1994 Pontiac Sunbird: raw data

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vehicle1994 / pontiac / sunbird
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints46 on file (1994-12-26 → 2006-08-09)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Rear shock mount and rear axle rust-throughSTRUCTURE3 complaints1998-04 → 2006-08sunbird-1994-rear-structure-failure
  • 10165084 JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN A GRINDING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR(94 PONTIAC SUNBIRD)IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,REAR OF CAR WAS SWERVING DANGEROUSLY
  • 533742 REAR WHEEL HAD A BAD LEAN DUE TO REAR AXLE RUSTING THROUGH, COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT
  • 869016 CONSUMER WAS COMING OFF HIGHWAY, COMING TO A STOP SIGN, HEARD A HORRIBLE NOISE, IT WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE STARTING TO COME UP THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD OF VEHICLE
Steering and suspension component failureSUSPENSION3 complaints1996-09 → 2006-03sunbird-1994-steering-suspension-parts
  • 802760 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 10 MPH, THE RIGHT UPPER CONTROL ARM FELL OFF
  • 544546 SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, RECALL ON SYSTEM HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #
  • 10152424 THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 94V115000, REGARDING THE STEERING LINKAGES KNUCKLE SPINDLE ARM
ABS malfunction and brake pedal lossSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC13 complaints1995-03 → 1998-09sunbird-1994-abs-brake-failure
  • 513741 ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL/SKID
  • 981417 ABS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY GRAB AND LET GO, EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, LOSS OF CONTROL
  • 522283 BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, ON THREE OCCASIONS
Seat latch and seat back failureSEATS5 complaints1995-06 → 1999-04sunbird-1994-seat-latch-failure
  • 603434 DRIVER'S SEAT LATCH BROKE IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES
  • 980770 THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WILL NOT LATCH INTO POSITION SO WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE SEAT MAKES THE PASSENGER FLY FOREWARD
  • 485241 DRIVER'S SEAT BACK FELL BACKWARDS DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY
Engine stalling while drivingFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE5 complaints1996-03 → 2003-09sunbird-1994-engine-stalling
  • 980614 VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON HWY, DEALER REPLACED WIRING AND CONNECTOR SYSTEM ON FUEL SYSTEM
  • 8013229 AT 25MPH THE ALUMINUM BLOCK ENGINE SHUTS OFF. IT COULD HAD CAUSED AN ACCIDENT

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
461994-12-262006-08-0970SERVICE BRAKES:15; HYDRAULIC:14; SEATS:5; POWER TRAIN:4; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:4

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). 1994 Pontiac Sunbird vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/pontiac/sunbird
@misc{wrenchpro_1994_pontiac_sunbird_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1994 Pontiac Sunbird},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/pontiac/sunbird}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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