Pontiac Sunfire Complaints

1,141 consumer complaints on file.

#10009069February 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007923February 21, 2003
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHEN SET ON INTERMITTENT OR MIST, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEEM TO BE TURNING OFF AND ON DURING THE WIPE CYCLE, MAKING THEM JUMP A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE WIPING. CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY STOP WORKING ALTOGETHER WHILE DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008692February 19, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
AFTER RECALL 02V286000 REGARDING THE RACK AND PINION WAS PERFORMED, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007424February 14, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE REGARDING THE RECALL FOR THE STEERING RACK AND PINION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007354February 13, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
NHTSA.02-V-286-000: THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED REGARDING THE RACK AND PINION, HOWEVER THE RECALL REPAIR FAILED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005710February 11, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE REAR SEAT BELTS WHEN CAR IS COLD WILL NOT COME OUT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE, WITH SMALL CHILDREN THAT NEED TO BE SEATBELTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005642February 10, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, PARKING BRAKE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED ONLY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WORK/ FAULTY EMERGENCY BRAKE CONSTANTLY HAVING IT ADJUSTED/ SEAT BELT COVER ON DRIVER SEAT BELT BROKE OFF WILL BURN SKIN DURING SUMMER MONTHS/ REAR HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR ORIGINAL RECAL WERE WORKING FINE AND HAVE FAILED TWICE SINCE AND DEALER STATES I AM LIABLE FOR ALL CHARGES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005566February 9, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
ON SUN FEB.9,2003 MY RACK AND PINION WENT OUT OF MY CAR AND IS NOW NOT DRIVABLE . I STARTED NOTICING PROBLEMS THE LAST FEW WEEKS A WEIRD SOUND AND PROBLEMS TURNING LEFT. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND HE SAID MY RACK AND PINION WENT OUT. I DO KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN RECALLS RECENTLY, BUT I HAVE NOT AND I HAVE A 9 MONTH OLD BABY AND SINGLE MOTHER. IM JUST GLAD HE WASNT IN THE VEHICLE OR I WASNT ON THE HIGHWAY WENE THIS HAPPENED BUT NOW I AM FACED WITH THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS, WHAT DO I DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005569February 9, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY CAR IN OCT 1999 SINCE I HAVE HAD 3 RECALLS.NONE OF THOSE ARE THE OTHER PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED OR REPAIRED ALREADY. IN 2000 I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BEEARING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT WAS IN BAD CONDITION,IN 2001 I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR STRUT MOUNTS BECASUE THE WERE DRIED AND CRACKED, I MONTH AGO MY WIPERS BROKE A PIN AND CLIP BROKE AND THEY STOP IN THE UP POSITION. NOW MY WINDOW ON MY DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. MY DAUGHTER IN LAWS RACK AND PINION JUST WENT OUT IN HER 96 SUNFIRE AND SHE DIDNT RECIEIVE A RECALL BUT I DID. I LOVED THIS CAR WENE I GOT IT BUT I WILL NEVER RECOMEND IT TO ANYONE OR PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006694February 6, 2003
STEERING
THE PARTS FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL 02 V 286 000 IS NOT AVIALABLE. THE DEALERSHIP RAMSEY PONTIAC GMC;MAHWAH NJ;201-512-0002. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006262February 3, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
LOST CONTROL CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A FAULTY RACK AND PINION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON 02/01/03. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006264February 3, 2003
WHEELS
THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL LOCK UP CAUSING A ACCIDENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006266February 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE INTO THE VENTS. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005100February 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING AND SPEED REACHED 40 MPH THE CAR VIBRATES, WHEN SPEED REACHED 60 MPH IT VIBRATES AGAIN. WHEN DECELERATING AFTER DRIVING FOR A LITTLE WHILE, AND SPEED REACHED 10 MPH (WHILE DECELERATING) THE CAR VIBRATES VIOLENTLY, THEN SHUTS OFF. WHEN I RESTART THE ENGINE IT RUNS NOISILY WHILE STILL IN PARK, THEN SHUTS OFF AGAIN WHEN PUT IN GEAR. I HAVE TO WAIT A MINUTE OR TWO BEFORE I START THE CAR AND PUT IT IN GEAR AND IT RUNS, UNTIL I DECELERATE AGAIN AND THE CYCLE STARTS OVER. I HAVE HAD MY HEAD GASKET REPAIRED/REPLACE BY JAY PONTIAC IN COLUMBUS GEORGIA AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE I RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE ON THE HEAD GASKET LEAK SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS OVER. I HAVE HAD MY ALTERNATOR REPAIRED/REPLACED, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, ETC. THE DEALER NEVER SEES ANY PROBLEMS WHEN HE DIAGNOSES MY CAR ON HIS COMPUTER & EVERYTIME HE SUGGESTS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND I GO BROKE PAYING TO GET IT FIXED, THE PROBLEM REMAINS. I AM VERY FED UP WITH PONTIAC & GM & THEIR DEALERS/SERVICE PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO KNOW NOTHING OF THEIR PRODUCTS' FAILURE. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH MY CAR SO I CAN GET IT FIXED. I AM ALSO SEEKING TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE AND FROM THE HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH PONTIAC & GM I AM STAYING AWAY FROM THEIR PRODUCTS AND ADVISING EVERYONE I KNOW TO STAY AWAY FROM THEM. I AM AT THE POINT WHERE THE ONLY AUTOMOBILE PRODUCT I AM INTERESTED IN IS FOREIGN MADE. I UNDERSTAND YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND A PRODUCT HAVING PROBLEMS EVEN THE MANUFACTURER CAN'T FIGURE OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004903January 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A PROBLEM AND I DONT KNOW WHERE TO GO FOR ANSWERS ON MY CAR. I HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC SUNFIRE...WE HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS AT ALL WITH IT TILL I TOOK IT IN LAST WEEK FOR INSPECTION. THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED, BRAKES AND ROTORS AND 2 NEW TIRES.......THEN THE DAY I GOT IT, IT LEFT ME STRANDED ALONG THE ROAD, THE TEMP GAUGE KEPT GOING PASSED 265 AND THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND I HAD TO LET THE CAR SIT. I CALLED THE GARAGE WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AT AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM.....THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR THE LAST 4 DAYS, DRIVING TO FIND A PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY NOTICED ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING BUT HAD NO IDEA WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. NOW TODAY THEY JUST CALLED BACK AND TOLD ME, MY WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT WENT OUT ON IT AND THAT WAS THE PROBLEM...IS THIS SOUND NORMAL TO YOU GUYS????? IT WAS RUNNING TERRIFIC UNTIL THE INSPECTION...I PAID OVER 1200 SO FAR. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME OUT WITH THIS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004670January 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE WOULD STALL, AND IT WOULD BE HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004692January 27, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE HAS A SHORT IN INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH CAUSE ITS COMPONENTS TO MALFUNCTION AT DIFFERENT TIMES, FOR EXAMPLE THE ODOMETER,FUEL GAUGE, AND SPEEDOMETER. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004747January 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003455January 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS. MY CAR WILL RUN GREAT 2-3 DAYS BUT WITHOUT NOTICE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. I DOES THIS QUITE OFTEN AND THE MECHANICS CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, THEY CANNOT DETERMINE IF IT IS SPARK RELATED OR FUEL RELATED DUE THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE. I DO ALOT OF HIGHWAY MILES ON MY COMMUTE AND I CONSIDER THIS VERY UNSAFE. (I HAVE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY NUMEROUS TIMES.)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003388January 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET LEAKED COOLANT AND WAS REPLACED AT 44,941 MILES. IT STARTED LEAKING AGAIN AT 54,313 AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PONTIAC WON'T COVER IT BECAUSE THE CAR IS MORE THAN 7 YEARS OLD AND DEALER WON'T COVER IT BECAUSE IT WAS MORE THAN ONE YEAR WHEN IT HAD TO BE REPLACED THE SECOND TIME. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THIS HEAD GASKET ANYWAY??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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