1995 Pontiac Firebird steering problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 1995 Pontiac Firebird — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On my way home from work about 1 am,coming around some curves, that I had come around a hundred times before, went to curve left and the car steered right, went into ditch, hit a driveway culvert and tore the tire off the rim and destroyed the rim. Didnt realize anything major was wrong till I got…”
filed Nov 7, 2006
“While driving through puddles the single drive belt consistently slips losing powersteering, ac and alternator function. The belt does come back on line, but the loss of power steering has resulted in the safety problem of several near crashes. If my wife had been driving she would not have been…”
filed Jan 31, 2002
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Firebird years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Firebird | 1 | 5% |
| 2000 Firebird | 2 | 8% |
| 1999 Firebird | 3 | 6% |
| 1998 Firebird | 5 | 8% |
| 1994 Firebird | 5 | 8% |
| 1992 Firebird | 2 | 7% |
| 1991 Firebird | 1 | 4% |
| 1989 Firebird | 2 | 10% |
| 1986 Firebird | 2 | 11% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1995 Pontiac Firebird
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.