Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Pontiac Firebird.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-07 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAN NOT TURN VEHICLE |
| 2012-09-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 PONTIAC FIREBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CLUTCH SYSTEM DISENGAGED WHENEVER THE CLUTCH… |
| 2011-07-22 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC FIRE BIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOU… |
| 2008-05-18 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1999 PONTIAC FIREBIRD. WHILE LOOKING UP RECALLS ON WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV, I CAME UPON A RECALL FOR M… |
| 2007-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING THE CAR COLD, AND IDLING THE CAR... HEADLIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL OPERATION IS NORMAL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2… |
| 2005-10-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN WITH NO NOTICE AT ALL, THE ENGINE JUST DIES. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM OFF AND ON FOR OVER A Y… |
| 2004-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON (STEADY AND FLASHING). ALL IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE T… |
| 2004-06-17 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WINDOWS FREEZING UP, SPORADIC, INCONSISTENT. POWER WINDOW EVENTUALLY FAILED COMPLETELY AT 35,000 MILES. BOTH DRIVER S… |
| 2003-11-28 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | WHEN MAKING A U TURN STEERING LOCKED UP AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO STOP AND PLACE GEAR SH… |
| 2003-08-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE AIR INLETS ON THE BREATHER FOR ENGINE AIR INTAKE ARE POSITIONED AT THE FRONT CENTER OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN FR… |
| 2003-07-30 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT FOUR ORIGINAL RIMS ARE CORRODED FROM INSIDE OUT WHICH MAKES UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. DEALER S… |
| 2003-07-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | DEALER HAD TO REPLACE IN MARCH AND IN JUNE THE TURN SIGNAL LENS. ONCE AGAIN NEEDS TO REPLACE THE LENS. *AK |
| 2003-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *JB SCC |
| 2003-02-17 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND ENGINE WAS OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FE… |
| 2002-10-08 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 99 V 239 000, REGARDING THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER THE VE… |
| 2002-07-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES/ROTOR AND EXCESSIVE BRAKE NOISE WHEN BRAKING AT ALL TIMES, ESPECIALLY IN THE… |
| 2002-02-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CARS ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY GO TO FULL THROTTLE ON ITS OWN. RPMS WOULD RACE FOR A MOMENT THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. DEAL… |
| 2001-10-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | GAS GAUGE NEEDLE JUMPS AROUND ALL THE TIME AND IT IS HARD TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-08-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | Yes | 0 | WHENEVER TURN SIGNAL IS IN USE IT FAILS TO FLASH, IT WOULD REMAIN SOLID. VEHICLE WAS REARENDED DUE TO RIGHT SIGNAL NOT … |
| 2001-04-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | DOCUMENT NUMBER 766918 IN THE GM DATABASE ON THIS ISSUE. "DISTORTION IN OUTER SURFACE OF VEHICLE GLASS" THE WINDSHIE… |
| 2000-12-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WARPED BRAKE ROTORS CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHAKE. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED S… |
| 2000-10-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | ON MY 1999 PONTIAC FIREBIRD THE DRIVER'S PASSENGER DOOR PANELS ARE CRACKING SINCE NEW WINDOW MOTORS WERE INSTALLED ALSO… |
| 2000-08-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | No | 0 | WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS EXECUTED IT WILL NOT BLINK, IT JUST STAYS LIT UP INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. OTHER VEHICLES … |
| 2000-07-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | IN A HIGH SPEED CRASH, AND FLIPPING OVER SEVERAL TIMES, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK |
| 2000-07-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE BRAKE ROTORS WHICH NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED CAUSED THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLE… |
| 2000-06-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED SEVERAL TIMES EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT. SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE. SES (SERVICE ENGINE SOON) LIGHT CA… |
| 2000-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | BRAKES PULSATE AND SQUEAL DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE AND DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECT FOR WA… |
| 2000-05-25 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | BOTH POWER WINDOW MOTORS WILL FREEZE WHEN ROLLING UP OR DOWN. THE MOTOR WILL HAVE TO REST AND COOL OFF BEFORE THE WINDO… |
| 2000-04-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | THERE IS NO REASON FOR AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A CURB, AND THAT IS WHERE ALL THE DAMAGE CAME FROM ON MY CAR. … |
| 2000-03-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I AM HAVING A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. I HAD THEM TURNED AT AROUND 18,000 MILES AFTER FINDING S… |
| 2000-03-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | MECH. SAYS THAT THESE ITEMS SHOULDN'T GO BAD. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK |
| 2000-02-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKES PULSATED WHEN APPLIED AT OR ABOVE 50 MILES PER HOUR. TOOK INTO DEALER FOR SERVICE AND FOUND THAT FRONT ROTORS W… |
| 2000-02-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I HAVE TAKEN IN MY CAR THREE TIMES WITH IN FEB/00 TO 12/00 PUTNUM HAS ONLY CHANGED MY BRAKES AND I ALSO HAVE ROTOR PROB… |
| 2000-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TWICE IN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASE. I HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR A… |
| 2000-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT COMPLETELY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT … |
| 1999-11-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | WHENEVER ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS APPLIED, THE PEDAL WOULD STICK TO FLOOR & WOULD NOT LET UP. VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY TAKE … |
| 1999-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I HAVE NOTICED WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES LIKE THE ROTORS ARE DAMAGED OR WARP… |
| 1999-08-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | DEALERSHIP MACHINED ROTORS IN 8/99, 3/2000 AT 20,000 SAME PROBLEM, 9/00, 33,000 SAME PROBLEM. *AK |
| 1999-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH DOES NOT DISENGAGE WHEN IT IS DEPRESSED. THIS MAKES VEHICLE DIFFICULT IN SHIFTING. ALSO, ENGINE STALLS DUE TO TH… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | PREMATURE WEAR OF ROTORS, RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL… |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CRACKS WITHIN THE GAS TANK IS CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK, RESULTING IN FIRE HAZARD. DEALER HAS REPLACED GAS TANK 3 TIMES ,DEF… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT FLASH WHEN SWTICH IS ACTIVATED. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALERS… |
| — | WHEELS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *NLM |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 4 TIMES WITHIN PAST YEAR FOR ALTERNATOR, ELECTRICAL POWER DROP OFF UPON RELEASE OF ACCELERATO… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM SQUEALING EVERY TIME I APPLY THE BRAKES. IT GETS WORSE AS THE WEATHER GETS HOTTER. I TOOK TO THE D… |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | THE MOTOR THAT OPERATED THE POWER HEAD LIGHTS FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO DOWN. *PLEASE PROVIDE FUR… |