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Seat belt buckle, latch and restraint failuresSEAT BELTS6 complaints1994-11 → 1997-02sunbird-1991-seat-belt-failures
807706 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE DURING ACCIDENT
964570 THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH, THE PLASTIC COVER BROKE AND CAUSING THE RELEASE BUTTON TO BE EXPOSED AND THE BELT TO BECOME UNLATCHED
802893 SHOULDER PORTION OF SEAT/LAP BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN UPPER PORTION OF OWNER'S BODY, ALLOWING CONTACT WITH STEERING WHEEL
Brake caliper wear, pad wear and soft pedalSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3 complaints1995-02 → 1997-11sunbird-1991-brake-wear-and-pedal
960124 WHILE DRIVING, MADE ATTEMPT TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE PREMATURE WEAR TO PADS, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, HAS REPLACED PADS SIX TIMES
501069 DRIVERS SIDE FRONT CALIPERS WORE OUT, CAUSING ACCIDENT
523063 BRAKES DID NOT SEEM TO STOP VEHICLE WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE AND HAD A SOFT PEDAL
Engine cooling failure and head gasket crackingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5 complaints1997-05 → 1999-04sunbird-1991-engine-cooling-head-gasket
836532 CONSUMER EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE OF ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM,CAUSING THE VEHCILE TO SHUTDOWN WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT
834661 ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, CAUSING THE OIL AND THE COOLANT TO MIX TOGETHER AND LEAK, MAY HAVE CAUSED FIRE OR ENGINE DAMAGES
820646 THE ENGINE HAS A MALFUNCTION THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT ACCELERATE VERY FAST. DEALER REPLACED FIRST ENGINE, AND NOW THE SECOND IS MALFUNCTIONING
Stuck throttle and unintended accelerationVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5 complaints1995-08 → 1999-09sunbird-1991-throttle-stuck-acceleration
846259 HAD VEHICLE IN REVERSE & BACKING OUT OF PARKING LOT. THE THROTTLE STUCK & VEHICLE TOOK OFF
823386 WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL JAMMED WHILE IN REVERSE AND THE CAR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE
807540 WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES
Hood latch and door latch failuresLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES3 complaints1995-07 → 1997-08sunbird-1991-hood-and-door-latches
521477 THE HOOD LATCH FAILED AND THE HOOD FLEW OFF OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 55 MILES PER HOUR
484035 HOOD LATCH UNFASTENED, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY BACK/INJURIES
510847 DOORS COME OPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THEM
Engine compartment and dashboard firesELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints1995-07 → 1997-07sunbird-1991-vehicle-fires
814461 WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD, BEGAN AT WIRING HARNESS
969585 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN AND PARKED, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION
515876 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1991 Pontiac Sunbird vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/pontiac/sunbird
@misc{wrenchpro_1991_pontiac_sunbird_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1991 Pontiac Sunbird},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/pontiac/sunbird}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
