1994 PONTIAC FIREBIRD Complaints

THE CONSUMER HAD JUST PARKED THE VEHICLE WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. LIFTED HOOD & NOTICED FLUID DRIPPING FROM HOSE (HOT AIR HOSE BELOW FUEL LINE) WAS IN FLAMES. PUT THE FLAMES OUT. THE ENGINE WAS BURNT .RECALL 93V199000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH - 40 MPH VEHICLE HAD FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TREE, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

IE97060, VEHICLE HAD A BURNED HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE, AFTER A DEALER INSPECTED THE FUEL LINES AND BELTS AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, WHICH CAUSED A FUEL LEAK AND RESULTED IN A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NOTICED SERVICE BULETIN NUMBER 476126 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER SB037092 IN RELATION TO AUTOMOBILE PROBLEM. CURRENTLY AWAITING REPAIR. ORIGINALLY DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REMEDY PROBLEM BY RETORQUING OIL PAN BOLTS.

TRANS. LOCK OUT AND NOISE. HAD TO BE REBUILT AT MY EXPENSE @ 63K MI. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROB. ABS FAILS IN WET COND. CAUSED MANY NEAR ACIDENTS. I MUST BRAKE MANY TIMES THE NORMAL DISTANCE TO ENSURE THAT I CAN STOP

RUBBERIZED STYLE FUEL LINE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. ALSO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON.

WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONIDTIONS AND WATER SPLASHES UNDERNEATH VEHICLE ALL POWER STEERING GOES OUT, STEERING LOCKS UP,ENGINE CHECK GAUGES DIE OUT,CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.SYSTEM GOES BACK ON IN ABOUT 5-20 SECONDS. VEHICLE WILL MAKE LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE WHEN GAUGES GOES BACK ON. DEALER HAS CHANGED SERPENTINE BELT 4- 5 TIMES, DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

CLUTCH KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN GEAR ,IT WILL FREEZE ,WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT,CANNOT MOVE. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES. FIRST FOUR TIMES DEALER DID NOTHING ,FIFTH TIME, DEALER REPLACED WHOLE CLUTCH SYSTEM. OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER DUE TO IT NOT ENGAGING, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT HELP TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, IN REVERSE AND SECOND GEAR, TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR, DEALER REPLACED SHIFT BOOTS AND SAW THAT THE SHIFT CONTROL WAS BINDING, THERE WAS A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE CLUTCH. GLOVE BOX LIGHT STAYS ON, CIGARETTE LIGHTER INOPERABLE, AND CASSETTE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH AND ALMOST STALLS AT TIMES. TRUNK RELEASE BROKE INSIDE OF THE DECKLID. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER APLLIED THE BRAKES AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED . THE AIR BAG COVER BROKE THE PASSENGER'S ARM, AND THE WINDSHIELD WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

PLASTIC FUEL LINE LOOM IS HELD IN PLACE WITH A PLASTIC CLIP SECURED TO THROTTLE LINKAGE COVER. WHEN CLIP POPS OUT DUE TO HEAT/AGE OT BREAKAGE, PLASTIC LOOM/PLASTIC PIPE COMES INTO CONTACT WITH HOT AIR INJECTION PIPE AND MELT PLASTIC FUEL LINE. *AK