Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Pontiac Firebird.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel lines on this car are non-metallic. Apparently, some sharp-toothed critter bit the line causing a fuel leak as co… |
| 2012-02-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SLOW LEAK OF GASOLINE COMING FROM REAR OF CAR DIDN'T NOTICE IT BUT I COULD SMELL GAS WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON THE REA… |
| 2005-03-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | BOUGHT THE CAR IN JAN. OF 98, AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL 700 MILES. THAT IS WHEN THE GAS PEDAL STUCK FO… |
| 2004-01-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2003-09-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | LAST YEAR I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT MOTOR BROKE. I COULDNT AFFORD TO FIX IT. I GOT IT FIXED IN JUL… |
| 2002-09-10 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | THE TIRE RIM IS CUTTING INTO TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR |
| 2002-07-16 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WHEELS RIM BASE FAILED (TIRE SIZE P235 55 R16). *YH |
| 2002-07-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | HARSH 1-2 UPSHIFT, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND CANNOT TRACE PROBLEM. CD PLAYER QUIT WORKING … |
| 2002-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY IS LINKING INTO WIRING HARNESS, AND IS HARD TO START MOTOR.*AK |
| 2001-10-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | REAR TAIL LIGHT HAS A DESIGN FLAW. IT ALLOWS MOISTURE INSIDE THE TAIL LIGHT AND HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH NUMEROUS REPL… |
| 2001-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WATER WAS SEEPING INTO THE RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT FROM RAIN CORRODING THE REFLECTIVE MATERIALS IN… |
| 2001-09-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO STOP WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES SUDDENLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AT 45MPH. HAD HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT … |
| 2001-06-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 80 MPH. WHEN STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE SPEED BRA… |
| 2001-05-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | SPRINGS ARE ALSO WORN OUT, HAD WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED AND THEY STILL MAKE CRUNCHING NOISES. THIS CAR STAYS AT THE PONTI… |
| 2001-02-23 | SEATS | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND SAW A DEER; PUT ON BRAKES MAKING THEM SOUND, DEER HIT FRONT END OF CAR TEARING OFF LEFT HEADLIGHT ASS… |
| 2001-01-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND TRYING TO AVOID A DEER ON ROAD, DROVE OVER A WET SPOT, LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO … |
| 2001-01-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. COMMON GMC PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2000-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | UNEVEN WEAR IN THE BRAKE ROTORS. GM HAS REDESIGNED THE ROTOR BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVI… |
| 2000-07-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THROTTLE PEDAL GETS CAUGHT BY FLOOR MAT WHEN SLAMMED TO FLOOR FOR FAST ACCELERATION. FLOOR MAT DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING T… |
| 2000-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 50MPH STEERING STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY WHILE BRAKING. THIS SECOND TIME AT 26,000 MILES THAT FR… |
| 2000-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-01-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES THE FRONT OF THE VECHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT SIDE, AND BRAKES ARE SOFT. *AK |
| 1999-10-02 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | THE TIRE EXPLOSIVELY FAILED DUE TO SIDEWALL RUPTURE AT APPROX. 60 MPH ON A PORTION OF I-820 IN N. RICHLAND HILLS, TX. I… |
| 1999-09-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. *AK |
| 1999-09-06 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | CONSUMER GOT INTO CAR AND SMELLED SMOKE. AFTER LOOKING AROUND, FOUND THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER SEAT WHERE … |
| 1999-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | ALL 4 BRAKE DISCS WERE WARPED. DEALER GROUND DOWN..STILL SLIGHT WARP! |
| 1999-06-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | HAVE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED TWICE. NOW THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD MATERIAL SEPARATED FROM THE METAL BACKING. HAD … |
| 1999-05-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH FISHTAILED CONSUMER'S CAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT … |
| 1999-04-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | HAVE HAD TO HAVE FRONT ROTORS TURNED TWICE WITHIN 23,300 MILES.STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK |
| 1999-03-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | THE REAR ROTORS SQUEAK WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PUSHED, A GROVE HAS DEVELOPED IN ONE OF MY REAR ROTORS. ALSO, WHEN I FIRMLY… |
| 1999-03-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS COMMINCED DURING NORMAL STOPPING CONDITIONS RESULTING IN THE CAR NOT EVEN SLOWING DOWN EVEN THOUGH I CONTINUED TO A… |
| 1999-03-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND HIT A DEER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE DEER FLEW ONTO THE ROOF OF THE CAR . … |
| 1999-02-13 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE PUMP STEERING HOSE WHICH IS TOO LOW TO THE GROUND, ROAD DEBRIS MAY SEVERE THE HOSE, AND CAUS… |
| 1999-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT BEAMS WILL NOT RETRACT TO THE OPEN POSITION. HEADLIGHTS ALWAYS HAVE TO BE TURNED ON AT LEAST TWICE. FOUR TIME… |
| 1998-12-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FUEL LINE CLAMP RELEASED FROM FUEL FILTER CAUSING GAS LEAKAGE. *YC |
| 1998-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | ROTORS ARE WARPING IN LESS THAN 10K MILES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THIS FAILURE TWICE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT M… |
| 1998-11-01 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR REAR VIEW INOPERATIVE. YH |
| 1998-10-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | THE AIR COMPRESSOR HAS GONE OUT FOUR TIMES TWO OF WHICH THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE. |
| 1998-09-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE ACCELERATED BETWEEN 120 MPH AND140 MPH, CAUSING THE CONSUM… |
| 1998-08-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55-60 MP, THE DRIVER'S SIDE T TOP SHATTERED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NO… |
| 1998-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | ROTORS LOOK LIKE CRAP AFTER ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES. *AK |
| 1998-07-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS FAILED, REPLACED AND STILL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. |
| 1998-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON MY '98 PONTIAC FIREBIRD STARTED WARPING AT 10,000 MILES, THEY GOT TO A POINT WHERE I CAME CLO… |
| 1998-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | PMEMATURE WEAR OF PADS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. |
| 1998-05-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TICKING NOISE FROM ROOF PANEL NEAR SIDES WHEN OUTSIDE OF CAR GETS HOT. DEALER STATED THAT THE BODY WELDS WERE TOO CLOS… |
| 1998-05-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMA… |
| 1998-04-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | NONE |
| 1998-01-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | EVERY EIGHT THOUSAND MILES THE VEHICLE PULSATES OR VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, SPEED LIMIT BETWEEN 55-60, DEALER … |
| 1998-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE AND JERK VIOLENTLY WHILE BRAKING IN CURVES. NM |
| 1998-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | IN A HARD BRAKING SITUATION, NO INCLEMENT WEATHER, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE … |