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1989 Pontiac 6000 problems

Owners have filed 22 complaints about the 1989 Pontiac 6000 with NHTSA between 1995 and 2002. The largest single group is the electrical system.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Pontiac 6000

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Not graded

Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

Complaints

Crashes reported

Fires reported

Injuries reported

How 1989 compares with every other Pontiac 6000

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3 1 5 24 27 21 22 12 6

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1989 Pontiac 6000

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Seat Belts 5 22.7%

Electrical System 5 22.7%

Tires 3 13.6%

0 crashes, 1 fires

Seats 2 9.1%

Steering 2 9.1%

Engine & Cooling 2 9.1%

Wheels 1 4.5%

Brakes 1 4.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 4.5%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Feb 1995 peak 6 Sep 2002

NHTSA investigations into the 1989 Pontiac 6000

An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.

PE94048 Opened 21 Jun 1994 Closed 30 Dec 1994 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

SUB-FRAME ABSORBER FAILURE

EA92024 Opened 26 Jun 1992 Closed 31 Jan 1994 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

STICKING THROTTLE

Recalls on the 1989 Pontiac 6000

A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.

Canada — Transport Canada

Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.

Recall 1995165 20 Sep 1995 184,500 units in Canada

Seats And Restraints

THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 210 - SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGE. VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES THAT MAY NOT WITHSTAND THE REQUIRED LOAD. DURING LOADING, STRESS COULD CAUSE THE ATTACHMENT METAL TO TEAR AND ALLOW THE ANCHORAGE TO SEPARATE FROM THE BODY. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ANCHOR BOLTS WITH NEW SHOULDER BOLTS AND THREAD LOCKING ADHESIVE. NOISE CONTROL PATCHES WILL ALSO BE APPLIED AT EACH ANCHORAGE.

Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

Filed 14 Oct 1998 Berea, OH Fire

TIRES

VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE DRIVER PROCEDED TO TRAVEL EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY WHEN CONSUMER FINALLY PULLED OVER TIRE CAUGHT ON FIRE SPREADING TO THE WHOLE CAR. OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT.

NHTSA complaint #539055 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

Filed 17 Sep 2002 Cleveland, OH

TIRES

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRIKE THE MEDIAN WALL CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, FRONT LEFT BUMPER AND FRONT END (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

NHTSA complaint #567273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 23 Mar 2001 Walligford, CT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #742345 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 14 Dec 2000 Naperville, IL

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

WHEN DRIVING REAR BRAKES PULSATE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PASSENGER'S SIDE CALIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #876529 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 27 Apr 2000 Wallingford, CT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

ALTERNATOR LIGHT COMES ON WHEN YOU PUT ON BRAKE LIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #721926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 31 Aug 1999 Fresno, CA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR JUST STOPPING OR PARKING, VEHICLE STALLED/AND CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE IS AT DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND DEALER HAS STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM.

NHTSA complaint #846193 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 14 Oct 1998 Berea, OH Fire

TIRES

VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE DRIVER PROCEDED TO TRAVEL EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY WHEN CONSUMER FINALLY PULLED OVER TIRE CAUGHT ON FIRE SPREADING TO THE WHOLE CAR. OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT.

NHTSA complaint #539055 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 18 May 1998 Chicago, IL

WHEELS:RIM

RUBBER RIM ON LEFT FRONT TIRE FLEW OFF, CAUSING DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR TO BROKE.

NHTSA complaint #604743 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 25 Nov 1997 DES Plaines, IL

SEATS

THE FRONT LEFT SEAT BRACKET BROKE, IT CRACKED ACROSS THE RIVET HOLE, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH.

NHTSA complaint #524388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 27 May 1997 Louisville, KY

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

PLASTIC COVER OF SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE.

NHTSA complaint #516598 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 15 Aug 1996 Allentown, PA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT RATCHET MISADJUSTED.

NHTSA complaint #506888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 22 Feb 1996 Pembroke P, FL

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

POWER STEERING FAILED.