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2000 Pontiac Firebird

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

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24Owner complaints

Model-year median: 9.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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199847
199924
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Exterior Lighting
4Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4Tires
4Electrical System
3Seat Belts
3
All reported categories
Air Bags
2Engine And Engine Cooling
2Equipment
2Power Train
2Seats
2Steering
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 6 of 24 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Exterior Lighting. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Tires. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports

Seats complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Sep 29, 2001
Seats

WHILE MAKING TURNS, THE DRIVERS SEAT WILL SLIDE TO THE BACK OF THE SEAT TRACK, WHEN IT SLIDES IT DOES NOT ENGAGE A TOOTH TRACK, JUST SLIDES TO THE REAR, WHICH COULD CAUSE A STEERING ERROR, THEN ON THE NEXT TURN OT BRAKING, THE SEAT WILL RESUME ITS NORMAL POSITION.*JB

NHTSA ODI #785689

Mileage unknown · Oct 11, 2000
Seats

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT WILL MOVE SIDE TO SIDE WHERE IT COULD NOT BE CONTROLLABLE AT ANY TIME.VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN THREE TIMES TO DEALER FOR SAME PROBLEM, AND TECHNICIAN STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED THAT WAY.

NHTSA ODI #872766

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.