER PIN WHICH HOLDSTHE TIE ROD END TO THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THE HEX NUT APPARENTLY HAD NEVER B
... EEN INSTALLED. OWNER HAD DRIVEN VEHICLE ONE DAY (LESS THAN 50 MILES) SINCE TAKING DELIVERY. G.M.'S ONE FIELD REPORT STATED THAT THE TIE ROD CAME APART DURING TEST DRIVE AND THE TIE ROD NUT WAS ALSO MISSING. IT WOULD APPEAR THESE ARE TWO ISOLATED INCIDENTS.PROPOSED ACTION: CLOSE THISPRELIMINARY EVALUATION.===Read more
DP — Closed
— Model Year: 1983
SUDDEN ACCELERATION
There is no summary currently available
EA — Closed
— Model Year: 1983
SEAT TRACK LOCK
There is no summary currently available