Pontiac Sunfire Complaints

1,141 consumer complaints on file.

#10088939September 1, 2004
AIR BAGS
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT-END COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. POLICE OFFICERS AND EMTS WERE SURPRISED AND QUESTIONED WEATHER BAGS WERE DEFECTIVE. DRIVER RECEIVED SMALL SCRAPE TO FOREHEAD WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD AIRBAGS WORKED. DRIVER AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS, SO ONLY MINOR BRUISES WERE SUSTAINED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10090239September 1, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THEN, HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089669August 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. *AK THE CONSUMER TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE FIVE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN STARTED ON THE SIXTH TRY AND DRIVEN IN FOR SERVICE. *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086939August 16, 2004
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
MP3 RADIO DISPLAY WAS INCORRECT AND PROGRAM STATIONS WERE NOT KEEPING ITS PROGRAM AFTER CAR WAS SHUT OFF. RADIO WAS REPLACED, AND NOW THE DISPLAY WAS INCORRECT ON ONE OF PROGRAM STATIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086837August 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THE BRAKES ON MY 2003 SUNFIRE HAVE BEEN SERVICED 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE GRINDING AND I WAS TOL DNOTHING WAS WRONG. THEN 3,000 MILES LATER I WAS BACK IN THE SHOP AND THE BREAKS WERE GROUND. THAT WORKED FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT NO SOONER WAS I BACK IN THE SHOP AND THE BREAKS WERE COMPLETELY CHANGED. WELL ITS BEEN LESS THEN 4,000 MILES SINCE THAT WAS DONE AND THE BREAKS ARE STARTING TO GRIND AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086679August 12, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
MY CAR MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHENEVER I TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE FIRST TIME I HAD THE REPAIR WAS IN 2002 AT A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AND I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY ONLY GUARANTEE WORK DONE FOR A YEAR, WHICH LEAVES ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED GMC AND THEY WILL NOT HELP COVER ANY CHARGES, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I WILL NEED THIS SAME PROBLEM FIXED. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS "SHAFT" PROBLEM SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF EITHER BY THE DEALERSHIP OR GMC. BY READING THE OTHER REPORTS HERE, IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THERE ARE OTHERS WHO ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. SO WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? WHY AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT WHEN IT'S A MANUFACTURER ISSUE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087555August 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 60 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. T WHEN DRIVING 30 MILES OR LESS VEHICLE WAS FINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT A HIGH SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086364August 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
MEMORIAL DAY 2003, WHEN COMING TO A QUICK STOP A LOUD GRINGING NOISE; THIS WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE CAR WENT TO DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE; THIS HAS HAPPENED 13 TIMES IN 15 MONTHS; MOST RECENTLY ON AUGUST 2, 2004, THAT SAME NOISE AND THE STEERING WAS LOST/TIRES LOCKED. IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO DID A 1 MILE TEST DRIVE AND STATED THE CAR WAS FINE AND NEEDED THE ROTORS TURNED AND BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT. THIS DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR LOSS OF STEERING OR TIRES LOCKING UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087287August 5, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. IT HIT A STEEL MAIL BOX TRYING TO KEEP FROM HITTING AN ANIMAL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086280August 5, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL CAR SO SHE PULLED AND JERKED THE WHEEL. IN DOING SO WHEN THE STEERING UNFROZE HER CAR ROLLED OVER TWICE. CAR WAS TOTALED. WE ADVISED GM, WHO TOLD US THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE. AT THIS TIME THEY ARE ADMITING TO FINDING NO PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10083180August 2, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING COLUMN. WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, IT MAKES A BUMPING NOISE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. NOW IT HAS GONE OUT AND THE RECALLS R THE SAME BUT THEY SAY IT DOES NOT COVER MY CAR I NEED TO KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO BE FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071957July 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALL ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER EIGHT TIMES AND STILL HASN'T FOUND THE PROBLEM. *LA SINCE THE LAST CORRESPONDENCE THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN HER VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED IN NOVEMBER 2003 REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL FROM THE OTHER DEALER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083692July 28, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V036000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE ONCE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083867July 23, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE.