Pontiac Sunfire Complaints

1,141 consumer complaints on file.

#8012803June 27, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
VEHICLE BROKE DOWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN. OWNER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED. RECALL 02V070000 REPAIRS FAILED BECAUSE PART WAS PLACED TOO CLOSE TO FAN WHICH CUT THE WIRES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012472June 24, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHEN TURNING ON IGNITION THERE'S A CLICKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED BATTERY. TWO MONTHS LATER, CLICKING STARTED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012430June 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH. ALSO THERE WAS VIBRATION AND PULSATION. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011449June 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STARTING, TOOK SEVERAL CRANKS BEFORE ENGINE WOULD START OR NOT START AT ALL. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565969June 5, 2002
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE REAR WINDSHIELD WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. *YH UPDATED *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010961June 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN TURNING IGNITION SWITCH SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM BEHIND STEERING COMPONENT, AND SECONDS LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762590June 3, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO TURN LEFT. TOOK TO REPAIR, WAS TOLD THAT RACK & PINION GEAR WAS COMING APART QUICKLY & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON DOING MORE RESEARCH, I SEE THAT THIS IS ALREADY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER NHTSA # EA02-003. IT APPEARS I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. COST TO REPLACE WILL APPROACH $900, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED IN A RECALL BY GMC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010557May 28, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WILL NOT START SOMETIMES, AND SOMETIMES IT DOES. TOOK DEALER, DEALER STATED HAD TO TURN SWITCH OFF AND ON UNTIL IT CATCHED. WHEN HEARING A CLICK VEHICLE STARTED. CURRENTLY, AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND VEHICLE LOSES POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010376May 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND ODOMETER SPEED IS 70MPH, IT WILL THEN DROP DOWN TO 65MPH ON ITS OWN, WHILE STILL TRAVELING 70MPH. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE BUSINGS WERE SLIPPING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010259May 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010096May 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY DUE TO HEAD GASKET BLOWING. INSIDE COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH STEAM AND PIPES AND HOSES BURSTED. VEHICLE WAS IN FOR RECALL SEPTEMBER 2001. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010163May 20, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER SERVICED VEHICLE; HOWEVER, LIGHT IS STILL ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010167May 20, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
RECALL 02V070000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. DEALERSHIP HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE. BALCOMI PONTAC BICK GMC INK 84 AVON ROAD GENESEO NEW YORK 14452 585 243 2170. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761728May 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS MULTIPLE TIMES IN REVERSE. NORMALLY DOES THIS WHEN COLD OR HAS BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT. ALSO HAS ROUGH IDLE CONDITION. SOMETIMES VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONS WHEN WET ALSO. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, EVEN WHEN THEY ALLOWED IT TO SIT OVERNIGHT. AFTER TAKING CAR FROM DEALERSHIP AND PARKING IT FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS, VEHICLE AGAIN STALLED TWO TIMES IN REVERSE, AND WAS ALSO VERY HARD TO START. ALSO, TRANSMISSION GROWLS WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING AND PARKED ON A INCLINE. ACELLERATOR CABLE HAS STUCK 3 TIMES WHEN I PASS VEHICLES AS WELL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009181May 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE'S A HESITATION WHEN BRAKING, ALSO, THERE'S HEAVY WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED AN OIL LEAK WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009184May 6, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
VEHICLE IS LEAKING WATER FROM HEAD GASKET. COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASH. TOOK TO DEALER. ALSO THERE WAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V367000. *AK DEALER FOUND SMALL HOLE IN CYLINDER HEAD. ENGINE WILL NOT START AND IS OVERHEATING. VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT STOP. VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALTERNATOR, IGNITION SWITCH, HEAD GASKET, COOLANT, FAN BELT, PLUGS AND WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED. FOUND FRONT HUB BEARING MAKING ROARING NOISE. A/C STOP WORKING. DEALER FOUND COMPRESSOR FAILED. THERE IS A STRONG GAS ODOR WHEN CRANKING VEHICLE. FUEL INJECTOR WAS REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009198May 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHEN PUTTING KEY IN IGNITION KEY WOULD TURN, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, MECHANIC STATED VEHICLE NEEDED A STARTER AND A BATTERY,BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED, THEN, MECHANIC STATED IT WAS STARTER SOLENOID, REPLACED IT, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009091May 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE,BUT IT WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER TRIED AGAIN, AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION AREA, ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. 10-15 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION, CONSUMER SHUT OFF ENGINE AGAIN. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED AFTER THIS INCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761421May 1, 2002
AIR BAGS
WE JUST BOUGHT A NEW CAR AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PERMISSION TO HAVE AN ON/OFF SWITCH PUT ON THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR BECAUSE I HAVE 9 GRANDCHILDREN AND OFTEN I HAVE 4 OF THEM WITH ME. THE BACK SEAT ONLY HAS 3 SEAT BELTS. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE AIR BAG UNHOOKED OR DO I NEED THE ON/OFF SWITCH? MERALYN CHIPMAN.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565468April 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE P00010 PERTAINING TO THE HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE AT ANOTHER FACILITY AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT OF MONIES PAID. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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