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Pontiac SUNBIRD at salvage auctions

Copart 1989 Pontiac SUNBIRD SE 1G2JD11K2K7589761 Front End212,228 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 1986 Pontiac SUNBIRD SE 1G2JD270XG7562682 All Over148,212 mi Jun 24 Copart 1993 Pontiac SUNBIRD LE 1G2JC54H0P7585726 Normal Wear112,019 mi Jun 21 Copart 1994 Pontiac SUNBIRD LE 1G2JB54T2R7554620 Side79,620 mi

Pontiac SUNBIRD: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Pontiac SUNBIRD: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars4
Median retail value$3,155
Median repair cost, % of value148%
Median odometer113,916 mi
Run and drive67%
Primary damage
  1. All Over 1 25%
  2. Front End 1 25%
  3. Normal Wear 1 25%
  4. Side 1 25%
Yard state
  1. IL1 25%
  2. NJ1 25%
  3. NV1 25%
  4. UT1 25%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

257 complaints about the Pontiac SUNBIRD (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints257
With a crash37
With a fire16
Injured36
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Brakes
    median 46,000 mi at failure     47 18%
  2. Engine and cooling
    median 60,500 mi at failure     45 18%
  3. Seats and seat belts 30 12%
  4. Electrical system
    median 130,000 mi at failure     28 11%
  5. Speed control
    median 144,000 mi at failure     16 6%
  6. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 94,000 mi at failure     16 6%
  7. Steering
    median 124,856 mi at failure     16 6%
  8. Body and structure
    median 66,500 mi at failure     13 5%
  9. Wheels and tires
    median 81,914 mi at failure     7 3%
  10. Fuel and propulsion
    median 167,000 mi at failure     7 3%
Complaints by model year
1990
51
1995
2000

Recalls

25 recall campaigns for the Pontiac SUNBIRD.

Recall campaigns by model year
1990
4
4
1994

Real sale prices

3 sales of the Pontiac SUNBIRD at US government auctions, median price $200. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.