1999 Pontiac Firebird: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 76 complaints
76
Total Complaints
51,275mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

32,250 25th Percentile
51,275 Median Mileage
64,172 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
8
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
4
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
3
POWER TRAIN
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CRACKS WITHIN THE GAS TANK IS CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK, RESULTING IN FIRE HAZARD. DEALER HAS REPLACED GAS TANK 3 TIMES ,DEFECT STILL OCCURS. *AK"
"I HAVE NOTICED WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES LIKE THE ROTORS ARE DAMAGED OR WARPED. THIS BEHAVIOR HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I DON'T THINK IT IS VERY SAFE. I HAVE NOTICED ON LS1.COM MANY OTHER FIREBIRD OWNERS HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PRO..."
"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28