Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / FIREBIRD / 2002

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000242488 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: SUDBURY Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: FIREBIRD Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G2FV22G222 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 11 2003 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 20 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Problems with electrical system, clutch, pistons, dash fan and rear right molding. *mr the vehicle developed a crack in the cylinder head. saturn repaired the part but would not reimburse the consumer for repair cost due to the vehicle exceeding the warranty. at the time of the repair the vehicle had 96k plus miles. the vehicle also experienced the following: engine knocking/loss of power (8 pistons were replaced), after engine problem/repair, engine oil consumption occurred (one quart every 1300 hundred miles, bang noise in the clutch (bearing was replaced), water and haze was in the high/low beam inside the bulbs, left headlight shorted out/wire burnt (actuator was replaced), the brake pedal rubber guard had detached, the gas tether detached, there was an engine knock upon acceleration, the ignition module and camshaft position sensor experienced performance problems, the transmission shimmies when shifting under the vehicle when the clutch depressed, the headlights, rear light, dash lights, radio lights, and the interior lights would continuously flicker. *scc in cold weather the shifter failed to engage in 2nd and 4th gears. *jb