*MR THE CONSUMER PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER WITH 340 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER TURNED THE ENGINE OFF TO STOP THE CAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING. AT THAT TIME THE CONSUMER DECIDE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE AFTERMARKET CRUISE CONTROL WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE THAT CRUISE CONTROL WAS AN OPTION ON THE VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083538July 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED IN THE RAIN THEY WILL SKID. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM OVER THIRTY TIMES SINCE 2002.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082557July 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW PONTIAC SUNFIRE BACK IN 2002. I STARTED HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS SHORTLY AFTER. MY MAIN CONCERN WAS A FOUL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE.THE ODOR WAS SO STRONG IT MADE ME SICK. I HAD TO RIDE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN.WHICH THIS WASN'T NOTICED UNTIL THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN THE TEMPATURES HEAT UP. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THEY DICOVERED A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A CRACK AT THE SEEM AND THEY WOULD REPAIR THE CRACK AND THEN REPLACE CARPET. HOWEVER ONCE AGAIN THE ODOR IS BACK AND THE CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP. THIS TIME THEY CLAIM THEY FOUND STANDING WATER UNDERNEATH BUT CANNOT FIND A LEAK. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY WILL FIX IT AND REPLACE CARPET ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN VERY PATIENT UP UNTIL NOW. INSTEAD OF HAVING A NEW CAR SMELL, I DRIVE AROUND WITH A MILDEW SMELL. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT MILDEW CAN BE HARMFUL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT IS A ODOR THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY.WHEN I EXIT THE CAR I NOTICE THAT THE SMELL STILL LINGURES WITH ME. ALTHOUGH THE CARPET HAS BEEN REPLACED THE SMELL IS STILL VERY NOTICABLE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VECHICLE SUCH AS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (TWICE), BRAKE LIGTHS, PROBLEMS WITH RADIO AND SPEAKERS,CUTTING OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE (SPUTTERING),TEMPATURE GAGE READING HIGH. I WAS EVEN TOLD THAT THE ROTORS ARE BAD WHICH EASILY COULD BE WEAR AND TEAR BUT I FEEL THEY COULD HAVE BEEN BAD FROM THE GET GO.TO ME THIS IS ALL MINOR, MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE LEAK AND MILDEW.MY CAR WHICH HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP MORE THAN THE GAS STATION SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A LEMON. ESPECIALLY WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD BE GIVEN A REFUND OR A NEW CAR. WHEN YOU PURCHASE A NEW CAR YOU SHOULD BE SATISFIED. IN THIS CASE, MY STORY LEAVES A SOUR TASTE IN MY MOUTH AND NASUSA FEELING IN MY GUT. PLEASE HELP... KIMBERLY STEVENSON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082484July 22, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
OUTSIDE MIRROR VIBRATION AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE VEHICLES ON THE SIDE AND REAR OF CAR. DEALER AND GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS MODEL." VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066708July 19, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THERE WAS A PLASTIC PIECE ON THE BUCKLE THAT KEPT THE LAP BELT IN PLACE WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS FASTENED. BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT PLASTIC PIECES BROKE UPON FASTENING THE SEAT BELT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE LAP BELT SLID FREELY BACK AND FORTH AND FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081305July 18, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I TOOK MY SUNFIRE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SPECIFIED IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND AM NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STARTER. THE STARTER I HAVE IS NOT EVEN ONE YEAR OLD - I AM SURE THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE RECENT RECALL WORK DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081248July 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I HAD HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED COMPLETELY, THEN THE HORN FAILED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS...IT COST ME $1500.00 TO HAVE MY WIRING REDONE AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE STILL DIM. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS COMING ON FOR CHECK ENGINE, BATTERY AND AIRBAG. I TOOK IT TO 2 DEALERS AND NOTHING WITH THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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