Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 03/23/2001 | 196 | 5 | 03/23/2001 |
| The front rotors/brakes have been replaced 5 times since i got the car. the first time was when the car had 196 miles on it, and have been replaced about every 8,000 to 12,000. they have been replaced about 2,000 miles ago and the front end is vibrating again now. the car has 45,000 miles on it bought and extended warranty for 60,000 miles. the left front tire has locked up two times while driving, causing the car to spin across four lanes, the first time and doing a 180 while on an on ramp right after leaving long pontiac of chattanooga. ever time i take the car to them they just tell me that they can not duplicate the problem and tell me it is ok. *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 05/01/2001 | 1 | 11/13/2000 | |
| When brakes are applied it causes steering wheel to shutter. took to dealership, and informed by mechanic that rotors needed to be turned.*ak the rotors failed at less than 7500 miles, but the dealer did not replace them claiming they can be turned two or three times. *yh | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 3 | |||
| When coming to a stop, applied brakes and vehicle pulls from left or right. vehicle has been repaired, but problem still exists. dealer contacted. *akalignment and balancing of tires has been performed many times on this vehicle. calipers, rotors, brake hoses, rack and pinion and steering rack have all been replaced and problem with vehicle pulling is still prevalent. *jg | |||
| 08/21/2001 | 16 | ||
| Front end was pulling, jumping and the brakes grab when pressed and pull to the left. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 03/14/2002 | 6000 | 5 | 01/16/2002 |
| At 6,000 miles, my car began to shudder at the steering wheel and the brake pedal would pulse. i was told that it was warped rotors. i've had them resurfaced three times now! what is the deal with the engineering of these rotors? on two separate occasions i had a hard time stopping to avoid a collision. it is not safe and definately not normal for rotors to warp so fast. why won't gm do something about this!!!*ak | |||
| 09/01/2002 | 8000 | 3 | 01/31/2001 |
| Rotors on the vehicle have been replaced and resurfaced several times during the warranty period. i have reported two cases to pontiac and thye will not take responsibility for the failures even though this is clearly a consistant failure on the firebird model across several years. warp rotors continue to be a problem. *ak | |||
| 05/01/2001 | 1 | 11/13/2000 | |
| When brakes are applied it causes steering wheel to shutter. took to dealership, and informed by mechanic that rotors needed to be turned.*ak the rotors failed at less than 7500 miles, but the dealer did not replace them claiming they can be turned two or three times. *yh | |||