Pontiac Sunfire Complaints

1,141 consumer complaints on file.

#743618April 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PROBLEM WITH CAR STALLING, HESITATING, AND IDLING ROUGLY. STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND RECEIVED TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 00032. TOOK CAR IN. ONE SPARK PLUG WIRE WAS REPLACED. A MONTH LATER SAME PROBLEM. ANOTHER SPARK PLUG WIRE WAS REPLACED. NOW, ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS LATER...SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT SEEMS TO BE MORE EXTREME. REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUG WIRES ON MY OWN, BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR AND THE DEALERSHIP STILL HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE BECOME VERY DISGUSTED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND NO LONGER WANT TO TAKE MY CAR THERE. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME INFORMATION ON HOW I CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS IN OTHER CARS TO OR THEY WOULD NOT HAVE SENT OUT THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN. AND PLUS, I READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS ON YOUR COMPLAINT PAGE. ANY ASSISTANCE WILL BE WELL APPRECIATED. THANKS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743619April 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PROBLEM WITH CAR STALLING, HESITATING, AND IDLING ROUGLY. STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND RECEIVED TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 00032. TOOK CAR IN. ONE SPARK PLUG WIRE WAS REPLACED. A MONTH LATER SAME PROBLEM. ANOTHER SPARK PLUG WIRE WAS REPLACED. NOW, ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS LATER...SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT SEEMS TO BE MORE EXTREME. REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUG WIRES ON MY OWN, BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR AND THE DEALERSHIP STILL HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE BECOME VERY DISGUSTED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND NO LONGER WANT TO TAKE MY CAR THERE. THIS ALSO SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS TO ME BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN MY CAR MIGHT STALL OR HESISTATE. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME INFORMATION ON HOW I CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS IN OTHER CARS TO OR THEY WOULD NOT HAVE SENT OUT THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN. AND PLUS, I READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS ON YOUR COMPLAINT PAGE. ANY ASSISTANCE WILL BE WELL APPRECIATED. THANKS.( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743620April 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PROBLEM WITH CAR STALLING, HESITATING, AND IDLING ROUGLY. STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND RECEIVED TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 00032. TOOK CAR IN. ONE SPARK PLUG WIRE WAS REPLACED. A MONTH LATER SAME PROBLEM. ANOTHER SPARK PLUG WIRE WAS REPLACED. NOW, ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS LATER...SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT SEEMS TO BE MORE EXTREME. REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUG WIRES ON MY OWN, BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR AND THE DEALERSHIP STILL HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE BECOME VERY DISGUSTED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND NO LONGER WANT TO TAKE MY CAR THERE. THIS ALSO SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS TO ME BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN MY CAR MIGHT STALL OR HESISTATE. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME INFORMATION ON HOW I CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS IN OTHER CARS TO OR THEY WOULD NOT HAVE SENT OUT THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN. AND PLUS, I READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS ON YOUR COMPLAINT PAGE. ANY ASSISTANCE WILL BE WELL APPRECIATED. THANKS.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885139April 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE BLOCK IS MADE OUT OF CAST IRON AND HEAD IS MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM, AND THEY HEAT AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES, CAUSING HEAD GASKET TO LEAK ANTI FREEZE. PONTIAC ISSUED SPECIAL POLICY FOR THIS DEFECT.*AK PONTIAC WILL NOT FIX DUE TO VEHICLE HAVING OVER 100000 MILES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743005March 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SINCE THE ACCIDENT I HAVE COMPLAINED OF THUMPING AND CLANKING NOISES.. CAR STARTED TO STALL UNDER 1X RPM... ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, POSSIBLE SOLUTION WAS CRANKSHAFT. THEN THEY SAID IT WAS POSSIBLY A BUSHING. I NOTICED IN YOUR FILES SOMEONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SUCH PROBLEMS ON A CAR THAT IS PAMPERED AND LOW MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CAR ACCIDENT???*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#742860March 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET HAS EXTERNAL WATER LEAK AT DRIVER SIDE, FRONT AREA. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882839March 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE ATTEMTPING TO MAKE A NORMAL OR QUICK STOP ABS WILL VIBRATE AND VEHICLE WILL KEEP ROLLING AT LOW RATE SPEED ON DRY OR WET PAVEMENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882726March 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AN UNSUAL NOISE OCCURRED DUE TO FAILURE OF ONE OF THE LIFTERS WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO CRAMSHAFT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882652March 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER LEAVING GARAGE NOTICED FLUID ON FLOOR. WAS TRAVELING 40MPH WHEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT. PRIOR TO STALLING, COOLANT LIGHT HAD CAME ON WHICH WAS ONLY WARNING SIGNAL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742039March 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
RIGHT AXLE BROKE OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION JERKING THE CAR HARSHLY TO THE RIGHT AND INTO A CURB,FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS PUSHED BACK TO WHERE THE FRONT RIGHT CLIP AND THE DOOR JAM MEET. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742093March 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE WHEN NOT NECCESASARY. ON DRY PAVEMENT DURING NORMAL STOPPING PROCEDURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882157March 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
A BOLT IN LEFT REAR DRUM DUE TO A RATTLE NOISE HEARD WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741915March 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COOLANT LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881519February 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH A VAN HEADED SOUTH RAN STOP SIGN AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE AT ABOUT 40 MPH, AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#559823February 21, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE STOPPED AND WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A SHORTED WIRE AT THE PULLEY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880626February 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES BEFORE ACCIDENT. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT. AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND SEATBELT RESTRAINT DIDN'T LOCK UP. CONSUMER HAD COMPLAINED ALMOST A YEAR ABOUT BRAKES. DEALER CLAIMED THEY HAD CHECKED BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND THEY FOUND FACTORY SEALS STILL ON BRAKES. CONSUMER SUFFERED SOME SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#880686February 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT FIRE HAD STARTED UNDER HOOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880702February 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. DEPRESSED THEM TWICE TO NO AVAIL. SWERVED TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES. BUMPED VEHICLE IN FRONT. THEN, BRAKES FINALLY CAUGHT AND WORKED. TOOK TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880316February 12, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHILE TRYING TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN ON DRIVER'S SIDE, WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK AND WENT DOWN INTO DOOR. THIS CAUSED DOOR TO FLY OPEN ON HIGHWAY. CONSUMER COULD NOT CLOSE DOOR BECAUSE WHEN WINDOW FELL DOWN IT JAMMED SOMETHING IN DOOR PANEL THAT INVOLVED LOCKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740600February 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
ENHANCED TRACTION FAILURE, TOLD IT WAS DUE TO OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE BY DEALERSHIP. PAINT FLAKING OFF, RAIL DUST IN PAINT. PART OF FACTORY GROUND EFFECTS FALLING OFF. RADIO RESETS STATIONS WHEN CAR IS OFF, DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. HEADLINER HAS BEEN FIXED 3 TIMES BECAUSE IT WAS FALLING, STILL NOT RIGHT. TRUNK LID NOT LINING UP AND DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CAN NOT FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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