Pontiac Sunfire Complaints (2003)

72 consumer complaints on file.

#10231090June 16, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER IN THE VEHICLE BECOMES ERRATIC AFTER WARMING UP. ON A HOT DAY IT MAY NOT RESPOND AT ALL OR MAY RESET TO A NEGATIVE VALUE AND NOT RESPOND DURING MOVEMENT. IT ALSO LOCKS UP WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT WHATEVER THE SUSTAINED SPEED HAS BEEN, GRADUALLY FALLING TO ZERO AS THE CAR ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229663June 2, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON 2003 GM PONTIAC SUNFIRE. LOST POWER ON HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ONLY 65K MILES ON THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228000May 16, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REFERRING TO THE PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHT: WHILE DRIVING MY CHILDREN HOME AFTER IT WAS ALREADY DARK, I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHT SEEMED A LITTLE DIMMER THAN THE DRIVER-SIDE HEADLIGHT. I ALSO HAD ON MY DRIVING LIGHTS THAT ARE BELOW THE HEADLIGHTS. WE WERE ON A PARTICULARLY DARK ROAD WHERE THERE IS A TENDENCY TO BE DEER, SO WHEN IT WAS CLEAR OF OPPOSING TRAFFIC, I PUT THE HIGH-BEAM LIGHTS ON. AFTER PUTTING THE HIGH-BEAMS ON, ALL THE LIGHTS.....HEADLIGHTS, HIGH-BEAMS, AND DRIVING LIGHTS WENT OUT....WHILE I WAS DRIVING. A RED "SERVICE" LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I WAS VERY STARTLED AT THIS AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SWITCHED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND NOTHING WOULD WORK AND THE "SERVICE" LIGHT REMAINED ON. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY IF I PANICKED. MY CHILDREN WERE VERY WORRIED THAT WE WERE PULLED OFF IN THE DARK. I DECIDED TO SHUT THE CAR OFF, HOPING TO RESET SOMETHING, AND TURN IT BACK ON. WHEN I DID THIS, THE "SERVICE" LIGHT WAS NOT ON, AND THE HEADLIGHTS AND DRIVING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE PASSENGER-SIDE LIGHT WAS STILL DIM WHEN I LOOKED AT IT, AND I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE LIT AND DIM, ALTHOUGH THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH INSIDE THE CAR WAS NOT ON. I BOUGHT A NEW HEADLIGHT AND CHANGED THE BULB, BUT THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE HEADLIGHT, IT WAS STILL DIM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224115April 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING TO THE STORE ONE NIGHT I REALIZED HALFWAY THERE, MY DASH LIGHT BEHIND THE FUEL GAGE WAS ALMOST OUT AND THEN REALIZED EVERYTHING ILLUMINATED BY MY HEADLIGHTS LOOKED VERY DIM, LIKE THEY WEREN'T ON, JUST MY FOG LIGHTS. I PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT IT WAS JUST MY FOG LIGHTS, I HAD NO LOW BEAMS YET THE SWITCH SHOWED MY LIGHTS TO BE ON. THANKFULLY NO POLICE WERE AROUND, I'VE BEEN TOLD DRIVING WITHOUT YOUR LIGHTS ON IS A RED FLAG TO THE POLICE THAT YOU MAY BE DRIVING DRUNK OR DRIVING RECKLESSLY, WHICH NEITHER WAS THE CASE. LUCKILY A FRIEND WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME AND PULLED OVER AT THE SAME TIME. WE BOTH LOOKED AT IT AND THEN HE HAD TO HELP ME GET BACK HOME, DIDN'T KNOW I HAD HIGH BEAMS STILL. I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG AND STILL WORKING ON IT 6 MONTHS LATER. I'M NOW ON A DISABILITY INCOME AND CAN'T JUST BRING IT TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC TO SEE IF THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIX IT AND END UP WITH AN OUTRAGEOUS BILL, ESPECIALLY IF I HAVE TO KEEP GOING BACK. I WAS DOING RESEARCH TO SEE IF I MISSED A RECALL OR AN ARTICLE STATING THE PROBLEM & FIX WITH THIS ISSUE WHEN I FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND SEE THAT IT HAS AN AWFUL LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS MINE. KIND OF A RELIEF. AFTER READING MOST OF THEM, I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND A COMMENT/COMPLAINT THAT SAYS EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND IF IT'S EXPENSIVE. IF I'M NOT THE ONLY PONTIAC OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE AND AT A LOSS, WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT BESIDES THE OBVIOUS? IS THERE AN ACTUAL FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT I HAVEN'T READ/FOUND YET OR WHEN THERE IS ONE, WILL I/WE BE NOTIFIED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223430April 5, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
