Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
577126A02/01/199751354Transmission fluid leak from pump body (replace bushing). *tw12/21/1999
9674L60E04A04/01/199752554Transmission fluid leak from pump body (replace bushing). *tw08/14/1997
577126B04/01/199757-71-26A52105Transmission fluid leak from pump body (replace bushing). *tw07/17/1997
577126R02/01/199757-71-2651502Transmission fluid leak from pump body/replace bushing. *tw06/27/1997
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT
020730024A08/01/2005020730024B634999Diagnosis of cracked or broken transmission case. *tt 2006 and prior cars and light duty trucks. *tt10/11/2002

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
06/03/1999506/01/1999
 Transmission has failed once and been rebuilt, still have problems with it. engine has has multiple leaks including the rear main seal, the head gasket and the manifold. antena no longer retracts.
10/28/1998210/01/1998
 When shifting from reverse into drive, the car fails to proceed, but just sits still for about 4 seconds befor it starts to move foreward. this is scary because i have had near-accidents with this problem when an approaching vehicle is coming up on me from the rear on the roads i have backed out onto. the vehicle was taken to marshall pontiac in clinton, in for repairs, but the problem still exhists regardless. this creates another potentially dangerous problem when the roads are slick. when the car starts to move foreward, it accelerates and causes tire slippage and loss of traction. about the headlight problem now....when the headlights are shut off, they drop into place, but the motor on the drivers side headlight makes a very loud grinding noise for about 15-20 seconds. the driving lights cannot be turned on without the headlights popping up (even though the headlights are not lit). i find myself shutting off my headlights before i reach a populated area to avoid embarrasment of the noise. this can be dangerous, i realize. it can be heard a block away. i have talked to about 5 other firebird and trans am owners in just my area that have experienced the exact same problem with both the headlights and the shift from r to drive. when they had the headlight motor replaced, they eventually experience the same problem once again with the replacement motor/module. now about the ignition....the car takes three, sometimes four trys to start. this was quite a problem for me when i was in an emergency situation needing to rush my daughter to the hospital as she cut off her thumb recently. we lost valuable time trying to get the car to start while she was losing alot of blood. this problem is very frustrating. marshall pontiac in clinton, in has replaced headlight motors on these 90 model firebird and trans ams in the past without informing the owner that other vehicle owners have the same problem. if this is a prob. locally, what are the nat'nl numbers?
08/22/1996111/01/1994
 Premature transmission failure.
11/05/1995
 During operation the check engine light stays on at all times. when going from second gear to third the vehicle makes a loud noise.*ak
10/30/19950
 Transmission seals continually blow out, causing leak.
 Vehicle has difficulty performing w/rough running @ hwy., speed sputtering, overdrive jumping back and forth. cause undertermined by dealers. describe detail.
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
08/01/1999205/01/1997
 Come to slow stop, low traction light comes on, car slips forward slightly, abs system cannot communicate with scanner though all other areas do. *ak
POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY
01/29/1998
 While travelling at 55 mph the vehicle was involved in crash due to the rear axle breaking in half. frontal impact and rear impact into a cement wall, and neither airbag deployed. dealer contacted and cannot duplicate the problem. *ak
POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
06/01/19951
 Clutch failed. *skd
POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION
04/05/19997
 The shift lever gear would jump from reverse to neutral when not physically holding it. its a 6 speed transmission (t-56). been to dealer & nothing found. *ak
04/07/1995
 Man-tran: transmission skip shift locks out 2nd gear; prevents shifting from 1st to 2nd gear; forces shifting into 4th gear; skip shift light comes on. tt