1992 Pontiac Sunbird problems
Owners have filed 42 complaints with NHTSA about the 1992 Pontiac Sunbird. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 26% of complaints. After that come body & structure (14%) and cruise control (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- 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: 3 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 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 3rd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Pontiac Sunbird with enough data (26 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Vehicle was involved in a collision at 45 MPH, and the airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries. The manufacturer has been notified.
While vehicle was parked for two days there was an electrical fire which started under the dash behind the glove box. The vehicle was totalled.
While vehicle was rear ended at 40 MPH the driver seat to collapsed. Dealer and the manufacturer has not been notified at this time. Feel free to provide any further information.
The accelerator cable on my sunbird keeps failing, causing abrubt malfunctions. It is dangerous in the midst of traffic. This occurs usually on a cold or rainy day. The cable has been recalled on some sunbirds however; after phoning pontiac they informed me my car did not have such a recall. I am unable to drive this car at this time and want some resolution. As I have kept it in excelent condition.I have had to exit the vehicle in traffic and pull on the cable myself.