1991 Pontiac Sunbird problems
Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA about the 1991 Pontiac Sunbird. Cruise control is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. After that come engine (17%) and brakes (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 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: 7 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Pontiac Sunbird with enough data (11 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.
Drivers head hit seat belt molding when struck on side. Vehicle equipped automatic seat belts with separate lap. Please describe details. Tt
Shoulder portion of seat/lap belt failed to restrain upper portion of owner's body, allowing contact with steering wheel.
Vehicle was parked put gears into reverse, acclerator pedal stuck to floor, put into drive impact 12:00 psotion speed unknown. Tt
My wife and I had a firestone "firehawk ss wl" passenger car tire come apart while we were traveling at freeway speeds on interstate 5 in northern california on june 25, 2000. We filed a claim with firestone tire on july 3, 2000 after the tire was inspected at the local firestone store where it had been purchased. I was referred to an "ed" at the bridgestone/firestone techno center and was told I had to return the tire for their inspection.