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Pontiac Firebird Brakes Problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 3 model years.

Complaints by Year

Worst year: 2001. Best year: 2002.

Owner Reports

A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.

Brakes · 2000 4

FRONT BRAKES LOCKED DOWN AND ABS DID NOT KICK IN. THIS HAPPEN TWICE, THE FIRST TIME ON NOV.22, 2001 AND THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THAT TIME WAS AROUND $2600.00. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO GMC AFTER THE SECOND ACCIDENT AND THEY SAY THE ...

Brakes · 2001 2

AT 6,000 MILES, MY CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS WARPED ROTORS. I'VE HAD THEM RESURFACED THREE TIMES NOW! WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH THE ENGINEERING OF THESE ROTORS? ON ...

Brakes · 2001 2

THE FRONT ROTORS/BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES SINCE I GOT THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN THE CAR HAD 196 MILES ON IT, AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED ABOUT EVERY 8,000 TO 12,000. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 2,000 MILES AGO AND THE FRON...

Brakes · 2001 2

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE PULLS FROM LEFT OR RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CONTACTED. *AKALIGNMENT AND BALANCING OF TIRES HAS BEEN PERFORMED MANY TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE. CALIPE...

Brakes · 2000 2

THE BRAKES ON MY 2000 GRAND AM BEGAN SQUEALING AT AROUND 24,850 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS TOLD THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I COMMENTED ON HAVING JUST 25K MILES ON IT, I WA...

Brakes · 2001 2

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IT CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO SHUTTER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED.*AK THE ROTORS FAILED AT LESS THAN 7500 MILES, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THEM CLAIMING THE...

Brakes · 2000 2

I WAS ATTEMPTING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT THE INTERSECTION THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT AND TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS I WENT INTO THE TURN AND THE PEDAL REACHED THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING RESPONSE. I THEN PUMPED THE BR...

Brakes · 2002 1

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES MADE A CONSISTENT VIBRATION WHEN APPLIED AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS, UNDER NORMAL BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO T...

Brakes · 2001 1

ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND RESURFACED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I HAVE REPORTED TWO CASES TO PONTIAC AND THYE WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURES EVEN THOUGH THIS IS CLEARLY A CONSISTANT FAILUR...

Brakes · 2000 1

ALL LIGHTING DIM DRAMATICALLY, CLIMATE CONTROL FAN SLOWED DOWN AND VOLTAGE GAUGE DROPPED INTO THE RED AREA. THE VOLTAGE GAUGE HAS BEEN NOTICED TO DROP AT VARIOUS TIMES WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES. PROBLELM REPORTED TO DEALER, ALTENATOR WAS...

Brakes · 2001 1

FRONT END WAS PULLING, JUMPING AND THE BRAKES GRAB WHEN PRESSED AND PULL TO THE LEFT.

Brakes · 2000 1

ANTI-LOCKING BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

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