The 1995 Pontiac Firebird has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 362 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 112 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT COULD HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED CAUSING THE SHAFT LOWER COUPLING TO LOOSEN AND ROTATE ON THE STEERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT.
THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FOR THE CORRECT LOWER COUPLING AND REPLACE IT AS REQUIRED.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“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…”
“The left side of the t-top on the consumer 1995 pontiac firebird came off. *ts the t-top struck another vehicle that was driving down the road causing damage to that vehicle's windshield and roof. Updated 07/20/06. *jb”
“1995 pontiac firebird wiring harness caught on fire while driving.*mr the fire caused minor damage to the vehicle. *nm”
“Consumer called complaining about having problems with brake light appearing on the dashboard, and pedal going down to the floor. *ak”
“Consumer states that when hit at 65mph in the front right of the vehicle the air bag did not deploy causing minor injuries to the consumer. Dealer notified. Ts”
“The safety related failure involves an electrical connector at the fule pump which is located in the gas tank immersed in gasoline. The connecter was arching, overheated and melted and finally lost continuity which caused the fuel pump to no longer operate. The safety concern is that this…”
“While driving 65 mph vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own, brake was applied, but speed increased in excess of 100 mph. Vehicle started to slow down on its own. Same day vehicle accelerated on its own again, spun out, and hit a tree. Brake was applied both times, cruise was on but not set.…”
“While driving 65 mph vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own, brake was applied, but speed increased in excess of 100 mph. Vehicle started to slow down on its own. Same day vehicle accelerated on its own again, spun out, and hit a tree. Brake was applied both times, cruise was on but not set.…”
MOST OF THE REPORTS REVIEWED IN THIS INVESTIGATION ARE FIRE INCIDENTS IN WHICH FUEL LEAKAGE HAS BEEN ALLEGED AS THE CAUSE OR THE AREA OF ORIGIN IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ALLEGED DEFECT.THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE SUBJECT CLIP WAS A FACTOR IN ANY OF THESE FIRE INCIDENTS AND NHTSA TESTING INDICATES THATBROKEN OR…
OWNERS HAVE REPORTED FAILURES OF THE FUEL TUBE RETENTION CLIP THAT ATTACHES TO THE PLASTIC THROTTLE LINKAGE COVER.ACCORDING TO GM, THE SUBJECT RETENTION CLIP (P/N 12048089) WAS IMPLEMENTED IN PRODUCTION ON OCTOBER 12, 1993, TO ADDRESS A CONCERN WITH INCORRECT ASSEMBLY PLANT FUEL LINE ROUTING.MIS-ROUTED FUEL TUBES MAY…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1995 Pontiac Firebird as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.