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Seat belt buckle, shoulder belt and mounting faultsSEAT BELTS3 complaints1996-02 → 1999-03sunbird-1992-seat-belt-faults
978755 FAILURE OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLES, BELT WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED IN THE BUCKLE, SEAT WILL NOT RETRACT
806004 THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT IS INOPERATIVE WHEN IN USE
Hydraulic brake and ABS failuresSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC8 complaints1995-03 → 2001-09sunbird-1992-hydraulic-brake-failure
845800 THE BRAKE LINE TO THE CALIPERS & STRUTS HAD BEEN SEVERED. WAS LOSING BRAKE FLUID. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD NO BRAKES
503620 BRAKE LINE HOSE BROKE, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE
972176 ABS BRAKES; WARNING INTERMITTENTLY MAY ACKNOWLEDGE FAILURE. BRAKES MAY LOCKUP OR BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR
Accelerator cable and throttle malfunctionsVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4 complaints1995-03 → 2003-10sunbird-1992-unintended-acceleration
10043049 THE ACCELERATOR CABLE ON MY SUNBIRD KEEPS FAILING, CAUSING ABRUBT MALFUNCTIONS
806601 WHILE IN A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY TWICE AND THE OWNER COULD NOT CONTROL IT
489023 SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO HOLE IN VACUUM HOSE AFTER RECALL REPAIRS
Engine stalling and timing or drive belt failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4 complaints1995-02 → 1999-09sunbird-1992-engine-stalling
846652 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED BECAUSE THE TIMING CHAIN BELT SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE
482135 WATER PUMP FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING TIMING AND DRIVE BELT FAILURES/VEHICLE TO STALL
808229 WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL
Electrical shorting in horn, column and dash wiringELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints1996-09 → 2000-06sunbird-1992-electrical-shorts
705492 IN COLD WEATHER THE HORN WILL BECOME EXTREMELY COLD AND SHORT OUT, CAUSING THE HORN TO GO OFF CONTINUOSLY WITHOUT ANY STOPPING
819561 WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR TWO DAYS THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WHICH STARTED UNDER THE DASH BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX
724191 SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING CAR. THERE AFTER TURNING SIGNAL WOULD NOT OPERATE
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 1992 Pontiac Sunbird vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/pontiac/sunbird
@misc{wrenchpro_1992_pontiac_sunbird_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1992 Pontiac Sunbird},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/pontiac/sunbird}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
