Pontiac Sunfire Complaints

1,141 consumer complaints on file.

#8006896April 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SOMETIMES WHEN CONSUMER STARTS AUTOMOBILE IT DOES NOT START RIGHT AWAY. SHE THINKS THAT THIS IS RELATED TO 1997 RECALL NOTICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760174April 3, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006682April 1, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE ONTO THE GROUND, CAUSING HEADGASKET TO FAIL. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759945March 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED TWICE. THE SECOND FAILURE AT 77,000 MILES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759806March 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED AT ONLY 70000 MILES, GARAGE OPINION IS THAT IT IS DUE TO FAULTY COMPONENTS AND COOLANTS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE. GM CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE EXACT SAME MAKE AND MODEL FOR 1996 IN A SPECIAL POLICY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759711March 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I READ IN THE SUNDAY MARCH 3, 2002 CHICAGO TRIBUNE, ABOUT THE L8 REPORTS TO DATE ALLEGING A STEERING COLUMN FIRE IN PONTIAC SUN FIRES. I WISH TO REPORT THE SAME INCIDENT FOR MY L996 SUN FIRE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006059March 20, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP OPERATING IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD WHILE RAINNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005885March 19, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ON WET PAVEMENT CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A DITCH. AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT LIGHT INDICATED THAT AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005853March 18, 2002
SEATS
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED COMPLETELY BACKWARD, DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005428March 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005445March 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH, UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004727February 28, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM VENT HOUSE UNDER THE DASH. DRIVERS VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HAD NUMEROUS RADIOS THAT FAILED AND WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHICH HAD TWO COMPUTER FUSES AND OTHER PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004768February 28, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 40MPH IN FOG AND RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. CRASHED FRONT END FIRST, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004494February 25, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE STARTING VEHICLE, STEERING WHEEL STARTED SMOKING. VEHICLE REFUSES TO START. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IGNITION BEGAN TO SMOKE AFTER VEHICLE WAS JUMP STARTED, IGNITION SWITCH BURNED AND MELTED AND BURNED OUT THE BATTERY, CONSUMER HAS IGNITION SWITCH FOR INSPECTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758503February 22, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THROUGH MY EXPERIENCE, AND READING THE POSTINGS OF MANY OTHER OWNERS OF SUNFIRES, I HAVE NOTICED A LARGE NUMBER OF REPORTS OF INACCURATE FUEL GAUGES. MY EXPERIENCES ARE IT WILL JUMP ABOUT A QUARTER OF A TANK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THEN GO DOWN NORMALLY FROM THERE, BUT WHEN I START THE CAR AGAIN, IT WILL BE WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. BUT, SOMETIMES, THE GAUGE WILL JUMP, AND ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER DROP AT AN ALARMING RATE. THEN THERE ARE TIMES THAT IT OPERATES NORMALLY. I DON'T WANT TO BE STRANDED BY AN INNACURATE FUEL GAUGE. I KNOW THEY AREN'T CALIBRATED EXACTLY, BUT IT STILL SHOULDN'T JUMP ALL OVER LIKE IT IS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758510February 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE FIRST FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET WAS ON AUG 12, 1996 WITH 12,453 MILES. PONTIAC WILL NOT RECALL THE 2.2 LITER (IRON) DUKE) ENGINE, NOR ARE THEY WILLING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE WARRANTY STATES IT WILL BE COVERED FOR 7YEARS/100,000 MILES, BUT WHAT HAPPEN AFTER THAT??? THE HEAD GASKETS ONLY LAST ON THE AVERAGE FOR 15 MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758397February 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT 15MPH, CAR MADE A GRIDING SOUND. CLUTCH FROZE, AND TRANSAXEL FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM CAR. 1ST MECHANIC SAID DIFFERENTIAL PIN CAME LOOSE AND BLEW OFF TRANSMISSION COVER, LODGING ITSELF IN THE TRANSIMISSION. 2ND MECHANIC CONFIRMED. BOTH SAID THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE IN PONTIAC SUNFIRE'S. THERE IS NO RECALL AS OF THIS DATE. REPAIR WILL COST ME OVER $2000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003978February 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SEATS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS REPLACED DUE TO IT GETTING HOT MELTING THE CARPET AND PAINT INSIDE TRUNK, FUMES FILLED INTERIOR OF VEHICLE AT THIS TIME EXHAUST SYSTEM IS RUNNING JUST AS HOT AGAIN, DEALER STATED FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE INSTRUCTED HIM NOT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAS BAD GAS MILEAGE, STARTER MOTOR SEIZED AND FAILED, POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING, COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM LEFT FRONT AND BACK OF THE VEHICLE, REPLACED RADIATOR, HEATER BLOWS COLD AIR AT IDLE, TRUNK LEAKS, HEAD LAMP IS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, GLOVE BOX WILL NOT CLOSE, MUFFLER FELL OFF, KEY COMES OUT OF IGNITION WITH VEHICLE RUNNING, TRANSMISSION HAS NO REVERSE, THERE WAS BRAKE PULSATION AT HIGH SPEED OR WHEN STOPPING, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, SPEAKERS INOPERATIVE, SEAT SPRING FAILED, SUSPECTED MOTOR OIL SMELL AND REPLACED THERMOSTAT, HORN WAS INOPERATIVE, POWER AND GROUNDS DISTRIBUTION REPLACED, WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY, FOUND WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, HAZARD LAMPS AND TURN SIGNAL WERE INOPERATIVE, REPLACED BLOWN FUSE, CIGARETTE LIGHTER INOPERATIVE, REPLACED BLOWN FUSE, TRACTION CONTROL INOPERATIVE, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, A/C HOSE LEAKING, REPLACED EVAPORATOR, HARD TO START AND ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE MAKE RATTLING NOISE AND QUIT RUNNING, REPLACED HEAD CYLINDER AND 02 SENSOR, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT, OVERFLOW BOTTLE MELTED AND 42 GOODYEAR TIRES BLEW OUT, ALSO THE HVAC WAS INOPERATIVE. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757958February 8, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FIRST THIS CLICKING/POPPING SOUND STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN YOU TURN IT AT LOW SPEED. THE MECHANIC SAID ITS THE INNER TIE RODS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. BUT TO REPLACE THEM YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING ASSEMBLY BECAUSE THERE MADE AS ONE PIECE. THEN ONE MONTH AGO THE CAR STARTED SHACKING AT IDLE SPEED. IF YOU ARE IN DRIVE OR NUETRUEL AT A STOP LIGHT STANDING STILL YOU COULD FEEL IT SHACKING A LITTLE. THE DEALER SAID IT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM ELECTRIC PROBLEMS TO COIL PROBLEMS. BUT JUST YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 60MPH WHEN I SAW SMOKE BEHIND MY CAR. I GOT ON THE SHOULDER AND SAW SMOKE COMMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. THEN I TRIED STARTING THE CAR BUT IT WON'T START. SO I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. AT MY HOUSE I CHECKED THE ENGINE WITH A FLASHLIGHT AND FOUND A BIG HOLE (3-4 IN DIAMETER) IN THE ENGINE BY THE DIPSTICK. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING GOT LOOSE IN THE ENGINE THAT MADE THE CAR SHACKING AND WHEN IT GOT LOSE IT JUST FLEW OUT. LUCKLY IT DIDN'T WHEN TRU THE HOOD. IF ANYONE COULD HELP ME PLEASE IN FINDING MAYBE THERES LIKE A SERVICE BULLETIN OR A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEMS. ALSO I WILL NEVER BUY ANY STUPID PONTIACS AND WON'T RECCOMEND ONE FOR ANYONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757731February 4, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL NOT PARK. IT IS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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