2000 Pontiac Firebird problems
Owners have filed 35 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Pontiac Firebird. Lighting is the most reported problem area, at 14% of complaints. Next are brakes (11%) and tires (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 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; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Pontiac Firebird with enough data (20 complaints in that window).
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.
Front brakes locked down and ABS did not kick in. This happen twice, the first time on nov.22, 2001 and the cost to repair the vehicle that time was around $2600.00. I have taken the car to GMC after the second accident and they say the brakes are fine.my insurance company ask me to report the problem with NHTSA.
While driving 35 MPH another vehicle ran a stop sign. The consumer applied the brake but the vehicle skid about 15 feet before hitting a wall. The front end was completed damaged. Neither air bag deployed upon impact. The driver suffered some injuries. This happened 13 april 2003. *nlm
2000 pontiac firebird front right tire blew out. When the tire blewout it caused the vehicle to swerve to the right and hit a concrete barrier. The vehicle sustained minor damage to the right front quarter panel and wheel area. The consumer was not injured (ohio traffic crash report).
I had to replace the window motor on the driver side and the window motor and regulator on the passenger side. Everyone I have encountered with my generation firebird has had this problem. The day the passenger side went out it was 100 degrees and later raining, thus the window was down and not protecting the occupants from the elements of the weather.
The contact's mother owns a 1989 N/A Pontiac Firebird. The contact was informed that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 90V105000 (Seat Belts) during a State Inspection; however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The local dealer and several other dealers were contacted and informed the contact that the recall part had been discontinued. The contact had not experienced the failure stated in the recall.