1992 Pontiac Firebird problems
Owners have filed 33 complaints with NHTSA about the 1992 Pontiac Firebird. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. Next are air bags (12%) and body & structure (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Pontiac Firebird with enough data (15 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
These failures are inter-related. I have experienced multiple episodes of this problem. No defect listed in the summary.
Tl*the contact owns a 1992 pontiac firebird. With the gear in drive and the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The wheels began smoking due to the fact that the brake pedal was still depressed. The contact shifted the vehicle into park and shut off the ignition. The following day, he took the vehicle to a shop and was informed by the mechanic that the electronic control module failed. They replaced the ECM and there had not been any further occurrences.