Pontiac Sunbird problems
Owners have filed 254 complaints about the Pontiac Sunbird with NHTSA across model years 1979 to 2000. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every Pontiac Sunbird year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1997 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1995 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1994 | — | 51 | 8 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1993 | — | 50 | 7 | 4 | 46,000 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 42 | 3 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 30 | 7 | 3 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1990 | — | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1989 | — | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1988 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1987 | — | 9 | 0 | 4 | — | Electrical System |
| 1986 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1985 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1984 | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1979 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Pontiac Sunbird
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1984
Worst in 1992
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1992
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1991
Exactly what failed on a Pontiac Sunbird
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Pontiac Sunbird, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Pontiac Sunbird
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.