Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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What breaks on a 1990 Pontiac 6000
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Brakes
541.7%
Seat Belts
325.0%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
18.3%
Fuel & Propulsion
18.3%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
18.3%
Electrical System
18.3%
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.
Mar 1995peak 2Jun 2004
NHTSA investigations into the 1990 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.
PE94048Opened 21 Jun 1994Closed 30 Dec 1994ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SUB-FRAME ABSORBER FAILURE
EA92024Opened 26 Jun 1992Closed 31 Jan 1994VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
STICKING THROTTLE
Recalls on the 1990 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 1995165184,500 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.
Recall 199210357,116 units in Canada
Electrical
On certain vehicles, the power seat or recliner wiring harness may become pinched or chafed causing possible short circuits. These short circuits may then cause the circuit breaker to weld closed and the unprotected short circuit could overheat and possibly ignite the seat cushion materials. Correction: Wiring harness will be inspected and harness rerouted using a wiring harness clip.
CONSUMER ADJUSTED HEAT MODULE ON DEFORESTER, AND CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HEATER SWITCH MODULE.
NHTSA complaint #10079565 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Melbourne, FL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL PARTS ON VEHICLE BURN FOR NO RESAON. OWNER INDICATES PROBLEMS WITH TAPED WIRING. POSSIBLE CAUSE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #824387 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mira Loma, CA1 injured
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO CONSUMER.
NHTSA complaint #533023 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Reseda, CA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON NORMAL ROAD CONDTIONS THE PEDAL IS HARD AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER (4) TIMES IN (3) MONTHS SINCE 1990. NEW BRAKE PADS WERE PUT ON AT 28,000 MILES IN 1993 OR 1994.
NHTSA complaint #809223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Reseda, CA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON NORMAL ROAD CONDTIONS THE PEDAL IS HARD AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER (4) TIMES IN (3) MONTHS SINCE 1990. NEW BRAKE PADS WERE PUT ON AT 28,000 MILES IN 1993 OR 1994.
NHTSA complaint #809223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Kennesaw, GA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAR SLID AND THERE NO BRAKE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
NHTSA complaint #987234 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
W Collingsw, NJ
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
PLASTIC FUEL LINE HOSE DISLODGED FROM METAL FUEL LINE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #984733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Southfield, MI
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WON'T LOCK . TT
NHTSA complaint #978485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Shelbyville, TN
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
RECALL RELATED, 95V173000, INTERIOR SYSTEM RESTRAINT, PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABE THROUGH DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURER. TT
NHTSA complaint #976825 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hudson, OHCrash1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
HAD AN ACCIDENT, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE AND DRIVER HIT PASSENGER DOOR. TT
NHTSA complaint #975122 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fairfax, VA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
LEFT REAR CALIPER LOCKED UP, DAMAGING ROTORS. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #482279 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Munhall, PA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED 3 TIMES, VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKE APPLIED, REPLACE VALVE BLOCK TWICE/HYDRAULIC PRESSURE UNIT, TO NO AVAIL. TT
NHTSA complaint #962621 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.