2002 Pontiac Firebird: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 48 complaints
48
Total Complaints
13,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,000 25th Percentile
13,000 Median Mileage
42,463 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
WHEELS:RIM
3
ENGINE
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
2
Fires
2
Injuries
4
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DESIGN OF WINDSHIELD DISTORTS IMAGES OF OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENT AND CAUSES OCCUPANTS TO EXPERIENCE HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT DESIGN COULD NOT BE CHANGED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK"
"RIGHT HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT AFTER 7 MONTHES WITH VEY LITTLE NIGHT DRIVING SO USE OF HEADLIGHTS WAS MINIMAL. WOULDN'T HAVE COMPLAINED HAD I NOT READ OF MANY ACCOUNTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME CAR ON THE WEBSITE LS1.COM IN THE WS6/FIREHAWK FORUM.*AK"
"THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD. DT"

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