I HAD BOUGHT 2003 PONTIAC SUNFIRE FROM MCELVEEN PONTIAC-BUICK-GMC TRUCK, SUMMERVILLE, SC IN 2002. THIS CAR WAS RECALLED UNDER FOLLOWING RECALL FOR REAR STOP LAMPS AND WORK WAS DONE ON 6/8/2005. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA04028 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V524000 MAKE: PONTIAC MODEL: SUNFIRE YEAR : 2003 MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. COMPONENT : EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR SIGNAL LIGHT FAILED IN DECEMBER 2007 AND I TOOK THE CAR TO LOU SOBH PONTIAC, DULUTH, GA ON 12/13/2007. THEY REPLACED THE TURN LAMP. IN FEB. 2008 THIS LAMP FAILED AND I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO LOU SOBH PONTIAC, DULUTH, GA AND THEY REPLACED THE BULB (NO PAPER WORK WAS GENERATED BY SERVICE DEPT. AND WORK WAS COVERED UNDER PART WARRANTY). IN MARCH 2008 BOTH REAR SIGNAL LIGHT FAILED. I TOOK CAR AGAIN TO LOU SOBH PONTIAC, DULUTH, GA ON 4/5/2008. THIS TIME THEY CHECKED ALL WIRING AND INFORMED ME THAT THE BOTH SOCKETS ARE MELTED DUE TO OVERHEAT AND MAY BE LOOSE CONTACTS. THEY REPLACED BOTH SOCKET. SOCKETS WILL MELT OVER THE TIME ONLY IF THEY ARE LOOSE TO BEGIN WITH, AND IF IT IS NOT CAUGHT IN TIME, THAN WIRING MAY CATCH FIRE AND ALSO MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT. THIS ALSO MAY BE RELATED ANOTHER INCIDENT I HAD ENCOUNTERED WITH MY POWER WINDOWS WHICH FAILED DUE TO FAILURE OF REGULATOR DUE TO SHORT (IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY) WHICH HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME AS WHEN REAR SIGNAL LIGHT FAILED IN DEC. 2007. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223432April 5, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
IN DEC. 2005 MY DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE - IT WILL STICK AND NOT ROLL DOWN. AFTER WHILE IT WILL ROLL UP AND DOWN AS NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER MCELVEEN PONTIAC, SUMMERVILLE, SC (I HAD BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM THIS DEALER) AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND NO WORK WAS PERFORMED. ABOVE PROBLEM CONTINUED WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY NORMALLY HAPPENED WHEN IT WAS DRIZZLING RAINING. IN DEC. 2007 MY PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED AND IT WILL NOT ROLL UP. IT WAS DRIZZLING WHEN IT FAILED. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER LOU SOBH PONTIAC, DULUTH, GA ON 12/13/2007 AND GOT REPAIRED ON 12/17/2007. ACCORDING TO DEALER PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED. DEALER REPLACED THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY. SINCE THAN BOTH WINDOWS ARE WORKING OK SO FAR. THIS CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT IF IT IS RAINING AND WINDOW FAILS TO ROLL UP OR IN THE EVENT OF POOR VISIBILITY (MORNING WITH HEAVY FOG OR FROST ON THE WINDOW) WHEN YOU WANT TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW TO SEE UPCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE TAKING LEFT TURN. THIS FAILURE OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME WHEN MY REAR SIGNAL LIGHT FAILED. IT TURNED OUT THAT THERE WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND SOCKET HAD MELTED. THEREFORE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THESE TWO INCIDENTS ARE RELATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214110January 7, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEADLAMP CIRCUIT MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A FAILED WIRE AND CORRODED CONNECTION. THEY MADE THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,346. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN THE REAR TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERATIVE AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213815January 5, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING. THE BULBS TESTED FINE, THE FUSE TESTED FINE AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH SEEMS TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. I REPLACED THE SWITCH WITH A KNOWN WORKING SWITCH AND THE LOW BEAMS STILL DO NOT WORK. I DRIVE WHEN IT IS DARK OUTSIDE AND AM FORCED TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS TO SEE AND MAKE SURE THAT I AM SEEN BY OTHER DRIVERS. I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WHICH I DID AND THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS STILL DO NOT WORK. