Steering
Filed Jul 27, 1999OH
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND RIGHT TURN. *AK
1996 Pontiac Sunbird
Routine
Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › clutch assembly. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Clutch Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsEngine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 28, 1999WI
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AWHILE. *AK
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Apr 14, 1997MA
ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BURNT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT. *AK
Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed Jun 4, 1996VA
CLUTCH STICKING WITHOUT CLUTCH PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED, CLUTCH BURNED OUT. *AK
4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.