Thus, in 1984, the plastic-bodied Pontiac Fiero, which means "very proud" in ... car into production on such a paltry sum, resulted in engine problems leading to fires. Sales began to slide ...

A few famous flops occurred in the late 1970s and 1980s, including the awful Oldsmobile diesel engine which ... the subject of this write-up: the Pontiac Fiero. Originally released in the mid ...