Pontiac Sunfire Complaints

1,141 consumer complaints on file.

#898649November 1, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS AND THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898653November 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH IF STEERING COLUMN IS NOT TILTED OR POSITION IN A CERTAIN WAY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898394October 29, 2001
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND , AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT BROKE. DRIVER WENT THROUGH WINDSHIELD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897398October 5, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CONTINUES TO TURN ON, AND INSIDE CAB THERE IS A SMELL LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING. ALSO, AN INTERNAL COOLANT LEAK. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897232October 2, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT IS DIMMED. LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752637September 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE FRONT AND BRAKE BRAKE LINE RUBBED THROUGH FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE LEFT TRANSMISSION MOUNT, BECAUSE A PART WAS NOT INSTALLED DURING PRODUCTION. HAD TO MAKE NEW BRAKE PIPES FROM BPMV BACK TO THE LEFT REAR OF THE RACN AND FROM THE BPMV TO THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR. BY THE TIME THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON MY SON WAS ALMOST WITHOUT ANY BRAKES. HE WAS JUST GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR PHOENIX, AZ. IF THIS WOULD OF HAPPENED ON HIS TRIP, IT WOULD OF RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752549September 25, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY SHAFT BROKE IN HALF, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563095September 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START, VEHICLE HAS ALSO STALLED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896100September 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH THERE WAS A PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT IMPACT, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. $ AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#751761September 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ANY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED, EITHER COLD OR WARM START, THE MOTOR HAS A VERY IRRATIC IDLE, COMES CLOSE TO STALLING, AND GIVES OFF VERY STRONG EXHAUST FUMES. THE PROBLEM LASTS FOR 1-3 MINUTES, DURING WHICH THE CAR IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. UNTIL THIS TIME HAS ELAPSED, THE MOTOR IS UNRESPONSIVE TO ANY THROTTLE INPUT. IF I ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM WORSENS, AND EVENTUALLY STALLS. AFTER NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN REACHED, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW, AND CAN NOT SEEM TO GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM GM, OR ANY OF THE LOCAL DEALERS AS TO THE CAUSE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL SUNFIRE, AND 95% OF THEM HAVE HAD OR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY LOCAL DEALERS THAT THE PROBLEM DOES NOT SHOW UP ON ANY OF THE DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND ONLY ONE TSB ISSUED, WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD, DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895881September 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NOMAL STOPPING CONDITIONS PEDAL BECAME HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DRIVER STOPPED VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK REPAIR SHOP STATED THE BRAKES WERE WORN, CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562937September 5, 2001
TIRES
LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND STRIKE A MEDIAN WALL.*JB (GOODYEAR TIRES) (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT#10-90-449)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562885September 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED, CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND MANUFACTURER WOULD HAVE FIXED IT FREE OF CHARGE, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET A RESPONSE FROM MANUFACTURER REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751107August 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THIS IS JUST A FEW OF THE MANY PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED FROM TIME OF PURCHASE. ANY TIME I'D TURN ON AIR/HEAT/DEFROST ENTIRE CAR WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP FOUND BOTH PROBLEMS AND SO FAR ARE CORRECTED. HAD TO BRING OUT ANOTHER MODEL IDENTICAL TO MY TO FIND THE ALL THE PROBLEMS. ALSO HAD LEFT REAR SPEAKER REPLACED TWICE, GOT STRANDED DUE TO "GENERATOR LOW VOLTAGE" LIGHT NOT COMING ON WHEN MY BATTERY CABLE BOLT WAS STRIPPED OUT. HAD TO HAVE BRAKES REBURNISHED AT 913 MILES DUE TO SQUEALING AND AM CURRENTLY TAKING IT IN FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BEING ENGAGED AT ALL TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751043August 24, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I HAVE HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN I AM ACCELERATING ON GAS PEDAL,IT WILL STICK, CAUSING HIGHER ACCCELERATION. MORE THAN A COUPLE OCCASIONS...AND CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF AT THE TIME!!!!!!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895159August 24, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, CONTACTED DEALER, WHO TOWED VEHICLE AND REPLACED FUEL TANK. TANK WAS LEAKING AROUND SEALS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750798August 20, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE BLOWOUT ON RT. 287, CLEARR ROAD. THERE IS A SLICE ON SIDEWALL OF LEFT REAR TIRE . WE QUESTIONED ITS SAFETY AND HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN ANY HELP. THERE WAS NO ROAD HAZARD INVOLVED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P19570R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750685August 17, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
AT THE END OF JUNE (2001) MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT. I HAD THE LOCK REPLACED. THIS MONTH (08/2001) MY PASSANGER SIDE DOOR LOCK IS NOT WORKING. MY DOOR CAN NOT BE SHUT . I HAVE TO REPLACE THE LOCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750206August 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS REST IN A VERTICAL POISITION WHEN SHUT OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750208August 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WAS IN ACCIDENT AT 45 MPH. A VEHICLE TURNED IN LANE AND STOPPED, I HIT MY BRAKES, AND MY VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW. I HIT HIS CAR AND PUSHED IT APPX. 15 FEET. I DROPPED IT IN NEUTRAL AND THAT HELPED. THE ACCIDENT TOTALED MY VEHICLE. I FELT THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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