Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
23
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Pontiac Firebird.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | FRONT TURN SIGNALS GO OUT EVERY FEW WEEKS. THE PROBLEM IS THE DESIGN OF THE SOCKET, WHICH IS NOT SEALED WELL CAUSING TH… |
| 2006-08-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED. THE CONTACT OPENED THE TRUNK AND NOTI… |
| 2005-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL WAS LOOSE. *NM … |
| 2004-07-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | PAINT ON ROOF BEHIND T-TOPS BUBBLING AND LEAKING FLUID ON REST OF PAINT. TOOK TO DEALER AND SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE BE… |
| 2003-07-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR … |
| 2003-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE VALVE CLATTER AND CONSUMPTION OF FUEL. *AK |
| 2003-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TURN SIGNALS OPERATE SPORADICALLY, WHETHER STANDING OR MOVING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AND … |
| 2002-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLAMPS WILL FLICKER INTERMITTANTLY WHEN DRIVING. DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. |
| 2002-11-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN CAR IS SITTING STILL AND IN PARK OR NEUTRAL THERE IS A VIBRATION THRU OUT CAR @ 2200 RPM'S. WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRI… |
| 2002-09-01 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND RESURFACED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I HAVE REPORTED TWO C… |
| 2002-08-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT: WIRING LOOSENED ON FRONT HEADLIGHTS, HAD TO PULL OVER AT NIGHT, AND PLUG IN AGAI. CHECKED FUSES TO MAKE SURE THEY W… |
| 2002-06-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A FIRE STARTED IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. SCC *TS |
| 2002-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL POWER TRUNK AND CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE TRUNK… |
| 2002-03-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | AT 6,000 MILES, MY CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS … |
| 2002-02-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN I HAD TO DEPRESS THE CLUTCH AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THIS HAS H APPENED FIVE OTHER TIMES AT VA… |
| 2001-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | BATTERY AMP GAUGE FLUXUATES RANDOM, MAXING AMP (18) THEN DROPPING DRAMATICALLY DOW AS LOW AS (8). LIGHTS (HEADLIGHTS, … |
| 2001-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | FRONT END WAS PULLING, JUMPING AND THE BRAKES GRAB WHEN PRESSED AND PULL TO THE LEFT. |
| 2001-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IT CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO SHUTTER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT ROTOR… |
| 2001-03-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE FRONT ROTORS/BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES SINCE I GOT THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN THE CAR HAD 196 MILES … |
| 2001-03-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT, THE PART ACCROSS THE LAP, DOESN'T RESTRAIN THE DRIVER IN PLACE DURING NORMAL DRIVING. YOU CAN P… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION - APPROXIMATELY 1QUART OF OIL IS CONSUMED EVERY 1000 MILES. ELECTRICAL - DURING ACCELERATION… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER. HAD ENGINE REPAIRED , PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHEN COMING TO A STOP, APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE PULLS FROM LEFT OR RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STIL… |