Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1990 Pontiac 6000

Routine

Owners filed 11 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip3
000
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core1
000
Vehicle Speed Control1
001
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper1
000
Seat Belts › Front › Webbing1
101
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly1
000
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings1
000
Electrical System › Wiring1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage95V173000
Filed Sep 15, 19952,216,325 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH REAR OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGES THAT MAY NOT WITHSTAND THE REQUIRED LOAD. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO.210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."

Risk. CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IN A COLLISON, STRESS CAN CAUSE THE ATTACHMENT METAL TO TEAR AND ALLOW THE ANCHORAGE TO SEPARATE FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY BELT MAY NOT PROTECT AN OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ANCHOR BOLTS WITH A NEW SHOULDER BOLT AND THREAD LOCKING ADHESIVE. ADDITIONALLY, NOISE CONTROL PATCHES WILL BE APPLIED AT EACH ANCHORAGE.

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner92V124000
Filed Sep 1, 1992319,181 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. THE POWER SEAT OR RECLINER WIRING HARNESS CAN BE PINCHED OR CAN CHAFE ON THE SEAT FRAME OR SPRING SUPPORT ROD, WEARING THROUGH THE WIRE INSULATION AND CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.

Risk. THE HIGH CURRENT CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL SHORT WELDS THECIRCUIT BREAKER ELEMENTS TOGETHER IN THE CLOSED POSITION, LEAVING THE CIRCUITUNPROTECTED AND GENERATING SUFFICIENT HEAT TO BURN THE WIRE INSULATION ANDIGNITE THE SEAT CUSHION MATERIAL.

Remedy. REPAIR ANY ABRADED WIRING AND REROUTE THE WIRING HARNESS USING A WIRING HARNESS CLIP.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Filed Jun 21, 2004GA

CONSUMER ADJUSTED HEAT MODULE ON DEFORESTER, AND CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HEATER SWITCH MODULE. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Jun 17, 1998FL

ELECTRICAL PARTS ON VEHICLE BURN FOR NO RESAON. OWNER INDICATES PROBLEMS WITH TAPED WIRING. POSSIBLE CAUSE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control1 injured
Filed Mar 24, 1998CA

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO CONSUMER.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 21, 1997CA

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. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 23, 1996GA

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAR SLID AND THERE NO BRAKE . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jun 12, 1996NJ

PLASTIC FUEL LINE HOSE DISLODGED FROM METAL FUEL LINE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jan 31, 1996MI

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WON'T LOCK . TT

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Dec 19, 1995TN

RECALL RELATED, 95V173000, INTERIOR SYSTEM RESTRAINT, PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABE THROUGH DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURER. TT

Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 17, 1995OH

HAD AN ACCIDENT, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE AND DRIVER HIT PASSENGER DOOR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 27, 1995PA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Mar 21, 1995VA

LEFT REAR CALIPER LOCKED UP, DAMAGING ROTORS. *SKD

11 of 11 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1990
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19916200Routine
1990 — this page11200Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 15, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.