Pontiac Sunfire Complaints

1,141 consumer complaints on file.

#10023685June 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
1995 PONTIAC SUNFIRE REAR OF CAR SQUATS WHEN BRAKING I'VE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED / ADJUSTED NUMEROUS TIMES NHTSA ALREADY HAS THIS LISTED AS SERVICE BULLETIN 735018 I WOULD LIKE TO ADD OUR VEHICLE TO THIS COMPLAINT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026436June 17, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, THE CONSUMER HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT AND THE DEALER REFUSED. *MR PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023087June 15, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PONTIAC SUNFIRE ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE. CHECK GAUGE LIGHT ON WHEN IT HAPPENS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021293June 9, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR
UNKNOWN REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENT FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE REAR AXLE AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED, SO THAT THE ORIGINAL BROKEN COMPONENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON LEVEL GROUND AT ABOUT 60 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND DID NOT ENGAGE THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM, YET THE REAR END OF THE CAR SWERVED WILDLY, WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO HIT A HIGH CURB, SEVERELY DAMAGING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, AXLE, AND SUSPENSION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021080June 5, 2003
TIRES
I WENT TO LOOK AT MY BRAKES AND FOUND THAT INSIDE MY TREADS AS WELL AS OUTSIDE MY TREADS THE RUBBER IS CRACKING. THE TIRES ARE JUST OVER A YEAR OLD WITH 25,000 MILES ON THEM. PLACE OF PURCHASE WAS CONTACTED BUT DUE TO A MOVE I AM UNABLE TO GET TO DEALER HAVE TO FIND CLOSER DEALER THAT SERVICES THE TIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020785May 31, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL STRAINER CLOGGED. FUEL SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONING. ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE READINGS. THE AUTOMOBILE HAS STALLED 4 TIMES DUE TO A CLOGGED FUEL STRAINER. I STALLED ON INTERSTATE 10 IN MS, ALONE, AND WAS STRANDED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES IN THE PROCEEDING 3 DAYS. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM, PONTIAC SERVICE CENTER CLAIMS THEY DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020716May 29, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION, SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
-THE HORN ON 1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE HAS QUIT WORKING AND BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES. THE PEOPLE AT THE SHOP SAID THAT IT WAS GETTING WET APPARENTLY EVERYTIME I WENT THROUGH WATER BECAUSE OF IT BEING POINTED DOWNWARD. -THE MUFFLER HAS BEEN FIXED THREE TIMES -THERE ARE MORE THAT I CAN NOT REMEBER RIGHT OFF HAND -THEIR IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE WHOLE CAR. THE LIGHT ON THE RADIO TIME AND STAION DISPLAY HAS NOT WORKED SINCE I BOUGHT IT, THE DRIVER'S REAR DOOR LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON, THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW LETS DOWN BUT WILL NOT LET UP WHEN NEEDED SINCE RIGHT AFTER I GOT THE CAR, THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD GO ON AND OFF WITHOUT EVEN BEING TOUCHED, WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD, THE WIDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST COME ON WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON AND THEN STOP HALFWAY DOWN IMPAIRING VISION, THE PASSENGER REAR TAIL LIGHT BLOWS ALL OF THE TIME, IT HAS NEVER STAYED WITH A BULB THAT WORKS, ETC. -THE VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKS AND HAS LEAKED SINCE I GOT IT -THE GAS LIGHT WILL NOT TELL YOU WHEN YOU ARE RUNNING LOW ON FUEL -THE RADIO WILL EAT YOUR TAPES SINCE I GOT THE CARTHE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACE ON THE CAR WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT -THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED A FEW YEARS AGO ALONG WITH THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM THE POWER STEERING HAS LEAKED FLUID AND WILL STOP TURNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED ON IT SVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF IT AND THE BRAKES. -THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WORKS WHEN IT GETS READY TO IF EVEN THEN AND HAS ALWAYS DONE THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020534May 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE AND HAD A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR. SHE REPORTED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR AT ALL. WE HAVE ALSO REPORTED TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THAT THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK. THIS MAY HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE COLLISION. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019147May 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET PROBLEM ON A 1995 SUNFIRE. SEEMS THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM ON THIS ENGINE. 2.2 LITER. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018835May 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES ON MY PONTIAC SUNFIRE 2002 GRINDS, AND WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IT SOUNDS LIKE THE FRONT END IS COMING APART, I BELIEVE ITS THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT'S CAUSING THE AWFUL NOISE, ITS EMBARRASSING THAT A NEW CAR SOUNDS LIKE A 1969 PONTIAC FIREBIRD COMING DOWN THE ROAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019591May 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT BRAKE PAD WORE CONTINUOUSLY AND CAUSED A ROARING NOISE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019592May 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLES HEAD GASKET BLEW AND DESTROYED THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND OTHER COMPONENTS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019558May 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017355April 28, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN LEFT, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS BINDED AND LEAKED AT THE STEERING SHAFT, ALSO THE PRESSURE HOSE LEAKED. LATER, RECALL#02V286000 WAS ISSUED, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE TECHNICIAN NOT SPECIFYING (LOWER PINION BEARING SEPARATION), WHICH WAS NOT THE ACTUAL CAUSE. MR SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016442April 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MARCH 24, 2003 DEAR SIRS, I RECENTLY HAD A WATER PUMP FAILURE ON MY 1998 SUNFIRE CONVERTIBLE. THE CAR HAS HAD A NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT A YEAR, I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ALTERNATOR BEARING. