1992 Pontiac Sunbird

Complaint history

When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.

Problems owners report

Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.

AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.

Recalls

• NHTSA recall #93V190000November 22, 1993108,898 vehicles affected

  vehicle speed control

  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. During very cold weather, water thatn enters the accelerator control cable conduit freezes and causes the accelerator cable to develop a high effort or binding condition.

  If this occurs, loss of normal throttle control Can result, or the throttle will not return to idle when the accelerator pedal is released, causing possible loss of control and an accident.

  Remedy

  Dealers will replace the accelerator control assembly.

• NHTSA recall #92V048000April 3, 199222,452 vehicles affected

  vehicle speed control

  The accelerator cable may have been kinked during vehicle assembly. The kink in the cable Can cause either a high effort accelerator cable, sticking accelerator cable, or a broken accelerator cable.

  If the accelerator control cable sticks or breaks it canresult in loss of throttle control. If loss of throttle control occurs while thevehicle is in motion, a vehicle crash could occur without prior warning.

  Remedy

  Replace the accelerator control cable assembly.

• NHTSA recall #91V166000September 23, 19913,212 vehicles affected

  latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch

  The secondary hood latch spring is improperly installed or missing, leading to a condition where the secondary hood latch does not engage the secondary striker.

  If the secondary hood latch is not engaged, and theprimary hood latch was also not engaged, the hood could open unexpectedly. Ifthis occurs while the vehicle is in motion, the hood may contact the windshield,reducing the forward vision area of the driver and a vehicle crash could occur.

  Remedy

  Inspect hood latch assemblies and, where necessary, install a new secondary hood latch spring.

Other model years

• 1991 27
• 1992
• 1993 37
• 1994 42