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1992 Pontiac Sunbird problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (3) · Vehicle Speed Control:cables (2) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip (2)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

84 /100
✓ Typical or better for this model

Compared against other Pontiac Sunbird model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →

30
Complaints
0
Recalls
15
Service bulletins
3
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (15)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm) 2013-09-01 · 130089009 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

expanded availability for remanufacture and return (r&r) electronic control modules

Service Brakes, Air:antilock:wheel Speed Sensor 2004-04-15 · 04152004 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

vehicles may set anyone or a combination of front-wheel speed sensor anti-lock brake system codes as intermittent or hard failures. gm voicemail express. *tt

Service Brakes, Air:antilock:wheel Speed Sensor 2004-01-01 · 00966 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

anti-lock braking system (abs) front wheel speed codes - jumper harness. *tt

Service Brakes, Air:antilock:wheel Speed Sensor 2004-01-01 · 00966B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

abs front wheel speed codes - jumper harness. *tt

Power Train:axle Assembly 2001-04-01 · 990730030A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

owners of some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3t40, 4t60, 4t60-e or 4t65-e transaxles may comment on a grinding and / or growling noise that is noticeable when standing in park on a hill or slope with the engine running and the parking brake not applied. *tt

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components 2000-04-01 · 000524001 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

information regarding snow intrusion into rear drum brake assemblies. **mr

Showing the 6 most recent of 15 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

No detailed complaint narratives on file.

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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