Pontiac Firebird
Owners filed 493 complaints across 13 model years of the Pontiac Firebird. The 1995 drew the most (84); the 1990 the fewest (9).
Model years13
Complaints493
Recalls29
Fires40
Deaths3
Every Pontiac Firebird model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 24 | 0 | 2 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 | — | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 47 | 1 | — | 5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Routine | |
| 1998 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 8 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc | Routine | |
| 1997 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1996 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1995 | 84 | 3 | 14 | 10 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1994 | 59 | 3 | 10 | 10 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1992 | 27 | 4 | — | 2 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap | Routine | |
| 1991 | 27 | 5 | — | 4 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap | Routine | |
| 1990 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine |
Which Pontiac Firebird years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1995 is the weakest year on record, with 84 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It carries 3 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.