1993 Pontiac Sunbird Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 16%of 37 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 130,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the electrical system of the 1993 Pontiac Sunbird, 16% of the 37 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 130,000 miles. 4 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have a 1993 Pontiac subnbird, 2.2 l,at,AC. I ahve went through 3 batteries in the last 6 months. I have had the altenator checked and it checked out good. I would like to know what is causing this.”
NHTSA complaint #10053146, filed 2004-01, 130,000 miles“Consumer called aaa because vehicle would not start, aaa jumped the battery, said that something is draining, the battery they did not know what, but asked her to let the vehicle run about 20 minutes before shutting off. Approximately 10 minutes after aaa left, the vehicle was in flames. The fire department came, the fire was in the dash area. After putting fire out, they discoverd a box of wires under dash behind glove box, that caught on fire.”
NHTSA complaint #830806, filed 1998-11“While parked, there was a short in wiring behind the glove box and a fire had started. The fire just burned the wiring and some small areas around the glove box. The consumer believes that the relay switch for the auto lock system which is located in the glove box caused the fire. The lock system started giving consumer problems a month prior to fire, then stopped working completely about a week and a half before the fire. The vehicle was parked in the garage. The consumer had seen smoke coming out of the vehicle. The consumer then pulled the glove box out and saw the wires on fire.”
NHTSA complaint #8016716, filed 2002-08Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 1993 Pontiac Sunbird
8 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsSeat belts
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1993 Pontiac Sunbird
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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