Pontiac Sunfire Complaints

1,141 consumer complaints on file.

#893974August 9, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 25 MPH IN WHICH PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG HAS DEPLOYED AND SHATTERED FRONT WINDSHIELD. ALSO, DAMAGED DASHBOARD. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749877August 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDSHIELD IMPLODED, AIR CONDITIONING AND REAR DEFROSTER WERE ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749381July 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR DIES AFTER BACKING, TAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO START ONCE IN A WHILE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749006July 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THIS WAS NOT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY TURNED OFF. IT WOULD NOT START IN THE MORNING AND ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER THE IGNITION WIRING CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE STEERING COLUMN AND DASH BOARD WERE MELTED. THE FRONT SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN A LARGE CIRCLE THE SIZE OF A BASKETBALL. THERE WAS SMOKE DAMAGE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND TO THE ITEMS IN THE TRUNK. THE FIRE DEPT SAID THAT IF THE WINDSHIELD WOULD HAVE BROKEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE EXPLODED. AS IT WAS, THE LACK OF OXYGEN PUT OUT THE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892833July 16, 2001
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
DEALER(TAYLOR CHEVROLET, LANCASTER, OH; PHONE# 740/653-2091) HAD INSTALLED AN AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH ON WRONG SIDE, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING WHICH AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED WITH SWITCH ON THE OFF MODE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REIMBURSED CONSUMER. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892322July 10, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON, DEALER WILL REPLACE AIRBAG SENSOR. SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES BEFORE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748104July 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
TRANSMISSION JUMPS INTO FORWARD WHEN IDLING WITH SHIFTER IN PARK POSITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747703July 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WENT BAD AND PUMPED ALL THE OIL OUT OF THE ENGINE RUINING IT WITHIN MINUTES WITH NO WARNING TO THE OPERATOR. THE PONTIAC DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. IF I WAS NOT PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER TELLING ME THE CAR WAS SMOKING I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN UNTIL I STOPPED THAT I WAS SMOKING. I AM ALARMED PONTIAC HAS REFUSED ANY BLAME FOR ENGINEERING AN ENGINE PART TO FAIL AND RUIN THE ENGINE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INDICATION. I HAD NO OPTION TO TRY AND PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING TO HAPPEN AT 44,000 MILES AND RUIN MY ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747548June 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SEVERE ENGINE HESITATION AFTER ACCELERATING WITH A COLD ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890959June 21, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, AND THE BRAKES COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO CONTROL VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745451May 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888054May 11, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WENT OFF OF FREEWAY AND IMPACTED A CEMENT BARRIER. INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT INNER TIE ROD SHEARED OFF WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *THE MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP REFERRED TO 4 PREVIOUS INCIDENTS WHICH RESULTED IN DEATHS BECAUSE OF THIS.*AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744907May 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN 1995 I BOUGHT MY PONTIAC SUNFIRE AND SCINCE I HAVE HAD IT I HAVE HAD TO PUT 3 HEAD GASKETS ON IT AND ONE HEAD THE FIRST 1 WAS REPLACED AT 36,275 IN 1998 AND AT THAT TIME THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE PISTONS AND RINGS DO TO THIS PROBLEM. THE NEXT TIME WAS IN2000 WITH 64,915 MILE AT THAT IME IT WAS JUST THE HEAD GASKET THEN THE 3RD TIME THEY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AND THE HEAD WHICH WAS CAUSED BY REPLACING THE HEAD GASKET SO MANY TIMES THIS TIME I HAD TO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744608April 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOORHOOD AT ABOUT 15-20 MPH, WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR. THE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME, BUT THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE INCLUDING MECHANICS THAT HAVE LOOKED AT MY CAR AND STATED TO ME THAT THE AXLE SNAPPED IN HALF. THIS WOULD OF OCCURED BEFORE I HIT THE OTHER CAR, BECAUSE I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS FROM THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS, DUE TO THE SNAP OF THE AXLE. I HAVE TRIED TO ASK MANY PEOPLE TO LOOK AT IT, TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK WOULD OF BEEN THE CAUSE, BUT THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO. MANY MECHANICS HAVE STATED TO ME THAT THE IMPACT OF MY CAR WITH THE OTHER CAR WOULD NOT OF CAUSED IT TO SNAP. ALSO, WITH THE WAYS THAT THE CARS ENDED UP TOGETHER, THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO DETERMIN THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#886871April 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LOSING ANTIFREEZE, CONSUMER HAS TO FILL UP EVERY 2 WEEKS, AND VEHICLE OVER HEATS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886008April 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED, AND ON DAILY BASIS. TAKEN VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES TO DEALER, CANNOT REMEDY SITUATION. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT PRIOR TO VEHICLE STALLING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT USED TO ILLUMINATE AND THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD QUIT, HOWEVER NOW, VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WHERE IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886037April 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS BLOWING FUSES TO REAR TAILIGHTS. IF VEHICLE COULD BE BE DRIVEN/ TURNED OFF, STARTED BACK UP, AND THERE WILL BE NO LIGHTS IN REAR. DEALER HAS FIXED IT 4 TIMES. THEY HAVE REPLACED FUSES, AND HAS NO OTHER REMEDY. CONSUMER HAS BE STRANDED WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS AT NIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743899April 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FOR MORE THAN A YEAR MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. FUSES BLOW. I'VE HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED, 2 CLUTCHES INSTALLED, AND A NEW IGNITION MODULE. VARIOUS OTHER SMALL PROBLEMS. MECHANIC DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO REPAIR NEXT. THE MOST RECENT SHUT DOWN OCCURED ON HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WAS TOWED HOME. NOW SITTING IN DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885557April 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT PROVOCATION/CRASH. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK IT WAS A ROUGH ROAD WITH POT HOLES, AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVES IT WAS A NORMAL ROAD CONDITON WHEN THE AIR BAG EXPLODED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743609April 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET LEAKED, AND WAS REPLACED AT 87000 MILES UNDER SPECIAL POLICY #98054. AT 112,800 MILES, HEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN, AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, THIS TIME NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL , AS THE GASKETS ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE, AND GENERAL MOTORS IS VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES, ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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