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1991 Pontiac Sunbird

Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
27
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1992-01-10 92V003000 SEAT BELTS 347,866 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2000-06-25 TIRES No 0 MY WIFE AND I HAD A FIRESTONE "FIREHAWK SS WL" PASSENGER CAR TIRE COME APART WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS …
1999-07-24 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 HAD VEHICLE IN REVERSE & BACKING OUT OF PARKING LOT. THE THROTTLE STUCK & VEHICLE TOOK OFF. VEHICLE HAD FRONT WHEEL DRI…
1998-12-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, CAUSING THE OIL AND THE COOLANT TO MIX TOGETHER AND LEAK, MAY HAVE CAUSED FIRE OR ENGINE D…
1998-06-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 WHEN MY COOLING SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND WHEN THEY REP…
1997-05-27 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH No 0 THE HOOD LATCH FAILED AND THE HOOD FLEW OFF OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 55 MILES PER HOUR.
1997-02-06 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
1997-01-08 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
1996-12-23 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Yes 1 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE DURING ACCIDENT. *AK
1996-12-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 HEAD GASKET CRACKED.
1996-10-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 DOORS COME OPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THEM. *AK
1996-09-20 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING Yes 1 SHOULDER PORTION OF SEAT/LAP BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN UPPER PORTION OF OWNER'S BODY, ALLOWING CONTACT WITH STEERING WHE…
1996-05-29 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP No 0 THE TENSION PULLY FOR THE POWER STEERING IS OUT OF ROUND AND THE BELT KEEPS SLIPPING OFF AND CAUSES LOSS OF STEERING. P…
1995-08-22 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 VEHICLE WAS PARKED PUT GEARS INTO REVERSE, ACCLERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR, PUT INTO DRIVE IMPACT 12:00 PSOTION SPEED U…
1995-08-19 SEAT BELTS Yes 1 DRIVERS HEAD HIT SEAT BELT MOLDING WHEN STRUCK ON SIDE. VEHICLE EQUIPPED AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS WITH SEPARATE LAP. PLEASE…
1995-07-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN AND PARKED, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TT
1995-07-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER Yes 0 DRIVERS SIDE FRONT CALIPERS WORE OUT, CAUSING ACCIDENT. TT
1992-05-14 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH No 2 HOOD LATCH UNFASTENED, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY BACK/INJURIES. *SD
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 THE ENGINE HAS A MALFUNCTION THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT ACCELERATE VERY FAST. DEALER REPLACED FIRST ENGINE, AND NOW TH…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 ALTERNATOR REPLACED 3 TIMES.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH, THE PLASTIC COVER BROKE AND CAUSING THE RELEASE BUTTON TO BE EXPOSED AND THE BELT TO B…
UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS, CONSUMER REQUESTED HELP IN GETTING THE VEHICLE TO RUN. *PH THE CONSUMER AND HER HUSBAND ARE SE…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS No 0 WHILE DRIVING, MADE ATTEMPT TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE PREMATURE WEAR TO PADS, WITHOUT P…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Yes 0 WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL JAMMED WHILE IN REVERSE AND THE CAR HIT ANOTHER VEH…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 CONSUMER EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE OF ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM,CAUSING THE VEHCILE TO SHUTDOWN WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTE…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 BRAKES DID NOT SEEM TO STOP VEHICLE WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE AND HAD A SOFT PEDAL. IN ADDITION, WHEN VEHICLE IS CO…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 1 WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD, BEGAN AT WIRING HARNESS . *AK