Pontiac Sunfire Complaints

1,141 consumer complaints on file.

#703502February 19, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE SEEMS TO OCCUR WITH NO WARNING. THIS VEHICLE WAS 4 WEEKS PASSED THE 3- YEAR WARRANTY WHEN THE TRANSMISSIOM FLEW APART. PONTIAC WOULD NOT COVER ANY COST OF REPLACEMENT. THE TRANSMISSION HAD A DEFECTIVE PART, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. I HAVE OWNED GM PRODUCTS FOR OVER TEN YEARS. GM HAS NOW LOST A CUSTOMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703462February 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAVE CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. MAJOR DIFFICULTY STOPPING WHEN PAVEMENT IS WET. MY COMPLET BRAKE AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS. I'VE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS, RIGHT REAR WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEMS WITH VIBRATION WHEN AT A STANDSTILL, ALMOST LOSING POWER. SMELL OF GAS FUMES. PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834951February 17, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
WHEN CONSUMER IS TRYING TO TURN ON THE HEATER FAN OR DEFROSTER, THEY DON'T WORK. THIS EQUIPMENTS JUST STOPS WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703419February 17, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END NOISY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834688February 10, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING ON ICE ABOUT 40-45 MPH, BRAKES APPLIED, HITTING A PATCH OF ICE. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HIT A METAL MEDIUM HEAD-ON. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN ACCIDENT. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#543754February 8, 1999
AIR BAGS
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN INJURY TO FACE AND HAND, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#543763February 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SUSPENSION:REAR
WIPER SWITCH BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703027February 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
LEASED 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE NEW IN DECEMBER 1996. HAVE HAD CONSISTENT LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT/OVERHEATING (EVEN IN -40C WEATHER), STRONG STENCH OF COOLANT IN CAR, CAUSING HEADACHES AND NAUSEA, SINCE CAR WAS FIRST PURCHASED. REPEATED VISITS TO DEALER FAILED TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR. NOW DEALER SAYS HEAD GASKETS ARE DEFECTIVE. MAY NOT BE COVERED BY GM WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827180February 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHILE SLOWING DOWN, BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. ALSO CAUSING STIFFNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834406February 2, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. DURING A FRONT END COLLISION, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER WAS BRUISED VERY BADLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#609057February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN RELAY FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543595February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW FOR LIGHTING SYSTEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833999January 26, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN HER VEHICLE STRUCK SIX COWS AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#833936January 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES FUNNY NOISES, AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING THAT THE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVNG THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. THE ABS MOTOR WAS REBUILT IN DECEMBER. OWNER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833746January 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
COMING TO A STOP ,APPLYING BRAKES LIGHTLY,THE BRAKES WILL SQUEAL AND LOCK UP. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702322January 18, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CAR IS HAZARDOUS AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702248January 15, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE CAR HAS HAD MULIPLE PROBLEMS BEGINNING WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HORN IN 1997. MANY OF THE SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, THE PARKING BRAKE STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND I HAVE REPLACED MANY MAJOR PARTS ON THE CAR. PONTIAC FLATLY REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY PROBLEMS, THEY HAVE ONLY OFFERED COURTESY TRANSPORTATION AFTER ENGAGING IN A SHOUTING MATCH & ALL THEY KNOW HOW TO SAY IS "SORRY, YOUR OUT OF YOUR MANUFACTURES WARRANTY & WE DO NOT PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION" I HAVE RECEIVED THE WORST SERVICE YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 9 TIMES IN UNDER TWO YEARS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833525January 14, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED NO DAMAGE TO NEITHER VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 10 MPH AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833369January 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701878January 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY CAR IS BARELY THREE YEARS OLD. THIS SHOULDN'T OF HAPPENED.THE GARAGE WHERE I TOOK THIS TO SAID A WEEK AGO ANOTHER SUNFIRE WAS BROUGHT IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, A FRIENDS BROTHER LAST SUMMER TOOK HIS 95 SUNFIRE INTO THE DEALER ALSO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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