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN A GM DEALER TWICE IN THAT TIME FOR OIL CHANGES AND OF ALL THE THINGS THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO SELL ME THEY NEVER SAID ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE WATER PUMP. ON THE NIGHT OF FRIDAY, MARCH 14TH THE CAR BEGAN LEAKING ANTIFREEZE AND THE NOISE INCREASED. I LIVE IN SOUTH LYON, MI AND THE CLOSEST PONTIAC DEALER IS WALDECKER IN BRIGHTON. I ATTEMPTED TO TELEPHONE WALDECKER SEVERAL TIMES ON SATURDAY, MARCH 15TH, BUT DID NOT CONNECT, BECAUSE OF A DEAD PHONE LINE AT WALDECKER. I THOUGHT WALDECKER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, SINCE IT IS AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER ALSO. I LATER FOUND, FROM THE WALDECKER SERVICE MANAGER ([XXX]) AND THE RECEPTIONIST, THAT THEY WERE IN FACT HAVING PHONE PROBLEMS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WITH NO OTHER PONTIAC DEALERS IN THE AREA, I REFILLED THE RADIATOR AND TOOK THE CAR TO WALKERS GARAGE, THE CLOSEST AUTO REPAIR. THE BILL CAME TO $700 PARTS AND LABOR, I ASKED WALDECKER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAIR PRICE. HAVING TO TAKE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OFF, ACCESS THROUGH THE FRONT COVER OF THE ENGINE, GEAR DRIVE OFF THE TIMING CHAIN AND THE LOCATION ABOVE THE CV JOINT IS A POOR DESIGN FOR A SERVICEABLE PART. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION, 1998 SUNFIRE CONVERTIBLE, CURRENTLY: 42,000 MILES VIN# [XXX], 2.4 LITER DOHC ENGINE. I CALLED THE PONTIAC 1-800 NUMBER AND A REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THE WARRANTY WAS 3 YEARS / 36,000 MILES AND THE WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED BY A PONTIAC DEALER, SO I HAD NO RECOURSE. I EXPLAIN TO NO AVAIL WHY THE WORK WAS NOT DONE AT A PONTIAC DEALER. I AM HOPING YOU WILL RECONSIDER THIS. ENCLOSED IS THE BILL. PLEASE CONTACT ME EVEN IF THIS CLAIM IS REJECTED. I EXPECT BETTER FROM THE NUMBER 1 AUTOMATE COMPANY IN THE WORLD. SINCERELY, [XXX] , [XXX] PHONE: [XXX] *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017378April 22, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTED WITHOUT CAUSE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO UNBUCKLE THE BELT TO RELEASE IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017225April 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
THE VEHICLES ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE AUTO THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHICH PREVENTED THE CONSUMER FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. *NLM PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017257April 21, 2003
STEERING
WHILE THE DRIVER MADE A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FALL INTO A DITCH. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014345April 14, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
ON 9/5/02 MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH TOTALLY DESTROYED IT. ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED WHEN I WAS SLOWLY MAKING A LEFT TURN, SUDDENLY I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER MAKING IT VERY HARD TO MANEUVER CAR DUE TO HIGH RESISTANCE. I WAS GOING SOUTH, AND WHEN I STARTED TO MAKE LEFT TURN, NORTH BOUND WAS FREE AND CLEAR, BUT BECAUSE THE LENGTH OF TIME I SPENT TRYING TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE, ANOTHER CAR GOING NORTH APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS AND COULD NOT AVOID HITTING THE OTHER CAR CAUSING THE CRASH. I SPENT MY ENTIRE SAVINGS TO PURCHASE THIS CAR FROM A PONTIAC DEALER, AND THIS ACCIDENT THAT LEFT ME WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION, CAUSED THE LOST OF MY JOB AND MANY OTHER HARDSHIPS. THEN ON JANUARY 2003, PONTIAC DECIDES TO SEND ME A RECALL LETTER, WHICH WAS TOO LATE FOR ME. MY QUESTION IS WHAT TOOK PONTIAC SUCH A LONG TIME TO ISSUE THE RECALL NOTICE? IF THEY HAD DONE IT EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASE THIS USED VEHICLE IN 2002. FOUR YEARS IS A LONG TIME AND I AM SURE THERE MUST HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS, HOPE THEY WERE AS LUCKY AS ME WHO IS ALIVE TO TELL THE STORY. NOW FOR MY RIGHTS..... WHAT ARE THEY IN THIS SITUATION? AS I SAID BEFORE, THIS "MINOR MISTAKE OF GM" LEFT ME WITHOUT CAR, WITHOUT SAVINGS AND WITHOUT A JOB. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD COMPENSATE ME WITH AN EQUAL CAR OR THE EQUIVALENT FOR ME TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR, IT IS ONLY FAIR. IF THE PROBLEM WAS MADE PUBLIC IN 1999 OR 2000 I WOULD NOT BE IN THIS PREDICAMENT. PLEASE PRESENT MY COMPLAINT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND ADVISE ME ON HOW TO PROCEED IN ORDER TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE DAMAGES THIS "MINOR DEFECT" HAD CAUSED ME. I DESPERATELY NEED A CAR TO BE ABLE TO GET TO A JOB. PLEASE HELP ME! THANK YOU. (BY THE WAY, IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIND YOU) (DON'T KNOW WHAT EOM MEANS, I CHECKED NO, BUT DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER). *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014367April 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON MY 1995 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHEN I HAD IT REPAIRED AFTER NOT REALLY DRIVING IT FOR TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 1995 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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