Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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B
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F
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What breaks on a 1984 Pontiac Trans AM
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Wheels
440.0%
Brakes
330.0%
Seat Belts
220.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain
110.0%
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.
Apr 1998peak 4Apr 2007
Recalls on the 1984 Pontiac Trans AM
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 198600256,428 units in Canada
Seats And Restraints
On certain vehicles, the front seat shoulder belt webbing may not retract into the retractor. This condition may be caused when the plastic spring cover becomes dislodged allowing the unwinding of the retractor spring. In the event of a vehicle crash in which belt restraint is required, failure of a front seat belt would increase the likelihood of injury to the wearer of the seat belt.
Recall 1985023255 units in Canada
THE HI-TECH TURBO WHEELS ON THESE VEHICLES CONTAIN EXCESSIVE POROSITY IN THE HUB AREA WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY AFFECT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. THIS COULD ALLOW THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
EWA Beach, HI
WHEELS
I HAVE A 1984 FIREBIRD THAT MY FRIEND GAVE ME WHICH HAS BEEN SITTING IN STORAGE FOR MANY YEARS. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE RECALS ON MY VEHICLE AND CALLED THE DEALER. THEY SAID THAT SINCE MY CARWAS SO OLD, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY RECORD OF ANY RECALLS. I CALLED PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE'S 800 NUMBER, AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. BASICALLY, SINCE THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE, THAT THERE IS NOTHING FOR THEM TO FIX. SO BASICALLY, MY CAR IS TOO OLD SO THEY WON'T FIX ANY RECALLS, SINCE THEY DON'T KNOW OF ANY. I TOLD THEM THE RECALLS ARE LISTED ON YOUR SITE, BUT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WAS NO HELP AT ALL.
NHTSA complaint #10186966 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EWA Beach, HI
PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE
I HAVE A 1984 FIREBIRD THAT MY FRIEND GAVE ME WHICH HAS BEEN SITTING IN STORAGE FOR MANY YEARS. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE RECALS ON MY VEHICLE AND CALLED THE DEALER. THEY SAID THAT SINCE MY CARWAS SO OLD, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY RECORD OF ANY RECALLS. I CALLED PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE'S 800 NUMBER, AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. BASICALLY, SINCE THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE, THAT THERE IS NOTHING FOR THEM TO FIX. SO BASICALLY, MY CAR IS TOO OLD SO THEY WON'T FIX ANY RECALLS, SINCE THEY DON'T KNOW OF ANY. I TOLD THEM THE RECALLS ARE LISTED ON YOUR SITE, BUT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WAS NO HELP AT ALL.
NHTSA complaint #10186966 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hillside, NJ
WHEELS
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA complaint #711520 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fort Myers, FL
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
ALL I WANT IS FOR GM TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #706064 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fort Myers, FL
WHEELS
ALL I WANT IS FOR GM TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #706064 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cinti, OH
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
I HAD THE DEALERSHIP PERFORM RECALL WORK AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS IN THE RESOLUTION OF SAID RECALLS
NHTSA complaint #704100 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cinti, OH
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
I HAD THE DEALERSHIP PERFORM RECALL WORK AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS IN THE RESOLUTION OF SAID RECALLS
NHTSA complaint #704100 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cinti, OH
WHEELS
I HAD THE DEALERSHIP PERFORM RECALL WORK AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS IN THE RESOLUTION OF SAID RECALLS
NHTSA complaint #704100 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cinti, OH
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I HAD THE DEALERSHIP PERFORM RECALL WORK AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS IN THE RESOLUTION OF SAID RECALLS
NHTSA complaint #704100 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Jose, CA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS.
NHTSA complaint #533770 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.