Pontiac Sunfire Complaints

1,141 consumer complaints on file.

#864437June 28, 2000
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS OPENING SUN ROOF BECAUSE IT WAS LOCKED UP, AND A PIECE FALL OFF, AND HIT CONSUMER ON THE FACE. DEALER TRIED TO REPAIR IT, PLACING IT ON TRACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552826June 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE FIRE WHICH EMANATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864083June 22, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ELECTRONIC SENSOR MODULE FOR FUEL/AIR FLOW. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND HAD TO REPLACE TWO OF THEM WITHIN A YEAR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864084June 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD STOP WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE AND NOT RESTART. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723984June 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WENT FOR AN INSPECTION ON MY 1995 SUNFIRE AND WAS NOTIFIED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863201June 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHEN VEHICLE REACHED A NORMAL TEMPERATURE IT CAUSED HESITATION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED BETWEEN 1500-2000 MILES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AGAIN. SEEKING HELP IN NHTSA IN THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723463June 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE DATES ARE ESTIMATES. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE GASKET THAT WAS BAD AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS THE ENGINE HEAD CRACKING AND THE INTERNAL PARTS FAILING. THE MANUFACTUAR WAS CONTACTED WITHOUT ANY AVAIL OF GETTING ANY HELP. THE DEALER WHERE I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE STATED HE COULDNT TELL WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE. MY FILE NUMBER WITH GM PONTIAC IS 00017728. THE DIAGNOSTIC GUESS ON THE BILL WAS #1 MAIN AND ROD BEARING CAME APART. ENGINE HEAD CRACKED AT # 3 SPARK PLUG AREA. LOSING COOLANT AT THAT LOCATION. SERVICE WAS PERFORMED AT BILLY NAVARRE CHEVROLET. SHOWING BILLING DATE OF 1-31-2000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862768May 31, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE HORN STARTED TO BLOW ON ITS OWN . ALSO, WITHIN MINUTES CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT OF STEERING COLUMN. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT ,CONSUMER HAD TRIED TO START VEHICLE, BUT IGNITION DID NOT TURN OVER, AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE.VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784662May 29, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723288May 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
IT JUST WON'T FREQUENT DOWNSHIFT. WILL SET UP APPOINTMENT AT DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722888May 19, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722878May 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
IS NOT A SATISFACTORY CONDITION; NO SOLUTION SO FAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722516May 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
A FEW DAYS AFTER WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A "GRINDING, ROUGH" NOISE WHEN PUT INTO PARK. THERE IS ALSO A VIBRATION THAT CAN BE FELT INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE CAR HE SAID IT HAD A "MISS" AND HE PULLED UP INFORMATION IN HIS COMPUTER AND NOTED THAT WE WERE THE 16TH PEOPLE TO COMPLAIN OF THE SAME PROBLEM. HE PULLED A CAR OFF THE LOT AND COMPARED IT TO OURS. IT DID THE SAME THING. HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME WE TOOK IT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY HOOKED THE CAR UP TO THE COMPUTER AND SAID IT WAS WITHIN SPECS. AGAIN, WE WERE TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. WE PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE IN HOPES THAT THERE WOULD BE LITTLE PROBLEMS WITH IT. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE WILL RUN INTO BIGGER, EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722461May 9, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861578May 8, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 60 MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722285May 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES HAVE NOW FAILED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES, 7 DAYS AFTER I HAS PURCHASED THE CAR THE BRAKE COMPUTER SYSTEM WENT OUT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED AT ALL. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FOR ALL THE REPAIRS AND THEY TELL ME THEY DO NOT FIND ANYTHING AND ALL THE DOCUMENTATION I HAVE WILL NOT DUE UNTIL IT IS PROVEN BY SOMEONE ELSE THEY HAVE TO PLAY BY GM RULES I WAS ALSO TOLD. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND AS A WOMEN FEEL VERY FRUSTRATED AS TO WAHT TO DO NEXT. CAN YOU HELP?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861368May 3, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AND SEAT BELT ANCHOR BROKE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722212May 2, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THIS FAILURE CAUSES CARS TO SURGE TO LEFT OR RIGHT FOR NO REASON. MY STEP-DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER 1998 CHEVY CAVALIER. IT APEARS TO BE A PUMP OR RACK FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861174May 1, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS REMAINS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721658April 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING, I DID GET A ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ABOUT TWO MONTHS PREVIOUS. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED IT OUT, THEY SAID THE LIGHT INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BUT WHEN THEY RAN THE COMPUTER CHECKS THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WITH NO WARNING LIGHT ON, THE REVERSE GEAR WENT OUT ON THIS CAR. WHEN I TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR WAS THE SECOND SUNFIRE THAT THEY THEMSELVES HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN. WHEN I CALLED PONTIAC TO INQUIRE AS TO THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM I WAS TOLD BY THEM THAT "THEY DON'T KEEP THOSE STATISTICS". IF THAT INFORMATION IS NOT KEPT BY THEM, HOW DO THEY EVER KNOW IF/THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR PRODUCT? DO THEY NOT HAVE QUALITY CONTROL?? THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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