Pontiac Sunfire Complaints

1,141 consumer complaints on file.

#8016245August 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY TURNED TURN SIGNAL ON AND HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765517August 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE ORIGINAL BATTERY THAT CAME WITH MY CAR HAS FAILED. THE POSITIVE TERMINAL POST HAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND FELL OFF. ALSO THE CABLE THAT RUNS TO THAT POST HAS MELTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765519August 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN
EVER SINCE WE GOT THE CAR THE ODOMETER SCRAMBLES AND GOES OFF AND ON. USUALY IN COLD OR HOT WEATHER. WHEN IT COMES ON IT GOES BACK TO THE RIGHT MILEAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566917August 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE BATTERY ACID ATE AT THE METAL BOLTS OF THE BATTERY CAUSING THE POSTIVE CONNECTOR TO COMPLETELY COME OFF ( BOLT, CABLE, AND ALL). (AC DELCO BATTERY). *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015494August 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING STEERING COMPONENT STARTED TO SMOKE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERS, MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IGNITION SWITCH HAD MELTED , NO ENTRY FOR KEY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567004July 31, 2002
TIRES
THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND MAKE A NOISE, CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO SEE TIRE WAS RIPPED OF THE RIM. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ANOTHER TIRE BLOW OUT A FEW MONTHS LATER. (GENERAL TIRE P195/65R15, TUBELESS RADIAL) *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566745July 24, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (02V070000) HOWEVER IT TOOK 2 DAYS TO GET THE PART INSTALLED BECAUSE THE FIRST DAY CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER HE WAS TOLD THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH PARTS, EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER CALLED IN ADVANCE AND CONFIRMED IF THERE WERE PARTS, THE SAME DAY THE RELAY WAS INSTALLED CONSUMER HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE STARTER WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014669July 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.CONTACTED DEALER. A ROPE HAD GOTTEN AROUND THE AXLE AND BROKE BRAKE LINE, CAUSING FUEL TO RUN OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014596July 24, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE RECLINING MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE TWICE AND FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SEAT FRAME HAD CRACKED BUT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE OF THE SECOND TIME IT BROKE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014420July 22, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY DAYTIME LIGHTS WILL WORK PROPERLY. HOWEVER, WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT LIGHTS ARE UNABLE TO STAY ON, CAUSING DRIVER TO HOLD SWITCH IN ORDER TO HAVE LIGHTS STAY ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764544July 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
PERIODICALLY GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT GOES OUT, PREVENTING DRIVER TO VISUALLY SEE WHAT GEAR VEHICLE IS IN ,SUCH AS DRIVE/ REVERSE OR NEUTRAL, ETC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8014115July 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN, LOSING ALL POWER. CONTACTED DEALER., CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AKI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764184July 13, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MY POSER STEERING HAS SUDDENLY BECOME DIFFICULT AT SLOW SPEEDS. UNABLE TO TURN LEFT/RIGHT AT CORNERS UNTIL SPEED IS INCREASED. TURNING WHILE SLOWING IS VERY DIFFICULT. BRAKE FLUID CHECKED FINE. MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH PUMP OR RACK/PINION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013831July 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE WAITING FOR RECALL 02V070000 PARTS, IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE.*AK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013561July 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL, RESULTING IN LOSS OF PROPER STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013374July 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER BEING TURNED OFF 1 MINUTE. VEHICLE RESTARTED INVOLUNTARILY WHEN KEY WAS TURNED TO LOCK POSITION. VEHICLE REPEATED THE SAME. IT WAS DRIVEN FOR 7 MINUTES, AND AFTER IT WAS TURNED OFF IT FAILED TO RESTART. RECALLED NHTSA 02-V-070-000/ MANUFACTURERS RECALL 02008 CONCERNING IGNITION. RESPONDED FOR APPOINTMENT. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763832July 4, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TURNED IN DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND I WENT THRU THE GARAGE DOOR. BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND I HAD MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL. I CALLED A WRECKER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. THEY DROVE IT AND CHECKED THE FLUID, SAID THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES BUT I ASSUME THEY DID NOT GET INSIDE THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS COULD OF HAD BEEN A LARGER PROBLEM IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT STOP. I KNOW MY FOOT WAS ON THE PEDDLE..PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO GET BACK INTO THIS CAR IT SCARES ME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566398June 30, 2002
TIRES, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER STATED BOTH REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED DO TO WEAR, THE WRONG TIRES HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON THE CAR, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION WAS MENTIONED. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763671June 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
THE AIRBAGS HAVE FAILED TO DEPLOY ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND I HAVE STATEMENTS PROVING THEY SHOULD OF. THE FUEL INJECTORS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT WERE FIXED BY NEWBY AUTO 2 WEEKS LATER THEY WERE BROKEN AGAIN THEY REFUSED TO REDO THEM SAYING IT WASN'T THE SAME ONE THEY FIXED. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO ADD AN AIRBAG CHECK ONTO THE ESTIMATE SAYING THERE WASNT ENOUGH DAMAGE TO DEPLOY THEM I HAVE TWO OTHER ESTIMATES TOTALLING MY CAR THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THEM AND INSISTED IT WAS OK AND THEY WOULD FIX IT UNFORTUALLY THEY DID NOT AND IT HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS SINCE. NEWBY AUTO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP WAS LOCATED IN RICHFIELD UTAH AT THE TIME THEY HAD MY CAR THEY ARE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS IN RICHFIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012956June 28, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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