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204414September 28, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2003 AND THE CAR WAS GREAT. IN MARCH 2006 I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WHERE THE CAR WHEN ATTEMPTED TO START WOULD TAKE A FEW SECONDS EXTRA AND THEN START, THEN 6 MONTHS LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR JUST CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR RESTARTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER. THEN IN NOVEMBER THIS STARTED HAPPENING MORE AN MORE FREQUENTLY. ONE NIGHT IN DECEMBER THE CAR CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OF THE ROAD. I WAITED AN HOUR AND STILL THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP SO I REPLACED THAT AND THE CAR WORKED FOR 2 DAYS AND THEN THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. HE THEN TESTED THE CAR AND SAW THERE WAS NO POWER GOING TO THE FUEL PUMP. I HAD HIM DO A TEMPORARY FIX AND RUN A LINE FROM THE BATTERY TO THE FUEL PUMP SO THE CAR WOULD STILL START. THEN EVERYTHING ELSE SLOWLY STARTED TO FAIL. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND NOW STAYS ON. ONE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN THE OTHER FOLLOWED BY MY HIGH BEAM TOTALLY. MY FRONT LEFT TURN SIGNAL WENT THEN THE REAR RIGHT FOLLOWED BY THE FRONT RIGHT. MY HORN NO LONGER WORKS. I DON'T KNOW IF MY AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199030August 9, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
THIS IS MY MOTHER'S CAR, NOT MINE, SHE'S 54 YEARS OLD AND SHE DOES NOT DRIVE CRAZY. LAST WEEK HER FRONT SPRING SUSPENSION BROKE FOR NO REASON. I'M A MECHANIC, AND I'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF THAT KIND OF FAILURE, IT HAD TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WHEN SHE WENT AT THE DEALER (WHICH WASN'T WHERE SHE BOUGHT THE CAR) THEY SAID THAT HER CAR WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY, SO IT WOULD COST A $120 PLUS LABOR TO REPAIR THE CAR. SO SHE BOUGHT A USED PART AND HAD IT REPLACED. PERSONALLY, I THINK THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER, THAT THEY NEVER SEEN THAT TYPE OF PROBLEM BEFORE AND THEY SHOULD INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196162July 12, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BEGAN LOSING ABILITY TO LIFT/LOWER AFTER BEING LOWERED ONE DAY WHILE WINDOW HAD MOISTURE ON IT. TOOK IT TO GM DEALER AFTER WINDOW BECAME TOTALLY STUCK DOWN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MOTOR. A MONTH LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WAS TOLD IT WAS REGULATOR. THREE MONTHS LATER HAPPENED AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME TO PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. HAVE YET TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN BECAUSE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WINDOW MOTOR REGULATOR SHOULD LAST AROUND 5 YEARS. IT ALSO MAKES ME WONDER WHY THIS ONLY HAPPENED AFTER THE WINDOWS WERE OPENED/SHUT WITH MOISTURE ON THEM (DEW FROM AM. THIS DOES POSE A SAFETY HAZARD IN MY OPINION AS WE HAVE TROUBLE MAKERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO DELIGHT IN SHOOTING PAINT BALLS AT CARS AT NIGHT, AND I DON'T LIKE HAVING AN OPEN WINDOW IN WHICH IT CAN GO FLYING THROUGH AND HIT ME IN THE EYE/HEAD), AS WELL AS A GENERAL INCONVENIENCE. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION DONE ON WHETHER OR NOT THE MOISTURE HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THESE FAILING WINDOWS. PLEASE UPDATE ON WHAT IS FOUND OUT. THANK YOU. AND I CHECKED PROPERTY DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THE MOISTURE DAMAGE THAT RESULTED TO MY VEHICLE (AND EVERYTHING IN IT) BECAUSE OF A STORM WE HAD WHILE THE WINDOW WAS STUCK DOWN. SO TO ME THAT IS PROPERTY DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189064April 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAILURE IS IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT DIM HEADLIGHTS. THE LEFT WENT OUT 1 WEEK AGO. THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE UNTIL THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON (SIMILAR SOUND WHEN TURN SIGNAL LAMPS GO OUT). THE BULB WAS REPLACED AND THE SERVICE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE LIGHT STILL DID NOT WORK AND THE CLICKING NOISE WAS THE SAME. THE OLD BULB DID NOT HAVE THE FILAMENT BURNT OUT. TODAY THE RIGHT BULB HAS DONE THE SAME THING. BOTH BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND STILL THE SAME RESULTS. NO HEADLIGHTS. BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS STILL WORK. