1988 Pontiac Fiero: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1988 Pontiac Fiero. The newest campaign is 90V104000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Apr 1990. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline. NHTSA has 13 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 90V104000, in the NHTSA record
Correct or install new components to prevent unreasonable fire risk.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 346,162 units in total.
90V104000Received . 102,162 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Pcv grommet oil leaks, transmission oil cooler leaks, piston connecting rod failures breaking through engine wall causing oil spillage, fuel rail leaks, coolant leaks, rocker cover oil leaks, and maintenance or service related factors, could cause engine compartment fires.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An engine compartment fire can spread to the passengercompartment and injure occupants.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Correct or install new components to prevent unreasonable fire risk.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
89V232000Received . 244,000 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Due to an interaction of the engine compartment environment and maintenance or service related factors, there is a risk of engine compartment fires.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An engine compartment fire can spread to the passengercompartment and injure occupants.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Correct or install new engine components to prevent unreasonable fire risk.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
13 complaints, 19 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 10 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 4 |
| Exterior Lighting | 2 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 2 |
| Wheels | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 25 Jun 2008
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA88036 | Engineering analysis | REAR DISC BRAKES | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 22 Jul 1988 | 30 Aug 1991 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1988 Pontiac FieroThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1988 Pontiac Fiero: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/pontiac/fiero/1988/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1988 Pontiac Fiero?
- 346,162 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Pontiac Fiero have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Fiero, model years 1984 to 1996. 2 of them name the 1988 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1988 Pontiac Fiero name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 10 of 19 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1988 Pontiac Fiero open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.