1993 Pontiac Sunbird: raw data

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vehicle	1993 / pontiac / sunbird
known issues	6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints	46 on file (1995-01-10 → 2004-01-15)
recalls	0
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Seat belt retraction and restraint failureSEAT BELTS5 complaints1995-05 → 1999-10sunbird-1993-seat-belt-malfunction

851697 DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY
780192 SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND DRIVE RHIT THE STEERING WHEEL
605799 PASSENGER SEAT BELT BROKE WHILE BUCKLED, STITCHES CAME OUT OF BELT

Overheating and coolant lossENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3 complaints1995-01 → 2000-02sunbird-1993-cooling-system

718659 MY CAR IS OVERHEATING, AND THERE ARE NO LEAKS
814403 THE RADIATOR CAP AND THE RADIATOR VALVE HAVE CORRODED AND RUSTED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE COOLANT

Hydraulic brake loss or pedal travel to floorSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC7 complaints1995-01 → 2001-12sunbird-1993-brake-loss

826937 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH AND UPON MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN AN REAREND COLLISION
804685 WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY
501460 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL

Electrical wiring short and fireELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints1995-07 → 2002-08sunbird-1993-electrical-fire

8016716 WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS A SHORT IN WIRING BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX AND A FIRE HAD STARTED
830806 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME, THE FIRE WAS IN THE DASH AREA
542747 SHORT WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE

Sudden acceleration and accelerator cableVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4 complaints1995-01 → 2003-02sunbird-1993-accelerator-cable

10007311 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES
962697 VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, REPLACE THROTTLE CABLE, TO NO AVAIL
959169 ACCELERATOR CABLE RECALL LETER DECEMBER 1993 MAILED FROM PONTIAC JANUARY 1995

Front passenger seat sliding forwardSEATS2 complaints1995-02 → 2003-03sunbird-1993-passenger-seat-slide

959834 ENITRE PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES FORWARD WHILE DRIVING OR WITH ANY PRESSURE, CAUSED AN INJURY
10010573 FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT SLIDE AND TIPS FORWARD WHENEVER STOPPING

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
46	1995-01-10	2004-01-15	6	5	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:10; SERVICE BRAKES:8; HYDRAULIC:8; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:6; SEAT BELTS:5

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1993 Pontiac Sunbird vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/pontiac/sunbird

@misc{wrenchpro_1993_pontiac_sunbird_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1993 Pontiac Sunbird},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/pontiac/sunbird}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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