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED DURING THE DAY ELSE MY WIFE WOULD HAVE HAD A HECK OF A TIME GETTING AROUND AND AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY. CURRENTLY THIS CONDITION STILL EXISTS AND WE ARE SWAPPING VEHICLES TO PLAY THE DRIVE DURING DAYLIGHT GAME. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS IS FAIRLY COMMON TO THE PONTIAC SUNFIRE. POOR ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186237March 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. STARTED WITH DIM LIGHTS THEN TO NO LOW BEAMS, AND NOW ONLY ONE HIGH BEAM. BY RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I AM CERTAINLY NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. THIS TO ME SEEMS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. MAYBE NO ONE WAS KILLED AS A RESULT ,BUT HOW MANY WOULD HAVE TO FOR A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I THINK PONTIAC NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182273February 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TURNED THE CAR OFF , WENT IN THE STORE, CAME OUT AND THE CAR WAS FULL OFF BLACK SMOKE. THE WIRE HARNESS MELTED FROM THE FUSE PANEL BACK TO THE TAIL LIGHTS. DEALER SAID IT STARTED FROM A FAULTY DIODE NEAR THE FUSE PANEL, BUT WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT. THANK GOD THE KIDS WEREN'T WAITING IN THE CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177874January 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED THREE TIMES SINCE 2003 CAUSING FAILURE OF THE LOW AND HIGH BEAMS ON THE HEADLIGHTS AS WELL AS THE TURN SIGNALS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS BEING CAUSED BY EARLY CORROSION. THERE IS NO WARNING OF THE IMPENDING FAILURE. THE LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY GO OUT WITH NO RECOURSE UNTIL SERVICED. THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF DISCUSSION OF THIS COMMON PROBLEM, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS ADMITTED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150782February 21, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL THEN RESTARTED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CLUTCH FAILED ON THE VEHICLE TWICE. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED WHILE PARKED AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CLUTCH PIN. THE SECOND TIME, 3 MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING THE CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147461January 11, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN WATER ENTERED THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE HIGH BEAM ILLUMINATED. HOWEVER, THE LOW BEAM BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REWIRED THE HEADLIGHTS AND REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140361October 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES GRABBED AND LET GO, LIKE A PULSATION. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER THEY TURNED THE ROTORS. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER CLEANED THE ROTORS. THE THIRD TIME THEY TURNED THE ROTORS FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE BRAKES WORKED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE MULTIPLICITY OF TIMES THAT THE ROTORS WERE SERVICED. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS TOLD THE CONTACT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM A LOT. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX IT UNDER THE WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO HELP AT THEIR EXPENSE. *AK UPDATED 11/15/2005. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133415August 12, 2005
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
PONTIAC SUNFIRE DEVELOPED A START UP PROBLEM.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CLAIMED THAT THE CAUSE WAS A DEVICE BELIEVED TO BE INSTALLED DURING THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM RECALL. THEY SAID IT'S A POSSIBLE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE RECALL WORK AND A WIRE LEFT LOOSELY ATTACHED TO THE DEVICE, THAT WHEN CONTACT IS BROKEN, PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE THE PART REMOVED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONOR THE VEHICLE WARRANTY CLAIMING THAT THE DEVICE WAS A NON-PONTIAC PART. THE CONSUMER IS ADAMANT THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NO ADJUSTMENTS OTHER THAN REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128693July 14, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT A POLE. MY SEATBELTS UNLACHED DURING IMPACT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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